The Natchitoches Soil & Water Conservation Tree and Shrub Sale gets underway Wednesday, March 8 and continues through Friday, March 10, on the vacant lot at the corner of St. Clair Ave and Williams Ave in Natchitoches. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday; Friday 9 a.m. to noon.
Available for purchase are a variety of bare root and potted trees and shrubs, including River Birch, Red Maple, Live Oak, Sawtooth Oak, Strawberry Bush, Chinquapin, Chinese Chestnut, White, Red and Pink Dogwood, Crape Myrtle, Fern, Azalea, Native Azalea, Gardenia, Hydrangea Red, Jane Magnolia, Sunshine Ligustrum, Sweet Olive, Sago Palm, Mayhaw, Apple, Peach, Pear, Plum, Blueberry, Fig, Native Sweet Pecans, Satsumas, Lemon, Avocado, Pomegranate, Paw-Paw, Crabapple, Buckeye and many others. Plants are listed on website.
The tree sale is the NSWCD’s largest fund-raiser of the year. All proceeds benefit the community through area project sponsorships including conservation essay and soil and water stewardship week, conservation education programs, forestry awareness, and feral hog control.
For more information, call 352-7100 ext.3. Also go to the district website at www.nswcd. org to pre-oder; just click the shop tab under tree sale. Also check out the FACEBOOK page. There are a limited number of seedlings available, so for the best selection shop early.