Nursery Resources for Landowners

Seedling Sizes

• Container Size Reference Guide

How to Plant Trees

Take the guesswork out of planting and caring for seedling trees with the CSFS Nursery’s “Growing Great Trees” video series and Planting Guide publication. Each resource provides step-by-step tips on how to plant and care for your new seedling trees to help them thrive.

• Growing Great Trees video series
• Planting Guide

Buyer’s Guide

This catalog includes descriptions of an assortment of both deciduous and coniferous species that we offer.  Descriptions include approximate size, density, drought resistance, elevation range and much more.  Ornamental qualities such as color, degree of flowering, fruit productions, etc. are not guaranteed. This buyer’s guide does not contain all of the species we offer.

• Trees for Conservation: A Buyer’s Guide
• Perennial Buyer’s Guide

Please see our current seedling inventory or call us at (970) 491-8429, to inquire about our full listing of available species.

Planning, Planting, Care

This publication, created by the CSFS, includes information about the planning process, planting and after care of your seedling trees.

• Trees for Conservation: Planning, Planting & Care

The University of Wyoming Extension publication titled Take a Break From the Wind! includes information about the benefits, planning and planting involved when constructing windbreaks and living snow fences.

The National Agroforestry Center partnered with the US Forest Service and Natural Resources Conservation Service to highlight the following benefits and issues that agroforestry practices can provide or address:

Working Trees Info Series

• What is a Windbreak?
• What is Agroforestry
• What is Ally Cropping?
• What is a Riparian Forest Buffer?
• How Can Agroforestry Help Pollinators?
• Can Windbreaks Help With Organic Farming?

Working Trees Series

• Working Trees for Agriculture
• Working Trees for Communities
• Working Trees for Livestock
• Working Trees for Pollinators
• Working Trees for Water Quality
• Working Trees for Wildlife

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Arbor Day Foundation, Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education, and the USDA National Agroforestry Center produced the following brochures that include pertinent information about:

Specialty Forest Production and Products

• Edible Woody Landscapes for People and Wildlife
• Productive Conservation: Growing Specialty Forest Products in Agroforestry Plantings