Seedling Nursery

More than 1 billion trees are planted every year in the U.S. While deforestation is a problem in other parts of the world, in America there are more trees growing today than there were 100 years ago! This is thanks, in large part, to the forestry industry, which plants an average of three trees for every one tree it harvests.

Many of the trees planted throughout the nation get their start in seedling nurseries. A seedling nursery gives the baby trees a lot of attention, growing them in nutrient-rich soils and watering them regularly for the first 1 to 3 years of their lives. When they’re strong enough to thrive in a forest, the baby trees are replanted.