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TREES and SHRUBS Rare and unusual varieties, including a selection of magnolias. Most of these plants are 3 year transplants but some are older.
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| Acer buergerianum | Trident maple, open tree to 25m in wilds of China, goes scarlet-olive in fall, then orange. | Z6 | $95 | |
| Acer capillipes | Japanese snakebark maple has reddish green bark striped white and coral-red new growth plus crimson to dark red fall colour. A good tree for a shade garden | -20F | $12 | |
| Acer davidii | Chinese striped-bark maple has reddish green bark boldly striped white and golden orange fall foliage. Understory tree for shade. | -25F | $45 | |
| Acer griseum | This award winning smaller growing maple is prized for its paper thin, peeling, copper coloured bark. Bright red and orange colours in fall when grown in some sun. | -20F | $15 | |
| Acer japonicum 'Attaryi' | Attractive shrub-tree selection of Vertrees, 12m in 50 years, nodding red flower clusters, has striking orange/scarlet autumn foliage. | Z5 | $90 | |
| Acer japonicum 'O isami' | Outstanding treelike shrub, 10mX10m in 100 years, gives spectacular scarlet, gold, orange and green fall display. | Z5 | $95 | |
| Acer palmatum Butterfly | Pink green and white variegated leaf on small tree. | Z6 | $70 | |
| Chishio Improved | Flaming scarlet pink new leaves in spring on 12-15’ well branched tree. | Z7 | $95 | |
| Glowing Embers | Beautiful orange-red fall colour on 25’ tree for full sun. Dirr selection for hot dry South. | Z6 | $95 | |
| Goshiki Koto Hime | New growth amber on this dwarf with bunchy tiny leaves. | Z6 | $95 | |
| Green Cascade | Lacy soft green foliage on weeping dwarf. | Z6 | $65 | |
| Hogyoku | Fabulous orange fall foliage, favourite in Japan. | Z6 | $95 | |
| Inabe Shidare | Weeping dwarf with lacy red leaves. | Z6 | $65 | |
| Kasagi Yama | Multi-toned leaf of red, bronze and blue castes. | Z7 | $95 | |
| Koto Hime | Means little harp after tiny rounded leaves on this dwarf. New growth edged red. | Z6 | $95 | |
| Kurui Jishi | Salt and pepper maple , furled leaves show white underside on black branches. Narrowly upright dwarf ideal for patio pot. | Z7 | $95 | |
| Lion’s Mane | Stubby leaved dwarf. | Z6 | $95 | |
| Omure Yama | Weeping branches on upright trunk to 30’ makes beautiful waterfall looking specimen. | Z6 | $95 | |
| Acer Sterculiaceum ssp. Franchettii | From China this rarely planted midlevel maple prefers acid soil. New leaves are bluish purple and covered in downy hairs, red in fall. The large rounded leaves are quite distinctive. | -20F | $25 | |
| Acer tegmentosum White Tigress | This smaller growing maple is the hardiest of the snakebarks. White tigress has lime green bark with white stripes when grown in shade. available fall | -25 F | $50 | |
| Acer triflorum | Dense tree can grow to 10m, trifoliate leaves go a brilliant gold with red speckles in fall, beige bark peels in tight vertical curls. Favourite of nurseries in N.China and Korea. | -30F | 2-3' $35 | |
| Acer truncatum | This smaller growing maple is resistant to drought and air pollution. Young leaves have a purplish overtone turning olive green with purple margins. | -20F | $15 | |
| Amel. X grandiflora | Autumn Brilliance Fast growing heavily branched tree to 25'. | -20F | $20 | |
| Amel. X 'Princess Diana' | Abundant pure white bloom, 3/8" berry, glowing red fall colour, great leafspot resistance. | -20F | 3' $35 | |
| Amel. X 'Prince William' | Large bloom and fruit on compact, suckering shrub 8'X10', pure white bloom starts in 2nd year, twiggy growth ideal for hedge or fence, orangey red autumn display | -20F | $12 | |
| Betula davurica | Northern Chinese native birch has bark that peels in tight flakes in colours including cream, pink, cinnamon and shades of grey, is unaffected by leaf miner, tolerates shallow dry soils. | -20F | $35 | |
