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Orders are being taken through April 2019.
Supplies are limited so order early.
JEFFERSON CITY,
Mo. – Need trees and shrubs for your landscape? Go
native with the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC). Native trees and
shrubs can help improve wildlife habitat and soil and water conservation while
also improving the appearance and value of private property.
MDC’s George O. White State Forest Nursery offers a variety of
low-cost native tree and shrub seedlings for reforestation, windbreaks, erosion
control, wildlife food and cover, and other purposes.
MDC’s 2018-2019
Seedling Order Form provides images and information on available items, along
with ordering information. Find it in the September issue of the Missouri Conservationist, at MDC
regional offices and nature centers, online at mdc.mo.gov/seedlings, or by contacting the State Forest
Nursery at 573-674-3229 or StateForestNursery@mdc.mo.gov.
Place orders from
Sept. 1 through April 15, 2019. Supplies are limited so order early. Orders
will be shipped or can be picked up at the nursery near Licking from February
through May.
The nursery provides mainly one-year-old, bare-root seedlings with
sizes varying by species. Seedlings varieties include: pine, bald cypress,
cottonwood, black walnut, hickory, oak, pecan, persimmon, birch, maple, willow,
sycamore, blackberry, beautyberry, buttonbush, holly, dogwood, hazelnut,
redbud, ninebark, pawpaw, spicebush, elderberry, serviceberry, sumac, wild
plum, witch hazel, and others.
Seedlings are available in bundles of 10 or increments of 25 per
species. Prices range from 22 – 90 cents per seedling. Sales tax of 6.1 percent
will be added to orders unless tax exempt. There is an $8 handling charge for
each order. Receive a 15-percent discount up to $20 off seedling orders with a
Heritage Card, Permit Card, or Conservation ID Number.
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Buy
native trees and shrubs from MDC State Forest Nursery. Orders are being taken
through April 2019. Supplies are limited so order early. |
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