ATP's nursery network is designed as a complete production system supporting large-scale restoration. Each nursery plays a specific role in growing trees for forests, community landscapes, and sustainable agricultural use — ensuring all planting material is locally sourced, climate-adapted, and grown under consistent quality standards.
Fig. 02Established in 1996, Karin is ATP's first nursery and one of its environmental education centers. It produces 64 species of broadleaf, evergreen, and ornamental trees and shrubs, with over 200,000 plants in active production. With Khachpar, Karin co-leads production for ATP's flagship urban greening site, Matenadaran.
Fig. 03Khachpar supports ATP's Community Tree Planting program with 54 species of trees and shrubs and over 100,000 plants growing on site. It supplies diverse planting material for community greening — and, with Karin, grows the trees destined for the Matenadaran site.
Fig. 04Margahovit is ATP's — and Armenia's — largest forestry production site, growing 2.5–3 million seedlings at any time, plus 40,000 in the Bilezikian greenhouse. In 2025 the Mirak nursery alone supplied 774,994 seedlings for national afforestation. Its legacy of family commitment now spans four generations.
Fig. 05The Betty Nursery in Chiva specializes in fruit and nut trees for community planting and rural distribution — 24 heritage varieties including Armenia's endemic apricot, plus apples, pears, cherries, walnuts, almonds, and pomegranates. It honors the legacy of Elizabeth “Betty” Bedrosian Howell.
Fig. 06ATP works with more than 130 Backyard Nursery growers who cultivate seedlings in their own homes and communities. This decentralized model expands national production, preserves local genetic diversity, engages rural households directly in restoration, and improves rural livelihoods.
Grown locally from Armenian seed
Adapted to regional climate
Cultivated for long-term survival
Integrated into a national restoration system
Your gift to the Forestry Fund plants trees and invests in the future of our homeland.
