Bareroot, Plug & Potted Native Plant Sale
The New River Chapter of VNPS is sponsoring a native plant sale in March 2024, and offering three types of native plants as described below: bareroot plants, plugs, and potted trees.
Please see the plant descriptions and ordering information below. Note that all plants are required to be picked up in March or May at the Montgomery Museum in Christiansburg.
Native Bareroot Plants
Bareroot, not potted. You can plant immediately or pot up to plant later. For detailed descriptions, visit https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu.
Source: Mid-Atlantic Nursery
Limit: 3 plants per species
Pick Up: Thursday, Friday, and Saturday from 10am to 12 noon on the week in mid-March that the plants are scheduled to arrive at the Montgomery Museum, 300 Pepper Street, Christiansburg, Virginia.
Trees bareroot:
- Betula nigra RIVER BIRCH 2 to 3’ tall $3.00
- Carpinus caroliniana AMERICAN HORNBEAM 2 to 3’ tall $3.00
- Lindera benzoin NORTHERN SPICEBUSH 18 to 24” tall $4.00
- Liquidambar styraciflua SWEET GUM 18 to 24” tall $3.00
- Quercus alba WHITE OAK 12 to 18” tall $3.00
- Sassafras albidum SASSAFRAS 12 to 18” $3.00 (SPRING SHIP ONLY) May be delivered later.
Shrubs bareroot:
- Cephalanthus occidentalis BUTTONBUSH 2 to 3’ $4.00
- Corylus americana AMERICAN HAZELNUT 2 to 3’ $4.00
Perennials bareroot:
- Fragaria virginiana VIRGINIA STRAWBERRY $3.00
Uvularia sessilifolia SESSILE MERRYBELLS $4.00
To Order: Contact Beth Umberger at Megachile300@gmail.com. Credit card or check only. First come, first serve.
Native Plugs
Source: Mid-Atlantic Nursery
Plugs, not potted. You can plant immediately or pot up to plant later. For detailed descriptions, visit https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu.
Limit: 3 plants per species
Pick Up: Friday and Saturday from 10am to 12 noon on the week in May that the plants are scheduled to arrive at the Montgomery Museum, 300 Pepper Street, Christiansburg, Virginia.
Plug Species:
- Clethra alnifolia SWEET PEPPER BUSH $3.00 Virginia ecotype
- Asclepias tuberosa BUTTERFLY WEED $3.00
- Monarda punctata SPOTTED BEE BALM $3.00 Virginia ecotype
- Pycnanthemum incanum HOARY MOUNTAIN MINT $3.00 Virginia ecotype
- Scirpus cyperinus WOOLGRASS $3.00 Virginia ecotype
To Order: Contact Beth Umberger at Megachile300@gmail.com. Credit card or check only. First come, first serve.
Potted Native Trees
Source: New River Chapter June 2023 plant sale
For detailed descriptions, visit https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu.
Pick Up: Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 10am to 12 noon on the week in mid-March that the plants are scheduled to arrive at the Montgomery Museum, 300 Pepper Street, Christiansburg, Virginia.
Tree Species in gallon pots are all $10.00 each:
- Aesculus flava YELLOW BUCKEYE
- Diospyros virginiana COMMON PERSIMMON
- Asiminia triloba PAW PAW
- Celtis occidentalis COMMON HACKBERRY
- Amelanchier arborea DOWNY SERVICEBERRY
- Cercis canadensis EASTERN REDBUD
- Acer rubrum RED MAPLE
To Order: Contact Beth Umberger at Megachile300@gmail.com. Credit card or check only. First come, first serve.