Clear Ridge Nursery, Inc.

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Clear Ridge Nursery, Inc. We are a MBE / DBE Certified Wholesale Nursery. The Nursery is located in Carroll County, Maryland (USDA Hardiness Zone 6B).

We specialize in growing container established native trees and shrubs for conservation projects. Our inventory includes over 350,000 native trees and shrubs covering 70+ species. We can also supply a long list of ornamental plants ranging in size from 1 qt up to B&B as well as tree shelters, stakes, chain lock, etc. We are also a regional distributor of Bio-Comp Soil. For a list of products, please give us a call. We are committed to providing professional service and producing plants that successfully transplant into every type of project.

We are at the Urban Tree Summit today in Silver Spring, Maryland - If you are here too, be sure to stop by - We'd love t...
09/23/2026

We are at the Urban Tree Summit today in Silver Spring, Maryland - If you are here too, be sure to stop by - We'd love to talk Natives with you!

09/10/2026

We trim all of our trees to encourage strong leaders, proper form, and overall plant health. By giving them plenty of room to grow tall and wide, each tree develops a fuller, healthier shape. That means when you plant it, its on its way to looking its best.

Trees are being loaded up and shipped out - Make sure your fall orders are reserved and scheduled for pickup or delivery...
09/09/2026

Trees are being loaded up and shipped out - Make sure your fall orders are reserved and scheduled for pickup or delivery! Our selection is great and the trees are looking incredible!

Thankful for our helpful, hard-working crew -- They make loading 1500 trees look easy (spoiler alert -- ITS NOT 😜)

We will be closed for the Labor Day holiday 9/7/2026 and will reopen 9/8/2026 ready to help you with fall orders! It's t...
09/07/2026

We will be closed for the Labor Day holiday 9/7/2026 and will reopen 9/8/2026 ready to help you with fall orders! It's tree planting season!

Let's talk about Sweetbay Magnolia (Magnolia Virginiana)!Who doesn’t love a Magnolia?! This is a lovely deciduous / sem...
08/11/2026

Let's talk about Sweetbay Magnolia (Magnolia Virginiana)!

Who doesn’t love a Magnolia?! This is a lovely deciduous / semi-evergreen ornamental tree that stays on the smaller side, growing between 20’ - 30' tall and 15' wide in the Maryland region (taller in the South). Sweetbays do best in moist, acidic & rich soils but will tolerate wet, swampy and boggy soils. They offer interesting form with leaves that are glossy and dark green with a silver underside that you will notice in a breeze -- and let's talk about those flowers! The fragrant & large showy white blooms open during the day and close at night for a few days at a time, and have a long blooming “season” (May-June). They give way to an interesting cone-like fruit whose seeds turn bold red and are enjoyed by songbirds.

Fun fact – Sweetbay Magnolia has the nickname “Beaver Tree” because Beavers love the roots and so early American colonists used the roots to bait their traps.

What a difference a few weeks makes! Our Sycamore are growing quickly, as they do - both above ground and below! We grow...
07/07/2026

What a difference a few weeks makes! Our Sycamore are growing quickly, as they do - both above ground and below! We grow these plants with plenty of space between each tree so they can reach out, up and down. They are healthy and happy - and plentiful.

07/06/2026

We have an abundance of 7 gallon Red Maple at 1" caliper that are ready to go! This is a beautiful crop - Great form, healthy happy straight trees.

We will be closed on Friday, July 3 2026 in honor of Independence Day. We will re-open Monday at 7:30AM.Enjoy the holida...
07/02/2026

We will be closed on Friday, July 3 2026 in honor of Independence Day. We will re-open Monday at 7:30AM.

Enjoy the holiday!

07/01/2026

We are blogging! Is there something you'd like us to do a deep dive on here at the nursery - We are looking for compelling topics that our clients want to hear more about (please don't say our complicated irrigation system 🤓!) We have some posts up already and hope that over time the blog can be a good resource for our clients and Native tree lovers. This month's post is all about the recent tour of Mt. Cuba Center and was a treat to write (and attend). We will also post some of those photos to the 'gram soon!

From this to that (be sure to swipe through!) We start our own Bottlebrush Buckeye right here at the nursery with seed w...
06/12/2026

From this to that (be sure to swipe through!) We start our own Bottlebrush Buckeye right here at the nursery with seed we collect from our established hedgerows - Doesn't get more Native than that!
These handsome shrubs put on quite a show, usually in early July – The flowers are loved by pollinators - and the plants remain attractive through fall after blooming, unlike other buckeyes. This is an excellent choice for borders and hedgerows, a wonderful understory in a woodland garden or rain garden, or even as an eye-catching landscape specimen. They tend to sucker and can end up growing up to twice as wide (8 – 15 feet) as they grow high (8 – 12 feet) so be sure to give them space, and they prefer rich, fertile, well-drained soil. Highly deer resistant, but not drought-tolerant -- especially when young. The nuts are toxic to humans and livestock, but squirrels and chipmunks LOVE them.

Address

217 Clear Ridge Road
Union Bridge, MD
21791

Opening Hours

Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 4am
Friday 8am - 5pm

Telephone

+14107757700

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