The North Carolina Forest Service’s annual tree seedling sale will begin next month.
The state agency will begin accepting Wednesday, July 1, orders for young conifers and hardwoods. A genetically improved stock is available for Fraser fir, loblolly, longleaf, shortleaf, eastern white pine and Virginia pine.
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With an average annual production of 10 million seedlings, and a reliable supply of more than 40 tree species, the Forest Service said that its nursery program produces enough native and genetically improved tree seedlings to plant roughly 18,700 acres.
“Our nursery program continues to provide affordable native tree seedlings that are geographically suitable for the state’s diverse forestlands,” Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler said in a statement. “By offering seedlings in different quantities, the program can help customers of all sizes whether the need is as few as 10 seedlings, or as many as several thousand. The annual seedling sale is just another way that the forest service strives to keep North Carolina’s woodlands healthy, growing and thriving.”
Order from the online seedling store at buynctrees.com, by phone at 1-888-NCTREES (1-888-628-7337) or 919-731-7988, or fill out and mail the order form in the FY26-27 Nursery Seedling Catalog to Seedling Coordinator, 762 Claridge Nursery Road, Goldsboro, NC 27530.
The catalog will be available in area Forest Service offices starting next month, and a user-friendly online catalog is expected to be available on the website soon, Forest Service officials said Monday.
Within the catalog, landowners can find 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.
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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 N.C. Forest Service Claridge Nursery in Goldsboro or the Linville River Nursery near Crossnore in Avery County.
Most containerized seedlings are available and used November through March while most bare root seedlings are available and used January through March.
For information on planting trees, customers are encouraged to contact their county ranger. Contact information is available at www.ncforestservice.gov/contacts.
