The following is a list of trees that we started the year with. Additional trees will be added to this list around the middle of July. Please phone or email to check for current availability. The height indicated is at maturity, usually around 10 years.
Very rare, adapts to semi-drought.
Likes sun.
H 20’-25’ W 15’-20’
N/A
Medium growing sprawling native deciduous tree.
Likes sun to part shade.
Fire engine red in fall in open sites.
Sprawling branches often root and form colonies.
ECOLOGY: Moist to wet places, drought tolerant, tough, generally under other trees, sometimes in open areas like clear cuts.
H 15’-20’ W 6’-12’
Available Now
Bright red bark in winter, fall colour.
Likes sun to part shade.
H 15’-20’ W 8’-15’
N/A
Acer circinatum ‘Pacific Purple’
Purple foliage from summer to fall.
Likes sun to part shade.
H to 12’ W to 12’
N/A
Peeling bark, slow growing, fall colour.
Likes sun to part shade.
H 20’-25’ W 8’-15’
Available Now
Shallow roots, coastal conditions.
Likes sun.
H 35’-50’ W 24’-45’
Available Now
Acer platanoides 'Crimson Sentry’ (Narrow Red Norway Maple)
Shallow roots, coastal conditions.
Likes sun.
H 20’-25’ W 10’-12’
N/A
Acer rubrum ’Armstrong’ (Red Maple)
Narrow upright form, good screening, fall colour.
Likes sun.
H 30’-40’ W 6’-12’
Available Now
Fast growing, screening, fall colour.
Likes sun.
H 40’-50’ W 30’-40’
Available Now
Acer rubrum ’Autumn Flame’ (Red Maple)
Fast growing, screening, fall colour.
Likes sun.
H 40’-50’ W 30’-40’
Available Now
Acer rubrum ’New World’ (Red Maple)
Fast growing, screening, fall colour.
Likes sun.
H 30’-35’ W to 20’
1 0nly Large Specimen
Acer rubrum ’October Glory’ (Red Maple)
Fast, pyramidal, brilliant colour.
Likes sun.
H 30’-35’ W to 20’
N/A
Acer rubrum ’Red Pointe’ (Red Maple)
Fast, strong leader, upright habit.
Likes sun.
H to 45’ W to 30’
Available Now
Acer rubrum ’Red Sunset’ (Red Maple)
Wet areas, fast, upright habit.
Likes sun.
H 40’-50’ W 30’-40’
Available Now
Aesculus ‘Briotti’ (Horse Chestnut)
Rounded, very symmetrical
Flowers are red in clusters 10" long
H to 30’ W to 35’
Available now
Albizzia ’Summer Chocolate’
Purple foliage, sheltered site required.
Likes sun.
H to 20’ W to 15’
Available 2012
By the sea, edible fruits, fall colour.
Likes sun to part shade.
H 20’-25’ ‘W 20’-25’
Available Now
Winter flowers, edible fruit, good drainage.
Likes sun.
H 10’-15’ W 5’-15’
Smaller sizes only
Tolerates summer watering.
H 25’-40’ W 25’-40’
Available Now
Wet areas, needs summer water.
Likes sun.
H 30’-40’ W 20’-30’
Available Now
Wet areas, tough, adaptable, healthy.
Likes sun.
H 40’-60’ W 30’-40’
Available Now
Betula nigra 'Fox Valley’ (Weeping Birch)
Wet areas, tough, adaptable, healthy
Likes sun
H 15’-20’ W 15’-20’
Available Now
Betula 'Summer Cascade’ (Dwarf River Birch)
Wet areas, resistant to bronze birch borer
Peeling Bark
Likes sun, part shade
H to 15’ W to 20’
Available Now
Prune to shape, screening, containers.
Likes sun.
H 30’-35’ W 15’-18’
Available Now
Carpinus 'laxiflora’ Loose Flower Hornbeam
Long hop like flowers in spring.
Likes sun, part shade.
H 25’-30’ W to 20’
Available Now
Fast grower, adapts to most soils.
Likes sun to part shade.
H 30’-35’ W 20’-30’
Available Now
Light soils, mulch and water well.
Likes sun to part shade.
H 30’-40’ W 20’-30’
Available Now
Cercidiphyllum japonicum ‘Amazing Grace’
Graceful weeping tree, likes moist soil.
Likes sun.
H 15’-20’ W 20’-25’
Available Now
Cercis canadensis ‘Forest Pansy’
Requires good drainage, summer water.
