PLANT USE KEY
C = Christmas Tree
E= Erosion Control
F = Human Food
H = Habitat/Food Wildlife
N = Native
T = Timber/Wood
Each pack contains a total of 10 seedlings. Two of each of the 5 different species below.
Bird & Butterfly Pac
Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis)
Conservation practices: E, N, H
Soil: Wide Tolerance
Growth rate: Moderate
Sun: Full to Partial
Description: A multi-branched, upright shrub that can reach up to 25’ in height. Small white tubular flowers may appear in mid-summer.
Uses: Can be used for streambank protection as well as provide habitat for wildlife.
Elderberry (Sambucus canadensis)
Conservation practices: F, H, N
Soil: Wide tolerance
Growth Rate: Fast
Sun: Full to Partial
Description: Forms a large (5-12′) multi-stemmed shrub/small tree. Small white flowers appear in the summer and small purple berrylike drupes mature in late summer. It tolerates a wide variety of soils and roadside conditions.
Uses: The fruit is attractive to wildlife and edible for humans. It can be used to make preserves, jellies, pies and wine.
Blazing Star (Liatris Spicata)
Conservation practices: H, N
Soil: Moist
Growth Rate: Fast
Sun: Full
Description: Liatris Spicata is a native North American wildflower that is also a herbaceous perennial flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. This wildflower produces tall spikes of purple flowers in mid to late summer for about 4-6 weeks. Liatris Spicata is also known as dense blazing star, prairie gay feather, or marsh blazing star.
Uses: The pollinators love Liatris spicata! Native and bumble bees and sometimes hummingbirds visit these wildflowers. Also considered deer resistant.
Ninebark (Physocarpus opulifolius)
Conservation Practices: E, N, H
Soil: Wide Tolerance
Growth Rate: Fast
Sun: Full to Partial
Description: Forms a large erect shrub, maturing to 5-10′. Grows well in poor soils and tough conditions, including stream banks. Creates a natural screen and provides erosion control. Great for wildlife.
Uses: Creates a natural screen, may be used to provide an outside row in windbreaks and provides erosion control. Great for wildlife.
Daylily (Hermerocallis – Stella De Oro)
Soil: Wide Tolerance
Growth Rate: Fast
Sun: Partial-Full Sun
Description: A perennial that typically grows to 3′. It has a flower that is orange with a yellow-gold center. Daylily is a highly adaptable plant. It will thrive in most soil conditions and will tolerate light shade. This plant is drought resistant and almost disease free.
Uses: It has an extensive root system that makes it an excellent plant for soil erosion areas.
Edible Fruit Pac
Blackberry (Rubus fruticosus var. darrow)
Conservation practices: F, H, N
Soil: Moist – Well drained
Growth rate: Moderate
Sun: Full
Description: This plant produces large black fruit that is firm, fleshy, and sweet. Blackberry will produce over a long period of time. It is very hardy and heavy producer. The root systems of this plant have a great soil holding capacity.
Uses: The fruit is attractive to wildlife and edible for humans. It can be used to make wine, liqueurs, jams, preserves, or syrups.
Highbush Blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum) ‘Jersey’ & “Blue Ray’ Varieties
Conservation Practices: F, H, N
Soil: Moist – Wet, Well Drained
Growth Rate: Moderate
Sun: Full to Partial
Description: A large shrub or small tree reaching up to’, with an open crown and arching branches. It has small, white flowers occurring in round topped clusters that appear in spring. And dark blue, oval drupe fruit, up to 1/2 inch long, occurring in hanging clusters from red stems, that ripen in fall.
Uses: Useful for ornamental purposes as well as for fruit production. It can be effective in shrub borders and hedges. Provides food for wildlife.
Raspberry (Rubus idaeus var. Boyne)
Conservation practices: F, H, N
Soil: Wide tolerance
Growth rate: Fast
Sun: Full
Description: Forms small (3-5′) arching canes. Dark Green above and nearly white below. Bright red berries ripen in late summer. The flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs) and are pollinated by Bees and flies. The plant is self-fertile.
