Cherokee County 4-H is once again conducting its annual plant and fruit tree sale. All proceeds will go to Cherokee County 4-H. As usual, the plants and trees will be of high quality and reasonably priced. The plant and tree sale starts on February 1 and ends March 15, 2024.  Plants will be available for pick up in April.

Plants and trees that will be sold are as follows(All plants are sold bare-root except blueberries.)

• Several Apple Tree Varieties
• Blackberry
• Blueberry
• Grapes (seedless)
• Raspberry
• Strawberry
• Peach Trees
• Cherry Trees
• Pear Trees
• Plum Trees
• Elderberry

To get your name on the list to receive an order form for the plants you may call (828) 837-2210 ext. 4 or come by the N.C. Cooperative Extension, Cherokee County Center at 40 Peachtree Street, Murphy, to pick up a form.  Printable forms will be available here on this site by February 1, 2024   In order, to keep the prices low pre-payment of all orders is necessary.  Checks can be mail to Cherokee County 4-H, Attention: Plant Sale, 40 Peachtree Street, Murphy, NC 28906.  Sorry, all orders are cash or checks only.  All sales and purchases are final – The quality of the plants needs to be evaluated by the purchaser at the time of pick-up. The 4-H program cannot replace or refund plants that perish once they leave the N.C. Cooperative Extension, Cherokee County Center.

The proceeds will help Cherokee County 4-H to continue quality programming in Cherokee County. These programs allow youth to experience many opportunities and to learn by doing. Cherokee County 4-H has many new programs and many ongoing programs that provide youth age’s 5-18 learning experiences and challenges. Some of the programs that are ongoing and need your support are local 4-H Community Clubs, 4-H After School Programming (such as 4-H Electricity), 4-H Project Clubs (such as Cherokee County 4-H Horse Club and Cherokee on the Fly 4-H Club), and 4-H Summer Day Camps. Not only does this help the different club activities but also it helps to provide funding for transportation of youth to such things as 4-H District Activity Day and 4-H Congress without costing the parents as much for travel. Cherokee County 4-H depends on fundraisers like this in order to help keep providing quality programs to youth in the community.

To learn more about Cherokee County 4-H or to order plants and trees, please contact Shannon Coleman, at the N.C. Cooperative Extension, Cherokee County Center, by email shannon_coleman@ncsu.edu or call 828-837-2210 ext. 4.