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Title 1 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND MARKETSChapter III - Plant IndustrySubchapter A - Inspection and Sale of Seeds (Article 9, Agriculture and Markets Law)
Part 112 - Coniferous Tree Seed Certification Standards
Section 112.5 - Seed standards

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 1 § 112.5

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Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 53, December 31, 2024
Section 112.5 - Seed standards
(a)General provisions.
(1) Unless otherwise specified, storage is to be in air-tight moisture proof containers at a moisture content of less than eight per cent and at a temperature below 40 degrees Fahrenheit from time of sampling until shipment.
(2) Tree seeds meeting the regular laboratory test standards required for certification will be tagged with the regular blue tag. Seed failing to meet these standards, but complying with stated lower requirements in germination and purity will be marked with a green certification tag.
(b)Specific provisions.

Certified Blue Tag

Certified Green Tag
Norway spruce (Picea abies)
Pure seed minimum ....... 98.0%98.0%
Other species or varieties (maximum) ....... 0 %2 seed in sample
Inert matter (maximum) ....... 2.0%2.0%
Moisture content (maximum) ....... 8.0%8.0%
Germination (minimum) ....... 85.0%60.0%
Size of sample required ....... 2 oz.2 oz.
White spruce (Picea glauca)
Pure seed minimum ....... 96.0%96.0%
Other species or varieties (maximum) ....... 0 %2 seed in sample
Inert matter (maximum) ....... 4.0%4.0%
Moisture content (maximum) ....... 8.0%8.0%
Germination (minimum) ....... 80.0%60.0%
Size of sample required ....... 1 oz.1 oz.
Red pine (Pinus resinosa)
Pure seed minimum ....... 98.0%98.0%
Other species or varieties (maximum) ....... 0 %2 seed in sample
Inert matter (maximum) ....... 2.0%2.0%
Moisture content (maximum) ....... 8.0%8.0%
Germination (minimum) ....... 85.0%65.0%
Size of sample required ....... 2 oz.2 oz.
Scotch pine (Pinus sylvestris)
Pure seed minimum ....... 98.0%98.0%
Other species or varieties (maximum) ....... 0 %2 seed in sample
Inert matter (maximum) ....... 2.0%2.0%
Moisture content (maximum) ....... 8.0%8.0%
Germination (minimum) ....... 85.0%65.0%
Size of sample required ....... 2 oz.2 oz.
White pine (Pinus strobus)
Pure seed minimum ....... 96.0%96.0%
Other species or varieties (maximum) ....... 0 %2 seed in sample
Inert matter (maximum) ....... 4.0%4.0%
Moisture content (maximum) ....... 8.0%8.0%
Germination (minimum) ....... 85.0%60.0%
Size of sample required ....... 3 oz.3 oz.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 1 § 112.5