Trees & Shrubs I to K -online plants catalog

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                                                           5865 Steeplechase
                                                           Bartlett, TN 38134
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A mail order nursery specializing in Japanese maples, conifers,
and other new, unusual, and rare -trees, shrubs, and perennials.

‘Argenta Marginata’ - Each leaf of this English Holly is evenly margined in white. New growth may also have a pink tinge. It is a female and has large red berries in the winter. Slow growing to 6-8’ in ten years but could reach small tree proportions given enough time and a good location. Awards: Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society. Recommended by: United States National Arboretum

‘Rubricaulis Aurea’ - The newst stems are a dark red color. The leaves are very spiney and each leaf has a narrow golden edge. Slow growing and shrubby.

‘San Jose’ - Slow growing hybrid female with good-looking dark green foliage. Leaves are spiny but not skin piercing. Large bright red fruits add to the winter landscape. 4-6’ in ten years -can eventually grow to 15’ tall or more but growth is very slow and amenable to pruning.

‘Alagold’- This was a seedling of Foster’s #2 discovered in 1979. The same outstanding characteristics as Fosters Holly but with golden berries instead of red. 8-10’ in ten years.

‘Fosteri’ - (correctly ‘Fosteri’ #2’) - In our mind this is the best upright tree form holly for general landscape use. A popular variety, and rightly so! Rather open growing in youth, pruning helps to tighten growth -but left alone it will fill in on its own time. Extremely heavy berry set year after year. Leaves are spiny but not skin piercing. Makes a narrow conical tree of 8-10’ in ten years, eventually 25’ left on its own, but it isfrequently pruned to half that size or less in cultivation.

Dahoon makes a small evergreen tree 8-10’ in ten years, 20 to 25 foot tall in time. It is native to the Gulf Coast regions and has been generally overlooked by gardeners for the past 250 years.

Orange Beach clone - Our clonal reproduced plants originated from retired Dr. John Giordano who found this selection growing in Orange Beach, Alabama. These plants have healthy foliage and produce bright red fruits at an early age.

‘Burfordii’ - Burford is a large, vigorous grower with plentiful numbers of ample sized berries. Grows as a large rounded shrub 8’+ in ten years, and capable of 15 to 25 foot in height left own it’s own, but is agreeable to hard pruning. Once a mainstay of southern gardens, it was frequently misplanted in too tight quarters, and lost favor. Dwarf Burford is more frequently encountered today. Burford is still excellent for large hedges or training into a dense multi-trunk tree. Recommended by: United States National Arboretum

‘Carissa’ - A very popular dwarf with a single spine on each leaf tip. Grows into a low mound of 2-3’ in ten years, with puckered olive green leaves. One of the most successful plants ever patented.

‘Dwarf Burford’ - This dwarf form of the above plant is smaller in size and leaf, and much slower growing. It too has dark red berries, and shiny dark green leaves. Older plants in cultivation are usually encounterd at 4 to 6 foot tall, but they are capable of 8 foot or more with time.

‘O’Spring’ - O’spring is a variegated Chinese holly, with spiny leaves margined in creamy yellow. New leaves emerge purple before hardening off. This is a slow growing, irregular plant of 3-4’ in ten years, but might eventually grow to 10’ tall. Recommended by: Garden Clubs of America, United States National Arboretum.

‘Beehive’ - Small leaves and tight congested growth give this holly its characteristic growth which resembles a beehive. It originated as part of a controlled hybridization at Rutgers University, where it was selected from a group of over 21,000 seedlings. Grows only 2-3’ in ten years. Grows a little wider than tall, eventually reaching 3 to 4’ tall by 5 to 6’ wide. Recommended by: Garden Clubs of America.

‘Compacta’ - Dark green leaves and compact habit make this a good substitute for boxwood. Grows into a wide globe shape 3-4’ in ten years, eventually reaching up to 6’ tall, but it is easily pruned and normally encountered below waist level.