Likes sun to part shade.
H 15’-18’ W 15-20’
Available 2012
Cercis canadensis ‘Hearts Of Gold’
Requires good drainage, summer water.
Likes sun to part shade.
H 15’-18’ W 15-20’
N/A
Clerodendron trichotomum ‘Carnival’ (Glorybower)
Variegated foliage, fragrant flowers in summer, showy berries.
Likes sun to part shade.
H 8’-12’ W 8’-12’
N/A
White flowers in summer, showy berries.
Likes sun to part shade
H 10’-15’ W 4’-8’
N/A
Cornus controversa ‘Variegata’ (Variegated Giant Dogwood, Wedding Cake Tree)
Creamy white flowers in late spring, purplish red berries in fall.
Likes part shade.
H 30’-35’ W30’-35’
Available Now
Early flowering, needs good drainage and summer water.
Likes part shade to sun.
H 20’-25’ W12’-15’
Available Now
Late flowering, dark pink flowers.
Likes part shade to sun.
H 15’-20’ W 12’-15’
Available Now
Cornus x rutgan ‘Aurora’
Mid season, white flowers, disease resistant.
Likes part shade to sun.
H to 20’-25’ W 20’-25’
N/A
Cornus x rutgan ‘Stellar Pink’
Soft pink flowers, red fall colour, disease resistant.
Likes part shade to sun.
H to 20’ W to 20’
Available Now
Cornus x ‘Venus’
Large white flowers, fall colour, disease resistant.
Likes part shade to sun.
H to 20’-30’ W15’-20’
Available Now
Cryptomeria japonica ‘Elegans’
Conifer, evergreen shrub/tree, juvenile form, bushy. Soft feathery juvenile leaves (needles), 12-25 mm long, is green in summer but turns a rich brownish red in winter (especially in exposed sites). Sometime coneless and cones smaller than those of species. Subject to damage by wet snow.
Sun to part shade.
H 25’-30’ W to 9’
Davidia involucrata ‘Sonoma’
Blooms at young age.
Likes sun.
H to 40’ -50’ W to 20’-30’
Available 2012
Decaisnea fargesii (Deadman’s Fingers)
Bright green pinnate leaves up to 3 feet.
18 inch pendent panicles of green-yellow petal-less flowers.
Bean-like pods, 4-6 inches turn a dull metallic blue in fall.
Excellent Halloweeen decorations.
Likes sun, part shade. Protect from cold winds.
H to 40’ -50’ W to 20’-30’
Available Now
Good rhodo companion.
Likes sun.
H 20’-25’ W to 15’
Available Now
Eucryphia intermedia ‘Rostrevor’
Good rhodo companion.
Likes sun.
N/A
Fig ‘Desert King’
Sweet fruit, ripens well in our climate.
Likes hot sun.
H 10’-25’ W 10’-25’
Available Now
Superior fall colour, male form.
Likes sun, slow growing
H 35’-55’ W 20’-40’
Available Now
Likes sun.
Available Now
Liquidamber ‘Gold Beacon’ (Sweetgum)
Adaptable to dry or wet soils.
Likes sun.
N/A
Liquidamber ‘Slender Silhouette’ (Sweetgum)
New form, burgundy in fall.
Adaptable to dry or wet soils.
Likes sun, part shade.
H 35’-45’ W 6’-10’
Available Now
Adaptable to dry or wet soils.
Likes sun.
H 40’-50’ W 25’-35’
Available Now
Magnolia brooklynensis ‘Woodsman’ (Woodsman Magnolia)
Conical becoming spreading , deciduous tree.
Unusual combination of green, yellow and purple pink flowers , late spring to early summer.
Shelter from strong winds.
Likes sun to part shade.
H to 30’ W to 20’
Available Now
Magnolia grandiflora ‘Alta’ (Evergreen Magnolia ‘Alta’)
Large, fragrant creamy flowers in late summer.
Likes sun to part shade. Tolerates wet feet.
Drought tolerant in good soil with room for roots to spread.
Compact, good for tight spaces.
H to 20’ W to 10’
Available Now
Magnolia grandiflora ‘Bracken B. Beauty’ (Evergreen Magnolia ‘Bracken B. Beauty’)
Fragrant creamy white flowers in summer.
Wide-spreading roots. Less leaf drop than other varieties.
Likes sun to part shade.
