Trees, Shrubs & Perennials
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FEDCO Trees, Shrubs & Perennials 2021 “& so to tenderness I add my action.” —Aracelis Girmay FEDCO TREES 2021 We and everything around us need renewal from time to time. Welcome to Fedco’s 37th annual tree order. For some this might mean rehabilitating a garden lot or mending Our goal is to provide the hardiest and healthiest plants available a torn object. Others might retreat to a quiet place with candles or for cold climates, while supporting plant diversity, small-scale local birdsong. For many, renewal is grasping a few minutes of sleep agriculture, and a fair, cooperative and responsible workplace. Our amidst disruption and terror. We grab it where we can. We offer more no-frills operation helps keep plants affordable. Consider ordering when we can. But where do we begin when nothing is enough? Try in a group with co-workers, friends or neighbors to further minimize planting a tree, making it your neighbor and being kind to it. Pay your costs. Please note our discount structure for large orders, attention and learn from it. Share its fruit and shade. We can let our discount deadline, and the “Small & Light” this be practice toward tending relationships with all shipping option for those who desire only items our neighbors. that don’t require a giant box. Regenerative agriculture, restoration er n orern ene r 5 ecology, and restorative justice offer other The 2020 tree season was a rugged one, but we steps toward renewing broken bonds made it! Thank you for ordering with us and and inequities within plant and human or or flet we we to rerrne communities. Within these pages, you oerton on te fl e tn o can read about tree migration in a time to those who donated to cover others’ of rapid climate change (page 43); unplanned shipping fees when we could not about what old trees might teach us in a hold a pickup sale. You all are great. pandemic (p. 7); and about how we can Heading into 2021, change is afoot. protect and partner with fragile woodland For one, we’re expecting public gathering erenn 5 we ontete restrictions to remain in place through ternte enton o retorton we re spring 2021, so in planning for the worst extending our cooperative’s long-standing and hoping for the best: We are not setting pledge to not knowingly carry genetically te or n er tree e ntn engineered seed to include plants and changes between now and then, we’ll plaster trees (p. 31). This year we will also pay our website with updates. We fully intend to neno ote on e o rete resume the Tree Sale in future years once it’s ern te ern ne 56 safe to do so. We love it as much as you do. we e re or nt Due to a need for space and to restrict public selections. We offer most of the old favorites interactions at this time, we are discontinuing our every year and rotate through dozens of new orer oton t t w on een oern o n new rt tree ornent n before Covid. We have run out of space for safely storing erenn troot te to o e eton or pickup bags as our tree crops have increased and our building square onern ot or orer ee ontt o re oon to footage has not. Curbside is not logical in our model, so we are going place a very large order, drop us a line to discuss the options. We’re to ship all orders. We are not raising shipping prices this year even as ere to e o ent re e ot or ee e or rrer nree ter rte or ne reent we e new n to o eno t one were rett re o flt-rte n ee o on 10 er orer e oe t e t like those, too. Consider becoming a member of our cooperative. feasible for you to receive your trees! We invite you to share your experiences growing plants with us. n o or eeton ret ro or eton o now o something growing near you that we should be offering, please write to us. We welcome your comments and have included some of them in the following pages. Keep ’em coming! –Jen Ries & the Fedco Trees Team Contact us: [email protected] or (207) 426-9900 John Bunker, Laura Childs, Lauren Cormier and Jen Ries write plant descriptions. Elisabeth Benjamin edits with help from Susan Kiralis, Joanna Linden and Emily Skrobis. Elisabeth Benjamin, Laura Childs and Elizabeth Smedberg do layout. Fedco Trees Guarantee Policy Please inspect your order upon receipt and notify us immediately if something is missing or incorrect. Occasionally, plants incur damage during shipping. If limbs or tops are broken, prune to the next good bud. e plant will