Celebrate Lexington's world-renowned beauty & iconic landscapes while commemorating our city's 250th birthday:
Plant Lexington's official tree and flower in your yard!
This milestone event deserves a legacy that grows!
In the world of trees, there are none better than oaks, and within the oak world, at the top of the list are Bur Oaks.
Bur Oaks are the official trees of Lexington, Kentucky, and they are superstars!
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Take this opportunity during this year of celebrating Lexington's 250th birthday, to plant a native Kentucky Bur Oak tree, the official tree of Lexington, grown in central Kentucky from locally sourced acorns. ​
To make this legacy project even better, we'll donate $5 from the sale of every Bur Oak to the Blue Grass Trust for Historic Preservation, which is celebrating its 70th anniversary this year.
Our trees are in 2-gallon pots so they're easy to take home, easy to plant, easy to maintain, and easy on your budget. (If you'd like to start with a larger tree, we can acquire other sizes from our growers as well, but cannot guarantee that the larger ones will be Kentucky-sourced.)
These trees will also make wonderful gifts for Kentuckians who are coming home for a visit this year, and for your out-of-town guests who want to take an iconic piece of the Bluegrass back home with them (Bur oaks will grow well in most states, especially the midwestern and eastern states where they are native).
If you want to give a tree as a gift, it can be "nekkid," "dressed," or "dressed for success" for pick-up or delivery.
2-gallon Bur Oak* tree options:
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Nekkid - $47 in a growing pot
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Dressed - $57-$65 in burlap wrap & burlap ribbon.
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Dressed for success - add $21.25 to include a bag of Espoma BioTone Starter Plus to help your tree's roots establish quickly, and a 2 cubic-foot bag of pine bark mini-nuggets to add all-important mulch to your tree after planting.
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​Delivered - $35 in Fayette County or call for prices on delivery to contiguous counties or beyond.
It's perfectly fine to plant your new tree right now; just keep it well hydrated.
If you'd like to order quantities or reserve a tree(s) for fall planting or gifting, just give us a call and we'll be happy to work with you.
We'll include very easy but thorough planting instructions with each tree to help you do everything possible to make sure your tree stays happy and healthy.
In addition to being very handsome trees, Oaks become big trees with big influence and long lives. They are strong, disease-resistant, and the best trees for pollinators and wildlife, each capable of supporting hundreds of species. ​
*While only the Bur Oaks are eligible for the $5 donation, you can also choose from our other beautiful Kentucky native tree species.
Our beneficiary
We chose the Blue Grass Trust for Historic Preservation as the beneficiary of a $5 donation for each Bur Oak legacy tree sold this year because it's a perfect fit for our project and the 250th birthday of Lexington. Also, the Blue Grass Trust is celebrating their own 70th anniversary this year.​
As the 14th oldest preservation nonprofit in the country, the Blue Grass Trust for Historic Preservation is Central Kentucky’s ultimate guide and resource for historic preservation. Over the years, their iconic symbol has become synonymous with the most celebrated historic places in the Bluegrass, and today they remain a pillar of advocacy, education, and stewardship, making preservation accessible to everyone.
Keep scrolling to learn about Lexington's official flower...
Official flower
Lexington's
Another way to commemorate the 250th birthday of Lexington, Kentucky is to plant this popular, wonderful Kentucky native wildflower, Echinacea purpurea or Purple Coneflower.​
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It was named the official flower after input from horticulturists, garden clubs, city government officials, gardeners, landscapers, garden centers, community members, and finally a public poll.
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Purple Coneflower is great for pollinators, has a long bloom period, and its seeds are loved by songbirds.
We also have its beautiful Kentucky cousins: Echinacea pallida or Pale Purple Coneflower (often called the "Queen of Coneflowers") and Echinacea pallida simulata or Glade Coneflower available.​​
Available in 4" pots, $12.50.
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We also have some very pretty coneflower cultivars available in 1 gal pots.
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Now to one more good reason to plant a legacy tree this year: keep scrolling...
An additional, meaningful reason to celebrate and commemorate 2025 by planting a tree:
This year also marks the 200th anniversary of the Marquis de Lafayette's visit to Lexington. The Oak tree is the official tree of the United States, so plant one not only as a legacy tree but also as a "liberty tree" in memory of one of the greatest heroes of the American Revolution, after whom our county, Fayette, and so many things within our county are named.