Black Tupelo (Nyssa sylvatica)
Black Tupelo also known as Black Gum, Sour Gum as well as Pepperidge is a slow growing deciduous tree hardy in zones 3 to 9. Growing 30-50 feet tall and 20-30 feet wide at maturity this rather excellent specimen…
Corneliancherry Dogwood (Cornus mas)
This rather large multi-stemmed shrub will reach 20-25 feet tall and 15-20 feet in width. With maintenance one can prune the lower branches and train this as a small tree. Its growth rate tends to be rather even, not a…
White Rockrose (Cistus hybridus)
White Rockrose is native to the Mediterranean, and hardy to 15 degrees. This evergreen shrub performs best in full sun and will excel dry locations. It is a rather fast growing shrub, reaching 2-5 feet tall and nearly as wide….
Purple Robe Locust (Robinia pseudoacacia ‘Purple Robe’)
The Purple Robe Locust is a deciduous tree, reaching mature heights of 30-50 feet and 20-35 feet wide. The crown of this tree is upright and rounded in growth and considerably more dense than the regular Black Locust. Hardy…
Eastern Redbud (Cercis canadensis)
This tree is native to the Midwest and Eastern United States and is hardy in zones 4 to 9.(State tree of Oklahoma) A rather rapidly growing but small tree, reaching heights of 25-35 feet tall, however in most urban situations…
Tasmanian Tree Fern (Dicksonia antartica)
This hardy and rather slowing tree fern, known commonly as the Soft Tree Fern, Man Fern or Tasmanian Tree Fern is an evergreen tree fern native to parts of Australia, namely New South Wales, Tasmania, and Victoria. Hardy to…
Coast Leucothoe (Leucothoe axillaris)
Native to the United States from Virginia to Florida and west to Mississippi. This rather flowing evergreen shrub performs rather well in the shade and is hardy in zones 5-8. Growing 2-4’ high and 4-6’ wide. Its arching branches and…
Black Walnut (Juglans nigra)
The Black Walnut is a very large tree, not to be used in the small residential landscape situation. Native to North America, mostly along the rivers from Ontario in the north to Georgia and Florida in the south and…
Dawn Redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides)
One of the very few deciduous conifers, the Dawn Redwood is a great tree. Its pyramidal habit and straight trunk in youth become broader and rounded as it ages. Hardy in zones 4-8. The 1/2″ long and 1/16″ wide needles…
Red Horsechestnut (Aesculus x carnea)
The Red Horsechestnut has a rounded to wide rounded canopy that reaches 40 feet tall by 30 feet wide at maturity. This is a hybrid that is a result of a cross between Aesculus pavia and Aesculus hippocastanum, hardy in…
