Popular species of bare root evergreen seedlings for sale [click to enlarge]
Closed for the winter! The following bare root evergreen seedlings will be for sale in mid Jan and shipping in late March 2025, unless noted otherwise:
See also our much wider selection of evergreen plug seedlings, which start shipping earlier
• Austrian Pine Seedlings – sold out till Spring 2025, no other options for this species
• Bald Cypress Seedlings – sold out till Spring 2025, no other options for this species
• Balsam Fir Seedlings – sold out till Spring 2025 or later, see evergreen plug seedlings
• Black Hills Spruce Seedlings – sold out till Spring 2025 or later, see evergreen plug seedlings
• Black Spruce Seedlings – sold out till Spring 2025 or later, see evergreen plug seedlings
• Colorado Spruce Seedlings – sold out till Spring 2025, see evergreen transplants, evergreen plug seedlings
• Concolor Fir Seedlings – sold out till Spring 2025, no other options for this species
• Douglas Fir Seedlings – sold out till Spring 2025, see evergreen plug seedlings
• Eastern Red Cedar Seedlings – sold out till Spring 2025, see evergreen plug seedlings
• Fraser Fir Seedlings – sold out till Spring 2025, see evergreen plug seedlings
• Norway Spruce Seedlings – sold out till Spring 2025, no other options for this species
• Ponderosa Pine Seedlings – sold out till Fall 2025, see evergreen plug seedlings
• Red Pine Seedlings – discontinued in this size, see evergreen plug seedlings
• Serbian Spruce Seedlings – sold out till Spring 2025, no other options for this species
• Variety Packs of Evergreen Seedlings – sold out till Spring 2025, no other options for this species
• White Cedar Seedlings – discontinued in this size, see evergreen plug seedlings
• White Pine Seedlings – sold out till Spring 2025, see evergreen plug seedlings
• White Spruce Seedlings – sold out till Spring 2025, no other options for this species
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What are bare root evergreen seedlings?
Germinated from seed directly in the ground and grown for one to two years, wholesalers often buy seedlings to transplant for field growing. Bare root seedlings are among the cheapest but also the smallest size of evergreen tree that you can buy, and come in a myriad of species and relative sizes. Most pine and spruce seedlings tend to grow faster and are therefore usually larger than fir seedlings.
What are the best for Christmas tree seedlings?
The number one species of Christmas tree seedlings are Fraser Fir, hands down, but Frasers are picky about where they like to grow, what soil they grow in, and how much water they want. Excellent runner ups which are often easier to grow include Balsam Fir, Douglas Fir, Canaan Fir, Concolor Fir, Colorado Blue Spruce and Black Hills Spruce.
Whats the difference between a seedling and a transplant?
We grow our nursery stock in southwest Michigan in the lower peninsula, which features a perfect climate and soil for this type of farming. Our evergreens receive significant “lake effect” snowfall in the winter, which tends to mitigate problems such as evergreen tree winterburn. Evergreen nurseries in this area are only rivaled in size and production by those in Oregon and Washington.
Bare root evergreens require significant care during the first growing season after planting, especially providing adequate water during hot or dry weather. The major advantage of traditional “bare root” is the low cost and relative ease of planting. However, this low cost and ease of planting comes with the trade-off: small size and the need for significant TLC [and good weather] during the first year to achieve success.
If you can successfully nurse a freshly planted crop of bare roots seedlings for the first year, they are significantly more robust the following year. They will need no significant additional help except occasional watering during mild to moderate drought.
How are bare root evergreens shipped?
We carefully dip the bare roots in water, then pack in plastic bags containing damp sphagnum moss to retain good moisture during shipping. As the weather warms up in late April and May, we often pack smaller orders with the roots wrapped but the green foliage exposed to allow the trees to breathe during transit. We guarantee high standards of packing and shipping, because it’s on us if things go wrong.