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Type
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Botanical Name
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Common Name
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Description
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Height
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Light Req.
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Zone
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Conifer
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ABIES alba ‘Barabit’s Star’
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Silver Fir
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A spreading form with layered branches and dark green, downward-curving needles.
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Intermediate (6-12 inches/year 6-12 feet in ten years.
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Sun
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4
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Conifer
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ABIES alba ‘Holden Arboretum Witch’s Broom’
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Dwarf Silver Fir
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A “bird's nest” form of the species with a layered branching habit and medium green needles.
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Dwarf (3-6 inches/year 3-6 feet in ten years.
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Sun
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4
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Conifer
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ABIES alba ‘Pendula’
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Weeping Silver Fir
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Gracefully weeping evergreen with rich dark green foliage.
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Large (over 12 inches/year over 12 feet in ten years.
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Sun
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4
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Conifer
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ABIES alba ‘Pyramidalis’
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Silver Fir
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Upright pyramidal form with dense dark green foliage. Great for a small garden or tight space.
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Intermediate (6-12 inches/year 6-12 feet in ten years.
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Sun
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4
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Conifer
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ABIES balsamea ‘Nana’
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Dwarf Balsam Fir
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Very slow-growing globose form with lovely dark green glossy foliage.
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Dwarf (3-6 inches/year 3-6 feet in ten years.
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Sun
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4
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Conifer
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ABIES balsamea ‘Piccolo’
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Dwarf Balsam Fir
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A miniature cultivar with tiny dark green needles on short erect stems. Forms a dense globe.
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Miniature (less than 3 inches/year Less than 3 feet in ten years.
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Sun
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4
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Conifer
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ABIES balsamea ‘Tyler Blue’
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Blue Balsam Fir
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An attractive silver-blue selection.
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Large (over 12 inches/year over 12 feet in ten years.
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Sun
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4
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Conifer
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ABIES concolor ‘Conica’
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White Fir
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A compact, conical form with steel-blue, inch-long needles.
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Intermediate (6-12 inches/year 6-12 feet in ten years.
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Sun
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4
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Conifer
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ABIES concolor ‘Wintergold’
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White Fir
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An upright form with gold foliage in winter.
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Large (over 12 inches/year over 12 feet in ten years.
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Sun
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4
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Conifer
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ABIES koreana
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Korean Fir
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This beautiful evergreen has dark green foliage with silver undersides. Striking cones are held upright on the branches.
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Large (over 12 inches/year over 12 feet in ten years.
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Sun
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4
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Conifer
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ABIES koreana ‘Aurea’
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Korean Fir
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A beautiful gold foliage form with a more compact habit than the species.
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Intermediate (6-12 inches/year 6-12 feet in ten years.
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Sun
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4
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Conifer
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ABIES koreana ‘Blauer Pfiff’
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Dwarf Korean Fir
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A dwarf low-spreading form with attractive blue-green needles.
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Dwarf (3-6 inches/year 3-6 feet in ten years.
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Sun
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4
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Conifer
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ABIES koreana ‘Cis’
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Dwarf Korean Fir
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A very tidy, attractive specimen with shiny dark green needles. Shape is a flattened sphere.
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Dwarf (3-6 inches/year 3-6 feet in ten years.
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Sun
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4
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Conifer
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ABIES koreana ‘Fliegender Untertasse’
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Dwarf Korean Fir
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A prostrate, spreading cultivar. Small needles have silver undersides.
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Dwarf (3-6 inches/year 3-6 feet in ten years.
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Sun
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4
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Conifer
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ABIES koreana ‘Glauca’
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Korean Fir
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A selection with more intense blue-green color and conical form.
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Intermediate (6-12 inches/year 6-12 feet in ten years.
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Sun
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4
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Conifer
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ABIES koreana ‘Golden Glow’
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Dwarf Korean Fir
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Another dwarf, spreading cultivar with chartreuse-yellow needles.
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Dwarf (3-6 inches/year 3-6 feet in ten years.
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Sun
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4
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Conifer
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ABIES koreana ‘Green Carpet’
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Dwarf Korean Fir
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A compact flattened bun with a rich green hue.
