PRT South
Expertise for Southern Timber Markets. Precision Genetics to Maximize Value.
PRT South produces a wide range of bareroot and container genetic selections for customers across North America.
We believe in selling the right seedlings for the right environment, not for our bottom line. The right seedlings minimize overall reforestation costs while maximizing initial survival, growth, and long-term success.
Location matters.
Our Genetic Investment Advisors bring decades of experience with Southern pine genetics and seedling production to provide high-performance, genetically improved seedlings designed for rapid growth, resilience, and high timber yield, backed by dependable delivery and expert support.
Connect with your Genetic Investment Advisor – the local expert who understands your land, regional challenges, and the potential of your specific timber goals.
Services
Seed Orchards
High quality seed produces high quality seedlings.
- 10+ seed orchards across the Southeast, scaling production across 1,000+ acres of managed orchards for operational deployment.
Seed Services
Genetically Advanced Stock
- High-value Southern pine and hardwood bareroot and container stock types, ensuring your investment begins with the best possible seeds
Selection, Breeding & Testing
- Optimizing volume growth, stem form, wood quality, and disease resistance
Field Trial Data
- Providing landowners with reliable genetics for reforestation success.
Seed Sales
- Delivering full-spectrum seed services, including professional seed collection, custom processing, and certified laboratory testing for quality and viability.
Cold Storage
- Ensuring the integrity and longevity of your investment with state-of-the-art long-term cold storage solutions for genetically superior tree seed, particularly for loblolly pine and other key Southern species.
Production & Delivery
- Operating modern, state-of-the-art nurseries and provide custom packaging and direct delivery to the landowner.
Research & Development
- Participating in seven research and genetic cooperatives to ensure the latest improvements are accessible to every landowner.
Climate Solutions
We have teamed up with Funga to redefine seedling performance. As Funga’s exclusive tree nursery partner, we integrate region specific fungal inoculations into our best-in class seedlings.
Our partnership provides enhanced yield and productivity, improved survival rates, and unlocks the opportunity to create additional revenue through carbon market engagement derived from accelerating the forest’s natural ability to capture and store carbon. You receive a seedling optimized not just above-ground, but below-ground as well.
