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- Barberry (BERBERIS THUNBERGII) - 'Crimson Pygmea'
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- Spirea (SPIRAEA JAPONICA) - 'Double Play Red'
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- Apple - 'Red Wealthy' Apple Tree
< Back Apple - 'Red Wealthy' Apple Tree Heirloom apple with a juicy, sweet-tart flavor laced with notes of honey and raspberry perfect for fresh eating or cooking. It's soft yellow-green skin turns to a pink-red blush that radiates up the fruit from the bottom making it a beautiful apple as well. Super cold hardy tree that produces an abundance of fragrant pink/white blooms in spring and holds them for a greater than average period of time making this tree an excellent pollinator. An early season picker, the 'Red Wealthy' apple is the perfect choice for an ornamental centerpiece in a garden or edible landscape. This cold hardy tree should be grown in zones 4-7 as it requires at least 1,000 chill hours. It is widely adaptable to soil conditions and cold climates. By nature, it is a smaller variety standing at 12-15 feet tall and wide. Like all apples, it requires full sunlight, moist, well-drained soil, and another variety for pollination. Pair with 'Cortland', 'Dolgo', 'Freedom', 'Frostbite', 'Fuji', 'Gala' 'Ginger Gold', 'Golden Delicious', 'Granny Smith', 'Honeycrisp', 'Jonathon', 'Keepsake', 'Lady', 'McIntosh', 'Pixie Crunch', 'Red Rome', 'Snowsweet', and 'Sweet Sixteen'. Mulching around the base of trees with shredded bark is best practice for moisture retention, weed suppression, and adding organic matter to the soil over time. Previous Next
- Apple TreesApple - 'Goodland' Apple Tree
Apple Trees Apple - 'Goodland' Apple Tree Goodland' is a sweet, early apple, ready to harvest in late summer to early fall. It's large, light green/blush red fruit has a mild, aromatic flavor and is typically used for fresh eating, cooking, and applesauce. The clusters of lightly-scented white flowers with shell pink overtones emerge in spring with beautiful green foliage that turns yellow in the fall making this small tree an excellent ornamental choice as well. Read More Apple - 'Haralred' Apple Tree Haralred' apples are redder and earlier than it's predecessor, 'Haralson', without compromising it's virtues. A hardy, firm, tart apple excellent for making pies, but not well suited to applesauce. A choice variety as an edible or landscape tree in northern climates. Read More Apple - 'Honeycrisp' Apple Tree Explosively crisp and juicy, 'Honeycrisp' is a popular and beloved cultivar grown around the world! This sweet-tart apple stores extremely well (7 months in refrigerated conditions) and provides a mid-season harvest that ripens evenly and holds well. Read More Apple - 'Honeygold' Semi-Dwarf Apple Tree Similar taste to 'Golden Delicious' but with a hint of honey, the 'Honeygold' apple is juicy and delightful for fresh-eating, salads, and cooking. A cold-hardy tree excellent in northern climates that bears pinkish-white blooms in spring that mature to medium to large size fruit in summer. Read More Apple - 'Red Wealthy' Apple Tree Heirloom apple with a juicy, sweet-tart flavor laced with notes of honey and raspberry perfect for fresh eating or cooking. It's soft yellow-green skin turns to a pink-red blush that radiates up the fruit from the bottom making it a beautiful apple as well. Super cold hardy tree that produces an abundance of fragrant pink/white blooms in spring and holds them for a greater than average period of time making this tree an excellent pollinator. An early season picker, the 'Red Wealthy' apple is the perfect choice for an ornamental centerpiece in a garden or edible landscape. Read More Apple - 'SnowSweet' Apple Tree Thriving in cold northern climates, 'SnowSweet' is a hardy plant that produces an abundance of delicious fruit. As a fairly new cultivar, it's mild sweet-tart, buttery flavor with rich overtones is gaining popularity for this tree. The snowy white flesh of the fruit is also ideal because it is very slow to oxidize and turn brown after cutting making it a favorite on the dinner table both fresh and as applesauce. The tree's unique open, drooping arrangement with modestly vigorous growth makes the 'SnowSweet' apple tree an appealing piece of interest in the home garden or landscape. Read More Apple - 'Sweet Sixteen' Apple Tree Exotic yellow flesh with a crisp and juicy, sweet, spicy cherry candy flavor make 'Sweet Sixteen' an apple not to be forgotten. With a storage life between 5 and 8 weeks and a harvest of mid-late September, the fruit can be enjoyed well into late autumn months and cold weather. Best as a fresh eating apple, applesauce or baked desserts that don't require visual appeal as it doesn't hold it's shape under heat. The advantage to it's very sweet flavor, is that 'Sweet Sixteen' delivers enough sweetness that favorite recipes don't require as much