Division's Nurseries and Seedling Orders
The Kentucky Division of Forestry operates two seedling nurseries for the purpose of planting on public and privately-owned land. These nurseries are located at Gilbertsville in Marshall County near the Kentucky Dam and at Grassy Creek in Morgan County near the town of West Liberty.
Our nurseries offer different species of hardwoods and conifers for sale for planting on open crop or pasture land, developing a Christmas tree plantation, enhancing wildlife habitat, improving urban areas and reclaiming surface mining sites.
Approximately 1.25 million seedlings are grown each year beginning with planting seeds and maintaining seedling beds throughout the growing season. After one to two years of growth, the tree seedlings are then lifted from the seedling beds during the dormant season and packaged into bundles for sale. Seedlings are available to Kentucky landowners at a reasonable price and are shipped to individuals from January through April.
The Division of Forestry is no longer accepting orders for trees seedlings at Forestry Seedling Sales. Seedlings for the spring 2027 will be available for order this fall. Questions may be emailed to KYSeedlingSales@ky.gov.
Contact Information
For more information about the division's nurseries, contact joanna.phillips@ky.gov. For questions regarding seedling selection for your site, contact your local regional office. Due to staffing issues, we ask that you do not contact the nurseries.