Our Farm
This year, in an ambitious endeavor, our farm team has achieved new records by shipping anywhere between 400 and 500 trees to DC every week. The process of preparing these trees for transportation is meticulous and demanding. Each tree undergoes careful inspection, pruning, and grooming to ensure it is in the best possible condition for its new urban home.
Trees We Grow
The trees in this guide are well adapted to the soil and conditions present in Washington, DC. We encourage you to plant medium and larger-sized trees, as they provide greater benefits to the city than smaller trees.
Availability & Requests
At Casey Tree Farm, we’re proud of our sustainably-grown trees – from ornamental cherries to towering sycamores – available for wholesale purchase. We are excited to work with you to re-tree your community and meet your canopy goals.
Our History
Our team at the farm employs a combination of traditional practices and innovative techniques to cultivate robust, resilient trees that can thrive in the bustling environment of the nation’s capital.
In addition to the trees bound for the homes, schools, and parks of Washington, DC – the Casey Tree Farm is also nurturing over 40,000 trees, each carrying the promise of a greener future. These young saplings, although not yet mature enough to withstand the rigors of city life, are receiving the utmost care and attention at the farm. This meticulous approach not only enhances the trees’ survival rate but also contributes to the overall health and sustainability of the urban ecosystem once they are ready to be planted. With a focus on fostering healthy root systems, sturdy trunks, and vibrant foliage, our experts ensure that these trees are well-equipped to face the challenges of their eventual transplantation into the urban landscape.
Sustainability
Our vision is the production of sustainably grown, high-quality trees to help communities meet their tree canopy goals. Along with the meticulous care, we provide to our soils by feeding the microflora using organic-based inputs, all our trees are grown in-ground using rootbags, which encourages greater fine root production than traditional balled and burlapped trees. More fine roots mean better water and nutrient exchange and better chances of survival post-planting. Rootbag-grown trees also use less soil than their balled and burlapped counterparts, reducing environmental impacts and transportation costs, and simplifying planting.
DC State Nursery
The Casey Tree Farm in Berryville, VA is a partnership with The District Department of Transportation. Together we are the DC State Nursery.
DC State Nursery
The Casey Tree Farm in Berryville, VA is a partnership with The District Department of Transportation. Together we are the DC State Nursery.
Buildings & Gardens
Two of the Farm’s many structures merit special mention.
The Main House, the core of which was built in the mid-1790s, was expanded by Marie and George Greenhalgh in the 1930s to a spacious residence with designs from the Boston-based firm of Perry, Shaw & Hepburn, best known for their work in Colonial Williamsburg.
The home’s expansive gardens, as well as the road layout and the many stone-wall features on the farm, were designed by one of America’s most prominent women landscape architects, Ellen Biddle Shipman. We have stabilized the home to ensure it will continue standing for decades to come.
The Main Stable, with more than 25 stalls, was used by the Greenhalghs to board their show horses. The original barn, also built in the late 1700’s, was expanded with designs by Alfred Hopkins and Associates, a well-known architecture firm specializing in stables and farm outbuildings on large estates, particularly on Long Island, New York.