Native Plant Sale & Expo

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1 16th Annual Native Plant Sale & Expo Saturday, March 21, am-4pm Pre-Orders Pre-orders option is available for $100 minimum purchase is required with a 50% deposit due upon order placement. Orders must be received at the WCD office no later than Friday, March 6, Pre-orders can be picked up on Friday, March 20, 9am-3:30pm and at the Open Sale, March 21. Most of our plants are sold in bundles of 5 or 10. Open Sale: This sale is for all purchases. Other than pre-orders, plants will be sold individually and will be on a firstcome, first-served basis on Sat., March 21, from 9am-4pm. Order forms and plant descriptions are also available at www. whatcomcd.org. Payment must be made by cash or check. Information and forms can also be requested by calling (360) ext. 3 or dlb@whatcomcd.org Whatcom Conservation District WCD's 16th Annual Native Plant Sale and 2nd Annual Expo Come to purchase low cost native plants and get your questions answered about native plants, planting techniques, composting, local agriculture, and restoration opportunities and more. New plant sale venue and co-sponsors! WCD s 16th annual plant sale will be held on the Campus of Whatcom Community College (WCC). WCC and the Community Food Coop have stepped up as sponsors to help us better serve our plant sale customers. The WCC and Food Coop also share in our mission of serving Whatcom County residents with education, stewardship and sustainability choices. As always, the WCD will offer low cost conservation grade plants with over 40 species to choose from, plus local compost, seeds, and locally grown perennials. Directions Whatcom Community College Campus, 237 W. Kellogg Rd. From I-5 take exit 256, head north on Guide Meridian, turn left (west) onto Kellogg Rd and go straight through the roundabout. Turn right just before soccer fields at Kelly Hall main parking lot. Plant sale is at the Roe Studio on campus. Parking is available adjacent to the sale in Kelly Hall main parking lot. Alternate entrance is found by following W. Kellogg as it bends around to the north and becomes Stuart Rd. WCD s annual plant sale promotes stewardship and conservation of natural resources. The plants sold are conservation grade," which means they are graded on their ability to survive, not on their ornamental value. Seedling plants are not large (generally between 10" and 24" tall), so your order will fit in your car. We will have bags and packing materials available at the sale, or feel free to bring your own Hannegan Rd., Lynden, WA (360) Fax (360)

2 Native Plant Sale Descriptions 48 Tree & Shrub Species Available = Wet = Moist = Dry = Well drained = Full sun = Partial sun/shade = Shade Mature Ht. in Ft. Features Note: Plants are native to Whatcom County unless noted otherwise. Alaska Yellow Cedar Usually not found below 2000 feet elevation. Its blue-green foliage, pendulous branches and nonsymmetrical shape make it a popular choice for landscaping. Avoided by deer. Douglas Fir > 200 Deeply fissured, reddish brown bark at maturity -green to yellow green needles; fast growing. Does best in dry, sunny sites Native to Sierra Nevada range of CA. Needs plenty of room to grow. Needles: bluish-green and scale-like with short, thick, sharp points. Bark: reddish-brown, fibrous, and thick. >200 Needles lay flat and are dark green above and silvery beneath. Noted for its fragrant scent. Mountain