Trees

CUYAMACA CYPRESS (Cupressus arizonica var.stephensonii)

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Hardiness zones 7-9 A wonderful cypress found growing in only the headwaters of King Creek in the Cuyamaca mountains of San Diego, California, this wonderful variety reaches 20-50' and almost as wide forming a spreading tree with a central leader; its...

JAPANESE HORNBEAM Carpinus japonica

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Elegant! This very attractive understory tree from Japan eventually reaches 20-30' tall and is just as wide-spreading. Its outstanding feature is its dark-green, long, very prominently grooved leaves. Wonderful hop-like papery catkins appear abundantly...

OCTOBER GLORY MAPLE Acer rubrum (October Glory)

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Brilliant orange to deep-red autumn color makes this gorgeous, rounded 40-50' tree one of the glories of any fall landscape! This cultivar is a female form bearing attractive red flowers in the spring before the foliage emerges. The flowers later turn to...

MIAOTAI MAPLE Acer miyabei ssp. Miaotaiense

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This attractive, upright, rounded maple is endemic to Chinese temperate mixed forests, where it is considered a vulnerable species, and it is rare in cultivation elsewhere. Some consider it to be its own species, which gives it the synonym Acer...

HEAT-TOLERANT RIVER BIRCH Betula nigra (Dura Heat)

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A wonderful birch which extends the area to grow this fine native tree, selected in Georgia for its superior heat and disease resistance. It also boasts better foliage and is somewhat smaller at 30-40'in height. Gorgeous peeling pinkish creamy-white...

RIVER BIRCH Betula nigra (City Slicker)

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Delightful anytime of the year, this medium (30-40') tree has exceptional creamy-white exfoliating bark which develops at an early age and deep, dark-green foliage that turns a beautiful golden yellow in the fall; this may be the perfect tree for tough...

INCENSE CEDAR Calocedrus decurrens

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Known as the incense cedar for the sublime spicy fragrance of the bright-green fern like sprays of this majestic pyramidal tree, with age its bark becomes reddish and deeply-furrowed and exfoliates in long strips, in cultivation this tree reaches 30-50',...

SELF FRUITFUL HARDY KIWI Actinidia arguta (Issai)

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A self-fruitful variety (separate male and female plants arent required for its small fig-like fruits) of the popular hardy kiwi, this vigorous vine is a fine ornamental as well. S/M ...

PAPERBARK MAPLE Acer griseum

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One of the most beautiful of all small trees; this very unusual 20-30 foot maple from Central China has true four-season interest. Remarkable tri-foliate leaves emerge a beautiful copper color in spring before turning a soft green for summer, its...

JAPANESE MAPLE Acer palmatum (Heartbeat)

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Named for its bright red autumn color, this mounding Australian cultivar has extremely dissected leaves which are each held up in their own space, without drooping. New leaves emerge green with red overtones, turning from bronze to green in the summer...

MALE HARDY KIWI Actinidia arguta

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The fragrant, saucer-shaped, white flowers of this attractive 20-30' male vine have clusters of thin stamens just covered in golden-yellow pollen. Hardy kiwi vines are male and female and the male is required to pollinate the named female arguta...

HIMALAYAN WHITE BIRCH Betula utilis (jacquemontii)

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One of the loveliest of the birches, notable for its dazzling white and attractively peeling bark, though birch bark can vary greatly, this is generally regarded to have the whitest bark of all. This 30-40' tree from Nepal is similar to Betula utilis,...

DEODAR CEDAR Cedrus deodara

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This noble giant coming from the Himalaya reaches an impressive 110-160' in the wild and a more demure 40-50' in cultivation, it is probably the best of the big conifers to plant in the warmer localities; dark gray-green needles grace this pyramidal and...

JAPANESE MAPLE Acer palmatum (Korean Gem)

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Native to S. Korea, this easy and dependable tree (to 20-30') has dark bark and 7-lobed leaves which turn intense red, yellow and orange colors in fall; formerly known as Koreanum. S-PSh/M ...

LARGE-FRUITED HARDY KIWI Actinidia arguta (Jumbo)

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Selected in Italy, this 20-25' vine produces an abundant crop of unusually large (up to 1 ounce) sweet and tasty fruit with a smooth, greenish, edible skin in autumn, this climber generally begins producing fruit in its 3rd or 4th year; kiwi vines are...

FEMALE HARDY KIWI Actinidia arguta (Geneva)

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Developed at the Geneva New York Research Station for its early ripening (Sept.-Oct.) tasty and sweet honey-flavored and scented 1" fruit that cover this 20-25' vine. Needs arguta male for pollination. S-PSh/M ...

PINK-FLOWERED YELLOWWOOD Cladrastis lutea (Rosea/Perkins)

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A lovely form of this small SE native tree which produces long weeping clusters of pink flowers in mid-summer as well as luxuriant bright-green compound leaves; a really special shade tree for the small yard. S/M ...

CAUCASIAN FIR Abies nordmanniana

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This dense pyramidal fir is native to the Caucasus Mountains, where in the wild it is found growing 3,000-7,200 feet above sea level, in areas that also receive at least 40in of rainfall/year, so it is a fan of cooler climates and good drainage. It is...

FREEMAN MAPLE Acer freemanii (Matador)

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This exceptional tree was selected for many great qualities. It wears bright green foliage through spring and summer on symmetrical branches, which form a tidy, upright and oval-shaped form. Its reliable, deep red fall color stretches out the season by...

AMERICAN HORNBEAM Carpinus caroliniana (Fire Belle)

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This beautiful eastern North American native selection was chosen for its reliable bright red fall color, unique to the species. Its well-rounded canopy is filled with toothes foliage and green, hop-like spring flowers, which produce fruits favored by...

JAPANESE MAPLE Acer palmatum (Calico)

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The attractive, soft-peachy-yellow new foliage of this fine maple is outlined with showy red margins. This lovely 8-12' specimen becomes a vigorous, upright tree. Heading into summer, the red fades away and the leaves mature from yellow to a soothing...

FASTIGIATE FREEMAN MAPLE Acer freemanii (Armstrong)

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This superb and fast-growing maple is distinctly and narrowly upright to 40-60' while only 15' wide. Beautiful and large (6" across) deeply cut five-lobed leaves are a lush, rich-green in summer turning shades of yellow-orange in fall which contrast well...

EUROPEAN HORNBEAM Carpinus betulus

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This lovely tree produces extremely strong wood which was once used by the Romans to build chariots and now used in chopping blocks. Dark green ovate sharply-toothed leaves turn yellow-orange in autumn before holding its rich fawn-brown leaves all winter...

COMMON HACKBERRY Celtis occidentalis

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This med-large tree with shiny, toothed leaves and pebbled bark bears edible and sweet litte fruits which turn from orange-red to deep purple when ripe. S/M ...