| Betula nigra 'Heritage' | North American birch selected for its outstanding pink, cinnamon, gold peeling bark, hardiness, borer resistance and ability to grow in waterlogged or dry soils | -40F | $10-50 | |
| ‘Fox Valley’ | A dwarf selection@10’,excellent borer resistance | Z5 | $15 | |
| Betula x 'Royal Frost' | Royal purple leaves and pure white bark make this tree for sun a knockout specimen. | Z5 | $95 | |
| Carpinus coreana | Korean hornbeam is rarely seen in landscapes here but is a choice small ornamental specimen tree that is strong and drought resistant. Tiny leaves, tight internodes make it ideal for bonsai. | Z6 | $15 | |
| C. japonica | Rapidly grows to rounded 25' tree. Disease and pest free, leaves remarkable for 3-D deeply embossed look, decorated with 'hops' chains in summer and fall. | Z6 | $15 | |
| C. laxiflora | Looseflower hornbeam is a hard to find beauty. Drooping branches are adorned with long chains of bright pink keys that are longer lasting than flowers but just as showy. Tree will develop striking patterned bark. Excellent branching makes it terrific for bonsai. | Z6 | $20 | |
| Carya illinoiensis | Bitternut hickory is a handsome hardy native tree to 60' with shaggy bark that can grow in wetlands as well as drier meadows or lawns. | Z6 | $12 | |
| Cercidiphyllum japonicum | The Katsura is a delightful 3-season tree with plum coloured new leaves, warm gold tones in fall with caramel apple scent to leaves. | -20F | $30 | |
| Cercis canadensis | Small tree has mauve-pink bloom in May before heart-shaped leaves appear. | $10 | ||
| C. can. ‘Appalachian Red’ | Reddish pink selection of redbud. | $95 | ||
| Cercis Chinensis 'Avondale' | This selection of Chinese redbud is a smaller tree with larger popcorn sized bloom than C. Canadensis. | -10F | $55-95 | |
| Chionanthus virginicus | The fringe tree is a beautiful native with fleecy white panicles, blue fruits on females | -30F | $15-45 | |
| Chitalpa tashkenensis 'Morning cloud' | Hybrid of desert willow and native catalpa is a drought resistant shrubby tree 6-10' for sun. White orchid-like blooms on new growth in July, no pods, dies back to the ground in Zone 5. | -15F | $15-45 | |
| Cladrastis kentukea | American Yellowwood is a native rare to cultivation noted for fragrant wisteria-like white with yellow eye summer flower clusters and roots that yield yellow dye. Quick grower for sun. | Z5 | $15 | |
| Cornus alternifolia ‘Golden shadows’ | Remarkable new Pagoda Dogwood has yellow leaves splotched green, new growth flushed coral, lacy white bloom in May, fast growth 8’-12’ | Z4 | $20 | |
| Cornus florida | Native flowering dogwood, best in sun | . Z6 | $10 up | |
| Cornus kousa Samaritan | Variegated green and white leaves go purple and pink in fall, white bloom in June. | Z6 | $95 | |
| Cornus kousa. Var. chinensis | More vigourous, earlier flowering, sweeter fruited, purpler fall colour than Japanese Kousa. 30'X30' in 50 years. | Z6 | $12 | |
| Cornus officinalis | Japanese dogwood has yellow flowers in early spring and showy rich marbled brown, grey and orange coloured bark. pickup only | -30F | 8' $95 | |
| Cotinus obovatus | The American Smokebush is a native large upright shrub-tree with a stunning intensity of fall colour. Rarely offered, it thrives in rocky dry sunny areas. | - 20F | $20 | |
| Diospyros virginiana | American Persimmon is a tough smaller tree with deeply furrowed bark, fruit attracts wildlife, good for naturalizing. | -15F | $12 | |
| Fagus Rohanii | Chocolate-leaved European beech is a slow growing but magnificent tree. | Z6 | $40 | |
| Halesia tetraptera Var. rosea | This Mt Silverbell is a beautiful small rounded Carolinean tree to 20'. It has bell-shaped pinkish white flowers in spring and prefers rich well-drained, moist, acidic soil. It is good with plantings of rhodos. | -25F | $25 | |
