Check back often to see what’s “growing on” at Spring Grove Nursery! We’ll update with fresh pictures all year long.
July 2026
Hackberry Foliage in Summer
Hackberry Foliage in Summer
Elms Ready for Fall Harvest
Crop Checking!
Catalpas Taking Shape
Catalpas Taking Shape
4th Year Hackberry
4th Year Hackberry
3rd Year Hackberry
3rd Year Hackberry
3rd Year Hackberry
2nd Year Hackberry
1st Year Hackberry
July 2026
July 2026
Summer Pruning
Summer Hoeing
Summer Hoeing
Pruning Hackberry Final Touches
Pruning Hackberry Final Touches
Pruning Hackberry Final Touches
Old Hackberry
Old Hackberry
Old Hackberry
Old Hackberry
Midnight Express Redbud
London Planetree for Next Spring
London Planetree for Next Spring
London Planetree for Next Spring
Liner Crop looks Fantastic!
Liner Crop looks Fantastic!
Lindens Ready for Fall Harvest
Lindens Ready for Fall Harvest
July 2026
July 2026
July 2026
Hackberry Foliage in Summer
Summer Pruning
Summer Pruning
Summer Pruning
Summer Pruning
Pruning Maples
Pruning Maples
Raise the roof!
Pruning Maples
Good morning!
Gorgeous Summer Nights
Wildlife sighting!
Old Hackberry Down in Summer Storms
Pruning Oaks
Pruning Oaks
Pruning Oaks
Pruning Oaks
Pruning Oaks
Pruning Oaks
Pruning Oaks
Pruning Oaks
Pruning Oaks
Pruning Oaks
Pruning Oaks
Pruning Oaks
Pruning Oaks
Young Evergreens Growing Along Nicely
Betula nigra'Cully'
Acer platanoides 'Deborah'
Hawthorn Flowers
Hawthorn Flowers
Oak Block Harvested! What's Next???
Acer tataricum'GarAnn'
Malus x 'Jeflite'
Quercus macrocarpa
Acer platanoides 'Pond'
Acer x freemanii 'Jeffersred'
True North Fest 2026
Legacy Tree Planting Coal City High School
Legacy Tree Planting Mazon Centennial Park
SGN Spruce for Windbreaks
SGN Spruce for Windbreaks
SGN Spruce for Windbreaks
SGN Sales Yard
Blue Skies & Green Trees
Fernie the Explorer
Fernie the Explorer
American Basswood along the Waupecan Creek in Grundy County IL
American Basswood along the Waupecan Creek in Grundy County IL
Finding a Basswood
Finding a Basswood
Finding a Basswood
Summer touchup by our SGN artist Juan
Summer touchup by our SGN artist Juan
Summer touchup by our SGN artist Juan
Fernie and her Pines
Field Scouting and Drone Flying
Summer Lunch Picnics Under the Sugar Maple are the Best!
Young Carpinus Growing Along
Bailey the Office Dog
Legacy Tree Planting Downers Grove Sportsman Club
Summer touchup by our SGN artist Juan
Summer Spruce
Fernie and her Trees
Field Scouting
Saving Summer
Hot Wings looking HOT!
Catalpa Blooms
True North Fest 2026
Solstice Yoga spot in the Oaks
Summer Sweetness
RIP Old Hackberry - no words for this yet...
SGN Summer - New Ducks!
Summer Cleanup
Summer touchup by our SGN artist Juan
Summer touchup by our SGN artist Juan
Beautiful Blooms Grow Everywhere!
Field Scouting
Sweetbay Magnolia Blooms
Catalpa Blooms
SGN Summer - New Ducks!
