52 308 thousand units of planting stock have been cultivated in the nurseries of the Ministry of Forestry of Tatarstan in 2015

Survival, growth and state of future forests depend on quality planting material.

In the republic the Forest Breeding and Seed Center where 12 million containerized softwood seedlings are cultivated annually is on-stream. In the institutions – Forest Establishments – subordinated to the Ministry there are 55 forest nurseries where a wide range of softwood, hardwood and fancy breed is cultivated. In 2015, the sowing in the base forest nurseries on the total area of ​​26.6 hectares was carried out. Following the results of nursery inventory in 2015, the subordinated institutions have grown 52 308 thousand units of planting stock.