Are you looking for wholesale conifer and cedar trees? If so, Cold Stream Farm is the place to go. Whether you’re looking to buy wholesale to distribute beautiful evergreen trees to your customers, or you’re a landowner working on creating a picturesque landscape, we can provide orders of varying sizes on all sorts of amazing… Read more »
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Winter Planting and Gardening
What’s better than planting your favorite flowers, trees, and shrubs in the spring? How about preparing for spring planting in the winter! That’s right. Your green thumb doesn’t have to rest just because the weather grows colder. Spend the cold season preparing for your upcoming springtime planting plans with these helpful tips: Plan a Clear… Read more »
Things to Know About Deciduous Plants
Deciduous Meaning First things first– what does the word deciduous mean? It refers to the falling off at maturity of leaves, petals and/or ripe fruit. So, if you’ve seen a shrub or tree shed leaves around September, October or November, you’re looking at a deciduous plant. Typically, these are some of the most beautiful features… Read more »
Understanding a Wildlife Habitat
Successful wildlife habitats must include the essentials needed to sustain the life within them including food, water, and shelter. An important part of a wildlife habitat is plants, shrubs, and trees, all of which work to provide protection, shelter, and food, for wildlife. Every animal species requires different types of food to survive depending on… Read more »
Understanding the Larch Tree
At Cold Stream Farm, we offer a diverse selection of trees and shrubs that, we believe, hold the potential of seriously beautifying wherever they are planted. Each tree has its own set of unique qualities that provide something different to our clients and this week, Cold Stream Farm is highlighting the Larch tree. With the… Read more »
Bearberry (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi)
***SPRING PLANTING RECOMMENDED – Mulch over 1/4” with woodchips or leaves. Keep from drying out. Latin name: Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Zones: 2-7 Common names: bearberry, kinnikinnick, sandberry, red bearberry, bilberry, bear’s grape, barren myrtle Mature height: 0.5 – 1 ft high/ groundcover up to 5 ft. spread Soil/Climate: Prefers sand or well drained gravelly light loam. … Read more »
Northern Bayberry (Myrica pensylvanica)
Latin: Myrica pensylvanica Zones: 4-6 Other common names: northern bayberry, bayberry, candle-berry Mature Height/spread: 3-8 ft. Its growth habit is upright, with a rounded top and forms a fairly dense shrub. Its size varies. An average height is about 8 feet without pruning. Plants will develop a spread equal to their height. Minimal pruning will control it well…. Read more »
Red Pine (Pinus resinosa)
This plant is restricted for shipment to CA, ID Latin Name: Pinus resinosa Common Name: Norway pine, hard pine, pitch pine Zone: 2-6 Mature Height: Red Pine is a coniferous evergreen tree known for its tall, straight growth, reaching heights of 50 to 100 feet and widths of up to 30 feet, with a trunk… Read more »
American Larch (Larix laricina)
Sorry, we can not ship to CA or Canada. Latin: Larix laricina Zones: 2-5 Other common names: Tamarack, eastern larch, hackmatack Mature Height/spread: 40-80 ft. high/ 15-30 ft. spread in ideal conditions. Soil / Climate: Grows in most soils including clay and limestone. Does best in moist, but well drained soils. Shade tolerant. Tamaracks are… Read more »
Pyramidal Arborvitae (Thuja Occidentalis & Pyramidalis)
Latin: Thuja occidentalis “Pyramidalis” Other common names: northern white-cedar, American arborvitae, arborvitae, eastern white-cedar, white-cedar, swamp-cedar Mature Height: 40-50 ft. Soil / Climate: limestone soils, moist, boggy areas. Tolerant of acidic and alkaline soils. Generally quite adaptable and tolerant once established, full sun. Partial shade is tolerated but plants become thin, open and much less… Read more »
FAQ
Planting on a dry site? Try Spruce or Pine. Evergreens in general do their growing in the spring and largely shut down for the rest of the summer hence they tend to be the dominant tree in drier areas. They take advantage of the winter’s accumulation of moisture. By the time the summer heat has… Read more »
Shipping Info
Shipment timing: Spring orders: Orders are scheduled for a climate zone appropriate time (late February for Southern US states, March-June for Northernmost US locations). DELAYS OCCUR if the product is spring harvested and our ground is frozen, or if the order is submitted or modified during the spring shipping season (generally a 2-5… Read more »
