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Mimosa Tree - Sale Price: $85.65 Fast-Growing, Flowering Tree of tropical characteristics that is anything but common. In China some believe that the Mimosa (Albizia julibrissin) will calm the mind and spirit.  Step out to your yard, relax and this unique and appealing deciduous tree will confirm that. Often grown as an ornamental for its unique and beautiful features, the Mimosa generally grows 20-25 feet in height. Also called a Silk Tree or Persian Silk Tree, it will provide you with a rounded, expansive crown for shade within only 3-5 years.   Its one-of-a-kind leaf structure and year-round floral display ensure that your Mimosa will be a valued aspect of your landscape in any season. It’s difficult to know what part of this tree is most appealing.  The leaves are unique, consisting of long, fern-like strands of 20-30 pairs of oblong leaflets.   At night, or when it rains, your Mimosa will put on a miraculous demonstration that lives up to its Persian name Shabkhosb (meaning “night sleeper”), as they bow gracefully downward.   Your Mimosa’s flowers will further delight the senses all summer long as the 2-inch pom-pom-like clusters of silken threads seem to float among the leaves. Hummingbirds and butterflies are irresistibly drawn to their succulent scent.  Some people think they smell like nutmeg. The flat, brown seed pods that later form will further provide food for wildlife. The Mimosa is a fast-growing, unique and beautiful landscape tree that will grow in almost any conditions.   You can’t go wrong with the Mimosa Tree for with its fast-growing nature and year-round appeal. *Fast-growing*Hardy for most soil types*Unique features

Autumn Olive - Sale Price: $78.50 Ornamental Shrub Attractive to Wildlife The Autumn Olive is an ornamental shrub that is great for wildlife.  Plant a few in a naturalized area of your landscape, or one in a sunny location of the yard where you can enjoy watching it progress through the seasons. There are several outstanding advantages of having an Autumn Olive in your yard, not least of which is that it’s an incredibly beautiful plant.  The leaves are 3-inches long and lance-shaped, creating a full and healthy appearance throughout the summer. Its bark is grey, but almost every other part of it is graced with silvery flakes. You’ll soon see that the silver effect is quite stunning, especially when its shimmering brilliance is captured by the morning sun.   In the spring your Autumn Olive will be one of the first plants to leaf out.  Once the leaves have made their appearance, tiny yellow flowers will appear.  You’ll certainly appreciate how the lovely blooms decorate your spring landscape, but it’s the heavenly scent that will most impress.  Even just one Autumn Olive in the yard is enough to infuse the entire area with its intoxicating aroma. In the fall, your Autumn Olive produces ½ inch berries.  As with most parts of your plant, the fruits are sprinkled with silvery highlights, an alluring contrast to their rich burgundy color.  Your berries will persist on the shrub into late winter, providing a beneficial supplement to your winter wildlife’s diet  Your Autumn Olive’s berries aren’t just for the wildlife.  They are a delicious sweet-tart treat rich in vitamins.  They are even higher in lycopene than tomatoes, which have been shown to promote prostrate health. Autumn Olive is a multi-stemmed, branching shrub that grows to about 15 feet tall.  It thrives in the sun but will tolerate shade and almost any soil conditions.  In fact, its roots have nitrogen-fixing symbiants so it is often used to help with poor soils. The Autumn Olive is an amazing shrub.  Beautiful, hardy and beneficial on many levels, the Autumn Olive is an outstanding addition to almost any landscape. * Unusual silver highlights* Spring scented flowers* Fall edible berries* Advantages for wildlife* Hardy

