Logo of the NC State University Tree Improvement Program, featuring a stylized tree with a DNA helix design.

Breeding better trees for sustainable forestry

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70

Cooperative members

Years of breeding

400+

250+

Publications

Graduate student alumni

A classroom with a male presenter standing in front of a group of diverse adults, some with notebooks, listening attentively. The presenter is smiling, wearing glasses and a light green shirt. Behind him is a large screen displaying graphs and charts. To the left of the presenter is a banner with text and images related to excellence and biomolecular research, and on the right is a standing poster showing people engaged in discussion or activity.
A classroom with a male presenter standing in front of a group of diverse adults, some with notebooks, listening attentively. The presenter is smiling, wearing glasses and a light green shirt. Behind him is a large screen displaying graphs and charts. To the left of the presenter is a banner with text and images related to excellence and biomolecular research, and on the right is a standing poster showing people engaged in discussion or activity.
A female scientist wearing a white lab coat and blue gloves working in a laboratory, using a pipette over test tubes and equipment on a black countertop, with shelves and cabinets in the background.
Close-up of a flowering loblolly pine with pink buds and pine needles foreground, blurred landscape background with trees and sky.
A group of people wearing safety vests and helmets gathered in a forest, discussing research results on a site visit.
A man wearing sunglasses, a gray baseball cap, and a plaid shirt is standing outdoors among small pine seedlings and looking at a clipboard where he is recording measurements. The sky is partly cloudy.
A person wearing a safety helmet and vest measuring the diameter of trees to evaluate annual growth in a forest.
Looking up at tall pine trees with a cloudy sky in the background.