Did you know that in Illinois October is Oak Awareness Month? AKA OAKtober as designated by Gov. Bruce Rauner a few years ago. To celebrate, we would like to feature a few of our favorite new Oak hybrids here at the nursery.For more on OAKtober, you can also check out this link from the Morton ... READ the POST
Fresh New Trees!
We have some fantastic fresh new trees in the field this spring! Some of the new varieties that we will be digging this spring & fall are: Amur Flame Maple, Crescendo Sugar Maple, Autumn Splendor Horsechestnut, Dakota Pinnacle Birch, Frans Fontaine European Hornbeam, June Snow Dogwood, Windover ... READ the POST
Planting the American Dream
Last fall Becky Thomas wrote an article for ILCA magazine about a favorite All Star Plant. She chose to highlight the American Dream Oak - a new favorite of the nursery. Here is her write up on the tree:Quercus bicolor ‘JFS-KW12’ – American Dream OakWho wouldn’t want to plant the American Dream ... READ the POST
Dirr & Warren Talking About Oaks
We recently went to Oregon for the Far West Show & one of the highlights was a tour of the J. Frank Schmidt Arboretum led by Michael Dirr & Keith Warren. They showed us many new tree introductions over the years & talked about how & why they were developed. Here is a short video clip ... READ the POST
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