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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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Sweetspire - Little Henry® Dwarf - Sale Price: $56.95 Little Henry® Dwarf Sweetspire, itea virginica 'Sprich' (PP10,988), will provide a profusion of whimsical blooms in spring. This plant is smothered with pure white flowers that are sweetly scented. This Little Henry has a low, compact stature, and is great for beds, borders and mass plantings. It prefers moist soils, but will tolerate wet conditions and adapts to many soils. This charming little shrub will grow in full sun to full shade, and requires little pruning or other maintenance. ‘Sprich’ is a delightful addition to the any mixed border. Growing no larger than 3 feet tall, it can be planted on large banks in mass plantings to prevent erosion. Little Henry® Dwarf Sweetspire creates a central focus in your front yard when the leaves turn bright red in the fall. With Little Henry’s white flowers in summer, and its stunning fall hues, you will have an outstanding colorful shrub through every season! The fragrant flowers attract butterflies, and Little Henry Dwarf Sweetspire is deer and drought resistant. * Erosion control * Sweetly scented * Fall color |
| Hydrangea - Citylineâ„¢ Mars - Sale Price: $39.95 Ornamental Plant with Outstanding Blooms The Cityline Mars Hydrangea is an ornamental plant with spectacular blooms. It would make an outstanding boarder plant, and would also be quite stunning as a container or patio plant as well. Your Cityline Mars Hydraqngea is a small plant that produces glorious six inch blooms atop strong stems. The blooms are bi-colored, with either a rose-white accent or blue-white (depending upon the pH of your soil). You can adjust the color of your flower by making additions to the soil pH as necessary. As it ages, the bloom will transform to a lovely, soft green. It’s a compact plant so it’s easy to plant several in close quarters. The Hydrangea is a versatile plant that looks great in almost any location. Cut a few of the blossoms for long-lasting indoor color, or dry some for future use. The bloom is highly versatile and often used in crafts and other projects. The Cityline Mars Hydrangea is a hardy plant, adaptable to many conditions. The glossy, dark foliage provides the perfect backdrop for the spectacular flowers, and its compact nature ensures a neat and tidy appearance in the yard that doesn’t detract from the showy bloom. With the outrageously beautiful flowers and long-lasting bloom, the Cityline Mars Hydrangea is sure to create a memorable display in your yard or garden. * Outstanding blooms* Compact size |
| Alpine Currant - Sale Price: $64.20 The Alpine Currant, ‘Ribes alpinum’, is a very hardy hedge plant that can be kept trimmed to any desired height from 18 inches to 4 feet. This plant is densely branched and will leaf all the way to the ground. The abundant green, glossy foliage forms a dense hedge. Grows well in sun or shade and is rarely bothered by insects or plant diseases. It produces small yellow flowers in the spring. The lobed leaves turn yellow in the fall. The Alpine Currant can survive the coldest of winter climates with annual temperatures as low as -50° Fahrenheit. It does well in dry soils. Alpine currant is drought tolerant. This plant can be pruned at any time. Birds will be attracted to the red berries it produces. It is very tolerant of urban conditions. Zones 2 – 7 * Dense * Hardy * Drought Tolerant |
| Cotoneaster - Spreading - Sale Price: $19.95 Spreading Cotoneaster, 'Cotoneaster divaricatus', is a beautiful rounded ornamental shrub with pink flowers in the spring. It produces bright red berries in the summer and is one of the best fruiting varieties. The glossy, dark green foliage turns red in the fall. It is marginally hardy in zone 4. This medium-sized ornamental shrub matures at about 7' tall by 8' wide and has an upright columnar growth habit in youth, but quickly becoming horizontal and spreading with age. Spreading Cotoneaster prefers full sun to partial shade and well-drained soils, but is very adaptable and urban tolerant. It has few disease and pest problems. Its fall color is a nice mixture of green, yellow, orange, red, and burgundy, slowly becoming deciduous. |
| Forsythia - Dwarf - Sale Price: $29.95 Dwarf Forsythia, Forsythia viridissima 'Bronxensis', has attractive bright yellow flowers that are produced in early spring on a low growing compact plant and can be used as a groundcover. It blooms from top to bottom and slightly later flowering than most other Forsythias. The bright green foliage turns a bronze-purple fall color. Dwarf Forsythia is good for mass plantings or used as a low hedge. It is naturally very compact and self-branching so is perfect for today's smaller landscapes. This plant fits well in perennial and shrub borders as well as foundation plantings and needs full sun or light shade. It is a rapid grower and usually matures at about 4 feet in height. Zones 5-8. * Really, a dwarf Forsythia! |
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