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ILEX - Holly
aquifolium -
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.
x aquipernyi Zones 6-9 Sun to part shade
Brilliant
-
x attenuata Zones
6-9 Sun to part shade
Alagold-
This was a seedling of Fosters #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.
cassine - Dahoon Zones 7-9 Sun to shade
Dahoon makes a
small evergreen tree 8-10 in ten years, 20 to 25 foot tall in time. It is native to the
cornuta -
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 its 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.
OSpring
- Ospring 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.
crenata -
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
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
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.
decidua- Winterberry or Possumhaw Zones 5-9 Sun to shade
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.
glabra - Inkberry - Zones 5-9 Sun to shade
Shamrock
- Recommended by: Garden Clubs of America.
latifolia - LusterLeaf Holly - Zones 6-9 Sun to shade
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.
Mary Nell - Zones 7-9
Sun to shade
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.
Nellie
Stevens - Zones 6-9 Sun to shade
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.
verticillata Zones 4-9 Sun
to shade
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.
vomitoria- Youpon Holly Zones 7-10 Sun to shade
(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. 3x3 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.
ILLICIUM - Anise- Zones 7-9 Sun to shade
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.
ITEA - Sweetspire Zones 5-9 Sun to shade
virginica
Henrys
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.
Merlot
-
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.
JASMINUM - Jasmine
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Vines & Climbers
floridum - Showy Jasmine Zones 7-10 Sun to shade
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.
nudiflorum - Winter Jasmine Zones 6-10 Sun to shade
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.
KERRIA - Japanese Rose Zones 4-9 Sun to shade
japonica
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.
Shannon
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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.
KOELREUTERIA
Zones 5-9 Sun to light shade
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.
KOLKWITZIA - Beauty Bush Zones 5-9 Sun to shade
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.
LABURNUM - Golden Chain Tree Zones 5-7 Sun to light shade
x watereri
Vossii
- This is a small oval shaped tree with glossy trifoliate leaves and long pendulous
racemes of golden flowers in early summer. One
of the best yellow flowered trees. Vossii
originated in the Netherlands in the 18th century and is the premium selection
of this family. 6-8 in ten years. Awards: Award of Garden Merit from the Royal
Horticultural Society. Recommended by: United
States National Arboretum.
LAGERSTROEMIA- Crape Myrtle Zones 7-10 Sun to light shade
indica
Acoma
- Pendulous wide spreading habit on a small growing variety.
Flowers are white with a yellow center.
Sure to become one of the most popular varieties. 6-8 in ten years. Recommended by: Garden Clubs of America, United
States National Arboretum.
Bashams
Party Pink
- An outstanding pink flowered crape myrtle. This
was the 1st hybrid of Lagerstroemia
indica and Lagerstroemia fauriei, and it has
excellent disease resistance. 8-10 in
ten years.
Catawba
- Small to medium sized Crape Myrtle that covers itself in grape-purple flowers in mid to
late summer. Glossy mildew resistant leaves
turn an outstanding red in the fall. 8
in ten years. Recommended by: United States
National Arboretum.
Chickasaw
-
Choctaw
- This
is a tall growing pink blooming variety with clear pink flowers. Mildew resistant with brown bark and outstanding
fall colors. 8-10 in ten years.
Comanche
- Recommended by: United States National Arboretum.
Country Red - Small growing with a wide
canopy, Country Red has bright red flowers with yellow centers. Excellent fall colors and disease resistance. 8-10 in ten years.
Hardy
Lavender
- This was an old standard variety before the introduction of the modern hybrids. It still retains an unsurpassed lavender flower
color and a hardy healthy disposition. 8-10
in ten years.
Hopi
- Recommended by: United States National Arboretum.
Lipan
- Lipan has late blooming lavender flowers over a long period at the end of summer. The bark exfoliates revealing near white trunks,
and the fall colors are orange to red. 8
in ten years. Recommended by: United States
National Arboretum.
Miami - Miami has dark pink flowers that
appear from mid to late summer. Mottled brown
bark and orange fall colors add to the popular appeal.
8-10 in ten years. Recommended
by: United States National Arboretum.
Muskogee - A United States National
Arboretum selection with light lavender-pink flowers and glossy green leaves. Fall colors are red and orange. 8-10 in ten years. Recommended by: United States National Arboretum.
