OSCEOLA-LAKE CONSERVATION DISTRICT

SPRING SEEDLING SALE CATALOG

2010 Seedling Catalog

After you check out the available species you can print our Order Form and call, fax, or mail your order.

SPECIAL EVENT! We will be giving away two - $250 gift cards from Jay's Sporting Goods. Jay's is Michigan's original outdoor superstore, with stores in Clare and Gaylord. For every Conifer- Combo Packet you order during our Spring 2010 seedling sale, your name will be entered into a drawing to win one (or both) of these gift cards. The drawing will be held shortly following seedling pick up. You do not need to be present to win. The gift card will simply be mailed to you. Order your Conifer-Combo Packet today!

1. Complete the "2010 Seedling Order Form". Full payment is required for orders under $50 or a minimum $50 for all other orders. Balance is due at time of pick up. Orders may be placed by phone, fax or mail. Visa and MasterCard are accepted.

2. Mail the order form with payment to: Osceola-Lake Conservation District, 138 W. Upton Ave, Suite 2, Reed City, MI 49677.

3. Spring ordering deadline is Thursday, April 1, 2010, 4:00 p.m. Orders received after this date will be filled only on the availability of products.

4. Quantities are limited and orders will be filled on a first-come first-serve basis.

5. We do not guarantee survival. Our liability ceases when seedlings are delivered to buyer or custom planter.

6. It is unlawful for these trees and shrubs to be resold with the roots attached (Act 189 of P.A. 1931).

7. Pickup location will be at the Paris Park Fish Hatchery. Orders are not shipped.

Tentative pick up dates: April 16 & 17, 2010. You will be notified by post card regarding the exact dates and times for pickup.

8. If you are unable to pickup your order on the scheduled dates you must make other arrangements. We will not be responsible for lost or stolen trees that are not picked up on the scheduled pickup dates.

9. Please let us know if a tree planter will be picking up your order. The order must be paid in full prior to pickup.

10. The district reserves the right to cancel orders and refund payments due to reasons beyond our control.

11. No refunds on spring orders cancelled after March 24, 2010.

12. (S) Indicates availability in the spring and (F) indicates availability in the fall.

CONIFERS

Name

(scientific)

Height

S/F

Sun/ Shade

Soil Type

Description

Quantity

Seedling
Height

Uses

Price

Red Pine

(Pinus resinosa)

40-80'

S/F

Full Sun to Light Shade

Sandy

Native Tree. Also called Norway pine. Needles dark green in color, two to a bundle and 4-6" long. Medium to fast growing.

100

250

500

1000

6-12”

Uses: Windbreaks, timber production and wildlife.

$17

$23

$33

$50

$89

$160

White Pine

(Pinus strobes)

70-100'

S/F

Full Sun to Partial Shade

Range of soils

Michigan's State Tree. Soft flexible bluish green needles, five in a bundle with a 4-8" cone slightly curved. Shade tolerant. Fast growing.

100

250

500

1000

6-12”

Uses: Windbreaks, timber production, erosion control, and wildlife cover.

$17

$23

$33

$50

$89

$160

Jack Pine

(Pinus banksiana)

20-50'

S/F

Full sun

Very sandy

Very fast growing. Often grows where no other trees will. Needles are stout, flat 1-1 1/2" long, dark green in bundles of two.

100

250

500

N/A

12-18”

Uses: Wildlife cover, windbreaks, and timber production.

$16

$22

$32

$49

$88

White Spruce

(Picea glauca)

40-60'

S/F

Full sun

Sandy to moist

Native tree. Slower growing. Retains lower branches. Frequently used for Christmas trees and pulpwood.

100

250

500

1000

6-12”

Uses: Christmas trees, ornamental, windbreaks, and wildlife.

$17

$23

$33

$50

$89

$160

Norway Spruce

(Picea abies)

50-70'

S/F

Moderate shade tolerance

Rich moist

Fast growing spruce. Mature trees have drooping branches.

100

250

500

1000

6-12”

Uses: Windbreaks, wildlife, timber production, and ornamental.

$17

$23

$33

$50

$89

$160

Blue Spruce

(Picea pungens)

40-60'

S/F

Full sun

Sandy to moist

The most tolerant spruce for dry sites. Slow-growing, long-lived non-native tree. Cone shaped with beautiful silver-blue needles.

