COLUMBUS, OH - State foresters are encouraging Ohioans to plan their tree-planting activities now by ordering tree seedlings through the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR). More than 16 species are currently available by calling toll free 1-877-691-8733.
More than 4,000,000 tree seedlings at ODNRs two state tree nurseries in Marietta and Zanesville are ready for the spring tree-planting season.
The trees, available in multiples of 25, are one to two years old and bare rooted. Tree seedlings are available through April 12 for a variety of species, including white pine, Norway spruce, green ash, red oak, shumard oak, red maple, silver maple, black locust, sycamore and river birch. Lesser quantities of sweetgum, bald cypress, silky dogwood, sugar maple, and white oak are also ready. 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 more than 30 percent forested, compared to just 12 percent forested in the early 1900s.
In the past 80 years, the ODNR Division of Forestry has planted more than 500,000,000 trees in Ohio, and continues to produce more than 5,000,000 seedlings a year.
For specific information about the availability of tree species and their prices, contact the ODNR Division of Forestry toll free at 1-877-691-8733. Tree seedling order forms are also available on the Internet at ohiodnr.com