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NATIVE TREE (and SHRUB) SALE -- THE LIST! VIRUS EDITION
Our sale was scheduled for March 28th, 2020. Now we're looking forward to our October sale. The list below was spring availability. There will be more available in the fall. OK to special order items that are not on this list (search fknursery.com or call KCB). Send us your wishlist!
Scroll down for trees and shrubs ... all native species that belong in this environment.
Our sale was scheduled for March 28th, 2020. Now we're looking forward to our October sale. The list below was spring availability. There will be more available in the fall. OK to special order items that are not on this list (search fknursery.com or call KCB). Send us your wishlist!
Scroll down for trees and shrubs ... all native species that belong in this environment.
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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. |
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Pre-order ... and more info ...
Keep Carbondale Beautiful partners with Forrest Keeling Nursery and Tabor Nursery (closer to home) to provide species that are the most appropriate for our region. This is a fund-raiser: all sales final; we cannot guarantee that the tree will love your spot.
Get more ideas HERE. Yes! GO HERE!... Or just come to the sale.
This is a list of trees and shrubs which are available from Forrest Keeling or Tabor Nursery. Click on the Latin name to go straight to a page on that item. Don't see what you want? Contact KCB - it might be available in a different size. Or maybe it's not a native, but we can still get it for you.
- Pre-orders are highly recommended. Extras are not guaranteed.
- You pay when you pick them up (call to arrange a time). Make your check to Keep Carbondale Beautiful. Cash and credit cards also accepted.
- $25-30 per tree ($25 if pre-order is received by Sunday before sale ... then $30 till the end of sale)
- $20 per shrub. NB Some small trees are priced like shrubs; some shrubs are priced like trees.
- Trees and shrubs come in 3-gallon pots.
- Below are the trees we plan to order - all natives. Availability has not been confirmed.
- Other kinds and sizes can be ordered, including non-natives. Check the Nursery's catalog. Send us your wish list.
- 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.
Get more ideas HERE. Yes! GO HERE!... Or just come to the sale.
This is a list of trees and shrubs which are available from Forrest Keeling or Tabor Nursery. Click on the Latin name to go straight to a page on that item. Don't see what you want? Contact KCB - it might be available in a different size. Or maybe it's not a native, but we can still get it for you.
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TREES (go HERE for pictures and more info)
Acer saccharum Sugar Maple maybe a special sweet one? Aesculus pavia Red Buckeye *SPECIAL* 5-gallon for $30 Amelanchier arborea Common Serviceberry 5-gallon for $40 Asimina triloba Pawpaw Betula nigra River Birch Carpinus caroliniana American Hornbeam Carya illinoinensis Pecan Carya ovata Shagbark Hickory (small) Catalpa speciosa Catalpa (Northern) Celtis occidentalis Hackberry Cercis canadensis Redbud Cladrastis kentukea/ lutea Yellowwood Cornus alternifolia Pagoda Dogwood Cornus florida Flowering Dogwood Cotinus obovatus Smoketree (Native to MO and KY) Fagus grandiflora Beech Gymnocladus dioicus Kentucky coffee tree Halesia carolina Carolina Silverbell Juniperus virginiana Eastern Red Cedar Liriodendron tulipifera Tulip Poplar Magnolia macrophylla Big Leaf Magnolia (Native to MO and KY) *NEW* Magnolia virginiana Sweetbay Magnolia Magnolia x Jane Jane Magnolia (NN) Metasequoia glyptostroboides Dawn Redwood (NN) Nyssa aquatica Water Tupelo *NEW* Ostrya virginiana Hophornbeam Platanus occidentalis Sycamore Quercus alba White oak Quercus bicolor Swamp White oak Quercus imbricaria Shingle Oak Quercus lyrata Overcup Oak Quercus pagodafolia Cherrybark Oak Quercus macrocarpa Bur Oak Quercus michauxi Swamp Chestnut Oak Quercus muehlenbergii Chinkapin Oak Quercus phellos Willow Oak Quercus rubra Northern Red Oak Quercus shumardii Shumard Oak (nice color in fall) Taxodium distichum Bald Cypress Tilia americana American Linden or Basswood Other natives or near-natives that can be special-ordered but won't be for sale otherwise. Aesculus glabra Ohio Buckeye Crataegus viridis Green Hawthorn (CG only) Diospyros virginiana Persimmon (CG or check for varieties) Juglans nigra Black walnut Liquidambar styraciflua Sweetgum Malus sargentii Sargent crabapple (NN) Morus rubra Mulberry Oxydendrum arboreum Sourwood Pinus echinata Short-leaf Pine (small! available 8 in a grow bag) Populus deltoides Cottonwood Quercus nigra Black Oak Quercus texana Nuttall Oak (ok w/ drought) CG = Conservation Grade - healthy plant but not as pretty NN = Non Native :-( NOT AVAILABLE in Spring 2020 :-( Magnolia acuminata Cucumber Magnolia :-( Nyssa sylvatica Blackgum or Black Tupelo :-( Sassafras albidum Sassafras |
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 learning which shrubs do well here (in sales and in the ground). Please share your experiences and preferences. Amorpha fruticosa False Indigo Aronia arbutifolia Brilliant Red Chokeberry (NN) Aronia melanocarpa Black Chokeberry Cephalanthus occidentalis Buttonbush (S) Cornus drummondii Roughleaf Dogwood Corylus americana American Hazelnut (small tree) (S) Hamamelis vernalis Spring Witchhazel Hamamelis virginiana American Witchhazel Hydrangea arborescens Wild Hydrangea Hydrangea quercifolia Oakleaf Hydrangea Ilex verticillata Winterberry (Male and Female) (T) Itea virginica Virginia Sweetspire Lindera benzoin Spicebush Physocarpus opulifolius Ninebark Prunus americana American Plum Rhus aromatica Fragrant Sumac Rhus copallina Flameleaf Sumac Sambucus canadensis American Black Elderberry Spiraea alba Meadowsweet Symphoricarpos orbiculatus Coralberry Vaccinium spp. - 3 kinds of BLUEBERRIES!?! (pre-order) Viburnum trilobum Highbush Cranberry (grows north of here) Consider these other natives that can be special-ordered! Alnus Serrulata Brookside Alder (small tree) Amelanchier laevis Smooth or Allegheny Serviceberry (CG only) NN? Cornus amomum Silky Dogwood? Euonymus americanus Strawberry Bush or Hearts-a-Bustin' (deer magnet) Rhus glabra Smooth Sumac Rhus typhina Staghorn Sumac Viburnum dentatum Arrowwood Viburnum CG only Viburnum lentago Nannyberry (Randolph county) CG only And here are some non-natives that do well here and can be pre-ordered Aesculus parviflora Bottlebrush Buckeye (only 2-gal. for $20 or 3-gal for $25) Aronia arbutifolia Brilliant Red Chokeberry Callicarpa americana Beautyberry Rhus aromatica 'gro-low' Fragrant Sumac - 'gro-low' variety?? :-( NOT AVAILABLE in SPRING 2019 Amelanchier canadensis Shadblow Serviceberry :-( Calycanthus floridus Eastern Sweetshrub :-( Euonymus atropurpurea :-( Ilex decidua Possumhaw Holly (small) :-( Ilex glabra compacta Inkberry (native to AR) CG only? :-( Rosa carolina Carolina Rose :-( Viburnum prunifolium Blackhaw Viburnum :-( Viburnum rufidulum Rusty (Blackhaw) Viburnum |