Plant and Tree Sale

If you would like to receive our 2010 tree sale order form and would like to be added to our mailing list please contact the Crow Wing SWCD at 218-828-6197 or send an email to Melissa Barrick

SWCD will take tree orders until April 10, 2010.

Additional Information on Tree and Plant Sale

Plants

Shrubs
Trees
Conifers

 Plant Specie

Photo Credit: Beth Hippert	Wild Bergamot: (Monarda fistulosa) Soil Type: Sand, loam, clay Soil Moisture: Dry to mesic Average Height: 2-4 ft. Sun Exposure: Full to partial sun Bloom Time: July-August Bloom Color: Pink	Photo Credit: Beth Hippert	Butterfly Weed: (Asclepias tuberosa) Soil Type: Sand, loam Soil Moisture: Dry to mesic Average Height: 1-2 ft. Sun Exposure: Full to partial sun Bloom Time: June to July Bloom Color: Orange
Photo Credit: Beth Hippert	Black-Eyed Susan: (Rudbeckia hirta) Soil Type: Loam, sand Soil Moisture: Dry to wet Average Height: 1-3 ft. Sun Exposure: Full to partial sun Bloom Time: July-August Bloom Color: Yellow	Photo Credit: Beth Hippert	Blue Vervain: (Verbena hastata) Soil Type: Peat, sand, clay, loam Soil Moisture: Wet to moist Average Height: 2-4 ft. Sun Exposure: Full to partial sun Habitat: Prairie swales, sedge meadows, floodplains Bloom Time: June-September Bloom Color: Blue
Photo Credit: Itasca SWCD	Rough Blazing Star: (Liatris aspera) Soil Type: Sand, loam Soil Moisture: Dry to mesic Average Height: 2-3 ft. Sun Exposure: Full to partial sun Habitat: Sandy or gravelly prairies & savannas Bloom Time: August-September Bloom Color: Purple	Photo Credit: Beth Hippert	Blue Flag Iris: (Iris versicolor) Soil Type: Peat, Clay, Loam, Sand Soil Moisture: Wet to Aquatic Average Height: 2-4 ft. Sun Exposure: Full to partial sun Habitat: Sedge meadows, floodplains, prairie swales, wet edges Bloom Time: May-July Bloom Color: Blue
Photo Credit: Itasca SWCD	Coreopsis Soil Type: Sand Soil Moisture: Dry to mesic Average Height: 1-3 ft. Sun Exposure: Full to Partial Sun Habitat: Sandy, gravelly prairies Bloom Time: June to July Bloom Color: Yellow	Photo Credit: Itasca SWCD	Fireweed: (Epilobium angustifolium) Soil Type: Loam, sand, clay Soil Moisture: Dry to moist Average Height: 2-4 ft. Sun Exposure: Full to partial sun Habitat: Forest openings, and old fields Bloom Time: July to August Bloom Color: Pink
Photo Credit: Itasca SWCD	Sweetgrass: (Hierochloe odorata) Soil Moisture: Dry to wet Average Height: 1-2 ft. Sun Exposure: Full to partial sun	Photo Credit: Itasca SWCD	Little Bluestem: (Schizachyrium scoparium) Soil Type: Sand, gravel, loam, clay Soil Moisture: Dry to mesic Average Height: 1-1.5 ft. Sun Exposure: Full to partial sun Habitat: Dunes, prairies, savannas, rock outcrops
Photo Credit: Itasca SWCD	Big Bluestem: (Andropogon gerardii) Soil Type: Loam, sandy, peat Soil Moisture: Mesic to wet Average Height: 4-8 ft. Sun Exposure: Full to partial sun Habitat: Prairies, savannas, floodplains

*Plant information from Praire Restorations!

Shrubs

Photo Credit: University of Wisconsin- Stevens Point, William Tans	Am. Mt Ash: Flower:  small white flowers, clusters 3 late spring to early summer. Fruit: Clusters of red, small (1/4 to 3/8 inch in diameter) Form: A small tree up to 40 feet tall	Photo Credit: University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point, Merle Black	American Elderberry: (Sambucus canadensis) Soil Moisture: Mesic to wet Average Height: 5-12 ft. Sun Exposure: Full to partial sun
Photo Credit: Beth Hippert	American Hazelnut: (Corylus americana) Soil Moisture: Dry to mesic Average Height: 6-15 ft. Sun Exposure: Full sun to full shade Habitat: Thickets	Photo Credit: University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point, Paul Drobot	Bittersweet:
Photo Credit: Itasca SWCD	Black Chokeberry: (Aronia melanocarpa) Soil Moisture: Mesic Average Height: 3-6 ft. Sun Exposure: Full to partial sun		Buffaloberry: Leaf: Alternate, simple, elliptical to ovate, entire margins, 1 to 2 inches long, somewhat thickened dark green above with numerous silvery white scales, silvery white below with red-brown scales. Flower:  flowers both light yellow-green, small (1/6 inch) appearing in early spring. Fruit: A bright red  ripen in mid to late summer Average Height: 6 ft
	Hansen Hedge Rose	Photo Credit: Itasca SWCD	Juneberry: Flower: white  appear in spring just before or with the leaves. Fruit: Red to purple round berry, 1/4 to 3/8 inch in diameter, in small hanging clusters, ripen in early to mid summer. The fruits are edible and may be the best kept secret in the woods. Form: A shrub or small tree up to 40 feet (occasionally much larger) with a narrow crown. (Virginia Tech Natural Resouces)
	Midwest Crab:	Photo Credit: Itasca SWCD	Redosier Dogwood: (Cornus sericea) Soil Moisture: Mesic to wet Average Height: 6-12 ft. Sun Exposure: Full to partial sun

Trees

Photo Credit: University of Wisconsin- Stevens Point, Robert Freckman	American Plum: (Prunus americana Marshall) Soil Moisture: Dry to mesic Average Height: 10-20 ft. Sun Exposure: Full to partial sun	Photo Credit: University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point, Merle Black	Bur Oak: (Quercus macrmacrocarpa) Soil Moisture: Dry to mesic Average Height: 60-80 ft. Sun Exposure: Full sun
Photo Credit: University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Kenneth J. Sytsma	Paper Birch: (Betula nigra) Soil Moisture: Mesic to wet Average Height: 50-70 ft. Sun Exposure: Full to partial sun.	Photo Credit: University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point, Kenneth J. Sytsma	Red Maple: (acer rubrum) Soil Moisture: Mesic to wet Average Height: 50 to 60 ft. Sun Exposure: Full to partial sun Habitat: Prefers moist acidic soils but very tolerant and adaptable to a wide range of soil types.
Photo Credit: University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point, Robert Freckman	Sugar Maple: (Acer sacharum) Soil Type: Loam, sand and clay Soil Moisture: Mesic Average Height: 60 to 75 ft. Sun Exposure: Full sun to full shade

Links

=MN Forestry Association

=MN Forest Stewardship Program

=USDA National Agroforestry Center

=Americanforests.org

=USDA Alternative Farming Systems Information Center

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