2012 Native Tree and Shrub Sale

The 2012 Native Tree and Shrub Sale is in high gear. To view the 2012 Order Form, click here. Simply print and mail with your payment.

We have sent order forms to those on our mailing list for 2012. If you did not receive our Tree Sale announcement and would like to next year, please fill out our Sign-Up Form or email us or call us (218-723-4867) to be added to the Tree and Shrub Sale Mailing List.

Get to know the local species
Tallest, oldest, reddest barked or tastiest berried – learn what each native tree and shrub has to offer. Our website features several layers of information, including soil and sun preference; best uses; and growth habits.

Begin by viewing our Tree/Shrub Descriptions & Pictures page. From there, to dig deeper into a species' character, click the underlined name, and you will get more photos, illustrations and descriptions.

Gift Certificates available!
For the person who has everything (or not enough of something), get them a gift certificate for Native Trees and Shrubs! You set the amount, and we mail them a lovely certificate, along with our order form. View a sample Gift Certificate.Then, call (218-723-4867) or email us today to arrange for The Gift That Grows! (labor not included!)

Want to split an order? Try our new Seedling Share
Sometimes a bundle of 25 seedlings is just too many for one site to hold (or for one person to plant!). This year we're offering use of our Facebook page to help buying partners find each other.

For Seedling Share, all you need to do is:
Post a Message on our Facebook page about what you would like to order. . .
Check Back Regularly to see if anyone wants to 'go-in' on the order with you!

Please note: You will need to work out the details of splitting the cost and of splitting the seedlings in a timely fashion so they can be promptly planted. We only provide the meeting grounds of Facebook.

Winter tree and shrub protection
Don't forget to protect young plants from hungry browsers of winter. If you have planted seedlings in an area frequented by deer, hare or rabbits, you'll want to fence them. You can fence individual trees, or if planted as a group, you can fence the larger area.

We offer a couple reference guides to introduce you to protection techniques. Look for illustrations to make sure you do it right. In a hard winter, animals become resourceful! See Deer: Damage Prevention (pdf) for diagrams featuring peanut butter, electricity and good, old-fashioned stainless steel fences. Other publications at right can also help with protection against insects, cold, and more.

Native plant species make the best neighbors
As of 2011, we offer only species native to our region. In using indigenous trees and shrubs, we help reclaim the original ecosystems of northern Minnesota. There is no worry about non-natives overtaking more sensitive natives, which happens in the plant world, just as it does among fish in our waterways. And, give them proper soil and water conditions, native species thrive, because they like it here!

Furthermore, in purchasing native plants, we are encouraging area nurseries to stock more of them. If there's a native tree or shrub you are interested in but don't see listed here, please let us know. With enough demand, supply will change.