- Date
- 2017-04-20
- Kind
- Seasonal ordering
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- commerceagriculturehorticulturecommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
On April 20, 2017, Powers Hardware said it was assembling its annual order for shrubs and perennials and offered to order individual fruit trees for island customers. The notice described healthy six-foot apple, peach, and plum trees, along with selected ornamental varieties, as products the supplier commonly offered. By June 21, the hardware store advertised seasonal markdowns on remaining flowers, vegetables, herbs, shrubs, and perennials.
Evidence limits
This first-party business notice documents a planned seasonal ordering service. It does not establish the final order, delivery, prices, planting, or survival of any trees.
Sources
- Powers Hardware announced that it was assembling that year’s order for shrubs and perennials and could order individual six-foot apple, peach, plum, and selected ornamental trees. The notice establishes an advertised ordering opportunity, not an order total, delivery, species availability, prices, planting, or survival.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 11 · t011454
- Powers Hardware advertised 40 percent discounts on remaining annual flowers, vegetables, and herbs and 20 percent discounts on shrubs and perennials. This first-party sale notice documents advertised prices, not inventory, sales volume, or the final outcome of the spring order.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 11 · t011749
Added 10 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Powers Hardware solicits shrub, perennial, and fruit-tree orders, 2017”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-powers-hardware-annual-plant-order-2017/, accessed [date], citing Cindy R, “Shrubs and Fruit Trees at Powers,” Beaver Island Forum, April 20, 2017. (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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