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Water Oak
Water Oak The Water Oak tree, Quercus nigra, is also known as a spotted oak or possum oak. Water Oak trees are a conical to round-topped tree. It is a popular tree in the South as a shade and street tree. This deciduous tree is fast growing and it starts producing acorns before its 10th year. The Water Oak is found along streams and low ground. It is a tall tree with a slender trunk . The Quercus nigra is hardy to zone 6 and is frost tender. The plant prefers medium to heavy soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It requires moist soil. The plant can tolerate strong winds but not maritime exposure. Acorns are 1/2 inch long, very dark in color, and 1/3 covered by a flattened cap. It matures in September of the second year. The Water Oak trees attractive form makes it a popular landscape and shade tree. Water oak acorns provide food for many animals such as squirrels, white-tailed deer, and wild turkey.
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| Hydrangea - Pink Diamond - Sale Price: $31.95 Pink Diamond Hydrangea, Hydrangea paniculata 'Pink Diamond', is an upright rounded Hydrangea with incredibly large flowers. The panicles open in late summer with valuable shades of color. It is first a cream color which gradually turns a rich shade of pink. The panicles are held upright, and this large upright habit makes a good background, or it can easily be trained as a small tree. It produces both sterile and fertile flowers. This is a rugged, reliable plant and is considered the most cold hardy of this clan of paniculatas. Cut blossoms are suitable for drying, or prune off in late winter or early spring. Pink Diamond thrives in moist, acidic well drained soils. This deciduous plant prefers sun or part shade in dry climates. It has a moderate growth rate to 6 feet tall and as wide. * Pink Upright Flowers! |
| Potentilla - Goldstar - Sale Price: $35.95 Potentilla - Goldstar, Potentilla fruticosa 'Goldstar', is a bushy, compact, deciduous shrub that produces saucer-shaped flowers. These blooms are single, rose like, and bright yellow-gold. Thriving in colder climates, Goldstar is hardy, mildew resistant, and grows up to 3 feet tall, 2 1/2 feet wide. Goldstar blooms from early summer to frost on a mound of finely textured light-green foliage, making it a strong addition any yard. It is excellent as a colorful border, accent or ground cover. It is very tolerant to heat and poor soils and prefers full sun to partial shade. Goldstar should only be grown in full sunlight or at the most, very light shade. It is adaptable to moist or dry locations. It is not particular to soil type or pH levels. This plant excels in urban conditions. |
| Holly - Berry Heavy - Sale Price: $56.95 The Holly Berry Heavy, 'Ilex v. 'Berry Heavy', a Proven Winners selection, is a new selection with superior fruit set and berry retention. Berry Heavy produces copious amounts of bright red berries to be enjoyed in both the fall and winter. Use the Berry Heavy as a male pollinator. Use theses berries in in floral arrangements and other winter decorations. Brighten up the winter landscape by planting or massing these colorful plants. In the landscape this plant looks great in groupings, mass plantings, shrub border, screen, or hedge. The Berry Heavy holly is adaptable to wet soils. It will do well in swampy and boggy areas. Prune in late winter or early spring. Zones 4-9 * It attracts birds and is deer resistant! |
| Elderberry - Golden Elder - Sale Price: $57.10 Golden Elder, Sambucus canadensis 'Aurea', is a hardy, rapid growing shrub with bright golden yellow leaves. The clusters of tiny white flowers in spring are followed by bright red fruits in August. These fruits are excellent for making pies, jam and wine. This broad rounded shaped shrub grows in average, medium to wet, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade, and grows 8-12 feet in height and width. The best golden foliage color is created in full sun. Golden Elder tolerates a wide range of soils, but prefers moist, humus soils. Perhaps best when massed in naturalized areas where suckering spread is acceptable. Also effective in shrub borders, roadside plantings, wet or low areas or as a screen. |
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