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Mick isn't the only one wondering if winter is over yet!

...there is the caterpillar,




the butterfly,  




the fish (eggs),


the mice,

 
and the morning sky!  
 
 It is hard to capture
the winds 
escorting
migratory birds,

but
they are easy to spot
as they fill
the air with news.
  
The chorus of coyotes
under the February
full moon fills night air
with more tales of
the spring to come.

The frost has quickly moved out of the ground and the snow all but disappeared.
 
We know winter may have a few cold and snowy surprises, but for the most part...

...Spring has a lot to say,  
and is definately on the way!  

Please call with any questions about availability as it is changing fast.

 
Last Chance for
Super Special
Evergreen
Pre-Order

-great
discounts
now
for big jobs
later!
 
 


 
 
Spring
Price List
Ready and
Available!

or give us a call 
(815) 943-8733 and  
we will mail a cop to your office 
or send it in an email. 
To request one click here!



NATIVE PLANT LIST AVAILABLE BY PHONE * GOING FAST  
  In a study entitled
"Urban Trees and Forests of the Chicago Region", by USDA, did you know that native Oak species comprise only 12% of the forest canopy in McHenry County?  Oaks provide the greatest carbon sink and compensatory value, but are the smallest in number
and declining at an alarming
and accelerating rate.

Please call Mary Tree with any questions about plants and availability.

(815) 943-8733

Got questions about OAKS? 

We can help.
Got questions about sticks?
Call: ASK-MICK
Got questions about smells in the nursery?
Call: JAG-COME




















Acorn to 8 month seedling!

Mick, Tana and Jagger by a
2,400 month old white oak
Native Oaks  
support 435 species of caterpillars and 
provide 90% of protein for baby birds. 
(Bringing Nature Home by Douglas W. Tallamy)
 
Birds are important in seed dispersal and pest control to keep higher native plant diversity and lower pest levels.

We are undeniably creatures of the Earth, whose fate and future is utterly dependent on the well-being of the whole web into which we are woven. 
Ann O'Hara Graff
In November 2009,
Glacier Oaks Nursery
had an acorn debut

in a short National Geographic article (right). 

They requested a box of acorns for the photo shoot that got planted and are now trees about the size of the ones from the same crop in our fields (below).

Its a 5-7 year process to grow a sturdy oak solid enough for your planting projects!

Reserve your spring oaks this Fall and get 5 free oak seedlings next spring when you pick up!   
 







 


 
 
   
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Watch
the
Oaks of McHenry County


 
a film by  
Artland Story Group

Check out the outstanding work of the

Land Conservancy of McHenry County!   

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GONatives!logo TRADEMARKED
Sustainable nursery practices are better for your trees and better for the environment. 
 

Glacier Oaks RootKeeper� 

Native Trees and Shrubs  

 

 

  are propagated and grown using these methods -producing native trees that are easy to transplant and start growing!

 


Examine each question in terms of what is ethically and esthetically right, as well as what is economically expedient.  A thing is right when it tends to preserve the integrity, stability, and beauty of the biotic community.  It is wrong when it tends otherwise.

Aldo Leopold "The Land Ethic"