Pink Flowering Dogwood - Sale Price: $99.90 Small Ornamental Tree with Four Season Appeal The Pink Dogwood (Cornus florida rubra) is a small ornamental tree with four season appeal.  It would look great in your yard as an understory tree by a larger planting, or planted along a woods or border.  The Pink Dogwood is the state flower of North Carolina, and for good reason.  Every season will bring you something new to admire and enjoy.  Your Dogwood will begin to bloom when it’s only 4-6 feet tall so you won’t even have to wait.  It’s so anxious for summer that the 4-peteled pink blossoms will spring into life before the tree has even leafed out.  In the summer distinctive oval, curved leaves will appear.  Birds will flock to your tree for the tasty, glossy red berries later in the summer.  For autumn your Dogwood will drape itself in pinks and reds in a dazzling fall display.  Just when you think the show is over, winter will reveal the underappreciated characteristic of the Dogwood.  Heads will turn at the sight of the unusual bark as it’s fully exposed in all its uniquely mottled, rough glory. You might think that such a beautiful tree would require special care, but not so with the Pink Dogwood.  Your Dogwood will grow in almost any soil conditions and even tolerate other plants close by.  In fact, it even prefers a little shade.  The Dogwood can grow up to 30 feet with a 25 foot spread. It has horizontal growth on the lower half of the tree and upright branching on the top half, forming a round crown.  This unusual growth pattern produces a graceful, flowing shape that will naturally draws the eye to its unique form in your landscape.      The Pink Dogwood certainly has something to recommend it in every season, and it will look terrific in your yard year round.   * Spring and fall color* Winter appeal* Berries for wildlife* Hardy

Willow Hybrid - Sale Price: $1.75  The Fastest Growing Privacy Hedge. Grows an Amazing 6-10 Feet a Year! Need to block and unattractive view? Want privacy from the neighbors? Choose the Willow Hybrid (Salix Willow Hybrid) and you could block the view of astonished neighbors in as little as a year! With a growth rate of 6-10 feet a year the Willow Hybrid is the fastest growing privacy hedge we know of. The Willow Hybrid will perform best in full or partial sun and reach a mature height of 50-75 feet in no time. That’s tall enough to block any undesirable view. They are low maintenance though and easily pruned to any height. The trouble-free Willow Hybrids are also perfect as a wind break and noise barrier.  It will also prevent erosion. Extremely disease and pest resistant, the Willow Hybrid is hardy from Canada to Florida and can thrive in most any soil. Plant them 3 feet apart in single rows for dense cover in a year; plant 5 feet apart in double staggered rows for a snow-stopping windbreak. Rather than an industrial privacy fence, imagine how much nicer your pictures and memories will be with a green backdrop for gatherings in the yard with family and friends. You will be amazed at how quickly the Willow Hybrids grow into a beautiful living wall.  *  Fast Growing*  Disease and pest resistant*  Noninvasive

Oklahoma Redbud - Sale Price: $107.05 Small Ornamental Tree with Seasonal Interest The Oklahoma Redbud is a small deciduous tree with seasonal interest.  It would look lovely in a formal setting by your patio or walkway, or scatter a few about the lawn for a more naturalized effect. Redbuds are highly prized for the amount of color they produce in the spring and fall.  Small enough to grow in a variety of locations in your yard, the Redbud is an excellent understory plant growing 15-25 feet tall with a 15-20 foot spread.   When spring arrives, your Redbud will put on quite a show.  Watch as tiny pink/red blooms seem to overpower the branches, covering them in radiant floral beauty.  Dark green and intensely shiny, the heart-shaped leaves emerge soon after.  The leaves leaf out into a rounded, irregular crown that is the Redbud’s summer glory.  Adding to that glory in your yard, 3-inch seedpods will soon appear.  The pods will remain a lovely lavender color through the summer and into the winter months. When autumn arrives, your Redbud will treat you to a variety of hues ranging from reds and purples to shades of orange.  Redbud flowers and seeds are reportedly edible, with the flowers having a somewhat nutty flavor.  Various parts of the tree have been used medicinally in the past as well.  Of course if you’re not inclined to use the Redbud seeds, your backyard birds will certainly take care of them for you. The Oklahoma Redbud takes up very little room, but offers you so much in return.  Plant one today and enjoy their rare and interesting beauty. * Spring color* Interesting seed pods* Fall color