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Fall Native Tree and Shrub Sale will be October 1st, in conjunction with Green Earth's sale of shrubs, perennials, & grasses.  ALL NATIVES ALL THE TIME (unless you special order something)  

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Murdale True Value is the site for our Fall Tree and Plant Sale, Saturday October 1, 2016.  We'll set up in the parking lot in front of True Value.  Hours:  From 8 am until 3 pm 
Trees are $30.  Shrubs are $20.  (Some "small trees" sell for $20; some tricky "shrubs" sell for $30)  Grown in 3 gallon containers; most trees are 4-6 ft. high, depending on species.
Below is information on what we try to carry -- mostly natives that are recommended for our environment but are harder to find commercially.  If you want something else that you don't see here, native or not, please get in touch and let us know.  We will try to get it for you.  You can check Forrest Keeling Nursery for more choices.  We also will have trees from Tabor Nursery - grown right here in our zip code.
For more info - plug the Latin name into a google search, go to sites like Missouri Botanical Garden, wikipedia, and wildflower.org


KCB's Fall Native Tree Sale --
Saturday October 1

at Murdale True Value



Fall Native Tree and Shrub Sale will be October 1st, in conjunction with Green Earth's sale of shrubs, perennials, & grasses.  ALL NATIVES ALL THE TIME (unless you special order something)  

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Murdale True Value is the site for our Fall Tree and Plant Sale, Saturday October 1, 2016.  We'll set up in the parking lot in front of True Value.  Hours:  From 8 am until 3 pm 
Trees are $30.  Shrubs are $20.  (Some "small trees" sell for $20; some tricky "shrubs" sell for $30)  Grown in 3 gallon containers; most trees are 4-6 ft. high, depending on species.
Below is information on what we try to carry -- mostly natives that are recommended for our environment but are harder to find commercially.  If you want something else that you don't see here, native or not, please get in touch and let us know.  We will try to get it for you.  You can check Forrest Keeling Nursery for more choices.  We also will have trees from Tabor Nursery - grown right here in our zip code.
For more info - plug the Latin name into a google search, go to sites like Missouri Botanical Garden, wikipedia, and wildflower.org




Aldo Leopold wrote in A Sand County Almanac ...
Acts of creation are ordinarily reserved for gods and poets, but humbler folk may circumvent this restriction if they know how.  To plant a pine, for example, one need be neither a god nor poet; one need only own a shovel.


Why Plant Native
Tree Gallery @ Arbor Day Foundation
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Tree-planting guide
Keep America Beautiful says, 
Planting a tree within 50 feet of a residence can increase its value by 9%.            
       
Working Trees
More reasons to plant a tree ...
This is a fundraiser for KCB.  We cannot guarantee that the tree will grow where you plant it.  We pay for all the trees we sell.

TREES (click TREES or scroll down for pictures)  
CONFIRMED FOR SALE OCT 1
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Acer saccharum Sugar Maple
Aesculus flava Yellow Buckeye  
Aesculus pavia Red Buckeye
Alnus serrulata  Brookside Alder or Hazel Alder  *NEW*
Asimina triloba Pawpaw
Betula nigra River Birch

Carya ovata Shagbark Hickory
Carpinus caroliniana   American Hornbeam or Musclewood
Celtis occidentalis  Hackberry
Cercis canadensis Redbud
Corylus americana American Hazelnut *NEW*

Diospyros virginiana Persimmon
Fagus grandiflora  Beech

Gymnocladus dioicus  Kentucky coffee tree
Halesia carolina  Carolina Silverbell
Juniperus virginiana Eastern Red Cedar

Liriodendron tulipifera  Tulip Poplar
Magnolia acuminata  Cucumber Magnolia
Magnolia virginiana  Sweetbay Magnolia

​Nyssa sylvatica  Blackgum YAY!!
Pinus echinata   Shortleaf pine
Platanus occidentalis Sycamore
Prunus americana American Plum ​(a tree, but costs like a shrub)

Quercus alba  White oak
Quercus imbricaria   Shingle Oak
Quercus lyrata            Overcup Oak  ​

Quercus macrocarpa Bur oak 
Quercus muhlenbergii  Chinkapin Oak

Quercus phellos Willow Oak
Quercus rubra          Northern Red Oak  ​
Quercus texana  Nuttall Oak

