Genesee Conservation District
Reforestation Event
Order By: March 31, 2025
Orders can be picked-up on Friday, April 25, 2025 from 9am-5pm at Genesee County Habitat for Humanity, 101 Burton St., Flint, MI 48503
Registered Nursery Dealer NURRL-201667
Sizing and Aging Guide
While shopping you will notice that our seedlings have sizes and ages associated with them. Here is a quick guide to understanding the sizing and aging of our plants.
SIZES
All sizes are listed as a range in inches or feet. Sizes provided are for seedlings being sold, please read each description for mature tree height.
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Plants are measured from the root collar up to the tip of the leader stem.
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The length of the roots below the root collar is not included in the size range provided.
AGES
You will see the ages formatted like the following: (1-0)
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The first number in this sequence refers to the number of years the plant has grown in a seedling bed.
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The second number indicates the number of years a plant has been grown in a transplant bed after being removed from its seedling bed.
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RC indicates that the plant was grown from a root cutting.
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DEFINITIONS
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Leader Stem: The leader stem is the large, usually upright stem of the plant that extends beyond the other branches.
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Root Collar: The area where the main roots of the plant join the plant stem.
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Root Cutting: A portion of a plant root is cut from a parent plant and transplanted to grow its own system of roots and stems.
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Right Tree Right Place
For more tips on proper tree placement visit https://www.treesaregood.org/treeowner/plantingatree