Seed Sources

Each of the eight interior sites are being planted with:

  1. Local Douglas-fir – B class — Seedlings were grown from seed collected in forests near the site
  2. Local Douglas-fir – A class — Seedlings were grown from select seed collected from trees in a seed orchard. The seed orchard trees were grown from seed collected near the site (– not available for all sites)
  3. “Future” Douglas-fir (B class) – Seedlings were grown from seed collected from forests with a climate that is similar to that projected for the site in 50 years
  4. Douglas-fir (B class) – Seedlings were grown from seed collected near the other 7 sites
  5. Local ponderosa pine
  6. Local lodgepole pine
  7. Local western larch

The coastal site (Malcolm Knapp) was planted with 5 species, all grown from local seed: Douglas-fir, western redcedar, western white pine, amabilis fir, Sitka spruce.

Seed Sources for each Mother Tree Project Site:

Seed source table
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