‘Geisha’ – We are very excited about the possibilities of this new Japanese holly. Our original plants of Geisha are very dwarf -growing upright in an irregular pyramidal shape. The leaves are dark green, glossy, and densely borne along the stems; and they are the tiniest leaves of any Japanese holly we have ever seen. Geisha would make an excellent dwarf hedge, rock garden plant, or bonsai. Rare now, but undoubtedly destined to gain widespread use once it becomes better known. Grows about 24" in ten years.

‘Helleri’ - Many consider this the best of the dwarf Japanese hollies. Grows into a small spreading mound less than 2’ high for most of its life. Needs no pruning to maintain its low dense habit. 2’ tall and 3’ spread in ten years. Recommended by: United States National Arboretum

‘Hetzi’ - This is a low wide spreading Japanese holly with convex very shiny dark green leaves. Capable of large height given time, but normally cultivated as a shrub 3to 4’ tall and wide.

‘Petite Point’ - Small leaves cover this thin upright growing holly. Natural pyramidal shape makes this a good candidate for shearing and topiary. A female with rounded black berries in the fall and winter. 4-5’ tall in ten years.

‘Sky Pencil’ - Sky Pencil grows into an radically thin tall column eventually reaching 6 to 8’ tall but only 1 to 2’ wide. Ideal for formal effects. Leaves are a dark lustrous green. Introduced in 1985 by the

U.S.

National Arboretum.

‘Steeds’ - Another narrow upright grower with dark green leaves and a vigorous growth habit. Excellent standing alone or would make a fine medium sized hedge. Dark color makes a good background for other flowering plants. 5-6’ in ten years.

‘Council Fire’ - Our favorite cultivar, rarely offered elsewhere. Good bark, vigorous growth, and large berries that persist from winter into spring. Smaller growing than average, only 6’ in ten years, but capable of reaching 12-15’ tall in old age. Recommended by: Garden Clubs of America.

‘Pocohontas’ - This is one of the largest and fastest growing selections in this group. The berries are large and glossy and the leaves fall off early to reveal the fall display. 10’ in ten years. Recommended by: Garden Clubs of America.

‘Red Sprite’ - Recommended by: Garden Clubs of America, Ohio Plant Selection Comittee.

‘Warren’s Red’ - The leaves of this deciduous holly are a dark and lustrous green, and the larger than average bright red winter berries appear in profusion. Also considered more winter hardy than others and may well move one zone higher than listed. Grows full sized 8-10’ in ten years, and old plants may reach 20’ tall or more. Recommended by: Garden Clubs of America.

This is a small evergreen tree form holly with the largest leaves of any holly we know. The leaves are very shiny without spines, and grow to 6-8" long and 2-3" wide. The plants produce large numbers of red berries in the fall. Slow growing to 6-8’ in ten years, but eventually makes a 15-20’ tree. Dirr says it ‘ranks among the best of broadleaf evergreens.’ Awards: 2 Awards of Merit (1 for foliage and fruit, and 1 for flowers) from the Royal Horticultural Society. Recommended by: United States National Arboretum.

Much in demand due to large dark spiny leaves and tremendous quantities of red berries produced in the winter. Mary Nell grows into extremely handsome large shrub capable of 8-10’ in ten years; 20’ in height or more over time.

A large fast grower with dark green leaves. Among the darkest leaves of all hollies, they are the perfect contrast for copious quantities of large red berries produced in the winter. Grows to 8-10’ in ten years. Recommended by: Garden Clubs of America.

‘Southern Gentleman’ - This heavy blooming male holly is used to pollinate a large number of female varieties -particularly ‘Sparkleberry’ below. 4-5’ in ten years.

‘Sparkleberry’ - This is an outstanding large deciduous shrub covered in the winter with red berries. 4-5’ in ten years. Awards: GMPA. Recommended by: Garden Clubs of America, Ohio Plant Selection Comittee.