Natchez
- Large growing crape myrtle with outstanding cinnamon colored bark. White flowers are produced in abundance in the
summer. Even if it never bloomed it would be
grown for bark display alone. 10-15 in
ten years. Recommended by: United States
National Arboretum.
Osage
- Osage has clear light pink flowers on an open semi-pendulous small tree. Excellent red fall colors and chestnut brown bark. 6-8 in ten years. Recommended by: United States National Arboretum.
Pokomoke
-
Regal
Red
-
Sarahs
Favorite
-
Seminole
- A National Arboretum selection picked for its small size and excellent long lasting pink
flowers. Mature trees are only around 10
tall, small for a crape myrtle. 5-6
in ten years. Recommended by: United States
National Arboretum.
Souix
- Recommended by: United States National Arboretum.
Tonto
- This is another small growing variety with conspicuous fuschia-red flowers and bright
maroon leaf colors in the fall. 6-8 in
ten years.
Tuscarora
- Recommended by: United States National Arboretum.
William
Toovey
- Heavy blooming, watermelon red flowers cover this broad spreading crape myrtle in the
summer. Mildew resistant, with red-orange fall
colors. 8-10 in ten years.
Yuma
- Recommended by: United States National Arboretum.
Zuni
- Small growing with large panicles of lavender flowers from July into September. Leaves are orange and red fall colors, are disease
resistant, and the peeling gray bark flakes off to reveal a light brown inner bark. 8 in ten years.
Recommended by: Garden Clubs of America, United States National Arboretum.
LIGUSTRUM
japonicum - Wax-Leaf Ligustrum Zones 7-10 Sun to shade
Fast growing
large evergreen shrub with glossy olive-green leaves.
Once considered one of the best evergreens for screens and hedges but lost
favor for a while and is now being used widely again.
Awards: Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society.
Coriaceum
- A curious shrub that grows compact and stiff with curled black-green leaves. A real oddity and sure to draw comments from the
uninitiated. Grows 5-6 in ten years. Introduced from Japanese gardens in 1860.
Variegatum
- Each leaf on this cultivar is edged in creamy white.
Slower growing than the species, this makes an excellent medium sized hedge
growing to 6-8 in ten years.
sinense
-Privet Zones 6-9 Sun to shade
Pendulum-
Weeping Privet - Large fast growing hedging plant. Grows
8x8 in ten years. Branches weep to
the ground. Mostly evergreen.
LONICERA - Honeysuckle
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Vines & Climbers
fragrantissima - Winter Honeysuckle - Zones 4-9 Sun to part shade
This is an
excellent large, mostly evergreen shrub that has fragrant white flowers in the late
winter. Lemon scented flowers are very strong
and their aroma can fill the garden on a calm winter day.
6 tall and wide after 10 years. Recommended
by: United States National Arboretum.
nitida - Boxleaf Honeysuckle Zones 6-9 Sun to part shade
Baggesens
Gold-
Tiny yellow boxwood-like leaves cover this dense small growing evergreen. Color is always apparent but especially in cool
weather. Good for small hedges or to lighten
up any landscape. Grows 3 in ten years. Left untrimmed may grow to 5 or 6 tall. Awards: Award of Merit and Award of Garden Merit
from the Royal Horticultural Society.
pileata - Privet Honeysuckle - Zones 6-9 Sun to part shade
Low growing,
horizontally branched shrub that works well as a hedge or fronting larger shrubs. Excellent as groundcover. 24" tall and 30" wide in ten years. Awards: Award of Merit from the Royal Horticultural
Society. Recommended by: Garden Clubs of
America, United States National Arboretum.
LOROPETALUM
chinense - Chinese Fringe - Zones 7-9 Sun to part shade
White witch
hazel-like flowers in the early spring on a medium sized evergreen shrub. Grows rounded to 4-5 in ten years, eventually
upright to 10 or more. Good plant to
train up a wall. Awards: First Class
Certificate from the Royal Horticultural Society. Recommended
by: Garden Clubs of America.
var. rubrum
Blush
The new leaves on Blush emerge red and then age to a dark olive-green. New growth appears all summer and the red leaves on
the green leaves are as ornamental as many flowers. Plants
are fully evergreen. The flowers are a bright
fuchsia-pink and fragrant. They make their
greatest show in the early spring, but they continue to appear sporadically throughout the
plants all year.
