Evergreen Trees For Weddings and Corporate Events
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 after you receive your trees to prepare them as needed.
Packaging Options:
Let us do the time-consuming, dirty prep work for you! We offer both individual packaging [for plug seedlings only] and cotton gift bag packaging [for all sizes and species], which you can purchase separately. These options, while expensive due to the amount of labor involved, will save you hours of prep time and provides an appealing and CLEAN presentation of your trees at your event. If you'd prefer to do it your own way, below are some photos and descriptions of what others have done.
What We Recommend:
Plug seedlings and jumbo 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 5 inch tall cigar-shaped ball comprised of a combination of dirt and organic material. This plug provides the little tree with a continuous source of water and nutrients, which reduces stress on the plant during shipping and planting...in a sense, they're not really "dug up". It also gives them a head start because their roots are already established in soil and are ready to start putting on new growth. Bareroot seedlings and transplants, on the other hand, cannot be sold or planted in the summer, since the lack of root establishment would surely kill them as soon as any hot, dry weather hits.
In a nutshell, we recommend that you buy plug seedlings if your wedding is in late May through mid-September, or December through late March, but in Spring and Fall you can buy any type of tree [seedling, plug or transplant].
Our current "supercute list" for weddings and other events is as follows [updated September 18, 2009]:
Balsam Fir plug seedlings [some have lost needles at the very base due to overcrowding]
Fraser Fir plug seedlings [always a favorite, grow farther south than most spruces]
Colorado Blue Spruce plug seedlings [always a favorite]
Norway Spruce seedling plugs [similar to Colorados, but grow faster]
Meyers Spruce plug seedlings [can grow very far south compared with other spruces]
White Pine seedling plugs [cute, but do have some yellow needles at the bottom]
We will add to this supercute list our bare root evergreen seedlings once they've been dug and analyzed by our "cuteness" inspector.
Wedding Presentation Ideas:
Evergreen seedlings are a less expensive option if you are having a Fall or a Spring wedding [no later than late May]. 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. You can also add pea gravel or other small stones, which will add weight to the bottom of the bag, and allow the bag to stand upright. Just be sure to protect your trees from direct sunlight until they are out of the shipping box and the plastic bags, since the heat generated by direct sunlight on the box or bags can kill the trees in short order. For best results, tell your guests to plant them as soon as possible. Evergreen transplants are much bigger and bushier, and therefore require more work...but they are certainly a good alternative if you want trees which are more substantial in size.
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 both plugs and seedlings, you should buy 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, which allow water to drain while keeping dirt from making a mess. For best results, tell your guests to plant their trees as soon as possible.
How Others Prepared Their Wedding Day Trees:
Kellie's Wedding:
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.
Carrie and Tom's Wedding:
Hi Rick,
This email from you reminded me that I never THANKED YOU for my order. You sent me 200 Blue Spruce Seedlings for my son's August 30th wedding (favors). I was very nervous that not only would they not arrive in time...but their condition would not allow me to present them in the way I had planned. Turns out I put myself through all that anxiety for no reason!
*** The trees ARRIVED on the PERFECT day (to allow me time to prepare the favors)
*** The trees arrived in PERFECT CONDITION !!!!
*** The trees were EXACTLY the size I was hoping for !!!!
*** The trees were EXTREMELY healthy little suckers !!!!
I purchased large wine goblets (from my local Dollar Store), & lined the inside with Gold Lame & Glittered Tulle (we had a very formal wedding). Then, I placed each tree in a plastic bag & inserted it inside the wine glass. I ordered "Printed" Satin Ribbon that had the words: "CARRIE & TOM ~~ MAY THIS TREE GROW AS STRONG AS THE LOVE THEY SHARE"...which I tied into bows to hold the trees up-right in the wine glasses....along with the lame & tulle. I also inserted a poem ~ which was rolled into a scroll into the glass.
OUR GUESTS **RAVED** over these favors!!! They turned out better than I had envisioned, and looked SO beautiful on the tables. Many of the guests have told me that the trees they planted after the wedding have actually grown (in just a few short weeks). We had about 10 trees left over, so we planted them in our yard...and they are THRIVING !!! We have not yet seen the pictures from the wedding, but our photographer just contacted us & the proofs are ready. So, once I get them, I will send you a picture of the Tree Favors. Things around here were so hectic before the wedding, I did not get the opportunity to take a picture of the favors.....but I did make sure our Photographer took some ~ because I thought you may want to put an image of them on your website ...since they turned out SO WELL !!!!!
I can't THANK YOU enough for making this work out so well for me.
Kind Regards,
Karen Russo (Mother of the Groom)
Allison's Wedding
Rick,
I wasn't quite as crafty as the wedding trees featured on your website, however I wanted to share a photo of our wedding trees. Along with each tree, I included a quick set of planting instructions. We had a beautiful wedding day, and I'm very appreciative of the quality product you supplied. All the best to you.
Allison
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