(female) - Youpon Holly is evergreen and grows to 15 to 20’ tall, usually with multiple trunks. A southern standard, but often seed grown producing 50% males. We grow this selection ourselves from cuttings to guarantee a heavy red fruiting female plant. Recommended by: United States National Arboretum .

nana- This is an excellent small shrub for use as a low hedge or foundation plant. 3’x3’ in ten years. Can be kept small with shearing, but it is able to grow 5’ tall and wider after 25 years.

‘Pendula’- Weeping Youpon Holly has good quantities of red berries and grows vigorously into an upright narrow column of weeping branches 6-10’ in ten years. Pruning and staking in youth is helpful to gain height and to maintain a central leader.

anisatum - Japanese Anise is a dense growing broadleaf evergreen that grows very slowly into a medium to large sized shrub of 3-4’ in ten years -6 to 10 feet tall after many years. The leaves are glossy and wavy at the tips, creating a beautiful texture when used against contrasting plants. The creamy yellowish-green flowers emerge in early spring in abundance. Awards: Award of Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society. Recommended by: Garden Clubs of America.

floridanum - Dark purple flowers bloom in late spring but the main attraction may be the large leathery evergreen leaves. Crush the leaf for the extremely aromatic anise scent. 5-6’ in ten years; 8-10’ in maturity. Recommended by: Garden Clubs of America.

parviflorum - This little known evergreen has excellent light green leaf color and a hardy constitution making it a very functional large landscape shrub. Grows 4-5’ in ten years, eventually to a large pyramid to 15’ or more left unchecked, but is normally pruned hard to keep it in check. Recommended by: Garden Clubs of America.

‘Henry’s Garnet’ - Named for the incomparable red leaf color in the fall, and the racemes of fragrant white flowers in spring are also much showier than the species. Dense multiple branches grow into a rounded arching habit. Grows to 3-4’ in ten years. Adaptable to sun, shade, drought, or wet soils. Awards: Gold Medal Plant Award from the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. Recommended by: Garden Clubs of America.

‘Saturnilla’ - Introduced by Larry Lowman at Ridgecrest Nursery in Wynn, Arkansas. Fall colors are usually in golds and yellows in contrast to the above plant, and resistant to leaf spot. 4-5’ in ten years.

This semi-evergreen produces yellow flowers for a long period in the spring and early summer. Tough and tenacious with arching green stems for year around interest. 3-4’ in ten years. Full sun for heaviest flowering.

A spreading mound of trailing branches covered in yellow flowers for a long period of time in the late winter. Bright green stems add earlier winter interest. Grows wider than tall, to 3’ in ten years. An occasional hard pruning helps rejuvenate plants. Awards: Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society.

‘Pleniflora’ – Large double flowers appear in the spring like masses of tiny golden globes. Green stems in the winter are excellent for contrast with the red twigged dogwoods or other plants with ornamental winter bark. 4-5’ in ten years. Awards: Award of Merit & Award Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society. Recommended by: Garden Clubs of America, United States National Arboretum.

‘Variegata’ - (syn. ‘Picta’) - Creamy white variegation on a lower growing plant. The inner leaf is gray-green, and the overall effect from a distance is that of a whitish-gray shrub. The same interesting green stems in winter as the above plant. 3’ in ten years. Recommended by: Garden Clubs of America.

paniculata - Golden Rain Tree - One of the very few yellow blooming trees. Small stature of 10-15’ in ten years (matures around 30’ tall) and open growth make this a perfect tree for smaller landscapes. Very adaptable and disease free. Awards: Award of Merit & Award Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society. Recommended by: United States National Arboretum.

amabilis - Beauty Bush is a large growing weigela-like shrub from China. The plants are covered in late spring with pink bell-shaped flowers on drooping branches. 4-5’ in ten years. Awards: Award of Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society. Recommended by: United States National Arboretum.

‘Pink Cloud’- Pink Cloud is an improved heavily flowered form with clear strong pink flowers. Awards: First Class Certificate and Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society. Recommended by: Garden Clubs of America.