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Cornus florida - Flowering Dogwood: SOLD OUT

Habitat

• native to the eastern and central United States
• zone 5 with selection of proper genetic material
• grows naturally as an understory tree

Habit and Form

• a small deciduous tree
• grows to about 30' tall with an equal or greater spread
• shape is rounded to somewhat flat-topped
• branching is approaching horizontal
• branches low to the ground with a short trunk

Summer Foliage

• opposite, simple leaves
• oval to ovate shape
• leaves 3" to 6" long
• leaves 1.5' to 3" wide
• leaf color is medium green

Autumn Foliage

• red or reddish purple
• generally quite showy
• colors early and color holds for an extended period

Flowers

• flowers are small and yellowish green
• the showy part of the bloom the four white bracts
• each bract is nearly 2" long
• the diameter of the bracts combined is about 4" across
• bloom time is mid-May
• bloom is effective for 2 weeks
• flowering occurs before leaf out

Fruit

• bright, shiny red fruits
• held in tight clusters of 3 to 4
• each fruit is 0.33" to 0.5" long and elongated
• some trees retain fruit into the winter
• birds often eat the fruit

Bark

• quite attractive
• develops small square or rectangular blocks
• resembles alligator skin
• color is dark gray, brown or black

Culture

• prefers a cool, moist, acidic soil that contains organic matter
• full sun promotes greatest flowering but tolerates partial shade well
• not tolerant of stresses such as heat, drought, pollution, road salt
• best transplanted at a small size
• can be slow to reestablish following transplanting

Landscape Uses

• small groupings
• lawn tree
• specimen
• border
• naturalistic areas
• edge of woods
• patio tree
• has four season appeal in flowers, fruits, fall, color, bark and branching character

Liabilities

• flower buds can be killed or injured by cold in zone 5
• dogwood borer
• dogwood anthracnose
• powdery mildew
• crown rot and canker
• almost overused

Various Heritage Apple Trees: SOLD OUT 

• (SOLD OUT) Burgundy Apple on Bud 118 semi-dwarfing stock  
• (SOLD OUT) Cox’s Orange Pippin Apple on standard stock   
• (SOLD OUT) Esopus Spitzenburg  Apple on standard stock    
• (SOLD OUT) Northern Spy Apple on standard stock  
• (SOLD OUT) Roxbury Russet on standard stock       

Apple trees thrive when growing in a location that receives full sun and has a well-drained, fertile soil.

Full sun translates to at least six- to eight-hours of sunlight during the growing season. Light is vital to fruit production and fruit quality, and also helps keep fungal issues from advancing, so be sure to keep this in mind when choosing a location for your new apple trees.

Franklinia alatamaha - Franklin Tree: SOLD OUT 

Habitat

• native to southeastern United States
• zone 5

Habit and Form

• a small deciduous tree
• 15' to 25' tall
• almost as wide
• rounded to conical dense crown
• upright
• medium texture
• slow growth rate

Summer Foliage

• alternate leaf arrangement
• simple, deciduous leaves
• oblong leaf shape
• 4" to 8" long
• serrate leaf margin
• bright green leaf color

Autumn Foliage

• orange-red fall color
• showy

Flowers

• white flowers
• blooms in summer
• fragrant
• showy
• 3" in diameter

Fruit

• dry rounded fruit
• up to 1" in diameter
• not ornamentally important

Bark

• branches low on trunk
• white stripes along bark
• greenish brown twigs
• older bark is gray
• winter interest

Culture

• prefers well-drained, rich, acidic soil
• needs moisture
• partial sun to full

Landscape Use

• specimen
• patio tree
• for fragrant flowers
• good four season plant

Liabilities

• root rot
• needs extra watering

Magnolia  stellata  'Centennial' : SOLD OUT

 'Centennial' - One of the finest selections, this plant was released by Harvard's Arnold Arboretum to commemorate the institution's 100th anniversary in 1972. The many-petaled flowers are white with a hint of pink, while the upright, vigorous pyramidal plant reaches 25' tall. It is considered one of the best cultivars and is very popular in the trade.  

Habitat

• zone 4

Habit and Form

• a deciduous small tree or large shrub
• grows 15' to 20' tall, with a spread of 10' to 15'
• branching is upright-spreading; multi-stemmed
• shape is rounded or oval
• has a somewhat dense-compact, twiggy nature

Summer Foliage

• leaves are elliptic
• 2" to 4" long and half as wide
• leaves are smaller than other magnolias and form a dense foliage mass
• color is medium to dark green
• new leaves emerge with a bronze cast
• clean-looking, high quality

Autumn Foliage

• no fall color develops

Flowers

• 3" to 4" across
• white to pink-tinged
• 12-18 tepals per flower
• each tepal is 1.5" to 2" long
• tepals are narrow and strap-like
• blooms just before M. x. soulangiana
• blossoms lightly fragrant
• very showy in bloom

Fruit

• reddish-green, knobby aggregate fruit
• about 2" long
• often drops before fully developed
• fruit mature and open in early autumn
• mature fruit opens by slits to reveal orange red seeds

Bark

• young twigs have smooth, shiny chestnut brown bark
• main trunks have smooth, silvery gray bark
• bark is ornamental

Culture

• grows best in moist, organic, fertile soil
• relatively adaptable as long as extreme sites are avoided
• situate in locations that are cool in spring to delay early flowering
• full sun is best

Landscape Use

• as a specimen
• for patios
• excellent flowering tree for small spaces

Liabilities

• blooms are frequently injured by spring frosts
• magnolia scale
• soft-wooded and prone to damage from heavy snow and ice
• overall a relatively trouble-free plant

Magnolia  stellata  'Waterlily': SOLD OUT

 'Waterlily' - Very similar to the 'Centennial" above, but just a little shorter and not quite as broad at maturity. Pink buds open to lighter-colored, fragrant flowers with many petals, thus the name. A number of different plants appear to be offered under this name. It form an upright, large shrub or small tree to 15' tall. The plant may flower slightly later than other cultivars.