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1 Phone Orders: (office) During Sale Dates Only: Warren County Soil and Water Conservation District NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION U.S. POSTAGE PAID PERMIT NO CINCINNATI, OHIO 320 East Silver Lebanon, OH Phone: or During Sale Dates: Plan now, plant now, to diminish the effect of Tropical Depression Ike And the Emerald Ash Borer

2 Evergreens / Conifer #401 - Arborvitae Thuga Green Giant (standishii x plicata) A vigorous growing, pyramidal evergreen with rich green color that remains outstanding throughout hardiness range. It has no serious pest or disease problems. Height and width: To 60 feet tall with a foot spread at maturity; 30 feet at 30 years seedlings - $7.00 per pack of 5 #402 Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum) A deciduous conifer. Foliage is spirally arranged along the stems. Fall color is a rich brown. Tolerant of most soils, but prefers moist soil. Fast growth rate at maturity. #404 - Jack Pine (Pinus banksiana Jack pines range from 9 22 m (30 72 ft) in height. Some jack pines are shrub-sized, due to poor growing conditions. They do not usually grow perfectly straight, resulting in an irregular shape similar to pitch pine (Pinus rigida). This pine often forms pure stands on sandy or rocky soil seedlings - $7.00 per pack of 10 #405 - Norway Spruce (Picea abies) Planted for windbreaks, landscape and Christmas trees. Reddish-brown bark, dark green foliage and heavy spreading branches that droop and almost touch the ground. It thrives in average soil conditions but prefers moisture. Fast growing, reaching at maturity seedlings- $8.00 per pack of 10 3 foot seedlings - $8.00 per pack of 3 #403 Blue Spruce (Picea pungens) Colors range in the silvery-blue to blue-green range. Of the spruce, needle retention is the best in the Blue Spruce. Does well in most soil conditions except real wet. Reaches at maturity seedlings - $8.00 per pack of 10 Complete enclosed order form and mail with payment to: Warren SWCD 320 E Silver St., Lebanon, OH We accept Checks, Cash, Mastercard, Visa (credit card orders will be processed the week before the sale in March 2012) Orders MUST be picked up at the Warren County Fairgrounds Exhibit Hall B 665 N Broadway Lebanon Thursday March 29th from 12:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Friday March 30th from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Saturday March 31 from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. PLEASE READ There is no limit on the number of packets you may purchase. We reserve the right to make minor changes in stock if some species of trees become unavailable. We will accept orders through March 19, 2012 or until our supply is exhausted. The seedlings are bare root stock. Each packet is dipped into a preservative gel to keep the roots moist and then placed into a plastic bag. The seedlings should be planted as quickly as possible after pick up to assure their vitality. Seedlings are 2 to 4 years old. Each packet can easily be carried in one hand. Several packets will fit into an ordinary paper grocery bag. If you are unable to pick up your seedlings, please send someone or phone the office at to make special pick up arrangements. Orders not picked up within one week after the original pick up dates will be considered abandoned. A phone call to our office will usually result in a satisfactory alternate pick up plan. *The District is unable to guarantee or refund money for plants which do not survive under any circumstances. DAYS OF SALE ONLY ( )

3 #441- Marking Flags HELPFUL PLANTING SUPPLIES Fluorescent lime green colored marking flags help you keep track of your seedlings. (Individual flags may be purchased on tree pick up dates for $.25 each.) $10.00 per bundle of 50 Care of Seedlings on Arrival Tree seedlings require water and cool temperatures to survive until planted. If you intend to plant the trees within 2 days, keep them in the package in a cool or shaded location. If planting will be delayed longer than 2 days, open the package and make sure the roots and packing material are damp. Reseal and store the package in a cool place, periodically checking the condition of the trees roots. Do not allow the roots to dry out. The longer you wait to plant the trees, the fewer the number that will survive, regardless of the care given in storage. Large Shade / Ornamental #406 Beech American Beech (Fagus grandifolia) The American beech is a tall and wide tree. The mature tree size is anywhere from 90 to 100 feet tall, and spreads 50 to 70 feet. The bark that grows on the tree is very smooth, pale and gray. And is conspicuous in the woods for holding it s leaves through winter. 