JF Schmidt 2023 Priceless Catalog [PDF]
JF Schmidt 2018 Tree Reference Guide [PDF]
Gertens 2023 Retail Catalog [PDF]
Gertens 2024 Retail Catalog [PDF]
Spring 2023 - Honeycrisp Apple Dwarf, New U of M (7# x3) [Gertens] .. in-stock 5/3/23
Spring 2023 - Pink Spires Crabapple [Gertens] .. in-stock 5/3/23
Spring 2023 - Sparkling Sprite® Flowering Crabapple PP27,954 [Gertens] .. in-stock 5/3/23
Spring 2023 - Louisa Crabapple (x1) [Gertens 1] [Gertens 2] .. in-stock 5/3/23
Spring 2023 - Camelot® Flowering Crabapple [Gertens] .. in-stock 5/3/23
Spring 2024 - Snowcap Japanese Tree Lilac .. next to George Floyd Memorial Weeping Cherry sign .. https://www.gertens.com/snowcap-japanese-lilac-tree.html
Spring 2024 - Miss Kim Lilac Tree .. SE corner of Titan plot .. https://plants.gertens.com/12070009/Plant/28021/Miss_Kim_Lilac_(tree_form)/
Spring 2024 - Ivory Silk Japanese Tree Lilac (x3) .. Back Porch corner & next to east side of [Artemis], south fenceline of [Heinz Farm] .. https://plants.gertens.com/12070009/Plant/10747/Ivory_Silk®_Tree_Lilac_(tree_form)/
Spring 2024 - Bloomerang Dark Purple Lilac Tree .. Dog Area .. https://plants.gertens.com/12070009/Plant/21833/Bloomerang®_Dark_Purple_Lilac/
Spring 2024 - Dakota Pinnacle® Birch .. ElizaBerries parallel to neighbor's power pole .. maintain 6-7 feet from his fence. .. https://plants.gertens.com/12070009/Plant/2059/Dakota_Pinnacle®_Birch/
Spring 2024 - Skyrocket Juniper x12 .. Beginning & parallel to west power pole, every 3 feet through plot Earth .. serving as a long-term screen for Bob's pool, back porch & shed zone .. also serving as a long-term food source for birds. Use small pots (5-7#), don't need instant results. They will have nitrogen fixation & scavengers around them. White Dutch Clover & Daikon Radish.. https://plants.gertens.com/12070009/Plant/902/Skyrocket_Juniper/
Spring 2024 - Louie White Pine (x2) .. in between the George Floyd Tree & our home .. ElizaBerries border stagger (from top, #6 with green cone .. clear from power line) .. https://plants.gertens.com/12070009/Plant/5208/Louie_White_Pine
Spring 2024 - Blue Angel Japanese White Pine (x3) .. in between Hampton Tree & our Swiss Stone Pine (near flagpole) & ElizaBerries border stagger x2 (from top, #4 & #5 with yellow cones) .. .. https://plants.gertens.com/12070009/Plant/5213/Blue_Angel_Japanese_White_Pine
Spring 2024 - Green Penguin Scotch Pine (x3) .. ElizaBerries border stagger (from top, #1, #2 & 3 with orange cones) .. https://plants.gertens.com/12070009/Plant/27396/Green_Penguin_Scotch_Pine
Spring 2024 - Blue Totem Colorado Blue Spruce (x1) .. ElizaBerries border stagger (from top, #7 with yellow cone .. aka the bottom one, due to its height) .. https://plants.gertens.com/12070009/Plant/14086/Blue_Totem_Colorado_Blue_Spruce
Spring 2024 - Ice Dragon Hybrid Maple (x2) .. Ceres .. in the positions of the deceased pair of Japanese White Pine trees from 2021.
