Sorry for the double post, YES there are standards for the nurseries, but I must admit that I don't deal in that area much, I live in the geographic middle of no-where.
I would like to field my opinion on the treespade issue. In todays economy there is a push to get things done faster, with less expense. The tree spade is a tool that can accomplish this feat. I think the biggest issue with the trees that are wounded and have volcano dirt piles up the truck isn't the fault of the spade but he people who are running the machine. The other culprit is the retailers, places like (name with-held) that sell 6' Brandon cedars in a 9" pot. Not mention the lack of care while the poor thing is intransit, or in the store. You do unfortunatly get what you pay for unless your well informed.
The issue with the cottony psylid is just unreprehensible. I did get to see something that I never thought I would see though, a civil servant actually expressed his thoughts to the supplier. The issue is yet unresolved.
Ya know if you'd of spoken up earlier about the peach, we could have had Clementine relocate the tree prior to pruning it.
I think we should all go on a road trip to help Clementine out. Hands on type thing.
We better get the peach dealt with or the
will get us!