Northern BayberryA hardy native shrub that tolerates drought once well established.

Nitrogen fixing plant that prefers full sun and tolerates dry sandy soils. Winter food source for songbirds and grouse. TREES Flowering DogwoodSmall native, understory tree with large white flowers and clusters of bright red fruit in late summer. Grows well in average to rich, well-drained soil and tolerates full sun but does better in partial sun to full shade. Fruits and foliage are highly preferred by wildlife due to its high fat and calcium content. American Mountain AshA small native tree with white flowers and small 1/4 inch redorange fruits in clusters used heavily by wildlife. Prefers full sun. Grows well along woodland and swamp/bog borders and also on relatively dry soils such as mountain ridges. Washington HawthornA small tree with clusters on small white flowers and bright scarlet-orange fruits that persist into late winter. Excellent by itself or as a screen, border, hedge or block planting. Plant in open clearings or along woodland edges in any soil type. River BirchMedium-sized, fast-growing tree with a rounded crown and coppery exfoliating bark on trunk and older branches. Prefers full sun. Early succession species that provides erosion control on disturbed lands and bank stabilization in riparian zones. Seeds and buds provide food for grouse and songbirds. White BirchMedium-sized, fast-growing tree with irregular crown and bright white bark and trunk and older branches. Prefers full sun. Early succession species that provides erosion control on disturbed lands. Seeds and buds provide food for grouse and songbirds. Black LocustNative hardwood with thorns and white, fragrant flowers in June that attracts bees. Tolerates and improves poor, sterile and dry soils by root nodules with nitrogen fixing bacteria. Early succession species that provides erosion control on disturbed lands. American X Chinese Chestnut HybridA direct cross of American Chestnut with Chinese Chestnut. Parent trees exhibit some blight resistance. Produces clusters of 2-3 nuts in a prickly shell in September to October. Source of food for a variety of wildlife species. American Sweet CrabappleA native PA crabapple common to old fields, pastures, woodland edges and woodland openings. Can form dense thickets. Fruits resemble miniature greenish-yellow apples that are used by a variety of wildlife. Full sun to partial shade. Assorted Flowering CrabappleA mixture of flowering crabapples. Small, non-native trees start yielding fruits in 5-6 years. White to pink flowers produce small red fruits used by many species of wildlife. Plant in partial shade to full sun along woodland borders and openings, hedgerows, block plantings and as small groups adjacent to thermal cover.

Plant Sale Species Descriptions

EVERGREENS Red PineLong-needled pine with reddish-brown bark and long straight trunks. Tolerates ordinary to poor soils, and does well on exposed, dry, acid, sandy and gravely soils. Prefers full sunlight and does best in colder climates. White SpruceA long-lived, slow growing light bluish-green spruce. Retains lower branches and grows in dense pyramids. Very tolerant of heat, cold, drought and crowding. Does well in full sun, but tolerates shade. Resistant to deer browsing. Norway SpruceFast growing spruce with pyramidal shape and pendulous persistent branches. Good conifer for shelters, windbreaks and wildlife cover. Prefers full sun, but will tolerate partial shade. Grows best in moist, sandy, acidic, well-drained soils. Colorado Blue SpruceA large, slow growing, silvery blue to green spruce with persistent lower branches. Does best in full sun, but will tolerate partial shade. Prefers average soils and moisture, but will tolerate shale/droughty ground. Excellent for shelter belts/wind screens. Douglas-firBlue-green spruce with a very dense branching. Prefers full to partial sun. Performs best in moist, but well-drained soils. Not suited for wet/clay soils. Arborvitae / Northern White CedarDense pyramid shape with multiple stems. Tolerates shearing. Retains limbs and foliage to ground level, and provides nesting and roosting habitat for doves and many songbirds. Requires full to partial sun. Prefers moist, well-drained soils, but tolerates poor, rocky, clay, and compacted soils. SHRUBS Arrowwood ViburnumNative shrub with flat clusters of creamy white flowers, and produces dark bluish-black berries. Full to partial sun along streams, low wet woods, and swampy areas. Graystem DogwoodNative thicket-forming shrub with creamy white clusters of flowers producing white, round fruits. Tolerates full sun to partial shade and moist lowland areas or dry upland sites. Good cover and food for a variety of wildlife. Silky DogwoodNative shrub with white flower clusters and porcelain blue and white 1/4 inch fruits. Bark of young shoots stays scarlet red through winter. Tolerates wet to well-drained sites. Good for wildlife food, cover and as a shrub border. Speckled AlderExcellent streamside, wetland, and poorly drained soil shrub. Prefers full sun but will tolerate partial shade. Crucial component of quality grouse and woodcock habitat. ButtonbushA native wetland area shrub that is valuable to waterfowl. Will grow in shallow standing water. Fruit is a round nutlet that ripens to brown. Common ElderberryA hardy native shrub with numerous large clusters (up to eight inches across) of white flowers followed by purplish-black fruits. A valuable food source for many species. Does well in full and partial sun. A good choice for riparian buffers. Continued on next page

GWVAS Plant Sale

GWVAS would like to help you green up the neighborhood. At our April program well learn from Ben Hardy, Service Forester for DCNR, about the importance of trees for both wildlife and people. In keeping with the Audubon At Home program and highlighting their Building Bird Friendly Communities initiative, GWVAS has purchased 950 seedlings in 23 different plant species. Most are native species, but those that are not are well suited to our climate and none are invasive. While some are ornamental all provide habitat or food for our local wildlife. Trees and shrubs also increase the value of your property. The seedlings should arrive in midApril so you should be able to have them by Arbor Day, April 26 should you desire. We can have your plants brought to the GWVAS monthly meeting on April 15 or to Annual Banquet on May 15 at the AppleTree Terrace. Contact Dave Fisher at 570-362-8727 or email to grwyovalas@gmail.com for questions concerning orders.

GWVAS Plant Sale Order Form

Please mark down the number of each species you would like, extend the price for that number of plants, then total the number of plants you will receive and the total price you will pay. Complete order form on other side.

SPECIES Red Pine White Spruce* Norway Spruce* Colorado Blue Spruce* Douglas Fir* Arborvitae/N. White Cedar* Arrowwood Viburnum Graystem Dogwood Silky Dogwood Speckled Alder Buttonbush Common Elderberry Northern Bayberry

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How to Order
Fill in the form on the other side of this page by selecting the species you would like to purchase, how many of each and extending the price of each species. Total up the number of plants and the price for all the plants, then come back here to fill in the form below. Name: ____________________________________________ Address: ___________________________________________ ____________________________________________ Phone: _____________________________________________ Total number of plants: __________ Total price of plants: $___________ Make check payable to GWVAS. Mail form to: GWVAS Plant Sale, PO Box 535, Dallas, PA 18612 Delivery/Pick up method: _____ I will pick up my plants at the April 15 monthly meeting. _____ I will pick up my plants at the May 15 Annual Banquet. _____ I will pick up my plants April 27 at Frances Slocum State Park between the hours of 10 AM. and 2 PM. at one of the pavilions or across the parking lot from Pavilions 1 and 2.

Flowering Dogwood American Mountain Ash Washington Hawthorn* River Birch White Birch Black Locust Am x Ch Chestnut Hybrid* American Sweet Crabapple Assorted Flowering Crabapple*

TOTAL NUMBER OF PLANTS TOTAL PRICE OF PLANTS * Denotes non-native species