Even though we'll be working Monday, we thought we'd get in the spirit of Presidents' Day a little early with...
Trees &
Below: Kankakee Nursery's finest presidential trees and their Commander-in-Chief counterparts.
Malus Adams Crab
Currently Available:
35 @ 1.75"BB
140 @ 2"BB
23 @ 2.5"BB
48 @ 3"BB
Top:
John Adams
2nd US President
Bottom:
His son, John Quincy Adams
6th US President
Jefferson Elm (shown here w/Kankakee Nursery employee & former Colorado Nursery & Greenhouse Association President Pete Reeser)
Currently available:
71 @ 2"BB
Thomas Jefferson
3rd US President
As cool as Pete Reeser? The jury's still out.
Bur (sometimes spelled Burr) Oak
Currently available:
54 @ #15 Root Pouch
1 @ 1.75" #25
6 @ 2.5"BB
2 @ 3"BB
12 @ 4"BB
Aaron Burr
OK, not a President but close: he's the 3rd US Vice President
Bonus Pic: Presidential Gold Ginkgo
(Very sorry, sold out)
6 Fun Facts about Presidents and Trees
QE 2 and George H.W. Bush "plant" a tree on the south lawn of the White House in 1990. (We assume there had real landscapers on site to do the grunt work.)
Enjoy this article on the history of some of the tree plantings that have taken place at the White House!