18 seedlings $8.00 per pack of 3 #407 Black Walnut (Juglans nigra) Valuable timber tree that prefers deep moist soil. Nut producer, straight trunk with round top crown, bright yellow fall color. (allelopathic). Height at maturity. 2 seedling $9.00 pack of 5 #408- Buckeye The Ohio (Aesculus glabra) State tree of Ohio may grow to 70 feet and a diameter of 18 to 24 inches but is usually smaller. Yellow flower clusters in the spring, nuts in the fall. The wood is light and soft. It is used for woodenware, paper pulp and occasionally for lumber. 12 seedlings- $8.00 per packet of 3 #409 Bur Oak (Quercus macrocarpa) Oval irregular crown with corky branches; lustrous dark green foliage turns to yellow in fall; Develops massive trunk and broad crown of stout branches at maturity. 2 seedlings $8.00 per pack of 3 A special thanks to the Warren County Fair Board for the use of their facilities in support of our fund raising event. Thank you Warren County Commissioners, for your continued support of The Warren County Soil & Water Conservation District #410 Butternut White Walnut (Juglans cinerea) Slow growing with excellent tasting nuts. Wood much lighter brown than that of black walnut. Good for conservation plantings, parks & woods. Height at maturity. 18 seedlings $8.00 for pack of 3

4 Large Shade / Ornamental #411 Thornless Honeylocust (Gleditsia triacanthos) A fast growing ( tree when young ) growing 2 or more a year over a 10-year period. This deciduous tree is tolerant of drought conditions, high ph, and is salt tolerant. They are an excellent lawn tree for filtered shade. The fine small textured leaves casts a light shade and usually do not need raking in the fall. Height foot seedlings $8.00 per pack of 5 #412- Oak Swamp White (Quercus bicolor) This tree is much like that of the white oak in appearance but naturally grows in wet, heavy, clay soils. The leaves are wavy, dark green, shiny above with grayish fuzz beneath. The acorn occurs in pairs requiring only one season to mature. The wood is hard, strong, tough and used for similar purposes as the true white oak ft. at maturity. A great wetland species. 18 seedlings- $9.00 per pack of 5 #413 Pawpaw (Asimina triloba) In the sun Pawpaw trees develop a narrow pyramidal shape with dense, drooping foliage down to the ground level. In the shade it grows tall, with a more open branching habit, horizontally held leaves, and few lower limbs. Plant at least two trees for cross pollination. Height at maturity. 12 seedlings $9.00 per pack of 5 # 415- Northern Red Oak #414 American Hornbeam (Carpinus caroliniana ) grows up to thirty feet tall. It can have one or more trunks, each a foot wide. The leaves of this tree grow to four inches long and two inches wide. They are simple leaves with a pointed tip and teeth on the edges. These leaves turn orangish-red in the Fall. and are usually an understory tree, meaning they grow beneath larger trees, such as oaks and maples. They also grow alongside streams. 18 seedlings $9.00 per pack of 5 (Quercus rubra), also known as common red oak, eastern red oak, mountain red oak, and gray oak, is widespread in the East and grows on a variety of soils and topography, often forming pure stands. Moderate to fast growing, this tree is one of the more important lumber species of red oak and is an easily transplanted, popular shade tree with good form and dense foliage. 12 seedlings $8.00 per pack of 5 WILDLIFE S CHOICE, LLC. All products are manufactured using 7/8 kiln dried cedar and stainless steel screws. All nest boxes and houses include placement instructions. With a slide out removable aluminum screen bottom for easy cleaning and drainage. #435 -Hanging Feeder $ Capacity: 3lbs seed Size 10 W x 9.25 D x 9.5 H Weight: 3.25lbs Metal chain and S hook included #436 -Hanging Corner Feeder $ Capacity: 3lbs seed Size 9 W x 9.25 D x 9.5 H Weight: 2.75 lbs Metal chain and S hook included #438 -Hanging Wren Nest Box $18.00 Routered edges Door opens for easy cleaning Metal chain and S hook included 5.5 W x 7 D x 7.75 H #439 Hexagon Butterfly House $ W x 9 D x H Weight 7 lbs. Removable top for cleaning and monitoring. #437 - Eastern Bluebird Nest Box $22.00 Size 7 W x 10 D x 12 H Weight 4-5 lbs 1.5 round entry hole Predator guard, bottom slots for drainage, overhanging roof with ventilation, easy open front that is convertible to create a winter roost box. Also suitable for titmice, nuthatches and chickadees. #440 Three Chamber Bat House $ W x 5.5 D x 28 H Weight 13 lbs. Grooved landing pad for easy landing. Air Vents. Top Joints sealed for warmth. Grooved inner panels. Three 3/4 wide chambers.

