Inventory for the Autumn 2023-Spring 2024 Planting Season

• 138 species of trees and shrubs
• $30 to $35 (plus tax) based on size and species, with a portion of each tree sale donated to the United Way
• Bulk discounts are available
• Plants are picked up by appointment in one of our nurseries in Mount Vernon or New Harmony, IN
• Cash or check accepted at time of pickup
• Plants are 2 to 6 feet tall in easy to plant, cylindrical containers
• See our Planting & Care Guide to maintain the health of your tree or shrub
• Call 811 before you dig!

Tree List (Searchable)

Common Name	Scientific Name	Zones		Growth Rate	Potential Height (ft)	Native	Notes
American Basswood	Tilia americana	3-7	Full sun to partial shade	Fast	70	🌎	Best in moist soils, but can tolerate drier soils. Has small pale yellow flowers in clusters.
American Beech	Fagus grandifolia	4-9	Full sun	Fast	60	🌎	Avoid alkaline soil. Known to be drought sensitive.
American Hornbeam	Carpinus caroliniana	3-7	Sun to Shade	Fast	25	🌎	Tolerant to most soil types, and periodic flooding. An understory tree.
American Plum	Prunus americana	5-9	Full sun to partial shade	Average	15	🌎	Can be shaped into a tree or shrub. Adaptable and spreading through suckers. Tree is the native plant which makes distinct fruits which are less flavorful than the domesticated species.
Bald Cypress	Taxodium distichum	4-10	Full sun	Average	70	🌎	Avoid alkaline soils and can tolerate flooding. Long living – 600 year trees have been identified.
Bitternut Hickory	Carya cordiformis	3-7	Full sun	Slow	50	🌎	Tolerant to most types of soil. Also known as white walnut in certain parts of the United States.
Black Cherry	Prunus serotina	3-8	Full sun	Fast	50	🌎	Tolerates most soils. Fruit is edible but bitter to the taste, and only used for flavoring.
Black Gum	Nyssa sylvatica	4-9	Full sun to partial shade	Fast	40	🌎	Called the common tupelo in some areas. Avoid alkaline soils for best growth, moist conditions are tolerated.
Black Oak	Quercus velutina	3-9	Full sun	Average	60	🌎	Perfers well-drained soil, both alkaline and acidic.
Black Walnut	Juglans negra	4-9	Full sun to partial shade	Average	80	🌎	Tolerant of most soil conditions. Fruits are attractive to squirrels and other animals. Walnuts are edible but were a gigantic pain for the auction author to open when attempted.
Black willow	Salix nigra	4-9	Full sun to partial shade	Fast	60	🌎	Tolerates wet soil and flooding
Bur Oak	Quercus macrocarpa	3-8	Full sun	Slow	70	🌎	Moderate levels of moisture is ideal for soil choice.
Butternut	Juglans cinerea	3-7	Full sun	Average	60	🌎	Rich, moist soils. The name "butternut" comes from the mellow flavor of the nut.
Cherrybark Oak	Quercus pagoda	6-9	Full sun	Average	70	🌎	Prefers moist, loamy soil. Acorns develop over two years.
Chestnut Oak	Quercus montana	4-8	Full sun	Average	70	🌎	Tolerant to most soil types. Similar to Swamp Chestnut Oak.
Chinese Chestnut	Castanea mollissima	4-8	Full sun	Fast	50		Avoid alkaline soil, drought-tolerant. Plant in clusters / pairs for pollination
Chinquapin Oak	Quercus muehlenbergii	4-7	Full sun	Fast	40	🌎	Does best in well-drained areas
Dawn Redwood	Metasequoia glyptostroboides	5-8	Full sun	Fast	80		Avoid alkaline soil, plant in areas with sufficient space. On conservation lists, originally from small area in Hubei China.
Eastern Hemlock	Tsuga canadensis	3-7	Full sun	Slow	70	🌎	Moist, well-drained soil. Does not tolerate heat, drought, or urban conditions. Susceptible to winter burn so not suitable for wind-breaks.
English Oak	Quercus robur	4-8	Full sun	Average	60		Perfers well-drained soil, both alkaline and acidic.
English Walnut	Juglans regia	5-9	Full sun	Fast	50		Tolerant to most soil types.
