Loading List...

Trees & Shrubs

Type Botanical Name Native Common Name Description Height Light Req. Zone Add to My List
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