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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
      • Shrubs
      • Trees
      • Wetlands species
  • Other
    Grant services providing free seedlings to those impacted by natural disturbances (mainly forest fire) through the Restoring Colorado's Forest Fund (RCFF). Active participation in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) to provide seedlings for Conservation Districts.
Specifications
Nursery type
  • State state/province/insular/university operation
Business type
  • Contract legal agreement involved, including Custom Growing
  • Internet online ordering
  • Mail receive and ship orders by mail
  • Research project assistance
  • Retail sell to ultimate consumer
  • Wholesale sell to others for resale
Production capacity
  • 1,000,000 – 5,000,000
Stocktypes produced
  • Bare Root
    Single species bundles of 25.
  • Container
    D10, D16, D40 (additional sizes available upon request for contract grows)
Minimum order size

25

Products
  • Seedlings for sale
    • Reforestation
      • Western Conifers Douglas-fir, ponderosa pine, western hemlock, western larch, western redcedar, redwood, etc.
      • Western Hardwoods alder, maple, oak, etc.
    • Restoration / Conservation
      • Forbs
      • Shrubs
      • Trees
      • Wetlands species
    • Urban trees