100

250

500

1000

6-12”

Uses: Ornamental, wildlife and Christmas Trees.

$17

$23

$33

$50

$89

$160

Eastern Red Cedar

(Junipus virginiana)

40-50'

Prefers full sun

Tolerates drought and poor soils

Native evergreen. Waxy, blue berries ripen in autumn and are favored by many birds. Not generally browsed by deer.

N/A

6-12”

Uses: Wildlife food and cover.

$25

Tamarack

(Larix laricina)

40-70'

Full sun

Moist soils

Member of the pine family. Usually found in wetlands, but is rapid grower on upland sites. Turns golden yellow in fall before shedding needles.

N/A

12-18”

Uses: Wildlife cover and timber production.

$25

Black Spruce

(Picea

mariana)

35-50’

S/F

Moderately

shade tolerant

Rich moist soils

Very slow growing. Characteristic of cold, highly acid, sphagnum bogs, poorly drained and undrained swamps.

N/A

5-10”

Uses: Wildlife cover.

$16

$24

Balsam Fir

(Abies balsamea)

45-75’

Very hardy and shade tolerant

Prefers moist, acidic soils.

Provides good wildlife cover.

N/A

12-18”

Uses: Wildlife cover.

$28

Common Juniper

(Juniperus communis)

5-10’

Full Sun

Thrives in poor, dry soils.

Its berries and winter cover value are sought by wildlife.

N/A

12-18”

Uses: Wildlife food and cover.

$26

DECIDUOUS

Name (scientific)

Height

S/F

Sun/
Shade

Soil Type

Description

Quantity

Seedling Height

Uses

Price

Red Oak (Quercus rubra)

50-70'

Open to partial shade

Sandy to Moist

Fastest growing of our native hardwoods. The wood is reddish brown. Sharply toothed 7-11 lobed leaves, turning red in autumn.

N/A

12-18”

Uses: Timber production and wildlife.

$30

White Oak (Quercus alba)

50-70'

Open to partial shade

Sandy to Moist

Large majestic native tree with wide spreading branches, and leaves of blue-green turning to many colors in fall. Slow to medium growth rate. Provides sweet acorns that are loved by wildlife.

N/A

8-14”

Uses: Timber production and wildlife.

$32

Sugar Maple

(Acer saccharum)

50-70'

Shade tolerant

Most soil types

This beautiful large shade tree has dark green foliage turning yellow to orange to fiery red in fall. The sap is used to make maple syrup. Slow to medium growing.

N/A

12-18”

Uses: Shade tree, lumber, and wildlife

$28

Red Maple

(Acer rubrum)

40-60'

Full sun

Most soil types

This native tree is medium to fast growing. It has small red flowers in early spring and brilliant red fall color. Very drought tolerant.

N/A

12-18”

Uses: Shade tree, wildlife and ornamental.

$26

Black Walnut (Juglans nigra)

50-75'

Full sun

Moist soils

Queen of American cabinet woods. An important food source for wildlife. Fruit matures in Autumn with nutmeat sweet and edible. Growth is moderate to slow.

N/A

12-24”

Uses: Very valuable timber and wildlife tree.

$30

Hybrid Poplar

(Populus canadensis)

30-40'

Full sun

Most soil types

Extremely hardy, vigorous tree with rapid growth, that has silvery green leaves. Weed control is very important the first 2-3 years.

N/A

1-2’

Uses: Windbreaks, firewood, pulpwood, and wildlife.

$25

American mountain-ash

(Sorbus americana)

10-30’

Moderately shade tolerant

Tolerates highly acid, purely organic soil.

One of the most beautiful flowering trees of the northern forest.

N/A

12-24”

Uses: Recommended for wildlife plantings.

$30

WILDLIFE SHRUBS

Name
(scientific)

Height

S/F

Sun/
Shade

Soil Type

Description

Quantity

Seedling Height

Uses

Price

Gray Dogwood

Cornus racemosa

6-8'

S/F

Sun to shade

Wet to well drained

Multi-stemmed shrub with grayish-green foliage becoming reddish in autumn. Flowers in May-June producing red berries July through September.

100

250

500

N/A

12-18”

Uses: Readily used by wildlife.

$28

$38

$50

$80

$140

Silky Dogwood

Cornus amomum

6-10'

S/F

Sun to shade

Moist to well drained

Dense, multi-stemmed shrub. Blue colored berries in September. Grows on sandy loam and clay upland and wetlands.

