Current Inventory for the 2023 Planting Season

• 129 species of native and naturalized trees and shrubs are listed below
• $20 to $25 (plus tax) based on size and species, with a portion of each tree sale is donated to the United Way campaign
• Discounts are available on large orders, and plants are picked up by appointment in either in Mt. Vernon or New Harmony, IN
• Cash or Check Accepted at time of pickup
• Plants are 1.5 to 6 feet tall in easy to plant cylindrical containers
• Advice on care is available during pickup, with a Planting and Care Guide provided to help maintain future health – Guidelines are available
• Call 811 before you dig!

Tree List (Searchable)

Common Name	Scientific Name	Zones		Growth Rate	Mature Height (ft)	Native	Notes
American Basswood	Tilia americana	3-7		Fast	70	🌎	Best in moist soils, but can tolerate drier soils. Has small pale yellow flowers in clusters.
American Hornbeam	Carpinus caroliniana	3-7		Fast	25	🌎	Tolerant to most soil types, and periodic flooding. An understory tree.
American Witchhazel	Hamamelis virginiana	3-8		Average	30	🌎	Avoid alkaline soil
American Yellowwood	Cladrastic kentukea	4-8		Average	40	🌎	Has clusters of fragrant white flowers, proper care is needed as tree can be damaged in ice storms.
Bald Cypress	Taxodium distichum	4-9		Average	70	🌎	Avoid alkaline soils and can tolerate flooding. Long living – 600 year trees have been identified.
Black Cherry	Prunus serotina	3-8		Fast	50	🌎	Tolerates most soils. Fruit is edible but bitter to the taste, and only used for flavoring.
Black Gum	Nyssa sylvatica	4-9		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		Average	60	🌎	Perfers well-drained soil, both alkaline and acidic.
Black Walnut	Juglans negra	4-9		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.
Blackjack Oak	Quercus marilandica	5-8		Average	40	🌎	A smaller oak, seldom reaching the 70-80 foot heights of some other species.
Bur Oak	Quercus macrocarpa	3-8		Slower	70	🌎	Moderate levels of moisture is ideal for soil choice.
Butternut	Carya cordiformis (On site as Juglans cinerea)	3-7		Slower	50	🌎	Tolerant to most types of soil. Also known as white walnut in certain parts of the United States.
Cherrybark Oak	Quercus pagoda	6-9		Average	70	🌎	Prefers moist, loamy soil. Acorns develop over two years.
Chestnut Oak	Quercus montana	4-8		Average	70	🌎	Tolerant to most soil types. Similar to Swamp Chestnut Oak.
Chinese Chestnut	Castanea mollissima	4-8		Fast	50	🌎	Avoid alkaline soil, drought-tolerant. Plant in clusters / pairs for pollination
Chinquapin Oak	Quercus muehlenbergii	4-7		Fast	40	🌎	Does best in well-drained areas
Common Chokecherry	Prunus virginiana	2-6		Average	30	🌎	Small tree or large shrub, depending on location. Berries have a bitter taste, leading to the name of chokeberry. Plant can sustain a wide variety of wildlife from fruits, leaves, seeds, and even new growth. New growth can be poisonous, similar to certain portions of a black walnut tree.
Dawn Redwood	Metasequoia glyptostroboides	5-8		Fast	80	🌏	Avoid alkaline soil, plant in areas with sufficient space. On conservation lists, originally from small area in Hubei China.
Downy Serviceberry	Amelanchier arborea	5-8		Slow	30	🌎	All serviceberries have edible fruits, but flavor depends on type. Pollinated by bees.
Eastern Wahoo	Euonymous atropurpureus	4-9		Average	25	🌎	Tolerant to most soil types.
English Oak	Quercus robur	4-8		Average	60	🌏	Perfers well-drained soil, both alkaline and acidic.
English Walnut	Juglans regia	5-9		Fast	50	🌏	Tolerant to most soil types.
European Beech	Fagus sylvatica	4-7		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		Average	60	🌏	Tolerant to most soil types.
European Linden Tree	Tilia tomentosa	4-7		Average	50	🌏	Leaves are dark green or silver white dependent on side seen.
Gingko	Gingko biloba	3-8		Average	50	🌏	Tolerant to most soil types. Best is sandy, moderately moist soil.
Golden Rain Tree	Koelreuteria paniculata	5-9		Average	35	🌏	Tolerant to most soil types.
