Since 1947 the George O. White State Forest Nursery near Licking has offered Missouri residents seedlings for reforestation, windbreaks, erosion control and wildlife habitat.
The nursery began in the 1930s, soon after Missouri’s national forests had been designated. At that time, thousands of forest acres needed restoration, and it would take millions of seedlings to do it. The U.S. Forest Service sent a young forester, George O. White, to Texas County to inspect a possible site for the nursery. White found the property well suited for growing shortleaf pine seedlings, and it was centrally located within Missouri’s National Forests.
Listed as:
Seed / Seedling Suppliers
Native Species Nurseries
Contact George O White State Forest Nursery
14027 Shafer Rd
Licking, MO 65542
Phone: 573-674-3229
Fax: 573-674-4047
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