Trees & Shrubs
| Type | Botanical Name | Native | Common Name | Description | Height | Light Req. | Zone | Add to My List |
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| Tree/Shrub | SCHIZOPHRAGMA hydrangeoides ‘Roseum’ | Japanese Hydrangea Vine | Similar to the climbing hydrangea, this cultivar has attractive silver-patterned foliage and large, flat light pink flower clusters through the summer. |
15-20 feet | Part Shade | 5 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | SORBUS aria ‘Lutescens’ | Whitebeam Mountain Ash | Lovely pyramidal form with silver foliage and red fruit. A most beautiful tree. |
20-25 feet | Sun | 4 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | SPIRAEA betulifolia ‘Glow Girl’ | Birchleaf Spirea | A gold-foliaged form of S. ‘Tor’ with the same white blooms and great habit. |
2-4 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | SPIRAEA japonica ‘Double Play Big Bang’ | Japanese Spirea | The biggest, pinkest flowers of any Japanese spirea. New growth especially orange when it emerges in early spring, and again for fall. Drought/deer tolerant. Maintains a nice, neat shape without pruning. Deadhead after flowering to encourage repeat blooming. |
2-3 feet | Full Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | SPIRAEA japonica ‘Double Play Candy Corn’ | Japanese Spirea | Red new growth matures to bright gold and contrasts through the season. Topped with purple-red blooms in early summer. Vivid gold-to-orange in fall. From Proven Winners. |
18-24 inches | Full Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | SPIRAEA japonica ‘Double Play Doozie’ | Japanese Spirea | Foliage emerges blazing deep red. Bright, glowing purple-red flowers begin in late spring, and it just keeps on flowering from there- no deadheading needed! Sets no seed, non-invasive. Deer resistant. |
2-3 feet | Full Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | SPIRAEA japonica ‘Magic Carpet’ | Japanese Spirea | This selection is more compact than S.‘Goldflame’ with better tip color, superior, bright pink flowers and less reversion. Attracts butterflies. Foliage turns rich russet red in fall. |
18-20 inches | Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | SPIRAEA nipponica ‘Snowmound’ | Spirea | Dense, upright, compact, mounded cultivar; profuse white flowers in late spring. Narrow, dark blue-green foliage. Flowers and leaves all appear on the same side of the arching branches. Attractive to butterflies. Deer/clay/drought tolerant. |
2-4 feet | Full Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | SPIRAEA vanhouttei ‘Renaissance’ | Bridalwreath Spirea | Masses of tiny white flowers in spring on arching branches. Improved disease resistance. Orange-red fall color. |
5-6 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | STEPHANANDRA incisa ‘Crispa’ | Cutleaf Stephanandra, Lace Shrub | Gracefully arching branches with cream flowers in June. Small maple-like foliage turns red in the fall. Excellent groundcover or bank planting. |
1-3 feet | Full Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | STEWARTIA pseudocamellia | Japanese Stewartia | Beautiful small tree with numerous white, cupped-shaped, waxy flowers with orange anthers in the summer.Amazing exfoliating bark and red-purple fall color. |
25-30 feet | Sun | 4 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | STEWARTIA pseudocamellia ‘Pewter’ | Stewartia | All the wonderful attributes of the species with lovely gray-green foliage. Syn. with ‘Silver Seedling’. |
15-20 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | STEWARTIA rostrata ‘Gold Spring’ | Stewartia | A Handy Nursery intro with new spring growth yellow. Otherwise typical of species which has unusual red seed pods and red buds. Unsure of hardiness, but one customer thought it was hardier than S. pseudocamellia. |
20-25 feet | Sun | 5 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | STYRAX japonicus | The Japanese Snowbell is a smaller tree bearing loads of pendulous white bell-shaped flowers in late spring and early summer. Its grey exfoliating bark reveals orange inner bark making for color and interest in the winter. |
Full Sun/Part Shade | 5 | ||||
