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Trees & Shrubs

Type Botanical Name Native Common Name Description Height Light Req. Zone Add to My List
Tree/Shrub RHODODENDRON yakushimanum ‘Ken Janeck’ Evergreen Rhododendron

Considered one of the best ‘Yak’ hybrids. Heavily indumented large leaves. Pink flowers in  mid-spring fade to white. Habit compact and mounding.

2-4 feet Full Sun/Part Shade 5
Tree/Shrub RHODODENDRON yakushimanum ‘Yaku Prince’ Evergreen Rhododendron

This Yak hybrid has pink blooms with dark spotting in mid-to-late spring. Slender olive green leaves.

3-4 feet Part Shade/Shade 5
Tree/Shrub RHODODENDRON yakusimanum ‘Yaku Princess’ Evergreen Rhododendron

Apple-blossom pink buds open to blush white flowers in clusters. Buff colored indumentum under olive leaves. Habit is low and dense.

3-4 feet Part Shade/Shade 5
Tree/Shrub RHODODENDRON ‘Tri-Lights’ Deciduous Azalea

Deep rose-colored buds open to soft pink with a yellow throat blotch.

4-5 feet Part Shade/Shade 4
Tree/Shrub RHUS aromatica ‘Gro-Low’ Gro-Low Fragrant Sumac

Excellent for bank control. Fast-growing groundcover. Glossy green foliage turns scarlet to orange in the fall.

18-30 inches Sun/Part Shade 4
Tree/Shrub RHUS copallina ‘Lanham Purple’ Shining Sumac

Purple-red leaves and stems with fabulous bright red fall color. Good for naturalizing large areas. Spreads. Drought/salt tolerant.

8-10 feet Sun/Part Shade 5
Tree/Shrub RHUS typhina ‘Tiger Eyes’ Cutleaf Sumac

Bright yellow cutleaf foliage contrasts with fuzzy purple-pink stems. Slow-spreading and great fall color.

6-8 feet Sun/Part Shade 4
Tree/Shrub ROBINIA pseudoacacia ‘Frisia’ Golden Black Locust

Leaves golden yellow all season. Very showy accent in the garden.

30-40 feet Sun 4
Tree/Shrub ROBINIA pseudoacacia ‘Twisty Baby’ Black Locust

Unique shrub or small tree has eye-catching twisted branches and leaves. In spring, branches are draped with lovely white flowers that are edible!

8-10 feet Sun/Part Shade 4
Tree/Shrub ROSA ‘Above and Beyond’ Hardy Climbing Rose

A Bailey Nurseries First Editions introduction, this is a super hardy climber with profuse semi-double apricot blooms in spring.  Some repeat bloom in summer.  Disease-resistant.

10-12 feet Sun 3
Tree/Shrub ROSA ‘Blanc de Coubert’ Rugosa Shrub Rose

Fragrant double white flowers over typical rugose foliage. Repeat bloomer.

4-5 feet Sun 4
Tree/Shrub ROSA ‘Charles Darwin’ English Shrub Rose

Blooms are yellow-gold in color, with a strong, delicious fragrance; a sturdy shrub with broad, spreading growth. Repeat bloomer.

4-5 feet Sun 5
Tree/Shrub ROSA ‘Charlotte’ English Shrub Rose

Exquisite soft yellow, lightly fragrant flowers that start off beautifully cupped, then open to rosettes. Repeat blooms from late spring to frost.

4 feet Sun 5
Tree/Shrub ROSA ‘Ice Cap’ Shrub rose

Pure white ruffled blooms that are cupped and rounded on a compact shrub in summer. Very disease resistant.

24-30 inches Full sun 5
Tree/Shrub ROSA rugosa ‘Lotty’s Love’ Rugosa Shrub Rose

A hardy First Edition rose with very large, cinnamon-scented semi-double mauve blooms.  Everblooming.  Typical disease-resistant Rosa rugosa foiage.

3-4 feet 3
Tree/Shrub ROSA ‘Moonlight Romantica’ Shrub Rose

Strong fragrance from large peachy-yellow fully double flowers. Reblooms from spring to fall. Very disease resistant Attracts butterflies

5-6 feet Full sun 5
Tree/Shrub ROSA ‘New Dawn’ Climbing Rose

Fragrant, double blush-pink blooms through the summer over glossy, disease-resistant foliage. 

10-12 feet 5
Tree/Shrub ROSA rugosa Rugosa Shrub Rose

Flowers are single pink and fragrant followed by orange-red hips. Has great hardiness and durablility.

3-4 feet Sun 2
Tree/Shrub ROSA rugosa ‘Alba’ Rugosa Shrub Rose

The white form of the hardy rugosa rose.  Same great fragrance and large hips.

3-4 feet Sun 2
Tree/Shrub ROSA ‘Sunrise Sunset’ Shrub rose

A low, spreading shrub rose bear in abundance bright fuchsia flowers with a contrasting orange center. Very disease resistant  

24-36 inches Full sun 4
Tree/Shrub ROSA ‘Zepherine Drouhin’ Bourbon Rose

This climbing rose tolerates semi-shade and is completely thornless. It bears continuously from spring to frost double fuchsia-pink flowers that have a very nice fragrance.

4-10 feet Full Sun/Part Shade 5
Edibles RUBUS idaeus ‘Boyne’ Red Raspberry

An extremely hardy early-season red raspberry from Canada that is vigorous, disease resistant and productive.

