Annual Tree Seedling Sale
Conservation begins in your backyard! Support the Allegan Conservation District by planting a tree in 2008!
The 2008 Annual Tree Seedling Sale is up and running. Please download the 2008 order form below. Orders are due on April 4th, 2008.
Download the Order form: Note prints to 8.5“x17” paper
2008 Tree Seedling Sale PDF
Please note: If you did not have chance to pre-order trees we have surplus trees on the day of the sale as well as at our office for two weeks.
Tree sale pickup day is at:
Allegan Area Education Center
2891 M-222 across from the Allegan County Airport
April 19th, 9:30am-2:00pm
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Primary Contact
Tina Clemons
Administrator
Allegan Conservation District
1668 Lincoln Rd
Allegan MI 49010
(269)673-8965 ex 3
Tulip Poplar
Scientific Name: Liriodendron tulipifera
Height: 70-90’
Width: 35-50’
Growth Rate: medium to fast growing, medium-lived
Habitat: Full sun, sandy or loam soils, average to moist
Spacing: 15’ x 15’
Tuliptree is also known as tulip poplar or yellow poplar. It has showy tulip-shaped flowers in the spring and 1-3” fruits in the fall, with yellow fall leaves. It is a native species of Michigan and should be planted where there is a lot of room for roots. It is sensitive to salt, soil compaction, heat and drought. It can also be frost sensitive. After planting, seedlings should be watered regularly.
