Troy, Illinois · about 15 minutes from the nursery
Troy is growing fast. Plant trees that keep up.
New subdivisions start with bare sod, packed clay, and no privacy. About 15 minutes up the I-55/70 corridor, Sugarloaf grows shade trees and evergreen screens on 40 acres of the same Metro East soil your yard is made of.
Tree nursery near Troy
Is there a tree nursery near Troy, Illinois?
Sugarloaf Landscape and Nursery grows 150,000+ plants on 40 acres in Edwardsville, Illinois, about 15 minutes from Troy along the I-55/70 corridor. The nursery has been family-owned since 1981 and grows shade trees, evergreen privacy screens, and perennials in the same Metro East clay they will live in. Call (618) 692-0113 to check stock before you drive over.
Troy has been adding rooftops for years, and most of the new streets share the same starting point: a thin layer of topsoil spread over clay the graders packed hard, a couple of builder shrubs by the porch, and not a stick of shade. The fix is real trees, chosen well and planted right.
That is a short errand from Troy. You can pick out shade trees in person, walk the evergreen rows for a privacy screen, and ask the people who grew them which one fits your lot. And if the whole yard needs a plan, the same family runs a full landscape design and build operation, and has since 1981.
An honest answer on speed
Should you plant fast growers or strong growers in Troy?
Red maple and tulip poplar are the fast growers for a new Troy yard, putting on real height within a few seasons. Oaks grow slower and repay the patience with stronger wood and a longer life. Sugarloaf Landscape and Nursery grows both on its Edwardsville fields, so you can compare them side by side.
Red maple and tulip poplar
Shade you can measure every season, which matters when your yard is starting from bare sod. The honest trade-off: fast growers tend toward softer wood and shorter lives than the slow-and-steady trees.
Oaks repay the patience
An oak takes its time and pays it back for generations: dense wood that stands up to storms and a canopy that will outlast the mortgage. Plant one now and it grows up with the neighborhood.
Plenty of new Troy yards do best with one of each: a red maple for shade you will feel in a few years, and an oak set out the same day for the decades after. Walk the rows and compare them trunk to trunk before you decide.
New-construction soil
Will new trees take hold in builder-compacted soil?
Field-grown trees from Sugarloaf Landscape and Nursery have already pushed roots through Metro East clay, which gives them a head start in the compacted soil builders leave behind in Troy’s newer subdivisions. Dig a wide, shallow planting hole, water deeply through the first two summers, and a field-grown tree has every chance to take hold.
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The same logic covers privacy. New fence lines in Troy sit close together, and a row of arborvitae or spruce turns a back fence into a green wall within a few seasons. The evergreens in our rows grew up in the same clay and the same winters they are headed for.
Rather not fight the packed clay yourself? Our landscape build crew handles planting jobs big and small, so the people who grew the tree can put it in the ground. Ask about delivery and planting when you call.
Timing your planting
Why does fall planting suit Troy’s new yards?
Early September to mid-October is the strongest tree-planting window in Illinois, according to University of Illinois Extension, and it fits Troy well: warm soil keeps roots growing while cooler air takes the stress off the top of the tree. A tree planted this fall meets its first July already rooted.
Troy sits in USDA zone 6b, right at the 7a line (USDA plant hardiness map), the same zone the Sugarloaf fields grow in, so a tree from our rows never has to adjust to a new climate. That head start matters most in a new subdivision, where full sun and packed clay make summer the hardest season on a young tree. If you moved into a new build this year, call in late summer and ask what is coming out of the fields for September.
Troy questions
What Troy neighbors ask before making the drive.
The same answers you would get if you called us today.
Where can I buy shade trees near Troy?
Sugarloaf Landscape and Nursery grows shade trees on 40 acres in Edwardsville, about 15 minutes from Troy along the I-55/70 corridor. Maples, oaks, tulip poplar, and evergreen privacy trees grow in fields you can walk yourself, so you pick the exact tree that goes home. Call (618) 692-0113 to ask what is standing in the rows this week.
When should I plant trees in Troy, Illinois?
Early September to mid-October is the strongest tree-planting window in Illinois according to University of Illinois Extension, and Troy is no exception: warm soil grows roots while cool air eases the load on the top of the tree. Spring is a close second once the ground thaws. Summer is the hardest season on a new tree, especially in a full-sun subdivision yard, so call and ask what is safe to plant right now.
Does Sugarloaf plant the trees it sells?
Sugarloaf Landscape and Nursery has a landscape build crew that has installed trees and full landscapes across the Metro East since 1981, so the people who grew your tree can also put it in the ground. Whether that fits your job depends on the season and the schedule, so ask about delivery and planting when you call (618) 692-0113.
Give your new yard a head start.
Call before you make the 15-minute drive from Troy and we will tell you which trees are standing in the fields this week. Weekdays 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. · Saturdays by appointment · Sundays closed. Also serving neighbors in Maryville and Highland.