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Malus fusca (PACIFIC CRABAPPLE)

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Hardiness zones 4-8 A thicket-forming shrub or small tree with thorny spur branches, this native crab has attractive spring flowers followed by small red-yellow apples. Would make a good bonsai! S/M 

Pinus thunbergii (JAPANESE BLACK PINE)

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Hardiness zones 5-8 Used over the centuries in Japan for bonsai and garden. The Japanese Black Pine is best known for its rugged trunk and thick, slightly-twisted needles and branches. It also...

Pinus aristata (COLORADO BRISTLECONE)

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Hardiness zones 3-8 This very slow-growing, little pine 8-20' of the wind-torn high-elevation mountain tops of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado and New Mexico is perhaps one of the prettiest of the...

Pinus pinaster (CLUSTER PINE)

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Hardiness zones 7-9 This 90-120' tree is densely planted in France where its tapped (like a rubber tree) for its high-turpentine-resin sap; reddish, deeply-fissured bark curved, 7-10" needles and...

Witchhazel chinense 'Jazz Hands' (EVERGREEN WITCHHAZEL)

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Starting in mid-spring, and into summer, pure white fringe flowers cover this 3-5 feet tall and wide, evergreen shrub. This is a beautiful choice for containers, mid-borders, mass plantings or as a...

Mahonia fortunei (CHINESE MAHONIA)

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Hardiness zones 7-9 Distinctive, narrow, matte-green leaflets radiate out on this unusual, narrow upright shrub 5-8' tall. Sweetly-scented, bright, lemon- yellow flowers appear in autumn, borne in...

Magnolia virginiana (SWEETBAY MAGNOLIA)

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Hardiness zones 5-10 The glorious southeastern U.S. native can be incredibly variable in growth habit. In northern climes, it tends to reach 15-20' with a suckering multi-stemmed habit. In southern...

Osmanthus heterophyllus 'Goshiki' (VARIEGATED SWEET OLIVE)

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Hardiness zones 6-9 Goshiki, meaning 5-colored, indicates what a striking hedge or accent this 5-10' shrub makes with its shiny-green, holly-like leaves bronze-tinted in spring, later brightly...

Monarda didyma 'Sugar Buzz® Rockin Raspberry' (BEE BALM)

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Hardiness zones 4-8 Clumps of vigorous, well-branched stems hold large, deep raspberry-purple blooms for weeks, from mid to late summer, attracting pollinators of all types. The fragrant, deep-green...

Monarda 'Sugar Buzz® Grape Gumball' (BEE BALM)

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Hardiness zones 4-9 The vibrant magenta blooms of this compact hybrid form a bright dome on strong, well-branched stems, over its dark-green, fragrant foliage, in mid-late summer. A striking choice...

Iris chrysographes (BLACK IRIS)

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Hardiness zones 4-9 Flowers of dark, velvety violet with sharply contrasting markings of golden yellow ("chryso"=yellow, "graphes"=markings) on 2 foot stalks make this Chinese iris a pretty addition...

Osmanthus decorus 'Baki Kasapligil' (TURKISH OSMANTHUS)

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Hardiness zones 7-9 A delightful addition to the Sweet Olive tribe! Long, leathery, smooth leaves add a wonderful elegance to this rare 6-8' evergreen shrub. Tiny-white blossoms in spring give rise...

Leucanthemum 'Luna' (YELLOW SHASTA DAISY)

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Hardiness zones 5-9 Brighten up your garden with Leucanthemum 'Luna', a breakthrough Yellow Shasta Daisy that brings a fresh, cheerful pop of color to your landscape. This compact, heavy-blooming...

Loropetalum chinense 'Razzleberri' (RED-LEAVED EG WITCHHAZEL)

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Deep pink fringed flowers make this spring show-off a hit in any garden where its 4-6' mounding habit and gracefully arching evergreen-leaved branches are handsome all year. S-PSh/M ...

Hibiscus syriacus 'Purple Pillar' (COLUMNAR ROSE OF SHARON)

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Hardiness zones 5-9 Very narrow and very decorative, this incredible fastigiate Rose of Sharon grows 10-16' tall and only 2-3' wide! Summer finds it abundantly covered with large, showy, semi-double...

Physostegia virginiana 'Crown of Snow' (WHITE OBEDIENT FLOWER)

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Hardiness zones 3-9 The star of the family is the pure-white form... the cool white flowers make a welcome note in hot weather. Earlier blooming, less of a spreader, to 2', and dazzling! S/M-W

Panicum virgatum 'Red Flame' (RED SWITCH GRASS)

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Hardiness zones 4-9 The foliage on this colorful switch grass emerges blue-green, and by the end of summer each leaf is saturated in wine-red. Its late summer flowers are also in hues of red. This is...

Ilex aquifolium 'Post Office' (SELF-FRUITFUL HOLLY)

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Hardiness zones 7-9 Found near our local post office, this isolated (as far as we can tell) 10-15' shrub produces prolific berries every year (without a partners help?) handsome shiny spiked foliage...

Monarda 'Sugar Buzz® Blue Moon' (BEE BALM)

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Hardiness zones 4-8 This compact hybrid fills out its space in the garden nicely, yet without aggression. It is covered in lavender-blue blooms, with purple bracts, in mid-late summer, attracting...

Forsythia 'Kumson' (GOLDEN BELLS)

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Hardiness zones 5-8 STUNNING! in leaf as well as flower, the leaves of this gracefully arching shrub are brilliantly, vividly etched with a network of silver veins; handsome yellow flowers join the...

Helleborus Winter Jewels® 'Peppermint Ice' (HELLEBORE)

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Hardiness zones 4-9 The large, fully double, lotus-like, picotee flowers on this beauty are light pink with deep pink edges and reddish veins on its undersides. These impressive, nodding blooms stand...

Origanum rotundifolium (ORNAMENTAL OREGANO)

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Hardiness zones 5-9 Bees and butterflies love this fragrant mound of chartreuse foliage with lilac pink summer flowers and mauve calyxes, which continue to share their color long after the flowers...

Helleborus Winter Jewels® 'Cotton Candy' (HELLEBORE)

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Hardiness zones 5-9 These profuse, elegantly double, soft cotton-candy pink flowers are such a treat in the early spring garden. A sign that winter is almost over! Evergreen foliage is...

Juglans nigra (BLACK WALNUT)

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Hardiness zones 4-9 This magnificent shade tree reaching 75-100' comes to us from the rich woods and streambeds of the eastern United States. It is a beautiful tree with deeply-furrowed bark and...