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Lombardy Poplar - Sale Price: $69.85 Fast-Growing Wind Break The Lombardy Poplar is a fast-growing deciduous tree.   Save winter heating costs by planting a few as a windbreak or ensure your privacy with a natural, living fence. From the first year you plant your Lombardy Poplar you’ll be amazed by its growth and appearance.  Watch as it its branches seem to stretch toward the sky at a rate of 1-5 feet each year!  Plant them 5’ to 8’ apart and absorb the beauty of the Lombardy’s summer display.  Stand anywhere in your yard on a breezy day and relax to the pure music of nature that only its dancing leaves can compose.  You’ll be charmed by the silvery underside of its bright green, heart-shaped leaves catch the light in the radiant sun.  The cool slide into autumn brings with it refreshing shades of yellow as your Lombardy sheds its summer coat in preparation for winter. The Lombardy has become one of the most popular trees in America.  It was introduced into the United States for its ornamental properties and as a useful windbreak.  Several types of birds enjoy nesting in its branches for the protection it provides.  Many feel that the Lombardy have an elegant appearance with their slender, columnar shape that can reach more than 60 feet into the sky.   It will likewise grace your home with its dignity and charm. * Fast-Growing* Hardy

Sassafras Tree - Sale Price: $96.35 A Fragrant Tree with Many Uses  The Sassafras tree is a medium-sized tree valued for its many unique features.  It starts out with a shrub-like appearance, so would do well in a naturalized area of your landscape or a backyard setting.   The overwhelming positive feature of this tree in one word is “fragrant”.  You’ll love the green-yellow flowers that appear in the spring.  Their gentle sweetness will draw the attention of bees and butterflies from miles around.  It’s one of the few trees that’s attracts the Spicebush Swallowtail butterfly. You’ll marvel at the adorable mitten-shaped leaves that emit a delightful scent when crushed in your hand.  Even the twigs and bark, resplendent in their rich mahogany hues, are aromatic.  Your entire Sassafras tree is a study in beauty and scent!   When fall arrives, you’ll enjoy watching birds and other wildlife flock to the tiny dark blue berries that stand upright on red stalks from your tree’s branches.  The mitten leaves will transform your autumn landscape with variations of red to yellow before relaxing into winter’s rest.    Your Sassafras is an amazing tree with a rich history in lore and uses.  Native Americans used the tree extensively, and many people still do today.  It’s often called the “root beer tree” because of the flavor it produces, especially when made into a tea.  The leaves are dried, crushed and used in recipes such as traditional gumbo, candies and jelly. The Sassafras tree can grow to 70 feet and has an irregular crown.  It’s considered pest free and hardy.   Plant one today and treat yourself to years of fragrant beauty and fascinating benefits.   * Fragrant features * Spring and fall color * Pest free

River Birch - Sale Price: $41.95 Grow the hardy, fast growing Birch in almost any state. The River Birch (Betula nigra) is the most planted Birch in the United States and the best one for hot climates. It is a tree that has something to offer for every season. Famous for its peeling bark which is beautiful all year. The light tan outer layer peeling back to reveal beautiful salmon and cinnamon colored patches beneath is truly stunning in the winter. The graceful branches and the colorful, textured bark are sure to brighten even the darkest winter day. In the spring your River Birch will awake to grow new light green leaves and female catkins that stand up on the ends of the branches. As the leaves mature in the summer they are a beautiful, shiny, dark green almost diamond shaped leaf. The River Birch will transform again in the fall. The male catkins will emerge dripping from the branches and the leaves will turn a brilliant butter-yellow, sure to light up any landscape. The River Birch is the hardiest of all Birches. It’s a fast growing, trouble free tree that is sure to delight in every season. * Immune to the Bronze Birch Borer* Fast growing (up to 3 feet a year)* Tolerant to wet soil

Silver Maple - Sale Price: $85.65 Fast-Growing Ornamental Tree with Silver Accents The Silver Maple is a fast-growing ornamental tree that is very popular in the United States.  It would look great planted in a row along your street or driveway, or in a place easily viewed from a window so you can enjoy its natural beauty year round. One of the most common trees in the US, the Silver Maple reaches a height of 80 feet with a 50 foot spread.  Its crown has a rounded open form, which will provide a lovely silhouette behind the other plantings in your landscape.  It’s a very adaptable deciduous tree, so you won’t have to worry about fussing over it once it’s established.   While it has several admirable features, the Silver Maple is prized by many for its leaves.  Imagine the typical Maple leaf shape, but with deeply cut lobes and a silvery underside.  The effect of the silver coloring is striking, and will set your Maple apart from the other trees in your yard. Early spring will bring small panicles of flowers.  A short time later you’ll note the seeds as they form what appears to be a pair of wings that often take flight to float gently to the ground.  An added treat will be the wildlife you can watch as they’re drawn to your Maple to enjoy the seeds, which are the largest of any native Maple. Autumn will cloak your Maple in lovely amber hues, calling a close to the warm summer season.  In late winter you can collect some sap to use as a sweetener or some people like to use the seeds in breads and other culinary dishes. The Silver Maple is a tree of uncommon beauty and with a variety of uses.  It would certainly be a beautiful addition to your home. * Fast-growing* Silvery hued leaves* Hardy

Crape Myrtle - Royalty - Sale Price: $64.25 The Royalty Crape Myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica 'Royalty') is a medium sized crape myrtle with four seasons of interest. Green foliage emerges in the early spring, while beautiful purple blossoms start in late spring lasting all through until frost. The green foliage will transition into a brilliant orange to red color in the fall. After the leaves fall, the exposed stems have an exfoliating bark in shades of gray to brown, giving a unique look to your winter landscape. The Royalty Crape Myrtle is ideally suited for formal or informal design in the home landscape, street plantings and community plantings. It can be planted as a specimen or in groups, and looks attractive when underplanted with a ground cover. Crape Myrtle is easy to grow and if they are used for hedges, plant them 4 to 5 feet apart.