You might be working on a school grounds to educate students and reduce school maintenance costs or helping homeowners create watershed-friendly landscapes on their property. You may be planting trees on farmland that has been retired or you might be planting trees in a stream flood plain to help stabilize its banks. It is important to have a plan for the care of your seedlings so that they survive to create the forest you intended. Seedling trees are not expensive, however proper maintenance of the plants and planting site before and after planting can take time and money. Once you have your project goals laid out, modify the project to fit the realities of your budget. Having a great idea and a plan for implementation can help determine funding sources and can also help convince potential funders of the merit of your project. It is better to dream big and come up with a well thought out project than to cobble together a plan based on the money that you have on hand.
Developing Your Goals and BudgetĪlways consider your goals before developing your budget. They also supply food and shelter for fish and other wildlife. Furthermore, trees planted next to streams help hold the stream banks in place, reducing erosion. Additionally, the water that is captured by trees slowly percolates into the ground and recharges the groundwater that eventually will help augment stream flow during dry periods. By trapping rainfall, the water never leaves the site where it fell and therefore cannot become runoff that picks up pollutants and sediments and carries them to local streams. During a rainfall event they capture and store rainwater on their leaves and branches, releasing it more slowly to the ground. Trees provide these services to our watershed because they are like mini-reservoirs. Trees also benefit watershed health by recharging groundwater and sustaining steam flow. water pollution that cannot be traced to a single source-for example, polluted runoff from roads). Planting trees can reduce soil erosion, runoff, flooding, and non-point source pollution (i.e. However, the reason we have included tree planting in this toolkit is because of the benefits trees provide for watershed health. Trees also produce some non-environmental benefits including an increase in property values, community pride, and human health. Additionally trees have been shown to improve air quality, store carbon, and reduce noise levels. Trees provide many benefits to humans and the environment including producing cooling shade that reduces energy costs in the summer and providing breaks from the wind thereby reducing heating costs in the winter. Unlike planting balled and burlap trees, one does not expect all of the planted seedlings to survive and so they are planted in greater numbers. In general seedling plantings are preferred when an entire area is being forested, for example in planting a riparian forest buffer. Seedling tree plantings use different methods than planting balled and burlap trees. A seedling tree planting is simply a tree planting event using young trees. See Tips of Planting Trees and Shrubs included in your tree box for proper care and maintenance of your seedlings.A seedling is a young tree and is generally defined as a tree that is less than three feet in height. The Kansas Forest Service does not warranty the survival of the plants and is not responsible for economic loss by the customer. Claims must be made within 7 days of receiving the plants. The plants are guaranteed to be the species and quantities ordered, fresh, and capable of growing. No guarantee of survival after shipment or delivery is made. Telephone orders accepted using VISA, MasterCard, or Discover.Īll sales are final.Send order form with check or money order (do not send cash) made payable to Kansas Forest Service to: Order forms can be found by going to and printing the Seedling Order Form for 2022and mailed.Go to: This will allow you to place an order via the internet using MasterCard, VISA, or Discover.Non-plant items are offered throughout the year as availability allows. Shipping usually occurs within one day of receiving the order during Fall distribution. The Fall distribution offers only container-grown seedlings and orders are accepted from the first September 1 - October 15. Orders are shipped or picked up beginning in Mid-March. Orders are accepted December 1 through May 1. The Spring distribution offers both bare root and container-grown seedlings for sale. Plantings may function as wildlife habitat, windbreaks, wood lots, timber plantations, or educational and riparian (streambank) plantings. The Kansas Forest Service’s Conservation Tree Planting Program offers tree and shrub seedlings, as well as other items for use in conservation plantings.
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