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American Mountain-ash
American Mountain-ash The Mountain Ash, American, Sorbus americana, is a smooth-barked tree that can reach a height of 30 feet with a trunk 18 inches in diameter. The crown is narrow, open and rounded at the top. This tree provides spring and summer interest, with white flower clusters in the spring, and then these blooms yield brightly colored clusters of red berries in the summertime. Its dark green leaves resemble those of the sumac and turn orange and purple in the fall. The berries are a favorite wildlife food for many birds and mammals during the fall and winter months. Mountain Ash berries can be eaten fresh, dried for later use, or used to make jellies and jams. Mountain Ash prefers acidic soil with good drainage and full sun to light shade; enjoys full sun but can be grown easily in shade. This winter hardy Mountain Ash tree is used as an ornamental in many yards and in cities. This beautiful tree has a great resistance to smog related pollution. * Winter hardy * Food for wildlife * Pollution tolerant
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Burning Bush - Tures - Sale Price: $36.95 Stunning Red Fall Color The Euonymus Tures Burning Bush is a nice uniform shaped selection of Euonymus with stunning red fall color. The Tures variety of Burning Bush is a large growing shrub with a very rounded shape. It is an excellent choice for hedges, screens, mass planting or as a focal point in a garden bed or natural area for a splash of eye-catching color. Your Tures Burning Bush will begin to redden in August, achieving its full fiery splendor in September. It will hold its leaves until well into the fall and during this time you will notice the very attractive red fruit that the birds will appreciate as the weather turns cold. Although the Tures Burning Bush resembles the Compacta it has larger “corky” wings on its stems giving it a much more dramatic appearance in the winter. The Tures also provides a more brilliant scarlet, almost fluorescent fall color. The Tures Burning Bush is an adaptable shrub that can thrive in a variety of soils as well as full shade. It is a wonderful addition to any landscape for its symmetrical shape, unique bark and incredible fall color. * Brilliant fall color* Uniform shape* Shade tolerant |
| Flame Amur Maple - Sale Price: $64.20 Small Maple with Spring and Fall Appeal This is a small Maple tree with lovely spring flowers and a showy fall display. It would look spectacular planted along the street in front of your home or even as a container or patio tree. One of the great things about this small deciduous Maple is that you can grow it as a small tree or even a shrub. There’s no need for a lot of room in order to have this tree grace your home, and it doesn’t demand any special care or concern. It rises 15-20 feet with a spread of 15-28 feet and a lovely rounded crown. The Amur’s charmingly fragrant scent heralds the spring each year, and you’ll adore the clusters of dainty white/pale yellow flowers scattered among its branches. The 3 inch leaves consisting of 3 lobes provide your tree with a vibrant bright green color throughout the summer. There’s no doubt that you’ll feel your anticipation rise as autumn approaches and your Amur spices up your yard with stunning shades of scarlet. The seeds are a samara that begin with a reddish hue and turns a light tan. They appear as seeds with tiny wings that enchant the viewer with their gentle manner of helicoptering along on the autumn breeze. The Royal Horticultural Society in the UK has bestowed the “Award of Garden Merit” on this variety of Maple. When you give one a home you’re sure to agree that the Flame Amur is one of the best Maples available on the market today. * Hardy small Maple* Spring and fall appeal |
| Abelia - Golden Anniversary - Sale Price: $34.95 The Golden Anniversary™ Abelia 'Minipan', Abelia x grandiflora 'Minipan', features attractive bright green leaves variegated with creamy yellow to golden yellow margins. This is a dense, rounded, multi-stemmed shrub of the honeysuckle family. A Proven Winner Selection, Golden Anniversary is a compact sport of A. x grandiflora 'Compacta'. A colorful, easy growing new shrub with white flowers,'Minipan' also has attractive hints of pink and red coloration in its stems and foliage. It is easily grown in average, medium moisture, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. Golden Anniversary 'Minipan' does its best flowering in full sun. Being somewhat evergreen in the South, it is generally deciduous in the more northern areas where its stems may suffer substantial damage (including dying to the ground) in cold winters. Use in containers or plant in mass on slopes or banks for attractive shrubby cover and erosion control. * Variegated * White flowers * Erosion Control |
| Privet - Amur North River - Sale Price: $23.95 The Most Poplar Hedge Shrub in the United States The Amur North River Privet is a fast growing, deciduous shrub that will adapt to whatever shape you chose for it. One would make a pleasing specimen plant, but several planted as a hedge would be outstanding. What you’ll love most about it is that you can prune it to any size or shape and it will quickly fit your needs. You don’t have to wait for a specific time to prune it either. Snip and trim whenever your creative gardening urges flow, and your Privet’s vigorous, hardy nature will easily adapt. Unpruned, your Privet will grow up to 15 feet tall with an equal spread. It’s a multi-stemmed, dense growing shrub with oblong, leaves that attain a subtle yellow hue in autumn. Those leaves will even persist until most other plants have already lost their leaves for winter. The tiny, oblong black drupes that develop in the fall are an added benefit, and will tend to hang on into the winter for your birds to enjoy. In the spring, two inch long panicles of white flowers will seem to spring forth in all directions on hardy, erect stems. Butterflies and other pollinators will find this a special treat, enhancing your enjoyment of their spring presence. Your Amur North River Privet isn’t just an attractive and adaptable plant; it’s also winter hardy, drought tolerant, transplants easily and is long lived. In fact, it’s so hardy that it thrives in almost any conditions. It doesn’t even require pruning, but if you prune it a couple times through the summer, it will grow denser and even more compact. The Amur North River Privet is obviously a highly beneficial shrub for the home landscape, whether left to grow naturally as a lovely shrub, or pruned to a fit a particular purpose. It’s easy to see why it’s the most popular hedge plant in America today. * Easy to shape hedge plant* Spring flowers and fall fruit* Adaptable |
| Holly - Dwarf Yaupon - Sale Price: $106.95 The Holly, Dwarf Yaupon, 'Ilex vomitoria 'Nana', is a dwarf, compact formed holly with small shiny leaves. It is excellent in planter boxes or as a low hedge. This plant matures at 3-5 feet high by 8-10 feet wide if left unpruned. The Dwarf Yaupon makes a gigantic mounded cushion if not pruned. Fruits on female yaupon holly are a beautiful red, in contrast to the shiny black fruits of Japanese holly. The showy berries often last for several months and they attract birds. It will grow in full shade to full sun, but the more light it has, the more dense its foliage will be. It is drought and salt spray tolerant. This broadleaf evergreen shrubs needs to planted in well-drained soil. It is drought tolerant and it is tolerant of salt spray. Zones 6-10. |
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