Spring 2024 - Nova Japanese Yew x12 .. serving as a long-term screen for Bob's pool, back porch & shed zone .. a taller variety than Skyrocket Juniper. https://plants.gertens.com/12070009/Plant/14524/Nova_Japanese_Yew
Spring 2026 - Bonna Scotch Pine-Hindu Pan .. https://www.gertens.com/bonna-scotch-pine-hindu-pan.html .. plant this tree (~$1500) exactly 1 year after the front old-world maple tree is taken down & killed (Spring 2025) .. we are planning to leave the stump, but we will have the stump poisoned. This tree will essentially grow right next to where our front Maple tree was planted as part of a boulevard idea on Mary Ann Lane in the 1960s. We planted a Skyline Honeylocust to replace it though in 2012, and it did really well in 11 years. This tree will join as a set-back boulevard tree to consume all the maple roots/nutrients left behind as the tree dies over 5 years.. https://www.gertens.com/bonna-scotch-pine-hindu-pan.html
Golden Black Spruce .. https://plants.gertens.com/12070009/Plant/7601/Golden_Black_Spruce
Autumn Brilliance® Serviceberry .. https://plants.gertens.com/12070009/Plant/607/Autumn_Brilliance®_Serviceberry
White Fringetree .. https://plants.gertens.com/12070009/Plant/89/White_Fringetree
Thornless Cockspur Hawthorn .. https://plants.gertens.com/12070009/Plant/3472/Thornless_Cockspur_Hawthorn
Red Jade Crabapple .. not carried by Gerten's.. JF Schmidt tree, find a reseller?
Red Barron Flowering Crabapple [Gertens] .. in-stock 5/3/23
Rejoice™ Flowering Crabapple [Gertens] .. in-stock 5/3/23
Summer 2023 - Hakura Nishiki Willow - Tree Form [Gertens] .. out of stock 5/3/23
Louisa Crabapple [Gertens 1] [Gertens 2]
Ivory Spear™ Flowering Crabapple [JF Schmidt]
Lollipop® Flowering Crabapple [Gertens] .. 1.75" BB only.
Pink Sparkles® Flowering Crabapple PP12,482 [Gertens]
Ruby Dayze™ Flowering Crabapple PP31,232 [Gertens] 1.5" to 2" BB only.
Iseli Nursery Hybrid Maple Jack Frost Collection [Product Link]
Iseli Nursery Arctic Jade Maple [Product Link] [Gertens] .. in-stock 5/3/23
Iseli Nursery Ice Dragon Maple [Product Link] [Gertens] .. in-stock 5/3/23
Iseli Nursery North Wind Maple [Product Link] [Gertens] .. in-stock 5/3/23
First Editions® Vanilla Strawberry™ Hydrangea -Tree Form PP20,670 [Gertens]
Pinky Winky® Hydrangea - Tree Form PP16,166 [Gertens]
(Not in 2023 Catalog) April Showers™ Flowering Crabapple PP15,559 [Gertens]
Spring 2024 (~May 1-14)
Snowcap Japanese Tree Lilac (x1, #10, $180) .. next to George Floyd Memorial Weeping Cherry sign
Miss Kim Lilac Tree (x1, #15, $260) .. SE corner of Titan plot
Ivory Silk Japanese Tree Lilac (x3, #10, $180) .. Back Porch corner, next to east side of [Artemis], south fenceline of [Heinz Farm] .. the last one is a long-term screen for the backyard neighbor's back porch
Bloomerang Dark Purple Lilac Tree (x1, #15, $260) .. Dog Area .. Use as a long-term screen for the neighbor's shed/lower pool region/junk storage area .. early AM/noon shade for us in 10-15 years.
Dakota Pinnacle® Birch (x1, #20, $230) .. Upper ElizaBerries .. Use as a long-term screen for the neighbor's shed/lower pool region/junk storage area .. I was born in Fargo. I like birch trees.. especially ones that grow fast.
Louie White Pine (x2, #20, $230) .. in between the George Floyd Tree & our home .. ElizaBerries border stagger (from top, #6 with green cone .. clear from power line) .. https://plants.gertens.com/12070009/Plant/5208/Louie_White_Pine
Blue Angel Japanese White Pine (x2, #20, $370) .. in between Hampton Tree & our Swiss Stone Pine (near flagpole) & ElizaBerries border tree (from top, #4 with yellow cone) .. .. https://plants.gertens.com/12070009/Plant/5213/Blue_Angel_Japanese_White_Pine
Green Penguin Scotch Pine (x4, #7, $160 or #3, $90) .. ElizaBerries border stagger (from top, #1, #2, #3 & #5 with orange cones) .. https://plants.gertens.com/12070009/Plant/27396/Green_Penguin_Scotch_Pine
Blue Totem Colorado Blue Spruce (x1, #6, $120) .. ElizaBerries border stagger (from top, #7 with yellow cone .. aka the bottom one, due to its height) .. https://plants.gertens.com/12070009/Plant/14086/Blue_Totem_Colorado_Blue_Spruce
Ice Dragon Hybrid Maple (x2, #3, $180) .. Ceres .. in the positions of the deceased pair of Japanese White Pine trees from 2021. Boulevard shrubs, essentially.