First Round of a Much Needed Rain
June 2026 Baldcypress
June 2026 Catalpas
June 2026 Catalpas
June 2026 Catalpas
June 2026 Catalpas
June 2026 Catalpas
June 2026 Catalpas
June 2026 Catalpas
June 2026 Catalpas
June 2026 Catalpas
June 2026 Honeylocust
June 2026 Honeylocust
June 2026 Japanese Tree Lilac about to Bloom
June 2026 Kentucky Coffeetree
June 2026 London Planetree
June 2026 Purple Catalpas
June 2026 Purple Catalpas
June 2026 Purple Catalpas
June 2026 State Street Maple
June 2026 Summer Storms
June 2026 Summer Storms
June 2026 Summer Storms
June 2026 Summer Storms
June 2026 Summer Storms
June 2026 Summer Storms
June 2026 Tulip Tree
Planting Sam's Redbud
Planting Sam's Redbud
Planting Sam's Redbud
Planting Sam's Redbud
SGN Canopy Collection
SGN Canopy Collection
SGN Canopy Collection
SGN Canopy Collection
SGN Canopy Collection
SGN Canopy Collection
SGN Canopy Collection
Quercus robur x Q. alba 'JFS-KW1QX'
Populus tremuloides 'NE-Arb'
Pinus x 'Domingo'
Pinus x 'Domingo'
Metasequoia glyptostroboides
Maples Ready to Load
Maples Ready to Load
Malus sargentii 'Select A'
Malus 'Shotizam'
Malus 'JFS-KW5'
Malus 'JFS-KW5'
Malus 'Jewelcole'
Holding for Customers
Gleditsia triacanthos 'Skycole'
Betula populifolia 'Whitespire'
River Birch well cared for
Betula nigra'Cully'
River Birch well cared for
Betula nigra'Cully'
River Birch well cared for
Betula nigra'Cully'
Betula nigra'Cully'
Bald Cypress & River Birch
Acer x freemanii 'Jeffersred'
Acer x freemanii 'Jeffersred'
Acer x freemanii 'DTR-102'
Acer rubrum 'Sun Valley'
Acer platanoides 'Deborah'
Parkland Pillar Birch
Parkland Pillar Birch
Arbor Day Fun!
Special Delivery!
On the road delivering trees!
River Birch in the Sales Yard
Fresh Maples in from the Field
Winter Tradeshows
Winter Tradeshows
Winter Tradeshows
Winter Wonderland
Winter Wonderland
Seasonal shop prep
Seasonal shop prep
Winter Wonderland
Winter Wonderland
Winter Wonderland
Winter Wonderland
Kicking off 2026 at InVigorateU!
Shingle Oak
Swamp White Oak
View From Above
3rd Place Trivia Team!
Evergreens
Everything Local Conference
Delicious
From the Tap
iLandscape Mario
Ready to Go
Sap Tapping
Troll Tree Surprise
The SGN Fam
River Birch Bark
Spring harvest underway!
Spring harvest underway!
Spring harvest underway!
Spring harvest underway!
Spring harvest underway!
Spring harvest underway!
Spring harvest underway!
Spring harvest underway!
American Dream Oak
American Dream Oak
Regal Prince Oak ready to harvest
Regal Prince Oak + Bird's Nest!
SGN Tree Crew!
Fern likes the Apple Trees!
Fern & Benji helping Grandpa out!
Unloading new liners to plant
Unloading new liners to plant
Unloading new liners to plant
Harvest Season
Tagging for Harvest
Harvest Season
Harvest Season
Harvest Season
Fresh dug Crabapples
Spring is Budding!
Becky and Jamie
Canopy Collection
Fern and Benji's Trees
First Trees In the Ground
Forester Visits
Holding Yard
Planting Oaks
Planting Plans
Stomping Trees
Watering Trees
Betula nigra
Cornus mas 'Golden Glory'
This FIrebird Crabapple comes complete with bird's nest!
Serviceberry Blooms
Morning Dew
April Saturday Morning
April Saturday Morning
Ducks in the Morning
April Saturday Morning
Sales Yard waking up for the season
Sales Yard waking up for the season
Domingo White Pine
Happy Monday!
Malus Red Jewel Crabapple
Malus Royal Raindrops Crabapple
2025 Updates
Winter Wonderland
Winter Wonderland
Ready for a long winter nap!
Ready for a long winter nap!
