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Thursday, March 17, 2011

Spring Fever!

If the Sandhill Cranes are right...

...Spring is on the way!



Next Generation of Oaks

What, then, is a tree? read Olivia Judson of the New York Times view on the Tree-mendous influence trees have on our modern lives.


Quercus macrocarpa seedling insists it is spring!
photo ©mtreem

Posted by Mary T. at 4:54 PM  

Labels: contract propagation of native plants, growing trees, native plants, native trees, oak trees, oaks, quercus, serviceberry, spring

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Native Trees and Shrubs - Propagating and Contract Growing Native Plants

Native Trees and Shrubs - Propagating and Contract Growing Native Plants
Native Plant sister company of McHenry County Nursery

Mary T. McClelland ~ propagator

Mary T. McClelland ~ propagator

Glacier Oaks Native Plant Nursery Contact information:

8216 White Oaks Rd, Harvard, IL 60033
Phone: (815)482-7404
FAX: (815)943-3511
Contact Mary T. by email:
glonursery@owc.net or gonatives@owc.net

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      • Spring Fever!
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      • Oaks of McHenry County
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      • Project Quercus
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      • Acorns Fall into Winter
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      • Spring is Here! (knock on wood)
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      • Saving McHenry County Oak Groves The Chicago Trib...
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      • My Favorite Shrub- Sweetspire
      • Thinking Spring
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      • My Favorite Shrub- Black Aronia
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      • Sustainable Landscaping Conference
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      • Virtual Open House
      • Update- Project Quercus
      • Letter to the Editor
    • ►  July (3)
      • Some Interesting Findings
      • Virtual Open House
      • McHenry County Oak Conservation Collaborative Kick...
    • ►  May (4)
      • My Favorite Shrub- Calycanthus floridus
      • The Growing Scene Open House
      • A Note on Oaks
      • We are Thinking Green! Will you help us?
    • ►  April (4)
      • Trends in the Illinois Green Industry
      • April 11 Snowstorm
      • Arbor Day or Earth Day Plantings
      • Arbor Day
    • ►  March (3)
      • My Favorite Shrub- Mohican Viburnum
      • GO Trees- Container Trees- Going Beyond Survivabil...
      • Native Landscaping Seminar
    • ►  February (2)
      • My Favorite Shrub- Corylus americana
      • My Favorite Shrub
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