Sassafras albidum Sassafras
Taxodium distichum Bald Cypress




:-( NOT AVAILABLE FALL 2016

TREES
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:-(  Carya illinoinensis Pecan
:-(Cladrastis kentukea/ lutea  Yellowwood
:-( ​Cornus alternifolia  Pagoda Dogwood
:-( Flowering Dogwood is limited - 5-gallon only
:-( Catalpa is limited
:-( Quercus pagodafolia Cherrybark Oak
:-( Tilia americana  Linden or Basswood
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SHRUBS
:-( Aesculus parviflora Bottlebrush Buckeye 
:-( Amelanchier canadensis  Shadblow Serviceberry
:-) Amelanchier arborea
 Downy Serviceberry
:-( Hamamelis virginiana American Witchhazel 
:-( Rhus typhina Staghorn Sumac
CONFIRMED FOR SALE OCT 1
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SHRUBS
- Here is the list - go HERE for pictures and more info.
Click on the Latin name to go straight to a page on that item.

KCB is just learning which shrubs do well here (in sales and in the ground). Please share your experiences and preferences.  

Aesculus pavia Red Buckeye (small tree/large shrub costs like a tree)
Amelanchier canadensis Shadblow Serviceberry
Amorpha fruticosa  False Indigo
Aronia melanocarpa  Black Chokeberry

Callicarpa americana   American Beautyberry
​Calycanthus floridus  Eastern Sweetshrub *NEW*

Ceanothus americanus New Jersey Tea

Cephalanthus occidentalis  Buttonbush
Corylus americana American Hazelnut (small tree)
Euonymus atropurpurea Eastern Wahoo
Hamamelis vernalis Spring Witchhazel

Hydrangea arborescens Wild Hydrangea
Hydrangea quercifolia   Oakleaf Hydrangea
Ilex verticillata 'Southern Gentleman' Southern Gentleman Winterberry
Ilex verticillata 'Winter Red' Winter Red Winterberry Holly
Itea virginica  Virginia Sweetspire

Lindera benzoin Spicebush 
Myrica pensylvanica Northern Bayberry

Physocarpus opulifolius Ninebark  
Rhus aromatica  Fragrant Sumac
Sambucus canadensis American Black Elderberry
Viburnum dentatum  Arrowwood Viburnum 
Viburnum prunifolium  Blackhaw Viburnum 



Below are other natives that we would love to sell, but are not always popular, so you will need to pre-order them ... but please do!
TREES
in stock now! Aesculus flava Yellow Buckeye (considered messy for in town)
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Catalpa speciosa  Northern Catalpa (limited)
Chionanthus virginicus  White Fringetree (Susceptible to ash borer) :-(
Cornus florida Flowering Dogwood (limited)
Crataegus phaenopyrum  Washington Hawthorn
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​​Crataegus viridis  Green Hawthorn
​Juglans nigra  Black walnut

Liquidambar styraciflua Sweetgum
Ostrya virginiana Eastern Hophornbeam
Populus deltoides Cottonwood

Quercus bicolor Swamp White oak
Quercus ​shumardii Shumard Oak (Susceptible to galls)


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SHRUBS
Amelanchier laevis Smooth or Allegheny Serviceberry (multi-stemmed)
Cornus amomum  Silky Dogwood
Cornus drummondii  Roughleaf Dogwood
Euonymus Americana    Strawberry Bush
Ilex decidua  Possumhaw Holly

Rhus copallina Flameleaf Sumac 
Rhus glabra Smooth Sumac
Viburnum lentago
  Nannyberry
Wisteria frutescens                American Wisteria
Wisteria macrostachya           Kentucky Wisteria

Pre-order  ...   and more info ...  

Keep Carbondale Beautiful partners with Forrest Keeling Nursery to provide species most appropriate for the region. This is a fund-raiser: all sales final; we cannot guarantee that the tree will love your spot. 
  • Pre-orders are highly recommended. Extras are not guaranteed
  • $25-30 per tree ($25 if pre-order is received by Monday before sale Sept. 26, 2016; $30 the day of sale)
  • NB Some small trees are priced like trees; others like shrubs.  
  • Below are the trees we plan to order - all natives.  Availability has not been confirmed.
  • Other kinds and sizes can be pre-ordered, including non-natives.  Check the Nursery's catalog.
  • How to pre-order? ...
    Call 618 525-5525 or send e-mail to [email protected] with the following information: Name, address, phone, email, tree selections.  