European Beech	Fagus sylvatica	4-7	Full sun to partial shade	Average	50		Has irregular shape which can be managed by pruning. Interesting chestnut like seeds make it different than an American Beech.
European Hornbeam	Ostrya carpinifolia	4-8	Full sun	Average	60		Tolerant to most soil types.
European Linden Tree	Tilia tomentosa	4-7	Full sun to partial shade	Average	50		Leaves are dark green or silver white dependent on side seen.
Gingko	Gingko biloba	3-8	Full sun to partial shade	Average	50		Tolerant to most soil types. Best is sandy, moderately moist soil.
Golden Raintree	Koelreuteria paniculata	5-9	Full sun	Average	35		Tolerant to most soil types.
Gray Dogwood	Cornus racemosa	3-8	Full sun to partial shade	Slow	15	🌎	Adapted to a wide range of soil types
Green Giant Arborvitae	Thuja standishii x plicata ‘Green Giant’	5-7	Full sun to partial shade	Fast	50	🌎	Avoid poorly drained / wet soilds. Salt sensitivity has been reported.
Hackberry	Celtis occidentalis	3-9	Full sun	Average	50	🌎	Tolerant to most soil types. Resistant to strong winds and tolerates air pollution.
Hardy Apricot	Prunus armeniaca	5-8	Full sun	Average	40		Cultivated as a fruit tree, the most common species of apricot. Apricot seeds and kernels contain chemical compounds that will be converted in cyanide if eaten by humans.
Hardy Rubber Tree	Eucommia ulmoides	5-8	Full sun	Average	60		Tolerant to most soil types. Leaves contain latex-like material if leaf is torn apart.
Honey Locust	Gleditsia triacanthos	3-8	Full sun to partial shade	Fast	70	🌎	Honey locust is a rapidly growing, large deciduous tree good for a native garden or as a street tree.
Hop Hornbeam	Ostrya virginiana	3-7	Sun to Shade	Fast	25	🌎	Tolerant to most soil types, and periodic flooding.
Horse Chestnut	Aesculus hippocastanum	5-8	Full sun to partial shade	Fast	20		Avoid alkaline soil
Japanese Maple	Acer palmatum	5-9	Full sun to partial shade	Average	25		Prefers well-drained soil, protect from winds if possible.
Katsura	Cercidiphyllum japonicum	4-8	Full sun to partial shade	Average	60		Originally from China and Japan, this deciduous tree is a dense pyramidal tree with flowers and winged seeds. Decaying fall leaves can smell like caramel or cotton candy. Great for large spaces or as a street tree.
Kentucky Coffeetree	Gymnocladus dioicus	3-8	Full sun	Fast	70	🌎	Tolerant to most soil types. Drought tolerant once established.
Kousa Dogwood	Cornus kousa	5-8	Full sun to partial shade	Fast	20		Avoid alkaline soil
Lacebark Elm	Ulmus parvifolia	5-9	Full sun to partial shade	Average	50		Tolerant to most types. More disease and cold weather resistant than other elm species available.
Larch (aka Tamarack)	Larix decidua	1-7	Full sun	Fast	60	🌎	Best in moist, well-drained soils. Native habitat is bog edges.
Leadplant	Amorpha canescens	2-6	Full sun	Average	5	🌎	Does well in dry, sandy to clay soil
Littleleaf Linden	Tilia cordata	3-7	Full sun to partial shade	Average	50		Avoid persistently wet areas, sensitive to road salt
London Planetree	Platanus x acerifolia	5-8	Full sun to partial shade	Fast	80		London planetree is a hybrid resulting from a cross between the native sycamore and the non-native Asian planetree. Like sycamore, this is a large tree with beautiful peeling bark.
Northern Catalpa	Catalpa speciosa	4-8	Full sun to partial shade	Average	50	🌎	Tolerant to most types. Avoid planting near sidewalks, fruit can be hazardous
Northern White Cedar	Thuja occidentalis	2-7	Full sun	Slow	40	🌎	Avoid alkaline soils. Prefers sandy, well-drained soils.
Norway Spruce	Picea abies	3-7	Full sun	Average	50		A large, pyramidal tree with weeping branches and long, cylindrical cones. Avoid alkaline soils, works well for windbreaks.