sugar as needed with other apple varieties. The tree is very vigorous and it's white blossoms are very fragrant in spring and last a long time on the branch before fruiting adding to ornamental appeal. Read More Apple - 'Zestar' Apple Tree Superior cold hardiness combined with large, crunchy, juicy red fruit with a sprightly sweet-tart flavor makes 'Zestar' a must have for northern gardeners. It is an excellent choice for both fresh eating and cooking and would be a beloved treat in a lunchbox or apple pie. It will store for 6 to 8 weeks while still maintaining crunch and flavor. The tree is vigorous, upright and ripens late August to early September. An early season apple that surpasses other varieties with a crisp, juicy texture, and an exciting zesty flavor with a hint of brown sugar! Read More
- Honeylocust (GLEDITSIA TRIACANTHOS INERMIS) - 'Imperial'
< Back Honeylocust (GLEDITSIA TRIACANTHOS INERMIS) - 'Imperial' Imperial® Honeylocust is the most compact of the honeylocust varieties allowing it a place in a wider range of landscapes. It also boasts a finer texture of it's bright green foliage when compared with other honeylocusts. The pinnately compound foliage is reminiscent of fern leaves and provides a dappled shade that still lets a little light through. Fall color is yellow. This thornless, mostly seedless variety has strong, wide branch angles that resist storm damage and is fast-growing and relatively maintenance-free. Deer tend to leave honeylocusts alone and they are highly adaptable, tolerant, and reliable. Climbing to a mature height of 35 feet and spread of 30 feet, 'Imperial' is one of the most compact of the honeylocusts. It is cold hardy to USDA Hardiness zone 4.-7. For best growth, plant in full sun and well-drained soil, although it is extremely adaptable to soil conditions and can even tolerate standing water for a very brief exposure to it. It is very adaptable to both dry and moist locations and is not particular as to soil type or pH, even able to handle environmental salt. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. Very tolerant of adverse growing conditions. Prune in spring to remove small shoots along the trunk, suckers, water sprouts and competing branches. Prune out dead, diseased or broken branches any time. It has a high canopy with a typical clearance of 7 feet from the ground, and should not be planted underneath power lines. As it matures, the lower branches of this tree can be strategically removed to create a high enough canopy to support unobstructed human traffic underneath. It grows at a fast rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for 70 years or more. Previous Next
- Strawberry, Everbearing - 'Quinalt' Strawberry
< Back Strawberry, Everbearing - 'Quinalt' Strawberry Nothing compares to the mouthwatering flavor of home-grown strawberries. 'Quinault' is a heavy producer of large, very sweet fruit. Use it in jams, preserves, tarts, and pies. Can be grown in ground, containers, and hydroponically. Hardy in USDA Zones 4A-8B with a height of 6-8 inches and a spread of 3 feet. Requires more than 6 hours of daily sun and light to medium moisture. Plant strawberries in early spring. Water them often through July. Remove flowers the first year and fertilize and water regularly. Do not plant them where tomatoes, peppers, potatoes, eggplant, or okra were planted the previous year. There is a disease that sometimes attacks these plants that will also attack strawberries. When planting, make sure that the roots are spread apart, and not tightly packed in a small hole. The plant will spread faster if the blossoms are removed so that more runners can be produced. The second year, allow the buds to stay so that fruit can be produced. Because strawberries have shallow roots, they should be fertilized during the growing season. Previous Next
- Pear - 'Summercrisp' Pear Tree
< Back Pear - 'Summercrisp' Pear Tree Very good for colder areas, 'Summercrisp' is an early maturing pear introduced by the University of Minnesota for use in colder climates, where most other pear varieties survive poorly and often do not produce fruit. 'Summercrisp' Pear bears stunning clusters of white flowers with purple anthers along the branches in mid-spring, followed by showy chartreuse fruit marked with a red blush. An abundant crop can be expected in late summer with unique fruit that is best consumed without having been ripened fully. 'Summercrisp' pears naturally taste best while the flesh is firm and crisp. The low canopy of this tree typically clears the ground around 4 feet high and is suitable for planting near power lines. It grows at a fast rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for 70 years or more. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid. In ideal conditions, 'Summercrisp' Pear could grow to be about 25 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 20 feet, but is said to be 15-20 feet tall and wide in most cases. It boasts an excellent cold hardiness of zone 4 to 8. As with all fruit trees, this tree should only be grown in full sunlight and moist, well-drained soil. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. It is not particular as to soil type or pH and is subject to chlorosis (yellowing) of the leaves in alkaline soils so be sure to supplement appropriately with chelated iron. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner-city environments. Like any fruit bearing trees, these can be messy if fruit is allowed to drop on driveways or lawns and streets. Disease problems to watch for in pear trees include anthracnose, canker, scab, and powdery mildew. Insect visitors include pear psylla, coddling moth, and borers. Previous Next
- Apple - 'Goodland' Apple Tree
< Back Apple - 'Goodland' Apple Tree Goodland' is a sweet, early apple, ready to harvest in late summer to early fall. It's large, light green/blush red fruit has a mild, aromatic flavor and is typically used for fresh eating, cooking, and applesauce. The clusters of lightly-scented white flowers with shell pink overtones emerge in spring with beautiful green foliage that turns yellow in the fall making this small tree an excellent ornamental choice as well. Goodland' Apple tree does well in colder climates as low as zone 3. It grows at a medium rate to a height around 20 feet and a spread of about 15-20 feet as well. The canopy sits four feet above the ground and this tree would be suitable for planting under power lines. It typically lives 50 years or more and needs a pollinator of another apple/crabapple variety to produce fruit. It should only be grown in full sunlight. It prefers to grow in average to moist conditions, and shouldn't be allowed to dry out. It is not particular as to soil type or pH and is highly tolerant of urban pollution. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid that will even thrive in inner city environments. Best pruned in late winter once the threat of extreme cold has passed. Previous Next
- Boxwood (BUXUS) - 'GREEN MOUNTAIN'
< Back Boxwood (BUXUS) - 'GREEN MOUNTAIN' Lustrous, bright green foliage drapes 'Green Mountain's rounded, upright, conical shape year-round! This vigorous shrub retains good evergreen color throughout winter and is an excellent candidate for topiary forms as it is nicely sculpted by shearing into a hedge or free-form shape. It also makes a striking container, formal garden accent, or specimen in mass plantings. ‘Green Mountain’ is cold-hardy and often referred to as being in the “Green Series” of boxwood. It will bronze slightly in winter especially when exposed to direct sunlight but bronzing will quickly fade as new spring foliage begins to emerge. Deer resistant. Maturing to 8 feet tall by 5 feet wide, 'Green Mountain's naturally conical shape can be pruned regularly to enhance its appearance even further. Rated at USDA Hardiness zone 5, this evergreen bush is content in full to partial sun. Plant in enriched, well-drained, lightly acidic soil. Water deeply and regularly in first growing season to establish root system; reduce frequency once established watering after top 3 inches have dried out. Fertilize in early spring. Prune as needed to shape during winter months when 'Green Mountain' is dormant but not ever after first frost date in spring. Mulch around base to preserve moisture, keep roots cool in summer, and protect roots in winter. Protect from winds and drying out, especially during winter months. Can be used as a hedge or pruned to a variety of formal forms. Can be left as a stand alone specimen around foundations and the back of perennial borders. Previous Next
- Juniper Tree (JUNIPERUS SCOPULORUM) - 'MOONGLOW' Juniper
< Back Juniper Tree (JUNIPERUS SCOPULORUM) - 'MOONGLOW' Juniper 'Moonglow' is a very columnar tree with upright, bright, bluish green, needle-like foliage. Many landscapers enjoy it as an accent, combination, or screen planting thanks to it's neat and tidy upright growth. It has slightly blue cast, scale-like needles and the foliage serves as a pleasing contrast to other garden colors. It's branches ascend vertically contributing to the trees overall pyramidal shape. The bark of a 'Moonglow' Juniper is typically reddish brown, but can turn gray over time and exfoliates into thin strips which gives it somewhat of a shredded appearance. It is an easy specimen to grow. Standing at 20' tall and 5-8' wide, 'Moonglow' has a neat and tidy, columnar growth habit. As a cultivar of Rocky mountain juniper, it is cold hardy to USDA Hardiness Zone 3 and is very durable. Rocky Mountain Junipers are listed as a selection in the University of Wyoming "Conservation Trees & Shrubs For Wyoming" guide. This variety does best in cool climates and can tolerate a wide range of site and soil types, other than wet sites. It requires full sun for best blue color development and is extremely drought tolerant. Requires no pruning, but will handle it fine if it is clipped and, like most Junipers, is relatively free of insects and diseases. 'Moonglow' Junipers require very little water, but should be watered two to three times per week for the first month after being planted. Continue to monitor throughout the first year by using a trowel to uncover the first two or three inches of soil and checking moisture levels. Once established for a year, fertilize once in early spring (around April) and again in late summer (September) with a slow-release granular fertilizer with an NPK of 16-4-8 or 12-4-8. Junipers can be used in xeriscaping for water wise plantings. Previous Next
