Welcome to our Native Plant Store
We are now accepting orders for our 2025 Native Plant Sale!
PLANT INFORMATION:
Most of the plants offered in our sale are 1- to 2-year-old bare-root seedlings (no soil on the roots) that typically range in size from 8” to 24” other than a couple specialty species that are “plugs” that are grown in seedling trays. These plants tend to be smaller in stature, and may only be 3” or so tall at delivery.
Conifer trees are sold in bundles of 25, and most deciduous trees and shrubs are sold in bundles of 10, with the exception of specialty shrub species sold in bundles of 5.
To learn more about native plants and help you choose which plants are most suited to your site and goals, visit our Native Plants webpage and/or view our Past Webinars for information on natural landscaping, choosing native plants for birds and pollinators, preparing your site for planting, and protecting plants from animal damage, and much more.
PLANT AVAILABILITY: All plants are sold on a first-come, first-served basis. Plants must be pre-ordered by January 17, 2025. Quantities are limited.
PICKING UP PLANTS: Plants will be available for pick-up on Friday, March 1, 2025 or Saturday, March 2, 2025. Plants are only available for pick-up at our distribution center held at Lazy J Tree Farm at 225 Gehrke Road in Port Angeles. Shipping is not available.
To help with the flow of traffic, drive through pick-up times are staggered and a timeslot will be chosen during the order checkout process. A reminder notice in the form of a brightly colored postcard with your order number will be mailed out two weeks prior to pick-up day to help facilitate a quick pick-up of plants.
ALL SALES ARE FINAL: Once an order is placed we are unable to make changes, so please review your order carefully before placing it. Unless prior arrangements are made, plants not picked up on your chosen pick-up date may be donated to restoration projects. Refunds are not available for plant orders that are not picked up.
Salal
Salal
Bundle of 5 plants (plugs)
Gaultheria shallon
Description
Creeping to erect, spreads by layering, suckering and sprouting. Height can range from less than a foot to 5 feet tall. Leaves are alternate, evergreen, leathery, thick, shiny, and egg-shaped. The leaves are also finely toothed. Flowers are whitish or pinkish, fruit is reddish-blue to dark-purple.
Habitat
Salal is a very common understory shrub in Western Washington, and can be found in both coniferous forests or rocky bluffs, at low to medium elevations. It can form impenetrable thickets. Grows best in full to partial shade, but can be grown in a more sunny location if it has good drainage and adequate moisture. It is slow growing, but can spread by sprouting from underground stems.
Beneficial Uses
Berries can be made into jams or jellies, often in combination with other berries. The fruits are eaten by many kinds of birds and mammals, such as Douglas squirrels. Hummingbirds will visit the flowers as well. Deer and elk eat salal foliage mostly in the winter.