Nine regional forestry hubs will be created across Australia under a federal government plan to boost the industry.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison made the $12.5 million announcement on Saturday at a forest nursery at Somerset in northwest Tasmania.

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, Senator Richard Colbeck and Liberal candidate for Braddon Gavin Pearce pose for photographs during a visit to Forico Nursery in Somerset, Tasmania. Credit:AAP

"I'm interested in growing more trees and growing more jobs, it's as simple as that," the prime minister said.

Four pilot hubs will be set up in northern Tasmania, NSW, Western Australia and across the South Australia and Victoria border.