2018 ANNUAL TREE SALE

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1 HOUGHTON KEWEENAW CONSERVATION DISTRICT 2018 ANNUAL TREE SALE Houghton Keweenaw Conservation District (906) Conserving our Natural Resources Board of Directors Gina Nicholas, Chairperson Tom Collins Mark Klemp Steve Siira Jim Tercha NRCS Rob Aho, Engineer ONE DAY TREE SALE First Come - First Served Saturday, May 5, :00 AM - NOON 711 W. Lakeshore Drive Houghton (906) LARGE ORDER PRE-ORDER/PRE-PAY Minimum order size - $ Call Sue at for more information Note: Pre-orders must be made and paid for by March 25, 2018 Pre orders that include wildflowers will be honored, but some or all of these wildflowers may not be available for the sale on May 5, All prices include 6% sales tax Flowering Shrubs & Vines Plant Descrip on Size Price Willame e Hops Widely grown in Europe and the U.S. Spicy, floral, fruity tone. Commonly used to make all of the English, Brown, and Golden Ales. A rac ve vines complement any garden. 3¼ inch pot $8 each Pink Diamond Hydrangea Tellers Blue Hydrangea Peking Lilac Late summer pink buds open to creamy white blooms that later turn bright pink. Best in full sun. Grows to 8 feet but can be sheared into hedges. Lacecap style hydrangea with 6 to 8 inch flowers that turn deep blue in acidic soils. Deep cerulean to indigo florets, blooms midsummer. Grows to 6 feet, par al shade. A small tree lilac (to 20 feet). Densely crowded creamy white flowers. Golden bark ages to rich brown flakes inches $18 each 4 inch pot $12 each 4 5 feet $20 each Common Purple Lilac Shrub sized lilac. Fragrant, purple flowers, blooms in May. Dense green foliage inches $8 each

2 Mix and Match Fruit Trees $25 each, 5 for $110 All semi-dwarf root stock Variety Descrip on Pollinator Harvest Apples Heirloom & Cider Apples Cortland Honeycrisp Golden Delicious Snowsweet Ben Davis (Mortgage Li er) Cox s Orange Pippin Franklin Cider Red Gravenstein Orleans An que Smokehouse Ruby red apples with a snowy center that won t brown when cut. Perfect for pies and cider. Cold hardy. M26 rootstock. Sweet as honey. Up to 3 inch fruit. Crisp, cream colored flesh is mild, sweet and aroma c. Cold hardy. M111 rootstock. Sweet and juicy with smooth thin skin. Excellent ea ng, juicing, drying and cooking apple. Great pollinator for other apples. M7 rootstock. Developed in MN. White, crisp flesh resists browning when cut. Stores well, cold hardy. Great for salads. M26 rootstock. Red striped, large, moderately juicy ea ng, sauce or baking apple. First commercially popular apple, circa 1800s. Keeps well. M7 rootstock. Chance seedling from Franklin, VT. High sugar, sweet and astringent flavor excellent for hard, dry cider. Very cold hardy, long lived tree. Bud 118 rootstock. Crabapple, Fuji, Gala, Honeycrisp, McIntosh, Pippin, Wolf River Crabapple, Cortland, Fuji, Gala, McIntosh, Wolf River Fuji, Honeycrisp, Wolf River Honeycrisp, McIntosh, Red Delicious, Wolf River Crabapple, Jonathan, Red Delicious, McIntosh, Cortland, Gala, Wolf River Heirloom from England, circa Complex Crabapple, Golden Delicious, Cortland, flavor with hints of orange and mango. Great Honeycrisp, fresh and in pies, sauces, ciders. M106 rootstock. Macintosh, Wolf River Average sized red pink apple with sweet sharp flavor, German variety from 1600s imported to U.S. in Good fresh, cooked or dried. M111 Rootstock. Cox s Orange Pippin, Gala, Honeycrisp, McIntosh, Wolf River Crabapple, Jonathan, Golden Delicious, McIntosh Medium large, sweet fruit, known for cidering, Crabapple, Cox s Orange Pippin, ea ng, and cooking. Keeps well. An que from NY Jonathan, Golden circa M7 rootstock. Delicious Red yellow skin, firm and juicy. Originates from PA circa Cold hardy. Good for ea ng, baking, cooking and cider. M106 rootstock. Gala, Golden Delicious, Honeycrisp, McIntosh to Late Late Late to Late Early Late