Hemlock A characteristic high mountain species. Varies greatly in height. Red-brown bark and delicate green foliage. Central leader is very droopy. Port Orford Cedar 100 Pyramidal shaped evergreen with buttressed trunk. Found on the west coast of Oregon and northern California. Lacy patterned foliage. Shore Pine Usually found locally near saltwater. The deep green needles are twisted - 2 per bundle - and cones are small. Easy to grow, fast growing, tend to lean over in high wind areas. Sitka Spruce > 100 Found from Alaska to California. Stiff, sharp, blue-green needles - fast growing; light, strong wood used for pianos, ladders, airplanes, etc. Plant Name, common (scientific) Soil Moisture Tol. Range Light Tolerance Range Evergreen Trees (Cupressus nootkatensis) (Pseudotsuga menziesii) Giant Sequoia (Sequoiadendron gigantea) Grand Fir (Abies grandis) (Tsuga mertensiana) (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana) (Pinus contorta) (Picea sitchensis) Light green needles, lacy appearance, droopy leader. Common Whatcom County evergreen but finicky. Shade tolerant. Western Hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla) > 100 Widely distributed native. Yellow-green to red-green scale-like leaves - reddish brown bark. Wood is rot resistant. This versatile tree has many uses. Black Hawthorn Small tree ideal for landscaping. Stems have long thorns; white flowers yield black-red fruits in summer. Attracts wildlife including butterflies and birds. More Info. Cascara Whatcom County Native. Small tree produces colorful fall foliage in dry years. Birds are attracted to fruit and the bark is harvested for medicinal purposes. Beavers avoid this tree. Garry Oak Western Washington Native. Our only native oak. It s tough and suitable to dry soils. Slowgrowing. Under appreciated for its ornamental value. Madrona 75 Broadleaf evergreen. Coppery brown, peeling bark. Provides erosion control. Fruit is enjoyed by many different birds. Needs appropriate conditions to grow. Western Red Cedar (Thuja plicata) Broadleaf Trees (Crataegus douglasii) (Frangula purshiana) (Quercus garryana) (Arbutus menziesii) Pacific Dogwood Slender deciduous tree with large, creamy white blossoms. Paper Birch Orange-brown or white papery bark. Attractive landscaping tree. Young seedlings are a favored food of deer. Oregon Ash Western Washington Native. Grows rapidly. Its light-green, compound leaves turn yellow in fall. Good in wet areas. Beaver avoid this tree. Beaked Hazelnut 6-12 Multi-stemmed shrub or small tree. The nut provides food for birds and squirrels. Black Twinberry 9 Also called Bearberry honeysuckle. Yellow, tubular flowers and black fruit, which birds love. Grows rapidly. Evergreen Huckleberry 6 Light pink, bell-shaped flowers and edible blue berries. Prefers open areas along edges and openings of coniferous forests. Excellent as an ornamental and for erosion control. 12 Showy white flower clusters and bright red fruit used by wildlife. Nice fall colors in the sun. 20 One of the smaller willows useful for ornamental or restoration plantings. Showy catkins in the spring. (Cornus nuttallii) (Betula papyrifera) (Fraxinus latifolia) Deciduous Shrubs (Corylus cornuta) (Lonicera involucrata) (Vaccinium ovatum) Highbush Cranberry (Viburnum opulus v. americanum) Hooker Willow (Salix hookeriana) Mock Orange (Philadelphus lewisii) 8-10 Sweet smelling white flower in late spring. Hardy and drought tolerant. Easy to grow.

