Seedlot Selection Tool (SST)

This map can help forest managers in western North America match seedlots with planting sites based on climatic information. The climates of the planting sites can be chosen to represent current climates, or future climates based on selected climate change scenarios.

Populations of forest trees and other native plants are genetically different from each other, and adapted to different climatic conditions. Therefore, natural resource managers must match the climatic adaptability of their plant materials to the climatic conditions of their planting sites.