do ne. We guarantee to ship you a plant that is healthy, will leaf out, and is true to name. We expect that you will care for the plant from the moment it arrives, plant it in a timely fashion, water it (about 1" per week aer bud swell) and protect it (see pp. 67-70.) Because we have no control over growing conditions such as weather, soil, cultural practices, pests, wildlife, or weed whackers, we cannot guarantee a plant’s survival past leaf break. If you see no sign of life, scratch the outer bark with your ngernail. If the inner bark is green, the tree is still alive. Some plants take longer than others to break dormancy, so you may need to be patient. If you have thoroughly cared for the plant and it dies, we will refund the cost of the plant. In some cases, we may choose to issue a partial refund. We cannot oer replacements. Inevitably, some plants die through no fault of yours or ours. If a plant dies during the rst growing season, don’t hesitate to contact us. We will work with you to determine what went wrong. We are partners in the endeavor of lling the planet with plants and we want you to succeed. Claims must be made no later than July 31 of the year the plant was received. We do not guarantee plants that are potted by you, except for perennials, which are the only plants we recommend for temporary potting. We are not responsible for the quality of plant material in the event your package is not promptly picked up or opened. For scionwood orders, we do not issue refunds or replacements based on diameter of wood. We are not responsible if your gras fail. We limit our liability in all instances to the purchase price. e liability of Fedco Seeds, Inc., for breach of warranty, or any loss or damages arising out of the purchase or use of our products, including loss or damages resulting from any negligence whatsoever on our part, or strict liability in tort, shall be limited to the purchase price. By acceptance of the merchandise, the buyer acknowledges that the limitations and disclaimers herein described are conditions of sale, and that they constitute the entire agreement between the parties regarding any warranty or liability. Failure to assert claims within the aforementioned time frame renders this warranty null and void. 2 (207) 426-9900 Important dates & deadlines • Volume discount deadline, Friday, January 15, 2021 • Ordering deadline (except scionwood), Friday, March 5 • Shipping e ennn te r tro r 23 • Scionwood order deadline, Friday, February 19 • Shipment of scionwood rootto trt ron r 15 Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, we will not be hosting our Where is everything? annual Tree Sale. If we have leftover inventory, we will re-open begin on page onne orern -r Ce or wete or te e 4 Pears 18 For complete Ordering Instructions, see page 34. Stone Fruits 20 • Order online at fedcoseeds.com/trees. You can also check Raspberries 24 product availability and see color photos of most of our eerre 25 trees, shrubs and perennials. trwerre 26 • Volume discounts: Order by January 15! Grapes 27 rer 100 oer et 5 Kiwiberries 28 rer 300 et 10 Vines 29 rer 600 et 15 Nuts 30 rer 1200 et 20 Shade Trees 32 • Group ordering: Earn volume Conifers 33 discounts and save on shipping by Rootstock / Scionwood 38 ordering with neighbors. Learn more on p. 34. Small Trees & Shrubs 40 • We cannot offer order pickups this year, but Maine customers Crabapples 44 on 10 flt-rte n on n e orer oe 46 Elderberries 48 50 New for 2021 (or back after a long absence!) ronoer 51 • New Fruits, Berries, Grapes & Hops! ren oot 53 ern ore roo 54 • Bud’s Yellow Twig Dogwood ereo erenn 55 • White Diamonds Hydrangea • Centerglow Ninebark ereo en 63 t o nee ow Tender Summer Bulbs 66 • Bunchberry • New Heathers! Ordering Instructions p. 34 • New Crabs and Roses! Order Forms center • New Perennials! Perennial Planting Guide 55 Tree Planting Guide 6-0 Complete Index p. 71 Indigenous Royalites eo w onte 10 o e on rete ern te ern ne to en n roet n ne tt worn to retrte Penobscot land and to create dialogue on healing throughout the extended ont or ore ot neno ote ee e 56 Our Variety Descriptions – • All trees and plants are bare-rooted (except where noted), and even a re orer n t nto tton won ee o te ntre o en with living commodities, size variations will naturally occur within each crop. • For fruit trees and berries, the exact dates of peak ripeness will vary from place to place.