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The Chinese Chestnut is currently planted as a replacement for the American Chestnut, which was obliterated by blight in the 1900s. Most store-shelf chestnuts usually come from Spain, but the Spanish Chestnut tree is not at all cold-hardy and can be vulnerable to blight as well. The Chinese Chestnut serves both as an ornamental dark-green shade tree and as a less-risky nut producer, providing its caretaker with pounds of sweet chestnuts to roast, puree, boil and even make gluten-free flour out of. This all-purpose deciduous tree is blight-resistant and prefers moist, acidic, well-drained soils in full sun, but can manage in dry soils of varying pH; hot, arid climates are OK as well. A good all-around choice for a yard shade tree, the Chinese Chestnut will bring yellow and gold color to your autumn landscape and is amazing when planted near Autumn Purple Ash. Zones 4-8.


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The Chinkapin Oak tree, Quercus muehlenbergii, is the limestone equivalent of the chestnut oak, occurring as a dominant species on rocky alkaline uplands. This is not a fussy tree and it will adapt too many soil types! This oak is also known as bray oak, chestnut oak, rock chestnut oak, yellow oak and rock oak. This oak tree is also sometimes commonly called yellow chestnut oak. Chinkapin oak is a medium sized deciduous oak of the white oak group that typically grows 40-60’ tall with an open globular crown. The fruits are small oval acorns with scaly cups that extend to approximately 1/2 the acorn length. Acorns are valued food for a variety of wildlife. Chinkapin oak trees have narrow, shiny green leaves that have coarse marginal teeth. Leaves somewhat resemble the leaves of chestnut (Castanea) whose nut is sometimes called a chinquapin, hence the common name of this oak. Its acorn is sweet and edible. The thin leaves provide light shade. Fall color is variable, but it usually displays shades of yellow and brown. Chinkapin is not used extensively as an ornamental tree, although it is quite tolerant of tougher sites. It grows best on medium acid to moderately alkaline (4.5 to 7.2 pH), well drained-soils. * Heat tolerant * Drought tolerant * Widely adaptable

Flame Willow - DetailsFlame Willow - Sale Price: $49.95
The Flame Willow, Salix 'flame', gets its name from the stems that turn red in late fall and lasts until early spring.  It grows multi-stemmed, more like a shrub, unless trained otherwise. The Flame Willow is very hardy and responds well to pruning; can be pruned or left to grow in its natural form. Grow in full sun to part shade with ample moisture; tolerates a wide range of soils; when planted in wet well, drained soils, the Flame willow is a fast grower. Plant this willow as a specimen or in a line along a border.  It grows fast and can also be planted as a privacy screen where the fall color will remain fabulous! Both in summer and winter the branches retain their orange red glow.  For a great showing of the bright new stems, you can cut them back to almost ground level before they come out of dormancy in the spring! * Hardy * Brightly colored stems * Fast grower

White Ash - DetailsWhite Ash - Sale Price: $94.75
The White Ash tree, Fraxinus Americana, is a handsome native tree. It develops an open and rather round topped crown in its old age. This is the largest of the ash trees in North America. Mature trunks can reach almost 6 feet in diameter. This deciduous tree has firm gray bark with diamond-shaped furrows and interlacing ridges. The tree grows in the rich, moist, well-drained soil of bottomlands and other soil types on not-so-dry slopes. The size and value of White Ash trees makes this one of the primary commercial hardwoods in the United States. The wood is hard, strong, elastic, and very useful. Several kinds of birds eat the fruit. The foliage is dark green in the summer and turns to yellow or maroon in the fall. It is tall, stately, and long lived. As a shade tree, it is known for its rapid growth and dependable fall color. It is one of the first trees to change colors in the fall. Fast Growing!

Sassafras Tree - DetailsSassafras Tree - Sale Price: $96.35
A Fragrant Tree with Many Uses  The Sassafras tree is a medium-sized tree valued for its many unique features.  It starts out with a shrub-like appearance, so would do well in a naturalized area of your landscape or a backyard setting.   The overwhelming positive feature of this tree in one word is “fragrant”.  You’ll love the green-yellow flowers that appear in the spring.  Their gentle sweetness will draw the attention of bees and butterflies from miles around.  It’s one of the few trees that’s attracts the Spicebush Swallowtail butterfly. You’ll marvel at the adorable mitten-shaped leaves that emit a delightful scent when crushed in your hand.  Even the twigs and bark, resplendent in their rich mahogany hues, are aromatic.  Your entire Sassafras tree is a study in beauty and scent!   When fall arrives, you’ll enjoy watching birds and other wildlife flock to the tiny dark blue berries that stand upright on red stalks from your tree’s branches.  The mitten leaves will transform your autumn landscape with variations of red to yellow before relaxing into winter’s rest.    Your Sassafras is an amazing tree with a rich history in lore and uses.  Native Americans used the tree extensively, and many people still do today.  It’s often called the “root beer tree” because of the flavor it produces, especially when made into a tea.  The leaves are dried, crushed and used in recipes such as traditional gumbo, candies and jelly. The Sassafras tree can grow to 70 feet and has an irregular crown.  It’s considered pest free and hardy.   Plant one today and treat yourself to years of fragrant beauty and fascinating benefits.   * Fragrant features * Spring and fall color * Pest free  

Ash - Marshall - DetailsAsh - Marshall - Sale Price: $99.95
Lovely Shade Tree with Brilliant Fall Color Ash - Marshall, Fraxinus pennylvanicca 'Marshall Seedless', has a round, spreading form with dense branching. Marshall Ash is somewhat irregularly-shaped tree when young, but becomes more oval-shaped with age. The glossy dark green foliage adds color to a yard all summer, and then puts on a wonderful show of clear yellow leaves in the fall; the color is often muted in the south. The bark is a dark olive-gray when young and turns to dark brown and furrowed. This ash tree will adapt to many different landscape conditions and can grow on wet to dry sites. It adapts quite well to city street plantings.


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