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Blue Nest Spruce
Blue Nest Spruce The Blue Nest Spruce, Picea mariana 'Nana', is a slow growing, dwarf, globe-shaped evergreen with blue-green foliage and a dense compact habit. It is an excellent specimen for the landscape or rock garden, so Blue Nest would be a standout your rock garden.  This dwarf plant displays an attractive broad dense globe of blue-gray needles and requires practically no maintenance. It is also great in shrub borders. The Blue Nest Spruce prefers a sunny location and a well-drained soil, but can tolerate poor soil. This is an excellent plant for adding structure, color and texture to your yard or garden. It attracts wildlife and is deer resistant.
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Northern Red Oak - Sale Price: $85.65 Fast-Growing Shade Tree The Northern Red Oak is a long-lived tree and one of the fastest-growing Oaks. It would be a perfect shade tree for your yard. There’s nothing quite as peaceful as whiling away a few hot summer hours under the cool shade of an Oak tree, and the Northern Red Oak would be a perfect choice for doing just that. Imagine sitting under your Red Oak. Tilt your head back to view the straight and true trunk that grows to a height of 75-140 feet. See how the branches reach toward the sky in a spreading form that creates a pleasing rounded crown. Notice the dark green leaves as they gently rustle in the breeze, their 8 inch, wide-lobed surface filtering the sunlight above you. In the autumn you’ll still enjoy sitting under your Red Oak amid the deep reds and yellows of its fall foliage. If you sit very still, you’ll even share in the excitement of neighborhood squirrels and other wildlife that come to collect the 1-inch acorns your Red Oak generously produces for them. In the spring 2-4 inch green catkins will appear on your Red Oak as flowers to announce the coming of another growing season to enjoy…and all the charming features of your Red Oak will begin again. The Northern Red Oak is an important source of food for wildlife. A variety of birds depend upon Red Oak acorns, the wild turkey in particular. Several mammals also value the Red Oak acorn, including the Black Bear. You will likewise value the Northern Red Oak for all it has to offer. * Fast-growing* Long-lived* Fall color* Food for wildlife |
| Persimmon - Sale Price: $78.50 Ornamental Tree with Edible Fruit The persimmon is a deciduous ornamental tree with edible fruit. You could plant one in a side or back yard where you can enjoy the ornamental feature but not be bothered by dropping fruit on sidewalks or driveways. Your Persimmon tree has several outstanding features, including some of the most delightful little flowers you’ve ever seen. Tiny white, bell-shaped flowers dangle from the spring branches. You’ll love how the creamy white petals are adorably kissed with yellow at the tips, and emit a pleasing sweet fragrance. Another fascinating feature of your Persimmon tree is the dark grey ornamental bark. This is especially showy in the winter months when the leaves have fallen. As lovely as the flowers and bark are however, the Persimmon tree truly shines when its fall harvest begins. The Persimmon fruit starts out green, but slowly transitions to an orange/deep red shade. The 2- inch, round fruit has a sticky, sweet interior that is unique in its flavor and texture. Persimmon fruits are low in calories and fat, but high in fiber, vitamins and other nutrients. They can be eaten fresh or used in preserves and various other dishes. The shiny 2-6 inch ovate foliage is bright green on top with a paler underside, and fills out the rounded crown quite nicely. Those leaves will later transform to yellow, reds and purples in their fall glory. Persimmon trees are lovely ornamentals with outstanding fall fruit. The persimmon tree is, quite simply, a tree an attractive tree with many benefits. * Edible fruit * Spring flowers * Ornamental bark |
| Aspen - Quaking - Sale Price: $1.69 Fast-Growing Tree with Unique Leaves The Quaking Aspen is a fast-growing tree with outstanding fall color. Plant a row of them along your driveway or just one as a focal point in your front yard. Your Quaking Aspen has many attractive features, but one of the most endearing is what gives it its name. The Aspen’s ability to “quake” has been admired and memorialized by writers and poets for generations. Imagine sitting beneath your Aspen on a summer day with the slightest of warm breezes ruffling your hair. Hear the soft rustle of the heart-shaped leaves above you. Look up to see the deep green leaves sparkle in the mottled sunlight as they twist and turn on the flat leaf stalks that catch the drifting air. Few experiences capture the magic of nature so well as a Quaking Aspen dancing on a summer breeze. Quaking Aspens grow 20-50 feet tall with a narrow, rounded crown. You’ll love their unique bark that is very light in color and turns a chalky white as it ages. In the fall, your Aspen will turn to shades of zestful yellow and orange, brightening your fall landscape as winter approaches. The Quaking Aspen is one of the most widely distributed trees in North America. It’s tolerant of many soil types, and doesn’t require a lot of special care. Pioneers and American Indians used Aspen bark for various medicinal purposes and wildlife love them. Overall, the Quaking Aspen is a lovely landscape tree with uniquely endearing features. The quaking leaves and the golden fall colors will brighten any landscape! * Fast-growing* Unique leaves* Fall color |
| Autumn Blooming Cherry - Sale Price: $99.95 Enjoy lovely blooms twice a year! The Autumn Blooming Cherry (Prunis subhirtella ‘Autumnalis’) is a beautiful flowering cherry tree that blooms twice a year. This wonderful, fast growing variety is a perfect addition to you yard and has many unique qualities. A mid-sized tree, the Autumn Cherry tree is more heat resistant, cold hardy and longer living than most ornamental cherry trees. In the fall the Autumn Cherry will brighten your landscape with bronze to yellow gold leaves, sometimes tinged with red. It will also attract birds in your area with its small black berries. After it drops its leaves you will be delighted to see it flower. Quite a surprise as most everything else in your area is beginning to go dormant for the winter. Each time it flowers the Autumn Cherry’s blossoms go through a series of color changes. The buds are a dark pink which soon bloom a soft pink. As the flowers age they turn a brilliant snow white. The Autumn Cherry can flower on and off during the milder fall and winter months, but its real show happens in the spring. When the leaves emerge in the spring the Autumn Cherry will positively explode with clouds of semi double, soft pink flowers that slowly age to a show stopping pure white. Two seasons of flowering a year is very rare for small flowering trees, making the Autumn Cherry quite special. You will also be proud to share with friends and family that this tree is one of the varieties enjoyed at the National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, DC each year. Your new Autumn Cherry will mature to approximately 25 feet, prefers full sun to partial shade and will perform best in well drained soil. This tree always sells out quickly. Order today to avoid disappointment! * Blooms multiple times a year* Pest and disease resistant* Requires no pruning or extra care |
| Canada Red Select Cherry - Tree Form - Sale Price: $107.05 Canada Red Select Cherry - Tree Form, Prunus virginiana 'Shubert Select', is a beautiful small tree with maroon-red foliage. The new growth is green, maturing to maroon-red. The small, white flowers in spring produce small, red fruits in summer that are savored by birds. This fruit is an edible chokecherry. Canada Red has a vigorous growth, straight trunk and uniform top. Its foliage is a darker red, with a thicker leaf texture than regular Canada Red. Proper soil conditions are necessary for normal growth with this variety. Pay special attention to insure good drainage and aeration. This tree is best used in borders, screens or masses and prefers full sun and tolerates clay and high pH. It grows 20-25 feet tall and 18-20 feet wide. Use as a beautiful accent tree to add color in the garden. Canada Red will also attract birds and butterflies! * Colorful foliage * Food for birds * Accent tree |
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