YELM TREE NURSERY & GREENHOUSE

The City of Yelm’s Tree Nursery and Greenhouse is a 4500 square foot area, located on the southwest corner of the Public Works Facility site. The construction of the nursery was a one-year special project, funded by a grant from the Department of Natural Resources under the Urban & Community Forestry Program, and contributions from the City of Yelm in 1999-2000. Horticulture and agriculture students from Yelm High School worked with City staff and other community members to install a watering system and then set young trees in the nursery to gain size and strength before being set out in plantings. Since that time, the nursery has been the home of many of the trees used in our Neighborhood Tree Grant Program, as well as many trees planted in our City parks and public rights-of-way.