Seed_Specifications_Final.pdf

Seed Specifications for Crop Year 2026-2027

Purchasing Agency: State of Tennessee/Tennessee Department of Agriculture/Tennessee Division of Forestry/East Tennessee Nursery (ETN)

Contract Period: FY 2026-2027 Season Job Location: 9063 Highway 411 South, Delano, Tennessee 37325

General Information

The purpose of this document is to contract with a vendor to supply seed to the East Tennessee Nursery (ETN) in Delano, TN.

Seed will be accepted if it is:

• Collected from June 2025 to February 15, 2026.

• Clean as per standards described in the United States Department of Agriculture-

Agricultural Handbook 727 – the Woody Plant Seed Manual.

• Free of most debris that is larger than the seed itself which includes dirt, leaves, sticks, woody debris, and other material that is not necessary for planting.

• Size should meet standard industry norms as described in the United States Department of Agriculture – Agricultural Handbook 727 – the Woody Plant Seed Manual.

• Packaged in sealed containers that are each labeled with the species and net weight of seed they contain. Container weight shall not exceed 100 pounds.

• Stored in a cooler after collection and prior to shipping where temperature remains between 36˚ and 45˚ degrees Fahrenheit.

• For transportation and delivery, needs to be in a closed vehicle or fully covered by a tarp to protect from the weather.

• Pallets preferred. If on pallets, delivery will be accepted Monday through Friday. If not on pallets, delivery will only be allowed on Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday.

• See Attachment C for acceptable Seed Collection areas.

Seed will not be accepted if:

• Seed size does not meet standard industry norms as described in the United States

Department of Agriculture – Agricultural Handbook 727 – the Woody Plant Seed Manual.

• Seed is found to be overly dry as visually indicated by shriveled seed or rattling noise when seed is shaken.

• Seed is found to be overly wet as visually indicated by standing water or mold and surface moisture shall not be present upon delivery.

• Seed shows evidence of being damaged, decayed, moldy, or otherwise appears to have poor viability.

Seed shall be delivered immediately after harvesting and processing with those listed on:

• Attachment A to be received by December 15, 2025.

• Attachment B to be received by February 15, 2026.

Seed shall be delivered to: East Tennessee Nursery 9063 Highway 411 South Delano, Tennessee 37325

Prices shall be FOB destination.

Attachment A

Item # Species Seed lbs.

Requested

1000173362 Chinkapin, Allegheny (Castanea pumila) 150 1000113125 Baldcypress (Taxodium distichum) 17 1000129779 Chokeberry, Black (Aronia melanocarpa) 3 1000113048 Crab Apple, Sargent – Malus sargentii) 30 1000173363 Dogwood, Flowering – Cornus florida) 45 1000146803 Dogwood, Silky – Cornus amomum) 13 1000140320 Hazelnut (Corylus americana) 140

1000173367 Hickory, Bitternut (Carya cordiformis) aka Red Hickory (Carya glabra) 75

1000173365 Hickory, Mockernut (Carya tomentosa) 1500 1000113022 Hickory, Shagbark (Carya ovata) 2500 1000113031 Hickory, Shellbark (Carya laciniosa) 5000

1000140318 Hickory, Water aka Pecan, Bitter (Carya aquatica) 480

1000140316 Mulberry, Red (Morus rubra) 3 1000140317 Oak, Bur (Quercus macrocarpa) 2250 1000113124 Oak, Cherrybark (Quercus pagoda) 500 1000173368 Oak, Chestnut (Quercus montana/prinus) 1000 1000113041 Oak, Chinkapin (Quercus muehlenbergii) 550 1000113036 Oak, Northern Red (Quercus rubra) 800 1000113028 Oak, Nuttall (Quercus nuttallii) 1200 1000113018 Oak, Overcup (Quercus lyrate) 3300 1000113123 Oak, Pin (Quercus palustris) 500 1000113029 Oak, Shumard (Quercus shumardii) 600 1000113039 Oak, Swamp Chestnut (Quercus michauxii) 4000 1000113021 Oak, Swamp White (Quercus bicolor) 2000 1000113122 Oak, Water (Quercus nigra) 400 1000113030 Oak, White (Quercus alba) 4000 1000113033 Oak, Willow (Quercus phellos) 250 1000129775 Pawpaw (Asimina triloba) 300 1000113040 Pecan, Native Sweet (Carya illinoensis 1000 1000208167 Huckleberry, Red (Vaccinium parvifolium 0.5

Attachment A

Requested

1000208168 Sourwood (Oxydendron arboretum) 3 1000113035 Tupelo, Water (Nyssa aquatica) 27

1000113025 Plum, American (Prunus americana) 250 total Plum with all one (preferred Mexican) species or mixed between the four

1000129777 Plum, Chickasaw (Prunus angustifolia)

*1000208175 *Preferred

*Plum, Mexican (Prunus mexicana) *Preferred species due higher germination rate.

