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Wood Lot

  • Prepare and plan
  • Plant trees or seedlings

  • Care and pruning
  • Storm damage and prevention
  • Harvest
  • Tree health
  • Tree diseases & pests

Tree Planting and Care

photo:Tree seedling Plant tree seedlings

Remember before attempting any tree planting, look for over head lines and Call 811 or contact Goper state one call before you dig. external link

Site Preparation:

  • Reforestation Aids external link
  • Site Preparation external link
  • State Forestry Nurseries

How to plant tree seedlings (1-500):

  • Planting 1-500 Seedlings external link
  • Proper hand-planting technique external link
    • Care & Handling of Bare Root Seedlings external link pdf
    • The Care and Planting of Tree Seedlings external link pdf
  • Proper hand-planting technique external link
    • The Care and Planting of Tree Seedlings on Your Woodland external link pdf
    • Care & Handling of Bare Root Seedlings external link pdf

Other tree planting information:

  • Peaches and trees: What's in a seedling external link
  • Direct Seeding of Native Hardwood Trees
  • Tree seedling spacing chart
  • White pine planting and care



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