SWCD now selling trees, seed packets

VW independent/submitted information

It’s time to think spring! Yes, the groundhog saw his shadow, but there is light at the end of the winter tunnel.

The Van Wert SWCD has trees for sale and new this year are four semi-dwarf fruit tree varieties to choose from (honeycrisp apple, gala apple, red haven peach and Bartlett pear). The fruit trees are ordered individually and are 4-6 feet in height, with a trunk five-eighths to three-quarters wide. The SWCD has reserved a minimal number of fruit trees to order, with orders taken on a first-come, first-served basis

Other seedling varieties available are: American arborvitae, Austrian pine, Colorado blue spruce, Eastern white pine, Norway spruce, Eastern red cedar, black cherry, black walnut, pin oak, pond cypress, red bud, sawtooth oak, tulip poplar, and white flowering dogwood.

These young trees are sold 10 to a packet.

Two seed packets are also available. They include: Wildflower Seed and Bird and Butterfly Seed packets.  The 1-ounce Wildflower Seed packet contains two different annual and 17 different perennial species adapted for this area and will cover 300 square feet. The 1-ounce Bird and Butterfly Seed packet contains 18 different annual and five different perennial varieties that will also cover 300 square feet of ground.

This program is open to the public and order forms are available in the SWCD office, 1185 Professional Drive in Van Wert, on the SWCD website at www.vanwertswcd.org or by calling 419.238.9591.

Orders will be accepted until March 23, while the projected delivery date is sometime in mid-April. Payment (by cash or check) is required when placing an order.