Burgundy
Burgundy has dark reddish-purple leaves throughout the year, with old leaves
developing an orange-red coloration. The leaf
color is similar to that of Burgundy Lace Japanese maple or Crimson Pigmy Barberry but
because it is evergreen it stands out in the landscape all year. Flowers are hot pink and like Blush also appear
throughout the year. Grows more thin and open
than Blush.
Zhuzhou
This cultivar has unique very black-purple leaves and a more stiffly upright growth
habit. Introduced from Zhuzhou China in 1991.
MAGNOLIA
Ann
Zones 4-9 Sun to part shade
One of the
Kosar hybrids, a group of small shrubby, late blooming magnolias developed at the U.S. National Arboretum.
Sometimes refered to as the Little Girl Hybrids. Flowers are a deep purplish-red, develop late, and
avoid untimely frosts in late spring. 5-6
in ten years. Eventually grows 8-10 tall
and wide. Awards: Award of Garden Merit from
the Royal Horticultural Society. Recommended
by: Ohio Plant Selection Comittee, United States National Arboretum
denudata -Yulan Magnolia Zones 5-9 Sun to part shade
Cultivated in
China for over 1,400 years, but no longer found in the wild.
This is a highly prized tree that remains uncommon in America. Small to medium sized tree with fragrant, ivory
white, cup shaped flowers in spring. 10
in ten years. Also known as CHINESE WHITE
MAGNOLIA, CHANDELIER MAGNOLIA, AND LILY TREE. Awards:
First Class Certificate and Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society.
Galaxy - Zones 5-9 Sun to part shade
This new hybrid
has reddish-purple flowers in quantity. Large
fleshy leaves are a good green color. Developed
at the National Arboretum in Washington D.C. Grows
10 in ten years. Awards: Award of Garden
Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society.
grandiflora - Southern Magnolia Zones 6-9 Sun to shade
Traditional
southern evergreen tree most people think of as magnolia. Unrivaled specimen, it grows slowly to
10-12 tall in ten years, but it needs plenty of space for long term growth and
is capable of 60 to 80 heights and 30 to 50 spread. Recommended by: United States National Arboretum.
Little
Gem
- Smaller leaves on a smaller compact tree. Probably
the smallest growing Southern Magnolia available. Could
be used as an evergreen hedge . May only grow
20 tall after 20+ years. Often reblooms
throughout the summer. Recommended by: United
States National Arboretum.
Jane - Zones 6-9 Sun to shade
Another of the
Kosar Little Girl hybrids. Jane
grows into an compact upright shrub with fragrant cup shaped flowers. The flowers are purple-red outside and white
within. 5-6 in ten years. Awards: Award of Garden Merit from the Royal
Horticultural Society. Recommended by: Ohio
Plant Selection Comittee, United States National Arboretum.
liliflora Zones
5-9 Sun to part shade
Nigra
- Purple Lily Magnolia - Striking large purple flowers appear on bare stems on this
compact shrubby growing magnolia. Shrub-like
naturally, it will grow 4-5 in ten years, eventually growing 8-12 tall and as
wide. Triple award winner. Awards: First Class Certificate, Award of Merit,
and Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society.
x loebneri Zones
5-9 Sun to part shade
Leonard
Messel
- This hybrid magnolia has lilac-pink flowers in profusion.
8-10 in ten years. Has a
broad rounded habit eventually growing to 20-25 after many years. From Col. Leonard
Messels famous garden in England. Awards:
First Class Certificate, Award of Merit, and Award of Garden Merit from the Royal
Horticultural Society. Recommended by: Ohio
Plant Selection Comittee.
Merrill
- White star-like flowers cover this heavy blooming plant.
Named after Prof. Elmer Merrill,
former Directer of the Arnold Arboretum. Awards:
First Class Certificate and Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society. Recommended by: United States National Arboretum.
macrophylla - Big Leaf Magnolia Zones 5-9 Sun to shade
Randy
- Zones 5-9 Sun to shade
Purple flowers
with white interiors bloom late and long on this hybrid.
A large shrub -this magnolia grows 4-5 in ten years, and may only
reach 10 in height after many years. Awards:
Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society.
Recommended by: Ohio Plant Selection Comittee.
sieboldii - Oyama Magnolia Zones 6-9 Part shade
This shrubby
magnolia is one of the treasures of the orient. Small
size can be accommodated in most any garden. Grows
5-6 in ten years, to 10-15 over time. Egg-shaped
buds open to fragrant white flowers that are continuously produced over a period of many
weeks, not all at once. Hilliers notes
the "crimson fruit clusters are spectacular." Needs partial shade. Awards: First Class Certificate and Award of Garden
Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society.
x soulangiana - Tulip Magnolia Zones 5-9 Sun to part shade
Alexanderiana
- Larger than average tulip shaped flowers emerge purple opening to white -usually delayed
enough to avoid late frosts. Grows into an
upright-oval shape of, maturing at around 20 tall.
