The great French Marshal Lyautey once asked his gardener to plant a tree. The gardener objected that the tree was slow-growing and would not reach maturity for a hundred years. The Marshal replied, “In that case, there is no time to lose, plant it this afternoon.”

Keeping that thought in mind, many Southwest Ohio Soil and Water Conservation Districts are offering tree seedling sales. You can check out the sales at the following links. Thanks to ODNR Regional Urban Forester Wendi VanBuren for this information.

Shelby Soil & Water Conservation District – (937) 492-6520 – Orders due by Friday, March 23rd. Pick-up on third week of April.

Darke Soil & Water Conservation District – (937) 548-1752 – Orders due by Wednesday, March 21st. Pick-up on April 3, 4 & 5.

Miami Soil & Water Conservation District – http://www.miamiswcd.org/ Orders due by Friday, March 16th. Pick-up on April 3 & 4.

Preble Soil & Water Conservation District – (937) 456-5159 – Orders due by Friday, March 16th. Pick-up on April 3.

Montgomery Soil & Water Conservation District – http://www.montgomeryswcd.org/ Orders due by Friday, March 9th. Pick-up on April 3 & 4.

Greene Soil & Water Conservation District – www.co.greene.oh.us/soils Orders due by Friday, March 16th. Pick-up on April 12 & 13.

Butler Soil & Water Conservation District – http://www.butlerswcd.org/ Orders due by Friday, March 23rd. Pick-up on April 19 & 20

Warren Soil & Water Conservation District – http://www.co.warren.oh.us/warrenswcd/home/ Orders due by Monday, March 19th. Pick-up on March 29, 30 & 31.

Clinton Soil & Water Conservation District – (937) 382-2461 – Orders due by Friday, March 16th. Pick-up on March 29 & 30.

Hamilton – No Tree Sale

Clermont Soil & Water Conservation District – 513/732-7075 – Orders due by Friday, April 13th. Pick-up on April 21.

Highland Soil & Water Conservation District – (937) 393-1922 ext #3 – First come, first served. Pick-up on April 6.

Brown – No Tree Sale

Adams Soil & Water Conservation District – (937) 798-4018 – White Pine and Norway Spruce only – Ordering until gone. Arrive March 13th.