- Evergreen Bushes
Evergreen Bushes Boxwood (BUXUS X ‘GREEN GEM’) - 'Green Gem' Known for its dwarf, dense, globe shape, 'Green Gem' has glossy, dark green leaves that hold their color well even during winter months. This woody, broadleaf evergreen shrub is more resistant to winter burn than other cultivars. Its compact size makes it excellent in tight spaces, along narrow pathways,as a low hedge, or beside a patio. Noted for its dwarf, dense shape and winter hardiness, 'Green Gem' is rabbit and deer resistant and provides yearlong interest. Read More Boxwood (BUXUS) - 'GREEN MOUNTAIN' Lustrous, bright green foliage drapes 'Green Mountain's rounded, upright, conical shape year-round! This vigorous shrub retains good evergreen color throughout winter and is an excellent candidate for topiary forms as it is nicely sculpted by shearing into a hedge or free-form shape. It also makes a striking container, formal garden accent, or specimen in mass plantings. ‘Green Mountain’ is cold-hardy and often referred to as being in the “Green Series” of boxwood. It will bronze slightly in winter especially when exposed to direct sunlight but bronzing will quickly fade as new spring foliage begins to emerge. Deer resistant. Read More Boxwood (BUXUS) - 'GREEN VELVET' Compact and bushy, 'Green Velvet' is a hybrid that combines the hardiness and compact nature of the Korean Boxwood with the velvety, deep green foliage of the English Boxwood. The lovely green foliage remains throughout the year with good resistance to winter bronzing. Planted along a lawn or walkway, this can be used as an accent, border, hedge, or foundation planting. Although delightful as a rounded form left alone, 'Green Velvet' can be pruned and shaped into a formal hedge or topiary, but only when it is in dormancy during winter months. Read More Pine, Mountain (PINUS MUGO) - 'Pumilio' Hardy evergreen shrub with short, dark green needles and a compact, dense, spreading habit of upright branches. Adorned with small, dark brown cones and unique 'candles' of new growth. Grown mostly for its beautiful foliage and low, open, spreading habit. This slow-growing, naturally dwarf version of Mugo Pine is hardy and adds color, lower level of height, and texture to landscapes. Relatively low maintenance, but can be pruned as needed. Drought tolerant. Read More
- Crabapple (MALUS JFS-KW5) - 'Royal Raindrops'
< Back Crabapple (MALUS JFS-KW5) - 'Royal Raindrops' The stunning, vibrant pink to red blossoms of 'Royal Raindrops' crabapple emerge in spring followed by masses of deep purple cutleaf foliage that maintains its glossy, rich color throughout the heat of summer. Tiny, yet showy, red-purple fruit appear in late summer and persist into winter adding an element of winter interest as well as food for bird populations. Fall color is a medley of bronze, orange, and purple atop the strong branches and upright growth habit of this very adaptable tree. 'Royal Raindrops' is a top performer in windy climates as the sturdy branches don't become windswept like other crabs experience. This tree is considered one of the best of newer cultivars of crabapples and boasts an impressive disease resistance package as well as heat and drought tolerance Reaching around 20 feet tall and 15 feet wide at maturity, 'Royal Raindrops' is an excellent small tree in the landscape. Cold hardy to USDA Hardiness zone 4, this tree is both beautiful and tough. It stands out among other crabapple cultivars due to its superior disease resistance, adaptability, and heat and drought tolerance. Also a very sturdy variety for wind prone areas, 'Royal Raindrops' is more vigorous than other purple-leaved varieties and quickly gains caliper while developing a sturdy, well-tapered trunk. Highly adaptable to soil type or pH, but requires full sun and well-drained soil without standing water. After planting, and until established, this tree should be irrigated consistently to keep the soil conditions average to moist. Select a planting site with well-drained soil. Like most crabapples, occasional pruning and maintenance is required. Suckers should be removed if they develop in summer, but pruning should be done in late winter after the threat of extreme cold has passed to remove damaged, diseased, or misplaced growth. Previous Next