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Paw Paw
Paw Paw Ornamental Tree with Delicious Fruit The Paw Paw is an ornamental, fruit-bearing tree. It’s sure to turn heads if planted near your street or by the front entrance of your home. Planting a Paw Paw is a great way to bring a bit of tropical allure to your yard without concerns about harsh weather. The Paw Paw can tolerate cold temperatures, even as low as -25F. Of course it’s most popular feature is the fruit it produces in the fall. You’ll adore the short stubby-banana shape and creamy consistency of the custard-like fruit. The unique taste must be tried to be truly appreciated. People describe it as a banana-like flavor with melon, vanilla or even pineapple accents. As if the tropical look and delicious fruit isn’t enough, in the spring your Paw Paw will reward you with the most delightful 1-inch bell-shaped flowers. These deep-purple gems start to appear before your Paw Paw leafs out, so your view of their exquisite charm won’t be obscured. In the fall the leaves your Paw Paw will gift you with yet another thrill when its leaves brighten your autumn landscape with their yellow brilliance. The Paw Paw is a tropical-looking hardy tree with a lot to offer. You just can’t go wrong planting the incredible Paw Paw tree. * Spring and fall color * Edible fruit * Hardy and cold tolerant
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| Lavender Twist Weeping Redbud (PP10328) - Sale Price: $142.75 Spring and Fall Color on a Small Weeping Variety This is an adorable small tree with amazing spring and fall color. Its umbrella-shape is accentuated by the weeping, twisted branches tipping towards the ground. The Weeping Redbud will reach a height of 4-10 feet with an equal spread, packing a lot of interest into a small garden plant. Your Redbud will explode in the spring with lovely little clusters of pink to lavender flowers along its bare branches. The weeping nature of this Redbud, gives you an impression of cascading flowers pouring over the crest of the tree. You’ll be amazed how quickly hummingbirds and butterflies will flock to its fragrant branches…but never have to worry about deer doing the same. As the season transitions into summer, your Redbud will further delight as its heart-shaped leaves appear with the slightest pink tint to their eventually dark green shade. Those same leaves will offer up a lively yellow display on the Redbud’s arching, cascading branches when autumn arrives. This is simply an endearing tree that offers so much in such a small package. There’s always space for a Weeping Redbud in any landscape, and it will look terrific in yours as well. * Small, cascading tree* Spring and fall color |
| Tulip Poplar - Sale Price: $99.95 Fast-growing shade tree that should have a place in every yard! The Tulip Poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera), also called the Tulip Tree and Yellow Poplar, is a unique, fast growing tree with a brilliant spring display. Surprisingly, the Tulip Poplar isn’t a Poplar as the name implies. It is actually a member of the Magnolia family. So beautiful that it’s the state tree for three different states. In spring you will delighted to see your tree nearly covered in large yellow, green and orange “tulips”. The blooms will continue into early summer and will fill your yard with a light floral fragrance. Throughout the summer the 5 inch leaves are reminiscent of a tulip shape in profile and will blanket your Poplar in a vibrant green. Its natural conical canopy will shade your family and provide relief from the hot sun. In autumn your Tulip Poplar grants a spectacular display when its leaves turn a brilliant lemon yellow. Get out your sunglasses because the brightest tree in the neighborhood will be in your yard. The Tulip Poplar is valued for the large quantities of nectar it produces each year and is a veritable magnet for wildlife. Planting this Poplar in your yard will attract cardinals, hummingbirds, and butterflies. Just as wildlife enjoys the Poplar for its varied attributes, so also will you enjoy its presence in your landscape. * Fast-Growing* Unique spring flowers* Yellow fall color |
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| Scarlet Curls Willow - Sale Price: $64.20 The Willow, Scarlet Curls, Salix matsudana x S. alba 'Scarlet Curls', has an upright rounded habit and is a vigorous ornamental tree with golden brown wavy branches, twisted twigs, and even wavy-edged leaves! Its twisted scarlet red stems spiral upwards. ‘Scarlet Curls’ is an ornamental, deciduous tree. It produces red, young wood, and as the branches age, the red changes to an eye-catching golden yellow. This fast growing, small ornamental tree is terrific for the smaller landscape. ‘Scarlet Curls’ Willow has roots that can be invasive. Providing amazing winter interest, the branches are just as excellent in cut flower arrangements as they are by themselves in vases or when dried. This medium sized tree is a form of the corkscrew willow and can be used as a specimen, beside a pond or stream, or at the back of the property. It prefers full sun, does best if it receives at least six hours of full sunlight, and prefers moist, average soil. Because this willow tree adapts easily to any soil type, soil pH testing and amending are not necessary! You will receive the most colorful effect of ‘Scarlet Curls’ after the first frost, when the scarlet becomes most intense! * Fast growing * Small landscape tree * Winter interest |
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