Green Giant Arborvitae	Thuja standishii x plicata ‘Green Giant’	5-7		Fast	50	🌎	Avoid poorly drained / wet soilds. Salt sensitivity has been reported.
Hackberry	Celtis occidentalis	3-9		Average	50	🌎	Tolerant to most soil types. Resistant to strong winds and tolerates air pollution.
Hardy Apricot	Prunus armeniaca	5-8		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.
Honey Locust	Gleditsia triacanthos	3-8		Fast	70	🌎	Honey locust is a rapidly growing, large deciduous tree good for in a native garden or as a street or security tree.
Hop Hornbeam	Ostrya virginiana	3-7		Fast	25	🌎	Tolerant to most soil types, and periodic flooding.
Horse Chestnut	Aesculus hippocastanum	4-7		Fast	60	🌎	Horse chesnuts are dangerous and toxic to human when ingested
Japanese Elm (zelkova)	Zelkova serrata	5-8		Average	80	🌏	Tolerant to most soil types. Drought tolerant once established.
Japanese Maple	Acer palmatum	5-9		Average	25	🌏	Prefers well-drained soil, protect from winds if possible.
Katsura	Cercidiphyllum japonicum	4-8		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 Coffee Tree	Gymnocladus dioicus	3-8		Fast	70	🌎	Tolerant to most soil types. Drought tolerant once established.
Lacebark Elm	Ulmus parvifolia	5-9		Average	50	🌏	Tolerant to most types. More disease and cold weather resistant than other elm species available.
Larch (Tamarack)	Larix decidua	1-7		Fast	60	🌎	Best in moist, well-drained soils. Native habitat is bog edges.
Little Leaf Linden	Tilia cordata	3-7		Average	50	🌎	Avoid persistently wet areas, sensitive to road salt
Loblolly Pine	Pinus taeda	6-9		Fast	70	🌎	Loblolly pines are rapid growth pine trees more native to the south with finer needles than other evergreen pines.
London Planetree	Platanus x acerifolia	5-8		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.
Mocknut Hickory	Carya tomentosa	4-8		Slow	50	🌎	Native to Illinois, tolerates dry sites fairly well. Has tap-root so will be difficult to transplant for first location.
Northern Catalpa	Catalpa speciosa	4-8		Average	50	🌎	Tolerant to most types. Avoid planting near sidewalks, fruit can be hazardous
Northern White Cedar	Thuja occidentalis	2-7		Slower	40	🌎	Avoid alkaline soils. Prefers sandy, well-drained soils.
Norway Spruce	Picea abies	3-7		Average	50	🌏	A large, pyramidal tree with weeping branches and long, cylindrical cones.
Nuttall Oak	Quercus texana	6-9		Average	60	🌎	Nutall oaks are native to wet, heavy, bottomland soil with bright red foilage in winter.
Ohio Buckeye	Aesculus glabra	4-9		Average	40	🌎	Prefers moist, slightly acidic soil for best growth.
Osage Orange	Maclura pomifera	4-9		Average	30	🌎	Fruit on female trees. Needs care as can spread over time into multiple trees
Overcup Oak	Quercus lyrata	5-9		Average	70	🌎	Prefers well-drained soil, can tolerate flooding
Paperbark Maple	Acer griseum	4-8		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		Slower	25	🌎	Performs best in moist, slightly acidic soil. Fruit is edible and tastes like pear + banana.
Pecan	Carya illinoinensis	6-9		Average	80	🌎	Tolerant to most types. Multiple trees are needed for pollination.
Persimmon	Diospyros virginiana	4-9		Average	60	🌎	Tolerate in most soils. Fruit is edible.
Pignut Hickory	Carya glabra	4-9		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		Fast	65	🌎	Prefers well-drained soil, can tolerate flooding
Pitch x Loblolly Pine	Pinus rigida x taeda	4-8		Average	60	🌎	Tolerant to most soil types and conditions. Hybrid of Loblolly and Pitch pine species.
Pond Cypress	Taxodium ascendens	5-8		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		Average	60	🌎	Prefers drier, well-drained soils as compared to other oaks.
Princeton Elm	Ulmus americana 'Princeton'	2-7		Fast	70	🌎	Tolerant to most soil types. Elm disease resistant versus other types, but not 100% disease free.
Red Maple	Acer rubrum	3-9		Average	60	🌎	Prefers wet soil conditions
Red Maple 'October Glory'	Acer rubrum 'October Glory'	4-9		Average	50	🌎	Tolerant to most soil types. Less winter resistant than other cultivars.
