Sue Sauve and Katherine McGuiness are hosting a native tree fundraiser for the Unitarian Fellowship of Peterborough. When you order a tree from us, we will deliver the tree to your property, work with you to choose the best site, plant it with rich soil amendments and provide animal protection. If you are more than 30 minutes from Peterborough, contact Sue Sauve before ordering. The species of trees we are offering are silver maple, black cherry, paper birch and tamarack. Trees are $50 each, except for the tamaracks, which are $25 because they are smaller.

We purchased the trees through the Otonabee Conservation annual tree sale. Orders will be received from Earth Day, April 22 until May 16th. Once we have your order, we will contact you to arrange a time to plant the tree(s) at your property.

The trees we plant will be small, 1’ to 2’ high, giving them the best opportunity to develop great roots so these trees can live a long time. We chose these species because they are native trees that support wildlife and biodiversity. Different species of trees require different amounts of light and moisture. Here is a brief summary of the conditions that the trees we are offering require.

Silver Maple

• Moisture: grows best in moist soil.

• Shade: slightly shade tolerant but grows best in full sun.

• Soil: grows best in rich soil.

Black Cherry

• Moisture: tolerates a variety of moisture levels.

• Shade: grows best in full sun.

• Soil: grows in a variety of soils.

White Birch

• Moisture: can tolerate a variety of moisture levels.

• Shade: intolerant — needs full sun.

• Soil: can tolerate a variety of soils.

Tamarack

• Moisture: tolerates varied moisture levels but is often found on wet sites.

• Shade: intolerant of shade — needs full sun.

• Soil: grows in a variety of soils.

Contact Sue Sauve for more information.