5 Flowering Shrubs / Hedge Plants #430 Common Witchhazel (hamamelis Virginia) is a small, native tree featuring fragrant yellow flowers appearing late in the season, from October to December depending on the weather and it grows nearly anywhere from open areas to groupings. This tree will tolerate full sun or shade, is tolerant of urban conditions, and prefers a moist soil- it is best to avoid extremely dry situations.. 12 seedlings - $8.00 per pack of 5 Large Shade / Ornamental #416- Shagbark Hickory, (carya ovata) a slow-growing but potentially massive tree located in all of Ohio, prefers deep, moist, rich, well-drained soils under sunny conditions, but is often found in the dry upland soils of woods or fields because of its superior drought tolerance. It tolerates the shade of nearby trees when young, when its branching is upright and spindly and it first develops its deep taproot system. 12 seedlings- $7.00 per packet of 3 #431 Weigela florida (Pink) Is a bushy fully hardy perennial deciduous shrub with pink flowers in late Spring and early Summer. It grows well in semi-shade and direct sun, and prefers medium levels of moisture. 18 seedlings - $8.00 per pack of 5 #432 - Spice Bush (Lindera benzoin) A fairly common large shrub (sometimes a small tree) of streamsides and bottomlands. The simple, entire, alternate, deciduous leaves are extremely aromatic. The small yellowish flowers are one of the first flowers to appear in the spring, before leaf-out.. 12 seedlings - $9.00 per pack of 5 #417 - Chinkapin Oak (Quereus muehlenbergii) also known as Yellow Oak or Yellow Chestnut Oak. It grows to 60 feet tall by 80 feet wide when found in the open, often with wide-spreading lower branches of great diameter, It frequents dry, upland sites, but makes its best growth on rich, deep bottomlands. 12 seedlings- $8.00 per packet of 5 #418 - Sweet Gum (Liquidambar styraciflua) Native tree with leaves 3 to 5 inches long, star shaped and six-pointed. Turns a pale orange to deep red in the fall and when crushed gives off a fragrant odor. Produces pollen bearing flowers that are arranged in tassels 2 to 3 inches long and seed producing flowers in long stalked heads. 120 feet and a diameter of 4 feet. 3 foot seedlings - $7.00 per pack of 3 Conservation Wildlife Seed Packages #433- Rutt & Strut 5lb pkg $16.00 Rutt & Strut mix is a combination of high quality, small seeded, dent corn, Black Gold sunflowers and Rupp s high yielding Wildgame grain sorghum. Whitetail deer and turkeys cannot resist this combination. The small seeded varieties allow using a conventional planter or drill or broadcasting for the small, hard to get at food plots. #419 - Sycamore (Plantanus occidentalis) Tall growing, rugged tree with smooth, almost white bark when mature. Spreading branches with light green foliage that turns golden in fall; very tolerant tree. Give ample room to grow. Height is 75 to 100 ft. 3 foot seedlings $7.00 per pack of 3 #434 Wildflower Seeds A special blend that includes poppy, flax, coneflower, lupine, penstemon, bellfower and coreopsis that attracts both butterflies and hummingbirds. This 1 ounce packet will cover approximately 250 sq. ft. 1 oz pack $5.00 #420 Tulip Tree (Liriodenfron tulipifera) It has masses of tulip-like flowers in the spring with lovely little tulip-shaped flowers that are greenish-yellow with an orange band. Leaves are deep green and turn a blazing golden yellow in fall. It is a wonderful shade tree, tolerates alkaline soils, hardy and is highly resistant to insects and diseases. Height 70 3 foot seedlings $9.00 per pack of 5

