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Stock is guaranteed fresh and healthy upon delivery. Please inspect your plants immediately upon delivery. If the plants are not wanted for any reason, they should be returned within 1 week, otherwise contact Cold Stream Farm immediately for alternate return instructions. Shipping cost is the responsibility of the customer. If you received damaged or incorrect… Read more »

Bearberry: A Great Landscaper’s Plant

Spring is almost here, so gardeners and landscapers around the country are starting to plan their spring gardens. Have you decided what you’ll be planting yet? One of our favorite spring plants is bearberry. If you’re looking for low-maintenance ground cover, you’ll love bearberry, too. Bearberry (arctostaphylos uva-ursi), or sometimes known as kinnikinnick, can be… Read more »

Winter and Ferns: What to Know for Those You Grow

First, you need to decide what type of fern you would like to buy or what type you already own. Evergreen and deciduous ferns have different needs and do well in different zones, as LoveToKnow Garden notes. Knowing what growing zone you live in is important as it will dictate the approach to your winter… Read more »

Spend the Winter Preparing for Spring Planting

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 your cold season preparing for your upcoming springtime planting plans with these helpful tips. Plan Out a… Read more »

Needles vs. Leaves: A Plant Evolution

Trees come in all shapes and sizes, but all of them have either the ability to grow leaves or needles – never both, and never neither. Trees that can grow leaves are called deciduous trees, while those that can grow needles are called conifers, something you may have forgotten since high school science class. The… Read more »

Spring Planting Tips for Pine Trees

Spring is naturally a great time to plant bushes and trees, and pine trees are no exception. If you are considering planting some pine tree saplings this year, here are a couple of tips and tricks to keep in mind. Mind the Frost Spring planting is best done after frost leaves the ground the weather… Read more »

Tremendous Nursery Deals at End of Summer

Now that Labor Day has come and gone, it seems as though another season of gardening has come and gone. However, here at Cold Stream Farm, we know that veteran gardeners are looking forward to this time of year for all of the great bargains it can bring. As this article published by The Portland… Read more »

The World’s Oldest Sugar Maple

Here at Cold Stream Farm, we are freshly stocked with a great inventory of shrubs, trees and other plant life that will help you build the landscape design of your dreams. Every once in a while, we like to take a close look at some of the varieties we sell and see how those varieties… Read more »

Can you judge a tree by its branch?

In the press release, “One Tree’s Architecture Reveals Secrets of a Forest,” Sciencedaily.com reports, “Just by looking at a tree’s branching pattern, it turns out, scientists can gather clues about how it functions – for example how much carbon dioxide it exchanges with the atmosphere or how much water transpires through its leaves – regardless… Read more »

Where to Plant Trees to Save Energy

When planting trees, finding the right kind of tree and the right location for the tree is great for energy conservation. According to, “Planting Trees For Energy Conservation: The Right Tree in the Right Place” by Michael Kuhns, Extension Forestry Specialist with Utah State University, planting a tree can result in energy savings. Planted in… Read more »

Atlantic white cedar blues

At Cold Stream Farm, we consider planting trees to be one of our missions. One way we accomplish this is by selling bare root trees. We also do our best in supporting conservation efforts nationwide. To hear that a group of people is planting trees is music to our ears. One such effort is happening… Read more »

Conifers, Surviving Winter Climates

Conifers are cone bearing seed plants with the great majority being trees with just a few being shrubs.  A lot of cedars, Douglas-firs and cypress trees fall into this category.  Because of a lot of their shapes and downward drooping limbs, they are able to shed snow and survive in Northern climates.  They also have… Read more »