Restoration Plant Materials

If you’re a professional landscaper or reclamation specialist, you know the drill: the project looks great on day one, but if the plants aren’t "restoration-ready," you’re looking at costly replants and a damaged reputation by year two.

We offer a diverse selection of species critical to habitat and ecological restoration in a variety of sizes.

Full Species List

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Rooted in Resilience. Grown for Restoration.

Engineered Root Systems:

We use specialized Ray Leach "Super Cell" and Deepot™ containers to encourage a healthy root to shoot ratio

Genetic Integrity:

Our plants are exclusively grown from native seed sources. Site-specific seed collection and use of custom plant material available.

Built-in Resilience:

We don’t coddle our stock. They are hardened to survive the wind, the cold, and unpredictability of intermountain weather.

Species Highlights

Big Sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata):

A foundational shrub for a vast expanse of the Western US ecosystem, providing shelter and national resources for wildlife.

Choose from the three subspecies based on your area.

Rocky Mountain Juniper (Juniperus scopulorum):

Another key sagebrush-steppe shrub species that provides habitat for wildlife.

Antelope Bitterbrush (Purshia tridentata):

A shrub critical for big game winter range - it is high protein and drought-tolerant.

Rubber Rabbitbrush (Ericameria nauseosa):

A fast-growing, pioneer species for disturbed soils and erosion control.

Wyoming Big Sagebrush 7ci

Wyoming Big Sagebrush 10ci

Rubber Rabbitbrush

Wyoming Big Sagebrush 7ci

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Woody Shrubs

The Backbone of Restoration

Riparian Shrubs

Cottonwoods (Populus)

Keystone species in river and streambank habitats that stabilize riverbanks and water temperatures.

Willows (Salix)

Biodiversity pioneers that reduce soil erosion and provide critical habitat for wildlife.

Other Shrubs

Serviceberry (Amelanchier alnifolia)

Chokecherry (Prunus virginiana)

Red-osier Dogwood (Cornus sericea)

and more...

Wetland Graminoids

Sedges (Carex)

Crucial for rebuilding ecosystems through bank stabilization, biofiltration, and providing habitat and food for wildlife

Rushes (Juncus)

Dense root systems make rushes another crucial wetland species for restoration.

and others...

Riparian & Wetland Species

Stabilizing our Waterways

Carex nebrascensis

Chokecherry 40ci

Nebraska Sedge 10ci

Carex nebrascensis

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Conifers

Full to Midscale Reforestation

Limber Pine starting to germinate

Douglas-fir Plugs

Pinyon Pine in the Greenhouse

Limber Pine starting to germinate

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Species Highlights

Limber Pine (Pinus flexus)

Our tried and true conifer, native throughout the Western US

Ponderosa Pine (Pinus ponderosa)

We grow Ponderosa from seed collected from East and West of the Continental Divide to align with projects with ecotypic specialization

Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii):

A classic conifer used in many applications

Pinyon Pine (Pinus edulis):

Native to the four corners, grown on contract only

Seed Services

Custom seed and cuttings harvest services available

Grass seed

Sowing Gambel's Oak

Seed germination test

Grass seed

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Contact the Great Bear Native Plants Sales Team for more information or a quote for your upcoming restoration project

We know the use of site-specific and ecotypic seed is essential in many restoration applications - we're here to make sure you're getting the product you need for project success.

We are proud to offer:

- Custom seed collection
- Cleaning of customer-provided seed
- Storage of custom seed
- Sourcing and collection of ecotypic riparian cuttings

Bids are reviewed year round. To secure space in our greenhouse, we suggest reaching out to our team six or more months before the project planting date.