... Or just come to the sale.  




The following trees are those that we hope to have on hand.  We cannot guarantee that all types will come in.  
I marked with an asterisk (*) those that we did not order last fall except by special order because they don't sell well.   
Go to the page on SHRUBS to see what else we have ordered!

Acer saccharum

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Sugar Maple ... a large shade tree with excellent form. Famous for its prized syrup, ... fabulous fall color ... grows in a variety of soil types but prefers a rich, well-drained soil.  Height: 60-75 feet.

Asimina triloba

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*Pawpaw* is a multi-stemmed shrub or small tree is a great plant for attracting all kinds of wildlife. Pawpaw's yellowish fruit is relished by many birds and small mammals. Pawpaw spreads slowly to form small colonies or thickets, providing good cover for a variety of wildlife.  Generally considered deer resistant.

Betula nigra

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River Birch   distinctive bark; good for rain gardens and erosion control -- prefers moist, well-drained soil, but tolerates dry; prefers deep, rich soils, but will grow in clay soils.  Grow as single trunk or as a multi-stemmed tree. Height: 40-70 feet.

PictureCarpinus caroliniana
Carpinus caroliniana*
*American Hornbeam* is a handsome small- to medium-sized tree with multiple stems that forms wide, horizontal canopy. Good fall color. Beautiful thin, blue-gray bark is ornamental. Height 20-40'

Carya illinoinensis

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Pecan  The largest member of the hickory family (with the sweetest nuts!). Prefers rich, moist soils. Tall straight trunk with symmetrical, broadly oval crown. Height: 70-100 feet.

Carya ovata 

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*Shagbark Hickory*  Highly adaptable species for landscape use. The gray to brown bark peels off in thin sections. and golden brown tones. Produces large, edible hickory nuts. A long lived tree. They are considered to produce a lot of 'litter'(bark and nuts) so place accordingly. Height: 60-80 feet. [These trees will come small, but they are hard to find.] Look here, too.

Celtis occidentalis

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*Hackberry* is a reliable, fast-growing, all-purpose shade tree. Hackberry's pyramidal shape when young then develops a broad crown with ascending branches. The leaves are medium green. Fall foliage is a soft yellow. Birds and wildlife relish the small, fleshy fall fruit.

Cercis canadensis

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Redbud  native favorite and harbinger of spring that explodes with rosy pink flowers in April. Native Eastern Redbud does well in sun to dappled shade. Adapts to any average garden soil.  Height: 20-25

Chionanthus virginicus

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Fringetree.  Shimmering, white fringed flowers cover Fringetree in May or June followed by small, round fall fruit on female trees. leaves often turn bright yellow in fall. Grow in part sun to shade as a small tree or shrub. Beautiful as a single specimen or planted in groups.

Cladastris kentukea/lutea

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Yellowwood is an excellent, medium-sized specimen tree, with light green compound leaves turning gold in fall. Spectacular panicles of fragrant, creamy-white spring flowers. Yellowwood bark is very smooth and gray. This is an underused, beautiful native tree.

Cornus alternifolia

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Pagoda Dogwood  Classic white flowers in spring. Spreading, low-branched tree with horizontal habit and burgundy fall foliage. Good alternative to cold-sensitive Flowering Dogwood. Height: 15-25 feet.

Cornus florida

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Limited quantities for Fall 2016
Flowering Dogwood 
Favorite companion to redbuds; understory tree that likes shade, but needs well-drained soil. Provides food and cover for watchable wildlife. Height: 15-30 feet.

Diospyros virginiana

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Persimmon Commonly seen along fencerows, roadsides and field edges, Persimmon is a slow-growing tree that produces small, bell-shaped flowers in spring. After frost, mature persimmon fruits turn orange and taste similar to an apricot. Persimmon fruits are a valuable food source to wildlife.


Fagus grandiflora

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American Beech is a large tree, with a dense, oval to round crown and smooth, silvery-gray bark. The leaves are dark green, simple and sparsely-toothed with small teeth. The fruit is a small, sharply-angled nut, borne in pairs in a soft-spined, four-lobed husk.

