Trees & Shrubs
Type | Botanical Name | Native | Common Name | Description | Height | Light Req. | Zone | Add to My List |
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Tree/Shrub | ILEX verticillata | Winterberry | Selections below are cultivars from this native Winterberry. |
Sun/Part Shade | 3 | |||
Tree/Shrub | ILEX verticillata ‘Golden Verboom’ | Winterberry | Bright golden yellow fruit are highly ornamental and loved by the birds. Needs moist acidic soil. |
6-8 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||
Tree/Shrub | ILEX verticillata ‘Jim Dandy’ | Winterberry | A pollinator for I. ‘Red Sprite’. Dwarf form. |
4-6 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||
Tree/Shrub | ILEX verticillata ‘Kennebago’ | Winterberry | Compact rounded dense shrub; profuse white flowers ahead of half-inch vivid-red berries that birds love. Attracts bees/butterflies. Silvery smooth bark; leathery dark-green oval leaves that turn purple in fall. Prefers moist acidic soil, but tolerates dry soils. |
4-6 feet | Full Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||
Tree/Shrub | ILEX verticillata ‘Magical Showtime’ | Winterberry | Dwarf and densely growing this compact shrub produces masses of intensely red colored berries that fill the plant for a wonderful show late fall through winter. Provide consistent moisture throughout he season for he best berry production. Attracts birds |
3-4' | Full Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
Tree/Shrub | ILEX verticillata ‘Red Sprite’ | Winterberry | Female selection, dense and compact with bright red berries. Pollinate with I. ‘Jim Dandy’. |
3-4 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||
Tree/Shrub | ILEX verticillata ‘Southern Gentleman’ | Winterberry | A male pollinator for I. ‘Winter Red’ and other later flowering cultivars. |
6-8 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||
Tree/Shrub | ILEX verticillata ‘Wildfire’ | Winterberry | A Bailey Nursery selection with large red fruit and compact rounded habit. We’re curious to see how it will compare to I. ‘Winter Red’. Use I. ‘Southern Gentleman’ as a pollinator. |
6-8 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||
Tree/Shrub | ILEX verticillata ‘Winter Red’ | Winterberry | Rounded shrub, with darker green leaves and abundant bright red fruit. Pollinate with I. ‘Southern Gentleman’ |
6-8 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||
Tree/Shrub | ITEA virginia ‘Henry’s Garnet’ | Virginia Sweetspire | Rounded shrub with fragrant, drooping, white flower spikes in early summer. Great red fall color. Tolerant of wet soils. Very adaptable and good for“problem” sites. Spreads to form colonies. |
3-4 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 5 | ||
Tree/Shrub | KALMIA latifolia ‘Carousel’ | Mountain Laurel | Flowers have intricate cinnamon-purple banding on white background. |
4-6 feet | Part Shade/Shade | 5 | ||
Tree/Shrub | KALMIA latifolia ‘Nipmuck’ | Mountain Laurel | Intense red buds, soft pink flowers in late spring on the shiny dark-green evergreen foliage. Some twisting branches. Attracts butterflies/hummingbirds. |
3-5 feet | Part Shade/Shade | 4 | ||
Tree/Shrub | KALMIS latifolia ‘Nipmuck’ | Mountain Laurel | Evergreen foliage is deep green, dark, and shiny. Dense, rounded form. Deep red buds open to light pink flowers in late May/June, creating a two-toned effect. Good for hummingbirds/butterflies. |
6-8 feet | Part Shade/Shade | 5 | ||
Tree/Shrub | LESPEDEZA thunbergii ‘Spilt Milk’ | Shrub Bushclover | Beautifully variegated leaves with cream and white stripes and flecks on dark green backgrounds. Fuchsia/purple pea-like blossoms in summer to early fall that bees love. Needs good drainage; becomes drought tolerant. |
4-5 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
Tree/Shrub | LINDERA benzoin | Spice Bush | A true harbinger of spring blooming early in the season offering food for the awakening pollinators from the small yellow flowers that have a sweet fragrance. Later red fruit is produced on female shrubs. Both fruit & foliage emit a spicy scent when crushed. Attracts birds and butterflies Deer resistant Tolerates wet, clay soils |
