View Past Fall Tree, Shrub, and Vine Sale Species
We won’t know for sure what species we can source until right before the sale, but these are species we’ve carried in the past! ~150 species will be available for preorder, and ~85 will be available in the Public Sale. Spring sale online preorders run Feb 2 - Apr 1. Preorder pickups are in early May, and the Public Sale runs early May - mid June at Geist Nursery.
Range Maps Courtesy Kartesz, J.T 2025. Floristic Synthesis of North America, Version 1.0. Biota of North America Program (BONAP) [website http://bonap.org/] Chapel Hill, N.C.
Northern Spicebush (Lindera benzoin)
Estimated Height at Pickup: 2-3’, 3 gal This adaptable large shrub has bright fall color and is one of the earliest spring flowering shrubs! Its de...
View full detailsNew Jersey Tea (Ceanothus americanus)
Estimated Height at Pickup: 1-2’, 3 gal A smaller, mounding shrub that favors edge habitats and poor, dry soil. Valuable to and highly sought after...
View full detailsCoral Honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens)
Estimated height at pickup: 1-2', 1 gal A.k.a. trumpet honeysuckle, woodbine. The showy, much sought after native honeysuckle vine! Blooms are red...
View full detailsAllegheny Serviceberry (Amelanchier laevis)
Estimated Height at Pickup: 4-5’, 3 gal A.k.a. shadbush and Juneberry. A small, silver barked tree/bush that tolerates shade. White spring flowers ...
View full detailsCommon Pawpaw (Asimina triloba)
Estimated Height at Pickup: 3-4’, 3 gal. A delicate tree that grows slowly. It has a shelving habit in the shade but develops faster and fuller in...
View full detailsBlack Chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa)
Estimated Height at Pickup: 2-3’, 3 gal This lovely, hardy, and reasonably sized shrub is an excellent foundation plant for native plantings! White...
View full detailsMapleleaf Viburnum (Viburnum acerifolium)
Estimated Height at Pickup: 2-3', 3 gal A small, adaptable viburnum that tolerates soil acidity! Best known from its small stature and variable ...
View full detailsLead Plant (Amorpha canescens)
Estimated Height at Pickup: 1-2', 3 gal A.k.a. downy false indigo and prairie shoestring. A small, purple blooming shrub for those hard to fill dry...
View full detailsCoralberry (Symphoricarpos orbiculatus)
Estimated Height at Pickup: 2-3’, 3 gal A.k.a. Indian currant. An adaptable arching shrub in the honeysuckle family, known for its showy red berrie...
View full detailsAmerican Elderberry (Sambucus canadensis)
Estimated Height at Pickup: 2-3', 3 gal A.k.a common elderberry and black elder. A well known, fast growing native shrub with lightly lemon scente...
View full detailsShrubby St. John’s Wort (Hypericum prolificum)
Estimated Height at Pickup: 1-2’, 3 gal An adaptable, fast growing shrub with showy yellow blooms! A prime candidate for short hedges and erosion c...
View full detailsMeadow Blazing Star (Liatris ligulistylis) 1 GAL
A.k.a. northern plains blazing star and Rocky Mountain gayfeather*. A striking liatris oft touted as a “Monarch magnet”! This adaptable blazing sta...
View full detailsLow-Bush Blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium)
Estimated Height at Pickup: 1-2’, 1 gal A short, dry soil loving blueberry! Needs acidic soil and prefers some sand. Tolerates light/bright shade, ...
View full detailsCommon Witch Hazel (Hamamelis virginiana)
Estimated Height at Pickup: 2-3’, 3 gal A.k.a. winterbloom. As the name implies, this small tree blooms from fall to early winter with distinctive,...
View full detailsFlowering Dogwood (Cornus florida)
Estimated Height at Pickup: 2-3’, 3 galThe wild type of the common cultivar- boasts the same showy spring flowers and bright red fruits while suppo...
View full detailsSmooth Hydrangea (Hydrangea arborescens)
Estimated Height at Pickup: 1-2’, 3 gal A wild type of the common cultivar; broad flower heads are white to light green and ringed with sterile, la...
View full detailsRedbud (Cercis canadensis)
Estimated Height at Pickup: 3-4’, 3 gal Perhaps the showiest of native tree flowers, the fast growing venerable redbud adds more than a splash of...
View full detailsButtonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis)
Estimated Height at Pickup: 2-3’, 3 gal A distinctive, showy, flowering bush perfect for feeding a variety of pollinators in wet areas such as wate...
View full detailsEastern Wahoo (Euonymus atropurpureus)
Estimated Height at Pickup: 1-2', 1 gal A native relative of the infamous, wildly invasive ‘burning bush’ (Euonymus alatus), eastern wahoo boast...
View full detailsPagoda Dogwood (Cornus alternifolia)
Estimated Height at Pickup: 3-4’, 3 gal A dogwood often planted as an ornamental- even young plants bloom well, and mature plants bloom densely and...
View full detailsNannyberry Viburnum (Viburnum lentago)
Estimated Height at Pickup: 2-3’, 3 gal A large, hardy, multi-stemmed shrub that can be trained into a tree with a single trunk. Prefers part shade...
View full detailsBlack Huckleberry (Gaylussacia baccata)
Estimated Height at Pickup: 1-2', 1 gal These blueberry lookalikes love part shade and wet mesic to dry acidic soil- perfect for tricky spots nex...
View full detailsWooly Pipevine (Isotrema tomentosum, formerly Aristolochia tomentosa)
Estimated Height at Pickup: 2-3', 3 gal A.k.a. wooly Dutchman’s pipe. With its broad leaves and curved flowers shaped like tiny saxophones, this un...
View full detailsBlackhaw Viburnum (Viburnum prunifolium)
Estimated Height at Pickup: 1-2’, 3 gal A hardy, adaptable viburnum perfect for woodland edges, visual screens, and thicket plantings. White spring...
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