- also known as Pagoda dogwood
- very small tree or large shrub, growing to 10 feet
- branches form distinct, spreading, horizontal tiers resulting in a flat layered appearance
- shade tolerant, preferring well drained deep soil
- popular, ornamental shrub, with profuse spring flowers, scarlet autumn leaves and purple bird attracting fruit
Spring 2010 Tree Sale
Trees beautify, purify, store carbon dioxide, and when planted right, can reduce heating and cooling loads for our homes. We will even give you a brochure to tell you how!
The Perth Civitan Club and ecoPerth offer tree seedlings for sale every second year. Below, as an example, is a list of the different tree species that were availablein 2010. The seedlings are bare root, and range in size 1 to 2 feet. The cost (including taxes) was $2.25 a tree or $20.00 for a bundle of ten of a single species.
The next Tree Sale is schedules for May 2012. Please check this site in mid-winter 2012 for details.
TREE SPECIES AVAILABLE THIS YEAR
Alternate-Leaf Dogwood (Cornus alternifolia)
Nannyberry (Viburnum Lentago)
- Grows to a height of 12 to 20 ft., with a spread of 9 or 10 ft.
- Broad clusters of tiny white flowers in May or early June.
- Bluish-black fruits develop in August, used as food source by wildlife in wintertime.
- Use as a specimen, in mass planting or as a hedge.
- Can be pruned or unpruned.
- Grows best in partial to full sunlight.
Red Osier Dogwood (Cornus Stolonifera)
- A shrub that grows 4 to 8 ft.
- Used for visual screening between outdoor areas, for banks or road areas.
- When cultivated it grows well in almost any soil, wet or dry.
- Red stems make it attractive in the snow.
- Clusters of small white flowers appear in late June.
- In the late summer bluish-white fruit appears.
- Grows best in partial to full sunlight.
Sugar (Hard) Maple (Acer saccharinum)
- Medium-sized to large tree growing to 35m high
- Fast-growing with a high, open crown
- Leaves deeply lobed, silvery-white beneath
- Grows best in rich, moist bottomlands bordering streams and lakeshores
- Prefers full sun
- Good shade tree but tendency to brittle limbs
Tamarack (Pinus Larix)
- Tall, slender, delicate-looking deciduous conifer (!)
- Needles turn a beautiful yellow in autumn and drop off.
- Will grow in a variety of conditions, but prefers moist soils
- Intolerant of shade
- One of the best conifers for firewood
White Cedar (Thuja occidentalis)
- grows to a height of 45 to 75 feet in a pyramidal shape
- has a 20 ft. spread
- produces tiny cones which are a important food source for birds and wildlife
- has a shallow root system, does well in both wet and dry sites
- often used in hedges and windbreaks or in a foundation planting
- very attractive if planted in clumps or groves
White Oak (Quercus alba)
- medium to large sized tree, growing to 100 feet
- when grown in an open site, it can become quite broad, with wide spreading gnarled branches
- has a deep tap root, and is quite wind resistant
- moderately shade tolerant, grows well on a variety of soils
- leaves turn reddish-purple in the fall
White Pine (Pinus Strobus)
- Grows to approximately 100 ft., the trunk grows to a diameter of 3 ft.
- The bluish-green needles grow in bundles of 5.
- The only soft pine needle.
- A cone develops that grows 3 to 8 inches.
- The white pine has a moderately deep and wide spreading root system.
- White pine is used as a windscreen.
- Grows best in full sunlight, moderately tolerant to shady conditions
White Spruce (Picea glauca)
- grows to a height of 80 to 120 ft. and a diameter of 2 to 4 ft.
- has a conical shape and a shallow, wide spreading root system
- principal branches are bushy and generally horizontal, sloping downward in the lower part of the tree
- is moderately wind resistant and can be used to form an informally shaped wind break
- fast growing and shade tolerant
- grows well in a variety of soils and climatic conditions