About Us

The West Texas Nursery has been producing high-quality, affordable tree and shrub seedlings for over 45 years. Our inventory typically includes pines and other evergreens for West Texas windbreaks as well as hardwoods, like oak and pecan, suitable for wildlife and conservation plantings in parts of the state.

Situated on 53 acres near Lubbock in the South Plains of Texas, our greenhouses can produce 80,000 containerized seedlings each year, while many additional bareroot seedlings can be grown in our outdoor planting fields. Many of the hardwood species grown as bareroot seedlings originate from our Texas Tested, Texas Tough line of improved seed.

The West Texas Nursery also supports conservation and restoration efforts across the state through custom growing contracts. This allows communities, non-profits and restoration project managers to plant native, genetically desirable tree and shrub seedlings with source-specific plant materials well adapted to survive the various environments found in Texas.

The West Texas Nursery is owned and operated by the Texas A&M Forest Service, the premier state forestry agency in the nation. Since its creation in 1915, the agency has been working to conserve and protect trees, natural resources and lands of the Lone Star State through technical assistance to landowners and by responding to a range of all-hazard incidents.

 

From our Customers:

“When the wind is blowing real hard or it snows, from the highway you can see how the windbreak protects the farm. I’ve been very, very pleased with the assistance and trees I’ve gotten from the Texas A&M Forest Service.” - Bob Hirsch, former ag teacher

“I feel like being responsible for the land is something I am passing along to my kids just like my dad did for me. He planted a windbreak when I was young and still enjoys it today. I planted mine to mark my property boundary and for aesthetic reasons.” - Roy Hendley, rural property owner