Cass County Conservation District Tree and Plant Sale

Spring is right around the corner, and to celebrate, why not order some great additions to your landscape from the Cass County Conservation District’s Annual Tree and Plant Sale.

There is something for everyone including native small deciduous trees, shrubs and plants which enhance edges of existing woodlands and grasslands by providing food and cover for our woodland friends, including Spicebush, Paw Paw, Eastern Red Bud and Winged/Dwarf Sumac, along with Arrowwood Viburnum, Highbush Cranberry, Redosier Dogwood, White Flowering Dogwood and American Hazelnut. Native Plants that are available include the beautiful red Cardinal Flower, Creeping Jenny, Ironweed, Lead Plant, Butterfly Milkweed, Swamp Milkweed and White Turtle head.

Conifers, which are evergreens, are well-suited to use in windbreaks. Available Conifers through the sale include Canaan Fir, Norway Spruce, Northern White Cedar/American Arborvitae, Eastern White Pine and White Spruce.

They also have Deciduous, or Broadleaf Trees. The varieties for sale are good replacements for the Ash trees that were decimated by the Emerald Ash Borer, and include Black Cherry, Chinkapin Oak, Red Maple, Sugar Maple, Tulip Poplar and White Oak.

For those of you always wanting to try your hand at raising fruit and expand your edible landscape, you haven’t been forgotten! Royal Empire Apple, Gale Gala Apple, Gibson Golden Delicious Apple, Honeycrisp “Royal Red” Apple, Macoun Apple, Whitney Crabapple, Blackgold Cherry, Stella Cherry, Montmorency Tart Cherry, Autumnstar® Peach, Redhaven Peach, Columbia Red Anjou® Pear, Bartlett Pear, and Early Italian Prune/Plum, and Stanley Prune/Plum round out the fruit tree offerings.

The Conservation Distrit is taking orders now through April 12, 2022, with pick-up east of the Cassopolis COA on Thursday, April 28 by appointment only; more pick-up appointments and walk-ins are welcomed on Friday, April 29 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30p.m. and Saturday, April 30 from 9:00 a.m. until noon.

All pre-orders must be picked up on sale days unless other arrangements are made. Delivery is available for an extra fee. Orders will be filled on a first come-first serve basis, and supplies may be limited so you need to place your order soon.

For more information and the complete sale flyer, be sure to check out their website at: http://cassccdistrict.org or call them at 269-445-8641, extension 5.