With spring just around the corner, the Conservation District is accepting orders for the Tree Seedling Sale. Proceeds are utilized to sponsor environmental education programs, including the Centre County Envirothon and the Conservation Poster Contest.
Seedling varieties include Balsam Fir (Cooks Blue), Douglas Fir, Colorado Blue Spruce, Norway Spruce, Sugar Maple, Scarlet Oak, White Flowering Dogwood, Spicebush, Elderberry, and Highbush Blueberry. Trees are sold in bundles of 10 bare-rooted seedlings.
Fruit tree varieties include Apple Tree Package: Royal Court and Galarina (one of each for pollination); Pear Tree Package: Shenandoah and Sunrise (one of each for pollination); Plum Tree Package: Shiro and Satsuma (one of each for pollination); Redhaven Peach, Cresthaven Peach, and Flavortop Nectarine. The fruit trees are bare root averaging four to six feet in height.
Order forms must be received before March 30, 2022.