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.
Purple Flowering Raspberry (Rubus odoratus)
*Preorder only* Estimated Height at Pickup: 2-3', 3 gal A thornless raspberry with showy purple blooms! Leaves look more like a maple than a rose,...
View full detailsFalse Indigo Bush (Amorpha fruticosa)
Estimated Height at Pickup: 2-3’, 3 gal A.k.a. desert false indigo-bush and bastard indigo bush*. A woody nitrogen fixer with dark, butterfly bush-...
View full detailsVirgin's Bower (Clematis virginiana)
Estimated Height at Pickup: 4-5', 3 galA showy, native clematis that blooms profusely with small, white flowers! Prefers part sun/shade but tolerat...
View full detailsDwarf Chinquapin Oak (Quercus prinoides)
Estimated Height at Pickup: 2-3’, 3 gal A manageably sized oak tree that produces nuts at 3-5 years! A barrens species, they have a broad regional ...
View full detailsRed Chokeberry (Aronia arbutifolia)
Estimated Height at Pickup: 1-2’, 3 gal A striking shrub for moist soils! Berries are bright red and often remain on bushes through fall and into w...
View full detailsDense Blazing Star (Liatris spicata) 1 GAL
*Preorder only* A.k.a. Marsh blazing star. A classic gayfeather in appearance with possibly the prettiest foliage of the native liatris. The tall ...
View full detailsRed Twig Dogwood (Cornus sericea)
Estimated Height at Pickup: 2-3’, 3 gal A.k.a. red osier dogwood. A dogwood oft planted decoratively for its red bark! New growth has the brighte...
View full detailsLarge-flowered Penstemon (Penstemon grandiflorus) 1 GAL
*Preorder only* A.k.a. Large-flowered beardtongue. A smaller, dry soil beardtongue that blooms with one stalk of large, foxglove-like flowers. Exce...
View full detailsShrubby Cinquefoil (Potentilla fruticosa)
Estimated Height at Pickup: 1-2', 3 gal This distinctive shrub has a long bloom time and is generally adaptable. A small colony of plants may be d...
View full detailsClimbing Prairie Rose (Rosa setigera)
*Preorder only.* Estimated Height at Pickup: 3-4’, 5 gal A.k.a. Illinois rose, wild climbing rose, and prairie rose. A lovely native rose that whos...
View full detailsSteeplebush (Spiraea tomentosa)
*Preorder only* Estimated Height at Pickup: 2-3’, 3 gal A pink blooming native spirea bush! Does best in moist soils in full sun. Can be pruned to ...
View full detailsPurple Maypop (Passiflora incarnata)
Estimated Height at Pickup: 2-3', 3 gal.A.k.a. purple passion flower. A vine native to the south of the state with a striking and intricate purple ...
View full detailsQuaking Aspen (Populus tremuloides)
*Preorder only* Estimated Height at Pickup: 4-5’, 3 gal Named for the way their leaves wave in even light breezes, quaking aspen can be planted orn...
View full detailsPussy Willow (Salix discolor)
Estimated Height at Pickup: 2-3’, 3 gal A fast growing, smaller willow that bears its famous fuzzy catkins in the spring! Can be trained as an erec...
View full detailsShowy Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia fulgida) 1 GAL
*Preorder only* A.k.a. orange coneflower*. A showy Rubdeckia that stays comparatively short and can tolerate some dry conditions. Bloom period last...
View full detailsMarsh Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) 1 GAL
*Preorder only* A.k.a. swamp milkweed and rose milkweed. A mid-sized, showier milkweed that is a perfect landscaping alternative to common milkwee...
View full detailsAmerican Persimmon (Diospyros virginiana)
Estimated Height at Pickup: 2-3’, 3 gal A hardy, native fruit tree. Persimmons are some of the most energy dense fruits in the world, second only t...
View full detailsBig Bluestem (Andropogon gerardii) 1 GAL
*Preorder only* A.k.a. turkeyfoot. A tall, adaptable prairie grass that hosts a wide variety of insects, including many skippers. Favored by a wid...
View full detailsBlack Gum (Nyssa sylvatica)
*Preorder only* Estimated Height at Pickup: 3-4’, 3 gal A.k.a. tupelo and sour gum. A stately tree with glossy leaves, spectacular fall color, and...
View full detailsEastern Red Cedar (Juniperus virginiana)
*Preorder only* Estimated Height at Pickup: 1-2’, 3 gal One of Indiana’s few evergreens, and a favorite food of cedar waxwings! Young trees are bus...
View full detailsRoughleaf Dogwood (Cornus drummondii)
*Preorder only* Estimated Height at Pickup: 2-3’, 3 gal Perhaps our most common and adaptable dogwood, perfect for naturalized plantings and restor...
View full detailsMeadowsweet (Spiraea alba)
*Preorder only* Estimated Height at Pickup: 2-3’, 3 gal A white blooming native spirea that can reach six feet in height! Flowers support a wide va...
View full detailsLance-leaf Coreopsis (Coreopsis lanceolata) 1 GAL
*Preorder only* A.k.a. sand coreopsis. The signature bright yellow blooms of coreopsis in a hardy native package! A generally triennial plant that...
View full detailsLittle Bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium) 1 GAL
*Preorder only* The cornerstone of dry shortgrass plantings itself! Stays short, but fills dry plantings well. Adapts to most soil textures, but w...
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