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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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Lilac - Agincourt Beauty - Sale Price: $64.25 Intensely Fragrant Rich Purple Blooms The Agincourt Beauty Lilac is a stunning spring blooming Lilac with highly fragrant flowers. It is considered one of the best purple Lilacs available. Your Agincourt Beauty will awaken in early spring with the arrival of its traditional, bluish green, heart shaped leaves. Soon after the Agincourt Beautys leaves appear it will be covered in gorgeous blooms. The Agincourt Beauty Lilac has impressive clusters of deep, rich, purple flowers that emerge from distinctive dark purple buds. The blossoms are single, and each floret is very large. In fact, it has the largest florets of all the Lilacs. The Agincourts exceptional scent and bundles of grand florets make it a perfect choice as a cut flower. It would also be lovely as an informal hedge or screen. Plant a couple around a patio to enjoy the hummingbirds and butterflies their sweet scent will attract. Add the Agincourt Beauty Lilac to your landscape and enjoy the unparalleled beauty and fragrance that has made the Lilac a favorite for generations. * Highly Fragrant * Low maintenance * Deer resistant |
| Western Sand Cherry - Sale Price: $64.25 Western Sand Cherry, prunus besseyi, displays attractive, single, white flowers in May, and then it produces an abundance of 3/4 purple-black sweet fruits. They can be eaten fresh, dried, or processed as jellies and pies. This hardy rounded shrub has silver-green foliage. Plant the shrub where it will be in direct sunlight for most or all of the day. Well-drained soil is best, but isn't an absolute requirement, as sand cherry is very adaptable to poor soil. It grows 5-6 feet in height and width, forming a rounded shape, and makes a great shrub for farmstead windbreaks. The cherries are relished by many birds and the shrub provides a nesting cover for a game birds as well as songbirds. This shrub can be used as a screen, hedge, or for a border. Prune sand cherry every year in early spring. Remove any dead or weak branches, and trim the tips of branches to maintain the desired shape and size. * Berries for wildlife * Hardy * Disease and Insect Resistant |
| Juniper - Spartan Spiral - Sale Price: $51.35 Juniper - Spartan Spiral, Juniperus chinensis 'Spartan Spiral', is a narrow, pyramidal evergreen with dark mint green foliage. Spartan Spiral is a dense, rapid grower and makes an excellent sheared topiary, screen or windbreak; perfect for a tight spot where you want some height. It can be trimmed into a tight spiral, Spartan provides a wonderful vertical accent with rich green foliage that has both wedge-shaped juvenile leaves and scale-like adult leaves. This durable juniper should be trimmed twice yearly to maintain shape and desired height. If you plant it in a spacious, quality heavyweight concrete or ceramic container, you can then gradually shape as you see fit. Tolerating heat, cold and drought, it is also deer resistant. |
| Butterfly Bush - Adonis Blue - Sale Price: $56.95 The Butterfly Bush Adonis Blue, 'Buddleia 'Adonis Blue', a Proven Winners selection, is a new cultivar that will not crowd its neighbors in your garden. They are about one third the sizes of most Butterfly Bush varieties and the butterflies and hummingbirds still love them. The plants are extra bushy and are loaded with colorful flowers. The deep blue flowers are good sized and have that delightful fragrance. This plant is perfect for smaller gardens and the mixed border. They can also be used as container plants in milder climates. The Adonis Blue blooms from mid-summer through fall. Prune this plant in late fall or early spring. In colder climates the Adonis Blue will die back to the ground but the roots will stay hardy and come back every spring. Zones 5-9. * To promote reblooming, deadhead off old spent blooms! * Butterfly Plant! |
| Hydrangea - Citylineâ„¢ Rio - Sale Price: $39.95 Hydrangea Cityline Rio, Hydrangea 'Cityline™ Rio' PPAF, is a small plant that knows how to draw attention and become an exceptional visual standout in your landscape. Cityline™ Rio was developed in Europe, and its strong stems can easily handle the big, heavy, red and white variegated flowers. This great new Hydrangea series from Germany has a tight, compact growth and large flowers. Moisture is a necessity of this plant. Use them in stylish pots or as part of a garden border planting. Make sure you feed generously in spring and autumn to be rewarded with great flower performance. Use lime to intensify the deep colors of the flowers. The blooms can be changed from red to blue by adding aluminum sulfate, and then they change to a beautiful green shade as they age. Flower color is affected by pH. For blue flowers, the soil must be more acidic and for pink flowers soil must be more alkaline. The best time to prune is after it blooms. Zones 5-9. * The strong stems will hold-up the heavy flowers! |
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