Ready for a long winter nap!
Ready for a long winter nap!
Ready for a long winter nap!
Ready for a long winter nap!
Ready for a long winter nap!
Our SGN Team at work crafting our trees
Our SGN Team at work crafting our trees
Our SGN Team at work crafting our trees
Our SGN Team at work crafting our trees
Our SGN Team at work crafting our trees
Our SGN Team at work crafting our trees
25 Year Recognition in Landscape Illinois!
Poncho always has a smile 🙂
Loaded up and ready to head home to their families!
Juan tidying things up
Pizza night at the end of a long day!
Poncho & Joey are the best of friends 🙂
Non-stop loading this time of year!
Poncho & Joey are the best of friends 🙂
Fall planting
Poncho & Joey are the best of friends 🙂
Fall planting
Our dedicated SGN Team
Fall harvest in full swing
Prepping burlap for harvest
Autumn Blaze Maple Around the Farm
Autumn Blaze Maple Around the Farm
Autumn Blaze Maple Around the Farm
Autumn Blaze Maple Around the Farm
Autumn Blaze Maple Around the Farm
Autumn Blaze Maple Around the Farm
Back Yard Sugar Maple
Autumn Blaze Maple Around the Farm
Autumn Blaze Maple Around the Farm
Loading Trees
Loading Trees
Loading Trees
Loading Trees
Loading Trees
Quercus bicolor 'JFS-KW12'
Quercus bicolor 'JFS-KW12'
Quercus alba
Quercus alba
Quercus alba
Quercus alba
Quercus alba
Quercus alba
Loading Trees
Acer tataricum'GarAnn'
Acer rubrum 'Frank Jr'
Acer tataricum'GarAnn'
Acer miyabei 'Morton'
Acer miyabei 'Morton'
White Oak & Swamp White Oak
Acer ginnala 'Ruby Slippers'
Ulmus japonica x wilsoniana 'Morton'
Ulmus carpinifolia x U. parviflora 'Frontier'
Ulmus carpinifolia x U. parviflora 'Frontier'
Ulmus carpinifolia x U. parviflora 'Frontier'
Quercus x 'Scarlet Letter'
Sassafras albidum
Prunus incisa 'Little Twist'
Nyssa sylvatica 'David Odom'
Platanus x acerifolia 'Morton Naper'
Nyssa sylvatica 'David Odom'
Nyssa sylvatica 'David Odom'
Liquidambar styraciflua 'Moraine'
Loading Trees
Growing Fall Colors!
Frontier & Accolade Elms
Growing Fall Colors!
Fall Colors
Cornus mas 'Golden Glory'
Carya ovata
Cornus mas 'Golden Glory'
Carya illinoinensis
Carpinus caroliniana 'JN Upright'
Carpinus betulus 'Rockhampton Red'
Carpinus betulus 'Rockhampton Red'
Carpinus betulus 'Lucas'
Carpinus betulus 'Lucas'
Betula platyphylla 'Fargo'
Betula platyphylla 'Fargo'
Betula platyphylla 'Fargo'
Amelanchier laevis 'Lustre'
Acer x freemanii 'DTR-102'
Acer x freemanii 'Jeffersred'
Acer x freemanii 'DTR-102'
Acer x freemanii 'DTR-102'
Taxodium distichum
Taxodium distichum
Platanus x acerifolia 'Morton Naper'
Platanus x acerifolia 'Morton Naper'
Platanus x acerifolia 'Morton Naper'
Platanus x acerifolia 'Morton Circle'
Platanus x acerifolia 'Morton Circle'
Platanus x acerifolia 'Morton Circle'
Malus 'JFS-KW5'
Liquidambar styraciflua 'Moraine'
Cercis canadensis 'Midnight Express'
Cercis canadensis 'Midnight Express'
Cercis canadensis 'Midnight Express'
Cercis canadensis 'Midnight Express'
Cercis canadensis 'Midnight Express'
Cercis canadensis 'Midnight Express'
Cercis canadensis
Acer x freemanii 'Celzam'
Acer x freemanii 'Jeffersred'
Acer x freemanii 'Jeffersred'
