Mini-Cassia
Soil and Water Conservation Districts
East Cassia, Minidoka, and West Cassia Soil & Water Conservation Districts
Seedling Tree Sale
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Coming in January 2027
How to Prepare...
-Evaluate your needs & select your site,
-Do some research,
-Measure available space and # of rows needed
to produce desired results,
-Plan which species of trees and/or shrubs you
will need,
-Determine numbers of seedlings that will be
needed,
-Plan for their irrigation,
-Plan for protection from animals.
2027 Seedlings
Lombardy Poplar
Populus nigra
40' - 50' Zone 2
LOMBARDY POPLAR
A perfect choice for a fast-growing
privacy screen or windbreak. Wonderful columnar tree with grayish-green foliage that provides a gorgeous backdrop for smaller trees and shrubs. Plant in rows about 8 ft. apart for screen protection. Hardy to -40 degrees F.
Norway Poplar
Cottonwood Siouxland
40' - 60' Zone 3-9.
NORWAY POPLAR - Fast growing tall tree used for windbreaks and riparian plantings, provides quick cover. This cotton-less cottonwood tree is extremely hardy even in toughest soils. Requires moist soil but can tolerate dry soil after established. 40' to 60' tall, 20'to 35' spread.
Maple Rubrum
Acer Rubrum
40' - 60' Zones 3-9
MAPLE RUBRUM - A fast growing, medium-to-large deciduous shade tree native to eastern North America. Known for its brilliant red and yellow autumn leaves, red twigs, and early spring red flowers. Plant in full sun to part shade (more sun yields brighter fall color). Maple Rubrum is highly adaptable; it tolerates clay, compacted soil, and wet sites, though it prefers moist, slightly acidic soils. Maple Rubrum has a low flammability rating. It makes an excellent lawn, park or street tree, but it makes a dense mat of surface roots that outcompete other plants growing in its shade. It fits almost any garden theme.
American Arborvitae
Thuja Occidentalis
20' - 40' Zones 3-8
AMERICAN ARBORVITAE - A low-maintenance plant that tolerates clay soil, wet sites, and air pollution. It grows best in moist, neutral to alkaline, well-drained loam. It does not tolerate dry or exposed, windy sites. It grows well in full sun or partial shade. It is globular, pyramidal, or columnar to conical in growth form. Its density crown provides nesting sites for songbirds. A distinctive feature of this tree is its dominant trunk. The bark is grayish-brown to reddish-brown with shallow furrows. Small oblong cones appear in the spring, mature to a brown color in the summer, and may persist. Planted in groups or rows, it performs well as a hedge, privacy screen, or windbreak.
Colorado Spruce,
Picea Pungens
30' - 50' Zones 3-8
COLORADO BLUE SPRUCE - Popular for dense, pyramidal shape. This tree is a favorite among spruce lovers. Gorgeous, brilliant, stately. The Colorado Blue Spruce is a slow growing pyramidal shaped evergreen with steel blue or green foliage. It prefers heavier soils, full sun, and clean cultivation. Will reach a height of six feet in eight years on a good site. Probably the most drought tolerant of all spruce. It is widely used in WINDBREAKS or as an ornamental yard tree. Blue spruce is generally considered to grow best with abundant moisture. Nevertheless, it can withstand drought better than any other spruce. It can withstand extremely low temperatures (-40 degrees C) as well. 30'–50' tall and a spread of 10'–20' at maturity.
Rocky Mountain Juniper
Juniperus Scopulorum
30' - 40' Zones 3-8
ROCKY MOUNTAIN JUNIPER - Rugged, pyramidal tree with silvery-blue green foliage. The foliage is dense and pleasantly aromatic. The fruits are fleshy berrylike spherical cones - they are bright blue with a whitish bloom and sweet tasting, with thin skins (edible). Survives well in hot dry summers of the western U.S.
Choke Cherry
Cornus Sericea
20' - 30' Zones 2 - 7
CHOKECHERRY, Common (Prunus virginiana) is a large deciduous shrub or small understory tree that typically grows 20 to 30 feet tall. It has dark green elliptical leaves which turn golden yellow to orange in the fall. Small white blossoms form in the spring in drooping cylindrical clusters. Pea-sized fruit ripens from red to dark purple or black in the late summer. Vital food and cover sources for birds, deer, elk, & pollinators. Chokecherry bushes are often used in windbreaks, shelterbelts, and riparian stabilization projects to help with erosion control. Berries are heavily astringent (giving the plant its name), and can be used in jams, jellies, and syrups.
Common Purple Lilac
Syringa Vulgaris
To 12' Zones 2-8
COMMON PURPLE LILAC - Lovely clusters of lavender flowers grow from the branch tips in mid-spring. They make a wonderful contrast to the dark green leaves. Abundant clusters of sweetly fragrant, purple flowers in mid-spring on a vigorous, upright, multi-stemmed shrub with heart-shaped, green foliage. Ideal as a flowering hedge or screen. Plant near a window or pathway where the fragrant blooms can be enjoyed. Deciduous.
Redosier Dogwood
Cornus Sericea
6' - 8' Zones 3 - 8
REDOSIER DOGWOOD - Full sun to part shade. This red twig dogwood is a rapid-growing, multi-stemmed, deciduous shrub with rounded spread. The bright red stems are showy as they stand out in winter. Tiny white flowers appear in late spring and produce fruit for birds. Dark green leaves turn an attractive reddish purple in autumn.