Ooops....due to all of our expansion, I lost quite a bit of production area and have over 400 five gallon trees to line out this fall. These trees are NOT "plant it and forget it" kind of trees. These are much younger, smaller trees that will need annual pruning for 3-4 years in order to develop a strong leader and dense canopy. They may even need a stake to keep them straight. Don't worry though.... we have care sheets available. And if you have questions, you can call or stop by the farm! Varieties include:
-Bald Cypress
-Crabapples:
Royal Gem, Royal Raindrops, Sargentina, Sargent, Spring Snow
-Maples:
Autumn Fantasy, October Glory, Oregon Trail Sugar, Red Sunset
-Swamp White Oak
-Cleveland Select Oak
Notes from Laurel, the designer: A great way to use these little trees is on large acreage. If you've been waiting to plant that windbreak but need to save money, this is the ticket. As Mike says, you must be willing to do the work to get a well formed tree! But at $30 a pop, these are a bargain. So think mass planting (like a north windbreak) OR do something dramatic and think English country manor and plant "pleached" trees on the front of your property. That is a fancy word to describe trees that have been pruned up to create an open area at the bottom but the upper branches grow together to provide privacy on top. It still feels airy but offers a green privacy fence! (doesn't work for the dogs of course :)) Pleaching has a long and labor-intensive history, but you can do an American version by planting these young trees, with stakes together to form a barrier. Ask us if you have questions!
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