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TREE & SHRUB SALE
Parks & People Foundation has partnered with RPM Ecosystems, a leading Native plant nursery, to provide the Baltimore Metropolitan region with exceptional trees and shrubs for planting this fall. RPM native species are reliable, hardy, and naturally adaptable to the climatic conditions of the Eastern U.S.
Through RPM, Parks & People is offering trees that are suitable for conservation and restoration plantings as well as for park, neighborhood and lawn greening. These native trees and shrubs will provide immediate ecological benefits wherever they are planted.
Trees are one year old (2' - 6' high), in three gallon containers (10 1/8" diameter, 7" deep) and sell for $45 each for individuals and $35 each for community organizations, watershed associations and land trusts.
Click on the links below to find out more about each of the tree species available. Following the links are detailed purchase options. (NOTE: We are unable to deliver trees except for orders of 25 trees or more. Tree pick-up is in Baltimore on May 9, 2009 between 9am and 2pm. See details below.)
Purchasing Options
Use the secured PayPal site to pay online. You DO NOT have to have a PayPal account to order; major credit cards are also accepted.
To see our full inventory of shade and flowering trees (available in various sizes up to 3.5" caliper) please click HERE. These larger species are grown in-ground and are available NOW through November. Place an order by calling 410-448-5663, ext. 115.
Parks & People has partnered with a Maryland nursery to bring you quality local trees and shrubs grown in-ground. These trees are available year round. Click HERE to see the full inventory.
Other Purchasing Options:
1 - Download the attached flyer and mail it to us at 800 Wyman Park Drive, Suite 010, Baltimore, MD 21211 or fax it to us at 410-448-5895.
Visa, MasterCard and checks accepted.
2 - Call in your order to 410-448-5663, ext. 115.
Tree Pick-up Information
The tree pick-up for purchases made during our fall sale is on Saturday May 9, 2009 between 9am-2pm in auxilliary parking lot across the street from the main parking lot of the Stieff Silver Building at 800 Wyman Park Drive, Baltimore, MD 21211.
This is in the Remington neighborhood of Baltimore city and is adjacent to Druid Hill Park. The site is easily accessible off of I-83.
Directions:
From Downtown
Travel northbound on the JFX (I-83). Take the 28th Street/Druid Park Lake Drive exit, number 7A-B/6. Keep LEFT at the 1 stfork in the ramp. Keep RIGHT at the 2nd fork in the ramp. Merge onto West 28th Street. At the light, turn LEFT onto Sisson Street. At the 2nd light, turn LEFT onto Wyman Park Drive. Make the next left into the LARGE parking lot across the street from the Stieff Silver Building and look for signs.
From North of the JFX
Travel southbound on the JFX (I-83). Take the 28th Street/Druid Park Lake Drive exit, number 7. Merge onto West 28th Street. At the 1 stlight, turn LEFT onto Sisson Street. At the 2nd light, turn LEFT onto Wyman Park Drive. Make the next left into the LARGE parking lot across the street from the Stieff Silver Building and look for signs.
About RPM Trees
- They are grown in organic soil and without genetic modification.
- They produce nuts, seeds and fruit earlier.
- They have survival rates approaching 95%.
- They can survive and thrive in challenging environmental conditions.
- Their root biomass is as much as 18X greater than trees grown using traditional methods.
1 yr. old RPM
grown root mass 1 yr. old vs. conventionally-grown root mass
About the RPM Method
The Root Production Method (RPM) is a natural process found to positively affect trees, shrubs, and grasses, resulting in accelerated growth, increased root mass, early flower, fruit, seed, and/or nut production, and higher rates of establishment and survivability.
RPM is composed of a series of horticultural practices including: collection of superior native seed stock, air-root pruning, greenhouse growing, acclimating to local conditions, balanced nutrition, soil microbial and fungal relationships, container growing in special media, and timing learned from over 20 years of field research.
Satisfied Users of RPM Trees:
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service • U.S. Forest Service • U.S. Department of Energy • Ducks Unlimited • Wild Turkey Federation • State Departments of Conservation • State Departments of Natural Resources • Natural Resource Conservation Service • Private Landowners • Mitigation Banks • Environmental Protection Agency • Trout Unlimited • Private Foresters • Engineering Firms • Private Landowners •Municipalities • National Wildlife Refuges • Nursery Tree Growers and many more
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