Acer x freemanii 'Jeffersred'
Acer x freemanii 'Celzam'
Acer x freemanii 'Jeffersred'
Acer x freemanii 'Jeffersred'
Acer x freemanii 'Jeffersred'
Acer x freemanii 'Jeffersred'
Acer x freemanii 'Celzam'
Acer x freemanii 'Celzam'
Acer x freemanii 'Celzam'
Acer x freemanii 'Celzam'
Acer x freemanii 'Celzam'
Acer x freemanii 'Celzam'
Acer truncatum x A. platanoides 'JFS-KW202'
Acer truncatum x A. platanoides 'JFS-KW202'
Acer truncatum x A. platanoides 'JFS-KW202'
Acer saccharum 'Bailsta'
Acer saccharum 'Bailsta'
Acer saccharum 'Bailsta'
Acer saccharum 'Bailsta'
Acer rubrum 'Sun Valley'
Acer rubrum 'Sun Valley'
Acer rubrum 'Sun Valley'
Acer rubrum 'Frank Jr'
Platanus x acerifolia 'Morton Naper'
Platanus x acerifolia 'Morton Naper'
Platanus x acerifolia 'Morton Naper'
SGN Oaks
SGN Oaks
SGN Oaks
SGN Oaks
SGN Oaks
Quercus x macdanielli 'Clemons'
Quercus x macdanielli 'Clemons'
Quercus x macdanielli 'Clemons'
Quercus robur x Q. bicolor 'Nadler'
Quercus robur x Q. bicolor 'Long'
Quercus robur x Q. alba 'JFS-KW1QX'
Quercus macrocarpa
Quercus macrocarpa
Quercus bicolor 'JFS-KW12'
Quercus bicolor 'JFS-KW12'
Quercus bicolor 'Bonnie and Mike'
Quercus bicolor 'Bonnie and Mike'
Quercus bicolor 'Bonnie and Mike'
Quercus bicolor
Quercus bicolor
Quercus alba
Prepping for Harvest
New grass strips are up!
New grass strips are up!
Fall colors about to POP!
Much needed rain!
Much needed rain!
Tagged and ready for harvest soon
Tagged and ready for harvest soon
Tagged and ready for harvest soon
Tagged and ready for harvest soon
State Street Maples ready for harvest
Soybean cover crop ready for harvest
Red Maples beginning to turn
Prepping for Harvest
Hints of Fall
SGN Oaks
Regal Prince Oak
Planting our new evergreen crop
Planting our new evergreen crop
Drilling holes ahead of planting
Planting our new evergreen crop
Beautiful crop of evergreens to line out
Beautiful crop of evergreens to line out
Planting our new evergreen crop
Planting our new evergreen crop
Black canvas ahead of evergreen planting
New crop planted and ready for rain!
New evergreens fresh off the truck!
Organic pest control
Unloading a new batch of evergreens from Evergreen Nursery in Wisconsin
Planting our new evergreen crop
Planting our new evergreen crop
Planting our new evergreen crop
Red Jewel Crabapple ready to harvest!
Firebird Crabapple ready to harvest!
Golden Raindrops Crabapple ready to harvest!
We have a great line up of trees for fall!
Native White Pines ready to plant!
Our Elms embraced the spotlight as the Tree of the Month for August!
New inventory counts are in - rows & rows of beautiful trees!
Eastern Redbuds are growing vigorously this season!
Bird's eye view of summer growth
Sun rising on a beautiful summer morning!
SGN Friend!
Inventory Season 2025
Inventory Season 2025
Inventory Season 2025
Inventory Season
Inventory Season 2025
Summer Intern Athen Zingre
Summer Intern Colin Collet
Summer Intern AJ Baker
Summer Intern Carter Thomas
Fern on the Farm!
Benji is ready to roll!
Our July Tree of the Month - Catalpa!
Benji loves hikes in the woods!
Benji is growing up fast!
