
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!
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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,
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.
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CONIFERS
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Name (scientific) |
Height |
S/F |
Sun/ Shade |
Soil Type |
Description |
Quantity |
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Seedling |
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Uses |
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(Pinus resinosa) |
40-80' |
S/F |
Full Sun to Light Shade |
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Native Tree.
Also called Norway pine. Needles dark green in color, two to a bundle and
4-6" long. Medium to fast growing. |
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50 |
100 |
250 |
500 |
1000 |
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6-12” |
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Uses:
Windbreaks, timber production and wildlife. |
$17 |
$23 |
$33 |
$50 |
$89 |
$160 |
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(Pinus strobes) |
70-100' |
S/F |
Full Sun to Partial Shade |
Range of soils |
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50 |
100 |
250 |
500 |
1000 |
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6-12” |
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Uses:
Windbreaks, timber production, erosion control, and wildlife cover. |
$17 |
$23 |
$33 |
$50 |
$89 |
$160 |
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(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. |
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50 |
100 |
250 |
500 |
N/A |
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12-18” |
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Uses: Wildlife
cover, windbreaks, and timber production. |
$16 |
$22 |
$32 |
$49 |
$88 |
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(Picea glauca) |
40-60' |
S/F |
Full sun |
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Native tree.
Slower growing. Retains lower branches. Frequently used for Christmas trees
and pulpwood. |
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50 |
100 |
250 |
500 |
1000 |
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6-12” |
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Uses:
Christmas trees, ornamental, windbreaks, and wildlife. |
$17 |
$23 |
$33 |
$50 |
$89 |
$160 |
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(Picea abies) |
50-70' |
S/F |
Moderate shade tolerance |
Rich moist |
Fast growing
spruce. Mature trees have drooping branches. |
25 |
50 |
100 |
250 |
500 |
1000 |
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6-12” |
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Uses:
Windbreaks, wildlife, timber production, and ornamental. |
$17 |
$23 |
$33 |
$50 |
$89 |
$160 |
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(Picea pungens) |
40-60' |
S/F |
Full sun |
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The most
tolerant spruce for dry sites. Slow-growing, long-lived non-native tree. Cone
shaped with beautiful silver-blue needles. |
25 |
50 |
100 |
250 |
500 |
1000 |
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6-12” |
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Uses:
Ornamental, wildlife and Christmas Trees. |
$17 |
$23 |
$33 |
$50 |
$89 |
$160 |
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(Junipus
virginiana) |
40-50' |
S |
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. |
25 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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6-12” |
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Uses: Wildlife
food and cover. |
$25 |
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(Larix laricina) |
40-70' |
S |
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. |
25 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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12-18” |
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Uses: Wildlife cover and timber production. |
$25 |
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(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. |
25 |
50 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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5-10” |
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Uses: Wildlife cover. |
$16 |
$24 |
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(Abies balsamea) |
45-75’ |
S |
Very hardy and shade tolerant |
Prefers moist, acidic soils. |
Provides good wildlife cover. |
25 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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12-18” |
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Uses: Wildlife cover. |
$28 |
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(Juniperus communis) |
5-10’ |
S |
Full Sun |
Thrives in poor, dry soils. |
Its berries and winter cover value are sought by wildlife. |
25 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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12-18” |
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Uses: Wildlife food and
cover. |
$26 |
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DECIDUOUS
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Name (scientific) |
Height |
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Red
Oak (Quercus
rubra) |
50-70' |
S |
Open to partial shade |
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Fastest growing of our native hardwoods. The wood
is reddish brown. Sharply toothed 7-11 lobed leaves, turning red in autumn. |
25 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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12-18” |
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Uses: Timber production and wildlife. |
$30 |
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White
Oak (Quercus
alba) |
50-70' |
S |
Open to partial shade |
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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. |
25 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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8-14” |
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Uses: Timber production and wildlife. |
$32 |
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(Acer saccharum) |
50-70' |
S |
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. |
25 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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12-18” |
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Uses: Shade tree, lumber, and wildlife |
$28 |
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(Acer rubrum) |
40-60' |
S |
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. |
25 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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12-18” |
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Uses: Shade tree, wildlife and ornamental. |
$26 |
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Black
Walnut (Juglans
nigra) |
50-75' |
S |
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. |
25 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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12-24” |
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Uses: Very valuable timber and wildlife tree. |
$30 |
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(Populus canadensis) |
30-40' |
S |
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. |
25 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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1-2’ |
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Uses: Windbreaks, firewood, pulpwood, and
wildlife. |
$25 |
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(Sorbus |
10-30’ |
S |
Moderately shade tolerant |
Tolerates highly acid, purely organic soil. |
One of the most beautiful flowering trees of the
northern forest. |
25 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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12-24” |
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Uses:
Recommended for wildlife plantings. |
$30 |
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WILDLIFE
SHRUBS
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Name |
Height |
S/F |
Sun/ |
Soil Type |
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Quantity |
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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. |
25 |
50 |
100 |
250 |
500 |
N/A |
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12-18” |
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Uses: Readily used by wildlife. |
$28 |
$38 |
$50 |
$80 |
$140 |
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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. |
25 |
50 |
100 |
250 |
500 |
N/A |
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6-12” |
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Uses: Readily used by wildlife. |
$28 |
$38 |
$50 |
$70 |
$100 |
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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. |
25 |
50 |
100 |
250 |
500 |
1000 |
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6-12” |
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Uses: Readily used by wildlife. |
$28 |
$38 |
$50 |
$70 |
$100 |
$170 |
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(Cornus |
20-40’ |
S |
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. |
25 |
50 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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12-18” |
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Uses: Wildlife food |
$22 |
$38 |
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(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. |
25 |
50 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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12-18” |
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Uses: Wildlife food |
$28 |
$55 |
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(Corylus Americana) |
6-8’ |
S |
Full sun |
Moist to dry soils |
The nut it produces is a very good source of food
for wildlife. |
25 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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12-18” |
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Uses:
Wildlife. |
$26 |
- |
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(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. |
25 |
50 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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12-18” |
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Uses: Ornamental |
$20 |
$36 |
- |
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(Viburnum dentatus) |
8-10’ |
S |
Tolerates some shade |
Well drained soils |
An upright growing shrub with fruit in late
summer. Often found growing along
woodland borders and road sides. |
25 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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12-18” |
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Uses:
Wildlife |
$25 |
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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. |
25 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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12-18” |
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Uses: Roadside planting |
$28 |
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(Physocarpus opulifolius) |
8' |
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. |
25 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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12-24” |
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Uses: Planted along stream banks, the drooping
branches provide high quality aquatic cover. Recommended for borders and
screens. |
$18 |
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(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. |
25 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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12-18” |
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Uses: Excellent wildlife plant. |
$24 |
$34 |
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(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. |
25 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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12-18” |
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Uses: Recommended for wildlife plantings. |
$25 |
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(Viburnum lentago) |
6-12' |
S/F |
Moderately shade tolerant |
Tolerant of high water tables |
Produces showy red fruits. |
25 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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12-18” |
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Uses: Recommended for wildlife plantings. |
$28 |
- |
- |
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- |
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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. |
25 |
50 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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12-24” |
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Uses: Readily used by wildlife. |
$20 |
$36 |
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(Prunus |
10-15’ |
S/F |
Full sun |
Well drained soils |
This native plum provides good cover and food for
wildlife on dry sites. |
25 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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12-18” |
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$25 |
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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. |
25 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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12-18” |
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Uses: Ornamental |
$25 |
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