100

250

500

N/A

6-12”

Uses: Readily used by wildlife.

$28

$38

$50

$70

$100

Red-Osier Dogwood

Cornus stolonifera

5-8'

S/F

Full sun to shade

Moist to well drained

This multi-stemmed, spreading shrub has dark green foliage turning purple in the fall. Small white flowers in June produce white berries in fall.

100

250

500

1000

6-12”

Uses: Readily used by wildlife.

$28

$38

$50

$70

$100

$170

Flowering Dogwood

(Cornus florida)

20-40’

Full sun to partial shade

Moist, well-drained soils

An attractive flowering tree (not a shrub). The glossy, scarlet fruits that ripen in autumn are favored by songbirds, squirrels, deer and turkeys.

N/A

12-18”

Uses: Wildlife food

$22

$38

Serviceberry

(Amelanchier canadensis)

20-25'

S/F

Full sun to moderate shade

Well drained soils

Masses of white flowers in very early spring. Excellent yellow-orange to red-purple fall color. Edible blue-black fruit that ripens in mid summer and is eaten by birds.

N/A

12-18”

Uses: Wildlife food

$28

$55

American Hazelnut

(Corylus Americana)

6-8’

Full sun

Moist to dry soils

The nut it produces is a very good source of food for wildlife.

N/A

12-18”

Uses: Wildlife.

$26

American Bittersweet

(Celastrus scandens)

6-8'

S/F

Sun or shade

Most soil types

Extremely fast growing climbing shrub. Widely planted as an ornamental vine because of its yellowish green leaves and orange scarlet fruits.

N/A

12-18”

Uses: Ornamental

$20

$36

Arrowwood

(Viburnum dentatus)

8-10’

Tolerates some shade

Well

drained soils

An upright growing shrub with fruit in late summer. Often found growing along woodland borders and road sides.

N/A

12-18”

Uses: Wildlife

$25

Black Chokeberry

(Aronia Melanocarpa)

6-10'

S/F

Sun or shade

Moist

This extremely adaptable shrub is a plant for almost all season. It is pollution, drought, insect and disease tolerant. Ideal for planting along roadsides, highways, and parking lots.

N/A

12-18”

Uses: Roadside planting

$28

Ninebark

(Physocarpus opulifolius)

S/F

Full Sun to Partial Shade

Moist soils

A native wetland edge species. Clusters of pinkish, to off-white flowers give way to a cluster of small nutlets containing seed heads by early autumn. The seeds are highly sought by songbirds and grouse.

N/A

12-24”

Uses: Planted along stream banks, the drooping branches provide high quality aquatic cover. Recommended for borders and screens.

$18

Highbush Cranberry

(Viburnum trilobum)

10'

S/F

Moderately shade tolerant

Moist soils

Locally frequent throughout the state along streams. Produces handsome clusters of white flowers and scarlet fruits, which birds eat in late winter. Berries can be picked to make homemade jellies.

N/A

12-18”

Uses: Excellent wildlife plant.

$24

$34

Nannyberry

(Viburnum lentago)

15-20'

S/F

Sun or shade

Most soil types

This shrub has white flower clusters in June followed by bluish-black berries ripening in fall. The fruit will hang on the twigs through winter providing food for songbirds, game birds and other wildlife.

N/A

12-18”

Uses: Recommended for wildlife plantings.

$25

Winterberry / Michigan Holly

(Viburnum lentago)

6-12'

S/F

Moderately shade tolerant

Tolerant of high water tables

Produces showy red fruits.

N/A

12-18”

Uses: Recommended for wildlife plantings.

$28

Common Elderberry (Sambucus

canadensis)

8-12’

S/F

Full to partial sun

Moist soils

A stout, strong-growing shrub with white flowers (July), followed by purple-black fruit.

N/A

12-24”

Uses: Readily used by wildlife.

$20

$36

American Plum

(Prunus

Americana)

10-15’

S/F

Full sun

Well

drained soils

This native plum provides good cover and food for wildlife on dry sites.

N/A

12-18”

$25

Eastern Redbud (Cercis

canadensis)

Up to 30’

S/F

Tolerates shade

Moist, well-drained loams

Small native tree found in the forest understory. Good choice for brightening up your spring landscape.

N/A

12-18”

Uses: Ornamental

$25