Inventory for the Autumn 2026 – Spring 2027 Planting Season

• We sell plants from late October to early April, with shifting dates depending on weather.
• $- (plus tax) based on size and species
• Plants are picked up by appointment at 1129 E. Church St, New Harmony, IN. Click here for tips for shopping at the nursery.
• Plants are 2 – 15 feet tall in open-bottomed tube containers. Click here for tips for transporting plants home.
• Cash or check accepted at time of pickup.
• See our Planting & Care Guide to maintain the health of your tree or shrub.
• Call 811 before you dig!

Trees

Common Name	Scientific Name		Growth Rate	Potential Height (ft)	Native	Notes
Allegheny Serviceberry	Amelanchier laevis	Full sun to partial shade	Average	20	🌎
American Basswood *small stock only*	Tilia americana	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	Full sun to partial shade	Slow	70	🌎
American Hornbeam	Carpinus caroliniana	Sun to Shade	Fast	25	🌎	Tolerant to most soil types, and periodic flooding. An understory tree.
American Smoke Tree	Cotinus obovatus	Full sun	Fast	30	🌎	Small, ornamental tree with showy blossoms and autumn color.
Bald Cypress	Taxodium distichum	Full sun	Average	70	🌎	Avoid alkaline soils and can tolerate flooding. Long living – 600 year trees have been identified.
Bitternut Hickory	Carya cordiformis	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	Full sun to partial shade	Fast	80	🌎	A forest tree and pioneer species that loves sun and produces small cherries.
Black Gum	Nyssa sylvatica	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	Full sun	Average	60	🌎	Perfers well-drained soil, both alkaline and acidic.
Black Walnut	Juglans negra	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.
Bur Oak	Quercus macrocarpa	Full sun	Slow	70	🌎	Moderate levels of moisture is ideal for soil choice.
Butternut	Juglans cinerea & [Juglans ailantifolia x J. cinerea] x J. cinerea	Full sun	Average	60	🌎	Rich, moist soils. The name "butternut" comes from the mellow flavor of the nut. Hybrid developed to resist butternut canker disease.
Cherrybark Oak	Quercus pagoda	Full sun	Average	70	🌎	Prefers moist, loamy soil. Acorns develop over two years.
Chestnut Oak	Quercus montana	Full sun	Average	70	🌎	Tolerant to most soil types. Similar to Swamp Chestnut Oak.
Chinese Chestnut	Castanea mollissima	Full sun	Fast	50		Avoid alkaline soil, drought-tolerant. Plant in clusters / pairs for pollination
Chinquapin Oak	Quercus muehlenbergii	Full sun	Fast	40	🌎	Does best in well-drained areas
Common Chokecherry	Prunus virginiana	Full sun to full shade	Average	30	🌎
Concordia Oak	Quercus xintrogressa	Full sun to partial shade	Slow	30	🌎
Dawn Redwood	Metasequoia glyptostroboides	Full sun	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	Full sun to partial shade	Slow	25	🌎
Eastern Red Cedar	Juniperus virginiana	Full sun to partial shade	Fast	35	🌎	The only evergreen native to SW Indiana. Dioecious.
Emerald Green Arborvitae	Thuja occidentalis ‘Smaragd’	Full sun	Average	15	🌎
European Beech	Fagus sylvatica	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	Full sun	Average	60		Tolerant to most soil types.
Forest Pansy Redbud	Cercis canadensis 'Forest Pansy'	Full sun to partial shade	Fast	30	🌎
Gingko	Gingko biloba	Full sun to partial shade	Average	50		Tolerant to most soil types. Best is sandy, moderately moist soil. Dioecious.
Gray Dogwood	Cornus racemosa	Full sun to partial shade	Slow	15	🌎	Adapted to a wide range of soil types
Green Giant Arborvitae	Thuja standishii x plicata ‘Green Giant’	Full sun to partial shade	Fast	50		Avoid poorly drained / wet soilds. Salt sensitivity has been reported.
Hackberry	Celtis occidentalis	Full sun	Average	50	🌎	Tolerant to most soil types. Resistant to strong winds and tolerates air pollution.
