Congratulations on your Printworks purchase with free Blue Spruce seeds.

To get started:

1) Soak the seeds for 24 hours in room
temperature water.

2) Fill a pot with 4 inches of soil.


A pot with drainage holes is recommended

Regular soil can be used, but nutrient enriched potting soil is recommended


3) Plant the seeds in the pot under 1/8”
of loose soil.

4) Place the pot indoors in a lighted area,
but not under direct sunlight.

5) Keep the soil moist. Seeds should not dry out but over watering will
drown your seeds.

6) Seedlings will start to grow in 2 weeks.

7) Once seedlings start to grow you can move them into an area with more light, but not direct sunlight. Using fluorescent lighting is acceptable.

Long Term Care of Seedlings

1) If you have more than one seedling growing in the same pot they must be separated into different pots. This cannot be done until the seedlings are strong enough to be moved and at least 2-3 inches tall.

2) Seedlings will not be ready to be planted outside until they are 10-12 inches high.  Estimated time is 12 months from initial growth stage.

Printworks Reams are renewable, responsible paper products and are part of Paris’ Elementree Program.

Products with the Elementree logo help preserve the natural environment.
They come from certified North American Forests that plant an average of 2 trees for every tree harvested. That adds up to 1.7 Million Trees planted everyday.

Printworks’ Seed on a Ream promotion offers you the opportunity to help the environment by continuing the efforts of the forest products industry by planting more trees.

(Tree seeds available on specially marked Printworks Reams)




Why do we need trees?

  • A single tree can remove 1.47 tons of carbon dioxide from the air and replaces it with 1.08 tons of oxygen.
  • Trees reduce energy costs. Trees keep us cool in the summer by absorbing the radiant energy from the sun and help us stay warm in the winter by filtering the suns radiant energy.
  • Trees reduce pollution by filtering dust and particles in the air.



Did you know:

  • There are 12 million more acres of forest land in the U.S. today than 20 years ago for a total of 751 million acres of forest.
  • Trees used to make Elementree paper products come from local sources within North America which reduces our carbon footprint by controlling transportation costs & emissions.
  • The paper mills where most Elementree products are made use up to 70% renewable energy.
  • Elementree products are certified by the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) and the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC).

More trees means cleaner air, water and soil. And a better North America for all of us. You can print responsibly knowing Elementree paper is good for the environment.


It's so simple it's Elementree!
Go ahead and print.

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