Tree Planting
Thousands of trees are planted each year with focus on walnut, red oak and white oak. Other species such as hickory, elm and hackberry regenerate more easily in our forest and don’t need to be planted.
The residents of the Amana Colonies also contribute to our forest by collecting walnut seeds that we plant in a small nursery, mature for 3 years and replant into the forest. Acorns are also collected and grown in our nursery.