Gymnocladus dioicus

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Kentucky Coffeetree  Native shade tree with interesting shape, deeply furrowed bark; adapts to wide variety of sites. Height: 60-80 feet.

Halesia carolina

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Carolina Silverbell is a small native tree with white, bell-shaped spring flowers. Full sun or partial shade.

Juglans nigra *

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*Black Walnut*  Not a great urban tree - it poisons its neighbors and produces litter which stains. BUT if you have enough land, it is disease-resistant and makes beautiful wood.

Liriodendron tulipifera

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Tulip Poplar - a stately tree. Pyramidal when young, rounded when mature. Leaves turn golden yellow in fall. Tulip-shaped summer flowers followed by interesting fruit.  Height: 70-90 feet.

Magnolia acuminata

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Cucumber Tree   the largest of the Magnolias, the Cucumber Tree is an excellent shade tree.  ... has coarse textured leaves with greenish white fragrant flowers. Height: 50-80 feet.

Nyssa sylvatica

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Black Gum rivals anything for fall color with spectrum of glowing shades. Fruit is favored by many birds.  This is not a sweetgum tree.

Ostrya virginiana *

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*Eastern Hophornbeam* understory tree with a dense pyramidal shape and attractive bladder-like seed pods. Disease- and pest-resistant. Height: 25-40 feet

Pinus echinata

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Shortleaf Pine  occurs in dry, sandy or rocky upland areas, but tolerates a wide range of soils. Medium-sized, fast-growing with short pyramidal crown that broadens with age. Migrating butterflies use Shortleaf Pine for roosting. Height: 50-60 feet.

Platanus occidentalis

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Sycamore   Thrives on nearly any site; develops a massive trunk with an open wide-spreading crown and has leaves that can grow to nine inches in width. In winter, Sycamore's characteristic large patches of creamy white inner bark are prominent making it a winter landscape standout.  Height: 75-100 feet

Quercus alba

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White Oak  a large, majestic, and long-lived oak that holds year long interest. Our state tree in Illinois. Round-lobed leaves and smooth, medium-sized acorns. Height: 45-50 feet; can be as wide as it is tall.

Quercus bicolor

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​*Swamp White Oak* is a large tree with broad crown. Leaves turn varied shades in fall from bronze to red.

Quercus macrocarpa

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Bur Oak has the largest acorns and leaves of all the oaks. Slow-growing and long-lived, it has a magnificent form in old age. Brown fall foliage persists all winter. Height: 50-60 feet.

Quercus shumardii

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*Shumard Oak* is a huge, bottomland tree considered the southern counterpart to the Northern Red Oak. In fall, it shows good red color and is one of the first of the season to change.

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Quercus phellos  
Willow Oak has foliage shaped like beefy willow leaves that turn yellow to russet red in fall. Typically found in moist bottomland soils but adapts to a wide range of soil conditions including clays with somewhat poor drainage. Generally tolerant of urban pollution. A 2005 Missouri Botanical Garden Plants of Merit winner. Height 30-40'  

Quercus texana

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*Nuttall Oak* offers richer red fall color, better branching structure, and higher transplant survival than other oaks.

Sassafras albidum

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Sassafras In early spring, clusters of small yellow flowers smother the tree. In the summer,  fragrant leaves occur in a variety of shapes (even on the same branch). In the fall, Sassafras leaves take on colors ranging from purple to scarlet. BTW - Tea is disrecommended now. Spreads through root sprouts. Height: 30-60 feet.


Taxodium distichum

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Bald Cypress   Bald Cypress is a deciduous conifer, with medium-fine, needle-like leave that are soft-textured and light green in summer but turn rusty brown in winter before they drop. Great choice for compacted, urban sites where soil oxygen is low.  Height: 50-70 ft.; Full sun; does very well in wet sites





Tilia americana

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American Basswood (aka Linden)   American Basswood (or Linden) is a stately tree with fragrant, yellow, spring flowers. Its high-quality nectar attracts bees and other pollinators. Fall foliage is deep yellow.
Height: 60-75 ft.  Full sun







*I marked with an asterisk (*) those trees which are great trees, but not usually good sellers, so I may order only if I get a request.
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