Trees Available from Green County Land & Water Conservation Dept.

Remember about a month ago, the warmer weather and the colorful fall foliage? Weren’t we blessed and thankful for the wonderful colors? How about during the hot summer? We were all thankful to have some shade from trees. The birds, squirrels, rabbits, and other critters were thankful to have a home and food from the trees. Do you want to keep the colors and shade coming or wish to keep the birds singing and the animals cavorting? The trees and forests always need to be replenished. One way of replenishing them is to replant new, younger trees.
The Green County Land & Water Conservation Department is offering 10 varieties of trees, and two varieties of shrubs, for landowners interested in planting trees next spring 2016. The tree varieties are: Bur Oak, Red Oak, White Oak, Swamp White Oak, Sugar Maple, Sycamore, Black Cherry, Basswood, White Pine, and Harbin Pear. Shrubs available are: Hazel Nut and Highbush Cranberry. The trees and shrubs will be bare root, 1-2’ tall for Basswood, 2-3’ tall for all the rest. The cost is only $2.00 a tree, but must be ordered in increments of 10 of one species.
Trees can be ordered by contacting the LWCD directly by phone, walk-in, or by ordering through the Green County website www.co.green.wi.gov - click on the departments tab then, Land & Water Conservation. The order form is near the bottom of the page. If you are unsure about what trees will work in your particular soil, have any questions about the trees or how to order stop in or give the Green County Land & Water Conservation Department a call at (608) 325-4195. We will be taking orders until Thursday, December 31st. Scheduled delivery of trees is in April 2016.