Learn best practices in managing your tree forest contractors from ArborGen. Get the best planting services and forestry management with these management tips.
Planting season is in full swing, and many landowners are excited about getting their trees in the ground after all the preparation it takes to reach this step.
As we close out the 2025/2026 planting season, below are a few simple reminders to help ensure your planting efforts are successful. Proper seedling transportation and storage are critical to protecting seedling quality and maximizing survival in the field.
Planting the Right Trees for Your Goals What are your goals for your land? Is it for reforestation and leaving a legacy for future generations? Or do you want quicker returns with softwoods, such as Loblolly and Longleaf pines, with their accelerated growth rates,...
A successful planting season starts long before the first seedling goes in the ground. Proper handling, storage, and planting practices are critical to protecting seedling health, maximizing survival, and ensuring strong early growth.
At ArborGen, we view seedling care as a shared responsibility. From the nursery to the field, following proven best practices helps protect your investment and gives your trees the best possible start.
Planting season in the U.S. Southeast can be unpredictable. Warm days can quickly give way to freezing nights, and those temperature swings make timing — and preparation — critical to seedling survival and long-term stand performance.
At ArborGen, we know that successful planting doesn’t stop at delivery. Our role as your partner extends throughout the season, helping you navigate challenging conditions so your investment gets the strongest possible start.
Bare root seedlings are young trees grown in nursery beds and lifted during the dormant season without soil around their roots. They’re lightweight, easy to handle, and ship in bundles; making them one of the most practical choices for landowners, foresters, and...
Choosing the right seedlings to meet your goals can be frustrating and confusing. We want you to relax with confidence, knowing you’ve chosen the best seedlings to grow the healthy, profitable forest you want to meet your goals.
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Choosing the right seedlings to meet your goals can be frustrating and confusing. We want you to relax with confidence, knowing you’ve chosen the best seedlings to grow the healthy, profitable forest you want to meet your goals.
An ArborGen seedling revenue calculator demonstration with Dr. Paul Jeffreys. Dr. Jeffreys, Reforestation Advisor for Alabama and Mississippi, demonstrates a scenario for North Alabama and North Mississippi territories.
ArborGen Reforestation Advisor Dr. Paul Jeffreys explains that customers should never prune the roots of their seedlings before planting. Our nursery managers spend a lot of time managing the seedling growth in the nursery bed prior to lifting. One process that is used is called undercutting. This process prunes the roots while the seedlings are still in the nursery bed and allows the cut surface to heal, which prevents pathogens from entering the seedlings that could kill them.