Trees and Plants for 2021 Spring Tree Sale

Balsam Fir - Very symmetrical, narrow-crowned tree. Prefers moist, cool sites and is best adapted in wet areas. It is quite shade-tolerant. Uses: pulp, log cabin rafter poles and Christmas trees.

Douglas Fir - Well adapted to most sites. Moderately shade-tolerant. Planted for Christmas trees becaus of its naturally full form and needle retention. Provides winter cover for wildlife. Preferred deer food.

Red Cedar - Full sun, resistant to extremes of drought, heat and cold. Very slow-growing, long-lived (200-300 years). The juicy "berries" are consumed by many kinds of wildlife, including the cedar waxwing, named for this tree.

Red Cedar (Closeup)

White Cedar - Excellent wildlife cover, timber production, soil stabilization and windbreaks. Likes full sun and moist soils. Protect from deer!

Jack Pine - Fast-growing on better sites. Likes full sun and dry conditions. Excellent as wildlife cover, windbreaks, and for timber on poorest sites.

Red Pine - Fast-growing on sunny, well-drained sites. Shade-intolerant and long-lived. Valuable for timber reforestation, windbreaks and wildlife habitat.

White Pine - Best established on well-drained soils in partial shade. Primary uses include: lumber, windbreaks, wildlife habitat. Caution: deer like to browse.

Black Spruce - Likes wet soils and bogs including peats, clays, and loams. Grows to a height of 20-60 ft.

Black Spruce (Closeup)

Blue Spruce - Shade-tolerant, slow-growing, but long-lived. Drought resistant once established. Excellent for windbreaks, soil stabilization and wildlife cover.

Norway Spruce - Moderately fast-growing, shade-tolerant, prefers moist soils. Useful for windbreaks and wildlife habitat.

White Spruce - Prefers full to partial sun, dry to moist soils, moderate growth. Excellent for wildlife cover, windbreaks, and visual screens.

American Chestnut - Prefers full sun and acidic, moist, well-drained soils but tolerates clay soils and drought once established. Bears edible nuts and provides wildlife food and cover.

American Chestnut - Closeup

American Hazelnut - Grows in a variety of soils, shade-intolerant. A very good food source for wildlife, the nuts are eaten by squirrels, chipmunks, blue jays, deer, grouse, turkey and pheasant.

Black Cherry (closeup) - fast-growing tree attaining heights of 60 to 80 ft. Sandy to loamy well-drained soils. Clusters of black fruits are food for birds and wildlife. Shade-intolerant as it grows older.

Domestic Apple - Grows to about 25 feet tall. Great deer and wildlife food source. Likes sandy, well-drained soil.

Red Maple - Shade-tolerant, relatively fast-growing; moderately long-lived. Among the first trees to flower in spring. Prefers moist, sandy-loam soils. Caution: A favorite food of whitetail deer. Brilliant fall color.

Sugar Maple - Large, highly shade-tolerant, slow-growing, long-lived with heavy, strong hard wood. Principal source of maple sugar, widely planted for its shade and extremely showy fall coloration. Caution: Deer like to browse.

Red Oak - Needs full to partial sun and sandy to moist soils. It is the fastest growing of the northern oaks. Produces abundant acorns eaten by wildlife.

White Oak - A majestic, large tree found in well-drained soils in dry and moist wooded areas. Leaves turn burgundy in fall. Slow-growing but worth the wait.

Black Walnut - Prefers moist (not wet) deep soils; produces valuable lumber; nuts edible for humans and wildlife.

American Plum - Thicket-forming shrub to small tree, showy large white flowers and red plums. Prefers dry to moist soils and partial to full sun. Provides food and cover for wildlife. Edible fruit can be used to make preserves and jelly.

Common Lilac - A multi-stemmed shrub that forms thickets that are excellent wildlife cover. Needs full sun, can tolerate moist to dry sites. Fragrant, showy flowers in spring.

Gray Dogwood - White flowers in spring, white fruit in July-September. Can tolerate a wide range of fertile soil conditions. Moderately shade-tolerant.

Highbush Cranberry - Prefers open or lightly-shaded swamps or wet ground. Produces handsome clusters of white flowers and scarlet fruits. Edible berries can be used for homemade jellies. Excellent wildlife plant.

American Mountain Ash - A small flowering tree native to northern Michigan, prefers moist rich soil. Clusters of white flowers develop into bright orange-red berries relished by birds. Not affected by ash borer.

Ninebark - A cold-hardy tough native shrub for mixed borders. Pinkish-white flower clusters in late spring.

Saskatoon Serviceberry - A medium to large shrub with clusters of fragrant, white drooping flowers that appear in spring, followed by large, bluish-purple berries which are juicy and edible.

Winterberry Holly - Likes wet, acidic soil but will grow in the average garden. Berries are an important food source for birds in winter.

Winterberry Holly in Winter - Colorful berries persist through winter.

Strawberry "All Star" - Produces high yields of very large, sweet, extra juicy berries in mid to late June.

Asparagus "Mary Washington" - Delicious spears are tender, thick, heavy and straight. It is fast-growing, heavy yielding and very hardy.

Geranium "sanguineum" is a beautiful fine, dark-green groundcover-like plant with ferny foliage and deep magenta-pink flowers. Blooms May/June, 15-18" tall.

Russian Sage - a woody-based perennial of the mint family which typically grows 2-4' tall. Full sun to partial shade, long summer bloom period.

Trillium grandiflorum (Snowy White): A woodland flower that blooms in April/May. Grows on rich, moist forest floors. Ideal for shade gardens.

Honeycrisp Apple - Super crisp, sweet, juicy flavor

Cortland Apple - A long-time general-purpose favorite, with tasty which flesh for eating and cooking and plenty of juice for cider.

Empire Apple - Red, juicy, firm crunchy and sweet. Ripen September/October and will keep until January.

Granny Smith Apple - Crunchy and tart, green-colored apple. A baker's favorite!

Liberty Apple - Sweet-tart flavor, a late harvest apple that is resistant to diseases.

Northern Spy Apple - Very late season apple, its flesh is creamy yellow and juicy.

Bartlett Pear - A large, heavy variety with excellent quality. Great for canning.

Columbia Red Anjou Pear - Deep-hued, bright red color and sweet, spicy white flesh.

Lapins Cherry - Self-fertile, produces large, dark red cherries in mid-summer. Sweet, rich flavor. Resists splitting.

Meteor Cherry - Meteor Cherry fruit is large, bright red with a clear yellowish flesh. It is a tart cherry and mainly used as a pie cherry.

President Plum - A large, purple-blue plum that ripens in late summer.

Stanley Prune - Produces heavy crops of blue-colored plums which are ideal for culinary purposes.

Indian Summer Crabapple - A showy ornamental crab with masses of fragrant, deep rose-red flowers in spring and glossy fruits that persist into winter. Attracts butterflies and birds.

Indian Summer Crabapple - closeup