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Dwarf (3-6 inches/year 3-6 feet in ten years.
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Sun
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4
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Conifer
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ABIES koreana ‘Silberlocke’
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Korean Fir
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Needles are twisted to show silver undersides. Unique!
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Dwarf (3-6 inches/year 3-6 feet in ten years.
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Sun
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4
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Conifer
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ABIES koreana ‘Tundra’
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Dwarf Korean Fir
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A spreading, rounded dwarf with dark green needles with contrasting white undersides. Cool white buds in winter.
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Dwarf (3-6 inches/year 3-6 feet in ten years.
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Sun
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4
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Conifer
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ABIES lasiocarpa ‘Arizonica Glauca’
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Blue Rocky Mountain Fir
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Needles are an attractive blue-gray. Bark is very light colored. Upright, compact habit.
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Intermediate (6-12 inches/year 6-12 feet in ten years.
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Sun
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4
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Conifer
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ABIES lasiocarpa ‘Glauca Compacta’
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Dwarf Blue Rocky Mountain Fir
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Slow-growing dense, broad pyramid with stiff, very blue needles.
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Dwarf (3-6 inches/year 3-6 feet in ten years.
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Sun
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4
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Conifer
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ABIES nordmanniana ‘Golden Spreader’
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Caucasian Fir
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A low spreader with bright golden yellow foliage. Appreciates some shade. (D)
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Dwarf (3-6 inches/year 3-6 feet in ten years.
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Part Shade
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5
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Perennial
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ACAENA inermis ‘Purpurea’
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New Zealand Burr
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A prostrate plant with lacy, dissected, deep plum foliage. Provides a delicate effect in the rock garden.
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2-4 inches
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Sun, Part Shade
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5
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Tree/Shrub
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ACANTHOPANAX sieboldianus ‘Variegatus’
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Five-Leaved Aralia
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Brightly variegated shrub reportedly to 8' but very slow in our experience. Excellent for shady situations and tolerant of poor soils.
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6-8 feet
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Sun, Part Shade, Shade
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4
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Tree/Shrub
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ACER campestre ‘Carnival’
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Variegated Hedge Maple
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A variegated hedge maple with pink and white foliage. Plant in a protected site to avoid burning on the leaves. Great small specimen tree.
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10-15 feet
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Sun, Part Shade
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4
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Tree/Shrub
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ACER griseum
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Paper Bark Maple
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Beautiful, exfoliating cinnamon bark and good fall color. Needs a protected site in Vermont.
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12-15 feet
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Sun, Part Shade
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5
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Tree/Shrub
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ACER japonicum ‘Green Cascade’
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Japanese Maple
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Deeply dissected leaves and pendulous habit. Wonderful fall color.
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4-6 feet
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Sun, Part Shade
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5
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Tree/Shrub
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ACER japonicum ‘Vitifolium’
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Japanese Maple
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A cultivar with deeply dissected foliage. Brilliant fall color.
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20-25 feet
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Sun, Part Shade
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5
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Tree/Shrub
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ACER palmatum ‘Bloodgood’
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Japanese Maple
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Bright red new growth and purple-red foliage all season. One of the hardiest Japanese Maples.
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15-20 feet
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Sun, Part Shade
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5
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Tree/Shrub
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ACER palmatum ‘Butterfly’
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Japanese Maple
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Green with white margined leaves maturing to gray-green with cream and rose variegation. Leaves turn red-purple in the fall. Growth habit is upright and vase shaped.
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10-15 feet
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Sun, Part Shade
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5
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Tree/Shrub
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ACER palmatum ‘Inabe Shidare’
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Japanese Maple
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A lace-leaf Japanese Maple with deep purple spring foliage, turning more red in summer then to fiery red in fall.
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5-6 feet
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Sun, Part Shade
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5
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Tree/Shrub
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ACER palmatum ‘Purple Ghost’
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Japanese Maple
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A medium size tree with an upright habit. Spring leaves are a deep purple-red with prominent black veins that turn fiery red to orange in fall.
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7-8 feet
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Sun, Part Shade
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5
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Tree/Shrub
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ACER palmatum ‘Rhode Island Red’
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Japanese Maple
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A dwarf tree with a bushy, round form. Leaves are a rich purple-red that turn to fiery red in fall.