6-10 feet | Sun/Part Shade/Shade | 4 | ||
Tree/Shrub | LIQUIDAMBAR styraciflua ‘Golden Treasure’ | Sweetgum | Slow-growing, highly ornamental, and broadly conical to pyramidal. Star-shaped, maple-like variegated leaves of green rimmed by bright golden yellow, followed by fruit clusters. Great fall colors of pink and burgundy! |
30 feet | Sun | 5 | ||
Tree/Shrub | LIQUIDAMBAR styraciflua ‘Oconee’ | Shrub Sweetgum | A more shrub-like, multi-stemmed, rounded and smaller version of the species that should be given some room to spread. Deep red-purple fall color. |
10-15 feet | Sun | 5 | ||
Tree/Shrub | LONICERA sempervirens ‘Major Wheeler’ | Trumpet Honeysuckle | A mildew resistant cultivar with bright red trumpets produced in abundance from late spring through to fall! Hummingbirds will love you! |
6-12 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
Tree/Shrub | LONICERA heckrottii ‘Gold Flame’ | Climbing Honeysuckle | Rose-pink fragrant, tubular flowers are centered in yellow and bloom through the summer. A vigorous, twining fine. |
12-15 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 5 | ||
Tree/Shrub | MAGNOLIA ‘Ann’ | Magnolia | Large reddish purple flowers from pointed buds. Later blooming, so avoids spring frosts. Habit is compact. |
8-10 feet | Sun | 4 | ||
Tree/Shrub | MAGNOLIA ‘Butterflies’ | Magnolia | Deep yellow 3″-4″ flowers sit atop bare branches in early spring. |
15-20 feet | Sun | 4 | ||
Tree/Shrub | MAGNOLIA ‘Cameo’ | Magnolia | Large cup-shaped flowers have petals that are red-purple on the outside and blush pink on the inside. Lots of blooms on a small, compact tree. |
10-15 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 5 | ||
Tree/Shrub | MAGNOLIA ‘Coral Lake’ | Magnolia | A hardy David Leach hybrid with pink and yellow blended flowers creating a “coral” effect. Late-blooming and fragrant. Narrow, upright habit. |
12-15 feet | Sun | 4 | ||
Tree/Shrub | MAGNOLIA ‘Daybreak’ | Magnolia | For sheltered Zone 5 sites, we couldn’t resist this plant with its large and luscious, fragrant pink flowers. Upright habit. There is quite a nice specimen growing in Bristol now, that flowers beautifully every the spring. |
25-30 feet | Sun | 5 | ||
Tree/Shrub | MAGNOLIA ‘Elizabeth’ | Magnolia | Beautiful yellow flowers before leaves on a rapidly growing tree. Has flowered after minus 30! |
25-30 feet | Sun | 4 | ||
Tree/Shrub | MAGNOLIA ‘Felix’ | Magnolia | Massive, 12 inch large, open-faced hot pink flowers on a more compact tree making it suitable for smaller gardens or featured in larger landscape plantings. |
10-15' | Full Sun/Part Shade | 5 | ||
Tree/Shrub | MAGNOLIA ‘Galaxy’ | Magnolia | Fabulous red-purple blooms are 8-10 inches in size. Blooms later in the spring so less prone to frost. Ascending branches create an attractive pyramidal habit. |
15-20 feet | Sun | 5 | ||
Tree/Shrub | MAGNOLIA ‘Genie’ | Magnolia | Large, dark maroon goblet-shaped blossoms in spring with some repeat bloom. Compact size makes it a plus for small gardens. |
10-12 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 5 | ||
Tree/Shrub | MAGNOLIA ‘Gold Star’ | Star Magnolia | Star-shaped fragrant pale yellow flowers are produced before the leaves emerge. Pyramidal shaped growth habit. Good cut flower Attracts bees |
15-25' | Full Sun/Part Shade | 5 | ||
Tree/Shrub | MAGNOLIA ‘Honey Tulip’ | Magnolia | 6 inch golden-honey flowers with an almost tulip-like shape in spring. Suitable for smaller gardens or featured in a larger landscape plantings. |
10-15' | Full Sun/Part Shade | 5 | ||
Tree/Shrub | MAGNOLIA ‘Judy Zuk’ | Magnolia | Very large, tulip-shaped, fragrant yellow flowers with orange-pink at the bases in early spring. Flowers are usually sterile. Obovate, large green leaves. Protect from harsh winds. |
20-28 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 5 | ||
Tree/Shrub | MAGNOLIA macrophylla ssp. ashei | Ashe Magnolia | A more “dwarf” form of big leaf magnolia growing to 15-20 feet with smaller leaves — only 2 feet long! Large dinner plate flowers in spring and early summer. Listed as Zone 6, but will grow in colder zones, but no blooms. It’s worth growing for the tropical-looking foliage alone. |
