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Welcome to each of you, past customers and prospective - alike!
July 1, 2024
Here we are again! Are we in for a record growing season or a long droughty summer?
Here in the Upper Midwest we have had a very mild winter. Excellent for land clearing!
We purchased an additional property last year and it will move into production, beginning
this fall.
This should produce a more even supply and deeper inventories for the years to come.
Prices: Inflation is (still) real and we are all living with the consequences of
unbalanced budgets and living beyond
our means. Adding $10 trillion to the national debt has had predictable consequences.
Inflation is easing of course,
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 a 3-5% figure, which seems to mirror our input costs pretty closely. Demand also plays a
part in this so
some deciduous species are up more than that and evergreens as a rule are increasing as
well. It's hard
to overstate the importance of seed; lack of availability, and the increased costs of
procuring quality seed.
A quick reminder of important terms to help us do a better job of serving you:
1. Reductions to orders accepted till March
15th. 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 are moving more 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 for this season:
Alleghen. Plum, Rusty Blackhaw, Dwarf Serviceberry, Slippery Elm, Green Alder
Plants not offered for a while but back this year are: Am. Crabapple, Showy Mtn Ash,
Sassafras, Am. Bittersweet
We've added production in these and other species-- Bladdernut, Bigtooth Aspen, Red
Elderberry, Thimbleberry!
Note: Minimum quantity to order per species is the bundle size--either 10 or 25
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 2024-25, for Conservation Districts: please limit your order to 22
species or less for orders shipped in April.
We need to minimize order variety to be more efficient for orders shipped in
April... Thank you.
Minimum order is $200. Minimum shipping is raised to $42.50 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!
Often, the easiest way to gain information is to do an internet search. The following
are good sites:
On our website, click on the name of a plant to bring up specific info on each
plant 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.
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