Wildlife Plantings
Trees
| APPLE SEEDLINGS FOR WILDLIFE - Non-grafted, bareroot-5/bundle - 2 year old seedlings grown from seed collected from apple trees acclimated to local climate. Fully exposed to a complete winter season to ensure hardiness.
ALDER, BLACK - Fast growing, pyramidal tree, ideal for wet, cold location, preferring permanently moist soils. Smooth gray bark, dark green leaves.
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 MAPLE, SUGAR - Fast growing on a good site. Prefers well drained loamy soils, but can tolerate somewhat poorly drained soils. Tolerates full shade, but grows faster in partial shade. Need to be protected from browsing.
OAK, SWAMP WHITE - One of the faster growing oaks. Forms large canopy, prefers moist sites, but has some drought tolerance. Transplants easily. Good wildlife and landscape value. Mature height—75-100’.
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BIRCH, WHITE - Most ornamental of native Birch with smooth chalk white bark that peels in papery layers. Golden fall colors. Prefers full sun and well drained soils.
CEDAR, WHITE - Grows in poorly drained swamps with moving water. Does better in soils with a pH of 7 or above. Shade tolerant - slow growing and short lived. Important winter food for deer. Effective for hedges and windscreens once established. Container grown (1 yr Plug).*
CHERRY, BLACK - Fast growing native cherry. Prefers sandy to loamy, well-drained soils. Important food source for birds and wildlife and a valuable timber tree.
HACKBERRY, COMMON - Similar to Elm in shape. Withstands heat & drought, red/orange fruit. Prefers well-drained soils & full sun.
HEMLOCK, EASTERN - Pyramidal conifer, tolerates shade, prefers moist soils. Provides winter and nesting cover for many. Container grown (1 yr Plug).*
LARCH, AMERICAN (TAMARACK) - Grows in wet areas with full sun. Mature height—40-80’. Provides habitat for grouse and songbirds. Hates heat, yellow fall color, loses needles in the fall. Container grown (1 yr. Plug).
MAPLE, RED - Shade-tolerant, relatively fast growing. Prefers poorly drained soils. Medium sized tree with red fall color and light bark. Needs to be protected from browsing.
POPLAR, HYBRID - Medium sized tree with ascending branches forming an open, broad columnar crown. Extremely fast growing, shade intolerant tree. Will grow on loamy sand to clay soils. Often grown for windbreak establishment.
OAK, BUR - Impressive, large tree for shade or wildlife feed. Prefers damp, well drained soil with part shade to full sun.
OAK, RED - A medium sized deciduous tree with a short, massive trunk and a broad crown. Moderate to fast growth on a good site. Produces acorns. Prefers well drained sandy to sandy loam soils, but can tolerate somewhat poorly drained soils. Prefers full sunlight. Must be protected from browsing. 
OAK, WHITE - Large, slow growing oak. Prefers deep, moist, well-drained acidic soils and full sun.
WALNUT, BLACK - Fast growing, high branched popular hardwood tree. Nuts are thick shelled, full flavored. Tolerates colder climates.Shrubs
 CEDAR, RED (Juniperus virginana) - Native evergreen with waxy, blue berries favored by birds. Tolerates drought and poor soils. Prefers full sun. Generally not browsed by deer.
CHERRY, SAND - Sweet, edible fruit. White flowered ornamental, provides food and habitat for wildlife. Prefers well drained soils.
EUONYMUS, BURNING BUSH - Large shrub, yellow/green flowers with pink to red fruit. Hardy and adaptable to many soil conditions – good wildlife habitat. Protect from browsing. Interesting corky wings on branches.
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HAWTHORN, WASHINGTON - Attractive tree with maple like leaves and 2” thorns. Appealing fall color, good wildlife food. Tolerates most soil conditions and prefers full sun.
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CHOKEBERRY, BLACK - 3-5' suckering shrub, massive display of white flowers, large purple-black berries in early fall, spectacular red autumn color. Grows well in almost any soil & moisture conditions.
DOGWOOD, RED OSIER - Excellent wildlife food source for turkey, songbirds and cottontail rabbits. Gray older stems, red-brown younger stems, red branches in winter, white berry in August. Does well in all soils and full to part sun. Height of 10-15’.
DOGWOOD, SILKY - Purple spreading branches, leaves dark green. Does best in rich, fertile, well-drained soil. 
ELDERBERRY, AMERICAN (BLACK) - Large suckering shrub. Preferred species for wildlife habitat. Adaptable to wide range of soil conditions. Fruit used for jams, jellies and wines.
HAZELNUT, AMERICAN - 8-10' tall, prefers well-drained, but not dry soil and full sun. Provides cover for ruffed grouse, rabbits and wood cock. Nuts are edible. Colonizes and spreads to form thickets.
HOLLY, WINTERBERRY - Brilliant red fruit into winter, native to wet soils. Useful for wetland restoration & wildlife habitat.
LILAC, COMMON - Frangrant lilac colored blossoms in May. Prefers neutral soils. Attractive green foliage. Good for screens and attracts hummingbirds. Container grown.*
MOUNTAIN ASH, AMERICAN - White flowers with scarlet orange fruit, ornamental and wildlife value. Tolerates wide range of soil conditions.
SERVICEBERRY, SHADBLOW - White, early spring flowers, delicious fruit. Prefers moist, fertile soil with plenty of sunlight.
VIBURNUM, ARROWWOOD - 6-8', with distinctive straight stems and dense, upright growth. Prefers well drained soils, tolerates some shade. Showy clusters of white flowers (June) develop into dark blue berries (Oct) -relished by birds. Suckers to make a good screen.
VIBURNUM, HIGHBUSH CRANBERRY - 8-12’ shrub, yellow to red-purple foilage in fall. Edible bright red berries that also provide wildlife food. Prefers good, well-drained, moist soil with sun or partial shade.
Order by March 28th!
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Dickinson Conservation District
102 North Hooper Street
Kingsford MI 49802
906-774-8441
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