Uses: The fruit is attractive to wildlife and edible for humans. It is good for jam and jellies.
Strawberry (Fragaria versca L.)
Conservation Practices: F, H, N
Soil: Moist – Wet, Well Drained
Growth Rate: Moderate
Sun: Full to Partial
Description: With an excellent flavor and delicious aroma, you can enjoy this large, juicy berry fresh or frozen. Self-pollinating and cold hardy, you will be able to pick strawberries in June. The plant prefers full sun and well-drained to average moisture soil. This variety is disease resistant to leaf spot and scorch.
Uses: Useful for fruit production. It can provide food for both humans and wildlife.
Evergreen Pac
Colorado Blue Spruce (Picea pungens)
Conservation Practices: C, H, N, T
Soil: Well drained
Growth Rate: Moderate
Sun: Full
Description: Is typically the most sought-after evergreen. Forms a medium to large (30-60’) pyramid shaped tree. Evergreen needles are long, stiff and very sharp. Good natural screen and produces light brown 2 -4” cones. Often grown in parks and gardens.
Uses: Aside from a nice Christmas tree, this tree can be used as screen.
Fraser Fir (Abies fraseri (Pursh) Poir)
Conservation Practices: C, H, N, T
Soil: Well drained
Growth Rate: Slow
Sun: Full
Description: A narrow, pyramidal tree with glossy, dark green needles. The undersides of the needles have two white rows. Not suited for hot, dry sites as it prefers moist, well-drained sites.
Uses: Aside from a nice Christmas tree, it may be used as an ornamental tree and is good for screens and hedges.
White Spruce: (Picea glauca)
Conservation practices: C, H, N
Soil: Wide tolerance
Growth Rate: Moderate
Sun: Full to Partial
Description: Forms a medium sized conical shaped tree. Has small stiff green to gray-green needles that when crushed a pungent odor is apparent. Needle tips are pointed, but not sharp.
Uses: May be used as a Christmas tree, windbreak or hedges. This tree is typically deer resistant.
Balsam Fir (Abies balsamea (L.) Mill.)
Conservation Practices: C, H, N, T
Soil: Well drained
Growth Rate: Slow
Sun: Full
Description: Balsam Fir is one of the more important conifers in the northern United States and in Canada. Within its range it may also be referred to as balsam, Canadian balsam, eastern fir, and bracted balsam fir. It is a small to medium-sized tree used primarily for pulp and light frame construction, and it is one of the most popular Christmas trees. Wildlife rely extensively on this tree for food and shelter.
Uses: Aside from a nice Christmas tree, it may be used as an ornamental tree and is good for screens and hedges.
Eastern White Pine (Pinus strobus)
Conservation practices: C, H, N, T
Soil: Well drained
Growth rate: Fast
Sun: Full
Description: Forms a large tree (50- 80’) with a very straight trunk. Soft 2-4” long needles, ranging in color from blue-green. Produces thick scaled cones. The tree forms a good natural screen, but is sensitive to salt.
Uses: Aside from making a good Christmas Tree, it may be used as an ornamental, and is good for screens and hedges.
Native NY Wildlife Pac
Eastern White Pine (Pinus strobus)
Conservation practices: C, H, N, T
Soil: Well drained
Growth rate: Fast
Sun: Full
Description: Forms a large tree (50- 80’) with a very straight trunk. Soft 2-4” long needles, ranging in color from blue-green. Produces thick scaled cones. The tree forms a good natural screen, but is sensitive to salt.
Uses: Aside from making a good Christmas Tree, it may be used as an ornamental, and is good for screens and hedges.
Redosier Dogwood (Cornus stolinifera)
Conservation practices: E, N, H
Soil: Wide tolerance
Growth rate: Moderate
Sun: Full to Partial
Description: Forms a small to medium sized multi-stemmed shrub. It has a red stem and white clustering that mature in late summer-fall. It grows best in wet or swampy conditions. It is also a great structure for holding soil on slopped areas.