Nuttall Oak	Quercus texana	6-9	Partial shade	Fast	140	🌎	Wet clay soils along streams. Known for its red to orange-red autumn foliage.
Ohio Buckeye	Aesculus glabra	4-9	Full sun	Average	40	🌎	Prefers moist, slightly acidic soil for best growth.
Osage orange (aka Hedge Apple)	Maclura pomifera	4-9	Full sun	Fast	40	🌎	Tough tree that tolerates alkaline and clay soil, dry sites, occasional drought or flooding, and road conditions. Lime green, softball-sized fruit.
Overcup Oak	Quercus lyrata	5-9	Full sun to partial shade	Average	70	🌎	Prefers well-drained soil, can tolerate flooding
Paperbark Maple	Acer griseum	4-8	Full sun to partial shade	Average	30		Tolerant to most soil types. Tolerates urban environments – planted as the canopy for the 9/11 memorial at the Pentagon.
Pawpaw	Asimina triloba	5-8	Sun to Shade	Slow	25	🌎	Performs best in moist, slightly acidic soil. Fruit is edible and tastes like pear + banana.
Pecan	Carya illinoinensis	6-9	Full sun	Average	80	🌎	Tolerant to most types. Multiple trees are needed for pollination.
Persimmon	Diospyros virginiana	4-9	Full sun	Average	60	🌎	Tolerate in most soils. Fruit is edible.
Pignut Hickory	Carya glabra	4-9	Full sun to partial shade	Average	70	🌎	Best in well-drained soils with significant moisture. Plant is intorant to full shade and needs a large space to reach maximum size.
Pin Oak	Quercus palustris	4-8	Full sun	Fast	65	🌎	Prefers well-drained soil, can tolerate flooding
Pitch x Loblolly Pine	Pinus rigida x taeda	4-8	Full sun	Average	60	🌎	Tolerant to most soil types and conditions. Hybrid of Loblolly and Pitch pine species.
Pond Cypress	Taxodium ascendens	5-8	Full sun	Average	70	🌎	Native tree tolerate to both wet sites and flooded conditions. Useful near water edges or low lying fields which flood in spring rains.
Post Oak	Quercus stellata	5-9	Full sun	Average	60	🌎	Prefers drier, well-drained soils as compared to other oaks.
Princeton Elm	Ulmus americana 'Princeton'	2-7	Full sun	Fast	70	🌎	Tolerant to most soil types. Elm disease resistant versus other types, but not 100% disease free.
Red Maple	Acer rubrum	3-9	Full sun	Average	60	🌎	Prefers wet soil conditions
Red Maple 'October Glory'	Acer rubrum 'October Glory'	4-9	Full sun to partial shade	Average	50	🌎	Tolerant to most soil types. Less winter resistant than other cultivars.
Red Mulberry	Morus rubra	4-9	Full sun to partial shade	Average	60	🌎	Tree with dense crown and small blackberry like fruit which are not edible for humans when unripe. Ripe fruit is harmless, but can stain surfaces if left unattended.
Red Oak	Quercus rubra	3-8	Full sun	Fast	70	🌎	Prefers acidic soil over alkaline soil conditions, some drought tolerance once established.
Redbud	Cercis canadensis	4-9	Full sun to partial shade	Fast	30	🌎	Tolerant to most types
Redbud 'Forest Pansy'	Cercis canadensis ‘Forest Pansy’	4-9	Full sun to partial shade	Fast	30	🌎	Purple leaves
Redbud 'Ruby Falls'	Cercis canadensis ‘Ruby Falls’	4-9	Full sun to partial shade	Fast	30	🌎	Purple leaves
River Birch	Betula nigra	4-9	Full sun to partial shade	Average	60	🌎	Avoid alkaline soil. Can tolerate flooding and some drought. Useful near streams.
Roughleaf Dogwood	Cornus drummondii	5-8	Full sun to partial shade	Average	15	🌎	Native to Canada and the US, tolerating both poor soil and deer browsing. Planting is best in naturalized settings or at the edges of landscapes in an informal shrub border.
Sargent’s Crabapple	Malus sargentii	4-8	Full sun	Average	10	🌎	Tolerant of most soil conditions, preferring acidic soil. Fruits are attractive to birds. Excellent resistance to a variety of crabapple diseases.
