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Tree, Native Plant, and Native Seed Sales

Each spring, the District conducts sales of bare-root tree seedlings and native plant plugs. Each fall, the District sells 1-gallon container tree seedlings and plants.

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 Fall 2024 Sale of 1-gallon Container Plants and Trees

This Sale has ended.
Stay tuned for spring Bare-Root information in January.

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Native Seed Sale

Spring 2025 orders are due by Friday, March 14, 2025
Payment is due before orders can be submitted.

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Native Plant Plug Sale - Spring 2025

Stay tuned for the 2025 sale information in January

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Thank you for supporting your local SWCD!

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"These plants are for conservation purposes only and shall not be used as ornamentals or for landscaping." Soil and Water Conservation District Act; 405/22.05 pg 14

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*On our spring order form, the age of the seedlings; the first number is the years a seedling grew in a seedbed, the second number is the years a seedling grew in a transplant bed. Transplanting allows a seedling to grow a robust root system.

Featured Trees

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Swamp White Oak

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Douglas Fir

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Low and Wet Package

Mature Height: 60 ft

Mature Spread: 60 ft

Growth Rate: slow to medium

Soil Type: Moist, acidic soils, bottom-lands

Sunlight: Partial to full

Tolerates high-moisture, preferring swamps, stream banks and bottom-lands, though not long periods of standing water.

Mature Height: 70 - 250 ft
Mature Spread: 20 ft
Growth Rate: Medium
Soil Type: Moist, well-drained
Sunlight: Full sun - partial shade
Common Christmas Tree. Mix in a windbreak for diversity.

12 ct. total seedlings for bottom-lands

4 ct. Black Walnut

4 ct. Sycamore

4 ct. Swamp White Oak

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Black Walnut, 70 ft height, 70 ft spread, Rapid growth rate, full/partial sun, soils deep/moist/rich/well-drained.

Sycamore, 80 ft height, 60 ft spread, Medium/fast growth rate, full/partial sun, soils deep/moist/rich/well-drained.

Conservation Plantings

SHADE Means Energy Conservation

  • A well-placed deciduous tree can provide shade in the heat of the summer when air conditions are going but allow full advantage of the sun's energy on those bright winter days.

WINDBREAKS for Conservation

  • Windbreaks can protect your property from winter winds that steal your energy heating dollars, control drifting snow, protect outside work areas and livestock and provide food, cover and nesting habitat for wildlife.

EROSION CONTROL for Soil Conservation

  • Keep your soil from washing away! Plantings for bare soil areas, slopes and banks keep soil in its place. Plantings along creeks and streams should utilize a minimum 5-10' buffer zone. Stream corridor plantings will help reduce erosion, filter out pollutants, and improve habitat.

GROUNDWATER Recharge and Protection

  • Groundwater is the major resource for drinking water in Illinois. Aquifer recharge is critical for replenishing groundwater. Impervious surfaces such as roads and roofs not only increase water runoff, but also impede water's ability to percolate down through the soil to recharge aquifers.

WILDLIFE Benefits

  • Planting a variety of evergreen, deciduous, and herbaceous plant species can provide food, cover and nesting habitat for wildlife. Varying your plant species can increase the diversity of bird species on your property.

Native plants are beneficial, easy, eco-friendly, and rewarding to grow because….   

  • once established, they require little water

  • no need to fertilize or mulch

  • less work than traditional landscaping

  • less prone to disease and pests

  • create a natural habitat (provide food and shelter for wildlife)

  • you can share seeds with others

  • beautiful color and texture all year

  • many are deer resistant or minimally damaged by deer

  • many kinds attract butterflies and birds

  • many work well in dried and fresh flower arrangements

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