Hardy Apricot	Prunus armeniaca	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.
Honey Locust	Gleditsia triacanthos	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.
Hophornbeam	Ostrya virginiana	Sun to Shade	Fast	25	🌎	Tolerant to most soil types, and periodic flooding.
Japanese Lilac Tree	Syringa reticulata	Full sun	Average	30
Japanese Maple	Acer palmatum	Full sun to partial shade	Average	25		Prefers well-drained soil, protect from winds if possible.
Kentucky Coffeetree	Gymnocladus dioicus	Full sun	Fast	70	🌎	Tolerant to most soil types. Drought tolerant once established.
Kousa Dogwood	Cornus kousa	Full sun to partial shade	Fast	20		Avoid alkaline soil
Lacebark Elm	Ulmus parvifolia	Full sun to partial shade	Average	50		Tolerant to most types. More disease and cold weather resistant than other elm species available.
Loblolly Pine	Pinus taeda	Full sun	Fast	90	🌎
London Planetree Cultivar Mix: Columbia, Exclamation, Bloodgood	Platanus x acerifolia	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.
Maple Cultivar Mix: October Glory/Autumn Flame maples	Acer rubrums	Full sun to partial shade	Average	50	🌎	Tolerant to most soil types. Less winter resistant than other cultivars.
Mockernut hickory	Carya tomentosa	Full sun to partial shade	Slow	100+	🌎	The most abundant hickory in Eastern USA. Long lived up to 500 years.
Moonglow Sweetbay Magnolia	Magnolia virginiana 'Moonglow'	Full sun	Average	35	🌎
Northern Catalpa	Catalpa speciosa	Full sun to partial shade	Average	50	🌎	Tolerant to most types. Avoid planting near sidewalks, fruit can be hazardous
Northern Red Oak	Quercus rubra	Full sun	Fast	70	🌎	Prefers acidic soil over alkaline soil conditions, some drought tolerance once established.
Northern White Cedar	Thuja occidentalis	Full sun	Slow	40	🌎	Avoid alkaline soils. Prefers sandy, well-drained soils.
Norway Spruce	Picea abies	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	Partial shade	Fast	140	🌎	Wet clay soils along streams. Known for its red to orange-red autumn foliage.
Ohio Buckeye	Aesculus glabra	Full sun	Average	40	🌎	Prefers moist, slightly acidic soil for best growth.
Osage Orange (aka Hedge Apple)	Maclura pomifera	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. Dioecious.
Overcup Oak	Quercus lyrata	Full sun to partial shade	Average	70	🌎	Prefers well-drained soil, can tolerate flooding
Pagoda Dogwood	Cornus alternifolia	Full sun to partial shade	Fast	25	🌎
Paperbark Maple	Acer griseum	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	Sun to Shade	Slow	25	🌎	Performs best in moist, slightly acidic soil. Fruit is edible and tastes like pineapple/banana/mango. For best fruit production, three or more different trees are recommended.
Pecan	Carya illinoinensis	Full sun	Average	80	🌎	Tolerant to most types. Multiple trees are needed for pollination.
Persimmon	Diospyros virginiana	Full sun	Average	60	🌎	Tolerates most soils. Fruit is edible.
Pignut Hickory	Carya glabra	Full sun	Slow	80	🌎	Has a huge range but grows best in the Ohio River Valley. Nuts are edible.
Pin Oak	Quercus palustris	Full sun	Fast	65	🌎	Prefers well-drained soil, can tolerate flooding
Pink Flowering Dogwood	Cornus florida	Full sun to partial shade	Average	25	🌎	Tolerant to most types of soil. Moist areas are good. Can be short enough for under utility lines
Pitch x Loblolly Pine	Pinus rigida x taeda	Full sun	Average	60	🌎	Tolerant to most soil types and conditions. Hybrid of Loblolly and Pitch pine species.
Post Oak	Quercus stellata	Full sun	Average	60	🌎	Prefers drier, well-drained soils as compared to other oaks.
