Trees and Services

Tree Planning

Foster County Soil Conservation District staff can help plan tree plantings, with or without a financial assistance program. We can offer recommendations on tree species suited to your soils, location, and purpose, and help determine number and spacing of rows and trees. We can plant the trees and install practices like weed barrier and grass seeding to aid in their survival.

Planning a planting should begin at least one year ahead of time to allow time for applications and to get on the SCD's planting schedule. Site preparation should begin the fall before planting. SCD staff will also assist with program applications. The Tree Order Form PDF can be mailed in for hand plant orders.

Machine Tree Planting

$40 per hundred linear feet
$350 minimum fee.
Cost includes conservation grade trees. $2 per mile office-to-site fee if site is not properly prepared to plant as scheduled
Contact the office for more information and assistance with tree planting plans.

SCD also offers a tree monitoring service to count trees that need to be replaced, done at no charge the first fall after SCD machine tree planting. In following years, fee is $75 per hour, 1 hour minimum.

Weed Barrier Fabric Application

$60 per hundred linear feet (hlf) on properly tilled and worked sites
$100 per hlf on sod sites (must be sprayed and mowed)
$350 minimum.
Cost of fabric included.

Tree Row Grass Seeding

$100 per acre, seed not included. $150 minimum. SCD can provide a recommended grass seed mix/rate for tree rows for additional cost. SCD can also do small area plantings.

Also available as a rental. Click to go to Rental Equipment page

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Handplant Trees and Planting

Prices vary, but most conservation grade trees are available for $3 per tree or $60 per bundle of 25 of same species.
See PDF link above for a copy of our tree order form. Websites for tree descriptions are listed on the form and available on the Tree Information page.
As time allows, District staff also do custom handplant tree replacement. For $3 per tree for 50 or more trees, we'll come out and replace trees in your shelterbelt that didn't survive. Cost of trees not included in this charge.

No-Till Planting

Planting with no-till drill, driver and tractor included, offered within 40 miles of Carrington.
In Foster County: $25 per acre, $400 minimum fee
Outside of Foster County: $35 per acre, $500 minimum fee
Seed must be supplied either in grain tender or in maximum of 50 pound bags.

Also available as a rental. Click to go to Rental Equipment page.

Mowing

Six-foot wide rotary mower for between-row weed control in tree plantings, can also do other areas.
$75 per hour, 1 hour minimum. For sites outside of Foster County, a mileage fee of $2.50 per mile of travel will be added.

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Hand Weeding

Once the tree planting is done, our summer crew may be available to pull weeds around the trees in the weed barrier fabric.
$25 per hour per person working

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Tree Watering Systems and Installation

SCD will custom plan a watering system with a nozzle for each tree, and will order the supplies for your tree site. Staff will also install for $1 per dripper installed, $100 minimum, cost of supplies not included.

Weed Barrier Removal

Weed barrier removal service, including driver and one assistant, for $500 per day, 1 day minimum.

Also available as a rental. Click to go to Rental Equipment page.

He who plants a tree plants a hope. -- Lucy Larcom

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