Woodland Park District

Seedling Tree Program

The Colorado State Forest Service (CSFS) seedling tree program enables farmers, ranchers and rural landowners to buy seedling trees at nominal cost. The program is designed to encourage landowners to plant effective wind barriers to protect buildings, cropland and feedlots, help prevent erosion, enhance wildlife habitat, promote reforestation, and assist with the development of Christmas tree plantations.

Seedling Tree Order Information

To participate, landowners must have at least two acres of land and must agree not to use the trees for ornamental or landscaping purposes. These trees cannot be resold as living plants (the roots must be severed). Contact your local nursery for your ornamental needs.

2010 Woodland Park District Seedling Tree Order Form (2.3 MB PDF)

Please note that the above seedling tree order form is only intended to be used by people living in the Woodland Park District (comprising El Paso, Park and Teller counties). If you live outside of the district, please direct your attention to the Nursery Seedling Cooperators page.

Sorry, we cannot take orders online. Please download and print the PDF order form and mail your order with payment to: Colorado State Forest Service, PO Box 9024, Woodland Park, CO 80866

We have over 35 different species of trees and shrubs to select from: Species List (56 KB PDF)

Survival accessories are available that can greatly increase survival rates: Accessories List (15 KB PDF)

Assistance for seedling selection and site planning is available directly from CSFS personnel. Planting trees and shrubs in the Pikes Peak region takes special care.

Call the Woodland Park District at (719) 687-2921 or e-mail us to inquire about an on-site visit from one of our foresters.

For more information, visit the Colorado State Forest Service Nursery.

Raising Forest Tree Seedlings at Home

Dumroese, R.K., Landis T.D., & Wenny, D.L. (1998). Raising Forest Tree Seedlings at Home: Simple Methods for Growing Conifers of the Pacific Northwest from Seeds. Moscow, Idaho: University of Idaho, Idaho Forest, Wildlife and Range Experiment Station Contribution Number 860. 56 p.

The manual comes in eight sections: