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39th Annual Tree Seedling Sale

Date:         Saturday, January 23, 2010
Time:         9:00 a.m. to Noon or Until all trees are sold
Location:   Hal Marshall Building
                  700 North Tryon Street
                  Charlotte, NC 28202


December through
March is the best time to plant bare root trees.  Charlotte Storm Water Services, North Carolina Forest Service, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Utilities, Mecklenburg County Solid Waste and others will be on hand to give advice and information on planting, watering, and wildlife.

 


 

 

 

Line for seedlings 2003

Customers start lining up outside before the sale begins! 



TREE SEEDLING SALE LIST:

SMALL TREES - $2 each 
                              
Common Name          Latin Name
Eastern  Redbud           (Cercis canadensis)
Flowering Dogwood       (Cornus florida)   
River  Birch                   (Betula nigra
   

LARGE TREES - $2 each
 

Common Name
          Latin Name
Red Maple                    (Acer Rubrum )
White Oak                    (Quercus alba)
Willow Oak                   (Quercus phellos)
    

SHRUBS
 - $2 each

Common Name
          Latin Name
American Beautyberry   (Callicarpa americana)
Button Bush                 (Cephalanthus occidentalis)
Sweet Shrub                 (Calycanthus floridus)
  

EVERGREENS - $2 each (exception: pines 10 for $5)

Common Name
          Latin Name
   
Eastern Red Cedar        (Juniperus vrginiana)
Virginia Pine                 (Pinus virginiana)
Wax Myrtle                   (Myrica cerifera now Morella cerifera)

* All seedlings are sold on a first come, first served basis.    


Take a look at our Fall Newsletter 
Print out a tree seedling pre-order form and avoid the long wait in line!

Subscribe to our newsletter by e-mail or by mail and you will receive two newsletters annually.

 

 

Rain Barrels are also available during the annual tree sale. These barrels will fill up with water over the winter and spring months and provide much needed relief for your new trees during our dry summer months! 

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