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Time To Order Trees And Shrubs

Landowners considering planting some wildlife habitat or preventing soil erosion should act now to order conservation trees and shrubs from the Iowa State Forest Nursery.

"We have excellent supplies of native oaks such as red, white, bur and swamp white along with good quantities of walnut, silver maple and many other species for this spring's planting season," said John Walkowiak, chief of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) forestry bureau.

The State Forest Nursery, in Ames, supplies at the costs of production, conservation bareroot seedlings of more than 40 different native tree and shrub species for Iowa landowners to purchase and plant for conservation purposes such as reforestation, soil erosion control, water quality protection and wildlife habitat.

State Forest Nursery conservation trees and shrubs are for sale from $25 per 100 plants for evergreen species such as pine and spruce to $37 to $45 per 100 plants for hardwood trees and shrubs such as oak and chokecherry. The minimum order is 500 plants.

"If you are looking at just starting out in conservation planting you may want to consider planting a wildlife packet of 200 trees and shrubs. The State Forest Nursery has designed special wildlife packets in cooperation with the National Wild Turkey Federation, Pheasants Forever and the DNR's wildlife bureau that includes such species as bur oak, dogwood, pine, Redoiser dogwood, highbush cranberry, wild plum, red cedar, or and others," Walkowiak said. These wildlife packets sell for $90.

"For those with a larger backyard, we have a 20 tree and shrub songbird packet of oak, pine, plum, chokecherry, dogwood and serviceberry that was designed in cooperation with Iowa Audubon that sells for $20," he said.

For more information or to order conservation trees and shrubs from the State Forest Nursery call 1-800-865-2477 or check out www.iowadnr.com/forestry/ to order online. The State Forest Nursery accepts credit card orders.

For more information, contact Walkowiak at 515-242-5966.
 

 

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