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39th Annual Tree Seedling Sale
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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.
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Customers start lining up outside before the sale begins!
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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.
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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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