SweTree Technologies

Precision breeding and automated somatic embryogenesis for forest seedlings, backed by the major Swedish forest companies.

Planting & silvicultureUmeå, SwedenFounded 1999

SweTree Technologies develops precision breeding and automated somatic embryogenesis methods for producing fast-growing, disease-resistant forest seedlings. Backed by Stora Enso, Sveaskog, SCA, Södra, and Holmen, the company is building a factory in Umeå targeting 20 million seedlings per year by 2028.

What Boreal Tech Brief reported

  1. #04916 Jun 2026 · News

    SweTree and Prevas automate tree-embryo selection with robot vision

    SweTree Technologies and Prevas have built a system that finds the most viable tree embryos during somatic embryogenesis and picks each one in under three seconds before placing it in culture. It is SweTree's next step from the lab-grown seedling work in #011, now aimed at faster growth and resilience to drought, disease and insects.

  2. #0117 Oct 2025 · News

    SweTree Technologies: AI and Biotech Boost Seedling Production

    SweTree Technologies advances automated SE (Somatic Embryogenesis) production of improved tree seedlings, combining biotechnical innovation and AI for yield, disease resistance and carbon capture. Their scalable factory concept targets 20 million plants per year.