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Nut Trees
Chestnut
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American Chestnut Seedlingssold out for orders received after 2/22/19
403 Castanea dentata Up to 100'. Once common in the eastern US. Important food source for people and wildlife. Not immune to blight but propagated from healthy trees. Z4. read more |
Hazelnut
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Hazelnut
American Hazelnut SeedlingsOrdering closed for the season
404 Corylus americana 12-18' x 10-15'. Multi-stemmed native shrub with sweet nuts. Showy catkins in spring. Patchwork of colors in autumn. Can bear in 3-5 years. Z4. read more |
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Hazelbert Seedlingssold out for orders received after 12/7/18
405 Corylus cross 8-12' tall and bushy. Cross between cold-hardy native hazelnuts and larger European filberts. Delicious. May produce as soon as 3 years. Z3/4. read more |
Hickory
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Shagbark Hickory Seedlingssold out for orders received after 2/22/19
402 Carya ovata 60-80' or taller. Straight trunked with shaggy bark and branches that curve up at the tips. Bears sweet edible nuts in 40 years. Z4. read more |
Walnut
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Walnut
Black Walnut SeedlingsOrdering closed for the season
406 Juglans nigra 70-90'. Spectacular shade tree with open rounded crown. Nuts have sweet earthy rich flavor. May begin to bear in 5-10 years. Z4. read more |
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Carpathian Walnut Seedlingssold out for orders received after 1/18/19
407 Juglans regia 30-50' with 40' spread. Very large fast-growing tree with edible nuts. Bears in 5–7 years. Almost tropical looking. Z3. read more |
Shade Trees
Birch
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Paper Birchsold out, on the deadline
414 Betula papyrifera 30-70' x 30'. Medium-sized tree with magnificent chalk-white peeling bark. Valuable wood. Bark used for traditional crafts. Z3. read more |
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Birch
River BirchOrdering closed for the season
413 Betula nigra 60-80' x 40-60' Very large graceful rounded tree with beautiful bark. Foliage yellows before dropping. Fast growing, trouble free. Z4. read more |
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Sweet Birchsold out for orders received after 1/4/19
412 Betula lenta 40-80' x 35-45' Medium-sized tree with graceful shiny bronze branches. Catkins dangle in spring. Foliage turns splendid golden-yellow in fall. Z3. read more |
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Birch
Yellow BirchOrdering closed for the season
411 Betula allegheniensis 60-75' x 40-50'. Deep golden-yellow bark glows with a satiny sheen. Valuable timber. Twigs make a wonderful tea. Shade-tolerant and adaptable. Z3. read more |
Elm
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Elm
‘Valley Forge’ American ElmOrdering closed for the season
423 Ulmus americana 60x70'. Large fast-growing graceful native shade tree with long loose branches. Disease-resistant cultivar. Z3/4. read more |
Ginkgo
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Honeylocust
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HoneylocustOrdering closed for the season
417 Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis 50' x 30-35'. Beautiful fast-growing nitrogen-fixing tree. Good for erosion control. Tolerates drought, pollution, salt, disease and insects. Z4. read more |
Hophornbeam
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Hophornbeam
Eastern HophornbeamOrdering closed for the season
418 Ostrya virginiana 20-40' x 15-20' Small native upland understory tree is tougher than nails. Shaggy bark. Seeds mature in papery cones resembling hops. Z3. read more |
Linden
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American Lindensold out for orders received after 1/9/19
422 Tilia americana 60-80' x same. Tall stately tree with rounded crown and low-hung spreading branches. Sweetly fragrant yellow June flowers. Z3. read more |
Maple
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Maple
Sugar MapleOrdering closed for the season
410 Acer saccharum 50-100'. Largest of our native maples. Colorful fall foliage. Valued for shade, syrup and lumber. Boil sap to make real maple syrup. Z3. read more |
Musclewood
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MusclewoodOrdering closed for the season
415 Carpinus caroliniana 10-40' x same. A small floodplain or understory tree with long crooked branches and smooth grey ribbed bark. Striking foliage in fall. Z2. read more |
Oak
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Oak
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Willows
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Willow
Niobe Weeping WillowOrdering closed for the season
421 Salix alba ‘Tristis’ 50x50'. The classic weeping willow, a very large majestic graceful wide-spreading tree. Z4. read more |