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A Wildlife Habitat site should provide some of the basic elements wildlife need to survive: food, water, cover or places for wildlife to raise their young. You will not always be able to do all three of these things at your site. Yet don't feel bad. It may not be necessary. You may not be able to provide enough feed for 5 deer but with careful plant selection a small area can provide cover for many times that number of deer. Selection - Grow native vegetation like locally native shrubs, trees and other plants that produce acorns, berries and other seeds to supply food for wildlife. For birds, feeders can suppliment natural food sources. Your choice of plants must first deal with what will grow on your site. Then you must decide what type of plants you want. The type of plant will determine the spacing and thus the number of plants needed. Some plants will take more work than others. I suggest you should select plants that grow fast. If it takes 15 years for an oak to start to produce a lot of acorns, do you want to wait that long? Some fast growing plants will produce shelter and feed at a fast rate. One such plant is the Viburnum. It is easy to grow. It will grow in most soil types and can take deer damage better than most plants.

Planting trees and shrubs is an easy way to reduce maintenance demands, provide forage and cover for wildlife, and to develop a future timber resource or plants for sale to nurseries. We can help you determine what to plant, guide you in preparing a site for planting, give you suggestions on care for seedlings, and show you proper planting methods.

Deciding What to Plant

Bareroot seedlings are trees and shrubs that have been grown from seed in a nursery bed and lifted out after a few growing seasons. They are shipped and planted barerooted. Older and larger trees and shrubs must be potted or balled in burlap bags. Unless you are considering planting just a few trees or shrubs, the cost and labor demands associated with potted or balled trees and shrubs far exceeds that of seedlings. Seeds are hard to find and the germination requirements for tree and shrub seeds is highly variable. So you should most likely be considering bareroot seedlings. We have a good availability for spring planting.

There are many species of native tree and shrub seedlings. Deciding what to plant can be overwhelming. However, you can narrow down the search by eliminating species that are not commercially available and plant stock that already grows well in your area. Before any final decisions on planting remember to order early. Seedlings are ordered by growers many months before they are needed. Don't order at the last moment. Due to variable conditions we will not have everything that is advertised in stock. We are glad to make recomendations and help you in this process.

Native trees and plants tolerant of wet soil for habitat improvements:

  • Red and silver maple (Acer rubrum, A. saccarinum)
  • River Birch Trees a tree for wet areas!!!!
    (Betula nigra)
  • Ash (Fraxinus spp.)
  • Hornbeams American Hornbeam Great for Habitat Improvement!!!
  • Swamp white oak (Quercus bicolor)
  • Sycamores (Platanus spp.)
  • Native shrubs tolerant of wet soils:
  • Red osier dogwood (Cornus sericea)
  • Leatherwood (Dirca palustris)
  • Winterberry (Ilex verticillata) Sparkleberry holly A great berry producer!!!
  • Inkberry (Ilex glabra)
  • Pussy willow (Salix discolor)
  • Willow Trees Trees for wet areas!!!!
  • Shrubby cinquefoil (Potentilla fruticosa)
  • Spicebush my long time favorite!!
  • Black Chokeberry produces great berry crops for the birds!!

    • Numerous other native wetland species are available in most areas. There are also many species that have been naturalized in North America and are often considered native plants. Unfortunately, some of these species are more competitive and have become invasive, crowding out the native species that provide habitat for indigenous wildlife.

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    Vines for birds:

    Nectar plants for hummingbirds, butterflies, and bees:


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    We assist with seedlings, liners, potted plants, rooted cuttings .....evergreen and deciduous.....as well as supply large trees and shrubs that we grow. Contact us for seedling, as well as full size plants, hollies, arbs, arborvitae, nursery stock at wholesale prices, trees, plants, shrubs, maples, oaks, lindens, viburnums, ornamentals, burning bushes, wetland plants, native plants, christmas trees, white pine trees, norway spruce, white spruce, flowering trees, hollies, shade loving, deer resistant plants, hosta, spirea, arborvitae, tree growing suggestions,tree grower supplies, shade trees. We also offer arrowhead hunting on some of our fields, fishing,& hunting camping.We are a family run operation and like to keep busy.


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    Adams County, Clinton County, Lackawanna County, Pike County Allegheny County, Columbia County, Lancaster County, Potter County Armstrong County, Crawford County, Lawrence County, Schuylkill County Beaver County, Cumberland County, Lebanon County, Snyder County Bedford County, Dauphin County, Lehigh County, Somerset County Berks County, Delaware County, Luzerne County, Sullivan County Blair County, Elk County, Lycoming County, Susquehanna County Bradford County, Erie County, McKean County, Tioga County Bucks County, Fayette County, Mercer County, Union County Butler County, Forest County, Mifflin County, Venango County Cambria County, Franklin County, Monroe County, Warren County Cameron County, Fulton County, Montgomery County, Washington County Carbon County, Greene County, Montour County, Wayne County Centre County, Huntingdon County, Northampton County, Westmoreland County Chester County, Indiana County, Northumberland County, Wyoming County Clarion County, Jefferson County, Perry County, York County Clearfield County, Juniata County, Philadelphia County

    Our Main products include: Seedling, hollies, arbs, arborvitae, nursery, river, birch, stock, trees, plants, shrubs, maples, oaks, lindens, viburnums, ornamental, viburnums, burning bushes, wetland plants, native plants, Christmas trees, white pine trees, white pine, Norway spruce, spruce, flowering trees, hollies, shade, loving, deer resistant, hosta, spirea, arbor, vitae, tree, growing, tree grower, shade trees, liners

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