Friday, April 17, 2026 *Members Only 4-7pm
*You may join the society on-site Friday, April 12 to enjoy members only early shopping or at: https://utarboretumsociety.org/join-or-donate/
Saturday, April 18 , 2026 Public Shopping Day 8am – Noon
The University of Tennessee Arboretum Society’s 57th Spring Plant Sale will take place on Friday, April 17th and Saturday, April 18th. The Society’s “Members Only” sale will be on Friday evening, April 17th from 4-7 p.m. The public sale will be held on Saturday, April 18th from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the UT Arboretum at 901 S. Illinois Ave. (Hwy. 62) in Oak Ridge.
Society memberships or membership renewals may be purchased on-site on Friday evening for this “early bird” shopping opportunity. By joining UTAS on Friday night, people can enjoy the membership benefit of having the first pick of our beautiful selection of plants, some of which sell out that evening. Checks, cash and credit cards will be accepted. You may also join UTAS online before the sale.
The four vendors for the sale are Tennessee Naturescapes from Clinton, Riverdale Nursery from Knoxville, East Fork Nursery from Sevierville and Le Fave Forest Farm. Tennessee Naturescapes is an all-native plant nursery and will be offering a varied selection of all native shrubs, small trees, grasses, and perennials. Riverdale Nursery will feature a variety of harder to find shrubs and small trees for landscaping, perennials, annuals, and vines as well as culinary herbs, vegetable starts, berries and brambles. East Fork Nursery of Sevierville, one of the premier native azalea growers in the country, will be bringing a wide selection of those azaleas and also offers an array of unusual conifers. Le Fave Forest farms will have hybrid American Chestnut saplings in various sizes. These four vendors offer something for everyone!