Seedlings Sales and Demand at IDNR, Division of Forestry Nurseries for the 1998-1999 Season

by Jim Wichman, Nursery Supervisor, IDNR Division of Foresrty

The Vallonia State Nursery and Jasper-Pulaski State Nursery together have sold 5.5 million trees on 5100 orders.

At this time we are sold out of all species however, stock may become available throughout the season due to cancellations by customers on existing orders or cancellations for non-payment.

If you have an existing order and would like to obtain stock from cancellations, follow these guidelines.

        1.Call the nursery where you placed your original order.

        2. Ask for a clerk that can assist you with a tree order.

        3. The clerk will give you the date of the next cancellation date for non-payments if the

stock you are wanting is not available when you call.

        4. You may call back on the next cancellation date to see if the stock you are wanting has

            become available.

If you would like to place a new order with either nursery, follow these guidelines.

        1 . Obtain this years order form from:

                A. Local County Agent

                B. Our web site at www.dnr.state.in.us/forestry/htmldocs/nurs.htm

                C. Either Nursery by calling

                        Vallonia Nursery of 812-358-3621

                        Jasper-Pulaski Nursery at 219-843-4827

                        *Note: The quickest and easiest way to obtain an order form is to visit

                          your local county agent or by visiting our web site.

        2. Complete the order form and send it to the nursery of your choice.

        3. Once you have completed steps 1 and 2, follow the guide lines listed above for existing

            orders.

Using a random sample of 30% of the orders received in the lottery, demand was projected to be 6.3 million for these orders. Approximately 1,000 orders were received after the lottery. These orders would have required about 1 million additional seedlings to fill them as requested. Therefore, overall demand is estimated to be between 7 or 8 million seedlings.

Species that sold out early were as follows:

Bur Oak Swamp

White Oak

Cherrybark Oak

Tuliptree

Shumard Oak

Most of the Conifer Species

White Oak

In many cases, we have increased seed collection for these species with the desired result being an increased supply for next year. The conifers require 2 or 3 years to produce a shippable seedling therefore, increases in supply will not be evident for 2 or 3 years.

CURRENT SALES SUMMARY as of 11/25/98 VALLONIA NURSERY

Species-Age Class 5900

Northern White Cedar 3-0 1750

Red Pine 3-0 12700

White Pine 3-0 39300

White Pine 2-0 273700

Eastern Red Cedar 2-0 16800

Virginia Pine 1-0 41000

Pitch x Loblolly Pine 1 -0 61700

Black Cherry 1-0 48800

Black Gum 1-0 16400

Black Locust 1-0 66300

Black Oak 1-0 92500

Black Walnut -0 324000

Bur Oak 1-0 101200

Cherrybork Oak 1-0 88250

Chinkapin Oak 1-0 69700

European Black Alder 1-0 42400

Green Ash 1-0 418200

Pecan 1-0 94100

Persimmon 1-0 150700

Pin Oak 1-0 102300

Red Oak 1-0 369900

River Birch 1-0 78600

Scarlet Oak 1-0 19000

Shumard Oak 1-0 86900

Silver Maple 1-0 29100

Swamp Chestnut Oak 1-0 124550

Swamp White Oak 1-0 33300

Sweetgum 1-0 39100

Sycamore 1-0 44000

Tuliptree 1-0 135950

White Ash 1-0 197450

White Oak 1-0 190700

Overcup Oak 1-0 36500

Shingle Oak 1-0 29400

Bald Cypress 123600

Osage Orange 38300

Sawtooth Oak 23800

Black Oak 19800

Shagbark Hickory 5500

Sugar Maple 17500

Bitternut Hickory 2500

Arnot Bristly Locust 13600

Bicolor Lespedezo 58700

Buttonbush 3300

Flowering Crabapple 47100

Northern Bayberry 9300

Redbud 41300

Silky Dogwood 54800

Washington Hawthorn 41900

Ninebark 13400

Pawpaw 22100

Black Chokecherry 10800

Current Sales -Vallonia Nursery 3829450


JASPER-PULASKI NURSERY

Species-Age Class 24700

Northern White Cedar 3-0 3100

Red Pine 3-0 11000

White Pine 3-0 62400

White Pine 2-0 175850

Eastern Red Cedar 2-0 9200

Virginia Pine 1-0 6500

Pitch x Loblolly Pine 1-0 5600

Black Cherry I -0 90300

Black Gum I -0 2300

Black Locust I -0 2900

Black Oak I -0 15700

Black Walnut I -0 164500

Bur Oak I -0 51700

Cherrybark Oak 1-0 900

Chinkapin Oak 1-0 33000

European Black Alder 1-0 600

Green Ash 1-0 90900

Pecan 1-0 13800

Persimmon 1-0 12000

Pin Oak 1-0 27200

Red Oak 1-0 186900

River Birch 1-0 21700

Scarlet Oak 1-0 4300

Shumard Oak 1-0 14700

Silver Maple 1-0 60500

Swamp Chestnut Oak 1-0 11000

Swamp White Oak 1-0 4200

Sweetgum 1-0 9700

Sycamore 1-0 15200

Tuliptree 1-0 57700

White Ash 1-0 74100

White Oak 1-0 88600

Overcup Oak 1-0 1600

Shingle Oak 1-0 5000

Bald Cypress 20100

Osage Orange 200

Sawtooth Oak 1400

Black Oak 14400

Shagbark Hickory 4000

Sugar Maple 26800

Bitternut Hickory 900

Arnot Bristly Locust 2600

Bicolor Lespedeza 26400

Buttonbush 4700

Flowering Crabapple 50700

Northern Bayberry 13200

Redbud 36500

Silky Dogwood 32000

Washington Hawthorn 14600

Ninebark 12200

Pawpaw 15700

Black Chokecherry 48100

Current Sales -Jasper-Pulaski Nursery 1683850

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