FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Feb. 10, 2025
Contact: Jeremiah J. Auer, DNR Forest Regeneration Specialist
[email protected] or 715-459-1999
DNR Offers Ready-To-Plant Oak Seedlings
Four Species Are Available For Purchase
Four species of native oak trees are available for sale at the nursery. / Photo Credit: Wisconsin DNR
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced it has 2-year-old oak seedlings available for purchase. The seedlings are from Wisconsin’s Wilson State Nursery and are ready for planting.
The seedlings are available because of a high-quality acorn crop and harvest in 2022. While many 1-year-old seedlings were purchased last year, others were grown for another year, resulting in a bumper crop of 2-year-old seedlings. Oak trees are ideal for reforesting a property, enhancing habitat or starting an oak grove.
Four species of native oak trees are available for sale at the nursery: swamp white oak, bur oak, white oak and red oak.
Wilson State Nursery produces seedlings for reforestation, operating under Wisconsin State Statutes that require DNR seedlings to be produced and used for reforestation purposes – future forest products, wildlife habitat, erosion control and wind mitigation. The minimum order is 300 seedlings.
For more information or to purchase seedlings, visit the DNR website or contact Carey Skerven at [email protected] or 715-424-3700. |