Princeton Elm	Ulmus americana 'Princeton'	Full sun	Fast	70	🌎	Tolerant to most soil types. Elm disease resistant versus other types, but not 100% disease free.
Redbud	Cercis canadensis	Full sun to partial shade	Fast	30	🌎	Tolerant to most types
Red Maple	Acer rubrum	Full sun	Average	60	🌎	Prefers wet soil conditions
Red Mulberry	Morus rubra	Full sun to partial shade	Fast	40	🌎
Forest Pansy Redbud	Cercis canadensis ‘Forest Pansy’	Full sun to partial shade	Fast	30	🌎	Purple leaves
River Birch	Betula nigra	Full sun to partial shade	Average	60	🌎	Avoid alkaline soil. Can tolerate flooding and some drought. Useful near streams.
Roughleaf Dogwood	Cornus drummondii	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	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	Full sun to partial shade	Average	50	🌎	Avoid alkaline soil, some tolerance to salt/drought. Fruit is eaten by deer and wild turkeys. Dioecious.
Scarlet Oak *small stock only*	Quercus coccinea	Full sun	Average	70	🌎	Avoid alkaline soils for best growth
Shadblow serviceberry	Amelanchier canadensis	Full sun to partial shade	Slow	30	🌎
Shagbark Hickory	Carya ovata	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	Full sun	Slow	70	🌎	Grows in acidic, alkaline, loamy, moist, rich, sandy, wet and clay soils. Is generally drought tolerant once established.
Shingle Oak	Quercus imbricaria	Full sun to partial shade	Average	60	🌎
Shortleaf Pine	Pinus echinata	Full sun	Average	75	🌎	Prefers drier, well-drained soils. Avoid alkaline soils.
Shumard Oak	Quercus shumardii	Full sun	Average	60	🌎	Prefers acidic soil over alkaline soil conditions
Silver Linden	Tilia tomentosa	Full sun to partial shade	Average	50		Leaves are dark green or silver white dependent on side seen.
Silver Maple	Acer saccharinum	Full sun to full shade	Fast	60	🌎	Prefers wet soil conditions
Southern Red Oak	Quercus falcata	Full sun to partial shade	Fast	80	🌎	A faster growth but less winter resistant tree than the standard red oak.
Speckled Alder	Alnus incana ssp. rugosa	Full sun to partial shade	Average	25	🌎
Sugarberry	Celtis laevigata	Full sun to full shade	Average	60	🌎
Sugar Maple	Acer saccharum	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	Full sun	Average	50	🌎	Tolerant to most soil types. Similar to Chestnut Oak.
Swamp White Oak	Quercus bicolor	Full sun	Average	50	🌎	Avoid alkaline soils for best growth
Sweet Crabapple	Malus coronaria	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.
Sweetgum	Liquidambar styraciflua	Full sun	Average	70	🌎	Avoid alkaline soils for best growth. Pollution resistance is minimal.
Sweetbay Magnolia	Magnolia virginiana	Full sun to partial shade	Average	20	🌎	Avoid alkaline soils and can tolerate some flooding. Flowering in May/June.
Sycamore	Platanus occidentalis	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	Full sun	Fast	100	🌎	State tree of Indiana, very large, shade tree which grows quickly.
Washington Hawthorn	Crateagus phaenopyrum	Full sun	Average	30	🌎	A small tree which enjoys full sun, but has thorns (hence the name).
Water Oak	Quercus nigra	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	Full sun to partial shade	Average	70	🌎	Prefers moist, acidic soil and can grow in standing water.
White/Pink Flowering Dogwood	Cornus florida	Full sun to partial shade	Average	25	🌎	Tolerant to most types of soil. Moist areas are good. Can be short enough for under utility lines
White Fringetree	Chionanthus virgnicius	Full sun to partial shade	Slow	15	🌎	White flowers of 6 inches in needle like clusters. Good for near homes as size is controllable. Dioecious.
White Oak	Quercus alba	Full sun to partial shade	Fast	70	🌎	Intolerant of alkaline or shallow urban soil
White Pine	Pinus strobus	Full sun to partial shade	Fast	70	🌎	Tolerant to most types, but fastest growth in acidic, well-drained soils.