3 2009 WCD Native Plant Sale Pre-Order Form Name Order Number: (Office use only) Address Check Number /phone (to contact you if needed regarding questions about your pre-order) Add your name to the WCD mailing list? n Yes n No Mail pre-orders to: Whatcom Conservation District Office 6975 Hannegan Rd., Lynden, WA Phone: (360) ext 3 Website: *Help us save paper: If you prefer receiving your order confirmation through , please provide your address above. PRE-ORDER FORM For pre-orders, a $ purchase minimum is required, with a 50% deposit due upon order placement. Orders must be received at the WCD office no later than Friday March 6, PLACING A PRE-ORDER DEADLINE FRIDAY MARCH 6. There are two ways to place a pre-order. 1) Fill out Pre-Order form completely. Mail it to the WCD office with a 50% deposit (check made payable to WCD). Or bring it to the WCD office, with a 50% deposit. Payment must be made by cash or check. Pre-orders must total a minimum of $100. PICK UP PRE-ORDERS Friday March 20 between 9:00am and 3:30pm at the Whatcom Community College Campus, 237 W. Kellogg Rd. From I-5 take exit 256, head north on Guide Meridian, turn left (west) onto Kellogg Rd and go straight through the roundabout and follow signs to sale. Orders can also be picked up at the Open Sale, Saturday March 21. TREES & SHRUBS AGE Price per bundle (# per bundle) Bundles Ordered COST EVERGREEN/CONIFER TREES (Bundles of 10) Alaska Yellow Cedar Plug $ (10) $ Douglas Fir P-1 $ (10) $ Giant Sequoia P-1 $ (10) $ Grand Fir 2-0 $ 7.50 (10) $ Mt. Hemlock P-1 $ (10) $ Port Orford Cedar 2-0 $ 7.50 (10) $ Shore Pine 2-0 $ 7.50 (10) $ Sitka Spruce P-1 $ (10) $ Western Hemlock Plug $ (10) $ Western Red Cedar Plug $ (10) $ BROADLEAF TREES (Bundles of 5) Black Hawthorn 1-0 $ 7.50 (5) $ Cascara 2-0 $ 7.50 (5) $ Garry Oak 2-0 $ 7.50 (5) $ Madrona Plug $ (5) $ Oregon Ash 2-0 $ 7.50 (5) $ Pacific Crabapple 2-0 $ 7.50 (5) $ Pacific Dogwood 1-0 $ 7.50 (5) $ Pacific Willow Whip $ 7.50 (5) $ Paper Birch 1-0 $ 7.50 (5) $ DECIDUOUS SHRUBS (Bundles of 5) Black Twinberry 1-0 $ 7.50 (5) $ Highbush Cranberry 2-0 $ 7.50 (5) $ Hooker Willow Whip $ 7.50 (5) $ Mock Orange 1-0 $ 7.50 (5) $ Order form continues on back.

4 Nootka Rose 1-0 $ 7.50 (5) $ Ocean Spray 1-0 $ 7.50 (5) $ Peafruit Rose 1-0 $ 7.50 (5) $ Red Flowering Currant 1-0 $ 7.50 (5) $ Red Osier Dogwood 1-0 $ 7.50 (5) $ Serviceberry 1-0 $ 7.50 (5) $ Sitka Willow Whip $ 7.50 (5) $ Snowberry 1-0 $ 7.50 (5) $ Vine Maple 2-0 $ 7.50 (5) $ SPECIALTY PLANTS (Individual) Beaked Hazelnut 1-0 $ 3.50 $ Deer Fern 3.5" Pot $ 3.50 $ Evergreen Huckleberry 2" Pot $ 3.50 $ Goat's Beard BR $ 1.00 $ Iris- Douglas 2-0 $ 1.25 $ Kinnickinnick 3.5" Pot $ 3.50 $ Oregon Boxwood 2" Pot $ 3.50 $ Oregon Grape - Dwarf 3.5" Pot $ 3.50 $ Pacific Rhododendron Plug $ 4.50 $ Prairie Smoke BR $ 1.00 $ Salal Plug $ 1.50 $ Slough Sedge BR $ 1.00 $ Small Fruited Rush BR $ 1.00 $ Sword Fern 3.5" Pot $ 3.50 $ Tufted Hairgrass 3.5" Pot $ 1.50 $ Wild Ginger 3.5" Pot $ 3.50 $ Miscellaneous Wildflower Seed Mix Oz. $ 3.50 (1 OZ.) $ Compost Bag/1 cu.ft $ 3.50 (1) $ 48" Bamboo Stake 8-10mm diam. Bundle of 10 $ 1.50 (10) $ 50% Deposit Due at Time of Pre-Order Payment: Cash or check only (no cash in mail) Make checks payable to: WCD Return pre-order to: 6975 Hannegan Road Lynden, WA Subtotal $ 8.5% Tax $ TOTAL $ 50% Deposit $ P = Plug: Seedling grown in a plastic tube for 1 year. A plant grown as a plug will develop a more fibrous root system than one grown in the field. BR = Bare root: seedling with soil removed from roots. 1-0: 1-year-old BR plant grown 1 year in a seedling bed. 2-0: 2-year-old BR plant grown in a seed bed. 2-1: 3-year-old BR plant grown 2 years in a seed bed and 1 year in a transplant bed. P-1: 2-year-old BR plant grown 1 year as a plug and 1 year in a transplant bed. P-2: 3-year-old BR plant grown 1 year as plug and 2 years in a transplant bed. Whip: 36 unrooted cutting Balance Due $ AVAILABILITY OF PLANTS We cannot guarantee the availability of all plants. This is a first-come, first-served sale. Terms: We have to order our plants about six months before the sale and there are sometimes uncontrollable situations, such as the failure of a crop, which prevent us from getting the plants.

