The plant nursery has been providing MO landowners with native seedlings since early 1930s, when the nursery was first opened by US Forest Service to grow shortleaf pine trees to restore Missouri's overcut forests.
The nursery is named after a Forest Service employee who became Missouri's first State Forester, George O. White, when he retired in 1960.
From mid-November to the end of April each year, George O. White Nursery ships more than 50,000 bundles of more than 50 tree, bush and berry species to Missouri gardeners and landowners for soil retention, land restoration and wildlife habitat restoration.
You can check the online order form to see what's being offered from year to year. First come, first serve so order early.
Price is hard to beat: $8 for a bundle of 25 each of native sumac, dogwoods and blackberries.
You can also designate when you want your order shipped so you can better plan what to do with ALL those seedlings. Blackberries, yummmm....
Have you ordered from George O. White Nursery?
Charlotte
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