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

This large shrub or small tree is best known for its excellent flaking bark and outstanding fall leaf color. Grows to 10’ in ten years. Can eventually grow to 20-30’ or more, and is often broader than tall. Little known but truly a fantastic plant. Awards: First Class Certificate and 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.

tomentosa - Awards: Award of Merit & Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society.

atriplicifolia- The Awards: Award of Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society. Recommended by: Ohio Plant Selection Comittee, United States National Arboretum.

‘Minnesota Snowflake’ - Recommended by: Garden Clubs of America, United States National Arboretum.

Old southern standby is still a good choice for quick evergreen hedges, and new leaves emerging in bright red are very showy. Grows to 10’ tall in ten years. Recommended by: United States National Arboretum.

‘Mountain Fire’ - New growth is fire red on this sturdy evergreen. Lily-of-the-Valley like blooms cover the plant in early spring. Grows 3-4’ in ten years. Awards: Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society.Recommended by: Garden Clubs of America.

‘Purity’ - A small compact grower with prolific white flowers. Considered by many to be the best white flowering type. 3’ in ten years. Awards: Award of Merit and Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society.

‘Pygmaea’ - Most people will not even guess that this is a Pieris. The leaves are extremely tiny, and the whole plant will not get much larger than 3’ by 3’ even after a long period of time. The flowers are white, but meagerly produced. Recommended by: Garden Clubs of America.

‘Snowdrift’ - This is a small grower, once listed as Pieris tiawanensis. A wide spreading, heavy blooming variety. 3’ in ten years.

‘Valley Rose’ - Fine selection -deep pink buds open to pale pink flowers. 4’ in ten years. Recommended by: Garden Clubs of America.

‘Marble Dragon’ - The leaves are irregularly blotched in white, creating a unique evergreen for contrasting with other green plants. 3-4’ tall in ten years.

‘Nana’ - Smaller leaf and smaller size on this cultivar make for an excellent broadleaf evergreen. Ideal for hedges. 4-6’ tall in ten years.

‘Otto Luyken’ - Wide horizontal spreading plant with narrow leaves and abundunt white flowers in the spring. Slow growing but is capable of 3 to 4 foot high and twice as wide in time. Easily pruned. One of the best broadleaf evergreens. Awards: Award of Merit and Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society.

‘Schipkaensis’ - An exceptional large sized evergreen laurel. More than one clone is sold under this name in

America

-these plants have an upright barrel shaped habit. Can grow 10-12’ tall. Awards: Award of Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society. Recommended by: United States National Arboretum.

‘Zabeliana’ - Zabel is a low horizontally branched form of the English Laurel, similar to Otto Luyken. The leaves are narrower and willow-like, and it is very free flowering. 3’ x 4’ in ten years.

‘Okame’ - A profusion of bright pink blooms. Well-noted for very early blooming. Good golden color in the fall. Hybridized in

England

by Captain Collingwood Ingram. Awards: Award of Merit and Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society. Recommended by: United States National Arboretum.

Cherries have been cultivated in

Japan

for thousands of years, and the origins of most of these hybrids are obscure. They are small trees growing about 10’ in ten years. They succeed in most any type soil in sun to light shade.

‘Kwanzan’- Double pink flowers in profusion. Orange-bronze fall colors. Can grow 30 foot tall and wide in time. Awards: First Class Certificate, Award of Merit, and Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society. Recommended by: United States National Arboretum.

‘Shirotae’ - Mount Fuji Cherry - A small wide spreading tree with slightly drooping branches. The flowers are extra large, white and fragrant. Awards: Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society. Recommended by: United States National Arboretum.

‘Shogetsu’ - Wide spreading and drooping. Pink buds open to double white flowers. Name means ‘Fairy Queen’. Awards: First Class Certificate, Award of Merit, and Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society.

‘Autumnalis’ - Semi-double white flowers may appear on warm days from November to March on this outstanding Flowering Cherry. Growth habit is an upright vase shape and the leaves usually put on good fall colors. Awards: First Class Certificate, Award of Merit, and Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society.

‘Pendula’- Weeping Higan Cherry - The commonly grown weeping cherry is one of the glories of spring. Awards: Award of Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society. Recommended by: United States National Arboretum.

