***Native Shrub and Tree Pre-Order Sale***
In time for Thanksgiving; NCARI will be offering a variety of native shrubs and trees to add beauty and wildlife value to your landscape.
This is a pre-order (online) plant sale, with pickup at the Secotan Market in Wanchese on Wednesday, November 26, 2025.
Cost: $15/plant (1-5 gallon, depending on species). Each species can be purchased separately.
Order window: Through Tuesday, November 25, 2025 (or until sold out).
Pickup Time: Wednesday, November 26, 2025, from 9am - 12pm.
Pickup Location: Secotan Market, Wanchese
Plant species offered (each sold individually):
Evergreen Shrubs (all adaptable to a range of soil moisture and light)
- Southern Wax Myrtle (Morella cerifera)
- Red Cedar (Juniperus virginiana var salicicolia)
- American Holly (Ilex opaca)
- Yaupon Holly (Ilex vomitoria)
Deciduous shrubs, trees, and vines for dry to average soil, sun or shade
- American Beautyberry (Callicarpa americana)
- Silky Dogwood (Cornus asperifolia)
- Black Cherry (Prunus serotina)
- Coral Honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens)
Deciduous Shrubs and Trees that require moist to wet soil (NOT drought-tolerant, found in ditches and wetlands)
- Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis)
- Coast Azalea (Rhododendron atlanticum)
- Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum)
- Virginia Sweetspire (Itea virginica)
- Possumhaw Viburnum (Viburnum nudum)
- Sweetbells (Eubotrys racemosa)
Please reach out to Rachel Veal at rachel.veal@ncaquariums.com if you have any questions.