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6-7 feet
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Sun, Part Shade
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5
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Tree/Shrub
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ACER palmatum ‘Tamukeyama’
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Japanese Maple
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Dissected, red leafed form with crimson fall color. Habit is mounding, wider than tall.
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8-10 feet
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Sun, Part Shade
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5
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Tree/Shrub
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ACER palmatum ‘Ukigumo’
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Japanese Maple
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A dense growing form with with foliage variegated white and pink.
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6-8 feet
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Sun, Part Shade
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5
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Tree/Shrub
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ACER palmatum ‘Viridis’
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Japanese Maple
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Lacy green foliage on a mounding small tree.
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12-15 feet
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Sun, Part Shade
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5
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Tree/Shrub
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ACER palmatum ‘Waterfall’
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Japanese Maple
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A cascading form with vivid green dissected leaves and gold fall color.
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12-15 feet
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Sun, Part Shade
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5
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Tree/Shrub
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ACER pseudoplatanus ‘Eskimo Sunset’
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Sycamore Maple
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Small tree with fabulous pink-splashed foliage. Best in some shade.
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20-25 feet
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Part Shade
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5
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Tree/Shrub
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ACER pseudoplatanus ‘Nizetii’
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Sycamore Maple
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Interesting yellow and white mottled foliage with purple undersides.
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40 feet or more
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Part Shade
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5
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Tree/Shrub
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ACER pseudoplatanus ‘Patchwork’
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Sycamore Maple
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Broad sycamore-like leaves that are splotched with white and pink on green with purple undersides. The leaves look like a Jackson Pollack painting.
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30-40 feet
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Part Shade
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5
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Tree/Shrub
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ACER pseudoplatanus ‘Puget Pink’
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Sycamore Maple
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A selection from Heronswood with a compact habit and shrimp-pink leaves in spring.
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12-15 feet
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Sun, Part Shade
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5
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Tree/Shrub
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ACER pseudosieboldianum
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Korean Maple
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Small trees similar to Japanese Maples, but hardier. Leaves silver beneath.
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20-25 feet
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Sun, Part Shade
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4
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Tree/Shrub
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ACER rubrum ‘Candy Ice’
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Red Maple
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A cultivar with foliage mottled white and pink.
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30-40 feet
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Sun
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5
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Tree/Shrub
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ACER rubrum ‘Red Rocket’
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Red Maple
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A columnar cultivar that is excellent for smaller yards with a width of only 8 feet. Glowing red color in the fall.
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30-40 feet
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Sun
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3
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Tree/Shrub
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ACER rubrum ‘Shocking Gold’
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Red Maple
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A form of red maple with gold foliage in the spring.
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40 feet or more
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Sun
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4
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Tree/Shrub
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ACER rufinerve ‘Hatsuyuki’
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Variegated Snakebark Maple
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Thick, sturdy leaves marked with cream, especially along the margins. Fantastic fall color of yellow, orange, red and sometimes purple. Bark is subtly striped.
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10-15 feet
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Sun, Part Shade
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5
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Tree/Shrub
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ACER saccharum ‘Newton Sentry’
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Sugar Maple
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A slow grower with a strongly upright form reaching 30 feet tall and 8 feet wide. Brilliant yellow, orange and some red color are displayed in fall.
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30 feet
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Sun, Part Shade
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4
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Tree/Shrub
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ACER shirasawanum ‘Aureum’
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Golden Full Moon Maple
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Beautifully shaped leaves of soft gold. Best in light shade.
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9-10 feet
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Part Shade
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5
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Tree/Shrub
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ACER shirasawanum ‘Autumn Moon’
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Full Moon Maple
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Rusty colored leaves radiate in an almost circular pattern. A medium-sized shrubby tree.
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12-15 feet
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Sun, Part Shade
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5
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Tree/Shrub
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ACER shirasawanum ‘Johin’
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Full Moon Maple
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A cross between A. shirasawanum and A. palmatum with dissected, glossy purple foliage veined in green. It has a lovely layered habit. Fall color is red-orange.
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6-8 feet
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Sun, Part Shade
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5
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