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Sassafras 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

Mugho Pine - Sale Price: $92.75 The Mugho Pine tree, ‘Pinus mugo mughus’, may also be called the dwarf mountain pine. This evergreen little dwarf conifer has branching with upright stems evenly covered in 2-inch-long needles of a deep, dark true green. Thanks to its low growth, mugho pine can be used at the front of a border or anywhere you want year-round greenery in conifer form. Mugho pine trees do not need special soil. In nature, it often grows in slightly rocky areas with shallow topsoil. It does require good drainage. Roots grow near the surface, so using a cover soil with a 2-inch-thick mulch to protect them is recommended. These trees are easily transplanted. They make a great landscaping evergreen tree because their shape and size are controllable by shearing. It is deer resistant. * Evergreen * Dwarf * Deer Resistant

Cascade Falls Bald Cypress - Sale Price: $96.35 A Conifer of Unusual Appearance Cascade Falls Bald Cypress is a long-lived conifer with an unusual appearance.  It would draw attention planted in your small garden or along a retaining wall where it could “flow” over the stone. Neighbors may gaze at the beauty of your summer yard as they pass by, but they will stop and ask questions about Cascade Falls.  Cascade Falls is a weeping form of the much larger Bald Cypress.  Branches grow out from the trunk and plunge downward in an arch to trail upon the ground.  Bright green needles line the branches, turning brown in the autumn before falling to the ground.  You won’t notice the flowers and fruit of the Cascade Falls because they’re rather inconspicuous, but you will notice the birds and butterflies that come to visit because of them. The Cascade Falls allows for your own personal creativity.  You can decide how you want this conifer to look, making it a unique one-of-a-kind statement for your garden.  Stake it and allow it to grow up to 20 feet tall with an 8 foot spread.  Leave it un-staked and it will form an uncommon ground cover.   Nothing draws attention to a yard like the unusual, and Cascade Falls is certainly a rare and unusual find among conifers.  Choose this one-of-a-kind conifer for your one-of-a kind garden today. * Unusual appearance* Long-lived* Adaptable to pruning

Hardy Pecan - Sale Price: $78.50 A Multipurpose Tree with a Bountiful Harvest The Hardy Pecan is a tree that has it all—aesthetic beauty, delicious nuts with health benefits, high quality wood, and interest for wildlife.  One would look great as a central focus of your front yard, or plant several as a shady orchard in the back. The largest of the Hickory trees, Pecans can grow to 130 feet in height with a spread of 75 feet.   The lovely medium green leaves and oval canopy will lend a lively symmetry to your landscape, providing countless hours of cool shade during those hot summer months.  You’ll be fascinated by the unique 3 inch catkins that form in the spring to hang among the branches.  From a distance it will appear as if someone decorated your tree with short braided tassels of green vegetation.  Even more amazing is the fact that these uncommon-looking “flowers” will eventually turn into nuts for a fall harvest.  As fall approaches your Pecan will adorn your yard with citrine hues.  Soon after, an abundant harvest of rich, buttery Pecans are ready to be enjoyed.   American Indians are known to have cultivated pecans as far back as the 1500’s.  They are rich in antioxidants and are reported to have many possible health benefits.  Pecans are a tasty snack and versatile for cooking in a variety of dishes. The Hardy Pecan is truly a multipurpose tree.  It will be an attractive shade tree for your home, provide interesting spring flowers and fall color…with an added benefit of a delicious fall harvest.  Even the wood of the tree is valued for making furniture or as fuel that adds flavor to smoked meats.  The Hardy Pecan is a tree that never stops giving, and will certainly be a wonderful addition to your landscape for years to come. * Edible harvest* Variable uses * Hardy

Royal Empress - Sale Price: $85.65 World's fastest growing tree with year-round appeal The Royal Empress Tree (Paulownia tomentosa) is native to China, but has found a welcome home in the U.S. as the world’s fastest growing shade tree.  This miracle of nature can grow up to 15 feet in its first season, and at maturity reach heights of over 50 feet in less than five years! The light scent between jasmine and gardenia is irresistible! Your Royal Empress tree will announce the arrival of spring with a spectacular display of bell shaped, deep lavender flowers that burst into bloom on cascading clusters of 8-12” blossoms.This colorful display will infuse the air with the fragrant scent of jasmine.  When the majesty of spring has passed, your friends and family will be amazed throughout the summer by the Empress’ uniquely fuzzy heart-shaped leaves. These huge emerald green leaves can reach up to 3 feet across. Nature's air purifier! The Royal Empress tree can also filter toxins from the air at an amazing rate.  In fact, your tree can capture more Carbon from the environment and convert it into pure, clean oxygen than almost any other tree in existence.  As if all this weren’t enough, during the winter months you will enjoy the adorable furry buds that cover your tree’s branches as they await the first signs of spring to welcome them into new life.  Easy to grow & hardy!The Royal Empress tree is super hardy and tolerant of almost any soil type although it does best in well-drained soils. It prefers sun or partial shade and is pest & disease resistant.    Your Empress will be an outstandingly easy to grow accent to your landscape, providing a full, rounded crown to shade your home in a fraction of the time most trees would require to do so. The Empress tree also has a rich cultural history.  Known also as The Princess Tree or Royal Paulownia, it was a custom in China to plant an Empress Tree as a symbol of prosperity for some Asian cultures.  As its symbolic meaning implies, the Empress Tree is sure to bring many years of beauty to any landscape it resides in.   Quantities are limited. Order now to avoid disappointment! * Fastest-growing hardwood tree* Environmentally friendly* Hardy * Fragrant flowers* Unique leaves and buds