Jim Engel has been providing native trees to our area for nearly 30 years. Join us at 1 PM on Saturday, June 22 for a tour of White Oak Nursery; 4350 Kipp Road, Canandaigua, NY.
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| image courtesy of Country Folks Grower |
White Oak Nursery has been propagating and growing over 80 species of native shade trees and native flowering shrubs since 1995. W.O.N. grows the majority of woody species that are native to the northeastern United States plus the best ornamental trees from around the world. This choice of species allows you to design complete landscapes entirely with native plants but also to establish complete plant communities that benefit native wildlife.
Plants in our landscapes should serve a dual purpose. Plants should not only delight and beautify our lives and yards but they should also serve their age-old function of providing food and shelter for native wildlife. Only native flora can provide the essential ingredients that native wildlife needs to survive.
Using native plants also eliminates the threat posed to natural areas by non-native and invasive plants that escape from yards and gardens
White
Oak's mission is to introduce you to the full range of landscape and
ecological possibilities by using native plants and make them assessable
to you and the nursery/landscape industry.
Jim Engel provides important educational information on how to integrate native plants into our landscapes and at the same time provide the best habitat for native wildlife. It's a win/win combination.
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It was a warm sunny afternoon when 15 members met Jim Engel at White Oak Nursery on Kipp Road. Jim has been at this 50 acre location since 2000. Initially he propagated native and cultivated plants and trees. He then focused on native trees and in the past 5-6 years he grows native trees and perennials.
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| Jim uses some bark mulch and hand weeds. |
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| Jim uses soil and cow manure. He does not want to pamper the plants then send the out to be stressed when planted in their new location. |
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| Trees are grown in synthetic fabric grow bags - allowing the roots to grow to the soil below the bag. |
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| scarlet pimpernel growing along the boxes |
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| Jim invested in Anderson plant pots which allow roots to grow out through the bottoms of the square pots. Square pots nest together and eliminate the area between round pots which allow rodents and other nuisance. |
Jim prefers the fall for planting trees as it allows the roots to establish themselves while the tree is dormant. Spring planting allows less stress than summer planting which requires diligent watering.
The White Oak Nursery website: http://www.whiteoaknursery.biz/ is the best way to know what tree and plant species Jim carries. In addition to potted seedlings, trees and shrubs that he has available you'll find an abundance of beneficial information.