Native Plant Nurseries

Before we get to the nurseries, I have just found out about how to get free tree seedlings. Here’s what to do:

 ReLeaf Fall 2019   – Seedlings Available
The plants will be dug up mid-October to November. All requests distributed in the order received. They are all bare root saplings.

• Arrowwood Viburnum  
• Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) to replace the invasive buddleia bush 
• River Birch (Betula nigra) fairly safe from white-tailed deer
• Black Cherry (Prunus serotina) fairly safe from white-tailed deer
• Bald Cypress
• Beech (fagus)
• Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida) 
• Gray Dogwood (Cornus racemosa) 
• Silky Dogwood(Cornus amomum)  
• Washington Hawthrorn
• Hazelnut (corylus)
• Hornbeam
• Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum) fairly safe from white-tailed deer
• Oak: (quercus) Black, Chestnut, Northern Red, Pin, Southern Red, White
• Willow
• Pawpaw  
• Persimmon
• Loblolly Pine
• American Plum (Prunus americana)
• Redbud
• Sycamore
• Winterberry Holly  

To place an order contact trees@fairfaxreleaf.org and state the species and quantity requested. You will receive an email when your order is ready. Pick up is at Potomac Vegetable Farms, which is near the intersection of Beaulah Rd and Route 7. Fairfax Re-leaf has a nursery there.

And now, back to our regularly scheduled program: Most nurseries sell plants that are native to northern Virginia as well as those that are not. In our area there are two nurseries that specialize in native plants.

One of these nurseries is called Nature by Design. This is what they say about themselves:

We offer an outstanding range of native trees, shrubs, perennials, and annuals, including many unavailable elsewhere in the Washington area. 
Our innovative approach to landscape design will:

• Reduce maintenance
• Protect our precious Chesapeake Bay watershed
• Replace vanishing wildlife habitat
• Transform your yard into a sanctuary of breathtaking beauty

Their address is: 300 Calvert Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22301. And here is a link to their website: http://www.nature-by-design.com/

The other local nursery is called Watermark Woods. Their address is: 16764 Hamilton Station Rd, Hamilton, VA 20158. Phone 540-441-7443. Here is a link to their website: https://www.watermarkwoods.com/

If you know of any other nurseries that specialize in native plants, please let us know in the comments.