Conifers
Spring 2012 Seedling Availability and Seed Sources
Updated: October 26, 2011
•Please note new price structure based on quantity ordered per species.
•Prices include all packaging and delivery by state truck for orders received by March 15 to selected counties. Fed Ex shipping is available on a date you select for an additional charge.
•Order bareroot seedlings in multiples of 50 and containerized and evergreen seedlings in multiples of 25. 100 cubic inch containerized seedlings can be ordered in multiples of 8.
•Further seed source info and scientific names are available by contacting the nursery.
| Average Seedling Height By Age: | 1 year old | 10-16" |
| 2 years old | 12-22" | |
| 3 years old | 16-26" |
Many of our species are produced from MITOSIS seed. MITOSIS is the Montana Interagency Tree and Shrub Improvement Study. The study was a cooperative effort to evaluate the performance of various species of plants in established Montana plantings. The selected plantings were evaluated for over ten years and the best performing plants were selected for seed orchard establishment at the nursery.
We use this seed source whenever possible. These selections perform well in many of Eastern Montana's variable and harsh climates. Although these plants have not been tested in every environment, MITOSIS selections are some of the best plant materials available for use in Montana. The selections are proven to survive in Montana because they were evaluated in Montana not other Northern Great Plains states.
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| Growth Rate | Slow | Cold Hardiness | Medium | |
| 20-Year Height | 12' | Alkali/Saline Soil Tolerance | Poor | |
| Elevation Range | 4,000 to 7,000' | Life Span | 80+ years | |
| Windbreak Spacing | 8-14' | Minimum Annual Precip. | 14" | |
| Wildlife Value | Good nesting cover, fair food | Pests | Bark beetles, spruce budworm, tussock moth | |
| Comments | Drought tolerant once established but grows best on good sites. Use for reforestation and windbreaks. | |||
Lewis & Clark |
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Lewis & Clark
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3-8" | |||
100 Cubic Inch Containerized
Seedlings (order in lots of 8), All 2-3 yrs old |
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Seed Source |
Height |
40 or Less |
56 or more |
Helena N.F. 6,000'
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6-14" |
$6.25 |
$5.50 |
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| Growth Rate | Moderate | Cold Hardiness | Medium | |
| 20-Year Height | 15' | Alkali/Saline Soil Tolerance | Poor | |
| Elevation Range | 3,500 to 7,000' | Life Span | 80+ years | |
| Windbreak Spacing | 8-14' | Minimum Annual Precip. | 14" | |
| Wildlife Value | Good nesting cover, fair food | Pests | Bark beetles, spruce budworm, tussock moth | |
| Comments | Drought tolerant once established but grows best on good sites. Use for reforestation and windbreaks. | |||
| Kootenai N.F., MT, 4,000' | 4-12" |
$0.96 |
$0.65 |
$0.54 |
| Lolo N.F. 5,000' | 4-12" | $0.96 | $0.65 | $0.54 |
Kootenai 4,000'
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| Growth Rate | Moderate | Cold Hardiness | High | |
| 20-Year Height | 12' | Alkali/Saline Soil Tolerance | Good | |
| Elevation Range | Up to 6,500' | Life Span | 80+ years | |
| Windbreak Spacing | 6-12' | Minimum Annual Precip. | 10" | |
| Wildlife Value | Good nesting, food and cover for birds and mammals | Pests | Cedar apple rust | |
| Comments | Excellent in wildlife plantings. Very drought and alkali tolerant. Transplants well. Genetically selected seed for cold hardiness and faster growth. | |||
"Bridger Select" Release
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100 Cubic Inch Containerized
Seedlings (order in lots of 8), All 2-3 yrs old |
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Seed Source |
Height |
48 or Less |
56 or more |
"Bridger Select" Release
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12-24" |
$6.50 |
$5.50 |
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| Growth Rate | Moderate-fast | Cold Hardiness | Medium | |
| 20-Year Height | 18' | Alkali/Saline Soil Tolerance | Poor | |
| Elevation Range | 3,000-7,000' | Life Span | 80+ years | |
| Windbreak Spacing | 8-14' | Minimum Annual Precip. | 15" | |
| Wildlife Value | Fair nesting and food, poor cover and browse | Pests | Larch casebearer, needle diseases, larch sawfly | |
| Comments | Prevalent in western Montana on mid elevation slopes. Rapid growth on good sites once established. Commonly used for reforestation. | |||
| Placid Lake, MT, 4,900' | 6-10" |
$0.82 |
$0.54 |
$0.44 |
| Lolo N.F., MT, 5,000' | 8-12" |
$1.45 |
$1.10 |
$0.94 |
| Placid Lake, MT, 4,900' | 8-14" |
$2.00 |
$1.65 |
$1.40 |
Seeley Lake, MT, 4,000'
