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)
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)
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
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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. |
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.
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TREES (click TREES or scroll down for pictures) CONFIRMED FOR SALE OCT 1 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 :-( 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 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
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) Catalpa speciosa Northern Catalpa (limited) Chionanthus virginicus White Fringetree (Susceptible to ash borer) :-( Cornus florida Flowering Dogwood (limited) Crataegus phaenopyrum Washington Hawthorn 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) 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.
... Or just come to the sale.
- 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 keepcb1326@gmail.com 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!
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
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
*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
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.
 Carpinus 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
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
*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
*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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Kentucky Coffeetree Native shade tree with interesting shape, deeply furrowed bark; adapts to wide variety of sites. Height: 60-80 feet.
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Halesia carolina
Carolina Silverbell is a small native tree with white, bell-shaped spring flowers. Full sun or partial shade.
Juglans nigra *
*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
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
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
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 *
*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
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
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
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
*Swamp White Oak* is a large tree with broad crown. Leaves turn varied shades in fall from bronze to red.
Quercus macrocarpa
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
*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.
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
*Nuttall Oak* offers richer red fall color, better branching structure, and higher transplant survival than other oaks.
Sassafras albidum
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
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
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.
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*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.