1000186754 Plum, Wild (Prunus americana or angustiforlia or mix)

1000200285 Walnut, Black (Juglans nigra) 5000

Attachment B

Requested

1000140319 Beautyberry (Callicarpa americana) 3 1000129778 Elderberry (Sambucus canadensis) 13 1000208169 Fringetree (Chionanthus virginicus) 40 1000113016 Indigobush (Amorpha fruticose) 6 1000113015 Ninebark (Physocarpus opulifolius) 5 1000113034 Persimmon (Diospyros virginia) 200 1000113043 Pine, Shortleaf (Pinus echinata) 20 1000195583 Pine, Virginia (Pinus virginiana) 4 1000195582 Pine, White Elite (Pinus strobus) 30 1000140321 Redbud (Cercis canadensis) 67 1000208170 Alder, Smooth (Alnus serrulate) 10 1000113023 Sweetgum (Liquidambar stryaciflua) 7 1000113013 Sycamore (Platanus occidentalis) 6 1000140324 Sumac, Smooth (Rhus glabra) 8 total Sumac with all one species or mixed between the two 1000140325 Sumac, Staghorn (Rhus typhina)

Rachel Greene Doesn’t “fringetree” as a common name refer to more than one species?

Attachment C

Seed Collection Areas

ALABAMA

Counties

VIRGINIA

Counties

NORTH

CAROLINA

Counties

ILLINOIS

Counties

WEST

VIRGINIA

Counties

TENNESSEE

AND

KENTUCKY

Blount Bland Alleghany Alexander McDowell All Counties Calhoun Bristol Ashe Massac Cherokee Buchanan Avery Pope Cleburne Carroll Buncombe Pulaski Colbert Dickenson Burke Cullman Floyd Burke Dekalb Galax Caldwell Etowah Giles Cherokee Fayette Grayson Clay Franklin Lee Henderson Jackson Montgomery Jackson Jefferson Norton Macon Lamar Patrick Madison Lauderdale Pulaski Maywood Lawrence Radford McDowell Limestone Russell Mitchell Madison Scott Watauga Marion Smyth Wilkes Marshall Tazewell Yancey Marshall Washington Morgan Wise St Clair Wythe Walker Winston

Seed Collection Counties Continued:

MISSOURI Counties GEORGIA

MISSISSIPPI

Counties

Bollinger St Louis Banks Haralson Alcorn Tallahatchie

Butler Ste.

Genevieve Barrow Hart Attala Tate

Callaway Stoddard Butts Heard Benton Tippah Cape Girardeau Texas Carroll Jackson Bolivar Tishomingo Carter Warren Catoosa Jasper Calhoun Tunica City of St Louis Washington Chattooga Lumpkin Carroll Union Crawford Wayne Cherokee Madison Chickasaw Washington Dent Clarke McDuffie Choctaw Webster Dunklin Clayton Morgan Clay Winston Franklin Cobb Murray Coahoma Yalobusha Gasconade Columbia Newton DeSoto Howell Coweta Oconee Grenada Iron Dade Oglethorpe Holmes Jefferson Dekalb Paulding Humphreys Madison Douglas Pickens Itawamba Maries Dawson Polk Lafayette Mississippi Ebert Putnam Lee Montgomery Fannin Rabun Leflore New Madrid Fayette Richmond Lowndes Oregon Floyd Rockdale Lowndes Osage Forsyth Spalding Marshall Pemiscot Franklin Stephens Monroe Perry Fulton Taliaferro Montgomery Perry Gilmer Towns Noxubee Phelps Glascock Union Oktibbeha Reynolds Gordon Walker Panola Ripley Greene Walton Panola Scott Gwinnett Warren Pontotoc Shannon Habersham White Prentiss St Charles Hall Whitfield Quitman St Francois Hancock Wilkes Sunflower

Seed Collection Counties Continued:

ARKANSAS

Arkansas Jefferson St Francis Baxter Johnson Stone Benton Lawrence Van Buren Boone Lee Washington Bradley Lincoln White Calhoun Little River Woodruff Carroll Logan Yell Clarke Lonoke Clay Madison Cleburne Marion Cleveland Mississippi Conway Monroe Craighead Montgomery Crawford Nevada Crittenden Newton Cross Ouachita Dallas Phillips Desha Pike Drew Poinsett Faulkner Polk Franklin Pope Fulton Prairie Garland Perry Grant Pulaski Greene Randolph Hempstead Sabastian Hot Spring Saline Howard Scott Independence Searcy Izard Sevier Jackson Sharp