Bare Root Trees (pre-order)

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Eastern White Pine

Fast growing 90 to 100 feet. Spread 25 to 40 feet. A five needled pine, with soft, light green-blue needles, 4 inches long. Can tolerate dry, rocky soil. Grows in normal moisture conditions but can tolerate wet, swampy areas. Excellent ornamental tree for specimens, naturalizing, windbreak or dense screen. Can be easily restrained to manageable height by pruning. For screen or Christmas trees, shear when new growth appears. It is easily controlled, and is good for small properties as well as field plantings. Also widely used for Christmas trees and timber.
Zone: 3-8
Height: 90-100 Feet
Spread: 25-40 Feet

Norway Spruce

Fast growth to 75 or 80 feet in height. Spread 35 to 40 feet. Dense, dark green needles never get longer than 1 inch. Thrives well in average soil conditions, but prefers moisture in the soil to maintain its deep green color. Highly valued ornamental and timber tree. One of the best conifers for shelters and windbreaks, as its branches grow densely into one another. For planting a windbreak, these trees should be planted 6 feet apart. Branches droop gracefully as tree matures, making this a very attractive ornamental.
Zone: 4-7
Height: 75-80 Feet
Spread: 35-40 Feet

Swamp White Oak

Grows to 50 to 60 feet in height and spread. Has a broad, open rounded crown. Does well in wet, swampy conditions along rivers and streams. Excellent choice for wetland plantings. Fall color is yellow-bronze. Native from Quebec to Georgia, west to Michigan and Arkansas.
Zone: 4-8
Height: 50-60 Feet
Spread: 50-60 Feet

Pin Oak

Native tree with fast growth to 75 feet in good soil. Spread of 25 to 40 feet. Fine textured leaves are deeply cut and assume a russet, brown or red autumn color. Leaves hang on longer than any other hardwood in the winter. The upper branches are upright, the middle branches are horizontal and the lower branches are pendulous, giving this tree a beautiful and graceful pyramidal outline. Acorns are good wildlife food. Makes an excellent specimen as a lawn tree. Pin oaks are particularly good trees to use for lining both sides of a drive or street, as they hold their leaves almost until spring, the branches and foliage create a natural canopy. Also good as a windbreak almost year around. Will tolerate wet soil but prefers moist rich, acidic, well drained soil.
Zone: 4-8
Height: 75 Feet
Spread: 25-40 Feet

Chinese Chestnut

Growth to 40 to 60 feet with comparable spread. Dense, lustrous foliage gives good shade.Turns yellow to bronze in fall. Grows best in full sun; deep, sandy loam.These dense and round headed ornamental trees, bear large, sweet, delicious edible nuts. Although, self fertile, it is best to plant two or more for best pollination and nut production. Should start bearing nuts in 3 to 5 years. Blight resistant.
Zone: 4-8
Height: 40-60 Feet
Spread: 40-60 Feet

American Persimmon

A native tree 25 to 40 feet in height and 20 to 35 feet in width. Common Persimmon is slender with an oval-rounded crown, often very symmetrical.The white, fragrant flowers are very sweet and a favorite of honeybees. An edible persimmon ripens with a deep orange color after several frosts. More than one tree is needed for pollination to produce fruit. Persimmon tends to sucker into groves or colonies, producing food for wildlife.The hard, heavy, close-grained wood is used for golf club heads, billiard cues, and flooring.
Zone: 4-9
Height: 25-40 Feet
Spread: 20-35 Feet

Thornless Honey Locust

Fast growth 30 to 70 feet in height and spread. In the wild it can grow to 100 or more feet tall. Fine textured leaves. Grows well in any type of soil. A superb tree for withstanding city conditions. This tree is tolerant of roadway salt. A small percentage may have thorns. Very popular as a shade tree because leaves are so fine. They break up as they drop in the fall, thus eliminating leaf raking.
Zone: 4-9
Height: 30-70 Feet
Spread: 30-70 Feet