5 Nootka Rose 10 Western native rose grows in lower elevations of WA, showy 3 pink flowers. Useful for erosion control, wildlife and barrier plantings. Ocean Spray 9 A many stemmed shrub that produces plumed clusters of creamy white flowers in early summer. Generally easy to grow. Provides food and cover for wildlife. Oregon Boxwood 2 Small but bushy evergreen shrubs with shiny dark green leaves. Another common name is Mountain Lover. Easy to propagate by cutting. Oregon Grape 2 Also known as Dwarft Oregon Grape. Pinnate leaved evergreen shrub. Leaves are dark green with sharp points. Yellow fragrant flowers followed by blue berries. Peafruit Rose 6-8 Western native rose with clusters of pink flowers and small red hips. Good for erosion control, wildlife and barrier plantings Small tree, usually multistemmed. Fruits are oblong and can be used to make jelly if you get them before the birds do. Pacific Rhododendron 10 Native to Island, Jefferson, and Clallam Counties. More common along Oregon coast. Blooms in late spring. Large pink to rose-purple flowers. Pacific Willow 50 Tree-like willow with gnarled trunks at maturity. Fast growing. Leaves are lance shaped and pointed. Red Flowering Currant 5-10 Late winter to early spring bloomer. Considered one of our most beautiful flowering shrubs. Will grow near salt water. Red Osier Dogwood White flower cluster/white or blue fruit. Bright red bark in the winter. Fast growing. Very adaptable to a variety of sites and easy to grow. Deer will heavily browse young seedlings. Serviceberry White flowers. Both birds (waxwings in particular) and humans love the purple fruit that arrives by mid-summer. Sitka Willow 22 Good wildlife species with shiny blue green leaves. A versatile, fast growing willow that can be planted in wetlands. Snowberry 6 Whatcom County Native. Persistent white fruit provides winter food source for wildlife. Provides good soil stabilization. Tolerates salt spray. Vine Maple Green bark - fall foliage varies: yellow to scarlet-red. Grow as a multi-stemmed shrub or as a small tree. 2 Evergreen fern, common in Whatcom County forests. Outer fronds lay flat on the ground. Douglas Iris 1-2 Common in Redwoods of CA. Evergreen leaves. Variegated flowers of purple, blue and white. Goat s Beard 3-5 Whatcom County Native. Perennial herb in rose family. Terminal clusters of white flowers blossom in late spring. Kinnikinnick <1 Ground-hugging evergreen with white flowers and red berries. Draught tolerant. (Rosa nutkana) (Holodiscus discolor) (Paxistima myrsinites) (Mahonia nervosa) (Rosa pisocarpa) Pacific Crabapple (Malus fusca) (Rhododendron macrophyllum) (Salix lucida) (Ribes sanguineum) (Cornus sericea) (Amelanchier alnifolia) (Salix sitchensis) (Symphoricarpos albus) (Acer circinatum) Specialty Plants Deer Fern (Blechnum spicant) (Iris douglasiana) (Aruncus dioicus) (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi) 1 Found in eastern WA and OR in prairies and pine woodlands. Very pretty plant and flower for a dry site. Salal 2-5 Broadleaf evergreen groundcover. Flowers are white to pink and the edible, berry-like fruit is nearly black when ripe. Slough Sedge <1 NW WA lowlands evergreen sedge. Rhizomatous and vigorous growth. Amphibian habitat. Containerize for ornamental ponds. 