New Pine Categories
Mean Clearer Choices!
We know every acre of your land matters.
That’s why we’ve simplified our Pine categories:
to make choosing the best-performing seedlings easier, clearer,
and more transparent than ever.
Timber Markets are More Unpredictable Than Ever
That’s why ArborGen is the trusted tree company landowners and forestry consultants rely on for high-yield, bare root trees and containerized pine tree seedlings. Unfortunately, there’s no ‘insurance policy’ that covers seedling investments. But choosing the highest performing pine seedlings and hardwood seedlings on the market does ensure you’ll be prepared no matter what the timber market is doing 25 years down the road.
Advanced Seedling Genetics = Insurance for Your Future
Choose from scientifically backed pine seedlings and hardwood seedlings with advanced genetics for higher yield, improved disease resistance, and long-term value.
BE PREPARED FOR ANY TIMBER MARKET
By planting with ArborGen’s advanced genetics, landowners gain long-term value, improved disease resistance, and flexibility at harvest. Unlike other tree seedling companies, ArborGen pine seedlings are designed to outperform in uncertain timber markets.
OPTIMIZE CARBON
CREDIT FLEXIBILITY
ArborGen seedlings provide undeniable advantages in carbon projects enabling you to get more credits. Even better, once the saw timber market values become greater than carbon credits, you can harvest and sell knowing the carbon will remain sequestered in the final end products.
GROW & PROTECT YOUR FOREST LAND
ArborGen hardwood seedlings and pine varieties help landowners create resilient forests that support biodiversity, generate timber income, and contribute to conservation. Whether you’re planting for revenue, wildlife, or sustainability, ArborGen has the right solution.
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Are All Pine Seedlings Really Equal?
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Your Future, Your Choice
Our scientifically and data-backed seedling performance speaks for itself. Choosing ArborGen seedlings means choosing the most advanced tree genetics available. From first-time landowners to seasoned forestry consultants, ArborGen offers trusted seedling solutions that boost growth, revenue, and resilience.
To see for yourself, Request a Demo of our Seedling Revenue Calculator to learn how you can feel confident you’ve made the best seedling decision for your land.
SEEDLINGS
- 40% – 60% Higher Revenue
- 50% – 100% Greater Net Present Value (NPV)
- 60% – 80% More Sawtimber at Final Harvest
- Better Log Straightness and Reduced Forking
- More Disease Resistance
OTHER SEEDLINGS
- Lower Financial Returns
- Wait Longer to Thin
- Wait Longer to Final Harvest
- Lower Log Quality: Diseased, Forked and Crooked
- More Pulpwood, Less Sawtimber
OPTIMAL TIMBER MARKET FLEXIBILITY
LIMITED TIMBER MARKET FLEXIBILITY
Don’t Let These Costly Mistakes Jeopardize Your Seedling Investment
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Quotes From the Field
We've stayed a customer for over 30 years. We believe in the MCP® seedlings and have been planting them for 10 years - the results speak for themselves.
There's no variation in these seedlings - they're pretty much all the same, which is so important. We believe in the data and are going to continue to plant MCP seedlings - the proof is in the pudding.
ArborGen has always been a trusted company and never let us down.
Perry Clements, III
Charles Rozier & Associates – Bainbridge, GA
Seedling Types
OP
- First thinning about 13 – 15 years
- First thinning may yield 40 – 50 tons/acre
- Final harvest with 20% – 50% of trees in sawtimber
- Bareroot & Container
MCP®
- First thinning about 11 – 13 years
- Total revenue gain > 40%
- First thinning up to 52 – 65 tons/acre with up to 30% solid wood potential
- Final harvest with 60% – 80% of trees in sawtimber
Which Describes You?
Who is ArborGen?
Learn About the History, Ethos, and Passion Behind Your Seedling Partner
Get to know the people bringing you the very best seedlings available. Â From product development experts to nursery professionals and Reforestations Advisors, the team at ArborGen starts every season inspired to grow trees for your land, goals, and future.
Seedling Buyer Guidance Corner
Should I Plant Containerized or Bareroot Seedlings?
It’s a common misconception that containerized seedlings perform better than bareroot. The decision of which stock type (bareroot vs containerized) depends on the specifics of the planting site and time of year.  Containerized seedlings are great for rocky or gravelly sites, and are well suited for early or late season planting.  Bareroot seedlings are ideal for well-prepared sites, large-scale projects, and can be more cost effective.
Should the roots be cut prior to planting?
Our nurseriess spend a lot of time managing the seedling growth in the nursery bed prior to lifting. One process that is used is called undercutting. This process prunes the roots while the seedlings are still in the nursery bed and allows the cut surface to heal, which prevents pathogens from entering the seedlings that could kill them. Â When your seedlings arrive at your planting site, they are ready to be planted as is and cutting the roots is very detrimental to their survival.
Do all green seedlings grow, aren't they all the same?
All seedlings may appear similar at a glance – green tops with roots at the bottom. But distinguishing the genetics of a seedling solely through visual inspection is impossible.  Choosing the right genetics that align with your long term goals is vital.  The timber markets are constantly changing  year by year so having trees that can bring the most revenue for ANY timber market is wise.  It all comes down to genetics that deliver straighter, taller, and more disease resistant trees – perfect for sawtimber and telephone poles, and if the pulpwood market is hot, then you’re covered in that scenario as well.
Is seedling survival the most important aspect of seedling choice?
No. Survival gets you Trees – Genetics brings the Value.  For example, a stand planted densley with Open Pollinated seedlings of basic genetics will very likely have a high number of defective trees (crooks, forks, rust galls) and a lower sawtimber potential.
Advanced genetics planted at a lower density will bring more volume, with straighter, taller, and healthier trees with a significantly higher sawtimber potential.
Aren’t all seedlings from all seedlings companies really the same?
Even though different seedling providers use similar names and nomencalture, they’re really not at all the same. Regardless of what naming or nomenclature is used, you must understand what each term means, which can vary from company to company. By not understanding the different criteria companies use for determining the level of genetics, you risk paying too much for your seedlings and not getting the performance you expect.
Make sure you compare apples to apples when comparing one provider’s seedlings with another. Ask for the data to ensure you get what you think you are paying for.
