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KCB's Spring Native Tree Sale --
Saturday April 3rd

at Carbondale Pavillion



Spring Native Tree and Shrub Sale will be April 3rd

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The is the site for our Spring Tree and Plant Sale, Saturday April 3rd, 2021.  
We'll set up in the parking lot of the Carbondale Pavillion.  

Hours:  From 9 am until 2 pm 
Day-of Prices: Native Trees $35      Native Shrubs $25
Pre-ordered Prices: Native Trees $30      Native Shrubs $25
*Trees and Shrubs can be preordered through Monday, March 29th 2021*

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.  We also will have trees from Tabor Wholesale Nursery - grown right here in our zip code.

*While this is a Native Tree and Shrub Sale, we WILL be offering some non-native species, as they can be both beautiful and popular, don't worry though they're all non-invasive. If you are curious about these or other species try
 checking out the Illinois Plants Database or Missouri Botanical Gardens' Plant Finder*



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 ...
Keep Carbondale Beautiful partners with ​Forrest Keeling Nursery and Tabor Wholesale Nursery to provide species most appropriate for the region.
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

Acer rubrum - Red Maple

Acer saccharum - Sugar Maple 
 (OUT OF STOCK)

Acer x freemanii 'Jeffersred' - Autumn Blaze

Aesculus flava -  
Sweet Buckeye

Aesculus glabra - Ohio Buckeye (OUT OF STOCK)

Aesculus parviflora - Bottlebrush Buckeye

Aesculus pavia - Red Buck 
(OUT OF STOCK)

Amelanchier arborea - Downy Serviceberry  (OUT OF STOCK)

Amelanchier canadensis - Shadblow Serviceberry  (OUT OF STOCK)


Assimina triloba - Paw Paw

Betula lenta - Sweet Birch

Betula nigra - River Birch ('Cully' Clump)

Carya illinoinensis - Pecan

Carya laciniosa - Riverbank Hickory

Catalpa speciosa - Northern Catalpa
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Celtis laevigata - Sugarberry

Cercis canadensis - Redbud  (OUT OF STOCK)
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Cladrastis kentukea/lutea - Yellowwood
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Cotinus obovatus - American Smoketree

Crataegus phaenopyrum - Washington Thorn

Diospyros virginiana - Persimmon (OUT OF STOCK)

Fagus grandifolia - American Beech

Gleditsia triacanthos - Thorny Honey Locust  (OUT OF STOCK)

Gymnocladus dioicus - Kentucky Coffeetree

Halesia carolina - Silverbell Tree

Juglans cinerea - White Walnut

Juglans nigra - Black Walnut

Lagerstromia faureii - Sarah's Favorite Crape Myrtle 

Lagerstromia indica - Tuscarora Crape Myrtle

Liquidambar styraciflua - Sweet Gum

Liriodendron tulipifera - Tulip poplar 
(OUT OF STOCK)

Magnolia grandiflora - Magnolia

Magnolia stellata - Pink Stardust Magnolia

Magnolia x coral lake - Coral Lake Magnolia

Magnolia x jane  -  Jane Magnolia  ($50 in 7 gal container)

Magnolia x loebneri 'Leonard Messel' Magnolia

Physocarpus opulifolius - Common ninebark (OUT OF STOCK)

Pinus strobus - White pine (OUT OF STOCK)


Trees (continued)

Prunus serotina - Cherry

Quercus alba - White Oak

Quercus bicolor - Swamp White

​Quercus coccinea - Scarlet Oak

Quercus falcata pagodafolia - Cherrybark Oak


Quercus imbricaria - Shingle Oak

Quercus lyrata - Overcup Oak

Quercus macrocarpa - Mossy Cup Oak

Quercus marilandica - Scrub Oak


Quercus michauxii - Swamp Chestnut Oak

Quercus muehlenbergii - Chinkapin Oak

Quercus nigra - Black Oak

Quercus phellos - Willow Oak

Quercus rubra - Red Oak

Quercus shumardii - Shumard Oak


Quercus stellata - Post Oak

Quercus x bimundorum 'tabor' - Forest Knight Oak

Rhamnus caroliniana - Carolina Buckthorn (OUT OF STOCK)

Taxodium distichum - Southern Cypress

Ulmus americana - American Elm

 
​Shrubs

Amorpha canescens - Lead Plant

Amorpha fruticosa - False Indigo Bush  (OUT OF STOCK)

Aronia melanocarpa - Black Chokecherry

Ceanothus americanus - New Jersey Tea

Cephalanthus occidentalis - Buttonbush

Chamaecyparis pisifera - King's Gold Falsecypress

Chelone glabra - White Turtlehead

Cornus amomum - Willow Dogwood

Cornus drummondii - Flowering Dogwood (OUT OF STOCK)

Cornus foemina - Stiff/Southern Swamp Dogwood (OUT OF STOCK)

Cornus obliqua - Silky Dogwood

Cornus stolonifera (sericea) flaviramea - Yellow Twig Dogwood
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Corylus americana - Hazelnut

Fothergilla gardeni - Mt. Airy Fothergilla

Hydrangea arborescens- Wild Hydrangea (cultivars available)

Hydrangea quercifolia 'Alice' - Alice Oakleaf Hydrangea

Hydrangea quercifolia 'Snowflake' - Snowflake Oakleaf Hydrangea

Ilex verticillata 'Southern Gentleman' - Winterberry (OUT OF STOCK)

Juniperus virginiana - Eastern Red Cedar 
(OUT OF STOCK)

Rhus aromatica - Fragrant Sumac

Sambucus canadensis - Golden Elder

Viburnum lentago - Nannyberry 
(OUT OF STOCK)

We'll also have some plants available that are Non-Native but happily are also Non-Invasive, you can check them out below!

