The North Carolina Forest Service has begun accepting orders for its annual tree seedling sale.
Conifer and hardwood seedlings are available for purchase in a range of quantities. Genetically improved stock is available for Fraser fir, loblolly, longleaf, shortleaf, eastern white pine and Virginia pine. These seedlings offer better volume growth, tree form, disease resistance, straightness, and other characteristics needed to produce beautiful Christmas trees, healthy woodlands and quality forest products.
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“Our nursery program continues to serve as a stable provider of native forest tree seedlings while ensuring access to a reliable supply of more than 40 tree species for planting throughout North Carolina,” Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler said in a release. “These affordable tree seedlings help keep our forestlands growing, thriving and beautiful. Traditionally, seedling inventory goes quickly, so I encourage folks not to hesitate.”
The seedling catalog is on the Forest Service website and printed copies are available in Forest Service offices. The catalogs contain information about the types of tree species, quantities and cost to order. Each species description includes information about ideal planting locations and whether a species is typically used to benefit wildlife, restore forest habitats or as marketable timber.
Tree seedlings can be ordered through www.buynctrees.com, by calling 1-888-628-7337 or 919-731-7988, or by filling out an order form and mailing it to Seedling Coordinator, 762 Claridge Nursery Road, Goldsboro, NC 27530.
Seedling orders can be shipped to one of 13 distribution centers statewide for a small fee or via UPS for a charge. Seedling orders are also available for pickup from the NCFS Claridge Nursery in Goldsboro or the Linville River Nursery near Crossnore.
Accepted methods of payment are check, money order, Mastercard and Visa.
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The nursery program produces around 10 million seedlings a year, enough native and genetically improved tree seedlings to plant roughly 18,700 acres.
Contact information for county offices and nursery locations is at www.ncforestservice.gov/contacts.
