Large bright yellow leaves in spring and bright orange-red stems in winter. Its foliage turns fiery red in the fall. Excellent for color contrast in mixed borders. It produces flat topped creamy-white flower clusters in spring that turn to small berries bringing in the birds to devour them!

Native tree with horizontal branching and interesting black fruit.

The variegated form of our native species with the same layered growth habit. Slow-growing, but worth the wait.

Fast growing native shrub with cream white flowers and blue fruit in late summer.  Good plant for wet sites and naturalizing. Attracts bees & birds

Upright-growing, non-stoloniferous species with slender red-brown stems. Small white flowers followed by porcelain-blue fruit in August. Tolerates part shade and adverse soil conditions.

Striking bright red flower bracts in spring.  New foliage is also tinted red and fall color is maroon red.  Red berries in the fall.  Gray bark is also attractive.

Large white flowers with bright golden variegated foliage that keeps turning color throughout the season until turning bright red in fall.

A striking sport of C. Satomi with green foliage edged in white and white bracts in spring fading to pink.  Foliage also takes on a pink tinge as the season progresses turning to purple in the fall.  Habit is tidy and compact.

A small tree bearing pale pink flowers that persist for weeks in late spring turning to bright red fruits the birds adore. The fall foliage is bright reds to deep burgundy.

Soft pink flowers in spring with a darker pink edging. Typical green leaves through the season turning brilliant colors in fall.

Tiered branches show off the rosy-pink flowers on this small tree. After flowering red fruits are produced that the wild birds love. Green foliage turns deep red in fall.

A small weeping tree. Dark green leaves with cream margins. Typical white dogwood flowers in June, outstanding purple fall color.

A selection from Summer Hill Nursery in Connecticut wit gold-edged foliage.

Very floriferous with unusual green flushed white flowers where the petals are fused together rather than flour distinct separate petals.

One of the best pink dogwoods with large blooms and very floriferous. The green foliage turns deep red in fall.

One of the best pink dogwoods with large pink flowers and lots of them! Foliage turns a nice red in fall.

Large white flowers with pointed petals in spring produce bright red fruits that birds will love to devour. The creamy white and green variegated leaves turn brilliant shades of pink in fall.

Striking pink flower bracts in spring and rich maroon fall color. Form is upright and spreading.

An intro from Rutgers University with glowing deep pink star-like bracts for a long period in the spring.  New growth tinged purple and fall color is red.

Striking cultivar with elongated, white-edged foliage and white flowers. Foliage flushed pink in the autumn. An improved C. kousa ‘Wolfeye’.

This very compact dogwood will fit into the tiniest garden. Growing to only 8 feet tall and 6 feet wide. with typical white bracts covering the branches in late spring. Bright fall foliage is a wonderful bonus!

The foliage on this dogwood is strongly white variegated. The flowers are a creamy white/green. It will be  fine in the sun, but should be used in a partly shaded spot in the landscape. ‘Wolf Eyes’ is a more compact plant and shows beautiful pink and red fall color.

From late winter to early spring this small tree bursts forth with froths of golden yellow blooms before the leaves emerge. Tolerant of difficult areas and is an early food source for pollinators. Also producing edible red fruits for foraging birds.

Dwarf shrub with irregular spreading habit and clean foliage. New growth is tipped in red.

Forming a thicket with blue-green foliage, clusters of white flowers in spring turning into white berries loved by birds.

A disease resistant upright tree with yellow and green variegated foliage. It has large white bracts in May or June. The foliage turns orange and red in the fall. It prefers full sun to partial shade, in a rich, well-drained soil. It is a sport of Cornus X ‘Celestial’ (a hybrid between our native C. […]

A vigorous C. florida x C. kousa hybrid with excellent anthracnose resistance.  Large blush pink flower bracts in spring.