3 Mix and Match Fruit Trees $25 each, 5 for $110 All semi-dwarf root stock Fruit Variety Descrip on Pollinators Harvest Nectarine Pear Apricot Peach Plum Cherry Arc c Glo Bartle Clapps Favorite Seckel Redhaven Wenatchee Moorpark Manchurian Montmorency (Tart) Lapin (Sweet) Stanley Italian Prune Very sweet, white fleshed nectarine streaked with crimson, semi cling pit. Flavorful with a balance of sweet and acid. Cold hardy. Its dessert quali es make this a popular market variety. Tender, juicy and creamy, yellow skin. Cold hardy. Large, sweet, red blush pears with fine texture. Small dessert pear; also called sugar pear. Super sweet with a hint of spice; o en used in cooking and canning, also enjoyed fresh. Note: Cannot pollinate Bartle trees. Originated in South Haven, Michigan in 1930! Heavy bearing, creamy yellow flesh good for ea ng, freezing or canning. Abundant large yellow fruit. Flesh is a greenish yellow. Good for drying and home canning. Small tree, fast growing, extremely cold hardy. Heavy producer of small red blushed golden fruit. Good fresh, cooked, canned or dried. Originated in France in the 1600s. Bears heavy crops of tangy, red cherries. The most popular pie and cobbler cherry in the U.S. Cold hardy. Large, split resistant, dark, sweet, heart shaped cherry. Meaty and juicy, no tartness. Great pollinator for other cherries. The classic prune plum. Deep purple oval fruit with sweet golden flesh. Great fresh, dried or canned. Developed in New York in Heavy bearer of large, dark purple fruit good for ea ng, cooking, canning and drying. D Anjou, Clapps, any mid season flowering pear Bartle, Moonglow, Bosch. Red Clapps, any pear except Bartle or Seckel ; good pollinator for other apricots Par ally self fer le July Late Late Late July Late June July July Early Early Want something you don t see? Call Sue

4 Wildflowers 2 inch by 5 inch plugs 4 for $25 Columbine One of the earliest spring flowering plants for pollinators. Red and yellow flowers on plants to 2 feet tall, tolerates a wide variety of soils and sun, from shade to full sun. Deer resistant. Self sows small black seeds. Purple Coneflower Drought tolerant, deer resistant plants with purple daisy like flowers. Bees love their flowers which blossom June through. Up to 4 feet tall, best in full/partial sun, moist to medium soils. Butterfly Weed A great milkweed for a sunny loca on in a dry area. It has vivid orange flowers, a low mounded profile, and a racts and sustains bu erflies. Rose Milkweed Also called Marsh or Swamp Milkweed. Large rose pink flowers with vanilla fragrance, a racts all kinds of bees and bu erflies. This deer resistant plant grows in full sun in moist to medium soils. Bee Balm (Monarda) Violet flowers with dis nctly aroma c leaves, favorite of bu erflies, bees and hummingbirds. Blooms July through. Full sun to par al shade. Grows on all but the we est soils. New England Aster Late summer fall bloomer. Purple flowers with orange yellow centers. Great for pollinators. Thrives in full sun or light shade in all but the driest soils. Drought tolerant and deer resistant. Hairy stems and flowers. Fruit Tree Spacing Apples, tart cherry, peach, nectarine: feet Sweet cherry: feet Pear, plum: feet fruit-tree-spacing-guide Tips for growing fruit trees Trees in our region usually require 5 years to establish before starting to produce fruit. Keep the grafting scar above the soil level when planting. Prepare the soil before planting by mixing in compost, fertilizer, or well composted manure. Water well after planting and over the entire first growing season to promote root growth. Fertilize your soil based on soil test recommendations. Fruit trees that are heavy feeders: Honeycrisp, Fuji and Gala apples; Pear and Plum, Peach, Nectarine. Fruit trees that are light feeders: Cortland, Golden Delicious, Gravenstein,and McIntosh Apples; Cherry trees, Apricot. Fertilizers are typically applied during the early half of the growing season. Late season fertilizing promotes new growth too late in the season to withstand frost.