Red Mulberry	Morus rubra	4-9		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		Fast	70	🌎	Prefers acidic soil over alkaline soil conditions, some drought tolerance once established.
Redbud	Cercis canadensis	4-9		Average	30	🌎	Tolerant to most types
River Birch	Betula nigra	4-9		Average	60	🌎	Avoid alkaline soil. Can tolerate flooding and some drought. Useful near streams.
Sassafrass	Sassafras albidum	4-9		Average	50	🌎	Avoid alkaline soil, some tolerance to salt/drought. Fruit is eaten by deer and wild turkeys.
Sawtooth Oak	Quercus acutissima	5-9		Average	50	🌏	Prefers acidic soil over alkaline soil conditions
Scarlet Oak	Quercus coccinea	4-9		Average	70	🌎	Avoid alkaline soils for best growth
Shagbark Hickory	Carya ovata	4-8		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		Slower	70	🌎	Grows in acidic, alkaline, loamy, moist, rich, sandy, wet and clay soils. Is generally drought tolerant once established.
Shingle Oak	Quercus imbricaria	4-7		Slow	45	🌎	native to Eastern North America and strong wood for preventing storm related damage.
Shumard Oak	Quercus shumardii	5-9		Average	60	🌎	Prefers acidic soil over alkaline soil conditions
Silver Maple	Acer saccharinum	3-9		Fast	60	🌎	Prefers wet soil conditions
Sourwood (Sorrel Tree)	Oxydendrum arboreum	5-8		Slow	25	🌎	Requires acidic soil for best growth, flowers in summer
Southern Red Oak	Quercus falcata	6-9		Fast	80	🌎	A faster growth but less winter resistant tree than the standard red oak.
Sugarberry	Celtis laevigata	5-8		Fast	40	🌎	Similar to the common hackberry, but more disease tolerant. Height is dependent on location and light
Swamp Chestnut Oak	Quercus michauxii	5-9		Average	50	🌎	Tolerant to most soil types. Similar to Chestnut Oak.
Swamp White Oak	Quercus bicolor	4-8		Average	50	🌎	Avoid alkaline soils for best growth
Sweet Gum	Liquidambar styraciflua	5-9		Average	70	🌎	Avoid alkaline soils for best growth. Pollution resistance is minimal.
Sycamore	Platanus occidentalis	4-9		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 Tree	Liriodendron tulipifera	4-9		Fast	80	🌎	Avoid alkaline soil, drought-tolerant in humid regions.
Tupelo Gum	Nyssa aquatica	6-9		Average	80	🌎	Common in swampy areas, toelrating poorly drainer soils and can be grown in standing water.
Washington Hawthorn	Crateagus phaenopyrum	4-8		Average	30	🌎	A small tree which enjoys full sun, but has thorns (hence the name).
Water Oak	Quercus nigra	6-9		Fast	80	🌎	A wetland tree, tolerant of water. More common in the south, with Indiana at the upper edge of the habitable zone.
White Flowering Dogwood	Cornus florida	5-9		Average	25	🌎	Tolerant to most types. Can be short enough for under utility lines
White Oak	Quercus alba	3-9		Fast	70	🌎	Intolerant of alkaline or shallow urban soil
White Pine	Pinus strobus	3-8		Fast	70	🌎	Tolerant to most types, but fastest growth in acidic, well-drained soils.
Willow Oak	Quercus phellos	5-9		Average	50	🌎	Avoid alkaline soil, tolerates poorly drained soil better than some other oaks

Shrubs and Small Trees (Searchable)

Common Name	Scientific Name	Zones		Growth Rate	Mature Height (ft)	Native	Notes
Allengheny Serviceberry	Amelanchier laevis	4-8		Slow	15	🌏	All serviceberries have edible fruits, but flavor depends on type. Pollinated by bees.
American Beautyberry	Callicarpa americana	6-10		Slower	6	🌎	Woody shrub that produces showy purple berry clusters along the stem in fall. Pruning old growths will encourage more flowering and berries each year. Fruits are useful for wildlife and were used by Native Americans for various ailments.
American Elderberry	Sambucus canadensis	4-8		Slower	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		Average	15	🌎	Tolerant to most soil types. Drought tolerant. Nut production starts on eighth year from seed, and requires cross-pollination.
American Plum	Prunus americana	5-9		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.
Arrowwood Viburnum	Viburnum dentatum	2-8		Slower	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.
