Seedling Trees
January 2021 - We are accepting orders until March 19, 2021
January 2021 - We are accepting orders until March 19, 2021
Please check inventory updates below
Please check inventory updates below
Tree Distribution Scheduled for April 9 and 10, 2021
Tree Distribution Scheduled for April 9 and 10, 2021
Inventory Update 1-19-2021
Inventory Update 1-19-2021
The order form linked above is updated to reflect available species.
The order form linked above is updated to reflect available species.
No longer available:
No longer available:
Bare Root
Bare Root
- 005 Common Lilac
- 037 Honey Locust
- 007 Three Leaf Sumac
Large Tubes
Large Tubes
- 226 Common Lilac
- 203 Douglas Fir
- 209 Scotch Pine
- 211 White Fir
Large Tube Perennials
Large Tube Perennials
- 520 Black Eyed Susan
- 514 Blanket Flower
- 515 Colorado Blue Columbine
- 515 Rocky Mountain Penstemon
- 524 Wild Bergamot
XL Pots
XL Pots
- 402 Colorado Blue Spruce
- 405 Ponderosa Pine
- 410 Rocky Mountain Juniper
Boulder Valley and Longmont Conservation Districts sell tree seedlings for conservation every year. We partner with the Colorado State Forest Service (CSFS) Nursery in Fort Collins as a regional cooperating nursery.
Boulder Valley and Longmont Conservation Districts sell tree seedlings for conservation every year. We partner with the Colorado State Forest Service (CSFS) Nursery in Fort Collins as a regional cooperating nursery.
Tree, shrubs and plant orders begin in the fall, with plant pickup the following April at the Boulder County Fairgrounds. The conservation districts have sold thousands of seedlings over the past several decades.
Tree, shrubs and plant orders begin in the fall, with plant pickup the following April at the Boulder County Fairgrounds. The conservation districts have sold thousands of seedlings over the past several decades.
Plants are sold in different sizes:
Plants are sold in different sizes:
- Bare root –
- minimum 5" height
- 25 plant bundles
- $36 per bundle
- Large Tube –
- minimum 6" height
- 30 plant lots
- $95 per lot
- Extra Large Pot –
- 1 gallon pots, minimum 10" height
- Sold individually -
- $15 per pot
Order forms are mailed in the fall. If you would like an order form, email your name and address to bldrvalleyandlongmontcds@gmail.com and indicate your interest in the seedling program OR download and print the order form from the button to the left.
Order forms are mailed in the fall. If you would like an order form, email your name and address to bldrvalleyandlongmontcds@gmail.com and indicate your interest in the seedling program OR download and print the order form from the button to the left.
Trees for Conservation
Trees for Conservation
Few conservation efforts provide the extensive and enduring benefits of planting seedling trees. Seedling trees help:
Few conservation efforts provide the extensive and enduring benefits of planting seedling trees. Seedling trees help:
- Reforest burned areas
- Enhance wildlife habitat
- Reduce soil erosion
- Protect water supplies
- Serve as living snow fences that provide protection from wind and snow
The CSFS Nursery produces more than 40 species, all selected for their hardiness and adaptability, which are ideal for landowners and land managers to use for conservation in Colorado’s diverse environments.
The CSFS Nursery produces more than 40 species, all selected for their hardiness and adaptability, which are ideal for landowners and land managers to use for conservation in Colorado’s diverse environments.
Covering Conservation
Covering Conservation
The seedling program allows farmers, ranchers, other landowners and land managers to obtain trees at a nominal cost to help achieve conservation goals, including:
The seedling program allows farmers, ranchers, other landowners and land managers to obtain trees at a nominal cost to help achieve conservation goals, including:
- Restoration after wildfire, flood and other natural disturbances
- Growing shelterbelts, windbreaks and living snow fences
- Creating and enhancing wildlife habitat
- Protecting homes, cropland, livestock and highways
- Increasing erosion control
- Practicing “backyard” conservation that promotes clean air and water
Visit the the CSFS Nursery Website for more resources
Visit the the CSFS Nursery Website for more resources