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| Growth Rate | Moderate-Fast | Cold Hardiness | Medium | |
| 20-Year Height | 17' | Alkali/Saline Soil Tolerance | Fair | |
| Elevation Range | Up to 5,000' | Life Span | 60+ years | |
| Windbreak Spacing | 8-14" | Minimum Annual Precip. | 12" | |
| Wildlife Value | Good bird nesting cover, poor browse | Pests | Pine tip moths, Dothistroma needlecast | |
| Comments | A good tree for windbreaks, will not drop lower branches. Adapts well to many soil types. | |||
Republic of Georgia |
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| Growth Rate | Slow | Cold Hardiness | High | |
| 20-Year Height | 8' | Alkali/Saline Soil Tolerance | Poor | |
| Elevation Range | 4,000-7,000 | Life Span | Poor | |
| Windbreak Spacing | 6-12' | Minimum Annual Precip. | 10" | |
| Wildlife Value | Large seeds are excellent food source. Good nesting cover. | Pests | White pine blister rust | |
| Comments | Very hardy and slow growing. Use where other evergreens can't survive. Elevations will be lower west of the Divide. | |||
Carbon County, MT |
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| Growth Rate | Moderate | Cold Hardiness | High | |
| 20-Year Height | 17' | Alkali/Saline Soil Tolerance | Fair | |
| Elevation Range | 4,000-8500' | Life Span | 80+ years | |
| Windbreak Spacing | 8-14' | Minimum Annual Precip. | 14" | |
| Wildlife Value | Good nesting and thermal cover | Pests | Dwarf mistletoe, pine beetle, western gall rust, commandra rust | |
| Comments | Used mostly for reforestation and reclamation of dry, high altitude sites. | |||
DeerLodge & Silverbow Counties
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| Southwest Montana
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| DeerLodge & Silverbow Counties | 8-18" | $2.10 | $1.70 | $1.40 |
100 Cubic Inch Containerized
Seedlings (order in lots of 8), All 2-3 yrs old |
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Seed Source |
Height |
40 or Less |
56 or more |
| DeerLodge & Silverbow Counties
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10-14" |
$6.25 |
$5.00 |
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| Growth Rate | Moderate | Cold Hardiness | Medium | |
| 20-Year Height | 15' | Alkali/Saline Soil Tolerance | Fair | |
| Elevation Range | 3,000-6,000' | Life Span | 80+ years | |
| Windbreak Spacing | 8-14' | Minimum Annual Precip. | 11" | |
| Wildlife Value | Birds and small mammals eat seeds. Provides some cover. | Pests | Western gall rust, commandra rust, pine beetles. | |
| Comments | The selected seed source is adapted to eastern Montana. Drought tolerant. Wide usage for windbreaks and reforestation. | |||
Big Horn County, MT, 4,100'
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| Big Horn County, MT, 4,100' | 4-8" |
$1.45 |
$1.10 |
$0.94 |
| Hunter Select | 3-7" | $1.45 | $1.10 | $0.94 |
| "Hunter Select" Bridger PMC | 7-14 | $2.10 | $1.70 | $1.40 |
| Big Horn County, MT, 4,100' | 7-14 | $2.10 | $1.70 | $1.40 |
| Custer County, MT | 7-14 |
$2.10 |
$1.70 |
$1.40 |
100 Cubic Inch Containerized
Seedlings (order in lots of 8), All 2-3 yrs old |
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Seed Source |
Height |
48 or Less |
56 or more |
"Hunter Select" Bridger PMC
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12-20" |
$6.25 |
$5.00 |
| Custer County | 12-20" |
$6.25 |
$5.00 |
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| Growth Rate | Moderate | Cold Hardiness | Medium | |
| 20-Year Height | 17' | Alkali/Saline Soil Tolerance | Fair | |
| Elevation Range | Up to 6,000' | Life Span | 80+ years | |
| Windbreak Spacing | 8-14" | Minimum Annual Precip. | 12" | |
| Wildlife Value | Birds and small mammals eat seeds. Provides some cover. | Pests | Western gall rust, commandra rust, pine beetles. | |
| Comments | Great tree for reforestation as well as windbreaks. Choose seed source and elevations that best fit planting site. Drought tolerant. | |||
| Ravalli County, MT, 4,100' | 3-7" |
$0.82 |
$0.54 |
$0.44 |
| Missoula County, MT, 3,800' | ||||
| Flint Creek, MT, 5,800' | ||||
| Ravalli County 4,100' | 4-8" | $0.96 | $0.62 | $0.52 |
Flint Creek, MT, 5,800' |
3-7" |
$1.45 |
$1.10 |
$0.94 |
| Missoula County, MT, 3,400' | 3-7" |
$1.45 |
$1.10 |
$0.94 |
| Ravalli County, MT,4,200' | 3-7" |
$1.45 |
$1.10 |
$0.94 |
Flint Creek, MT, 5,800' |
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| Missoula County, MT, 3,400' | 7-12" |
$2.10 |
$1.70 |
$1.40 |
| Ravalli County, MT, 4,100' | 12-24" |
$6.25 |
$5.00 |
| Ravalli County, MT, 5,500' | 12-24" |
$6.25 |
$5.00
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| Missoula County, MT, 3,200' | 12-24" | $6.25 | $5.00 |
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| Growth Rate | Moderate | Cold Hardiness | Medium | |