| Tree/Shrub | SYMPHORICARPOS doorenbosii ‘Marleen’ | Marleen Snowberry, Coralberry | Small whitish-pink flowers appear in summer, forming clusters of bright pink berries that ripen in September and last into December. Great for floral arrangements. |
3-4 feet | Full Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | SYMPHORICARPOS ‘Pink Promise’ | Snowberry | Following white flowers in early summer, gumball pink berries cover the rich mint-green foliage in late-summer/early autumn. Attracts pollinators. |
2-3 feet | Full sun | 3 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | SYRINGA hyacinthiflora ‘Declaration’ | Early Lilac | A US National Arboretum intro with very long, very fragrant red-purple flower panicles on a more compact plant. |
7-9 feet | ||||
| Tree/Shrub | SYRINGA meyeri ‘Palibin’ | Dwarf Korean Lilac | Profuse bloomer with fragrant violet-pink flowers. Small clean foliage. |
4-6 feet | Sun | 3 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | SYRINGA pekinensis | Chinese Tree Lilac | Similar to S. reticulata with a bushier, rounded habit and overall finer texture. Creamy, fragrant 3”-6” flower clusters in mid-spring. Deer/clay tolerant. Attracts butterflies, hummingbirds. |
15-20 feet | Full sun | 3 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | SYRINGA ‘Primrose’ | Lilac | Very fragrant creamy-white flowers age to creamy-yellow flowers. |
10-12 feet | Full sun | 3 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | SYRINGA vulgaris ‘Krasavitsa Moskvy’ | French Hybrid Lilac | Fragrant double pale pink flowers fade to white. Butterfly/hummingbird attractive. Deer/clay tolerant. |
10-12 feet | Full sun | 3 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | SYRINGA vulgaris New Age ‘Lavender’ | Lilac | More compact but with full-sized lavender flowers that are fragrant and beautiful in spring. Resistant to mildew. Good cut flower |
5-6' | Full sun | 4 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | SYRINGA vulgaris ‘Yankee Doodle’ | French Hybrid Lilac | A Fiala hybrid with large, profuse clusters of single very dark purple flowers. |
10-12 feet | Sun | 3 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | TILIA cordata ‘Akira Gold’ | Linden | A cultivar with beautiful butter yellow heart-shaped foliage. |
20-25 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 5 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | TILIA cordata ‘Girard’s Nana’ | Dwarf Weeping Littleleaf Linden | Dwarf selection with a pendulous, rounded habit and bonsai-like framework. Fragrant yellow flowers in mid-late spring. Yellow fall color. |
6-9 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | TILIA cordata ‘Lico Dwarf’ | Dwarf Linden | A very dwarf form of Linden with compact rounded head. Pale yellow, fragrant blooms. |
2-4 feet | 4 | |||
| Tree/Shrub | TILIA cordata ‘Monto’ | Very compact and slow growing this Little Leaf Linden will fit into the landscape border or even can be pruned for bonsai cultivation. |
Full Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||||
| Tree/Shrub | ULMUS elegantissima ‘Jacqueline Hillier’ | Dwarf Elm | Small congested leaves on a compact growing shrub. Cute specimen in a rock garden. |
2-4 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 5 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | ULMUS glabra ‘Camperdownii’ | Camperdown Elm | Pendulous branched umbrella-shaped tree makes a striking accent in the garden. |
15-20 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | ULMUS hollandica ‘Wredei’ | Golden Elm | Slow growing with a conical form and bright gold foliage. |
25-30 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 5 | ||
| Edibles | VACCINIUM angustifolium ‘Burgundy’ | Blueberry | Small, deep blue, tasty fruit in July. Deep green foliage in the summer followed by a red foliage display in fall with red stems through winter. Attracts songbirds |
8-10" | Full sun | 2 | ||
| Edibles | VACCINIUM corymbosum ‘Blue Ray’ | Highbush Blueberry | Early to midseason fruit with excellent flavor. |
6-8 feet | Sun | 4 | ||
| Edibles | VACCINIUM corymbosum ‘Earliblue’ | Highbush Blueberry | One of the first highbush blueberries to bloom and fruit. Berries are medium-large and light blue. |