‘White Fountain’ - White flowers cover the weeping branches of this small tree in the spring. Branches will weep to the ground.

x yedoensis - Yoshino Cherry - Pale pink flowers turn clear white on this graceful tree. Spectacular in bloom! Awards: Award of Merit and Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society. Recommended by: United States National Arboretum.

This rare small flowering tree has long chains of white flower clusters reminiscent of the shoulder decorations on old military uniforms. A vigorous growing youth that makes 6-8’ of growth in ten years, and matures around 15’ tall. Works well in small gardens with handsome leaf, smooth bark, and a late spring bloom time when little else is flowering.

The full sized Epulette Tree grows larger and faster to 20-30’ tall, has longer white flower chains up to 10" long, and is more fragrant. Leaves are large and very light green in color. Excellent little known relative of the Styrax. Awards: Award of Merit & Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society.

‘Lalandei’ - A vigorous growing open shrub usually espaliered to walls. Evergreen in the South, with abundunt orange-red berries in the fall. Cold hardier than most pyracanthas, and able to reach 10 to 15’ in height.

‘Teton’ - Recommended by: Garden Clubs of America, United States National Arboretum.

'Fastigata’ - Columnar English Oak - This oak grows into a narrow column for an outstanding permanent vertical accent. 10-15’ in ten years. Trees may mature at 50’ to 60’ tall and be only 10 ‘ to 15’ wide. Excellent alone or in groups and ideal for small lots or narrow spaces. Awards: Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society. Recommended by: United States National Arboretum.

‘Fastigata Koster’ - In areas of high summer humidity English Oak is susceptible to mildew. Koster’s Columnar English Oak is resistant to mildew! In addition the leaves are more blue green and the trees are faster growing. Rare and hard to find, it must be grafted to be reproduced.

‘Blue Danube’ – Blue Danube is new to the

U.S.

coming from Holland via

Belgium

. Flower color is a unique blue-violet color -very unusual in azaleas. 3’-4’ in ten years. Awards: First Class Certificate, Award of Merit and Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society.

‘Coralbells’ – Coral Bell is very dwarf and early blooming. Outstanding pink flowers are a true sign that spring is

‘Fashion’ – Upright grower with distinctive thin leaves. Fashion has unusual oange-red flowers for several weeks in spring. 3’-4’ in ten years.

‘Glacier’ – Excellent white flowers appear in mass on this open upright growing azalea. Best of all they fall from the plant quickly after they are spent, keeping the plants clean and tidy. 3’-4’ in ten years.

‘Gumpo Pink’ –One of the few true dwarf azaleas, Pink Gumpo will stay less than 2’ tall most of it’s life. Tiny leaves add to the year round appeal of this useful evergreen azalea. 2’x3’ in ten years.

‘Gumpo White’ – Gumpo White covers itself in pure white flowers, like a low flying cloud has descended on your garden. A true dwarf, ideal for massing low hedges. 2’x3’ in ten years. Awards: Award of Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society.

‘Hino-Crimson’ – Low grower with scarlet-crimson flowers in quantity. 3’-4’ in ten years. Awards: Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society.

‘Hinode-Giri’ - Another profuse blooming Kurume hybrid with unusually vivid red flowers. 3’-4’ in ten years. Awards: Award of Merit and Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society.

‘Hotshot’ - (syn. Girard’s ‘Hotshot’) –Very heavy in bloom, Hotshot covers itself with intense orange-red flowers. Evergreen foliage is pleasing green until cool weather when it to turns a bright orange-red. 3’ in ten years.

‘Mothers Day’ – An old reliable hybrid cross between a Kurume and Indian azalea. Flowers are rose red. 3’-4’ in ten years. Awards: First Class Certificate, Award of Merit, and Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society.

‘Rosebud’ – Awards: Award of Merit and Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society.

‘Stewartsonium’ – Awards: Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society.

‘Gibralter' – One of the best and easiest to grow, Gibraltar has orange-yellow flowers and an upright habit. 4’-5’ in ten years. Awards: Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society.

‘Homebush’ – Homebush has rounded, semi-double, rose pink flowers with subtle shading. On old variety that is well proven and exceedingly attractive. 4’-5’ in ten years. Award of Merit & Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society.

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