Industry News
News
Canada’s National Tree Seed Bank turns 50
January 9, 2017
By
Maria Church
Jan. 9, 2017 - The National Tree Seed Centre located in Fredericton is celebrating its first 50 years as one of Canada's largest seed collection and storage centres.
The seed bank is a branch of Natural Resources Canada and provides seeds for researchers across the country, and the world, for research and reforestation.
According to CBC News, the seed bank has 14,000 seed lots, small containers of seeds representing 150 different species.
Read the full story here.
Advertisement