Sassafras	Sassafras albidum	4-9	Full sun to partial shade	Average	50	🌎	Avoid alkaline soil, some tolerance to salt/drought. Fruit is eaten by deer and wild turkeys.
Sawtooth Oak	Quercus acutissima	5-9	Full sun	Average	50	🌏	Prefers acidic soil over alkaline soil conditions
Scarlet Oak	Quercus coccinea	4-9	Full sun	Average	70	🌎	Avoid alkaline soils for best growth
Shagbark Hickory	Carya ovata	4-8	Full sun	Average	70	🌎	Tolerant to most soil types. Fruit is edible… personal opinion says that this is not worth it. Roasting is the best option.
Shellbark Hickory	Carya laciniosa	5-8	Full sun	Slow	70	🌎	Grows in acidic, alkaline, loamy, moist, rich, sandy, wet and clay soils. Is generally drought tolerant once established.
Shortleaf Pine	Pinus echinata	6-9	Full sun	Average	75	🌎	Prefers drier, well-drained soils. Avoid alkaline soils.
Shumard Oak	Quercus shumardii	5-9	Full sun	Average	60	🌎	Prefers acidic soil over alkaline soil conditions
Silky Dogwood	Cornus amomum	5-8	Full sun to near full shade	Average	15	🌎	Good shrub for moist or wet areas, when left alone, this shrub may spread to form thickets. White spring flowers lead to blue fruit which birds will eat.
Silver Maple	Acer saccharinum	3-9	Full sun to partial shade	Fast	60	🌎	Prefers wet soil conditions
Smooth Sumac	Rhus glabra	3-9	Full sun to partial shade	Fast	15	🌎	Near ubiquitous shrub in the United States, forming colonies which are an important wintering food for wildlife. Shrubs have excellent color and best left to naturalized areas or erosion control.
Southern Red Oak	Quercus falcata	6-9	Full sun to partial shade	Fast	80	🌎	A faster growth but less winter resistant tree than the standard red oak.
Staghorn Sumac	Rhus typhina	3-9	Full sun	Fast	15	🌎	Easily grown in a wide range of soils, with white blooms in spring and red berries in fall.
Sugar Maple	Acer saccharum	3-8	Full sun to shade	Average	100	🌎	Rich, moist , well-drained soils. A straight, central trunk and wide canopy make it a good shade tree.
Swamp Chestnut Oak	Quercus michauxii	5-9	Full sun	Average	50	🌎	Tolerant to most soil types. Similar to Chestnut Oak.
Swamp White Oak	Quercus bicolor	4-8	Full sun	Average	50	🌎	Avoid alkaline soils for best growth
Sweet Crabapple	Malus coronaria	1-8	Full sun to partial shade	Average	30	🌎	Moist soil, stream banks, open woods, woodland edges. The common crabapple of the Ohio Valley, it can be planted as an ornamental.
Sweet Gum	Liquidambar styraciflua	5-9	Full sun	Average	70	🌎	Avoid alkaline soils for best growth. Pollution resistance is minimal.
Sweetbay Magnolia	Magnolia virginiana	5-9	Full sun to partial shade	Average	20	🌎	Avoid alkaline soils and can tolerate some flooding. Flowering in May/June.
Sycamore	Platanus occidentalis	4-9	Full sun	Fast	80	🌎	Prefers medium/wet soils. Air pollution tolerant. One of the most massive trees in the Eastern United States, so plan spaces accordingly.
Tulip	Liriodendron tulipifera	4-9	Full sun	Fast	80	🌎	Avoid alkaline soil, drought-tolerant in humid regions.
Washington Hawthorn	Crateagus phaenopyrum	4-8	Full sun	Average	30	🌎	A small tree which enjoys full sun, but has thorns (hence the name).
Water Oak	Quercus nigra	6-9	Full sun	Fast	80	🌎	A wetland tree, tolerant of water. More common in the south, with Indiana at the northern edge of the habitable zone.
Water Tupelo	Nyssa aquatica	6-9	Full sun to partial shade	Average	70	🌎	Prefers moist, acidic soil and can grow in standing water.
White Flowering Dogwood	Cornus florida	5-9	Full sun to partial shade	Average	25	🌎	Tolerant to most types. Can be short enough for under utility lines
White Fringe Tree	Chionanthus virgnicius	4-9	Full sun to partial shade	Slow	15	🌎	White flowers of 6 inches in needle like clusters. Good for near homes as size is controllable.