H 30’-50’ W 15’-30’
N/A
Magnolia grandiflora ‘D.D. Blanchard’ (Evergreen Magnolia ‘D.D. Blanchard’)
Hardy upright tree, with leaves to 12”
Large, fragrant creamy flowers in early summer.
Likes sun to part shade.
Compact, good for tight spaces.
H to 40’ W to 20’
Available Now
Hardy, tight habit, summer flowers.
Likes sun to part shade.
H to 30’ W to 15’
Available 2012
This cultivar of Southern Magnolia is slow growing with an upright growth habit more typical of a multi-stemmed shrub than a single-trunked tree. It forms a dense, dark green oval or pyramidal shape.
Flowers in summer, with fragrant white blooms.
Leaves are smaller than the species and have cinnamon coloured indementum (the “fuzz” on the underside of the leaf).
Protect from cold winds,.
Well drained soil.
Likes sun to part shade.
H 12’-15’ W 8’-10’
N/A
Medium growing compact, pyramidal, evergreen tree that you can prune to shape.
Fragrant creamy white flowers in summer
The lustrous foliage is broad, heavy, dark green with brown pubescent undersides.
Exceptionally hardy.
Needs a sheltered and moist site.
Likes sun to part shade.
H 15’-20’ W 15’-20’
Available 2012
Magnolia Macrophylla (Big Leaf Magnolia)
Available 2012
Superb, handsome large shrub or small tree. Compact habit
Beautiful, fragrant white flowers in May, after leaves have developed, and sporadically thereafter.
Nodding flowers have a red center and bloom over a long season. Leaves are larger and more tropical looking than many other Magnolias.
Likes sun to part shade.
H 8’-12’ W 8’-12’
Available Now
Compact, slow growing, rounded, deciduous, handsome small tree or large shrub, very showy in bloom.
Fragrant flowers pink in bud, open to nearly pure white in spring. 3 to 4” in diameter, with 25 to 30 petals each.
Likes sun to part shade.
H 10’-15’ W 10’-12’
Available Now
MAGNOLIA HYBRIDS
Forms an upright, open spreading small tree, that Is not fast growing.
Deep rose-pink buds open to enormous bowl-like flowers (up to 25cm across) rosy red on the outside, paler on the inside. Richly fragrant. The tree is floriferous with a main display starting about a week earlier than M. x soulangeana with occasional flowers throughout the year.
Likes sun to part shade.
H 15’-20’ W to 15’
Available Now
Rapid growing rounded deciduous tree, considered by many to be the best golden yellow flowering magnolia.
The 4 inch, lemon scented flowers bloom in mid April before the foliage leafs out.
Likes acid soil.
Likes sun.
H 35’-40’ W 25’-35’
Available Now
Medium growing upright deciduous tree. Narrow, formal looking, good in side yards, or as street tree.
Very fragrant, huge translucent pure pink blooms in late spring.
To quote Dennis Ledvina,Green Bay, WI, "Has lustrous pink flowers and will grasp the attention of most guests viewing my collection."
Likes acid soil.
Best in sun.
H to 18’ W to 8’
Available Now
Vigorous upright branched habit it is considered by some to be one of the best white Magnolias in cultivation. Excellent large white bowl shaped flowers which are produced from an early age in late March.
Full sun or partial shade.
H 15’-25’ W
N/A
This deciduous hybrid offers fragrant, goblet-shaped blooms to 10 inches across in vivid reddish-purple. It forms a pyramidal outline, and will eventually grows up to 30 feet. Moderate growth rate. Use as a specimen or focal point
Likes acid soil, moist and well-drained.
Likes sun to part shade.
H 20’-25’ W 8’-10’
Available Now
It forms a small deciduous tree of upright but bushy habit. Bred in New Zealand, the large heavily textured flowers (up to 20 cm across) are a rich claret colour which holds well. The blooms are produced from a young age.
Likes sun to part shade.
H 15’-20’ W 20’+
N/A
Slow growing vase-like deciduous, small tree or shrub. Abundant flowers even at an early age.
The pink buds open to fragrant lilac-pink star shaped flowers in mid spring, each with 12 petals.
This cultivar comes from Nymans in Sussex, England.
Likes sun to part shade.
H 15’-20’ W 15’-20’
N/A
Medium growing vase-like deciduous, small tree or shrub. Magnificent in flower, resembling a white cloud.
Fragrant pure white flowers in spring, freely produced at an early age. Each (3 1/2") flower has 15 petals.
