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 Every
spring the Hood River SWCD hosts a native tree and shrub sale to promote
planting native species and give local landowners a convenient and inexpensive
way to obtain them. We offer a variety of native conifers, deciduous trees
and shrubs. These bare-root seedlings are 1-2 years old.
Why plant with natives?
Because native plants are adapted to living
in our unique climate, they require less water, fertilizer and other inputs
to maintain. So planting with natives saves you time and money! Not to
mention the benefits of enhanced wildlife habitat, soil stabilization and
water conservation that you’ll enjoy.
These seedlings will be delivered
to the SWCD in early April of 2012. Tree and shrub orders can be placed
now by
mail, e-mail
or phone (541-386-4588). The orders will be filled in the order in which they
are received, so get your requests in early to ensure availability.
Ordering is as easy as...
Check out the species we are offering this year
(scroll down for pictures and descriptions).
Download our
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Place your order by filling out the order form,
writing a check to the "Hood River SWCD" for the total due and mailing both to:
Hood River SWCD
3007 Experiment Station Rd.
Hood River, OR 97031
**Please note that orders are filled in the order
they are received.
We prioritize orders that have been paid in
full.**
Mark your 2012 calendar to pick up your order
at the
OSU
Experiment Station Cold Storage Building on:
Friday, April 6 or Saturday, April
7, 2012
Quick Links
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*Use these lists to chose the right
plant for the right place!
Species Descriptions
**Scroll down for images of all of the species we are offering this year!**
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CONIFERS |
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Douglas Fir
(Pseudotsuga
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Fast growing conifer that will grow in all but the wettest and driest
conditions. Grows 100 to 200 feet tall and prefers full sun. Grows
from sea level to high elevation.
Seedling Source: Lava Nursery, Parkdale, OR
Species
Fact Sheet
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Grand fir
(Abies
grandis)
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Popular
Christmas tree with glossy, dark green needles. Has
downward sloping branches and thick foliage. Grows 100
to 200 feet tall and is shade tolerant when young. Dry
to moist sites.
Seedling Source: Lava Nursery, Parkdale, OR
Species Fact
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Noble fir
(Abies
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Tall,
symmetrical tree, popular Christmas tree, large upright
cones at maturity. Grows 100-200 feet in moist areas at
middle to upper elevation. Best in full sun.
Seedling Source: Lava Nursery, Parkdale, OR
Species Fact
Sheet
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Western red cedar
(Thuja
plicata) |
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Adaptable to
conditions ranging from saturated soils and seasonal
flooding to moderately dry. Grows to 200 feet tall with
large, fluted trunk and will grow in full sun or shade.
May need protection from deer and elk browse when
young.
Seedling Source: Lava Nursery, Parkdale, OR
Species Fact Sheet
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Ponderosa pine
(Pinus
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Zones
3-7 |
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Large pine with long needles and
cinnamon-colored bark.
It
develops a taproot early in life, which helps it to
survive extended drought periods, especially long, dry
summers.
Grows to 150 feet tall. Best in full
sun and tolerates dry conditions.
Seedling Source: Lava Nursery, Parkdale, OR
Species
Fact Sheet
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Giant Sequoia (Sequoiadendron
gigenteum)
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Zone
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A vigorous
upright tree which
may grow to 100 feet tall and three or four feet in
diameter in 50 - 60 years.
Can get as large as 280 feet tall and 25 feet in
diameter. They are most often found on the west side of
mountain slopes in the 4,000 to 7,000 foot range, but
can do quite well in lower elevations.
Prefers full sun and moist
conditions.
Seedling Source: Lava Nursery, Parkdale, OR
Species
Fact Sheet
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Lodgepole Pine
(Pinus
contorta)
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Zones
4-7 |
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Lodgepole pine is known for its long, slender trunk and
high, thin crown. The average mature size is 24 inches
in diameter and 70 feet high, although trees only 5
inches in diameter are often 50 feet high. It
prefers moist soils and full sun to part shade.
Seedling Source: Lava Nursery, Parkdale, OR
Species
Fact Sheet |
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DECIDUOUS TREES |
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Vine Maple
(Acer
cirinatum)
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Zones
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Small tree
growing to 25 feet tall. Becomes leggy in deep shade. In
sun or partial shade it is more upright with multiple
trunks. Beautiful red leaves in autumn. Produces
better fall color in drier sites with partial shade.
Seedling Source:
Champoeg Nursery, Aurora, OR
Species
Fact Sheet
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Quaking Aspen
(Populus tremuloides) |
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Zones
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Meduim sized
tree with white bark that grows to 75 feet. Leaves
‘tremble’ in the slightest wind. Forms clonal stands
through root propagation. Requires moist to wet sites
and full sun. Often found in drainage basins and areas
with high water tables.
Seedling Source:
Champoeg Nursery, Aurora, OR
Species
Fact Sheet |
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Paper Birch
(Betula
papyrifera)
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Zones 2-6 |
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Paper birch is a 50-75 ft.
single- or multi-trunked tree with conspicuous white
peeling bark. Loosely pyramidal in youth, the tree
develops an irregularly rounded crown in maturity.
Bright green leaves turn yellow in fall. A beautiful
native trees with narrow open crown of slightly drooping
to nearly horizontal branches; sometimes a shrub. It
prefers moist, fertile, cool soils in full sun.
