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American Linden
American Linden The American Linden tree, Tilia americana, is a rapid growing tree with fragrant yellow flowers and large, dense foliage that provides excellent shade. Its shape is pyramidal in youth, but rounded at maturity. This Linden is a medium to large tree that is native east of the Missouri River in North Dakota. American Linden is desirable as a landscape tree for its large stature, shade and aromatic flowers. Fruit with attached pale-green bract, gives this tree a two-tone appearance in late summer. Use as a shade, boulevard, or park tree. I t needs open landscape areas due to its large size and spreading root system. Although it tolerates dry soil and clay, American Linden cannot be located in wet sites; keep soil mulched; tolerant of alkaline soils; needs full sun to partial shade. The American Linden tree is useful as a shade tree in urban areas. It is easy to transplant and is drought and air pollution tolerant. * Excellent shade tree * Aromatic flowers * Pollution tolerant
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Chinese Chestnut - Sale Price: $78.50 The Chinese Chestnut is currently planted as a replacement for the American Chestnut, which was obliterated by blight in the 1900s. Most store-shelf chestnuts usually come from Spain, but the Spanish Chestnut tree is not at all cold-hardy and can be vulnerable to blight as well. The Chinese Chestnut serves both as an ornamental dark-green shade tree and as a less-risky nut producer, providing its caretaker with pounds of sweet chestnuts to roast, puree, boil and even make gluten-free flour out of. This all-purpose deciduous tree is blight-resistant and prefers moist, acidic, well-drained soils in full sun, but can manage in dry soils of varying pH; hot, arid climates are OK as well. A good all-around choice for a yard shade tree, the Chinese Chestnut will bring yellow and gold color to your autumn landscape and is amazing when planted near Autumn Purple Ash. Zones 4-8. |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Princess Kay Plum - Sale Price: $107.05 The Princess Kay Plum, Prunus nigra, is an ornamental plum. Princess Kay Plum is a double-flowered selection of Prunus nigra discovered in the wild in northern Minnesota. The tree form is oval with a somewhat open informal branching habit. It is a small tree that produces very pleasant and fragrant double white blooms in early May, before the leaves emerge. These flowers then turn pinkish as they age. Princess Kay Plum has foliage that is medium green and sometimes develops a reddish-purple fall color in early autumn. Fruit set is sparse and is of poor quality. The trunk and branches are almost black in color. Adaptable to a range of soil conditions, Princess Kay Plum is not tolerant of poorly drained soils or extremely droughty soils. Requiring full sun for good performance, this tree should be grown for a wonderful landscape effect. Grow your own white puffy cloud of fragrant flowers! * Early spring blooms * Small ornamental tree * No messy fruit |
| Black Walnut - Sale Price: $24.95 Large Shade Tree with Edible Nuts The Black Walnut is a large deciduous tree that produces edible nuts. It would do great as a shade tree on a side lawn or at the edge of a property line. Your Black Walnut is a majestic landscape tree growing up to 100 feet tall with an equal spread. Its upright, spreading branches will put you in mind of strength and endurance as you sit beneath its protection from the sun’s harmful rays. Black Walnut trees have 24 inch long pinnate leaves that will fill your tree out nicely through the summer months. Large and vibrantly green, they will also emit a pleasing scent when crushed in your hand. Those fragrant leaves will continue to put on a show in the fall when they are one of the first trees to turn a pleasant yellow color before dropping in preparation for their winter rest. Black walnuts mature in the fall. They’re great to just eat raw or can be used in a variety of dishes. Native Americans traditionally used the nuts for food and the sap for syrup. The wood of your Black Walnut is likewise valued. Its straight-grained nature, ease of use and natural color make it prized for furniture and other uses. Large and stately, it will provide you with shade for years to come as well as an abundance of hearty nuts for your family and the surrounding wildlife. The Black Walnut would be a fascinating addition to your landscape. * Large shade tree * Edible nuts * Drought tolerant |
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