Lael's Moon Garden Nursery

Fall is for Planting!

Fall is the best time to plant new shade trees, shrubs and that windbreak or privacy screen you've wanted all summer. New fall plantings will not have to face hot weather (and the need for much supplemental watering) for several months. Don't worry about winter cold harming new plantings. Roots are well insulated in the ground and a three inch layer of mulch can provide added winter protection.

Natives, Redwoods and Other Trees for Fall-Winter planting

Selection at the nursery includes the following. Many sizes and shapes available.  So many to choose from: it's best to visit the nursery to choose your trees. You can download an adobe file with some sizes and prices by clicking on the link to the right. Or go to our inventory page to download a more complete list.  

Natives:

Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii)

Vine Maple (Acer circinatum) 

Grand Fir (Abies grandis) 

Western Red Cedar (Thuja plicata) 

'Excelsa' Western Red Cedar - somewhat shorter and fuller than species 

Incense Cedar (Calocedrus decurrens) 

Murrayana pines (Pinus contorta subsp. murrayana) - high elevation contorted pines - collected trees.

Weeping Alaska Cedar or Yellow Cedar (Chamaecyparis nootkatensis) - Many varieties and sizes available (Pendula, Jubilee, Green Arrow, Glauca Pendula)

Mountain Hemlocks (Tsuga mertensiana) – container grown and collected trees

Western hemlocks (Tsuga heterophylla) - nursery grown 

Garry Oak - Oregon White Oak (Quercus garryana) 

Alpine firs (Abies lasiocarpa) - collected trees

And of course we have evergreen huckleberry (vaccinium ovatum), red huckleberry (vaccinium parviflorum, Kinnikinnick (artostaphylos uva-ursi), Oregon Grape - tall and compacta (Mahonia aquifolium) and salal (gaultheria shallon).

Redwoods:

Giant redwood (Sequoiadendron giganteum) 

Powder Blue Giant Redwood 

Glaucum Blue giant Redwood 

Pendula - weeping Giant Redwoods 

Dawn Redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides)

Gold Rush dawn redwood 

Albo spicata Coast Redwood (sequoia sempervirens)

Others:

Leyland cypress (cupressocyparis x leylandii) - great for windbreaks or screens - deer resistant.

Gold Rider - variegated yellow - slower growing and fuller than species

Nordmann fir (abies nordmanniana) - similar to Noble fir but more disease resistant 

Frasier fir (abies fraseri) 

And many others.