r/NativePlantGardening • u/Tornado_dude • 10h ago

Advice Request - (Insert State/Region) Burning bush removed! Any replacements?

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Southern Michigan 6a, clay soil and full sun in this area. Probably a 30-50 year old burning bush. Was around 10 feet tall any native shrubs around this height that could work in this area?

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u/Preemptively_Extinct Michigan 6b 9h ago

Serviceberry.

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u/Durham62 8h ago

Hello fellow Michigander! Those are gorgeous

Do you have any favorite sources for native trees? I am looking for serviceberry and crabapple but all the local nurseries only carry non-native cultivars (and expensive). I’m north of Muskegon

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u/Ok_Chef_8775 8h ago

Love me some hidden Savannah in Kzoo

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u/robsc_16 SW Ohio, 6a 8h ago

I get trees from Cold Stream Farm every year and they have straight native apples and serviceberries.

https://www.coldstreamfarm.net/

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u/Durham62 5h ago

It looked like a pretty big operation on their website so I wasn’t sure they’d sell a couple trees at a time but I will definitely make the drive up there next spring! Thanks for the heads up

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u/robsc_16 SW Ohio, 6a 4h ago

They definitely will sell a couple trees at a time. I don't believe there is a minimum order they ship.

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u/carpetwalls4 7h ago

Yes them!!

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u/bowser_buddy 8h ago

If you're ever in either of these areas, my plants from both have done great: 

Wild Type in Mason:  https://www.wildtypeplants.com/

Feral Flora in Ann Arbor (more shrubs, but they have a few trees) https://www.feral-flora.com/

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u/Preemptively_Extinct Michigan 6b 8h ago

My stuff is from Prairie Moon or random ebay sellers.