6 Large Shade / Ornamental Flowering Shrubs / Hedge Plants #421 - Northern Catalpa (Catalpa speciosa) Large, showy white,very fragrant trumpet-shaped flowers grace the Catalpa in late spring. Its narrow crown is oval-shaped or uneven, upright with distinctively large, heart-shaped, bright green leaves and long, bean -like pods. Grows to 40'-60' with a 20'-40' spread. 12 seedlings - $8.00 per pack of 5 #426 Dwarf Red Buckeye (Aesculus pavia) Red buckeye s lavish carmine flowers come early and are an important source of food for hummingbirds in the months before most other plants are in flower. Leaves are dark green on short crooked branches. Height 18 at maturity. 12 seedlings $8.00 per packet of 3 #422 - Sassafras (Sassafras albidum) grows between 40 and 50 feet tall. They have pyramidal-shaped crowns when they are young, but they develop a rounded or asymmetrical shape as they mature. Sassafras trees have deeply ridged reddish-brown bark and alternating mitten-shaped leaves that change to yellow, red or orange in the fall. They produce small yellowish flowers in early summer 12 seedlings - $8.00 per pack of 5 #423 - American Chestnut Hybrid (Castanea dentata x) A fast growing hybrid reaching a height of 80 to 100 feet. Best planted in full sun in well drained soil. Although both male and female flowers can be produced on the same tree, they need another American Chestnut for good pollination and nut production. Therefore, you should plant a minimum of two trees. This hybrid should start producing rich, flavorful, edible nuts in about 13 to 15 years 1-2 seedlings - $7.00 per pack of 3 Flowering Shrubs / Hedge Plants #424- (Hazelnut) American Filbert (Corylus americana) Known for its tasty nuts the Hazelnut tree will reach 15 feet tall and 15 feet wide. Grows well in most soils and in full or partial sun. The best nut production occurs in full sun. 18 seedlings- $8.00 per pack of 5 #427 Hydrangea PeeGee (Hydrangea paniculata) is a common American garden plant and highly valued for its vigor and bloom dependability. Sterile flowers appear in August and remain on the plant until the first hard frost. The large conical shaped white flower heads turn to pink in the fall with gray-green leaves. 18 seedlings $8.00 for pack of 5 #428 Redbud Eastern (Cercis canadensis) Native to the eastern part of the United States, the Eastern Redbud is a small tree with multiple trunks at the ground or a short single trunk that branches out close to the ground.redbuds are a handsome tree that produces ascending branches from the top of the canopy. The leaves are large, heart-shaped. Purplish-pink to red flowers. 2 seedlings $8.00 per pack of 5 #429 Red Flowering Quince #425 Dogwood White Flowering (Cornus florida) Branching open and almost horizontal, this variety has an abundance of white flowers in the spring with bright red berries in the fall along with crimson red fall foliage. Prefers moist, rich soil. Height at maturity. (Chaenomeles speciosa) Showy, red flowers from early to mid-spring; foliage opens red-bronze then turns dark green in summer; fruits can be used for jellies when ripe. Grows 6-10 Feet tall. 18 seedlings $9.00 for pack of 5 2 foot seedlings - $9.00 per pack of 5