From staff reports
The Forest County 4-H office is holding its annual tree sale in addition to perennial bulbs and small fruit variety sales as a fundraiser for the 4-H youth development program.
This year’s sale offers the following selections:
Fruit trees — four varieties of apples, two varieties of peaches and two varieties of pears
Coniferous tree seedlings — sold in sets of 10 (2-year-old seedlings range in size from four inches to 10 inches). Conifer species include white pine, blue spruce, Norway spruce, white spruce and Douglas fir
Deciduous trees and shrub seedlings sold in sets of 10 (seedlings range in size from six to 24 inches). Deciduous species include tulip polar, black cherry, white oak, red oak and persimmon
Order forms and variety description sheets are available from the Forest County Extension Office at 530 Elm St., Tionesta.
Anyone who wants an order form can also call (814) 755-3544 or email ForestExt@psu.edu
The deadline is Friday, March 1, for all fruit tree orders. The fruit trees are pre-ordered in a limited number and sell quickly.
The remaining items may be ordered until Wednesday, March 13.
The pick-up for items will be from 2 to 6 p.m. Friday, April 12, at the Forest County 4-H center off Route 36 five miles south of Tionesta just south of the former state police barracks.