| Heptacodium miconoides | Introduced from China in 1980, this multi-stemmed small tree bears small white flowers in panicles in late summer followed by dark red-purple calyces. The exfoliating bark is another attractive feature. | -10F | $25 | |
| Liriodendron Aureomarginata | Among the tallest growing native Carolinean hardwood trees it has interesting cup-shaped flowers of orange, yellow and green. This selection has leaves with yellow to greenish yellow margins. It does not like dry compacted soil and needs a large area. | -25F | 8’ $95 | |
| Metasequoia glyptostroboides | The "Dawn Redwood" was discovered as a "living fossil" in China in 1941, a deciduous conifer of vigorous upright habit with soft reddish brown bark exfoliating in long strips. 85’ fast growing tree. | -10F | $20 | |
| M. gl. ‘Little Giant’ | Smaller form of above more suited to residential lots. | $45 | ||
| Oxydendron arboreum | A slow growing, acid loving specimen tree for sun has hanging panicles of white flowers in summer that persist changing to yellow then brown in contrast with the leaves. Yellow, red and orange fall colours and richly textured bark make this a four season tree. | -20F | $25 | |
| Parrotia persica | This outstanding small tree develops multicoloured exfoliating bark with age. A late winter blooming cousin of witch hazel its subtleflowers have red stamens and the fall colour is outstanding. New leaves are edged maroon. | -20F | $25 | |
| Pterostyrax Hispida | The fragrant epaulette is a small tree, white blooms hang in 10" panicles in late spring. | -30F | $25 | |
| Stewartia pseudocamellia | One of the most desirable small landscape trees it has white camellia-like flowers in June, red gold fall colour and bark that develops striking pastel patches for winter interest. | -15F | $45-85 | |
| Styphnolobum japonicum pendulum | Weeping form of Japanese Pagoda tree, the Sophora has golden pea bloom panicles in July. | Z6 | $80 | |
| Styrax japonicus Emerald Pagoda | This tree has larger flowers and larger shinier leaves than the species. Dirr considers this one of J. C. Raulston's best introductions. | Z6B | $50 | |
| Styrax obassia | Korean snowbell is hardier than above, has larger rounder leaves. | Z5 | $12 | |
| Syringa pekinensis China Snow | Rarely seen Peking Lilac Tree, this patented form from Chicago's botanic gardens has huge fragrant clusters of white bloom in June that form persistent tan fruit panicles which combine with peeling amber bark (like Acer griseum) for great winter appeal. Outstanding mid-sized tree with glossy green leaves for sun-part shade, drought and ice resistant. | Z4 | $95 | |
| Taxodium distichum ‘Cascade Falls’ | Weeping bald cypress grows as tall as you want to stake it, haymound form if left unstaked. Graceful upright accent. | $99 | ||
| Taxodium distichum Shawnee Brave | Bald cypress cultivar with showy purple cones is very dense and narrow maturing to 70' by 18'. It tolerates compacted soils and swampy or dry sites. | -25F | $65 | |
| MAGNOLIAS | ||||
| ACUMINATA | Native cucumber magnolia gets its name from the shape of the fruits that develop from green to red. A magnificent large growing tree but rare. It is on the endangered list in Ontario. Does well in deep moist well drained slightly acid soils but does not tolerate extreme drought, wetness or pollution. | -40F | $15+ | |
| VIRGINIANA MOONGLOW | This swamp magnolia reportedly grows faster blooms sooner and is hardier than the regular form. The small white blooms in May are lemon scented and the semi-evergreen leaves have silvery undersides on this very pretty smaller-growing tree. | -15 | $65 | |
| YELLOW LANTERN | An acuminata cross with creamy yellow tulip-like bloom before leaves emerge on vigorous tree, 18'X18' | Z6 | $75 | |