The public will have the opportunity to buy a variety of high-quality tree seedlings native to the Northwest when Weyerhaeuser Company (NYSE: WY) holds its 23rd annual Seedling Sales Program this month and next.

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The sales are scheduled for 8 a.m. to noon Feb. 21 and March 19. They will be held at Weyerhaeuser's Rochester Regeneration Center on Highway 12, about two miles west of I-5 near the Aberdeen Tenino Exit 88.

Available species will depend on weather and soil conditions. The seedlings most likely will include Austrian pine, Balsam fir, Canann fir, Colorado blue spruce, Corkbark fir, Douglas fir, Flowering Dogwood, Fraser fir, Giant sequoia, Grand fir, Korean fir, Nikko fir, Noble fir, Norway spruce, Ponderosa pine, Sitka spruce, Western hemlock, Western red cedar and White fir.

Trees may be purchased individually or by the bag or box. Individual trees, regardless of species, cost 75 cents each. Prices for a full bag or box range from 25 to 55 cents per seedling, depending on stock type and quantity. Payment is by cash or checks only. All sales are on a first-come, first served basis. No advance orders will be accepted. Quantities on some stock may be limited.

For a detailed brochure or more information about the Seedling Sales Program, call 800-732-4769.

Weyerhaeuser Company, one of the world's largest integrated forest products companies, was incorporated in 1900. In 2004, sales were $22.7 billion. It has offices or operations in 19 countries, with customers worldwide. Weyerhaeuser is principally engaged in the growing and harvesting of timber; the manufacture, distribution and sale of forest products; and real estate construction, development and related activities. Additional information about Weyerhaeuser's businesses, products and practices is available at http://www.weyerhaeuser.com/ .

For more information contact:

Frank Mendizabal 253-924-3357

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SOURCE: Weyerhaeuser Company

CONTACT: Frank Mendizabal of Weyerhaeuser Company, +1-253-924-3357

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