Nova Japanese Yew (x15, #5, $53) .. Parallel to & beginning at west power pole, running through plot [Earth] .. plant every 18 inches (2 plants/meter) .. long-term vertical & complete screen for Harold Drive neighbor's west lawn, fence & shed zones, long-term source of food for birds https://plants.gertens.com/12070009/Plant/14524/Nova_Japanese_Yew
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18 Trees, 15 Shrubs (~$4300 before tax)
Spring 2023 (~May 1-14)
[Triton] - North Wind Hybrid Maple Tree (Dad)
NW Corner of [Titan] - Arctic Jade Hybrid Maple Tree (Elizabeth)
Pond of Hope/Front Walkway - Louisa Crabapple Tree
Pond of Hope - Ice Dragon Hybrid Maple (Samuel)
Dog Area - Camelot Crabapple Tree
[Venus] Boulevard - Sparkling Sprite Crabapple Tree
[Venus] Boulevard - Pink Spires Crabapple Tree
Jupiter/Saturn/Uranus - All Dwarf Honeycrisp Apple x1/each
Jupiter/Saturn/Uranus - All Jostaberry x1/each .. this was funded by Dan's $100 dumpster donation/fee. We extended a long-term invitation to him to eat them. They taste really good.
Spring 2022 (~May 1)
Pond of Tranquility - Louisa Crabapple [Gertens 1] [Gertens 2]
Swing set - Emerald Spires Crabapple [Gertens] [PDF]
Rear Porch - Royal Beauty Crabapple [Gertens] [PDF]
Boulevard - Jade Butterflies Ginkgo [Pahl's] [PDF]
Front Hill - Red Rocket Maple [Gertens] [PDF]
Order from Pahl's in the early spring (Jade Butterflies Ginkgo). Can bring this home in my car. High price here. $270.
Order all others from Gertens in the early spring. Consider the burlap ball pots. Maybe $250 per tree average. Have delivered (+$130)
Checked 4/22/22 -- [2022 Gertens Retail Catalog] is available now.. all trees are listed on it in 20# .. All are showing out of stock. Might be good to call. Will be 4 trees at approximately $250 apiece. $1200-$1300 delivered.
4/23/22 -- Called Gertens in early AM. Said they have lots of crabapple availability. Went to Gertens & found all three crabapple pots in 20# .. hand selected 3, paid for & marked for delivery on 4/26. Said they would call ahead on 4/25. They did not have any Red Rocket Maple pots. The tree expert on duty said they may have B&B Red Rocket Maples, but they would likely have them available in pots in the next few weeks. Will continue checking the website & calling (as he said).
4/26/22 -- They were delivered street-side around 4:15PM. Literally, street-side. Don't know why Gerten's asked me what part of the driveway to place them on if they were just going to dump them next to the curb.
4/27/22 -- Began work at 3:30PM. Holes dug (18" deep, 40" wide) x3, discovered our Pink Spires was accidentally an Emerald Spires. Oops, children rushed over & found the Pink Spires row at Gerten's excitedly (it was the last discovery).. but I recall getting distracted & didn't check tags. Don't ever, ever trust rows.. only tags. So, an Emerald Spires is the same height (~20'), but it is half the width (only 6'). Not a big deal, as the Royal Raindrops Crabapple next to it (~8 years old) will likely serve as the additional layer of a long-term privacy screen to the back porch/pool of a backyard neighbor. The objectives for the Pink Spires was more color, a privacy screen, and additional fruit for birds/animals. The Emerald Spires will serve the purpose just fine. We will add Pink Spires back onto the list for 2023-2024. I was greeted by a total of 4 male mallard ducks & 1 female mallard duck this evening. Very tiring (~12 wheelbarrows), but I successfully traded spots with the duck at the pond to let him take a bath & a nap. A beautiful evening (~55F & sunny) in Burnsville to work outdoors. Ended work at 7:45PM.
4/28/22 -- Plan to begin planting the Louisa Crabapple at the pond today. Encountered a lot of large gravel/sand near the pond at 1 foot depth. We encountered a small backyard drainage field while hand excavating the pond -- lots of pea gravel & clay pipe. So, we will backfill the bottom & sides with our DIY compost.
