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Dawn Redwood - Sale Price: $78.50 Fast-Growing Massive Tree The Dawn Redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides) is a massive, fast-growing tree.  It would look great as a shade tree in your yard or as a street planting.  It would also look attractive as a container plant on your patio while it’s still small. The Dawn Redwood is the shortest of the Redwoods, but can still grow up to 200 feet in height.    It can be quite easy to grow, so you won’t have to spend much of your time on care or maintenance. Despite its massive size, the Dawn Redwood has a gentleness about it.  Run the foliage through your fingers.  You’ll experience its soft and fern-like texture, so unlike what you might expect from a large deciduous tree.  The foliage begins as light green in the spring, transforming to deep green in the summer.  The leaves turn a lovely reddish-bronze before their autumn descent in preparation for a winter rest. The Redwood has horizontal branching that continues all the way to the ground, affording it a stately pyramidal presence in your yard.  If you prefer ground clearance though, it adapts well to being trimmed a bit.   The Redwood is an ancient tree known to have been in existence as long as 50 million years ago, but is currently on the endangered list in the wild.  Growing a Dawn Redwood is a pleasure in and of itself, but growing one on your property is also an investment in the future. * Fast growing* Massive size* Hardy

Showy Mountain Ash - Sale Price: $121.35  Small Deciduous Tree with Ornamental Features The Showy Mountain Ash is a small, understory tree with ornamental features. Plant one as a specimen tree in your front yard, or use one as a small shade tree. Your Showy Mountain Ash is just that—showy! It grows to 30 feet in height with a 25 foot spread, and has an open, rounded crown. The leaves have a lovely, tropical appearance. The dark green leaves have grey green undersides which playfully flutter in the sunlight as it catches the contrasting shades. Spring brings six inch flat clusters of ¼-inch, five petaled flowers. The delicate, white blooms stand out like tiny white bridal bouquets amid the tree’s branches. When summer arrives, those flowers will have become orange-red fruit, providing a stunning accent to the green, tropical-look of the leaves. The berries appear in clusters on the tree, and will even persist well after the leaves have dropped for the season. Your Mountain Ash becomes more interesting with age. The smooth, grey bark of its youth will turn rough and scaly with age, giving your tree more definition and interest in the winter months after its leaves have gone. As your tree matures and its production increases, you’ll be able to experiment with the tiny berry-like fruit. They are very acidic raw, but birds and other animals love them. The fruit is also sometimes made into jelly, and parts of the tree have also been used medicinally. All in all, the Mountain Ash is a “showy” tree in any season and will be an asset for your landscape. * Spring flowers* Edible fruit* Unique foliage

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

European Mountain-ash - Sale Price: $99.95 The Mountain-Ash, European, Sorbus aucuparia, is known for its showy white flowers and its numerous bright red berries. Its alternate name Rowan comes from an old Scandinavian word meaning red. The bark of this tree is smooth and dark gray, and is marked with horizontal lines. European Mountain-Ash is planted for its ornamental qualities and as a source of food for birds. The fruits mature in the late spring but often remain on a tree through fall and into early winter. Best used as a specimen plant, it is upright when young and spreading at maturity. The Mountain-Ash is a vigorous and rapidly growing tree and can reach heights of 25' to 40' and widths of 16' to 25'. Plant in a cool moist location and does better in full sun but will tolerate some shade. This tree prefers well-drained, slightly acidic soils. The fall leaf color can range from yellow, red, and reddish purple which provides for a showy fall display!

Post Oak - Sale Price: $59.95 The Post Oak tree, Quercus stellata, is a small to medium-sized tree.  The bark of the Post Oak is similar to that of the White Oak, but somewhat darker and often fissured into scaly ridges. The leaves of Post Oak trees are usually 4 to 5 inches long, and they are thick and somewhat leathery.  They are dark green and shiny on the upper surface and lighter green and rough hairy beneath.  The leaves turn to a golden color in the fall. The Post Oak is commonly associated with the oak called Blackjack Oak.  The Post Oak usually grows in dry, sandy to rocky soils.  The wood is hard and strong, and is very durable when in contact with soil. It is used mainly for posts, railroad ties, mine props, and sometimes as fuel.  In fact, the Post Oak sometimes is called the Box White Oak. It produces acorns that are 1/2 to 2/3 inches long and ovoid in shape.  These acorns mature in one year, ripening September to November. * Thick and leathery leaves * Golden fall color * Strong wood