Propagation Study: Use of Trees and Shrubs for Oil Sand Reclamation

Techman Engineering Ltd. was jointly commissioned by the Reclamation Research Technical Advisory Committee and the Oil Sands Environmental Study Group to obtain state-of-the-art information on the propagation of selected woody plants. The purpose was: a) to obtain information on the propagation of certain native and exotic woody plants selected by the client; b) to present this information in form which both provides a summary of each reference reviewed and synthesizes the information at the species level by method of propagation; and c) to make recommendations for further studies on selected species.