3 Stabilizes soil along streams, wet meadows and stormwater ponds. Low elevation wetland rush that forms a community of many plants. Prairie Smoke (Geum triflorum) (Gaultheria shallon) (Carex obnupta) Small Fruited Bulrush (Scirpus microcarpus) Sword Fern (Polystichum munitum) 2-4 Easy to grow evergreen fern. Deer avoid browsing on it. Tufted Hairgrass 3 Whatcom County native. An evergreen bunchgrass with numerous narrow, dark green leaves with attractive open flower heads that nod with the wind and glisten in sunlight. Wild Ginger 1 Ground cover that spreads to about 3 ft wide. Large, heart shaped leaves stay on all winter. Root is slightly spicy but not strong like culinary ginger. 2-3 Includes perennials, annuals and biennials in white, yellow, blue, orange, red, purple and pink. (Deschampsia caespitosa) (Asarum caudatum) Miscellaneous Wildflower Seed Mix Smit s Compost Main ingredients are dairy manure and the wood shavings used as stall bedding. The compost is free of weed seeds and pathogens and is virtually odorless. We will be offering 1-cubic foot bags 48 Bamboo Stakes Stake only: Bamboo stakes are needed for securing blue tubes. Blue tubes will NOT be for sale this year. We will be offering used blue tubes for FREE at the Plant Sale site. Tubes protect seedlings from rodents, mowers and herbicide drift. Also useful for protecting tomatoes and other vegetable starts.

6 WCD 2009 Native Plant Sale 2-0 conifer Photo courtesy of Skagit Conservation District. Plant Grade and Size Plants are conservation grade stock, graded mostly on plant survivability, as they are intended for conservation purposes. Most plants are bareroot seedlings. Caring for your Bareroot Plants How to Handle Bareroot Stock Root collar Before planting, keep roots moist, cool and in the dark. Plants should be transplanted within 24 to 48 hours of receiving them. Remove dead or withered roots and stems with a sharp knife or shears. Trees need no other pruning. Dig a hole wide enough so the roots are not crowded or bent and as deep as the root system, usually twice as wide as deep. Roughen the sides of the hole with a spading fork. Make a cone of soil in the center of the hole, place the plant on it and spread the roots evenly around the hole. Twisted or circling roots may eventually girdle or choke the plant. Position plant so the root collar is at ground level, taking care not to bury foliage. A plant is better off in the same soil in which it will be growing. Peat moss, perlite or other soil additives are not needed. Backfill the hole half full, firm the soil and add water if the soil is dry. If the plant settles, pull it up gently while the soil settles beneath it. This prevents air pockets. Continue backfilling until the hole is full and the plant's crown line is at or just above the surrounding soil level. Proper Storage and "Heeling in" If you cannot plant all your trees within the first week, then you must temporarily plant them. Bareroot plants can survive in their packaging for a week or more if stored in a cool (ideally 33 to 35 F), shady, frost-free place such as an unheated garage or shed. Before storing the plants, open each package, moisten the roots and surrounding material, and reseal the package. Check the packing material's moisture content every three days. If you cannot store the plants at their ideal temperature or you need to wait longer than one week to plant, you must heel in-temporarily plant-your plants. To heel them in, choose a sheltered, shady site and dig a V- shaped trench. Make the trench wide and deep enough to accommodate the plants' roots and long enough to prevent crowding. Place the plants in the trench at an angle, making sure the roots are below ground level. Refill the trench with soil (do not pack it down) and water the plants thoroughly. Check the soil moisture occasionally and water as needed. You can leave plants heeled in for a few weeks if necessary.