Nurseries Mission Statement
Our Mission is to grow and distribute to Indiana landowners high-quality plant materials for conservation plantings. Conservation plantings include plantings for timber, windbreaks, wildlife food and habitat, watershed and soil protection, reclamation, and education.
Quality: We produce and distribute the highest quality stock that our knowledge and resources permit. We produce a diverse group of species from the best seed sources available, which includes progeny-tested seed orchard sources when available. We mix all seed lots to ensure each landowner obtains the highest quality and most diverse stock possible.
A message from Indiana's State Forester
Conservation tree planting is one of our oldest and best-supported forest stewardship programs. Planting trees provides benefits both to individuals and to society. Tree planting compliments nearly every major land stewardship program, especially efforts in lake enhancement, wetlands, filter strips, and other programs for long-term environmental improvement. Tree planting represents a partnership between state nurseries and landowners, where both partners voluntarily commit to doing something positive for the future of our forest resources. Good luck with your tree planting!
John Seifert
State Forester
Tree Seedling Sales
Types available
Trees and shrubs from state nurseries can be conveniently divided into three categories:
- Pine (conifer) seedlings
- Hardwood seedlings
- Shrub seedlings
Size of trees available
Conifer seedlings are usually 4 to 14 inches tall, depending on growing conditions, and are baled in roll paper. One to three bales of conifer seedlings will usually fit into the trunk of a normal sized car. The hardwood and wildlife shrub seedlings can range from 4 to 24 inches in height depending on species and growing conditions. Bundles of several hundred hardwood seedlings can be hauled in an automobile. Orders of several thousand require a truck; check with the nursery if a question arises about what vehicle may be required to haul trees.
Prices
The price of trees from state nurseries is kept low to encourage conservation plantings. Small seedlings shipped in bales of several hundred are easy to transport and simple to plant, keeping the process as economical as possible for the landowner.
State nurseries accept orders for trees until supplies are exhausted. Some species may be available throughout the ordering and planting period, but some species sell out early. If you desire a certain species, order early. The Nurseries reserve the right to substitute species if not instructed otherwise on the order form.
The sooner trees are planted, the better the chances of survival. Some losses always occur, but losses may be kept low by planting quickly. Tree planting instructions are included in each tree shipment.
It is inadvisable to use seedlings from state nurseries for Christmas tree plantings. The Christmas tree industry has developed special strains and varieties especially suited for Christmas tree production and many private nurseries supply such seedlings. State nurseries are oriented more toward conservation seedlings, and recommend obtaining Christmas tree seedlings from nurseries specializing in that product.
Help in deciding which species to plant may be obtained from the state district forester for your county. Further information on district foresters may be obtained by calling 317-232-4105.
Tree planting and the production of conservation tree seedlings is one of Indiana's oldest and brightest resource conservation programs. Such plantings help assure continued availability of wood products, protection of our state's soil and water, cover and food for our wildlife species, and other valued conservation benefits. Thanks for your order.
More State Nurseries & Tree Seeding Sales Information
- Seed Purchasing Program
- State Nursery Overview
- Tree Species Information
- Select Seedlings
- Tree Planting Instructions
- Tree Improvement Program
Nurseries Addresses
Jasper-Pulaski Nursery
15508 West 700 North
Medaryville, IN 47957
(Hwy. 421, 5 miles north of Medaryville)
Phone: 219-843-4827
or e-mail JasperNursery@dnr.IN.gov
Vallonia Nursery
2782 W. Co. Rd. 540 S.
Mail: P.O. Box 218
Vallonia, IN 47281
(Go south of Brownstown on Hwy. 135 to Vallonia. Turn left on a blacktop road and go 2.9 miles to the nursery). Signs are posted.
Phone: 812-358-3621
Fax: 812-358-9033
or e-mail ValloniaNursery@dnr.IN.gov
