News Release

COLUMBUS, OH -- Nearly 6,000,000 tree seedlings are currently being lifted at Ohio's two state tree nurseries, in Marietta and Zanesville, for the spring tree planting season. According to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), nearly 1,500,000 seedlings are still available for reforestation activities.

The trees, available in bundles of 25, are one to two years old and bare rooted. Tree seedlings are available through April 9 for a variety of species, including white pine, Austrian pine, Norway spruce, sweetgum, green ash, white ash, silver maple, red oak, black walnut and baldcypress. A minimum order of 100 trees is required.

Seedlings are sold each year by ODNR for use in reforestation, wildlife habitat development, erosion control, windbreaks and other conservation projects. Through the state's reforestation efforts, Ohio is now 30 percent forested, compared to just 12 percent forest in the early 1900s.

For specific information about the availability of various tree species and their prices, contact the Division of Forestry's Marietta State Nursery at (740) 373-6574 or Zanesville Nursery at (740) 453-9472. Tree seedling order forms are also available on the Internet at www.hcs.ohio-state.edu/ODNR/Seedling/salesinfo.htm.