Ever Eat a Tree?

Ever Eat a Tree?

When I was considering what to write for this month’s article on Plant of the Month, I thought of how many bundles of spruce tips and spruce tip pots we had sold this year, and how every year these pots are more popular than the years previous.  As I thought, all the...
Fresh Cut Christmas Trees

Fresh Cut Christmas Trees

Choosing and decorating a Christmas tree is one of the most festive activities of the holiday season.  Take the worry and guessing out of selecting and caring for your fresh cut Christmas tree by following these simple steps. Before heading out to find that perfect...
April Plant of the Month

April Plant of the Month

The St. Croix Elm With the recent news of the Emerald Ash Borer being discovered in Dakota County, this might be a good time to bring back the American Elm tree.  New varieties have been introduced that are resistant to Dutch Elm disease (DED).  Some of the new Elms...
March Plant of the Month

March Plant of the Month

Bailey Nurseries does it again with a new addition to the Endless Summer Collection. The 2014 introduction of Endless Summer Bloomstruck follows on the heels of the original Endless Summer, the second Endless Summer Blushing Bride, and the third Endless Summer...
December Plant of the Month

December Plant of the Month

The Fraser Fir was named for John Fraser, a Scottish botanist, who explored the southern Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina in the late 1700’s.  The Fraser Fir is a pyramid-shaped tree with a straight trunk that reaches a maximum height of 80 feet and a...