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Welcome to each of you, past customers and prospective--alike!                                                      July 1, 2025

Here we are again! After last year's incredible growing season…what about this year?

Here in the Upper Midwest we had a normal winter, even colder than usual. The purchased property from the fall of 2023 is now in production--let the learning begin! We are learning the value of windbreaks as this property is much more exposed than what we are used to.

Prices: Inflation is (still) real and we are all living with the consequences of unbalanced budgets, living beyond our means and now, tarrif uncertainty! Adding $10 trillion to the national debt has had predictable consequences. Inflation has eased, but still a force. As a cause for prices going up in the nursery, it is less so again this year. On average, we are up by 2.5-3%, which seems to mirror our input costs pretty closely. Demand also plays a part in this so some deciduous species are up more given imbalances in production and demand. We continue to make bigger investments in seed procurement and processing to insure more even production. We are on the right track.

A quick reminder of important terms to help us do a better job of serving you:

1.) Reductions to orders accepted till March 15. After that, you may add to the order but subtracting comes with penalty.

2.) If an order is cancelled after March 15th, 50% of the order total is payable; if before that date--then 25%. Note that all orders placed are based on the full terms and conditions of our company as listed on page 19.

The effects of very high demand:

Allocation: We continue to move toward a system of allocating inventory so there are more plants available for smaller growers. Practically this means that there are less evergreen plants available for 1000 rate sales.

Now on to what's new or deserves special note: As in prior years, our new native offerings are printed in RED ink.

New species: Large seeded Hawthorn, Long-stalked Holly, American Holly, Mountain Holly, Purple Chokeberry, Roundleaf Serviceberry, Sage Willow, Wahoo, Bog Birch

As usual, there are production problems to make you aware of--few Common Witchhazel, White Flowering Dogwood, Butternut, American Larch and Arrowwood this year.

New website design: Look for changes in the coming year in mapping, quote systems and species descriptions.

Difficult to establish plants!! If you see a red asterisk sign, " * " behind a species in the catalog--this indicates a species, that can be difficult to transplant successfully. Like all other plants we grow--they are sold at your own risk. Education is expensive--either formal or DIY. In either case, we do not assume this cost, so order with care!

Soil Conservation Districts: We supply many districts with plants for their annual sales. Since districts act as a local distributor for us, we offer a discount on the pricing for those orders compared to normal catalog terms. Again in 2025-26, for Conservation Districts: please limit your order to 22 species or less for orders shipped in April.

Minimum order is $200.00 . Minimum shipping is raised to $45.00 this year - please note. Note that if actual cost of shipping product is greater than the flat charge, we will bill you for the difference after we ship.

This catalog assumes that you know what species you need for your project. Call if you need help or…on our website click on the name of a plant to bring up specific info on each species we grow.

If you haven't tried us yet, we encourage you to do so. We filled over 1800 orders this year--thank you for your trust!

Best Regards,

Jeff Busscher

President, Alpha Nurseries, Inc