Keep Carbondale Beautiful's Fall Native Tree & Shrub Sale
October 4th, 2025 Town Square Pavilion
8:30 am to 2:00 pm
Please join us for our Fall 2025 Native Tree & Shrub Sale! As a fundraiser for Keep Carbondale Beautiful, the money from your purchase goes straight back to the community by helping to fund our programs such as Adopt-A-Spot, Spring Cleanup, and Read for the Environment. Your purchase also helps us to provide supplies for litter pickups!
We are proud to announce that SPONSORS for this year's tree sale include:
Clearview Tree Services
Neighborhood Co-op Grocery
Rip's Brick Oven Pizzeria
Tabor's Wholesale Nursery
The Nature Conservancy
Clearview Tree Services
Neighborhood Co-op Grocery
Rip's Brick Oven Pizzeria
Tabor's Wholesale Nursery
The Nature Conservancy
Day-of Sale Prices: Native Trees $40 Native Shrubs $35 Pre-ordered trees will be discounted $5 each. Does not apply to shrubs. Our trees and shrubs are grown by Forrest Keeling Nursery in Elsberry, Missouri, and from Tabor Wholesale Nursery here in Carbondale, Illinois. Grown in 3 gallon containers, most trees are 4-6 ft. high, depending on species.
While some of our trees and shrubs are sourced from Missouri, we have taken special care to ensure that all the species we sell at this sale are native to our region of Southern Illinois. |
How to order:
Email [email protected] Include your name, phone number, email address, and the names, sizes, and quantities of items you would like to order. *Trees and Shrubs can be preordered through midnight Saturday, September 27th.* Please note that orders are first-come, first-served at the nurseries. This means we cannot guarantee fulfillment of all requests. We will submit customer orders to the nurseries when we receive them, and we will do our best to notify you if they are unable to fulfill the order. You will NOT be billed until you pick up your orders in person at the sale.
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If you are curious about these or other species, check out the Illinois Plants Database or Missouri Botanical Gardens' Plant Finder
All sales are final. Customers are responsible for determining the care and conditions needed for trees and shrubs to thrive. Due to the variability of growing conditions and care provided, we will NOT issue refunds for trees and shrubs after the sale.
Available native trees and shrubs for
FALL 2025 pre-orders:
Please note that these are the varieties available for pre-order only.
Our in-person selection at the sale on 10/4/25 will include some, but not all of these options.
Our in-person sale will offer 3 gallon size only.
***Only pre-ordered trees will be discounted $5 each (does not apply to shrubs)***
For more information on some species, click the link on the species' name
Our in-person selection at the sale on 10/4/25 will include some, but not all of these options.
Our in-person sale will offer 3 gallon size only.
***Only pre-ordered trees will be discounted $5 each (does not apply to shrubs)***
For more information on some species, click the link on the species' name
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Trees from Tabor Wholesale Nursery
Aesculus pavia - Red buckeye 3 gallon - $40 Carya aquatica - Water Hickory 3 gallon - $40 Carya illinoisensis - Pecan 3 gallon - $40 Carya laciniosa - Shellbark hickory 3 gallon - $40 Cercis canadensis - Eastern Redbud 3 gallon - $40 Cornis florida - Flowering Dogwood 3 gallon - $40 Diospyros virginiana - Common persimmon 3 gallon - $40 Gymnocladus dioicus - Kentucky coffee tree 3 gallon - $40 Ilex decidua - Deciduous Holly (Possumhaw) 3 gallon - $40 Juglans nigra - Black Walnut 3 gallon - $40 Liriodendron tulipifera - Tulip tree/tulip poplar/yellow poplar 3 gallon - $40 Nyssa sylvatica - Black gum 3 gallon - $40 Platanus occidentalis - Sycamore 3 gallon - $40 Prunus americana - American Plum 3 gallon - $40 Prunus serotina - Black Cherry 3 gallon - $40 Quercus alba - White Oak 3 gallon - $40 Quercus bicolor - Swamp White Oak 3 gallon - $40 Quercus lyrata - Overcup oak 3 gallon - $40 Quercus pagoda - Cherrybark Oak 3 gallon - $40 Quercus phellos - Willow Oak 3 gallon - $40 Quercus shumardii - Shumard Oak 3 gallon - $40 Taxodium ascendens - Pond Cypress 3 gallon - $40 Taxodium distichum - Bald cypress 3 gallon - $40 Tilia americana - American Basswood/Linden 3 gallon - $40 Trees from Forrest Keeling Nursery
