Seedlings, seedlings and more seedlings

Planting.

Landowners must complete replanting of harvested ground within two years.

Ensuring success.

Within six years of harvest, the young trees must be “free-to-grow.” That means they are vigorous and tall enough to out-compete grass and brush, and will grow into a new forest.

Trees per acre.

Depending on the site, the rules require that at least 100 to 200 trees per acre survive during reforestation, but landowners typically plant about 400 seedlings per acre.

Differences in eastern Oregon.

The law also requires successful reforestation in eastern Oregon; however, natural seeding reduces much of the need for hand planting.

Tree nurseries.

Nurseries, many of which are in Oregon, produce millions of healthy, high-quality seedlings, grown from seeds harvested from native tree species that match the planting area’s latitude and elevation.