Uses: Good for streambank protection and wildlife habitat as well as, can be an ornamental or border plant.
Black Cherry (Prunus serotina Ehrh.)
Conservation Practices: E, F, H, N, T
Soil: Wet – Well Drained
Growth Rate: Fast
Sun: Full (Tolerates Partial)
Description: 50′ high tree with a pendulous branched crown. Black Cherry will have profuse white flowers in the spring, and brilliant gold leaf color in the fall.
Uses: Fruit from this tree is good for making wine and jelly. The fruit is also a great food for wildlife.
USDA Plant Guide
Filbert American (Corylus americana)
Conservation practices: F, H, N
Soil: Moist, Well drained
Growth rate: Medium – fast
Sun: Full
Description: Forms a small (8-15′) multi-stemmed shrubby tree. The nut on this tree will mature in late September. It is pH adaptable and t prefers well-drained soils.
Uses: The fruit/nut is attractive to wildlife and edible for humans.
Serviceberry (Amelanchier canadensis.)
Conservation Practices: E, F, H, N
Soil: Moist – Wet
Growth Rate: Slow
Sun: Full to Partial
Description: 3-18’ Small suckering white flowering shrub. Produces an abundance of bluish-purple juicy & edible berries in July.
Uses: Best in woodland, naturalized or native plant gardens, especially with dark or shaded backdrops which tend to highlight the form, flowers and fall color of the plant. Also effective along stream banks and ponds.
Pond Habitat Pac
Redosier Dogwood (Cornus stolinifera)
Conservation practices: E, N, H
Soil: Wide tolerance
Growth rate: Moderate
Sun: Full to Partial
Description: Forms a small to medium sized multi-stemmed shrub. It has a red stem and white clustering that mature in late summer-fall. It grows best in wet or swampy conditions. It is also a great structure for holding soil on slopped areas.
Uses: Good for streambank protection and wildlife habitat as well as, can be an ornamental or border plant.
Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis)
Conservation practices: E, N, H
Soil: Wide Tolerance
Growth rate: Moderate
Sun: Full to Partial
Description: A multi-branched, upright shrub that can reach up to 25’ in height. Small white tubular flowers may appear in mid-summer.
Uses: Can be used for streambank protection as well as provide habitat for wildlife.
Sycamore (Platanus occidentalis)
Conservation Practice: H, N, T
Soil: Moist – Wet
Growth Rate: Fast
Sun: Full
Description: 75-100′ tree with a massive trunk. The bark of a Sycamore is mottled. This tree is fast growing and prefers moist soils.
Uses: A large tree for a large space. Generally considered too large and too messy for street tree use.
Black Willow (Salix nigra)
Conservation Practice: H, T
Soil: Moist – Wet
Growth Rate: Fast
Sun: Full – Partial
Description: A small to medium sized tree that can develop a massive trunk with a spreading, irregular crown.
Uses: Black willow is generally not recommended for use as a specimen in residential landscapes because of its susceptibility to breakage, potential insect/disease problems, need for soils that never dry out, litter problems, shallow spreading root system which may seek out water/sewer pipes, and mature size potential. In the right location, its shallow roots can act as a quality soil binder, providing excellent erosion control.
River Birch (Betula nigra)
Conservation Practices: E, H, T, N
Soil: Moist – Well drained
Growth Rate: Moderate
Sun: Full to Partial
Description: Forms a medium sized tree up to 70′. The trunk usually divides into several upright trunks.
Uses: Often used as an ornamental, but also attracts wildlife. Good tree for riparian buffers and helps reduce stream bank erosion.
Hosta Variety Pac
Hosta (Ventricosa) common.
