Nebraska Administrative Code
Topic - AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF
Title 25 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, BUREAU OF PLANT INDUSTRY
Chapter 13 - PLANT PROTECTION AND PLANT PEST ACT REGULATIONS
Section 25-13-007 - Standards for Viability of Nursery Stock Distributed
Universal Citation: 25 NE Admin Rules and Regs ch 13 ยง 007
Current through September 17, 2024
007.01 All nursery stock distributed by nursery stock distributors and those requesting optional inspections shall meet the following standards of viability That stock not meeting those minimum standards of viability shall not be offered for distribution The authority to set viability standards for nursery stock distributed is found in Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 2-1091.01, 2-1095, 2-10,102, 2-10,105, and 2-10,116 of the Act.
007.01A Woody stemmed deciduous
stock shall have a moist, green cambium in the stems and branches and shall
have viable buds or normal green, unwilted growth Etiolated growth from
individual buds shall not be more than four inches.
007.01B Rose bushes shall have a moist, green
cambium in each cane at least six inches above the graft Etiolated growth from
individual buds shall not be more than four inches.
007.01C Balled and burlapped nursery stock
shall have a moist, green cambium in the stems and branches and shall have
viable buds or normal green, unwilted growth Etiolated growth from individual
buds shall not be more than four inches Balled and burlapped nursery stock
shall have secure earth balls that shall meet or exceed the size specified by
the American Standard for Nursery Stock.
007.01D Herbaceous perennials shall not be
wilted or in such condition indicative of subnormal viability.
007.01E Colored waxes or other materials used
to coat the aerial parts of the plants, that change the appearance of the plant
surface so as to prevent adequate inspection, are prohibited.
007.01F Nursery stock with plant pest
infestations or serious damage as a result of plant pest infestations shall not
be distributed.
007.01G Nursery
stock distributed by nursery stock distributors and those with optional
inspections shall not contain actively growing weeds.
007.01H Nursery stock environmentally or
mechanically damaged or damaged by animals shall not be distributed if normal
growth and development would be inhibited Examples include, but are not limited
to, cultivator damage, deer damage, rabbit damage, hail damage, sunscald and
frost cracks Nursery stock will be ordered destroyed if 40% or greater of the
cambium layer of the trunk or crown is damaged If 20 to 40% of the cambium
layer of the trunk or crown is damaged, nursery stock may be withdrawn from
distribution.
007.01I Nursery stock
shall not be distributed with plastic burlap All other non-decomposing material
enclosing balls of soil and all nursery stock bound with plastic rope shall be
untied when active growth begins Rope used to tie up the branches of trees
shall be removed when active growth begins.
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