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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.

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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.

There is a common pest that affects loblolly and shortleaf pine stands in the southeastern United States – the Nantucket Pine Tip Moth.

Appropriate site preparation on a cutover tract or old field site is important before planting pine seedlings. It reduces the woody and herbaceous weed component to facilitate planting. It also controls woody and herbaceous weed competition, so the young seedlings survive and thrive in their first growing season.

We want you to feel confident you know how to make the best choice for your unique land and goals. We value your information and only want to provide you with actionable, valuable information we think you will find helpful and nothing ‘salesly’. Knowing pine seedling buying options, where to get information, and what’s suitable for your land is key to getting successful results. As you are gathering information to decide what to plant on your land, here are some important questions to ask as you weigh your options.