5/16/22 -- Seeing no growth on 2020's Honeycrisp Apple & Montmorency Cherry. Sad, this was bad soil & we had a drought in summer 2021. Declaring these dead & will likely dig up & not directly replace in 2022.. rather with fruit tree ideas in spring 2023. Should be completely different soil conditions 3 years later. We will ensure we are using lots of brassica & legume in the wildlife food plots to serve as nitrogen for these newer ornamental & fruit trees we are growing.
8/1/22 -- The Swiss Stone Pine on the front boulevard has long since been declared dead & has been removed. I did transplant it in The Pit & will take care of it, just in case. It has no contention for moisture there & will be surrounded by nitrogen next Spring. The Swiss Stone Pine's area was replaced with Triton. The Honeycrisp Apple & Montmorency Cherry were declared dead two weeks ago, dug up & replaced with 2x transplanted Jostaberries that were outgrowing their areas in ElizaBerries. I have watered these Jostaberries heavily several times since (we are in a D2 drought). I was visiting Gerten's today for bird food & decided to check on their stock of the Red Rocket Maple. They had about 10 of them. I selected one, and I selected one Jade Butterfly Ginkgo. They will be delivered on 8/9/22 by Gerten's Commercial, I believe. Delivery was only $60 due to the Red Rocket Maple being tall, she was able to get a better rate ($130 vs $60). Nice touch. About $650 delivered, should be nice.
8/2/22 -- I dug a 4'x4'x2' square near the driveway & front walkway where I thought a 35'x12' tree (Red Rocket Maple) would look nice as a replacement for the ~1963 Maple tree currently living on the boulevard. This location selected will bring morning & afternoon shade to different, important zones of the front yard. The colors of the Red Rocket Maple should be a very nice feature, and the birds will hang out in it all the time, I think. We'll find out. I chose to dig about 1 foot parallel to my low-voltage landscape wire run to the front lamp post (that I installed). I avoided the interaction with the low-voltage wire zone. Tons of sand & rocks, clearly construction back-fill. I even found parts of a green glass pop/beer bottle. A good decision to move 8 wheelbarrows of sand/rocks out of it to The Pit. We'll replace it with black dirt from The Pit. This soil will be much more rich & have a lot better water retention in the 1-2 foot zone of the tree's hole. We'll do this for both trees. The 2012 Autumn Gold Ginkgo trees planted on the boulevard has had a very rough life finding nutrients, but they are actually creating better soil now. Neither tree ever showed any stress during a drought. No insect issues either. They took about 6-8 years to really get enough power to build new branching & go upward. Big trunks now. Very beautiful trees though.. The Jade Butterfly Ginkgo will sit in the middle of the 2x Autumn Gold Ginkgo boulevard trees. We'll apply bonsai to it over the years to build a nice tree. This will be my interpretation of a boulevard.
Cinderella® Dwarf Crabapple (Samuel) - https://www.monrovia.com/cinderella-dwarf-crabapple.html
Coralburst Crabapple (Elizabeth) - https://www.pahls.com/shop/coralburst-crabapple-2/
Snow Fountains Weeping Cherry (x2, George Floyd Memorial Weeping Cherry Tree & Hampton Tree) - https://www.monrovia.com/plant-catalog/plants/5446/snow-fountains-weeping-cherry/
Silver Whispers Swiss Stone Pine (x2, x1 deceased) - https://www.monrovia.com/plant-catalog/plants/1974/silver-whispers-swiss-stone-pine/
Arkansas Black Apple (x1) - https://www.fast-growing-trees.com/products/arkansas-black-apple-tree
Honeycrisp Apple (x1, deceased) - https://www.fast-growing-trees.com/products/honeycrisp-apple-tree
Montmorency Cherry (x1, deceased) - https://www.fast-growing-trees.com/products/montmorency-cherry-tree
Northern Red Oak (x1) - https://www.fast-growing-trees.com/products/northern-red-oak-tree
Raspberry Spear Crabapple - https://www.jfschmidt.com/introductions/raspberryspear/index.html
2x Royal Raindrops Flowering Crabapple
https://www.jfschmidt.com/royalraindrops/
Snowdance Lilac Tree
Dwarf Korean Lilac Tree
2x Quick Fire Hydrangea Tree
Skyline Honeylocust
2x Autumn Gold Ginkgo
Japanese Tree Lilac
Royal Star Magnolia
Deceased & replaced in 2014
2x PeeGee Hydrangea Tree
European Mountainash
2x PeeGee Hydrangea Tree