Dawn Redwood

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Thornless Honeylocust - Sale Price: $78.50 The Thornless Honeylocust tree, ‘Gleditsia Triacanthos’, is fast growing as a young tree and will grow 2’ or more a year over a 10-year period. Readily transplanted, it withstands a wide range of conditions although it reaches maximum development on rich, moist bottomlands or on soils of a limestone origin. This deciduous tree is tolerant of drought conditions, high pH, and is salt tolerant. Thornless Honeylocust trees are an excellent lawn tree for filtered shade. The fine small textured leaves casts a light shade and usually do not need raking in the fall. * Thornless * Fast-Growing * Salt tolerant

Sumac - Tiger Eyes® Cutleaf Staghorn - Sale Price: $92.75 Beautifully Colored Compact Sumac The Tiger Eyes® Sumac, Rhus typhina 'Bailtiger' (PP16,185), is a Bailey Nurseries introduction. Tiger Eyes® is a beautiful golden-leafed form of Cutleaf Staghorn Sumac. New growth is a lively chartreuse green, quickly changing to yellow, both colors contrasting nicely with the rosy-pink leaf stems. The branches angle upward while the deeply cut leaflets drape downward, giving it a rather oriental look. As magnificent as the summer colors are, the dramatic effect of yellow, orange and intense scarlet in autumn are unparalleled.

Hazelnut - Sale Price: $71.35 Attractive Shrub with Edible Nuts The Hazelnut is a lovely shrub that will provide edible nuts in the fall and be a friend to wildlife year round.  Plant some as a hedgerow along your property boarder, or plant several in a naturalized area where they’ll be able to spread.   The Hazelnut is a remarkable plant.  It can grow almost anywhere and achieve its mature size in no time at all.  It won’t mind if you prune it at any time of the year, so you can trim and mold it to whatever shape or space you prefer.  It grows to 12 feet tall with a 15 foot spread, so you don’t need much space in your yard to enjoy a Hazelnut, and wildlife will thank you for providing them with one of their favorite plants. In the spring, 3-inch clusters of male catkins appear, their yellow-brown tassels gently swaying in the warm breeze.  If you look close you’ll discover the female flower.  It’s a tiny purple surprise hidden among the branches.  Dark green, heart-shaped, 3-6 inch serrated leaves will soon fill out your Hazelnut for summer. When fall arrives, your Hazelnut colors will vary, from oranges and yellows to the color of a deep red wine. In late summer/early fall you’ll begin to notice actual Hazelnuts (also called filberts).  Clusters of ½ inch green leafy capsules will appear throughout the bush, eventually turning brown. When ripe, gently pop off the brown husk and your ready for a treat.  Raw or roasted, the Hazelnut is an outstanding nut.  It’s sweet in flavor and although having a variety of uses, is often used in desserts.  It’s rich in fiber, vitamins and minerals with the added benefit of being gluten-free for those who are sensitive.  The oil is often used in medications and also in aromatherapy. For a hardy shrub with a variety of appeal, you can’t go wrong with a Hazelnut. * Attractive shrub* Edible nuts* Attracts wildlife

White Ash - Sale Price: $94.75 The White Ash tree, Fraxinus Americana, is a handsome native tree. It develops an open and rather round topped crown in its old age. This is the largest of the ash trees in North America. Mature trunks can reach almost 6 feet in diameter. This deciduous tree has firm gray bark with diamond-shaped furrows and interlacing ridges. The tree grows in the rich, moist, well-drained soil of bottomlands and other soil types on not-so-dry slopes. The size and value of White Ash trees makes this one of the primary commercial hardwoods in the United States. The wood is hard, strong, elastic, and very useful. Several kinds of birds eat the fruit. The foliage is dark green in the summer and turns to yellow or maroon in the fall. It is tall, stately, and long lived. As a shade tree, it is known for its rapid growth and dependable fall color. It is one of the first trees to change colors in the fall. Fast Growing!

Eastern Red Cedar - Sale Price: $64.25 Hardy Evergreen Great for Wildlife  The Eastern Red Cedar is an evergreen conifer.  You could use several as a large privacy screen or just one would look beautiful as a specimen plant.   If you’re a bird-lover, this is the tree for you.  The Eastern Red Cedar grows in a 40-60 foot pyramidal shape that is dense but somewhat irregular, providing terrific cover for birds and other wildlife.  The bark has a shredding nature that is hidden from view but useful for nest construction.  The ¼ inch dark blue cones that are produced by the female tree are a valuable food source for many species of birds.   The Eastern Red Cedar has blue-green foliage that sometimes turns a darker brown-green shade in the winter months.  Plant several along your driveway for that rich pine aroma as you arrive home.  Step close and you’ll detect the cedar scent that is prized by many who construct cedar chests from them, or use them in closets for their natural ability to repel insects.  People also love to clip a few springs for use indoors during the holiday season.  They make wonderful wreaths or just scatter a few boughs around for their invigorating pine bouquet.   Hardy and easy to transplant, the Eastern Red Cedar is a tree you can plant and forget about.  It will adapt to almost any conditions and provide you years of enjoyment.   * Evergreen * Hardy * Valuable for wildlife .