There is Growth in Sight...so Get Your Seedling Orders in!
After a number of difficult years, seedling sales are starting to pick up. A declining harvest - affected by weak US housing starts and low lumber prices – meant there was a reduced demand for seedlings. This decline is now becoming somewhat balanced out by an increased demand for wood products for the Chinese market. There have also been several severe forest fire seasons which led to an increased demand for seedlings.
What’s in a Name? PRT’s New Company Name Reflects a Growing Future
PRT is getting a new name and a new corporate structure, but the quality and service will be as great as ever. Since 1997, PRT has been publicly traded as an income trust. That legal structure used to offer some tax advantages, but changes to the system now make it more advantageous for PRT to be a corporation.
Let’s Get that Seed Ready
Our future forests stem from small beginnings...seed that is! Identifying seed sources, cone crops, cone collecting, seed processing, seed storage, seed upgrading, seed testing and stratification are all part of growing that ideal tree for on-time delivery. Mother Nature dictates the timing of many of the steps for getting seed ready for meeting your seedlings needs.
Success in the U.S. for PRT Containerized Seedlings
Growing seedlings is a little like raising children. To raise strong, healthy kids, you have to give them a good foundation to grow from. It’s the same with seedlings. Containerized seedlings start out with a protected root system that gives them a head start on bareroot plants. This is why containerized seedlings are becoming increasingly popular in the U.S. market.