This cultivar is from the Arnold Arboretum, 1939. We have a Magnolia ‘Merrill’ growing in the Herb Garden.
Likes sun to part shade.
H 15’-20’ W 15’-20’
N/A
This newer hybrid from New Zealand has large, rich burgundy-red flowers in a tulip shape. The name conjures up images of the colour of this new selection! Indeed, it does have blooms which open to a wide saucer when mature to really show off that wonderful intense colour. Flowers when young.
Well drained soil.
Likes sun to part shade.
H 15’-20’ W
N/A
Multi-trunked ornamental tree with an upright oval growth habit in youth, becoming rounded, spreading, and mounding with age. Medium growth rate.
Winter floral buds are large and fuzzy, giving rise to "candles" as they expand and open in March or early April, before the foliage emerges. Fragrant and tulip shaped the petals are pink-purple on the exterior and white in the interior, up to 5" tall by 5" wide.
Likes sun to part shade.
H 20’-25’ W 20’ to 25’
Available Now
Vigorous deciduous tree, upright, with a strong central leader.
Flowers tulip-shaped, bright purplish-pink, outer tepals (petals) tend to roll inward.
Leaves dark green all summer.
Best in rich, well-drained soil.
Protect from wind.
Likes sun to part shade.
H to 30’ W to 15’
Available Now
Compact habit, rounded small tree or shrub, ideal for smaller gardens, easy to place.
Fragrant reddish purple flowers in mid spring. Has long, slender, erect red-purple buds, with 6 deeply toned tepals opening to 5". The tepals give a slightly twisted display.
Likes sun to part shade.
H 6’-8’ W 6’-8’
N/A
Vigorous upright deciduous tree, with an erect open habit. Flowers in mid-spring
Declared as the finest Jury hybrid to date, this stunning selection from New Zealand has fragrant, heavy textured, rounded blooms of the most amazing ruby red. Although it flowers from a very young age, the full richness of the colour will develop as the plant matures.
Large textured leaves.
Likes acid soil.
Likes sun to part shade.
H 20’-25’ W to 25’
Available Now
Is an ideal high profile specimen or accent tree with vigorous growth that matures quickly into a useful upright habit with pyramidal form. A stand-out when blooming against needled evergreens or darker buildings. Well shaped 3 inch flowers are a vivid canary yellow. Retains crisp upright blossom shape and petal colors for an extended period of 2 to 3 weeks. The deciduous leaves open at the same time as the flowers. It was introduced in 1967 as the best of the yellow flowered hybrids.
Likes full sun.
H to 40’ W to 25’
N/A
Broad rounded shape, drought and salt spray tolerant, yellow fall color. Pink to red buds open to single white flowers. Shiny bright red fruit, less than 1/2”, are long lasting
Likes sun
H 18’-20’ W to 20’
Available Now
Malus floribunda (Crabapple)
Pink to white flowers in late spring. Very showy.
Fruit is red and yellow, of about 1cm in diameter.
Likes sun
H 15’-20’ W 20’-30’
Available Now
Upright spreading habit.
Pinkish red flowers.
Deep purple foliage turns bronze/orange/purple in fall
Persistent 1/4" red fruit.
Likes sun
H to 20’ W to15’
Available Now
Upright and open, an irregular, oval crown form making this cultivar well
suited as an ornamental or small street tree. It has snow-white flowers in spring and small firm, cherry-red fruit appear in early September and stay through the winter.
Likes sun
H to 15’ W to 12’
Available Now
Malus ‘Red Sentinel’
Healthy, upright habit
Good for narrow spaces
Scented white flowers are followed by rich red fruits
Likes sun
H 20’-25’ W 12’-15’
Available Now
Morus alba Chaparrel’ (weeping Mulberry)
Healthy, upright habit
Good for narrow spaces
Likes sun
H 20’-25’ W 12’-15’
N/A
Nothofagus obliqua
Provides airy shade. Tough.
Wind and drought tolerant.
Likes sun, part shade
H 50’-75’ W 20’-30’
N/A
Oxydendrum arboreum (Sourwood)
Rare specimen
Long blooming
Likes sun to part shade
H 20’-25’ W 12’-20’
Available Now in 3 gallon & B&B
Parrotia persica (Persian Ironwood)
Trouble free and tough
Moist well drained soils
Likes sun
H 15’-20’ W 15’-25’
Available Now
Parrotia persica ‘Vanessa’ (Persian Ironwood)
Upright form, vivid fall colour
Likes sun
H to 20’ W 10’-15’
Available Now
Fast grower, adaptable, very tough.
