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HARTINGTON — There is still time to order seedling trees for the spring 2024 conservation tree planting season. The Lewis and Clark Natural Resources District (LCNRD) will continue taking orders for tree seedlings through March 31st. The trees come in bundles of twenty- five seedlings. The price per bundle of tree or shrub seedlings is $32.50 plus sales tax.
Tree plantings provide many useful benefits, including protecting livestock and crops from the wind, minimizing erosion along creeks and rivers, and minimizing wind speeds against farmsteads. See the diagram below on how a properly built healthy windbreak can cut wind speeds in half.
There has never been a better time to plant conservation trees; if you would like more information on purchasing or planting conservation trees, contact LCNRD at 402-254-6758 or your local NRCS office.
2024 Conservation Tree/ Shrub Seedlings Available
• Evergreens: Eastern Red Cedar, Colorado Blue Spruce, Jack Pine, Ponderosa Pine.
• Broadleaf Trees: Bur Oak, Red Oak, Crabapple, Hackberry, Catalpa, Cottonwood, Black Walnut, Silver Maple, Swamp White Oak, Honeylocust, and Amur Maple.
• Shrubs: Buffaloberry, Skunkbush Sumac, McKenzie Chokecherry, Peking Cotoneaster, Elderberry, Sandcherry, Redosier Dogwood, Chokeberry, Common Lilac, Vilosa Lilac.
• Plants: Butterfly Milkweed and Swamp Milkweed.
