Tree Talk Natives
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Tree Talk Natives specializes in trees native to the mid-Atlantic and supporting the birds, butterflies, bees and mammals that live here. We have flowering trees, hardwoods, evergreens, and a wide selection of bushes, wildflowers and grasses.
Some of our products hail from slightly further afield but still thrive in this climate. We have some cultivars, primarily in cases where the straight species was not available or where we thought it better to plant a native cultivar than an invasive species.
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Tree Talk Natives specializes in trees native to the mid-Atlantic and supporting the birds, butterflies, bees and mammals that live here. We have flowering trees, hardwoods, evergreens, and a wide selection of bushes, wildflowers and grasses.
Some of our products hail from slightly further afield but still thrive in this climate. We have some cultivars, primarily in cases where the straight species was not available or where we thought it better to plant a native cultivar than an invasive species.
Location
Clarksburg, MD
Manager
I'm often asked how Tree Talk Natives came about. About a decade ago I discovered I had an interest in native plants that seemed to have come out of nowhere, and I did a ton of research and built a few gardens.
I'm outdoorsy, and I knew I wanted a farm. I also wanted to start a business but at first did not even consider farming. How could we compete with the big companies?
Then the “Buy Local” movement gained momentum. There was a whole community of small farmers out there, and I decided I could do it, too.
The name alone was months in the making. I asked friends and family for suggestions, even launched a contest. I settled on names only to toss them out days later.
Then I discovered Richard Powers’ The Overstory and its fictionalized narrative of Susan Simard’s groundbreaking work on how trees “talk” with each other.
I wanted that concept in our nursery, but how?
Walking my dog one day I saw a Wizard of Oz face impressed on a giant oak tree and lightheartedly imagined the tree talking to me. More tossing words around, and out came Tree Talk Natives.
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