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Sumac - Fragrant
Sumac - Fragrant The Fragrant Sumac, Rhus aromatica, is a small shrub, most commonly encountered on limestone uplands, occasionally on acidic sites. It occasionally reaches tree size. Fragrant sumac is a pioneer species, establishing rapidly from seed after heavy disturbance, particularly fire. Like other sumacs, it forms clonal clumps, but not as extensively as the other species. Fragrant sumac is a short-lived pioneer, which reproduces from seed or clonally via root suckers. Seed production is moderately abundant, and seeds are dispersed by birds. Lifespan is about 20-30 years, though clones can live substantially longer. Fruit is important as winter bird food. This is an important deer browsing species. The fruits, steeped in cool water, yield a refreshing drink, like lemonade. Native Americans used the bark of all sumacs as an astringent, and leaves and bark can be used for tanning leather, due to the high tannin content.
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Chokeberry - Autumn Magic Black - Sale Price: $64.25 Autumn Magic Black Chokeberry, Aronia melanocarpa 'Autumn Magic', has fragrant white flowers in May, followed by large, edible, dark purple-black berries, that persist throughout the season. The berries are commonly used to make juice. The glossy dark green foliage has incredible red and purple fall colors. Since it grows rapidly, you do not have to wait long for it to become an impressive large shrub within a year. This vase shaped shrub does fine in wet or dry soil, in sun or partial shade, even in poor soils. This plant makes an excellent specimen shrub, border shrub, or even use for erosion control. May be pruned to desired size, and can be used for a natural windbreak or snow fence. Makes a nice tall hedge when spaced at 5 feet. |
| Serviceberry - Sale Price: $65.65 Hardy Ornamental with Edible Fruit The Serviceberry is a popular ornamental shrub prized for its spring/fall color and sweet summer berries. It would look great in your naturalized garden or in front of some larger plantings to highlight its form and colors Your Serviceberry will be one of the first plants you notice in the spring. While the rest of your plants are still slumbering, the Serviceberry will burst forth in color. Before its leaves even begin to appear, its 5-peteled clusters of white flowers will stand in sharp contrast to the browns and greys of your transitioning landscape. You’ll enjoy watching the flowers give way to the small green berries as they progress from green to red, and eventually transform into a deep purple. The dark gems are ready to enjoy straight from the bush in the early summer. The Serviceberry is a shrubby, multi-stemmed plant that grows up to 15-25 feet with an equal spread. It’s tolerant of a wide range of soils so you won’t have to fuss over it in order for it to thrive. 3-inch dark green leaves fill out your tree, softly fuzzy at first and later glossy and smooth. Those same leaves will turn a delightful reddish-orange in the fall. Serviceberries look like large, dark blueberries and taste similar, but with an almond-like accent. They are commonly eaten raw or used in various jams and pies. The Serviceberry is a hardy ornamental shrub with a lot to offer. * Ornamental, colorful shrub* Edible fruit* Hardy |
| Weigela - Shining Sensationâ„¢ - Sale Price: $106.95 The Weigela 'Shining Sensation', Weigela florida 'Bokrashine', produces lustrous burgundy foliage that creates the perfect canvas to showcase profuse, pink, funnel-shaped flowers. A true performer, this adaptable plant offers months of bloom with gorgeous flowers that are particularly attractive to hummingbirds and butterflies. The long, arching stems provide a handsome architectural element to any mixed border. This easy-to-grow, deciduous shrub is drought tolerant and can grow in dry soil. A fast growing shrub, ‘Shinning Sensation is guaranteed to add season-long color! It blooms in early summer and then again periodically throughout the season. Plant in full sun in the northern states to part shade in coastal regions. 'Shining Sensation' will become a show-stopper in your garden! * Extremely adaptable * Spectacular as an accent * Attracts hummingbirds and butterflies |
| Barberry - Golden Ruby® - Sale Price: $78.45 The Barberry 'Golden Ruby', Berberis thunbergii 'Goruzam', is a standout with a stunning color transformation throughout the season. It has spring foliage that emerges a striking fluorescent orange, and in the summer its leaves mature to a burgundy maroon, with a gold ring around the outer leaf margin. Its fall color is a flame orange to brick red, and this bold color combination adds drama in the garden against more subdued landscape plantings. Golden Ruby is very slow growing, reaching approximately 15 inches high and 24 inches wide. 'Golden Ruby' is an easy-care plant and will perform best planted in full sun with well-drained soil. Use as borders, accent plant or in mass plantings. |
| Holly - China Boy - Sale Price: $29.95 The Holly 'China Boy', Ilex X meserveae 'Mesdob', is an astonishingly fast, hardy grower. Its compact mounded form matures at 10 feet by 8 feet. Choose a sunny to partly sunny site with well-drained soil, making sure there is enough room for shrub to grow to its mature spread. It should be sheltered from winter sun and wind. Once 'China Boy' is established, usually by the third year, you only need to water in times of drought. The glossy green foliage takes to shearing and shaping well. 'China Boy' is truly an exceptional landscape plant since it is cold hardy and heat tolerant. Use this evergreen holly as a privacy hedge, a landscape specimen, accent plant, and this Holly also works well under power lines. The China Boy will pollinate the China Girl holly. China Boy is a vigorous pollinator and it will pollinate many China Girls if placed in close proximity. China Boy can be easily pruned. This plant prefers acidic soil. Add sulfur to soils that are too alkaline. Zones 4-9 * Fast-Growing! |
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