Asimina triloba - Pawpaw 3 gallon - $40 Carpinus caroliniana - American hornbeam 3 gallon - $40 Carya ovata - Shagbark hickory 3 gallon - $40 Celtis laevigata - Sugarberry 3 gallon - $40 Chionanthus virginicus - White Fringetree 3 gallon - $40 Cladrastis kentukea/lutea - Yellowood 3 gallon - $40 Halesia carolina - Carolina silverbell 3 gallon - $40 Juglans cinerea - Butternut 3 gallon - $40 Magnolia acuminata - Cucumber tree (NOT AVAILABLE THIS YEAR) Nyssa sylvatica - Black tupelo 3 gallon - $40 Ostrya virginiana - Americn hophornbeam 3 gallon - $40 Ptelea trifoliata - Common hoptree (NOT AVAILABLE THIS YEAR) Quercus coccinea - Scarlet oak 3 gallon - $40 Quercus ellipsoidalis - Northern pin oak 3 gallon - $40 Quercus falcata - Southern red oak (NOT AVAILABLE THIS YEAR) Quercus macrocarpa - Bur oak 3 gallon - $40 Quercus michauxii - Swamp chestnut oak 3 gallon - $40 Quercus palustris - Pin oak 3 gallon - $40 Quercus rubra - Northern red oak 3 gallon - $40 Quercus velutina - Black Oak 3 gallon - $40 Staphylea trifoliata - American bladdernut 3 gallon - $40 Ulmus americana - American elm (NOT AVAILABLE THIS YEAR) |
Shrubs from Tabor Wholesale Nursery
Aesulus parviflora - Bottlebrush Buckeye 3 gallon - $35 Amelanchier arborea - Downy Serviceberry 3 gallon - $35 Callicarpa americana - American Beautyberry 3 gallon - $35 Cephalanthus occidentalis - Buttonbush 3 gallon - $35 Corylus americana - American Hazelnut 3 gallon - $35 Hibiscus lasiocarpus - Rose Mallow 3 gallon - $35 Physocarpus opulifolius - Common ninebark 3 gallon - $35 Sambucus canadensis - American Black Elderberry 3 gallon - $35 (Shrubs from Forrest Keeling Nursery Amorpha fruticosa - Indigo-bush 3 gallon - $35 Aronia melanocarpa - Black chokeberry 3 gallon - $35 Calycanthus floridus - Eastern sweetshrub 3 gallon - $35 Ceanothus americanus - New Jersey tea 3 gallon - $35 Cornus drummondii - Roughleaf dogwood 3 gallon - $35 Cornus foemina - Swamp/Stiff dogwood 3 gallon - $35 Cornus stolonifera (sericea) - Red twig dogwood (NOT AVAILALBE THIS YEAR) Euonymus americanus - American strawberry bush (NOT AVAILABLE THIS YEAR) Hydrangea arborescens - Smooth hydrangea 3 gallon - $35 Hydrangea quercifolia - Oak-leaved hydrangea 3 gallon - $35 Hypericum prolificum - Shrubby St. John's wort (NOT AVAILABLE THIS YEAR) Itea virginica - Virginia sweetspire 3 gallon - $35 Lindera benzoin - Northern spicebush 3 gallon - $35 Prunus angustifolia - Chickasaw plum 3 gallon - $35 Prunus virginiana - Chokecherry 3 gallon - $35 Rhus aromatica - Fragrant sumac 3 gallon - $35 Rhus copallina - Winged sumac 3 gallon - $35 Rhus glabra - Smooth sumac 3 gallon - $35 Ribes americanum - Wild black currant 3 gallon - $35 Rosa carolina - Prairie rose 3 gallon - $35 Rosa palustris - Swamp rose (NOT AVAILABLE THIS YEAR) Rosa setigera - Illinois rose/Prairie rose 3 gallon - $35 Spiraea tomentosa - Steeplebush 3 gallon - $35 Symphoricarpos orbiculatus - Coralberry 3 gallon - $35 Viburnum dentatum - Arrowwood viburnum 3 gallon - $35 Viburnum lentago - Nannyberry 3 gallon - $35 |
The following are examples of some of the species we've sold in the past. This is not a reflection of the inventory at the current sale. For additional information about the species available for pre-order in the current sale, please click on the name of the species you're interested in on the list above.
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. Requires cross pollination from another unrelated paw paw tree.
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 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.
Cercis canadensis
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.
Chionanthus virginicus
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.
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 florida
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.
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 bicolor
*Swamp White Oak* is a large tree with broad crown. Leaves turn varied shades in fall from bronze to red.
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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.
Gymnocladus dioicus
Native Kentucky Coffeetree adapts to wide variety of sites. Upright crown and heavy branching.
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.
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 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' 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.
Height: 60-75 ft. Full sun |