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Prunus persica 'Frost' (FROST PEACH)

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Hardiness zones 5-9 Luscious peaches can be grown in colder winter areas with this fabulous cold hardy peach. Delicious, freestone fruit is yellow-green with a soft red blush. Excellent quality fruit...

Punica granatum 'Double Orange' (DOUBLE ORANGE POMEGRANATE)

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Incredible showy double orange flowers decorate this dense, spreading 8-12' shrub/tree in summer; a fruitless selection that is highly ornamental; a wonderful selection for hot dry gardens and deer...

Quercus shumardii (SHUMARD OAK)

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Hardiness zones 5-9 This open round-headed oak (to 120') is one of the largest of the southern red oaks. Lustrous, deeply-lobed leaves turn scarlet in fall. S/M 

Quercus 'Heritage' (HERITAGE OAK)

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Hardiness zones 4-8 A great tree for though spots! This tree is well adapted to many conditions including drought and cold. Mildew resistant foliage is deep glossy-green above with lovely silver...

Trachelospermum jasminoides 'Star of Toscane' (STAR JASMINE)

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A stunning vine from Tuscany! Deep-green, glossy evergreen foliage provides an elegant foil to the lusciously fragrant deep-yellow summer flowers. This pretty vine climbs to 10-12' or it can be grown...

Punica granatum 'Nana' (DWARF POMEGRANATE)

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A charming dwarf to only 3-6', even the flowers and fruits are dwarf, the form features little, narrow leaves and abundant small, funnel-shaped, scarlet flowers in late-summer which become very cute...

Syringa vulgars 'Madame Lemoinecold' (WHITE FLOWERED FRENCH LILAC)

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Hardiness zones 3-8 This glorious shrub features dense panicles of extraordinarily fragrant, double white flowers in spring contrasting beautifully with the heart-shaped, lush green foliage. This...

Syringa hyacinthiflora 'Declaration' (REDDISH-PURPLE LILAC)

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Hardiness zones 3-8 Selected at the U.S. National Arb. for its large, fragrant, strikingly dark reddish-purple flowers and its open, upright growth (to 8' x 6') habit. S/M 

Rosa sericea subsp. omeiensis f. pteracantha (WINGED ROSE)

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Hardiness zones 5-9 This amazing 8' rose shrub from China must be seen to be believed! Not actually grown for its abundant and lovely cream-colored, four-petaled roses, it is the striking, enormous,...

Prunus cistena (PURPLE-LEAF SAND CHERRY)

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Hardiness zones 2-8 A lovely, highly ornamental 6-10' shrub that is perfect as a specimen (especially if pruned to be a standard) and stunning as a hedge; dark-purple spring foliage contrasts...

Ribes rubrum 'Red Lake' (RED CURRANT)

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Hardiness zones 3-8 Profusions of long drooping clusters of medium-large bright red and juicy currants ripen in mid-summer, on vigorous, upright shrubs, with attractive, medium green, lobed foliage...

Vitex agnus-castus (CHASTE TREE)

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Hardiness zones 6-9 Vitex Chaste Tree delivers a spectacular show of fragrant, upright purple blooms just as other summer flowers begin to fade. Mimicking the look of classic lilacs, this...

Symphoricarpos albus (COMMON SNOWBERRY)

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Hardiness zones 3-8 Grown for its large snow-white fruits which persist through the winter making it a singularly beautiful 3-6' shrub. Native to the western and central U.S., this thicket forming...

Syringa vulgaris 'Charles Joly' (HYBRID LILAC)

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Hardiness zones 3-8 Deep wine-colored buds open to become pinkish-violet, deliciously fragrant, double flowers! These lovely blooms provide a fabulous color variation for lilac lovers. This is a...

Prunus cerasifera 'Mt St Helens' (HARDY FLOWERING PLUM)

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Hardiness zones 4-8 A sport of 'Newport', this flowering plum boasts a dense, rounded habit with early purple foliage which holds its deep purple color all summer long. Fall foliage is a stunning...

Ribes nigrum 'Ben Nevis' (BLACK CURRANT)

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Hardiness zones 3-8 Heavy clusters of tart, juicy, black berries adorn this vigorous, upright and self-fertile shrub in mid-late summer. They are a favorite fruit for preserves, wines, baking,...

Sophora japonica (JAPANESE PAGODA TREE)

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Hardiness zones 4-8 Greatly desired as an ornamental for its large clusters of yellow pea-like flowers in late summer, this is also a good wide-spreading shade tree; common name refers to its use...

Ribes nigrum 'Titania' (BLACK GARDEN CURRANT)

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Hardiness zones 4-8 Rich, pungently-flavored berries are offered by this productive, rust-resistant black currant; best pollinated by Consort or Crusader. S/M 

Tilia cordata 'Greenspire' (LITTLE-LEAF LINDEN)

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Hardiness zones 3-8 An amazing tree for urban or other tough spots, tolerant of wind, smog, salt and wet or dry feet; this Linden makes a magnificent street tree with its strong central leader and...

Rosa eglanteria (SWEET BRIAR ROSE)

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Hardiness zones 4-9 A lovely species famed for the fragrance of both its pink flowers and its deliciously aromatic leaves which are reminiscent of the scent of apples! The flowers are followed by...

Syringa vulgaris 'Albert F. Holden' (LILAC)

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Hardiness zones 3-8 Unique and beautiful, the flowers of this compact 7 foot shrub have petals that are deep violet-blue on the top and silvery underneath, making it appear bi-colored; named for the...

Salvia 'Bumbleberry' (GARDEN SAGE)

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Hardiness zones 3-8 Salvia 'Bumbleberry' is a petite yet prolific, late spring bloomer, loved by pollinators and gardeners alike. Its many flower spikes wear intensely colored fuchsia-pink blooms and...

Quercus agrifolia (CALIFORNIA LIVE OAK)

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This wonderful oak, also known as the coastal live oak, has dark green, spiny, holly-like leaves and is native to the coast ranges of California. One of the fastest growing of the native oaks, this...

Prunus amanogawa 'Amanogowa' (JAPANESE FLOWERING CHERRY)

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Hardiness zones 5-8 This columnar form of the always-lovely Japanese Cherry grows to 20' tall by only 4-5' wide, featuring erect branches decorated with upright clusters of fragrant, semi-double...