Trees

A Tree Is the One Plant Decision That Outlives the Decision-Maker

Plant the wrong perennial and you swap it out next season with nothing lost. Plant the wrong tree and you’re either living with a mistake for decades or paying to remove something that’s now twenty feet tall. We stock trees specifically chosen for how they actually perform in Central Kansas — not what looked good in a catalog photographed somewhere with a different climate entirely.

What’s On Our Lot

• Shade trees — Oak, Maple, Linden, Honey Locust, Hackberry
• Ornamentals — Crabapple, Redbud, Dogwood, smaller flowering trees for visual interest
• Evergreens — Cedar, Juniper, Spruce, Pine for year-round privacy and windbreak
• Fruit trees — Apple, Pear, Peach, Plum for home orchards

Matching a Tree to Its Job

A shade tree meant to cool a patio needs a wide mature canopy and needs to sit far enough from the house that roots and branches won’t become a problem in twenty years. A windbreak or privacy screen calls for evergreens spaced to grow together into a solid line rather than standing as individual specimens. An ornamental picked purely for spring bloom works best as a focal point near an entry or window where it’s seen up close, rather than lost at the back of a large lot.

Why Local Stock Matters

Trees grown or acclimated for this region handle Kansas wind, heat, and clay soil from the day they’re planted, instead of spending their first couple of seasons adjusting to a climate they weren’t bred for. That head start often means the difference between a tree that establishes cleanly and one that struggles through its first few Kansas summers.

Sizes for Every Budget

Smaller starter trees cost less and often catch up to larger specimens within a few years. Larger balled-and-burlapped trees give you instant impact if you don’t want to wait. We’ll talk through which makes sense for your timeline and budget.

Getting a New Tree Established

The first two years after planting matter more than any other stretch of a tree’s life. We walk every customer through a proper watering schedule for their specific tree and site conditions, since underwatering during establishment is one of the most common reasons a healthy-looking tree fails years down the road.

Planting and Delivery

We can plant on-site with the same technique and care used on our full landscape installs, or you’re welcome to take a tree home and plant it yourself — either way, we’ll walk you through correct depth, backfill, and mulching so it gets off to the right start. Delivery is available for larger balled-and-burlapped specimens that aren’t practical to haul yourself.

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Visit 712 N Grand Ave, Lyons, KS or call (620) 392-3226 to check current availability.