Racemes of pale yellow flowers hang from zig-zagging bare stems in late winter, then new leaves emerge bright, acid yellow with a red tint, then quickly turn golden yellow with partial sun or light green in full shade. Listed usually as a zone 6, but we have them successfully thriving here at zone 5 Rocky Dale!

A rounded, multi-stemmed shrub. In spring the male flowers appear in showy, 2-3″ long, yellowish brown catkins. Female flowers give way to small, egg-shaped, 1/2″ long, edible nuts which are encased in leafy, husk-like, ragged-edged bracts. Attracts birds Edible fruit Good fall color

Almost circular leaves emerge a bright chartreuse in spring maturing to a golden-yellow then turning to brilliant orange, red and coral in fall. Pinkish ‘smoke’ plumes appear in mid-summer.

Grows to 8’, but for best purple foliage, cut to the ground in spring. It will then reach 4’-5’.

Round, waxy leaves emerge a sunny orange, soon take on a golden hue, then mature to a cheerful chartreuse for the season. In early summer, cloud-like green flower clusters cover the plant, and these turn into the pink “smoke” plumes.

Bright golden foliage emerges with shades of orange turning to all gold before changing over to bright orange & red in fall. Pinkish flower smokes appear in mid-summer.

Green leaves with cream edges. Pink buds open to intensely fragrant white flowers in spring.

Dwarf shrub covered with white flowers in June. Forms a graceful spreading mound. Foliage turns burgundy in the fall

Profuse clusters of pink spring flowers. Attractive mounding form never needs pruning.

Bright lime-yellow foliage in the summertime accompanied by bright yellow flowers. The bright fall foliage makes this an excellent substitute for the invasive burning bush. Succeeds in even challenging sites. Drought tolerant even in dry shade Deer resistant Attracts butterflies & hummimgbirds  

Adaptable native cultivar that is deer resistant and drought tolerant.  Typical small yellow blooms in summer followed by striking orange fall color.  Emerging spring foliage is also russet orange.

New leaves emerge brilliant crimson in spring filling this dense spreading shrub with color. Leaves age to deep green followed by bright yellow, nectar laden bloom in late June, and native songbird sustaining fruit in fall. Attracts birds, bees & hummingbirds. Deer resistant.

This cultivar has dark burgundy foliage and vibrant yellow flowers throughout the whole season!

Prefers moist, sandy soils. Drought tolerant. Promptly remove root suckers unless naturalized effect is desired. Fragrant, white to greenish-yellow flowers in late spring, with the male flowers appearing in clusters and the female flowers appearing solitary. This should be a self-fertile cultivar. Edible persimmon 1-2″ fruits mature in fall to an orange to reddish-purple color.

Beautiful blue-green foliage similar to Cercis with fantastic fall color. Small dark purple flowers in the fall. A Witchhazel relative. In Vermont, best in moist, sheltered sites.

The foliage emerges a light yellow and matures to a sage-mint color. The most valued feature of this genus is the fall color, which is famed for displaying all the color ranges simultaneously.

A witchhazel relative with beautiful blue-green foliage similar to Cercis. This cultivar edged with white. Small dark purple flowers in the fall.

Heart shaped foliage resembles redbud tree leaves turning brilliant colors in fall.

A spreading crown and pendulous branches bearing large oval leaves that turn bright colors in fall. In spring fragrant flowers emerge that produce large orange edible fruits. Attracts birds Dry and clay soil tolerant

A deciduous relative of rhododendron with small creamy, bell-shaped, red-veined flowers in the spring and red foliage in the autumn.  This upright selection from Summer Hill has large leaves, red stems and a bit more red in the flowers.

The European beech makes an excellent trimmed hedge as seen here at Rocky Dale as well as a lovely and adaptable shade tree.

Dark green deeply lobed and incised leaves. Growth is columnar in youth, later spreading.  We’ll also offer this in a box ready to use as a screen.

Much sought after yellow-leafed weeping form. Habit is graceful and narrow. Provide some shade to prevent leaf scorch.