Fern on a mission searching for Pawpaw trees
On the hunt for Pawpaws
Checking on Pawpaws
Get the rain gauge ready!
Summer storm rolling in
Benji checking on the veggies
We planted a new Heartland Catalpa at the SGN office
Juan making everything look beautiful!
New Purple Catalpa Liners in full bloom
Turtle Crossing!
Sun Valley Red Maples
Maples loving the sunshine
Welcome to SGN!
Welcome to SGN!
Cercis canadensis 'Midnight Express'
Redbuds filling in nicely
Catalpa x erubescens 'Purpurea'
Catalpa x erubescens 'Purpurea'
Summer Rainbows & Oaks
Summer Rainbows & Oaks
Second Year Crabapples
Second Year Crabapples
Second Year Crabapples
Pruning & Staking Oaks
Carpinus betulus 'JFS-KW1CB'
Pruning & Staking Oaks
Pruning & Staking Oaks
Pruning & Staking Oaks
Pruning & Staking Oaks
Pruning & Staking Oaks
Bald Cypress Liners
Bald Cypress Liners
Bald Cypress Liners
SGN Oaks Taking Shape
SGN Oaks Taking Shape
Pruning & Staking Oaks
Pruning & Staking Oaks
Pruning & Staking Oaks
Pruning & Staking Oaks
Pruning & Staking Oaks
Pruning & Staking Oaks
Pruning & Staking Oaks
Pruning & Staking Oaks
Pruning & Staking Oaks
Pruning & Staking Oaks
Pruning & Staking Oaks
Pruning & Staking Oaks
Pruning & Staking Oaks
Thuja standishii x plicata 'Green Giant'
SGN Oaks Taking Shape
SGN Oaks Taking Shape
SGN Oaks Taking Shape
Picking Serviceberries
Picking Serviceberries
Malus 'Jewelcole'
Malus 'Jewelcole'
SGN Oaks Taking Shape
Acer rubrum 'Sun Valley'
Aesculus glabra 'JN Select'
Aesculus glabra 'JN Select'
Liriodendron tulipifera
Liriodendron tulipifera
Liriodendron tulipifera
Second Year Maples
Malus 'Jewelcole'
Acer miyabei 'Morton'
Gleditsia triacanthos 'Skycole'
Celtis occidentalis
Cercis canadensis 'Midnight Express'
Carpinus caroliniana 'JN Strain'
Cladrastis kentukea
Cladrastis kentukea
Cornus & Crataegus
Carpinus & Crataegus
Ostrya virginiana
Ostrya virginiana
Ostrya virginiana
Second Year Crabapples
Soybean Cover Crop
Syringa reticulata 'Bailnce'
Syringa reticulata 'Bailnce'
Syringa reticulata 'Bailnce'
Syringa reticulata 'Bailnce'
Syringa pekinensis 'WFH2'
Syringa pekinensis 'WFH2'
Syringa pekinensis 'WFH2'
Syringa pekinensis 'WFH2'
Syringa pekinensis 'WFH2'
Syringa pekinensis 'WFH2'
Syringa pekinensis 'WFH2'
Syringa pekinensis 'WFH2'
Summer Sunset
Cercis canadensis
Amelanchier x grandiflora 'Autumn Brilliance'
Syringa pekinensis 'WFH2'
Cornus alternifolia
Malus sargentii 'Select A'
Malus 'JFS-KW5'
Malus 'Jewelcole
Malus sargentii 'Select A'
Pruning Honeylocust
Pruning Honeylocust
Pruning Honeylocust
Joey is back on the farm!
