2010 was characterized by a large number of forest fires. To restore burnt forests, it became necessary to grow a large amount of high-quality planting stock in a short time. To this end, on July 28, 2010, the head of the Federal Forestry Agency of the Russian Federation Alexei Ivanovich Savinov and the President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Nurgalievich Minnikhanov laid the foundation stone of the Forest Selection and Seed Center (hereinafter referred to as the "LSSC") in Leskhoz village of the Sabinsky district of the Republic of Tatarstan.

On January 19, 2012, the solemn opening of the Forest Selection and Seed Center of the Republic of Tatarstan took place. The opening ceremony was attended by the head of the Federal Forestry Agency Viktor Maslyakov, the President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov, the member of the Council of Federation of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation Ralif Safin, the Minister of Forestry of the Republic of Tatarstan Nail Magdeev, the sales manager of the company BSS AV Andreas Berner (Sweden).