4-6 feet Sun 3
Tree/Shrub RUBUS cockburnianus White-stemmed Bramble

Self-fertile; flowers from June to July, and the inedible seeds ripen from August to September. Arching branches provide winter interest.

9 feet Full Sun/Part Shade 5
Tree/Shrub RUBUS cockburnianus ‘Golden Vale’ Ghost Bramble

Grown for foliage rather than fruit, this cultivar has bright gold leaves through the summer on arching canes.  Stems are a great silvery pink in winter.  Cut to the ground in the spring to maintain size.

4-6 feet Sun/Part Shade 5
Tree/Shrub RUBUS thibetanus ‘Silver Fern’ Ghost Bramble

White stems and silver tomentose foliage. Clusters of red/purple flowers are followed by black, blackberry-like inedible fruits. The stems also provide winter interest.

30-36 inches Sun/Part Shade 5b
Tree/Shrub SALIX alba ‘Flame’ Flame Willow

Grown for its brilliant red winter stems. Cut back annually. To 35’ if unpruned.

30-40 feet Sun/Part Shade 3
Tree/Shrub SALIX candida ‘Iceberg Alley’ Sageleaf Willow

Powdery, silver foliage adds texture and contrast when combined with other shrubs. Rounded form; blooms in spring with silver catkins, red stamens and nectar for pollinators. Tolerant of moist soils and a good choice for rain gardens. Deer resistant. Attract bees/hummingbirds.

3-6 feet Full Sun/Part Shade 2
Tree/Shrub SALIX chaenomeloides ‘Black Cat’ Pussywillow

Extra large, deep black catkins on a large shrub works well as a screen or barrier. In spring the catkins start out pink and turn to deep black. Wonderful cut flower Deer resistant Tolerates wet soil

10-12 feet Full Sun/Part Shade 4
Tree/Shrub SALIX integra ‘Hakuro Nishiki’ Japanese Dappled Willow

A striking, very hardy willow with pink, cream and white variegation most pronounced on new growth.

8-10 feet Full Sun/Part Shade 4
Tree/Shrub SALIX rosmarinifolia Rosemary Willow

Needle-like gray-green foliage reminiscent of rosemary on a large shrub. Makes a nice standard.

12-15 feet Sun 4
Tree/Shrub SALIX boydii Boyd's Willow

A mini tree or shrub with soft, round fuzzy gray-green foliage that develops a gnarly character with age.  Great specimen for rock gardens.

10-12 inches Sun/Part Shade 5
Tree/Shrub SAMBUCUS canadensis ‘Adams’ Elderberry

Large umbels of white flowers turn to deep purple-black fruit hanging from bright red stems. Attracts all the pollinators Provides nutritious food for migrating birds in fall

8-10 feet Full Sun/Part Shade 3
Tree/Shrub SAMBUCUS canadensis ‘York’ Elderberry

This native shrub produces loads of fruit from large white flower clusters at the end of the summer. Attracts birds, bees & butterflies Deer & rabbit resistant

8-10 feet Full Sun/Part Shade 3
Edibles SAMBUCUS nigra ‘Black Lace’ Black Elderberry

A form with delicate, lacy black foliage, similar in feel to Japanese maples. Large umbels of light pink flowers in June, followed in fall by edible blackish-red berries if a suitable pollinator is planted nearby. Does well in moist sites. Prune hard for best foliage effect.

6-8 feet Sun/Part Shade 4
Edibles SAMBUCUS nigra ‘Instant Karma’ Variegated Elderberry

Crisp green and white variegated foliage with large, lacy white flowers in early summer. Berries will follow if a pollinator like S. ‘Black Lace’ is present.  A Proven Winners intro. Deer/rabbit resistant.

6-8 feet Sun/Part Shade 4
Edibles SAMBUCUS racemosa ‘Lemony Lace’ Golden Elderberry

A Proven Winners intro with very dissected gold foliage tinted red in the spring.  Mounded habit. White spring flowers produce red fruit in fall, if the same species of plant is nearby for pollination.

3-5 feet Sun/Part Shade 4
Tree/Shrub SCHIZOPHRAGMA hydrangeoides ‘Moonlight’ Japanese Hydrangea Vine

Similar to the climbing hydrangea, this cultivar has attractive silver-patterned foliage and large, flat white 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 SORBUS thuringiaca ‘Fastigiata’ (syn. ‘Quercifolia’) Hybrid Whitebeam, Oakleaf Mountain Ash

Columnar when young but becomes broadly upright; has an oval crown of deep green leaves with silvery-grey undersides, with clusters of flat-topped white flowers in mid-spring followed by drooping red berries. Not a host to emerald ash borer, as these aren’t true ashes.

40 feet Sun 5
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 Blue Kazoo’ Japanese Spirea

Blue green foliage is tinted burgundy and becomes rich red in the fall. Umbels of white flowers in the spring. From Proven Winners. Deer tolerant. Unfussy and needs minimal care.

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 ‘Double Play Painted Lady’ Japanese Spirea

Very flashy cream, yellow and green variegated foliage covered with bright pink blooms in summer.  From Proven Winners. Deer resistant.

2-3 feet Full Sun/Part Shade 4
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 koreana Korean Stewartia

Possibly a variety of S. pseudocamellia with larger, flatter blooms and a slightly smaller habit.

15-20 feet Sun 4