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Colorado State Forest Service Nursery

https://csfs.colostate.edu/seedling-tree-nursery/

The Colorado State Forest Service (CSFS) Nursery, located on the Foothills Campus of Colorado State University in Fort Collins, is the state’s leader in producing low-cost, Colorado-grown seedling trees and shrubs for conservation purposes. In keeping with its mission, the CSFS Nursery produces a variety of species for landowners and land managers, all selected for their hardiness and adaptability, and ideally suited for conservation purposes. Situated on 130 managed acres used for field production of bare root seedlings, the CSFS Nursery also utilizes 18,000 square feet of greenhouse space for container plant production. More than 40 species are produced at the Nursery, with ideal selections available for all of Colorado’s diverse environments, and we continuously conduct trials to identify new species that will address the needs of landowners. The CSFS Nursery sells approximately 1 million seedlings each year to private landowners, largely through a network of cooperators. The CSFS Nursery is the state’s leader in producing low cost plant material for conservation applications. The nursery provides plant material to landowners through a network of cooperators, via shipping and walk in customers at the nursery location.

Physical / Mailing Address:

3843 W Laporte Ave, Bldg 1060
Fort Collins, CO 80521

Contact:

Colorado State Forest Service Nursery
ph: (970) 491-8429

Area of Operation:

United States

Colorado

 

Seed Products and Services

Services
  • Storage
    • Cold storage
    • Freezer storage

Nursery Products and Services

Services
  • Contract growing
    • Reforestation
      • Western Conifers Douglas-fir, ponderosa pine, western hemlock, western larch, western redcedar, redwood, etc.
      • Western Hardwoods alder, maple, oak, etc.
    • Restoration / Conservation
      • Forbs
      • Grasses
      • Shrubs
      • Trees
      • Wetlands species
Specifications
Nursery type
  • State state/province/insular/university operation
Business type
  • Contract legal agreement involved, including Custom Growing
  • Retail sell to ultimate consumer
  • Wholesale sell to others for resale
Production capacity
  • 1,000,000 – 5,000,000
Stocktypes produced
  • Bare Root
    Caragan arborescens Caragana 6" min.
    Quercus gambelii Gambel Oak 6" min.
    Prunus virginiana Chokecherry 6" min.
    Syringa vulgaris Lilac 6" min.
    Prunus americana Native Plum 6" min.
    Rhus trilobata Sumac 6" min.
    Rosa woodsii Wild Rose 6" min.
    Ribes aureum Golden Currant 6" min.
    Forestiera neomexicana NM Privet 6" min.
    Ribes cereum Wax Currant 6" min.
    Celtis occidentalis Hackberry 6" min.
    Quercus macrocarpa Bur Oak 6" min.
    Gleditsia triacanthos Honey Locust 6" min.
    Prunus armeniaca Apricot 6" min.
  • Container
    Conifers
    Juniperus scopulorum Rocky Mountain Juniper D16
    Picea englemanii Engelmann Spruce D16
    Picea pungens Colorado Blue Spruce D16
    Pinus contorta Lodgepole Pine D16
    Pinus edulis Pinyon Pine D16
    Pinus flexilis Limber Pine D16
    Pinus nigra Austrian Pine D16
    Pinus ponderosa Ponderosa Pine - Roosevelt D16
    Pinus ponderosa Ponderosa Pine - San Juan D16
    Pinus ponderosa Ponderosa Pine - San Isabel D16
    Pseudotsuga menzisii Douglas Fir - San Isabel D16

    Deciduous
    Alnus incana Thinleaf Alder D16
    Ericameria nauseosa Rubber Rabbitbrush D16
    Cornus stolonifera Redosier Dogwood D16
    Populus tremuloides Aspen D16
    Populus deltoides Plains Cottonwood D40
    Populus x. canadensis Prairie Sky D40
    Purshia tridentata Antelope bitterbrush D16
    Prunus virginiana Choke Cherry D16
    Rhus trilobata Three Leaf Sumac D16
    Ribes cereum Wax Currant D16
    Rosa woodsii Wood's Rose D16
    Salix alba Golden Willow D40
    Salix exigua Coyote Willow D40
    Syringa vulgaris Lila