CUMBERLAND COUNTY CONSERVATION DISTRICT
40th
ANNUAL
TREE SEEDLING SALE
Thursday, April 20 1 pm – 5 pm
Friday, April 21
8 am – 2 pm
Cumberland County Conservation District Office
310 Allen Road, Carlisle PA 17013
Exit 44 (Allen Road exit) off I-81, located on Allen Road,
between I-81 and Ritner Highway (Rt. 11), across from Sheetz
ORDER DEADLINE– MARCH 31, 2017
You will receive a postcard as a reminder of the pickup dates and location.
** Profits from the seedling sale benefit environmental
education and natural resources projects **
• Two and Three Year Old Bare Root Seedlings
• Apple Tree and Pear Tree Packs
• Groundcover
• Wood Stakes
• Flowering Bulbs
• Wildflower Mix
• Tree Shelters
The District reserves the right to substitute a different size seedling for any species pending availability and
adverse growing conditions.
The District cannot guarantee the success rate of bare root seedlings, just as our suppliers cannot guarantee
seedling survival rates.
The District is not responsible for seedlings not picked up by 2:00 pm, April 21st.
Descriptions, pictures and order forms are available on the District website: www.cumberlandcd.com
No orders will be accepted via the internet – check must accompany order.
Any questions, call the Conservation District office at (717) 240-7812 or e-mail: [email protected]
DESCRIPTIONS
COLORADO BLUE SPRUCE: Will reach 6 ft. in 8-9 years starting with three year seedling. Grows to 100 ft. One inch
silvery blue to bluish green needles. Not all plants will have the bluish colored needles. Good for ornamental, colorful
screen, windbreak or Christmas tree. Ordinary soil, average moisture. Full sun. Slow growing.
FRASER FIR: Often called Southern Balsam Fir. Grows to 60 feet. Very soft, shiny, dark green foliage is silver on the
underside. Likes cool, moist, well drained soil. Will not do well in heavy, wet, clay soil. Does not require full sun.
WHITE PINE: Will reach 6 ft. in 6-7 years starting with three year seedling. Will grow to 100 ft. A five needle pine, soft,
light green-blue four inch needles. Good for windbreak or hedge. Dry or poorly drained soils. Full sun.
RED MAPLE: Also known as Scarlet or Swamp Maple. Growth 40 to 60 feet. Highly prized because of its bright red
flowers in early spring before leaves appear. Medium to dark green leaves turn yellow to brilliant red in fall. An
excellent wetland species.
CONCOLOR FIR: Also known as White Fir. Should reach 6 ft. in 8-9 years with three year seedling. Grows to 120 ft.
Silver trunk and soft silver foliage. One of the best Christmas trees. Holds needles best of any short-needled tree. Needs
good drainage.
WHITE OAK: Grows 50 to 80 feet in height and as wide. Grows best in a deep, loamy, well drained soil. The most prolific
lumber oak in the Northern Hemisphere. A good tolerance of highway salt. Wetland species. Broad, round, dense head,
spreading branches and purple-red fall color.
RED OAK: Fast-growing oak, maturing with a broad round head, leaves turn a red to reddish-brown in Autumn. Will
tolerate a wide range of soil types from acid to alkaline. Mature height 75 to 80 feet.
PEAR TREE PACK: Includes one each: Harrow Sweet: Harrow Sweet ripens approximately three weeks after Bartlett.
This variety has shown very good resistance to fire blight. The fruit size and appearance are similar to that of Bartlett.
The fruit is both juicy and sweet. The tree should be trimmed to maintain fruit size and avoid biennial bearing.
Harrow Crisp: This variety harvests with Bartlett and sizes slightly larger. Fruit has a very attractive finish with a red
blush over smooth, yellow skin and the flavor is mildly sweet. The tree is hardy, productive and has proven resistance
to fire blight. Note: To get proper pollination, varieties should be planted no farther than 50 ft. apart. Semi-dwarf
APPLE TREE PACK: GoldRush: Best known for its remarkable keeping qualities, GoldRush will keep in regular cold
storage approximately 10 or 11 months. Fruit is crisp and tart off the tree and develops its sugars in storage. GoldRush
resists oxidation when cut, making a nice, yellow sauce, and the fruit also bakes very well. Tree is non-vigorous, slightly
upright with a semi-spur habit. Resistant to scab and mildew. Liberty: A medium-sized, yellow-fleshed dessert apple
with 90 percent red over yellow background color. Tree is vigorous, spreading and an annual bearer. Resistant to apple
scab, cedar apple rush, fire blight and mildew. A good choice for a home gardener. Matures in late September. Initial: A
scab resistant variety developed at INRA Angers, France. A Gala x Redfree cross. Fruit has good size and has a red blush
over a yellow background. Variety is prone to fruit drop making it an ideal selection for food plots. Tree is relatively nonvigorous and fruit is crisp with mild acidic flavor. Matures in late August. Note: To get proper pollination, varieties should be
planted no farther than 50 ft. apart. Can expect trees to start producing a small number of apples in 3 to 4 years. Should be fully
producing apples in the 5th year. All semi-dwarf and will grow 12-14 ft. in height.
