St. Lawrence Nurseries NORTHERN CLIMATE FRUIT AND NUT TREES 2015 CATALOG Retirement Issue DEADLINE FOR SPRING SHIPMENT: APRIL 10TH POSTMARK 325 STATE HWY 345 POTSDAM, NEW YORK 13676 315-265-6739 E-mail––
[email protected] World Wide Web––http://www.sln.potsdam.ny.us WHAT IS YOUR USDA GROWING ZONE? Our trees are grown in a Zone 3/4 location where they have been tested against temperatures of -30o, -40o and occasion- ally even -50o F. (ambient temperature, no wind chill.) Most commercial nursery stock is grown in Zones 5 or warmer, where the coldest winter extremes are -20o F. A plant that is “hardy” only to -20o F. may, with luck, survive one or two mild winters in Zone 3 or 4, but will eventually winterkill. If this has happened to you, take heart! You don't have a “black thumb”; you just need varieties that are hardy enough. We rate our trees according to winter hardiness and guarantee their survival. Even if you live in USDA Zone 3 or 4, you can grow fruit and nut trees. All you need are the right varieties! St. Lawrence Nurseries Zone 3 . Thanks to Storey Communications, Inc., Schoolhouse Road, Pownal, VT 05261, for al- lowing the use of the North American Hardi- ness Zones map above. From The Big Book of Gardening Skills, © 1993, p. 168. We support the National Junior Horticulture Association, which promotes and sponsors educational programs for youth. Visit their website at www.njha.org. 2 OFF SEASON & BUSINESS HOURS St Lawrence Nurseries is a family farm and the homestead of Bill and Diana MacKentley.