Nursery practices are continually being modified and improved. The literature is contradictory in some areas, and no attempt has been made to reconcile differences in research results. These existing contradictions indicate a need for additional work. For example, cause and seriousness of white spruce stunting is still not well documented, illustrating the need for further trials and studies. Based on current interest in production of white spruce in nurseries, research efforts will continue. This paper complements Rauscher's (1984) review of growth and yield of white spruce in the Lake States, and helps to provide a complete digest of the available literature on white spruce silviculture.