Seedling Source:
Champoeg Nursery, Aurora, OR
Species
Fact Sheet |
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Blue elderberry
(Sambucus
caerulea ) |
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Zones 3-7 |
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This deciduous tree has
large green leaves and produces large, flat-topped
clusters of white flowers which turn to blue berries in
the fall. It is fast growing and multi-stemmed.
Grows to about 25-50 feet tall.
Seedling Source:
Champoeg Nursery, Aurora, OR
Species Fact Sheet
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White Alder
(Alnus rhombifolia)
SOLD OUT |
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Zones
6-10 |
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White alder is a fairly common riparian tree with smooth
whitish to gray bark growing 30' to 100' tall.
It is fast-growing and prefers sunny, wet sites.
This is a nitrogen fixing plant.
Seedling Source:
Champoeg Nursery, Aurora, OR
Species
Fact Sheet
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SHRUBS |
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Woods Rose
(Rosa woodsii) |
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A
2 to 5 foot tall shrub, usually forming thickets. Growth
starts in early spring and it produces 5-petaled pink
flowers from May to July. This is a highly adaptable
plant which can survive in a wide range of conditions.
Seedling Source:
Champoeg Nursery, Aurora, OR
Species
Fact Sheet |
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Snowberry
(Symphoricarpos albus) |
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Deciduous shrub with white berries in fall 2 to 6 feet
tall. Excellent for hedgerows, binding soil and forming
thickets. Grows in dry to wet sites and takes full sun
to partial shade.
Seedling Source:
Champoeg Nursery, Aurora, OR
Species
Fact Sheet |
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Douglas spirea
(Spiraea douglasii) |
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Erect, leggy, multi-branched shrub that grows 5-8 feet
tall. Numerous clusters of tiny flowers are pink to deep
rose and are several times longer than wide. Prefers
moist to wet soils and found in low elevations. Commonly
seen around wetland areas.
Seedling Source:
Champoeg Nursery, Aurora, OR
Species
Fact Sheet
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Mock orange
(Philadelphus lewisii) |
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Loosely branched deciduous shrub, which grows 5 to 10
feet tall. Showy, fragrant, white flowers appear in
May. Grows in moist, well-drained soils to dry soils and
prefers full sun to partial shade.
Seedling Source:
Champoeg Nursery, Aurora, OR
Species
Fact Sheet
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Oceanspray
(Holodiscus discolor) |
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Deciduous shrub, usually has several, thin, main stems
and grows up to 15 feet tall. Flowers are profuse, white
to cream, and form cascading clusters. Small, dry fruits
form in drooping clusters that persist into the winter.
Grows in well-drained dry sites.
Seedling Source:
Champoeg Nursery, Aurora, OR
Species
Fact Sheet
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Indian Plum
(Oemleria cerasiformis) |
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Zones
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This deciduous shrub grows to
about 15 feet tall. It produces white flowers early in the
spring, which turn into purple fruit that resemble plums. It
grows in dry to moist soils.
Seedling Source:
Champoeg Nursery, Aurora, OR
Species Fact Sheet |
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Red Osier Dogwood (Cornus
sericea var. occidentalis) |
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Many-stemmed, deciduous shrub grows to 15 feet tall.
Stems turn red in winter. Small greenish-white flowers
grow in dense, flat-topped clusters in spring and
produce bluish-white berries in the fall. Excellent fall
color. Prefers moist, well-drained soil and partial
shade.
Seedling Source:
Champoeg Nursery, Aurora, OR
Species Fact Sheet
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Serviceberry
(Amalanchier alnifolia)
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Multiple-stemmed, deciduous upright shrub or
single-trunk small tree growing 10 to 25 feet tall.
Fragrant clusters of white flowers appear in April
through May. Excellent fall color. Full sun to partial
shade. Very drought-tolerant.
Seedling Source:
Champoeg Nursery, Aurora, OR
Species
Fact Sheet
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Red flowering currant (Ribes
sanguineum) |
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Red
Flowering Currant is an upright shrub that reaches
heights of 10 feet. Beautiful pink to deep red cluster
of flowers that either hang or stand erect. The berries
are dark blue to black with hairs and a waxy bloom. Red
flowering currant prefers dry to moist open woods and
rocky slopes.
Seedling Source:
Champoeg Nursery, Aurora, OR
Species Fact Sheet
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Pacific
ninebark (Physocarpus capitatus)
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A large
deciduous shrub that grows to 15 feet tall with a
similar spread. Produces white flower clusters in late
spring to early summer. It is often found growing along
streams, lakes, bogs, and other moist sites. Prefers
full sun but tolerates some shade.
Seedling Source:
Champoeg Nursery, Aurora, OR
Species Fact Sheet
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Golden Currant
(Ribes aureum)
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Golden currant is a 6-9 ft. deciduous shrub with
light-green three-lobed leaves and spicy-scented racemes
of yellow flowers turning orange with age on long
wand-like stems. Berries are either orange or black
when ripe. This shrub prefers moist to drier sites in
part shade. This is a very adaptable plant tolerating
standing water to drought.
Seedling Source:
Champoeg Nursery, Aurora, OR
Species
Fact Sheet
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