The Missouri Department of Conservation’s George O. White State Forest Nursery in Licking has announced that it will be buying seeds from the public for a variety of tree and shrub species that can be found in south-central Missouri.
These seeds can range in price from as low as 75 cents per pound, all the way up to $8 per pound.
The George O. White State Forest Nursery is at 14031 Shafer Road at Licking.
Seeds currently being accepted are below (prices are by the pound of fruit):
Elderberry: $4.25
Fruit must be ripe, purple to black in color, and fruit only; no clusters.
Wild plum: $1.95
Plum must be ripe – yellow, red or orange. No partially green fruit will be accepted.
Starting Aug. 14
Witchhazel: $4.50
Seed inside must be black in color.
Starting Aug. 28
Hazelnut: $4.75
Seed must be mature, light brown and easily pulled from husk; no green or partially green husks will be accepted. Please be patient and allow the seed to mature on the plant.
Spicebush: $4.25
Starting Sept. 11
Gray Dogwood: $5
Roughleaf Dogwood: $4.75
Mixed Hickory: $.75
Shellbark Hickory: $.90
Seed must be mature, light brown and easily pulled from the husk.
Persimmon: $.75
Fruit must be ripe, which means it must be yellow, red or orange. No partially green fruit will be accepted.
Redbud: $4 per pound in pods
Pods must be brown with an average of three seeds per pod that are light-brown and filled, not black. Green seeds will not be accepted.
Flowering Dogwood: $5
Seed collection will begin Sept. 11
Paw Paw: $1.50
Fruit must be ripe, which means it will be soft. Seed will not be accepted if fruit is too firm.
Starting Sept. 25
White Oak: $.95
Chinkapin Oak: $2.50
Post Oak: $1.50
Butternut: $3
Ohio Buckeye (without hulls): $.95
Red Buckeye (without hulls): $.95
Eastern Wahoo: $6.50
Starting Oct. 2
Shumard Oak: $.95
Cherrybark Oak: $1.85
Willow Oak: $1.85
Northern Red Oak: $.95
Swamp White Oak: $1.50
Overcup Oak: $1.50
Starting Oct. 23
Deciduous Holly: $4.50
Starting Nov. 27
Kentucky Coffee Tree: $8
Clean seed only, no pods.
Due to limited need, please call before collecting:
Baldcypress: $6.25
Seed collection will begin Oct. 23; seed must be collected from trees next to water.
Be prepared for a very rough ride on Schafer Road. Gov. Parsons refused to allocate funds to repair & maintain the only access to the Missouri State Forest Nursery.