Likes sun to part shade
H 40’-50’ W 35’-45’
N/A
Populus tremula erecta (Trembling Aspen)
Fast growing, narrow form, tough
Likes sun to part shade
H to 40’ W to10’
Available Now
Prunus ceracifera ‘Pissardi Nigra’ (Purple Plum)
Early, pale pink flowers.
Fast grower, drought tolerant, tough.
Likes sun.
H 15’-25’ W 15’-25’
Available Now
Late flowering, semi-double pink flowers, columnar habit.
Likes sun to part shade
H 20’-25’ W 5’-8’
Available Now
Late, double hot pink flowers, vase-like habit.
Likes sun to part shade
H 20’-25’ W 15’-20’
Available Now
Prunus serrulata ‘Shirotae’ (Mt. Fuji Cherry)
Late flowering, double white flowers, horizontal habit.
Likes sun
H 15’-20’ W 20’-25’
N/A
Late, pink buds, double white flowers, horizontal habit.
Likes sun to part shade
H 20’-25’ W 20’-25’
N/A
Early free flowering, pink semi-double.
Likes sun to part shade
H 15’-20’ W 15’-20’
Available Now
Early, fragrant double pink flowers. Coppery foilage.
Likes sun to part shade
H 15’-20’ W 15’-20’
Available Now
Early, single, blush pink flowers. Graceful habit.
Likes sun.
H 20’-25’ W 20’-25’
N/A
Pyrus calleryana ‘Chanticleer’ (Ornamental Pear)
Mid-spring, white flowers.
Tolerates wet feet and drought.
Likes sun to part shade
H 25’-30’ W 10’-15’
Available Now
Pyrus salicifolia ‘Silver Cascade ’ (Weeping Pear)
White flowers.
Likes sun.
H 12’-15’ W 10’-15’
Available Now
Quercus coccinea (Scarlet Oak)
Spectacular fall colour
Large shade tree
Likes sun
H 60’-90’ W 25’-40’
Available Now
Quercus palustris (Pin Oak)
Pyramidal habit
Tolerates wet feet, drought.
Likes sun.
H 50’-60’ W 25’-35’
Available Now
Quercus palustris ‘Pringreen’ (Green Pillar Oak)
Tolerates wet feet, drought, clay and wind.
Likes sun.
H to 50’ W to 10’
Available Now
Takes drought, no wet feet, can be brittle in snow
Likes sun to part shade
H 30’-50’ W 20’-35’
N/A
Salix babylonica ‘Aurea’ (Weeping Willow)
Fast growing, graceful habit.
Likes sun
H 30’-50’ W 30’-50’
Available Now
Salix caprea ‘Killarnock’ (Weeping Willow)
Fuzzy catkins in early spring
Tolerates wet feet
Likes sun
H 6’-12’ W 6’-10’
N/A
Sophora japonica ‘Regent’ (Pagoda Tree)
Rare
Summer flowering, good fall colour
Likes sun
H 30’-40’ W 30’-40’
Available Now
Sorbus americana ‘Red Cascade’ (Mountain Ash)
Compact oval shape with red berries.
Likes sun
H to 18’ W to 8’
Available Now
Sorbus ‘Joseph Rock’ (Mountain Ash)
Fast growing, upright with yellow berries.
Likes sun
H to 20’ W 10-12’
Available Now
Sorbus ‘Pink Pagoda’ (Mountain Ash)
Pink berries.
Likes sun
Available Now
Summer flowers, fussy, needs good well drained soil.
Likes sun to part shade
H 20’-30’ W 20’-30’
Available Now
Styrax japonica (Snowbell Tree)
Delicate white flowers and foilage. An easy, healthy tree to grow.
Likes sun to part shade
H 20’-25’ W 20’-25’
Available Now
Showy white flowers. Tight pyramidal habit.
Likes sun to part shade
H 20’-25’ W 15’-20’
N/A
Styrax japonica ‘Fragrant Fountain’ (Weeping Snowbell Tree)
Profuse, fragrant white flowers. Small and vigorous
Likes sun to part shade
H to 6’ W to 5’
N/A
Styrax japonica ‘Snowcone’ (Snowbell Tree)
Broadly pyramidal, dark green, finely textured foliage.
Pure white, bell shaped flowers. Resistant to twig dieback
Likes sun to part shade
H to 25’ W to 20’
Available Now
