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
Area of Operation:
United States
Colorado
Seed Products and Services
Services
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Storage
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Cold storage
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Freezer storage
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Cold storage
Nursery Products and Services
Services
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Contract growing
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Reforestation
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Western Conifers
Douglas-fir, ponderosa pine, western hemlock, western larch, western redcedar, redwood, etc.
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Western Hardwoods
alder, maple, oak, etc.
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Western Conifers
Douglas-fir, ponderosa pine, western hemlock, western larch, western redcedar, redwood, etc.
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Restoration / Conservation
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Forbs
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Grasses
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Shrubs
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Trees
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Wetlands species
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Forbs
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Reforestation
Specifications
Nursery type
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State
state/province/insular/university operation
Business type
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Contract
legal agreement involved, including Custom Growing
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Retail
sell to ultimate consumer
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Wholesale
sell to others for resale
Production capacity
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1,000,000 – 5,000,000
Stocktypes produced
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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.
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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