Loblolly and Slash Pine Seedlings bred for improved volume gain and quality traits
Open Pollinated (OP) Loblolly and Slash Pine Tree Seedlings
Increased Forest Productivity
Improved Straightness, Disease,
Fusiform Rust Resistance, and Volume
Greater Financial Returns
By planting OP Loblolly pine and Slash pine seedlings you will benefit from improved key genetic traits of each of these members of the southern pines, such as straightness, fusiform rust and disease resistance, and volume unique to this type of pine tree. These improvements will boost forest productivity and your financial return.
OP | BEST FOR RELIABLE PERFORMANCE AND BALANCED RETURN
An industry standard with two to four generations of genetic improvement, OP seedlings provide dependable growth and solid returns. They offer a strong foundation of volume gain, disease resistance, and stem form, producing good-quality standard trees that yield a mix of solid wood, pulp, and paper products.
OP PRO | BEST FOR IMPROVING PRODUCTIVITY WITHOUT ADDED COST
A step up in trait performance such as volume, disease resistance, and stem form, OP Pro seedlings represent the top 4% of open-pollinated families for combined performance. Naturally pollinated yet enhanced for consistency, these seedlings outperform traditional OP stock and are well-suited for applications where reliability and moderate gains are desired, including sawtimber stands with multiple thinnings.
Unparalleled Performance Traits
With performance traits matched to your phsyiographic region, seedlings from these five categories will align with your location and your goals.
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What's the AG Score?
The ArborGen Score, or AG Score, is an index that combines each family’s performance for productivity, rust resistance, stem straightness, and forking into a single number.
OP Pro – Age 3 – Slash Pine – 8 feet tall
OP Pro – Age 11
OP Pro – Age 15 – 56+ feet tall
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Experience Better Productivity and Financial Returns from Your Forest Land
Improved Forest Productivity
Less disease, less fusiform rust infection
Better log quality
Higher volume gain
Higher Financial Returns
Earlier thinnings means more money sooner
More volume and better logs mean more money at harvest
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Customized seedling selection from planning through planting
Appropriate choices for YOUR situation
Our Open Pollinated (OP) Pine Seedlings are:
A blended cross between a known, superior mother tree with a healthy lateral root structure and an unknown father tree that highlights the heartiness renowned in the typical slash pine or loblolly pine of the southern pine family.
In our 1,000 acres of seed orchards from Georgia to Texas, we produce seed best adapted for your planting zone or pine site.
Generated from our genetic field trials, our orchard trees are well-tested for superior genetics.
With more than 35 years in operation, our seed orchard genetics have continuously evolved and improved.
Ensure you get the RIGHT seedlings for your land and objectives
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Set your goals and create a customized seedling plan utilizing your RA’s extensive forestry experience.
Prepare Your Land & Plant Your Seedlings
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Know you have made a smart investment that will protect your family’s financial future no matter what happens in the evergreen tree timber market.
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