New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 1 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS
Chapter III - Plant Industry
Subchapter A - Inspection and Sale of Seeds (Article 9, Agriculture and Markets Law)
Part 111 - General Tree Seed Certification Standards
Standards
Section 111.7 - Establishing source of seed

(a) For certified seed from forest trees the exact geographical source of the parent trees and the stand history must be known.

(b) Where seeds or other propagating materials are produced from planted or otherwise artificially established trees, the origin of the parent material must be known. If the origin is not definitely known the trees must be of high phenotype quality and of sufficient age to produce the products desired from management.