PEACH: Redhaven Peach: Top-quality fruit is great as a fresh snack or for canning and freezing. Almost fuzzless skin
over firm, creamy textured yellow flesh. Tree is heavy-bearing and easy to grow and maintain. Blooms late to avoid
spring frosts. Branches have a spreading nature. Disease-resistant to leaf spot. Ripens in late July. Self-pollinating.
MYRTLE (PERIWINKLE): (2.25" peat pots – 50 per flat) An excellent groundcover for both sun and shade; a short
evergreen perennial groundcover that matures at about 6” tall and 3’ in diameter for each plant. Performs best in rich,
evenly moist, well drained soils in partial shade, but is adaptable to soils of average fertility. Blue-purple blooming in
late March and April but numerous times throughout the growing season.
SHOWY NORTHEAST NATIVE WILDFLOWER & GRASS MIX: Little Bluestream; Sideoats Grama; Virginia Wildrye;
Partridge Pea; Tall White Beardtongue; Smooth Blue Aster; Purple Coneflower; Marsh Blazing Star; Butterfly Milkweed;
Lanceleaf Coreopsis; Blackeyed Susan; Oxeye Sunflower; Ohio Spiderwort; New England Aster; Maryland Senna; Blue
False Indigo; Smooth Blue Aster; Browneyed Susan; Wild Bergamot; Wild Senna; Early Goldenrod; Narrowleaf
Mountainmint; Orange Coneflower; Yellow False Indigo; Licorice Scented Goldenrod; Eastern Columbine; Gray
Goldenrod; Hairy Beardtongue; Zigzag Aster; Golden Alexanders.
TREE SHELTER: This is a light plastic tube ranging from 2 – 5 feet in height. Protects seedlings from deer, rabbits and
vols. Increases survival rate and growth. Not recommended for evergreens.
2017 Tree Seedling Sale Order Form
Deadline to Order – March 31, 2017
Colorado Blue Spruce
10-18 inches
QUANTITY PER
PACKET
10
Red Maple
12-20 inches
12-18 inches
10
SEEDLINGS & SIZE
Fraser Fir
White Pine
Concolor Fir
6-10 inches
10-20 inches
White Oak
18-24 inches
Red Oak
18-24 inches
Pear Tree Pack
4 feet
Apple Tree Pack
5-6 feet
Peach - Red Haven
4 feet
Myrtle (Groundcover) (2.25” peat pots – 50 per flat)
# OF PACKETS
10
$8.00
$8.00
10
$8.00
10
$9.00
10
$10.00
2
$28.00
10
$10.00
3
$42.00
1
____ x $22.00 per flat = $__________
$14.00
(1 oz. covers approximately 200 square feet)
GRAND TOTAL
5 foot tubex shelter
$4.50 each x _____ = $__________
3 foot wood stake
$1.25 each x _____ = $__________
5 foot wood stake
$1.75 each x _____ = $__________
Wood Stakes for Shelter Support or Garden Use (Hardwood)
4 foot wood stake
$1.50 each x _____ = $__________
The Cumberland County Conservation District has a
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To see pictures and descriptions of the tree sale items,
go to www.cumberlandcd.com.
Tree Sale will be held at our office on Allen Road across
from Sheetz – Exit 44 of I-81.
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PLEASE INCLUDE ENTIRE ORDER FORM PAGE WITH CHECK
Make check payable and mail to:
Tree Shelters
$4.00 each x _____ = $__________
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Wood Stakes
H _____ Everbearing Strawberry (10 plants) perennial, spring & summer
4 foot tubex shelter
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Wildflower Mix
Tree Shelters
F _____ Hostas (2 plants)
$3.50 each x _____ = $__________
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Bulb Packages
Bulb Packages ($8.00 per package)
E _____ Spectacular Gladiolus (14 bulbs) annual, 4-5 feet tall
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Seedlings
Myrtle
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I ______ Stargazer Lilies (2 bulbs) perennial, July – September bloom
TOTAL
TOTALS – PA Sales Tax included in Prices – DO NOT ADD TAX
Showy Northeast Native Wildflower & Grass Mix
3 foot tubex shelter
COST PER
PACKET
$8.00
Cumberland County Conservation District
(or CCCD)
310 Allen Road, Suite 301, Carlisle, PA 17013
NAME:
ADDRESS:
CITY/STATE/ZIP:
HOME PHONE:
CELL PHONE:
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Amount Enclosed $
PICK UP LOCATION: 310 Allen Road, Carlisle
April 20 (1pm – 5pm) and April 21 (8am – 2pm)
Cumberland County Conservation District
310 Allen Road, Suite 301, Carlisle, PA 17013-9101
RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED
2017 Tree Seedling Order Form