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Use Cost-Effective Poly Bags for Arbor Day Seedling Sales
01/30/2009
Arbor Day is a special time in many countries—it is a day specifically set aside for the planting of trees. In the United States, where it originated, it is nationally designated as the last Friday in April. But individual states, in keeping with their own climates and planting patterns, have their own Arbor Days which begin as early as January (Louisiana) and run through February, March, April and May.
Arbor Day was originally the brainchild of Nebraska journalist and politician Julius Sterling Morton back in 1872. Feeling that Nebraska’s landscape and economy would benefit from the wide-scale planting of trees, he set an example himself planting orchards, shade trees and windbreaks on his own farm. He proposed the official Arbor Day as a member of Nebraska’s state board of agriculture, and the first such day was a resounding success—over 1 million trees were planted. Following Nebraska’s example, many other states established their own Arbor Days, and in 1970 President Richard Nixon proclaimed the national date.
During state Arbor Days, seedlings for planting are in high demand. Schools, environmental groups, churches and many other organizations conduct events encouraging everyone to obtain seedlings and put them in the ground, and nurseries and tree farms stock up to be ready for the onslaught of sales.
A number of businesses utilize the cost-effective method of packaging seedlings for sale in heavy duty poly bags designed for this purpose. PolyPAK America is a leading provider of poly bags, and has provided poly bags to replace traditional pots for the safe packaging, shipment and transport of tree seedlings. These bags are manufactured to withstand the harsh elements of outside storage, deliver extreme impact strength and excellent sealability. The bags contain post consumer recycled plastic, are 100% recyclable and, they can be customized in a full range of colors, logos and graphic designs.
Tree farms and nurseries can meet the demand for seedling sales throughout the Arbor Day season—cost effectively and safely—with customized poly bags.
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