| 20-Year Height | 17' | Alkali/Saline Soil Tolerance | Fair | |
| Elevation Range | Up to 5,000' | Life Span | 80+ years | |
| Windbreak Spacing | 8-14' | Minimum Annual Precip. | 12" | |
| Wildlife Value | Provides nesting and thermal cover | Pests | Bark beetles, not significant | |
| Comments | Adapts well to most lower elevation sites. Fast growing conifer. Uses - Christmas trees, windbreaks. | |||
| Europe | 8-14" |
$2.10 |
$1.70 |
$1.40 |
| Europe | 16-26" |
$6.25 |
$5.00 |
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| Growth Rate | Moderate | Cold Hardiness | Medium | |
| 20-Year Height | 18' | Alkali/Saline Soil Tolerance | Poor | |
| Elevation Range | 3,000-6,000' | Life Span | 80+ years | |
| Windbreak Spacing | 8-12' | Minimum Annual Precip. | 14" | |
| Wildlife Value | Birds and small mammals eat seeds. Provides some cover. | Pests | White Pine Blister Rust but we only grow from blister rust resistant seed. | |
| Comments | Once common in far Western Montana but many killed by Blister Rust. Our seed source is Blister Rust resistant. A beautiful five needle pine. | |||
Blister Rust Resistant |
3-8" |
$1.10 |
$0.80 |
$0.64 |
100 Cubic Inch Containerized
Seedlings (order in lots of 8), All 2-3 yrs old |
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Seed Source |
Height |
48 or Less |
56 or more |
Blister Rust Resistant
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8-12" |
$6.00 |
$5.00 |
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| Growth Rate | Moderate | Cold Hardiness | Medium | |
| 20-Year Height | 20' | Alkali/Saline Soil Tolerance | Poor | |
| Elevation Range | 2,000 to 5,000' | Life Span | 100+ years | |
| Windbreak Spacing | N/A | Minimum Annual Precip. | 24" | |
| Wildlife Value | Good cover for wildlife | Pests | No major pests | |
| Comments | Shade tolerant native tree found on low elevation moist sites with cool summers and mild winters. It occupies moist canyons and flats and does not do well on open dry sites. | |||
| Montana | 4-8" |
$1.45 |
$1.10 |
$0.94 |
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| Growth Rate | Slow | Cold Hardiness | High | |
| 20-Year Height | 12' | Alkali/Saline Soil Tolerance | Fair | |
| Elevation Range | Up to 6,000' | Life Span | 80+ years | |
| Windbreak Spacing | 8-14' | Minimum Annual Precip. | 12" | |
| Wildlife Value | Excellent nesting cover | Pests | Spider mites, spruce needle miner, spruce sawfly | |
| Comments | Dense crown is good for windbreaks, slow initial growth, color varies from green to slightly blue. | |||
| Black Hills SD, 5,900' | 5-12" |
$2.10 |
$1.70 |
$1.45 |
100 Cubic Inch Containerized
Seedlings (order in lots of 8), All 2-3 yrs old |
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Seed Source |
Height |
48 or Less |
56 or more |
Black Hills SD
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9-16" |
$6.25 |
$5.00 |
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| Growth Rate | Moderate | Cold Hardiness | Medium | |
| 20-Year Height | 15' | Alkali/Saline Soil Tolerance | Fair | |
| Elevation Range | Up to 6,000' | Life Span | 80+ years | |
| Windbreak Spacing | 8-14' | Minimum Annual Precip. | 12" | |
| Wildlife Value | Excellent nesting cover, poor browse | Pests | Spruce gall aphid, spider mites | |
| Comments | Dense crown is good for windbreaks, slow initial growth, color varies from green to slightly blue. | |||
San Isabel N.F., CO, 8,500'
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San Juan N.F., CO 8,500' |
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100 Cubic Inch Containerized
Seedlings (order in lots of 8), All 2-3 yrs old |
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Seed Source |
Height |
48 or Less |
56 or more |
San Isabel N.F., CO. 8,500'
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10-22" |
$6.25 |
$5.00 |
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| Growth Rate | Slow | Cold Hardiness | High | |
| 20-Year Height | 14' | Alkali/Saline Soil Tolerance | Poor | |
| Elevation Range | 3,500-9,000' | Life Span | 80+ years | |
| Windbreak Spacing | 8-14' | Minimum Annual Precip. | 15" | |
| Wildlife Value | Excellent nesting and thermal cover, food source for small animals | Pests | Spruce budworm, spruce gall aphid, tussock moth, bark beetles | |
| Comments | A high elevation tree, needs more water at the lower end of the elevation range. Used for reforestation and reclamation of high elevation, wet sites. | |||
Lolo N.F., MT |
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Lolo N.F., MT, 5,900' |
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100 Cubic Inch Containerized
Seedlings (order in lots of 8), All 2-3 yrs old |
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Seed Source |
Height |
48 or Less |
56 or more |
Lolo N.F., MT |
11-22" |
$6.25 |
$5.00 |
