
Welcome to King Nursery
We strive for excellence in the plants we grow. As plant enthusiasts, we love to experiment with plants, to discover new and interesting varieties! That’s why we have such a large number of varieties. But we seek ones that are functional as well as attractive.

Trees of All Shapes and Sizes
King Nursery offers a wide variety of hand-cultivated trees. Our objective is to seek out, grow and promote disease-resistant trees that are suited to the Chicago area. We want the plants we sell to perform well. Performance depends upon proper use. We are always willing to share our knowledge of how to use the plants we grow.
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We at King Nursery believe in Environmental Improvement through Landscape Design. Our objective is to seek out, grow and promote disease-resistant trees that are suited to the Chicago area. Methods used to achieve this are intensive pruning techniques, drip irrigation to avoid plant stress.

Environmental Improvement
Our goal is to improve the environment by growing and promoting disease-resistant trees right here…

Landscape Design
We understand the landscape contractor’s needs and the wants of his customers and readily accept…

Tree Nursery
We specialize in landscape material that will perform best in Chicago-area conditions, that will meet…
Who We Are
The Story of Jim King and King Nursery
If you’ve ever loved race cars, then you know the beauty of high performance. This brought teenager Jim King back again and again to the Oswego Drag Raceway. But little did this teenager know that 30 years later, the raceway would no longer exist. Instead a 110-acre nursery operation located in Oswego, Illinois would stand in its place.
Now located in Big Rock, we specialize in landscape material that will perform best in Chicago-area conditions, that will meet the needs of both the landscape contractor and the property owner alike.
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Shopping By Category
These are just a few of our popular categories of trees, shrubs, and plants.

Weeping Alaskan Cedar 19′ tf

Weeping Alaskan Cedar 20′ tf

Weeping Alaskan Cedar 21′ tf

Weeping Alaskan Cedar 22′ tf

Weeping Alaskan Cedar 123′ tf
Alaskan Pine

Hazel Alder 7 gal 4-5′

Speckled Alder 7 gal 4-5′
Alder

American Beech 7 gal 4′

American Beech 2 gal 24-36″

American Beech 7 gal 18-42″
American Beech

American Beech 12″ tf

American Beech 13″ tf

American Beech 11″ tf
American Beech

American Yellowwood 7 gal 2″ cal tf

American Yellowwood 7 gal 1 1/2″ cal tf

American Yellowwood 7 gal 1 1/4″ cal tf

American Yellowwood 7 gal 1″ cal tf

American Yellowwood 7 gal 7-8′
American Yellowwood

American Yellowwood 8″ tf

American Yellowwood 9′ multi

American Yellowwood 6 1/2″ tf
American Yellowwood

Amur Maackia 4 1/2″ tf low branch

Amur Maackia 5″ tf

Amur Maackia 5 1/2″ tf low branch

Amur Maackia 6″ tf low branch

Amur Maackia 7 1/2″ tf

Amur Maackia 8′ clump

Amur Maackia 9′ clump

Amur Maackia 3″ tf low branch

Amur Maackia 4″ tf low branch
Amur Maackia

Emerald Green Arborvitae 7 gal 12″

Emerald Green Arborvitae 7 gal 3′

Emerald Green Arborvitae 7 gal 4′

Emerald Green Arborvitae 7 gal 5′

Emerald Green Arborvitae 5 gal 6″

Emerald Green Arborvitae 7 gal 4-12″

Emerald Green Arborvitae 7 gal 5′

Emerald Green Arborvitae 7 gal 3′

Emerald Green Arborvitae 7 gal 4′
Arborvitae

Quaking Aspen 15 gal 8-12′
Aspen
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We welcome you to come by King Nursery to not only see our large selection of trees, shrubs, and other plants, but also to appreciate the land we have the opportunity of using. The nursery is 120 acres of rolling hills, trees, and the most natural beauty around!
Let us know what you're interested in, and when you'd like to drop by! We'll make time to show you around our nursery and dig into some of the process and strategy behind our goal to seek out, grow and promote disease-resistant trees.
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Yannie Moraitis
rtp at WikipediaMr. King was very personable and it's ALL ABOUT THE TREES! Acres and acres of trees large and small. No fancy shop or knick knacks to make a buck... just trees. When he talks about them, you know you are buying his heart and soul and years and years of work for each tree. Take care of them!

Emily McReynolds
rtp at WikipediaThey’re always so nice and friendly when I call. Thanks for your help!
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