Evergreen Trees For Wedding Gifts
Late Shipping Dates Available!
You don't need to wait to order, even if you don't want your trees right away. We can keep your trees in very healthy condition, and ship them after our regular shipping dates to accomodate your wedding plans. When you place your order, just indicate that you need a special shipping date, and make sure you give yourself enough time to receive and prepare your trees as wedding gifts.
What We Recommend:
Plug seedlings are highly recommended as wedding favors at any time of year, since the roots of plug seedlings are shipped in a 4 to 6 inch tall bullet-shaped ball comprised of either dirt or organic "soil-less growing media". This dirt plug provides the evergreen seedling with a continuous source of water and nutrients, which reduces stress on the plant during shipping and planting, and gives them a head start because their roots are already established in soil and are ready to start putting on new growth. We also offer an individual packaging option for seedling plugs [trees must be ordered separately]. Bareroot seedlings, however, need to be planted early in the spring so that they can get their roots re-established in the soil before any hot, dry weather hits. In a nutshell, buy plug seedlings if your wedding is in late May through mid-September. For presentation, please review the basic presentation ideas below, but with plug seedlings you can skip the wet paper towel. For best results, tell your guests to plant their trees as soon as possible. They can also print out a copy of our evergreen planting instructions.
Wedding Presentation Ideas:
Evergreen seedlings are perfect if you are having a Fall or an early Spring wedding, and they are less expensive than plug seedlings. Colorado Blue Spruce seedlings, Fraser Fir seedlings and Serbian Spruce seedlings are probably the best choice, since they are easy to handle, are not bushy or bulky, and are very cute. For the convenience of your guests, we recommend that you dunk the bare roots in water, wrap a wet paper towel and the tree's roots, insert the roots in a small plastic bag, wrap the plastic bag in craft or tissue paper, and put a bow around the whole thing at the base of the trunk. You then have a very nice, clean and inexpensive gift which you can lay in a basket or on a gift table. Just be sure to protect them from direct sunlight until they are planted. For best results, tell your guests to plant them as soon as possible. Evergreen transplants are much bigger and bushier, and so require much more work...but they can also be used.
Pots are another presentation option, but direct sunlight on the pot can quickly dry out the dirt and/or raise dirt temperature to fatal levels. For seedlings, you will need pots that are at least 3 inches wide and 6 inches deep. Place a rag or a folded paper towel in the bottom of the pot to allow water to drain while keeping dirt from making a mess in someone's trunk or lap. For best results, tell your guests to plant them as soon as possible.
How One Bride Prepared Her Trees
Kellie did a nifty job preparing her trees for presentation and handout at her wedding. In her own words and pictures:
I bought the fabric for the bags on clearance and made them all myself. We put each tree in a plastic bag and gave it a few squirts of water. We put a scoop of tiny rocks in the bottom of the tree bags [so the bags would stand upright - Ed.] and then inserted the trees. My husband made the labels on his computer. We purchased sheets of business cards, the kind that when you tear them apart, they do not show the perforations...they were amazing!!! On the front of the business card was the name of the guest and their table number. On the back was a 'coupon' to get them into a brunch we had the next day. I punched a hole in each corner with a heart shaped hole punch and pulled the ribbon through it and then tied it onto the tree bag. It worked out perfectly and served many purposes.
It was a great and inexpensive gift and it made me very happy to know we were doing something nice for the environment. I also loved the idea of people planting a tree in honor of our wedding. The trees were SUCH a hit. Everyone REALLY loved them and said they had never seen anything like them before. I've even had many people come back and give me progress reports on their growth.
I'm so happy you liked the pictures. I was afraid I was bothering you. :) You really helped us out a lot and we were so happy we found you. I'd be happy to recommend your company to anyone I know.
Kellie M.
The Poem Kellie Wrote For Her Wedding Day
Today is a day for love and life.
A beginning for us as husband and wife.
New love needs attention to grow and survive,
And with care and affection, will flourish and thrive.
The same holds true when it comes to a tree,
It needs nourishment and some T.L.C.
In time you will find that this seedling so small,
Will strengthen and grow to be mighty and tall.
The cold winds will blow and the branches will bend,
But a tree that is strong has the power to mend.
Though times may be tough through the course of our years,
We'll grow stronger together through laughter and tears.
Please keep this young seedling and in some small way,
When you watch as it grows, you'll remember this day.
You're the family we love and the friends we hold dear,
And we're so very happy to have you all here.
