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aquifolium - English Holly Zones 6-10 Sun to shade

‘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 RHS. Recommended by: USNA    PHOTO

‘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’ -

‘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.

x attenuata Zones 6-9 Sun to part shade

‘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.    PHOTO

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 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.

cornuta - Chinese Holly Zones 6-9 Sun to shade

‘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: USNA    PHOTO

‘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: GCA, USNA.    PHOTO

crenata - Japanese Holly Zones 5-8 Sun to shade

‘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: GCA.

‘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: USNA

‘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.     PHOTO

‘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: GCA.     PHOTO

‘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: GCA.

‘Red Sprite’ - Recommended by: GCA, OPSC.

‘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: GCA.

glabra - Inkberry - Zones 5-9 Sun to shade

‘Shamrock’ - Recommended by: GCA.

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 RHS. Recommended by: USNA.

‘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.      PHOTO

‘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: GCA.

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: GCA, OPSC.

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: USNA .

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.

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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 RHS. Recommended by: GCA.

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: GCA.

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: GCA.

ITEA - Sweetspire Zones 5-9 Sun to shade

‘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 PHS. Recommended by: GCA.    PHOTO

‘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

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 RHS.

x stephanese - Zones 7-10 Sun to part shade

Not well known, this rapid growing twining vine has fragrant pink flowers in the spring. Grows 10-15’ in ten years. Awards: Award of Merit and Award of Garden Merit from the RHS. Recommended by: USNA.

KERRIA - Japanese Rose Zones 4-9 Sun to shade

‘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 RHS. Recommended by: GCA, USNA.     PHOTO

‘Shannon’ -

‘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: GCA.

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 RHS. Recommended by: USNA.

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 RHS. Recommended by: USNA.

‘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 RHS. Recommended by: GCA.

LABURNUM - Golden Chain Tree Zones 5-7 Sun to light shade

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‘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 18^th century and is the premium selection of this family. 6-8’ in ten years. Awards: Award of Garden Merit from the RHS. Recommended by: USNA.

LAGERSTROEMIA- Crape Myrtle Zones 7-10 Sun to light shade

‘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: GCA, USNA.

‘Basham’s Party Pink’ - An outstanding pink flowered crape myrtle. This was the 1^st 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: USNA.     PHOTO

‘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: USNA.

‘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: USNA.

‘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: USNA.

‘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: USNA.

‘Muskogee’ - A USNA selection with light lavender-pink flowers and glossy green leaves. Fall colors are red and orange. 8-10’ in ten years. Recommended by: USNA.

‘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: USNA.    PHOTO

‘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: USNA.

‘Pokomoke’ -

‘Regal Red’ -

‘Sarah’s 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: USNA.

‘Souix’ - Recommended by: USNA.    PHOTO

‘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: USNA.

‘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: USNA.

‘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: GCA, USNA.

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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 RHS.

‘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.    PHOTO

sinense -Privet Zones 6-9 Sun to shade

‘Pendulum’- Weeping Privet - Large fast growing hedging plant. Grows 8’x8’ in ten years. Branches weep to the ground. Mostly evergreen.

LONICERA - Honeysuckle

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: USNA.

x heckrotti Zones 4-9 Sun to part shade

‘Gold Flame’ - Fragrant pink flowers with a yellow throat emerge from darker red buds in the spring, with some flowers continuing into the summer and fall. Blue-green leaves are evergreen to about 20 degrees, otherwise they are deciduous. 10’+’ in ten years. Michael Dirr says it is "the most handsome of the climbing honeysuckles."

nitida - Boxleaf Honeysuckle Zones 6-9 Sun to part shade

‘Baggesen’s 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 RHS.

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 RHS. Recommended by: GCA, USNA.

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 RHS. Recommended by: GCA.

‘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.    PHOTO

‘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.    PHOTO

‘Zhuzhou’ – This cultivar has unique very black-purple leaves and a more stiffly upright growth habit. Introduced from Zhuzhou China in 1991.

‘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 RHS. Recommended by: OPSC, USNA

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 RHS.

‘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 RHS.

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: USNA.

‘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: USNA.

‘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 RHS. Recommended by: OPSC, USNA.    PHOTO

‘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 RHS.

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 Messel’s famous garden in England. Awards: First Class Certificate, Award of Merit, and Award of Garden Merit from the RHS. Recommended by: OPSC.

‘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 RHS. Recommended by: USNA.    PHOTO

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 RHS. Recommended by: OPSC.

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. Hillier’s notes the "crimson fruit clusters are spectacular." Needs partial shade. Awards: First Class Certificate and Award of Garden Merit from the RHS.

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 RHS.

‘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 RHS.

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 RHS. Recommended by: USNA.

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: USNA.

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 RHS, Gold Medal from PHS. Recommended by: GCA, USNA.

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‘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 RHS.

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 RHS. Recommended by: USNA.

glyptostroboide - Dawn Redwood -

Awards: Award of Merit & Award of Garden Merit from the RHS, Gold Medal from PHS. Recommended by: OPSC, USNA.

NANDINA - Heavenly Bamboo Zones 6-9 Sun to shade

domestica Awards: Award of Merit & Award of Garden Merit from the RHS. Recommended by: GCA., USNA

‘Fire Power’ - This dwarf nandina has solid red foliage in the winter months. Grows into a 2’x2’ mound. Recommended by: GCA, USNA.

‘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: GCA, USNA.    PHOTO

‘Nana Purpurea’ - Red, yellow, and green leaves on dwarf evergreen mounds add permanent color to your landscape. Grows into a 2’x2’ mound.

‘San Gabriel’ - Recommended by: GCA.

NEVIUSIA Zones 4-8 Sun to shade

alabamaensis - Snow Wreath - Alabama native with masses of airy white flowers in the spring. Tops for naturalizing or use in flowering shrub borders. 4-5’ in ten years. Recommended by: GCA.

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 RHS. Recommended by: OPSC.

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 RHS. Recommended by: USNA.    PHOTO