The Andrew Kent and Duck Creek Soil & Water Conservation Districts are now taking orders for evergreen and hardwood seedlings. Landowners are encouraged to purchase these one-year-old seedlings for windbreak plantings before preferred stock is sold out.
Each year thousands of regionally adapted seedlings are grown from seed by West Texas Nursery/ Texas A&M Forest Service in Idalou. The agency’s primary objective is to produce and sell quality seedlings at an affordable price for landowners, allowing them to plant large quantities of trees for windbreaks.
You may be asking yourself, “What is a wind- break”?
A windbreak consists of trees and shrubs systematically planted adjacent to fields, homesteads, or feedlots as a barrier to reduce or redirect the wind. They create protection and habitat for wildlife, reduce erosion, and increase land value and aesthetics. They are established where production ends and homesteads begin, and they also act as protection for a residence, which increases the heating and cooling efficiency of a homestead.
The following evergreen container seedlings are sold in bundles of 25/$55: Afghanistan Pine, Austrian Pine, and Italian Stone Pine.
The following hardwood bareroot seedlings are sold in bundles of 25/$40: Bur Oak, Chinkapin Oak, Pecan, and Shumard Oak.
Deadline for ordering trees this year is Thursday, February 15, 2024, with pickup at the nursery soon after. The West Texas Nursery website is updated to reflect seedlings that are available, http://wtn.tamu. edu.
For more information on purchasing seedlings, please contact the Andrew Kent SWCD at (806) 2372624, Ext 3 or the Duck Creek SWCD at (806) 2713307, Ext. 3, or you may contact West Texas Nursery/ Texas A&M Forest Service directly at (806) 892-3572, should you have questions in regards to the species which would best fit your needs.
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