Miyawaki Report- Apr 26, 2021
Hello Miyawaki Pocket Forest Cheerleaders
GCCS directors have come up with an initial list of a minimum of 30 native species to include in a Richmond Miyawaki Forest. This is not set in STONE! we welcome suggestions and will likely change the list based on budget considerations
shown in orange are the 14 species we can get wholesale from Nat's Nursery
for the rest, i will need to find retail pricing unless you can point me to a local native wholesaler other than Nat's
BTW, There is a $500 minimum at Nat's Nursery ... and furthermore, there is a; minimum (tray size) for each species... so the price shows the tray size x the unit price to give the minimum cost
so very roughly, we would need to budget around $100 per species (extrapolating very roughly to a $3000 plants budget by assuming retail prices will not be a showstopper)
This would give us much more than what we need for one minimum Miyawaki forest
perhaps we should form a group buying club ... GCCS buys in bulk, takes what we need, then sells the remainder to GCCS members and anyone else interested (if they find out)?
Bruno
p.s. also keep in mind, we would need to firm up orders at least 2 seasons prior delivery (they provide inventory details ... sometimes they run out if we dont order ahead while there is still inventory).