15-20 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 5 | ||
Tree/Shrub | MAGNOLIA ‘Marilyn’s Choice’ | Magnolia | An interesting columnar tree with pale pink, tulip-shaped flowers that have a delicious fragrance. |
15-25' | Full Sun/Part Shade | 5 | ||
Tree/Shrub | MAGNOLIA ‘Moonglow’ | Sweet Bay Magnolia | Pure white flowers with a sweet scent arrive in spring on this hardier Magnolia. It is a very vigorous grower and will form a full shrubby-tree in just a few years. |
20-30' | Full Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||
Tree/Shrub | MAGNOLIA ‘Polo de Lorenzo’ | Magnolia | Very compact tree bearing enormous flowers with a powerful fragrance. |
8-10 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 5 | ||
Tree/Shrub | MAGNOLIA ‘Rose Marie’ | Magnolia | A more cold hardy pink Magnolia with an upright and narrow form. Large rosy-pink flowers are produced on a very floriferous tree. |
10-12' | Full Sun/Part Shade | 5 | ||
Tree/Shrub | MAGNOLIA stellata ‘Centennial Blush’ | Star Magnolia | From Michael Dirr, a blush-pink star magnolia! Profuse blooms are many-petaled and fragrant. |
15-20 feet | Sun | 4 | ||
Tree/Shrub | MAGNOLIA ‘Sunburst’ | Magnolia | Fast growing upright tree with large 6″ deep canary yellow flowers which open just as the leaves emerge. |
30 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 5 | ||
Tree/Shrub | MAGNOLIA ‘Sunsation’ | Magnolia | Very large yellow blooms blushed purple at the base. Habit is pyramidal. |
20-25 feet | Sun | 4 | ||
Tree/Shrub | MAGNOLIA ‘Tinkerbelle’ | Magnolia | The deep pink buds open to a dark magenta, 3″ flower with pale pink interiors and a very sweet fragrance. It’s an excellent specimen for smaller gardens, container culture or a shrub border. Good cut flower Attracts bees & butterflies |
10-15' | Full Sun/Part Shade | 5 | ||
Tree/Shrub | MAGNOLIA tripetala | Umbrella Magnolia | Large, oblong leaves can get up to 2 feet long! Creamy white flowers in late spring are also quite large — 6 to 10 inches. Red fruits follow in the fall. |
25-30 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 5 | ||
Tree/Shrub | MAGNOLIA loebneri ‘Merrill’ | Magnolia | Very hardy and reliable with white star-like flowers in late April. |
25-30 feet | Sun | 4 | ||
Tree/Shrub | MAGNOLIA loebneri ‘Leonard Messel’ | Magnolia | Vigorous upright and rounded to 30′ with pink star-like flowers in early spring. |
25-30 feet | Sun | 4 | ||
Tree/Shrub | MAGNOLIA ‘Yellow Bird’ | Magnolia | Blooming a little later in the spring it is less vulnerable to late frosts. The bright yellow flowers are sweetly fragrant. |
30-40 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 5 | ||
Edibles | MALUS ‘Honeycrisp’ | Apple | Honeycrisp is “explosively crisp” with an unbeatable sweet, juicy flavor. Color can range from brilliant red with some striping to mostly red-striped over a straw yellow background color when ready to pick. Very hardy and productive. |
10-15 feet | Sun | 4 | ||
Edibles | MALUS Apple Espalier | Apple | We will offer Fuji, Gala apples trained as espaliers as well as plants that have 6 varieties grafted on to one plant! |
as trained | Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
Edibles | MALUS ‘Chestnut’ | Crabapple | Large crabapple fruits and good texture for fresh eating with a nut-like flavor. |
12-15' | Full sun | 2 | ||
Edibles | MALUS ‘Crispin’ | Apple | Large, juicy and pleasantly tart. Good for eating fresh or in baked goods and sauce. A heavy bearer of golden yellow fruit with an orange blush later in the season. Developed in Japan; also called ‘Mutsu’. |
8-10 feet | Full sun | 4 | ||
Edibles | MALUS ‘Royal Gala’ | Apple | Medium-sized fruit with deep red skin tinged with yellow streaks. Flesh has a spicy-sweet flavor. Ripens early September. |
15-30 feet | Sun | 5 | ||
Edibles | MALUS ‘Granny Smith’ | Apple | Dark-green skin. Ripens late October. Tart, sweet, crisp and juicy. Keeps well. Good for eating, cooking, and sauce. |
12-15 feet | Sun | 5 |