The Forest Reproductive Material (Great Britain) Regulations 2002

Stem cuttings E+W+S

1.—(a) Stem cuttings shall not be considered to be of fair marketable quality if any of the following defects exist:

(i) their wood is more than two years old;

(ii) they have less than two well formed buds;

(iii) they are affected by necroses or show damage by harmful organisms;

(iv) they show signs of desiccation, overheating, mould or decay.

(b) Minimum dimensions for stem cuttings–

• minimum length: 20 cm,

• minimum top diameter:

  • Class F1 ... 1: 8 mm

  • Class F1 ... 2: 10 mm.

Textual Amendments

F1 Word in Sch. 9 para. 1(b) omitted: (E.) (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Marketing of Seeds and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (England and Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/131), regs. 1, 6(23)(a); (W.) (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Plant Health (Forestry) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1492), regs. 2(b), 6(24)(a); and (S.) (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Forestry (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/130), regs. 1(1), 66(23)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)