Soil: Moist-Well Drained
Growth Rate: Slow-Moderate
Sun : Wide Tolerance
Description: Hosta ventricosa is a large, naturally occurring tetraploid hosta. It grows in a rounded mound to 22″ tall spreading to 36″ wide. Thin, smooth, shiny, cordate, broad-ovate, dark green leaves have widely spaced veins, undulate margins and mucronate tips. Leaves develop strong ribbing as they mature. Bell-shaped, purple to violet flowers bloom in late summer to early autumn on upright, leafy, burgundy-spotted, pale green scapes.
Uses: Hostas are a mainstay of shade gardens. This large mounded hosta makes an interesting garden specimen. It is also effective in groups or massed. It can be mixed with other perennials in shady borders, shade gardens or woodland gardens. Edging.
Hosta (Fortunei Hyacinthina)
Soil: Moist-Well Drained
Growth Rate: Moderate
Sun : Partial – Full Shade
Description: ‘Fortunei Hyacinthina’ is a medium hosta which typically forms a foliage mound 14-18″ tall and 16-24″ wide of cordate-ovate (8-12″ by 6-8″) leaves which emerge blue green and mature to gray green. Leaves are edged with a very fine white marginal line. Racemes of funnel-shaped, pale purple flowers appear in summer on erect but slightly bending scapes rising to 34″ tall.
Uses: A dependable and versatile perennial which is grown primarily for its beautiful foliage. Hostas are a mainstay of shade gardens. Notwithstanding the often showy flowers produced, hostas are primarily grown in shady areas for the ornamental excellence of their foliage. Very effective in groups or massed. Good background plant. Shady borders, shade gardens or woodland gardens.
Hosta (Fortunei Albomarginata)
Soil: Moist-Well Drained
Growth Rate: Moderate
Sun : Partial – Full Shade
Description: ‘Fortunei Albomarginata’ is a medium to large, clump-forming hosta (sport of H. ‘Fortunei’) that typically grows in a foliage mound to 22″ tall spreading to 50″ wide. Smooth, prominently-veined (9-10 pairs), oval, dark green leaves (10″ long and 6″ wide) are variegated with irregular white margins, with the variegation extending around the leaves and down the petiole edges. Each leaf has rounded and pinched lobes, cuspidate tips and rippled edges. Narrow funnel-shaped lilac/pale lavender flowers bloom mid to late summer on leafy upright scapes rising above the foliage mound to 30-40″ tall.
Uses: Hostas are a mainstay of shade gardens. Notwithstanding the often showy flowers produced, hostas are primarily grown in shady areas for the ornamental excellence of their foliage. Very effective in groups or massed. Good background plant. Shady borders, shade gardens or woodland gardens.
Hosta (Fortunei Aureomarginata)
Soil: Moist-Well Drained
Growth Rate: Moderate
Sun : Partial – Full Shade
Description: ‘Fortunei Aureomarginata’ features a 12-16″ tall mound of medium, variegated, oval to heart-shaped, basal leaves (to 8″ long and 5″ wide) which have deep green to olive green centers and thin golden yellow margins. Foliage mound will typically spread to 18-24″ wide. Racemes of bell-shaped, lavender flowers appear in summer on scapes rising well above the foliage mound to 34″ tall.
Uses: Hostas are a mainstay of shade gardens. Notwithstanding the often showy flowers produced, hostas are primarily grown in shady areas for the ornamental excellence of their foliage. Very effective in groups or massed. Good background plant. Shady borders, shade gardens or woodland gardens.
Hosta (Honeybells)
Soil: Moist-Well Drained
Growth Rate: Fast
Sun : Partial – Full Shade
Description: ‘Honeybells’ is an erect, large, vigorously growing hosta to 26″ tall and 46″ in diameter featuring large (11″ x 8″), flat, heart-shaped, light green leaves and racemes of bell-shaped, fragrant, pale lavender flowers on scapes up to 60″
Uses: Hostas are a mainstay of shade gardens. Notwithstanding the often showy flowers produced, hostas are primarily grown in shady areas for the ornamental excellence of their foliage. Very effective in groups or massed. Good background plant. Shady borders, shade gardens or woodland gardens.