Crape Myrtle - Tightwad Red®

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Willow Oak - Sale Price: $85.65 The Willow Oak tree, Quercus phellos, is one of the most popular trees for streets, parks, estates, and residential properties. This shade tree is also grown as far north as Cape Cod with reasonable success. A beautiful specimen oak, the Willow Oak is a relatively fast growing species, about 2’ a year. Willow Oak trees have moderate water requirements and a moderate tolerance to salt and alkali soils. This deciduous trees fall color is yellow to yellow-brown. The Willow Oak is a good street tree because it is tolerant of heat, drought, air pollution and standing water. Acorns are a good food source for birds and squirrels. The small leaves are easy to clean up in the fall.

Black Walnut - Sale Price: $24.95 Large Shade Tree with Edible Nuts The Black Walnut is a large deciduous tree that produces edible nuts.  It would do great as a shade tree on a side lawn or at the edge of a property line.   Your Black Walnut is a majestic landscape tree growing up to 100 feet tall with an equal spread.  Its upright, spreading branches will put you in mind of strength and endurance as you sit beneath its protection from the sun’s harmful rays.   Black Walnut trees have 24 inch long pinnate leaves that will fill your tree out nicely through the summer months.  Large and vibrantly green, they will also emit a pleasing scent when crushed in your hand.  Those fragrant leaves will continue to put on a show in the fall when they are one of the first trees to turn a pleasant yellow color before dropping in preparation for their winter rest.   Black walnuts mature in the fall. They’re great to just eat raw or can be used in a variety of dishes.  Native Americans traditionally used the nuts for food and the sap for syrup.  The wood of your Black Walnut is likewise valued.  Its straight-grained nature, ease of use and natural color make it prized for furniture and other uses.   Large and stately, it will provide you with shade for years to come as well as an abundance of hearty nuts for your family and the surrounding wildlife. The Black Walnut would be a fascinating addition to your landscape.   * Large shade tree * Edible nuts * Drought tolerant

Southern Red Oak - Sale Price: $85.65 The Southern Red Oak tree, Quercus falcata, is characterized by its rough bark. The Southern red oak is also referred to as Spanish oak. Southern Red Oak trees are a medium-sized tree with a short trunk and large branches supporting a rounded crown. The bark is dark gray in color, furrowed, and is marked by rough ridges and plates. It is a tree of the Old South, ranging from Maryland to Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas. The acorns are usually produced singly, and biennially. They are 1/2 to 3/4 inch long, roughly spherical and orange-brown. Songbirds, turkey, a variety of small mammals and deer eat the nuts.The Southern Oak tree is deciduous and is a good shade tree adapted to drier sites. The wood of the Southern Red Oak is strong and coarse-grained.

Amur Chokecherry - Sale Price: $96.35 The Amur Chokecherry, Prunus maackii, is a small tree that produces white flowers and black fruit, usually eaten by birds before fully ripe. This plant blooms in April and the flowers are fragrant. The outstanding exfoliating bark is golden brown to dark red with a glistening metallic color, which gives an excellent winter effect and landscape interest. Clumps will have two or more stems. It does best in moist, well-drained soil high in organic matter, but it is also moderately salt tolerant. This tree has a moderate growth rate and can be grown as a single or multi-trunked tree. Amur has a pyramidal shape when young that becomes rounded with age. Pruning out the lower branches allows the attractive bark to be more visible when in leaf. Use as a specimen tree in areas where it can be appreciated for the bark and silhouette in winter. It is ideal for the small yard because of its smaller size. Its name comes from the Amur River that flows for 1,000 miles as the natural boundary between China and Russia. Use this tree as a specimen plant, a street tree, or a patio tree. These trees with its showy bark will really standout in the winter landscape! Zones 2-6.

Corkscrew Willow - Sale Price: $61.35 The Corkscrew Willow tree, Salix matsudana, 'Tortuosa', is a small to medium-sized, upright spreading tree of about 30 feet in height with a 15-foot-spread. This deciduous tree is also known as Tortuosa or Dragon's Claw Willow.  The main ornamental feature of this plant is the contorted and twisted branches and twigs.  Branches arise from the trunk at an acute angle and grow up almost parallel to the trunk before they curve back to the horizontal. The winter branch pattern is most interesting and accounts for the popularity of Corkscrew Willow trees!  Corkscrew Willow trees tolerate any soil, especially wet soils with poor drainage.  These are fast growing trees with narrow light green leaves.  Like most willows, Corkscrew will grow most vigorously in moist, cool soil and temperate climates! * Upright habit * Contorted branches * Fast growing