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Big Fattie’ Thornless seedling Honey Locust

(Gleditsia triacanthos)

Full Sun to part shade. Small % may develop thorns. Fast growing, tall, spreading trees make nice shade trees. Selected for fatter seedpods which make good livestock feed.

Seedlings from thornless parent trees with fatter pods.  There is a small chance that some may develop thorns as they get older.  Fast growing, tall and spreading trees create dappled rather than deep shade.  Can take a variety of soil types, known for being able to grow in polluted, compacted urban soils.  Pods are an excellent livestock feed (nutritionally equivalent to barley grain by sheep and goats) and the pulp is a sugary “nibble” for people too.  Lumber has some rot resistance and is a beautiful honey-red/orange color.  We might have some thorny individuals available if you prefer a tree that protects itself from varmints. Nitrogen Fixer. North American native plant.

Quart pots $16, Gallon* pots $20, 2-Gallon* pots $34

Plants are rarely available in ALL sizes listed, and availability of plants varies from day to day. Please call before you come to check availability.

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Thornless Seedling Honey Locust

(Gleditsia triacanthos)

Full Sun to part shade. Small % may develop thorns. Fast growing, tall, spreading trees make nice shade trees. Seedpods good livestock feed.

Seedlings from a grove of thornless parent trees.  There is a small chance that some may develop thorns as they get older.  Fast growing, tall and spreading trees create dappled rather than deep shade.  Can take a variety of soil types, known for being able to grow in polluted, compacted urban soils.  Pods are an excellent livestock feed (nutritionally equivalent to barley grain by sheep and goats) and the pulp is a sugary “nibble” for people too.  Lumber has some rot resistance and is a beautiful honey-red/orange color.  We might have some thorny individuals available if you prefer a tree that protects itself from varmints. Nitrogen Fixer. North American native plant.

3″ pots $4, Quart pots $8, Gallon* pots $16

Plants are rarely available in ALL sizes listed, and availability of plants varies from day to day. Please call before you come to check availability.

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Seedling Redbud

Full to Part Sun. Attractive native landscaping specimen. Edible flowers taste like pea shoots.

A legume, but not actually very good at fixing nitrogen. Nevertheless, this beautiful native ornamental tree with edible flowers deserves a place in your landscape. Nitrogen Fixer. North American native plant.

3″ pots $4, Quart pots $8, Gallon* pots $16

Plants are rarely available in ALL sizes listed, and availability of plants varies from day to day. Please call before you come to check availability.

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Dwarf Amorpha Fragrant False Indigo

Amorpha nana

Full Sun. Native nitrogen fixer, 2′ tall, fragrant purple flowers

Nitrogen Fixer. North American native plant.

3″ pots $4, Quart pots $8, Gallon* pots $16

Plants are rarely available in ALL sizes listed, and availability of plants varies from day to day. Please call before you come to check availability.

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Amorpha False Indigo Bush

(Amorpha fruiticosa)

Full to Part Sun. Native nitrogen fixing shrub up to 18′ tall, but can be coppiced

Amorpha fruiticosa is an attractive native wildflower shrub. It is a legume, and is often used in permaculture plantings as a nitrogen fixer – usually with the plan to coppice the bush (“chop & drop”) because it will reach a fairly substantial size if not chopped down frequently. 15-18′ tall and spreading up to twice that width. NOT edible, it’s practical benefits are mostly beauty, nitrogen fixing and soil stabilization, and it also has some potential as a natural insecticide. Fast growing, thornless. Nitrogen Fixer. North American native plant.

3″ pots $4, Quart pots $8, Gallon* pots $16

Plants are rarely available in ALL sizes listed, and availability of plants varies from day to day. Please call before you come to check availability.

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Dwarf Baptisia (Blue False Indigo)

Baptisia australis varr. minor

Full Sun to light shade. Nitrogen fixing flower 18-24″ tall and wide

Very showy blue flowers cover this perenial lugume for about 3 weeks in the spring, followed by ornamental black bean pods. Not edible, but not poisonous like lupines. The foliage is compact and very attractive all season long, reaching 18-24″ tall and wide. Nitrogen Fixer. North American native plant.

3″ pots $4, Quart pots $8, Gallon* pots $16

Plants are rarely available in ALL sizes listed, and availability of plants varies from day to day. Please call before you come to check availability.

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Hybrids mix Baptisia (Blue False Indigo)

Baptisia australis

Full Sun to light shade. Nitrogen fixing flower 3-4′ tall

Very showy sweet-pea type flower spikes cover this perenial lugume for about 3 weeks in the spring, followed by ornamental black bean pods. This is a mix of different colors, so every plant is a surprise! You will likely get a shade of blue, but possibly white, yellow or purple-brown. Not edible, but not poisonous like lupines. Vigorous grower once established, reaches 3-4′ tall and has potential as a nitrogen contributing “chop and drop” plant. Nitrogen Fixer. North American native plant.

3″ pots $4, Quart pots $8, Gallon* pots $16

Plants are rarely available in ALL sizes listed, and availability of plants varies from day to day. Please call before you come to check availability.