Description
Folks are planting pocket forests in their yards now! This kit gets you started on trees appropriate for ecoregion 59 – most of central and eastern Massachusetts excepting Cape Code and north central.
One each of the following 55 trees and shrubs for average soil. This kit has a good offering of forest layers from canopy to low shrubs like bearberry.
NOTE: With a kit of this size, we may need to make availability adjustments and are happy to remove the line item or replace it with another plant to your liking.
| 1 | Balsam fir | Abies balsamea |
| 1 | maple, silver | Acer saccharinum |
| 1 | maple, sugar | Acer saccharum |
| 1 | alder, speckled |
Alnus incana ssp. rugosa
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| 1 | Downy Serviceberry | Amelanchier arborea |
| 1 | serviceberry, Allegheney | amelanchier laevis |
| 1 | MA Bearberry |
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
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| 1 | chokeberry, red | Aronia arbutifolia |
| 1 | chokeberry, black | Aronia melanocarpa |
| 1 | Birch, Yellow | Betula alleghaniensis |
| 1 | birch, sweet | Betula lenta |
| 1 | Birch, river | Betula nigra |
| 1 | Birch, Paper | Betula papyrifera |
| 1 | Birch, Gray | Betula populifolia |
| 1 | hornbeam, american | Carpinus caroliniana |
| 1 | hickory, bitternut | Carya cordiformis |
| 1 | Hickory, pignut | Carya glabra |
| 1 | Hickory, shagbark | Carya ovata |
| 1 | Hickory, mockernut | Carya tomentosa |
| 1 | dogwood, flowering | Cornus florida |
| 1 | Dogwood, red osier | Cornus sericea |
| 1 | hazelnut, american | Corylus americana |
| 1 | Persimmon | Diospyros virginiana |
| 1 | Witch hazel | Hamamelis virginiana |
| 1 | Winterberry | Ilex verticillata |
| 1 | Butternut | Juglans cinerea |
| 1 | Walnut, black | Juglans nigra |
| 1 | Eastern Red Cedar | Juniperus virginiana |
| 1 | Northern Sheep Laurel | Kalmia angustifolia |
| 1 | Larch | Larix laricina |
| 1 | Spicebush | Lindera benzoin |
| 1 | Magolia, sweetbay | Magolia virginiana |
| 1 | Northern bayberry | Myrica pensylvanica |
| 1 | spruce, white | Picea glauca |
| 1 | pine, white | Pinus strobus |
| 1 | Sycamore | Platanus occidentalis |
| 1 | Cottonwood, eastern | Populus Deltoides |
| 1 | plum, wild american | Prunus americana |
| 1 | plum, beach | Prunus maritima |
| 1 | cherry, eastern sand | Prunus pumila |
| 1 | wild black cherry | Prunus serotina |
| 1 | chokecherry | Prunus virginiana |
| 1 | oak, white | Quercus alba |
| 1 | oak, bur | Quercus macrocarpa |
| 1 | oak, red | Quercus rubra |
| 1 | oak, black | Quercus velutina |
| 1 | labradore tea |
Rhododendron groenlandicum
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| 1 | rose, swamp | Rosa palustris |
| 1 | rose, Virginia | Rosa virginiana |
| 1 | Black raspberry, Black Delicious | Rubus occidentalis |
| 1 | willow, pussy | Salix discolor |
| 1 | willow, silky | Salix sericea |
| 1 | Sassafras | Sassafras albidum |
| 1 | bladdernut, american | Staphylea trifolia |
| 1 | Arborvitae, Northern White Cedar | Thuja occidentalis |
Every kit comes with a tree tag for each tree and a notebook to bring your plans into the next generation or home owner. The notebook contains room for your planting map, notes about maintenance you’ve carried out and citizen science. Additionally, it includes information on: site choice and preparation; a planting guide; protection recommendations; water, mulch and pruning recommendations and notes; 1st year and longer-term management tips, and a list of trees that came with your kit including details on fruit/nut bearing, growth patterns and, if applicable, hedge management guidelines.