Bayberry	Viburnum calesii	4-7		Slow	5	🌏	Originally from Korea - a small attractive shrub that is hardy in the United States to common diseases.
Black Chokeberry	Aronia (Photinia) melancarpa	3-8		Slower	5	🌎	Tolerant to most soil types. Fruit is edible but highly astringent, leading to choking and the name.
Blackberry	Rubus fruticosus (aggregate)	5-8		Average	5	🌎	Prefer moist, organically rich, slightly acidic soil for best growth and fruit production. Pruning non-flowering growth will improve plant health.
Blackhaw	Viburnum prunifolium	3-9		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		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.
Crab Apple	Malus coronaria	4-8		Average	20	🌎	Tolerant of most soil conditions, preferring acidic soil. Fruits are attractive to birds
Deciduous Holly	Ilex decidua	5-9		Slower	15	🌎	Perfers average soil types – acidic organic soils. Heavier berries will be present if planted in groups.
False Indigo	Amorpha fruticosa	4-9		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		Slower	6	🌎	Spreading shrub which provides fall color and fruits which can support native birds and wildlife.
Gray Dogwood	Cornus racemosa	3-8		Slower	15	🌎	Adapted to a wide range of soil types
High Bush Cranberry	Viburnum tilobum	2-5		Slow	10	🌎	Fruit is edible, but will need to protect from birds who also enjoy the fruit.
Inkberry	Ilex glabra 'Shamrock'	6-10		Slow	6	🌎	A species of evergreen holly, but leaves are more oval than the disinctive holly form.
Kousa Dogwood	Cornus kousa	5-8		Fast	20	🌎	Avoid alkaline soil
Nanking Cherry	Prunus tomentosa	3-7		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		Average	15	🌎	Native Indiana shrub which can support birds and wildlife. Height in sun are significantly higher than in shady areas.
Ninebark	Physocarpus opulifolius	2-8		Fast	8	🌎	Shrub with exfoliating bark and white flowers. Shrub can be cut down in winter to rejuvenate.
Northern Bayberry	Myrica pensylvanica	3-7		Average	10	🌎	Shrub which is tolerant to both drought and wet site conditions once established. Fixes atmospheric nitrogen.
Red Buckeye	Aesculus pavia	6-9		Fast	20	🌎	Avoid alkaline soil – ornamental tree with visual interest
Red Osier Dogwood	Cornus sericea	2-7		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		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.
Roughleaf Dogwood	Cornus drummondii	5-8		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.
Rugosa Rose	Rosa Rugosa 'Sandy'	2-7		Slower	6	🌏	Tolerant to most soil types and conditions. Salt resistant. Hips have been used as rose hips for tea.
Sargent Crab Apple	Malux sargentii	4-8		Average	20	🌎	Tolerant of most soil conditions, preferring acidic soil. Fruits are attractive to birds
Saskatoon Serviceberry	Amelanchier alnifolia	3-6		Slow	12	🌎	All serviceberries have edible fruits, but flavor depends on type. Pollinated by bees.
Silky Dogwood	Cornus amomum	5-8		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.
Smooth Sumac	Rhus glabra	3-9		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.
Snowberry	Symphoricarpos albus	3-7		Slow	6	🌎	Spreads by suckers underground - make sure to control plant growth. Berries are used in Canada for fruits.
Speckled Alder	Alhus incana	3-6		Average	15	🌎	Should be in partial shade to protect from heat in summer. Will grow as wide as tall.
Spicebush	Lindera benzoin	3-8		Slower	12	🌎	Prefers moist, acidic soil. Leaves will will gain a reddish color when stressed. Flowering in spring.
Staghorn Sumac	Rhus typhina	3-9		Fast	15	🌎	Easily grown in a wide range of soils, with white blooms in spring and red berries in fall.
Strawberry Bush	Euonymus americanus	6-9		Average	6	🌎	Low maintenance shrub which produces fruits that are not generally considered consumeable by humans. Fruits are a strong laxative.
Sweetbay Magnolia	Magnolia virginiana	5-9		Average	20	🌎	Avoid alkaline soils and can tolerate some flooding. Flowering in May/June.
Vernal Witchhazel	Hamamelis vernalis	3-8		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.
White Fringe Tree	Chionanthus virgnicius	4-9		Slow	15	🌎	White flowers of 6 inches in needle like clusters. Good for near homes as size is controllable.
Winterberry	Ilex verticuillata	3-9		Slow	10	🌎	Can tolerate up to full shade, low maintenance, border shrub