JackPot is a larger and more vibrant seedling from the very start. We offer it as spruce, pine and Pinus contorta.
Our tree nurseries
At NorrPlant, our tree seedling operation, we lay the foundation for the next generation forest. Every year, over 100 million seedlings see the light of day on our own tree nurseries. Plants that grow into trees, bind carbon dioxide and form the forests of the future. Every fourth seedling planted i Sweden comes from SCA.
SCA's plant operations NorrPlant consists of Bogrundet and Wifstamon's tree nurseries, located in Timrå municipality. Quality and knowledge are guiding stars in our work to give the future forest the best possible start and high growth.
The best seed material
To produce improved seedlings with good quality and high growth, we use the best possible seed material that is adapted to different regional growing conditions. SCA has both its own and co-owned seed cultivation sites in various locations in northern and southern Sweden for spruce, pine and contorta pine.
Improved seedlings grow well, up to 25 percent better than seedlings that have self-rejuvenated. This results in forests that grow better throughout the entire cycle time. Improved seedlings also have higher wood quality and better resistance to various diseases.
In addition, the seedlings are better equipped to deal with climate change. The climate is changing so quickly that the trees do not have time to adapt naturally, but we help them along the way through the selection we make. This is crucial for them to be ready for the climate that will prevail in a few decades.
100 million seedlings - every year
Every year we grow and deliver over 100 million forest seedlings with documented good plant vigor. We offer plants of spruce, pine and Pinus contorta, and a smallamount o larch.Our facility covers just over 50,000 hectares, an area equivalent to 100,000 football pitches.
Photo: Michael Engman.
About half of all the plants we grow are used for regrowth in SCA's own forests, the other half we sell to external customers. In all of Sweden, around 400 million plants are planted annually, so the fact is that about every fourth plant planted in Sweden comes from SCA tree nurseries!
From seed and seedling to planting
We have full control over the entire flow from seed to planted plant thanks to many years of experience and good knowledge of how the plants should be grown and cared for. You can follow our work in getting seeds to seedling via the link below.
A green start
Our plants get a green start thanks to completely fossil-free heating in both of our tree nurseries. The heating system in Bogrundet is powered by pellets from SCA’s pellet factory, and we heat Wifstamon by using waste heat from SCA’s pulp mill in Östrand.
Our plants
JackPot
PowerPot
PowerPot is a somewhat smaller seedling, but one that allows more economic and effective planting. We offer it as spruce, pine and Pinus contorta.
SuperPot
SuperPot is our largest seedling. We offer it as spruce and pine.
From seed to plant
Follow the path of the seed from cone to seedling - from the seed plantation and nursery to planting.
Bogrundet
Bogrundet's nursery is the world's largest forest nursery and has the capacity to grow approx. 85 million saplings per year of pine, spruce and pine.
At Bogrundet there are:
- 14 thermal greenhouses of 100 x 25 meters each
- 110 open air sites, a total of 15 hectares
- Laboratory, sowing hall and cold storage
- Freezers for frozen plants
- Plant for Hylosafe
Wifstamon
Wifstamon's nursery has the capacity to grow approx. 15 million seedlings/year of pine, spruce and box pine.
At Wifstamon there are:
- 2 heating greenhouses of 100 x 25 meters each
- 2 on 100 x12 m 25 open air sites, a total of 4 hectares
- Sowing hall and cold storage
Research and Development
World-class research and development
Quality is our guiding light when it comes to seedlings. We don't just follow the development of seedlings - we want to lead it!
Hylosafe
Hylosafe® is SCA's own environmentally friendly plant protection that effectively stops weevils. It works as well as chemical protection.
Seed extraction
Since winter 2024 SCA can process cones to obtain seeds from its own pine seed cultivations sites. SCA’s Wifstamon nursery has built an in-house developed kiln and seed separator.
It’s all about the roots
Our plants have an optimal root system that are highly reminiscent of the roots created when nature itself gets to decide. We use a combination of different methods, such as root-training ridges, airslits and copper paint, to ensure the optimal development of the roots.
By painting the inside of all pots with copper-based paint, the seedlings’ roots cease to grow when they come into contact with the side of the pot. Because the roots are thus not forced to bend when they reach the side of the pot, they do not become deformed.
When the seedlings are then removed from the pots to be planted in the ground, the roots once again start to grow, but this time straight out, like the roots of naturally regenerating seedlings. This results in a straight tree with good stability and high growth.