White Oak	Quercus alba	3-9	Full sun to partial shade	Fast	70	🌎	Intolerant of alkaline or shallow urban soil
White Pine	Pinus strobus	3-8	Full sun to partial shade	Fast	70	🌎	Tolerant to most types, but fastest growth in acidic, well-drained soils.
Yellow Buckeye	Aesculus flava	3-8	Full sun to partial shade	Average	70	🌎	Performs best in moist, well-drained soil. Will grow poorly on dry sites. Fruit is poisonous if eaten without leaching the saponins.
Zelkova (Japanese elm)	Zelkova serrata	5-8	Full sun	Average	80		Tolerant to most soil types. Drought tolerant once established.

Shrubs and Small Trees (Searchable)

Common Name	Scientific Name	Zones		Growth Rate	Potential Height (ft)	Native	Notes
Allegheny Serviceberry	Amelanchier laevis	4-8	Full sun to partial shade	Slow	15	🌎	All serviceberries have edible fruits, but flavor depends on type. Pollinated by bees.
American Beautyberry	Callicarpa americana	6-10	Full sun	Average	6	🌎	Woody shrub that produces showy purple berry clusters along the stem in fall. Pruning old growth will encourage more flowering and berries each year. Fruits can be made into a sweet syrup.
American Elderberry	Sambucus canadensis	4-8	Full sun to partial shade	Average	10	🌎	Avoid alkaline soils. Prefers sandy, well-drained soils. Flowers and ripened fruit are edible, there are significant risks to eating unripened or uncooked fruit.
American Hazelnut	Corylus americana	4-9	Full sun to shade	Average	15	🌎	Tolerant to most soil types. Drought tolerant. Nut production starts on eighth year from seed, and requires cross-pollination.
American Witchhazel	Hamamelis virginiana	3-8	Full sun to partial shade	Average	30	🌎	Avoid alkaline soil
Arrowwood	Viburnum dentatum	2-8	Full sun to shade	Slow	10	🌎	Native shrub to most of the eastern United States, tolerant to a variety of soil types. Flowers and fruit attact butterflies, bees, and songbirds.
Black Chokeberry	Aronia melanocarpa	3-8	Full sun to partial shade	Slow	5	🌎	Tolerant to most soil types. Fruit is edible but highly astringent, leading to choking and the name.
Blackhaw	Viburnum prunifolium	3-9	Full sun to shade	Average	20	🌎	A small tree that may grow 20 feet tall and nearly as wide, with spring flowers that in large white clusters.
Buttonbush	Cephalanthus occidentalis	5-9	Full sun to partial shade	Average	15	🌎	Plant makes distinct snowball like flowers. Left alone in full sun, buttonbush can grow to near the heights of a small tree (15-20'), but is generally a smaller shrub. Does well in consistently moist soils. Flowering is less impressive on shady side of plant.
Coralberry	Symphoricarpos orbiculatus	2-7	Full sun to shade	Average	5	🌎	Coralberry is a low-growing, spreading shrub with arching stems that produce clusters of purplish red fruits in the fall.
Deciduous Holly	Ilex decidua	5-9	Full sun to partial shade	Slow	15	🌎	Perfers average soil types – acidic organic soils. Heavier berries will be present if planted in groups.
Downy Serviceberry (aka Common Serviceberry)	Amelanchier arborea	5-9	Full sun to partial shade	Slow	25	🌎	Pruning its several trunks to a central leader is possible if the look of a tree is preferred.
Eastern Wahoo	Euonymous atropurpureus	4-9	Full sun to partial shade	Average	25	🌎	Tolerant to most soil types.
False Indigo	Amorpha fruticosa	4-9	Full sun to partial shade	Average	12	🌎	False Indigo is a native shrub of the Fabaceae (bean) family, typically found growing in moist woodlands, floodplains, and near edges of streams, ponds, or swamps.
Fragrant Sumac	Rhus aromatica	3-9	Full sun to partial shade	Slow	6	🌎	Spreading shrub which provides fall color and fruits which can support native birds and wildlife.
