State Nursery Orders
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This year’s order form features a lovely tulip tree flower. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins)
State Nursery Orders
My favorite source for Missouri native trees and shrubs is now taking orders. The George O. White State Nursery in Licking, Missouri is once again taking online orders for delivery spring 2021.
The nursery has been a personal favorite for years. In addition to offering a nice variety of Missouri native trees and shrubs, the seedlings are well packed and arrive ready to grow. There is a growing guide in their online ordering form if you need help planting the seedlings in their right growing conditions.
There are a variety of native Missouri trees and shrubs. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins)
I don’t immediately plant all of the tree seedlings. Some, like Paw Paws, I prefer to plant in pots to give their roots one growing season before I plant them in their final growing spot.
Seedlings can be small so potting them gives them time to develop roots and get a good start on root growth before I settle them on my limestone hillside.
Paw Paw tree ready to plant in my garden after a year growing in a pot. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins)
On the average, seedlings cost 90 Cents each when buying a bundle of 10. The price goes down as quantities ordered goes up so if you want to go in with another friend, it’s a good way to get native seedlings at very reasonable prices.
