Trees & Shrubs
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LITTLE HENRY SWEETSPIRE Itea virginica (Little Henry)
$19.95This fine selection of a U.S. native shrub has fantastic compact growth to only two feet tall. Summer finds this prettily arching gem just covered in 4" long, bright-white and fragrant flower spikes. Its brilliant orange-red-maroon fall color makes a...
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LAVENDER CRAPE MYRTLE Lagerstroemia (Muskogee)
$19.95 - $39.00A wonderfully vigorous large shrub or small tree reaching 15-25' tall which produces prolific lavender-pink flowers in 4-10" long clusters in late summer. Beautiful in all seasons, the glossy green foliage turns bright red in the autumn while winter...
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TUPELO/BLACK GUM Nyssa sylvatica
$29.95 - $49.00A wonderful and adaptable tree to 30-60' that is much loved by honeybees. With a stately rounded habit and horizontal branching, this wonderful eastern native is found primarily growing in wet bottomlands, (although it can handle some drought) and can be...
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DAWN REDWOOD Metasequoia glyptostroboides
$29.95 - $49.00This awe-inspiring tree was known only as a fossil before being rediscovered in 1941 in Modaoqi, China by forester T. Kan; this fast-growing redwood-like tree can reach 70-100'or more! Wonderful, ferny, soft to the touch foliage emerges pale-green in...
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NINEBARK (Physocarpus opulifolius) "Summer Wine"
$19.95Hardiness zones 3-8 Dark-wine, fine-textured foliage highlighted by pink-white early summer flowers and a more compact (to 5-6') habit recommend this fine border or foundation shrub highly. S/M (not dry) Zone 4
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MEXICAN WHITE PINE Pinus veitchii
$29.95A wonderful Pine from central Mexico, actually a subspecies of P.ayacahuite; a tall, 80-100' upright tree with long grey-green needles and beautifully decorative pine cones, the long cones bear edible pine nuts; this tree is much used for timber and is...
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NINEBARK (Physocarpus opulifolius) "Ginger Wine"
$19.95Hardiness zones 3-8 Outstanding burgundy-red foliage on this fine upright (to 6') shrub really glow in the summer sun, bright white spring flowers become decorative red seedheads for added interest. S/M PPAF Zone 3
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JACK PINE Pinus banksiana (Schoodic)
$34.95'Schoodic' is a unique Jack Pine which grows as a dwarf prostrate shrub. It was found on Schoodic Point in Maine, and the seed was collected by Alfred Fordham of the Arnold Arboretum. This slow-growing specimen wears emerald green needles, and spreads as...
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BOSNIAN PINE Pinus leucodermis (syn. heldreichii)
$29.95The Bosnian pine is a delightful and distinctive conifer to 50-80' with dark-green needles in pairs which form very dense foliage on striking upright branches that are decorated with small cones of brilliant purple-blue before mellowing to brown, mature...
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EVERGREEN MAGNOLIA (Magnolia grandiflora) "D. D. Blanchard"
$39.95 - $79.95Hardiness zones 7-9 In addition to its sweetly fragrant white globe flowers, this special southern Magnolia has leaves that are glossy on the top but a showy rusty-orange on their undersides, a striking compact tree to 50 feet tall and 30 feet wide.
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VARIEGATED EG MOCKORANGE Pittosporum tobira (Variegatum)
$19.95 - $39.00The bold lustrous gray-green leaves of this 6-8' shrub are attractively edged in creamy-white making a showy, compact mound of evergreen foliage highlighted in spring by delightfully orange-blossom-scented, white flowers. S-PSh/M ...
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KMX PINE Pinus attenuradiata
$39.95Hardy to zone 7 This interesting hybrid of southern Oregon's Knobcone pine crossed with southern California's Monterey pine has proven to be a fast-growing and drought-tolerant cross and is now being used for reforestation in, interestingly, New Zealand...
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PURPLE CRAPE MYRTLE Lagerstroemia indica (Twilight)
$39.00'Twilight' is a proper description for the shades of purple this 20-30ft tall crape myrtle tree displays from late summer into fall. Its wide spreading crown wears deep green foliage, which contrasts beautifully with its muscular and peeling trunks, and...
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VARIEGATED WAXLEAF PRIVET Ligustrum japonicum (Variegatum)
$19.95Very distinctive and the large deep green leaves of this 6-12' shrub are edged in creamy-yellow; large, creamy, lilac-form flowers add to its summer beauty. S-PSh/M/GDr ...
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VARIEGATED MOCK ORANGE Philadelphus (Illuminati Sparks)
$19.95Dark green foliage bespeckled with bright golden yellow variegation will add cheer to the garden, and cut arrangements. In early summer, expect loads of citrus scented white blooms on gracefully arching branches. S-PSh/M Zone 4
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SWEETBAY MAGNOLIA Magnolia virginiana (Silver Mist)
$34.95 - $59.00This eastern North American cultivar is distinguished from the species, by its silvery leaf undersides, which look spectacular in a breeze, its dense canopy and compact conical shape. It blooms profusely from May into fall with large, single, creamy...
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WINTER HONEYSUCKLE Lonicera fragrantissima
$19.95It is truly a winter delight when this gracefully arching 6-15' shrub bears its pretty creamy-white flowers with their irresistible and far-reaching scent! It is perhaps the most penetrating and delicious of all the winter flowering shrubs and should be...
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COYOTE MINT Monardella villosa (Russian River)
$10.95A lovely, fragrant, and vigorous California native sub-shrub selection, from the rocky slopes of the Russian River. Beneficial pollinators of all kinds are attracted to its plentiful, 2", shaggy, lavender, ball-like blooms all summer. Foliage is...
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ALEPPO PINE Pinus halepensis
$29.95 - $49.00This lovey and distinct pine from the Mediterranean region is drought-tolerant and can quickly colonize disturbed areas. As such, it is often used for reforesting in warmer areas. Generally reaching 40-60'high and occasionally up to 80'. This conifer is...
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COLORADO BRISTLECONE Pinus aristata
$49.00This 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 pines, noted by naturalist John Muir to be "ever irrepressible and...
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CLUSTER PINE Pinus pinaster
$29.95This 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 5-10" shiny-brown cones in clusters. S/M ...
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EVERGREEN WITCHHAZEL Witchhazel chinense (Jazz Hands) white
$19.95Starting 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 focal point. S-PSh/M PP27751 Zone 7
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CHINESE MAHONIA Mahonia fortunei
$39.00Distinctive, 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 narrow erect clusters. The blossoms mature to become bunches of dark-blue...
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SWEETBAY MAGNOLIA (Magnolia virginiana)
$29.95 - $49.00Hardiness 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 climes it is more tree-like and can reach up to 60'...