Gray Dogwood	Cornus racemosa	3-8	Full sun to partial shade	Slow	15	🌎	Adapted to a wide range of soil types
Highbush Cranberry	Viburnum tilobum	2-5	Partial shade	Slow	10	🌎	Fruit is edible, but will need to protect from birds who also enjoy the fruit.
Inkberry	Ilex glabra 'Shamrock'	6-10	Full sun to partial shade	Slow	6	🌎	A species of evergreen holly, but leaves are more oval than the distinctive holly form.
Kousa Dogwood	Cornus kousa	5-8	Full sun to partial shade	Fast	20	🌎	Avoid alkaline soil
Mapleleaf Viburnum	Viburnum acerifolium	4-6	Partial shade	Slow	6	🌎	Distinctive, purplish-pink autumn foliage
Nanking Cherry	Prunus tomentosa	3-7	Full sun	Average	10		Tolerant to most types. Fruit bearing shrub from the plum family, but fruits look more similar to cherries.
Nannyberry	Viburnum lentago	3-9	Full sun to partial shade	Average	15	🌎	Native Indiana shrub which can support birds and wildlife. Height in sun are significantly higher than in shady areas.
New Jersey Tea	Ceanothus americanus	2-8	Full sun to partial shade	Average	5	🌎	Used well in mass plantings, as a tall ground cover, or on steep slopes for erosion control
Ninebark	Physocarpus opulifolius	2-8	Full sun to partial shade	Fast	8	🌎	Shrub with exfoliating bark and white flowers. Shrub can be cut down in winter to rejuvenate.
Northern Bayberry	Myrica pensylvanica	3-7	Full sun to partial shade	Fast	10	🌎	Shrub which is tolerant to both drought and wet site conditions once established. Fixes atmospheric nitrogen.
Red Buckeye	Aesculus pavia	6-9	Full sun to partial shade	Fast	20	🌎	Avoid alkaline soil – ornamental tree with visual interest
Red Osier Dogwood (aka Red Twig)	Cornus sericea	2-7	Full sun	Average	10	🌎	Shrub grows well in wet areas, with a distinctive red stem color and white flowers for good visual interest.
Rose Mallow	Hibiscus moscheutos	5-9	Full sun	Average	7	🌎	Medium to large summer/fall flowers which are white with red centers. Native to wetlands and creek edges, and soil should meet similar requirements. If you have seen the flowered state, you likely know it.
Saskatoon Serviceberry	Amelanchier alnifolia	3-6	Full sun to partial shade	Slow	12	🌎	All serviceberries have edible fruit, but flavor depends on type. Pollinated by bees.
Shadblow Serviceberry (aka Canadian Serviceberry)	Amelanchier canadensis	4-7	Full sun to partial shade	Slow	20	🌎	Hardier overall than other species but struggles in drought conditions.
Silky Dogwood	Cornus amomum	5-8	Full sun to near full shade	Average	15	🌎	Good shrub for moist or wet areas, when left alone, this shrub may spread to form thickets. White spring flowers lead to blue fruit which birds will eat.
Snowberry	Symphoricarpos albus	3-7	Full sun to shade	Slow	6	🌎	Spreads by suckers underground - make sure to control plant growth. Berries are used in Canada for fruits.
Speckled Alder	Alnus incana	3-6	Full sun to partial shade	Average	15	🌎	Should be in partial shade to protect from heat in summer. Will grow as wide as tall.
Spicebush	Lindera benzoin	3-8	Partial shade to shade	Slow	12	🌎	Prefers moist, acidic soil. Leaves will will gain a reddish color when stressed. Flowering in spring.
Strawberry Bush (aka Hearts-a-Bustin’)	Euonymus americanus	6-9	Partial shade to shade	Average	6	🌎	Low maintenance shrub which produces fruits that are not generally considered consumeable by humans. Fruits are a strong laxative.
Vernal Witchhazel	Hamamelis vernalis	3-8	Full sun to partial shade	Fast	15	🌎	Sometimes called Ozark witchhazel, this shrub is a tought durable plant that works best in close to full sun. Leaf scorch can happen in hot dry summers where not afternoon shde is available. Flowers have a wide variety of colors.
Winterberry	Ilex verticillata	3-9	Full sun to shade	Slow	10	🌎	Can tolerate up to full shade, low maintenance, border shrub