Awards: Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society.
Picture
- This is a vigorous fast growing tulip magnolia that blooms when it is quite young. The flowers are purple on the outside and white
inside. This magnolia was found by chance in a
Japanese garden in 1930. 8-10 in ten
years. Awards: Award of Merit, Award of Garden
Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society.
stellata - Star Magnolia Zones 5-9 Sun to part shade
Royal
Star
- Very large star shaped flowers cover these plants in the spring. Extra tepals make a bigger display. 6-8 in ten years -10-15 over time. Awards: Award of Garden Merit (species) from the
Royal Horticultural Society. Recommended by:
United States National Arboretum.
virginiana - Sweetbay Magnolia - Zones 5-9 Sun to shade
Silvery backed
leaves and open airy growth habit on a southern native.
8-10 in ten years. Matures
around 20 tall, but this is variable -grows larger in the South. O.K. for
light shade and wet spots. Our trees are seed
grown from trees that are fully evergreen where we garden (Zone 7). Recommended by: United States National Arboretum.
MAHONIA Zones
6-9 Shade
bealei - Pick-of-the-crop in a useful genus. Very strong in form and foliage with an
architectural texture. A shade plant for
difficult conditions. 4-5 in ten years,
matures at 6-10 tall. Awards: Award of
Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society, Gold Medal from Pennsylvania Horticultural
Society. Recommended by: Garden Clubs of
America, United States National Arboretum.
x media
Winter
Sun
- This is a new hybrid developed in N. Ireland. Smaller denser leaves and more prolific blooms than
Mahonia bealei.
4-5 in ten years. Also
blooms about one month earlier and we had Christmas flowers in 1995, and flowers on
Thanksgiving in 1996! Awards: Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society.
MALUS
hupehensis - Tea Crab Apple - Zones 4-8 Sun
This small tree
has it all: form, foliage, flower, and fruit. Very
picturesque tree with a spreading open branching habit.
Pink buds open to pink-white flowers. Small
deep red fruit in the fall. Unlike hybrids,
this species crabapple is resistant to most apple diseases.
8 in ten years. Eventually
grows 20-25 tall. Awards: Award of
Merit, and Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society. Recommended by: United States National Arboretum.
METASEQUOIA
glyptostroboide - Dawn Redwood -
Awards: Award
of Merit & Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society, Gold Medal from
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. Recommended
by: Ohio Plant Selection Comittee, United States National Arboretum.
NANDINA - Heavenly Bamboo Zones 6-9 Sun to shade
domestica Awards: Award of Merit & Award of
Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society. Recommended
by: Garden Clubs of America., United States National Arboretum
Fire
Power
- This dwarf nandina has solid red foliage in the winter months. Grows into a 2x2 mound. Recommended by: Garden Clubs of America, United
States National Arboretum.
Harbor
Dwarf
- Harbor Dwarf has the typical bamboo-like foliage of regular Nandina, but on a small
plant that only grows to 24" tall but spreads slowly up to 3 to form a dense
groundcover. Recommended by: Garden Clubs of
America, United States National Arboretum.
Nana
Purpurea
- Red, yellow, and green leaves on dwarf evergreen mounds add permanent color to your
landscape. Grows into a 2x2 mound.
San
Gabriel
- Recommended by: Garden Clubs of America.
NYSSA
sylvatica - Tupelo, Black Gum, Peppridge Tree - Zones 5-9 Sun to part shade
Early red fall
color on glossy leaves take this native to the top of our list of useful large shade
trees. Awards: First Class Certificate, Award
of Merit, and Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society. Recommended by: Ohio Plant Selection Comittee.
OXYDENDRUM
arboreum - Sourwood/Lily-of-the-Valley Tree- Zones 5-9 Sun to part shade
This excellent
small tree develops clusters of drooping small white flowers at shoot tips in the summer. You will never forget the sight of a Sourwood in
full fall color. One of the finest native
trees. Grows slowly to 6-8 in ten
years; 20-30 tall over time. Awards:
First Class Certificate & Award of Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society. Recommended by: United States National Arboretum.
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