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FORREST KEELING Natives

We specialize in native plants and offer over 250 species of native trees and shrubs and more than 100 species of native perennials and grasses.

Native plants and their positive impact on the environment are the foundation for Forrest Keeling Nursery’s evolution into a champion for conservation, environmental restoration, and agroforestry. With over 75 year of experience, we are the largest producer of native plants in North America.

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The Jillian Oak: A Resilient Hybrid for Midwest Landscapes

In the heart of Missouri’s rolling heartland, where ancient oaks whisper stories of endurance, stands a remarkable hybrid: Quercus x ‘Jillian Anne Young’, known simply as the Jillian Oak. This fast-growing cultivar, a natural cross of swamp white,…

Embracing Silvopasture: A Path to Resilient, Productive Farms

In an era of increasing climate pressures, soil erosion, and volatile markets, innovative land management practices like silvopasture provide farmers with a vital solution. This agroforestry system seamlessly combines trees, forage crops, and livestock on the same land,…

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What is RPM

Our patented 12-step RPM (Root Production Method®) production process stands on the shoulders of more than seven decades of experience and three decades of independent field research and study. RPM production is an all-natural method that yields plants that are superior in every way. From seed selection to air pruning of the tap root, through the proprietary blend of soil media, each step ensures your RPM plants are destined to grow stronger, healthier, and up to two times faster than traditionally produced plants.

The proprietary blend of soil media in our RPM-produced plant helps improve the surrounding soil at the plant’s installation site. This living soil microbiome increases water and nutrient absorption and overall vitality in the future. Healthy soil nurtures the correct balance of native woodies and perennials, supporting a diverse and appropriate hierarchy of microorganisms, insects, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals.

RPM-produced plants enjoys greater than 90% survivability and are the benchmark for worldwide conservation plantings. When you plant them, you join us in restoring Earth’s ecosystems one tree at a time.

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FORREST KEELING
More than a nursery

‘Restoring the earth’s ecosystem one tree at a time’ is more than our mission statement; it’s a reality played out in public parks, wetland restorations, urban and suburban landscapes, and native communities. Along with our customer partners, we work each day to make a real difference for our environment: one tree at a time.