Mowing
Mowing
Benji helping out watering newly planted Serviceberries
Staking Young Trees
Staking Young Trees
Staking Young Trees
Pruning Honeylocust
Pruning Honeylocust
Pruning Honeylocust
Benji helping out watering newly planted Serviceberries
Staking Young Trees
Pruning Honeylocust
Pruning Honeylocust
Amelanchier x grandiflora 'Autumn Brilliance'
Betula nigra 'Cully'
SGN Oaks
Malus 'JFS-KW5'
Malus 'JFS-KW5'
Malus 'Jewelcole'
FRUIT D'Anjou Pear
Betula nigra ‘Heritage’
Acer x freemanii 'Jeffersred'
Acer x freemanii 'Jeffersred'
Acer x freemanii 'Jeffersred'
Acer rubrum 'Frank Jr'
SGN Maples
Tree Planting 2025
Tree Planting 2025
Tree Planting 2025
Tree Planting 2025
Tree Planting 2025
Tree Planting 2025
Tree Planting 2025
Tree Planting 2025
Tree Planting 2025
Tree Planting 2025
Tree Planting 2025
Tree Planting 2025
Tree Planting 2025
Tree Planting 2025
Tree Planting 2025
Tree Planting 2025
Tree Planting 2025
Tree Planting 2025
Tree Planting 2025
Tree Planting 2025
Tree Planting 2025
Tree Planting 2025
Tree Planting 2025
Tree Planting 2025
Tree Planting 2025
Tree Planting 2025
Tree Planting 2025
Tree Planting 2025
Tree Planting 2025
Tree Planting 2025
Tree Planting 2025
Tree Planting 2025
Tree Planting 2025
Tree Planting 2025
Tree Planting 2025
Tree Planting 2025
Tree Planting 2025
Tree Planting 2025
Tree Planting 2025
Tree Planting 2025
Tree Planting 2025
Tree Planting 2025
Tree Planting 2025
Tree Planting 2025
Tree Planting 2025
Tree Planting 2025
Tree Planting 2025
Tree Planting 2025
Tree Planting 2025
Tree Planting 2025
Tree Planting 2025
Tree Planting 2025
Tree Planting 2025
Tree Planting 2025
Tree Planting 2025
Tree Planting 2025
Tree Planting 2025
Tree Planting 2025
Tree Planting 2025
Tree Planting 2025
Tree Planting 2025
Tree Planting 2025
Tree Planting 2025
Tree Planting 2025
Tree Planting 2025
Tree Planting 2025
Tree Planting 2025
Tree Planting 2025
Tree Planting 2025
Tree Planting 2025
Tree Planting 2025
Tree Planting 2025
Tree Planting 2025
Tree Planting 2025
Tree Planting 2025
Tree Planting 2025
Tree Planting 2025
Tree Planting 2025
Tree Planting 2025
Tree Planting 2025
Tree Planting 2025
Tree Planting 2025
Tree Planting 2025
Tree Planting 2025
Liners Arriving
Liners Arriving
Liners Arriving
Spring Tagging
Spring Tagging
Spring Tagging
Spring Tagging
Spring Tagging
Spring Tagging
Spring Tagging
Spring Tagging
Spring Tagging
Spring Tagging
Spring Tagging
Spring Tagging
Spring Tagging
Spring Tagging
Spring Tagging
Spring Tagging
Spring Tagging
Spring Tagging
Spring Tagging
Spring Tagging
Spring Tagging
Spring Tagging
Spring Tagging
Spring Tagging
Spring Tagging
Spring Tagging
Spring Tagging
Spring Tagging
Spring Tagging
Spring Tagging
Spring Tagging
Spring Tagging
Spring Tagging
Spring Tagging
Skid steers ready to roll!
Time for Tagging!
Shovel Ready
Oaks slowly waking up
Burlap everywhere!
Burlap everywhere!
Getting busy in the shop!
Try sap tapping in mature Sugar Maples in March!
Tree Spades Ready!
Our crew is back and hard at work getting burlap bags ready to go for harvest!
Tagging trees for harvest
Beautiful weather to start spring tree tagging
Lindens tagged and ready to harvest
The anticipation of spring!
Serviceberry buds starting to wake up
2025 Harvest Underway!
Starting 2025 spring harvest in the Serviceberry block
The gang's all back and ready to roll!
Our 2025 H2A crew safely arrived this week. So thankful to see our friends again and welcome a new friend, Javier!