5 Berries by the Bag Variety Description Harvest Pricing Large and upright with medium-sized, good flavor Jersey berries. Bush/berries are excellent and satisfactory Through for both hand/mechanical picking. 6 inch pot. Blueberry Strawberry Berries Northland Patriot All Star Honeoye Encore Red Raspberry Chester Blackberry Conifers Northern White Cedar Red Pine White Pine White Spruce Tamarack (E. Larch) Reaches height and width of 4 feet. Very productive often yielding >20 pounds per bush. Dark blue, medium sized berries with high sugar content excellent for jams and baking. 6 inch pot. 4 to 6 feet height, yield ranging from pounds of tight clustered fruit that are large and firm. 6 inch pot. Large strawberry that "has that sweet, good old strawberry flavor" with an almost perfect strawberry shape. June-bearers are sensitive to day length and send out runners in spring as day length increases. Large, sweet as honey gives Honeoye its name. The best for freezing. Beautiful red color, sweet and highly aromatic. Plants are highly resistant to disease. 2-week harvest period. June-bearer. Large attractive fruits ripen mid July and last into mid-. Sturdy, nearly spineless canes do not need support. Fruits on tops of canes make for easy harvesting. 2.5 inch container Most winter hardy, thornless. Giant, glossy jet black berries. Resistant to cane blight. 2.5 inch container Plug size under 4 inches 25 for $15, 50 for $30 Early July June June July $40 for 4 Plants (same variety) $13 for 25 plants $50 for 100 Plants 5 for $18 5 for $22 10 for $35 10 for $42 (Thuja occidentalis) ft, pyrimidal shaped, grows on a variety of sites. Shade tolerant. Windbreaks, hedges and wildlife habitat. (Pinus resinosa) ft; coarse, well drained sites. Can tolerate dry, windy or rocky sites. Shade intolerant, extremely cold tolerant. Windbreak, wildlife habitat. (Pinus strobus). Up to 150 ft. Moist to somewhat poorly drained sandy/sandy loam soils. Shade tolerant. Food, nesting sites, wildlife cover. (Picea glauca) ft, best on well drained soils. Shade tolerant. Windbreak, good winter wildlife habitat. (Larix laricina) up to 65 ft; deciduous evergreen; slender pyramidal tree; tolerates standing water, acidic soils; prefers full sun. Turns golden in fall and drops needles each year. Hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) Up to 100 ft., slow growing, very long lived. Conical shaped, tolerates a range of soils but grows best in moist but drained soils. Excellent winter deer bedding.

6 Other Plants 2018 HKCD Tree Sale Featured Plants Variety Description Harvest Pricing Jersey Giant Asparagus MacDonalds Crimson Rhubarb Variety Description Harvest Pricing Black Cherry Redosier Dogwood American Hazelnut Mountain Ash Highbush Cranberry All male hybrid, highly productive, very vigorous. Most winter hardy of Jersey Hybrids. Medium to large (7-9") green spears with purple bracts. 2 yr old root. Large stalks, deep rooted, vigorous, grows upright. Bright red, productive, wilt and root rot resistant. Very cold hardy. Excellent for pies, freezing and canning. Wildlife Habitat Planting (Prunus serotina) grows in in both lowland and upland woods; one of the largest of native cherries, to ft; profuse clusters of fragrant white flowers; ripens late summer, dark purple-black edible fruit. (Cornus sericea) bright red twigs and stems, fast growing, multi-stemmed, deciduous shrub; 4-5 ft. with spreading habit; flat topped clusters of tiny white flowers in late spring; clusters of whitish to bluish tinged late summer fruit which is attractive to birds; good fall color. (Corylus americana) native multi-stemmed shrub, 8-16 ft; dry or moist thickets, woodlands and wood margins, valleys, uplands and prairies; 1/2 inch egg-shaped edible nuts in leafy husk; may be roasted, ground into flour; coveted by squirrels and birds. (Sorbus americana) medium sized tree up to 30 ft; feathery leaves; clusters of white flowers in May to early June; bright red berries last into the winter, eaten by birds. (Viburnum Trilobum) native ornamental to 12 ft. with maple-like leaves, white lacecap flowers May to June; shiny bright red berries, edible but not tasty, preferred by wildlife. Spring, 2nd year after planting 2-3 years after planting N/A to N/A Bundle of 6 plants $8 1 Root $10 Bundle of 5 plants $18 Bundle of 10 Plants $35 Northern Red Oak (Quercus rubra) native woodland tree to 75 ft., broad and rounded when open grown. Dark, lustrous green leaves turn brownish red in autumn. Acorns mature in early fall N/A

7 Houghton Keweenaw Conservation District 711 W. Lakeshore Drive, Unit A Houghton, MI Thank you for supporting your Conservation District! LARGE ORDER Pre-Order/Pre-Pay Minimum order size - $ Call Sue at for more information Pre-orders must be made and paid for by March 25, Pre-orders that include wildflowers will be honored, but some or all of these wildflowers may not be available for the sale on May 5, Office Location: 711 W Lakeshore Dr. Unit A Houghton, MI New varieties added each year! All prices include 6% sales tax Park at waterfront park 711 W Lakeshore Dr.