Wild Plum Mix	Prunus spp.	Full sun to partial shade	Average	15	🌎	Can be shaped into a tree or shrub. Adaptable and spreading through suckers. These are the wild plants native to North America with distinct fruits which are usually smaller than the domesticated plum.
Willow Oak	Quercus phellos	Full sun	Average	75	🌎
Yellow Buckeye	Aesculus flava	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.
Yellowwood	Cladrastis kentukea	Full sun	Average	55	🌎	Medium-sized tree with golden autumn color and large, pendulous flowers.
Mixed Hickory Species	Carya spp.				🌎

Shrubs

Common Name	Scientific Name		Growth Rate	Potential Height (ft)	Native to North America	Notes
American Beautyberry	Callicarpa americana	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	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	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.
Arrowwood	Viburnum dentatum	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	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	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	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.
Common Witchhazel	Hamamelis virginiana	Full sun to partial shade	Average	30	🌎	Avoid alkaline soil
Coralberry	Symphoricarpos orbiculatus	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	Full sun to partial shade	Slow	15	🌎	Prefers average soil types and acidic organic soils. Heavier berries will be present if planted in groups. Dioecious.
Eastern Wahoo	Euonymous atropurpureus	Full sun to partial shade	Average	25	🌎	Tolerant to most soil types.
False Indigo Bush	Amorpha fruticosa	Full sun to partial shade	Average	12	🌎	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	Full sun to partial shade	Slow	6	🌎	Spreading shrub which provides fall color and fruits which can support native birds and wildlife.
Highbush Cranberry	Viburnum tilobum	Partial shade	Slow	10	🌎	Fruit is edible, but will need to protect from birds who also enjoy the fruit.
Mapleleaf Viburnum	Viburnum acerifolium	Partial shade	Slow	6	🌎	Distinctive, purplish-pink autumn foliage
Nanking Cherry	Prunus tomentosa	Full sun to partial shade	Fast	8		An ornamental shrub native ot Asia which produces edible fruit mid-summer and pale pink flowers in early spring. Requires cross-pollination to produce fruit.
Nannyberry	Viburnum lentago	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.
Ninebark	Physocarpus opulifolius	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	Full sun to partial shade	Fast	10	🌎	Shrub which is tolerant to both drought and wet site conditions once established. Fixes atmospheric nitrogen. Dioecious.
Red Buckeye	Aesculus pavia	Full sun to partial shade	Fast	20	🌎	Avoid alkaline soil – ornamental tree with visual interest
Red Osier Dogwood	Cornus sericea	Full sun	Average	10	🌎	Shrub grows well in wet areas, with a distinctive red stem color and white flowers for good visual interest.
Saskatoon Serviceberry	Amelanchier alnifolia	Full sun to partial shade	Slow	12	🌎	All serviceberries have edible fruit, but flavor depends on type. Pollinated by bees.
Shamrock Inkberry	Ilex glabra 'Shamrock'	Full sun to partial shade	Slow	6	🌎	A species of evergreen holly, but leaves are more oval than the distinctive holly form. Dioecious.
Silky Dogwood	Cornus amomum	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	Full sun to shade	Slow	6	🌎	Spreads by suckers underground - make sure to control plant growth. Berries are used in Canada for fruits.
Spicebush	Lindera benzoin	Partial shade to shade	Slow	12	🌎	Prefers moist, acidic soil. Leaves will will gain a reddish color when stressed. Flowering in spring. Requires male and female shrub for fruit; fruit only appears on females.
Strawberry Bush (aka Hearts-a-Bustin’)	Euonymus americanus	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.
Sweetshrub (aka Carolina Allspice)	Calycanthus floridus	Full sun to partial shade	Average	10	🌎
Vernal Witchhazel	Hamamelis vernalis	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	Full sun to shade	Slow	10	🌎	Can tolerate up to full shade, low maintenance, border shrub. Requires male and female shrub for fruit; fruit only appears on females.