Trees · Edwardsville, IL · Field-grown on 40 acres
Trees for sale in Edwardsville, grown right here in Metro East soil.
Shade trees, flowering ornamentals, and evergreen privacy screens, raised from the start on Sugarloaf’s 40 acres. Walk the fields, compare trees side by side, and point to the one you want. Call ahead and we’ll tell you what’s ready now.
Trees for sale in Edwardsville
Where can you buy trees in Edwardsville, Illinois?
Sugarloaf Landscape and Nursery sells shade, ornamental, and evergreen trees from its own 40-acre growing fields in Edwardsville, Illinois. Every tree is field-grown in Metro East soil, so you can walk the rows, see the actual tree, and pick the one that goes home with you. Call (618) 692-0113 for current stock.
Plenty of folks find us after striking out somewhere else: the big-box rack was empty, or the tree on it looked like it had ridden a truck too long. Out here the trees are still in the ground they grew in, and the people who raised them are around to answer questions.
What’s growing
Shade, flowering, and evergreen: three fields to walk.
Every tree here started in these fields. Stock moves with the seasons, so call ahead and we’ll tell you what’s standing in the rows this week.
Shade trees
Maples and oaks that turn a bare yard into a place you can sit in July. Plant once, point at it for decades.
Ornamental & flowering
Redbud and dogwood are the classics here: spring color at a scale that fits a front yard instead of swallowing it.
Evergreens & privacy screens
Arborvitae in rows for a living privacy fence, spruce for windbreaks and structure. Still green in January when everything else is bare.
Timing your planting
When is the best time to plant trees in Illinois?
Early September to mid-October is the strongest tree-planting window in Illinois, according to University of Illinois Extension: the soil is still warm enough to grow new roots while cooler air takes the stress off the top of the tree. Spring is a close second. Sugarloaf’s fields carry stock for both windows.
Planning a fall planting? Call in late summer and ask what’s coming out of the fields for September. Spring planters can do the same once the ground thaws. And if you’d rather not dig the hole yourself, ask about delivery and planting when you call.
The field-grown difference
What does field-grown mean for your yard?
Sugarloaf Landscape and Nursery raises its trees in the same Metro East clay and zone 6 weather they will live in after planting. A tree grown here has already pushed roots through this soil and stood through these winters, so your yard’s clay and cold come as no surprise.
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“Have purchased a number of trees here in the past and they all are growing strong.”Linda S. · 5★ · Google
Want it planted by the crew that grew it? Our landscape build team handles planting jobs big and small. Ask about delivery and planting when you call.
An honest comparison
Aren’t trees cheaper at the big box stores?
Sugarloaf Landscape and Nursery keeps tree prices reasonable by growing its own stock on 40 acres in Edwardsville, with no broker in the middle. Big-box stores sometimes win on small commodity trees, but their racks thin out by early summer and the stock rides in from other climates. The fields here stay full.
Trucked in, picked over
A handful of commodity sizes grown somewhere with different soil and different winters, waiting in a parking lot. By June the rack is thin, and there’s nobody around who can tell you which tree suits your yard.
Grown here, chosen in person
Rows of shade, ornamental, and evergreen trees raised in Metro East soil from the start. Walk the fields, compare trees side by side, and pick the exact one that goes home. The people who grew it answer your questions.
Tree questions
What people ask before buying a tree.
The same answers you’d get if you called us today.
Is it safe to plant trees in summer?
Planting a tree in summer can work in Illinois if it is container-grown and you commit to deep, regular watering, but summer is the hardest season on a new tree. Heat pulls moisture out of the leaves faster than young roots can replace it. If the project can wait even a few weeks, late summer into fall is easier on the tree. Call (618) 692-0113 and we will tell you what is safe to plant right now.
What are the best trees to plant in Illinois for shade, privacy, and color?
For zone 6 yards in Illinois, maples and oaks are the workhorse shade trees, arborvitae and spruce make dependable privacy screens, and redbud and dogwood bring spring color at a front-yard scale. Sugarloaf Landscape and Nursery grows trees in all three categories on its Edwardsville fields. Stock changes with the season, so call for what is ready now.
What trees grow fastest in Missouri?
Red maple, tulip poplar, and sycamore are among the fastest-growing trees in Missouri, and the same holds on the Illinois side of the river. The honest trade-off is that fast growers tend toward softer wood and shorter lives than slow-and-steady trees like oak. Tell us what the tree needs to do and we will point you to the right one.
Call to ask what’s in stock.
A working nursery’s inventory moves with the seasons. Call before you drive out and we’ll tell you which trees are standing in the fields this week. Weekdays 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. · Saturdays by appointment · Sundays closed.