Forest Seedling Nursery To Be Built In Atmore

November 28, 2016

The largest producer of container-grown forest seedlings in North America will construct a nursery in Atmore to serve forest landowners and other customers in the southeastern U.S.

Construction of the PRT USA nursery will be completed in early 2017, and sowing of seedlings will occur in Spring 2017, for shipping to customers for the 2017-18 planting season.

The nursery will be established at the former E.A. Hauss Nursery site in Atmore. PRT has signed a long term lease with the Alabama Forestry Commission, which includes land, buildings and infrastructure suitable to forest seedling production. PRT will construct container growing facilities on the site, which it intends to expand over time in response to customer needs. PRT’s forest seedling product offering will include longleaf, slash and loblolly pine, and other species.

“With establishment of this facility PRT will take another step towards our goal of better serving our customers in the Southeast U.S. This region is an important forestry market in North America, which is poised to grow as the forest industry economic recovery continues and as more customers embrace the advantages of container grown seedlings. An Alabama  based nursery will allow us to make PRT’s containerized forest seedlings available for quick and effective turnaround deliveries during the fall and winter plant period starting in 2017,” said PRT President and CEO Rob Miller.

“We have worked diligently with the State of Alabama in order to arrive at this mutually agreeable arrangement for the former E.A. Hauss Nursery. We recognize and respect the legacy of this nursery to the State and the history of forestry in the region. We look forward to  continuing this legacy by working with customers throughout the Southeast U.S. and being an integral part of their successful reforestation efforts now and in the future,” Miller added.

The PRT Group currently grows more than 180 million seedlings annually at a network of forest seedling nurseries in the U.S. and Canada.

Comments

2 Responses to “Forest Seedling Nursery To Be Built In Atmore”

  1. Pam on December 1st, 2016 9:08 am

    Will this company bring any jobs to Atmore area?

  2. Laura Cook on November 29th, 2016 12:23 pm

    Please let me know if you will be hiring young men to assist with this effort.

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