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Skipping Rock Farm is a tree nursery specializing in truly native trees for tomorrow's landscapes, wildlife habitats, parks and campuses. Our mission is to serve urban foresters, community developers, landscape professionals and landowners as a true partner, supporting ecological stewardship and sustainability.
We're Pretty Darn Different.
Since Skipping Rock Farm is all about reforesting truly native trees that are strong, healthy and have long lives ahead of them, we take the long way to grow them; Nature's way.
Our trees are grown naturally from seed -- seeds that were gently hand harvested directly from our forest, being sure to leave plenty behind for the wildlife. This means, when we say our tree is 48" tall, it actually grew to that height, naturally, from seed, at its natural pace -- typically taking 3 to 5 years to get there -- all while under the careful and sustainable stewardship of Skipping Rock Farm.
To ensure naturally strong root systems and longer lifespans, Skipping Rock Farm grows every tree ourselves, on-site, in containers. And, for their benefit, we sell them in those containers, keeping their appropriate and familiar soils with them. We do this to reduce stress and ensure that the proper conditions follow them to their forever home. This practice also allows us to make our trees available for pick up or delivery throughout the year. Now, with that said, it's always best to transplant trees during the appropriate season and weather conditions. So, order your trees whenever you prefer and, while you wait for the right time to plant them, keep and care for your trees in their containers. Take your time. Get to know them. Talk to them. Maybe give them names. Like Trixie or Fabio.