Non-Native Plants


​Acer buergerianum - Trident Maple

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Acer truncatum - Shantung Maple

Chionanthuus retusis - Chinese Fringetree

Cornus kousa chinensis - Kousa Dogwood

Eucommia ulmoides - Hardy Rubber Tree


Koelreuteria paniculata - Golden Raintree

Parrotia persica - Persian Parrotia

Pistacia chinensis - Chinese Pistache

Prunus 'Kwanzan' - Japanese Flowering Cherry

Styrax japonicus - Japanese Snowbell
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Want more information about some of these and other species?
Try checking out the Illinois Plants Database

Pre-order  ...   and more info ...  

  • Pre-orders are highly recommended. Extras are not guaranteed
  • Pre-orders END Monday, March 29th
  • $30 per tree if pre-ordered 
  • $25 per shrub if pre-ordered
  • 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.  

The following trees are those that we hope to have on hand.  We cannot guarantee that all types will come in.  

Acer saccharum

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Sugar Maple is a large shade tree with excellent form. Famous for it prized syrup, Sugar Maples offer fabulous fall color in shades of bright yellow, orange or red. Sugar Maple grows in a variety of soil types but prefers a rich, well-drained soil.
  • Great shade tree
  • Excellent fall color
  • Good choice for urban environments
  • 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.  Requires cross pollination from another unrelated paw paw tree.
  • Unique, tropical-looking foliage
  • Food and cover for a variety of wildlife
  • Height: 15-20 Feet

Betula nigra

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River Birch is a slow-growing, medium-sized tree with beautiful, exfoliating, reddish-brown to silvery-gray bark. Grow as single trunk or as a multi-stemmed tree. Fall leaf color is yellow.
  • Beautiful exfoliating bark
  • Prefers moist sites, but tolerates clay soils
  • Height: 40-70 Feet

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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.
  • Excellent smaller tree for urban landscapes
  • Dark green foliage has good fall color
  • Ornamental blue-gray bark
  • Height: 20-40 Feet

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 is a large tree of great character. Highly adaptable species for landscape use. The gray to brown bark peels off in thin sections. Shagbark Hickory's fall color is rich yellow and golden brown tones. Produces large, edible hickory nuts.
  • Highly adaptable and easy-to-grow
  • Characteristic peeling bard
  • Height: 60-80 Feet

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.
  • Fast-growing shade tree
  • Durable and easy-to-grow
  • Provides food and cover for watchable wildlife
  • Height: 40-60 Feet

Cercis canadensis

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Eastern Redbud is the 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.
  • Great spring color
  • Smaller scale tree
  • Perfect for urban and naturalized environments
  • Height: 20-25 Feet

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. Fringetree 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.
  • Stunning late spring blooms cover tree
  • Bright yellow fall foliage
  • Smaller size is perfect in garden setting
  • Height: 12-20 Feet

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.
  • Pendulous clusters of fragrant June flowers
  • Outstanding orange fall foliage
  • Great specimen tree for urban environments
  • Height: 20-35 Feet

Cornus alternifolia

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Pagoda Dogwood has flat-topped clusters of fragrant, white spring flowers followed by blue-black berries on red stems. Spreading, low-branched tree with horizontal habit and burgundy fall foliage. Good alternative to cold-sensitive Flowering Dogwood in northern climates.
  • Classic white flowers in spring
  • Red fall foliage
  • Blue-black berries attract birds
  • Height: 15-25 Feet

Cornus florida

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Native Flowering Dogwood has distinctive white spring flowers on horizontal branches. Clusters of glossy red fruit in fall persist into winter and are relished by birds. Consistent deep red fall leaf color. Flowering Dogwood is best grown as an understory tree or in an area with some shade.
  • White spring flower clusters
  • Popular native with great fall color
  • 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.
  • Slow-growing tree
  • Interesting bark texture
  • Provides food and cover for watchable wildlife
  • Height: 35-60 Feet​

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.
  • Large, deciduous tree
  • Favors shady slopes and valley
  • Attractive smooth gray bark
  • Great urban shade tree for large, open sites
  • Height: 60-80 Feet

Gymnocladus dioicus

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Native Kentucky Coffeetree adapts to wide variety of sites. Upright crown and heavy branching.
  • Native shade tree with interesting shape
  • Deeply furrowed bark
  • Golden fall foliage
  • 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







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