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Cal Forest Nurseries is the largest independent container reforestation nursery in the Pacific Northwest. We produce between 20-25 million conifer seedlings per year for private timber companies, non-industrial private landowners, and public agencies throughout the western United States.

ABOUT
Cal Forest Nurseries was established in 1978 in Covelo, California by Tom Jopson to grow conifer seedlings for reforestation. Tom grew 200,000 seedlings that first year. In 1988, the business was moved to Scott Valley in Siskiyou County in order to better serve the reforestation activities of its expanding customer base.

​Since 1988, production has expanded by providing responsible customer service, and by always meeting customer needs for quality and quantity.
Video Source: UC Berkeley Extension

THE PROGRAM

Cal Forest seedlings are grown under contract, with locally collected or improved orchard seed being provided by the purchaser of the seedlings. Seedlings are grown for one season in a facility designed and managed specifically to grow high quality conifer seedlings in containers for outplanting.
Critical components of the nursery include a highly uniform irrigation system, accurate fertigation equipment, maximum exposure to ambient conditions, daily crop records, and production equipment that allows for rapid and accurate sowing and packing. Cal Forest has specialized in minimizing seed use, particularly with scarce and valuable seed lots.
We pride ourselves on our exceptional service and the transparency we provide customers. Notably, seed and seedling data are provided online so that our customers can assess how well their lots are performing as they plan for outplanting. We encourage our customers to visit us and inspect their lots throughout the season.
At the end of the season, seedlings are packed, put into cold storage, and ultimately shipped by refrigerated truck to customers.

SEEDLINGS

Cal Forest has successfully grown a wide array of conifer species over the years, including:
(Pseudotsuga menziesii) Douglas Fir
 (Pseudotsuga macrocarpa) Bigcone Douglas Fir
 (Abies magnifica) Red Fir
 (Abies concolor) White Fir
  (Abies procera) Noble Fir
 (Abies amabilis) Pacific Silver Fir
  (Abies lasiocarpa) Subalipine Fir
 (Pinus contorta) Lodgepole Pine
 (Pinus coulteri) Coulter Pine
 (Pinus attenuate) Knobcone Pine
 (Pinus taeda) Loblolly Pine
 (Pinus ponderosa) Ponderosa Pine
 (Pinus lambertiana) Sugar Pine
 (Pinus jeffreyi) Jeffrey Pine
 (Pinus radiata) Monterrey Pine
 (Pinus pinea) Stone Pine
 (Pinus monticola) Western White Pine
Incense Cedar (Calocedrus)
Lebanese Cedar (Cedrus libani)
Port Orford Cedar (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana)
Alaskan Yellow Cedar (Cupressus nootkatensis)
Baker Cypress (Cupressus bakeri)
Sargent’s Cypress (Cupressus sargentii)
Western Red Cedar (Thuja plicata)
Blue Spruce (Picea pungens)
Sitka Spruce (Picea sitchensis)
Brewer Spruce (Picea breweriana)
Engelmann Spruce (Picea engelmannii)
Giant Sequoia (Sequoia giganteum)
Coastal Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens)
Mountain Hemlock (Tsuga mertensiana)
Western Hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla)
Western Larch (Larix occidentalis)

WHO WE ARE

Mitzi McBroom
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Nik Larum
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Sharon McBroom
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Rosario Aragon


Jaime Beltran


Carol Lampert
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They are supported by an exceptional group of individuals who care deeply about the important role Cal Forest plays in reforestation and the quality of the seedlings we produce.

WHO WE SERVE

Cal Forest is proud to serve the reforestation and restoration interests of private timber companies, non-industrial private landowners, and public agencies across the Pacific Northwest and beyond, including:

CONTACT
​US

Cal Forest Nurseries
P.O. Box 719
Etna, CA 96027
[email protected]

For inquiries relating to Spec Seedlings sales
please contact [email protected]
530.467.5211
Cal Forest Nurseries
​1838 Eastside Road / PO Box 719
​Etna, CA 96027

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Cal Forest Nurseries
P.O. Box 719, Etna,
CA 96027
[email protected]
530-467-5211
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