6-8 feet | Sun | 5 | ||
| Edibles | VACCINIUM corymbosum ‘Jersey’ | Highbush Blueberry | Late, vigorous, upright, and very productive. |
6-8 feet | 4 | |||
| Edibles | VACCINIUM corymbosum ‘Lateblue’ | HIghbush Blueberry | ‘Late Blue’ is a late season cultivar with large berries in August and September. |
4-6 feet | Sun | 4 | ||
| Edibles | VACCINIUM corymbosum ‘Northcounry’ | Blueberry | Sky blue fruit with a sweet, wild blueberry flavor on a more compact shrub. Deep green foliage turns bright red in fall. Attracts bees & songbirds |
24-36" | Full sun | 3 | ||
| Edibles | VACCINIUM corymbosum ‘Patriot’ | Highbush Blueberry | Massive yields on dense, rounded shrubs with fiery orange-red fall color. |
6-8 feet | Sun | 4 | ||
| Edibles | VACCINIUM corymbosum ‘Northblue’ | Half High Blueberry | A high bush, low bush cross. Dark blue flavorful fruit. Self-fertile. |
28-30 inches | ||||
| Edibles | VACCINIUM corymbosum ‘Northland’ | Half High Blueberry | Developed in Michigan for harsh winters. Small wild berry-like fruits. |
2-4 feet | Sun | 3 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | VIBURNUM carlesii | Korean Spice Bush | An old favorite with pink buds opening to very fragrant white flowers in early spring. Blue-black berry-like drupes in late summer. Prune only immediately after flowering. |
4-6 feet | Full Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | VIBURNUM carlesii ‘Spice Island’ | Compact Spice Bush | A super fragrant compact form with uniform habit. Burgundy and red fall foliage. Attracts butterflies. |
4-5 feet | Full Sun/Part Shade | 5 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | VIBURNUM plicatum ‘Kern’s Pink’ | Doublefile Viburnum | Ball-shaped medium pink flowers and red-tinged foliage. More upright growing than the traditional doublefile viburnum. Deer resistant. Great fall orange color. |
8-10 feet | Full Sun/Part Shade | 5 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | VIBURNUM plicatum ‘Mariesii’ | Doublefile Viburnum | Striking horizontal branching. White lace cap flowers in the spring. Attracts butterflies. |
8-10 feet | Full Sun/Part Shade | 5 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | VIBURNUM plicatum ‘Opening Day’ | Doublefile Viburnum | Lots of white snowball blossoms in early summer on a tight-growing, rounded plant. Great purple-bronze fall color. |
5-10 feet | Full Sun/Part Shade | 5 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | VIBURNUM plicatum ‘Shasta’ | Doublefile Viburnum | Large lacy white flower clusters on a wide-spreading shrub. Great layered branch habit. Attracts butterflies. |
6-8 feet | Full Sun/Part Shade | 5 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | VIBURNUM plicatum ‘Summer Snowflake’ | Doublefile Viburnum | A wide-spreading form with large, flat clusters of white flowers on tiered horizontal branches spring through fall. |
6-8 feet | Full Sun/Part Shade | 5 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | VIBURNUM x burkwoodii ‘Mohawk’ | Korean Spice Viburnum | Red buds open to intensely fragrant white flowers which last 2-3 weeks in early spring. The habit is dense and compact. Attracts butterflies/hummingbirds. |
4-6 feet | Full Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | VIBURNUM x juddii | Judd Viburnum | Light pink buds open to fragrant white flowers in rounded clusters in early spring. Similar to V. carlesii, but a bit denser and more floriferous.Produces red-black fruit and fall color is red-purple. Attracts butterflies. |
6-8 feet | Full Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | WEIGELA florida First Editions ‘Shining Sensation’ | Weigela | Lovely pink blooms in May/June contrast with the shiny burgundy foliage on arching branches. Deer/rabbit resistant. Attracts butterflies/hummingbirds. |
5-6 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | WEIGELA florida ‘Czechmark Trilogy’ | Weigela | Blooms in shades of red, pink and white late spring to early summer. Attracts butterflies/hummingbirds. Deer/rabbit resistant. Light pruning after blooming only if necessary. |
3-4 feet | Full sun | 4 |