30 YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF GROWING SUSTAINABLE LANDSCAPES 1990 - 2020

2020 marks 30 years of growing plants for sustainable landscapes and service to our wholesale nursery plants customers. products Founded in 1990 as Octoraro Wetland Nursery, we grew 80% herbaceous and and aquatic wetland species and 20% woody plants. The Maryland Reforestation Act of Excavation of main production area – 1989 pushed tree planting to the foreground. early spring 1994 (before) Pennsylvania’s Growing Greener Program of 1999 provided funding for water quality Octoraro wetland creation project – 2003 30 YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF improvement and green infrastructure projects in “Penn’s Woods”. As the market and regulatory environment changed, we changed as well. Today we grow only native trees and shrubs. GROWING SUSTAINABLE LANDSCAPES We want to thank you for your partnership and trust over these 30 years. It has been our Octoraro stream pleasure to forge lasting relationships with individuals, companies, organizations and agencies. restoration and wetland creation – Years ago we made the following statement: “As we look ahead our goals remain simple 2006 and steadfast, to provide exceptional plants and quality, personal service to our customers.”

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Acer rubrum ...... red maple...... A Alnus serrulata ...... smooth alder...... A ® Acer negundo ...... box elder...... A Amelanchier canadensis ...... shadbush serviceberry...... B TUBEX TREE SHELTERS Acer saccharinum ...... silver maple...... A Amelanchier laevis ...... Allegheny serviceberry...... B The Tubex® tree shelter protects Acer saccharum ...... sugar maple...... B Ceanothus americanus ...... New Jersey tea...... C your container seedlings from Asimina triloba ...... paw paw ...... cont sdlg - $4.25...... C Cephalanthus occidentalis ...... buttonbush...... A deer, rabbits, chemical spray, Betula alleghaniensis ...... yellow birch...... A NURSERY Clethra alnifolia ...... sweet pepperbush...... B and machinery as well as Betula lenta ...... black or sweet birch...... A Cornus amomum ...... silky dogwood...... A enhancing growth in early stage development. Standard, Betula nigra ...... river birch...... A Cornus racemosa ...... gray dogwood...... A Betula populifolia ...... grey birch...... A Combitube (vented), Shrub Cornus sericea ...... red-osier dogwood...... A Carpinus caroliniana ...... hornbeam...... B shelters and vole guards Corylus americana ...... hazelnut...... B available. Includes bird nets Celtis occidentalis ...... hackberry ...... A 6126 Street Road Hamamelis virginiana ...... witchhazel...... B and pre-threaded nylon ties. Cercis canadensis ...... eastern redbud...... B Octoraro Creek flooding 2002 – source of our nursery’s name Kirkwood, PA 17536-9647 Pot-in-Pot installation Ilex glabra ...... inkberry...... C Stakes sold separately (see Chionanthus virginicus ...... white fringetree...... C below), Please see our website Ilex verticillata ...... winterberry...... A Cornus alternifolia ...... pagoda dogwood ...... C for current prices. Best used 6126 Street Road • Kirkwood, PA 17536-9647 Cornus florida ...... flowering dogwood ...... C Itea virginica ...... Virginia sweetspire...... B with Octoraro container NOTE: Be sure to include zip code in GPS apps, there is another Diospyros virginiana ...... persimmon ...... C Lindera benzoin ...... spicebush...... A seedlings. Morella pensylvanica ...... northern bayberry...... B “Street Road” in Chester County. We are in Lancaster County. Ilex opaca ...... American holly ...... cont sdlg - $4.25 ..... C Photinia pyrifolia ...... red chokeberry...... A Juniperus virginiana ...... eastern red cedar ...... C TREE GUARDS Liquidambar styraciflua ...... sweet gum...... A Photinia melanocarpa ...... black chokeberry...... A Physocarpus opulifolius ...... common ninebark...... A 2020 GREEN INDUSTRY EVENTS Liriodendron tulipifera ...... tulip poplar...... A Rigid mesh tree trunk guards Magnolia virginiana ...... sweetbay magnolia ...... C Rhus aromatica ...... fragrant sumac...... A help prevent girdling by buck For complete calendar of trade shows, conferences, and Nyssa sylvatica ...... black gum...... B Rhus aromatica “grow low” ...... “grow low” fragrant sumac...... C rub, rodents, or equipment. other events, please go to our website and select “Events.” Ostrya virginiana ...... hop hornbeam...... C Rhus copallina ...... dwarf winged sumac...... A Allows water to flow freely in Pinus strobus ...... eastern white pine...... C Rhus glabra ...... smooth sumac...... A flood prone sites. Available in 3’, 4’ and 5’ sizes. Please see Platanus occidentalis ...... American sycamore...... A Rubus odoratus ...... purple raspberry ...... C our website for current prices. Populus grandidentia ...... bigtooth aspen ...... A Rhus typhina ...... staghorn sumac...... A Best used with Octoraro #7 IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND CHANGES Populus tremuloides ...... quaking aspen ...... A Rosa palustris ...... swamp rose...... A container trees. Prunus americana ...... American plum...... A Rosa virginiana ...... Virginia rose...... A Prunus serotina ...... black cherry...... A Beginning with spring 2020 orders, Salix discolor ...... pussy willow...... A Quercus alba ...... white oak...... C the following changes will take effect: Salix exugia ...... sandbar willow...... A Pot-in-Pot nine months later Quercus bicolor ...... swamp white oak...... B Winter 2016 snowscape at the nursery Salix sericea ...... silky willow...... A Quercus coccinea ...... scarlet oak...... B • Minimum order quantity of (5) plants • 20% restocking fee for cancelled order Sambucus canadensis ...... elderberry...... A per species of the same container size after plants have already been pulled Quercus palustris ...... pin oak...... B Spirea latifolia ...... meadowsweet...... B (applies to #1, #2, #3, #5, and Quercus phellos ...... willow oak...... C • No changes to orders 72 hours in Spirea tomentosa ...... steeplebush...... B #7 size containers) Quercus prinus ...... chestnut oak...... B STAKES advance of either pick up or delivery Vaccinium augustifolium ...... lowbush blueberry...... C Quercus rubra ...... red oak...... B Wood stakes are required to secure • Minimum order quantify of (25) plants Vaccinium corymbosum ...... highbush blueberry...... C • Order pick up at nursery – Tuesday Quercus velutina ...... black oak...... B both tree shelters and tree guards. per species for “container seedlings” thru Friday, 8:00 am to 3:30 pm Viburnum dentatum ...... arrowwood...... A (this isn’t actually new) Robinia pseudoacacia ...... black locust...... A We supply true 1” x 1” white oak Salix nigra ...... black willow...... A Viburnum lentago ...... nannyberry...... A stakes in various lengths. Stakes • Minimum order of $250 for plants Sassafras albidum ...... sassafras ...... C Viburnum nudum ...... possumhaw...... B are sold in bundles of 25 and/or (products not included) for wholesale Taxodium distichum ...... bald cypress...... C Viburnum prunifolium ...... black haw...... A pallets of 1000. orders for pick up at our nursery There will be a modest Tilia americana ...... basswood ...... B Viburnum trilobum ...... cranberry bush...... A Fiberglass stakes also available. price increase for fall 2020 • Minimum order of $500 for plants Please see our website or call for (products not included) for wholesale Container Seedling price - $3.95 ea UNIT PRICES UNIT PRICES information. orders for delivery (delivery charges SIZE A B C SIZE A B C not included) Larger Containers - TBD Container Seedling...... $3.85...... $3.85...... $3.85 Container Seedling...... $3.85...... $3.85...... $3.85 White oak stake – 5’ long..... $1.30 or $32.50 / 25 bundle....inventory item • 2% fee for credit card purchases #2 container...... $10.25...... $10.75...... $11.25 #1 container...... $5.75...... $6.75...... $7.95 #3 container...... $14.95...... $16.95...... $19.95 White oak stake – 4’ long..... $1.20 or $30.00 / 25 bundle....inventory item Habitat enhancement along #2 container...... $8.75...... $9.75...... $10.65 #5 container...... $23.95...... $27.95...... $29.95 Above-ground #7 gallon container production White oak stake – 3’ long..... $1.10 or $27.50 / 25 bundle ����custom order the Octoraro creek. #7 container...... $36.95...... $39.45...... $41.95 #3 container...... $14.95...... $16.95...... $19.95 White oak stake – 30” long.. $1.05 or $26.25 / 25 bundle....inventory item