Acanthopanax sieboldianus variegatus      Variegated Aralia
$15.00 2 quart       $20.00  3 quart
Not native    Shade/pt shade  Z: 4-9  Family: Araliaceae
Syn: Eleutherococcus sieboldianus 'Variegatus'
White or occasionally yellow edged glossy foliage is very effective in areas of dry shade.  It does have prickles, so you might want to site it accordingly.  6-8 feet tall with a similar spread.
 

Acer barbatum   South Sugar Maple
$8.00 quart   $12.00 trade gallon
Arkansas native   Sun/part shade  Z: 6-10  Family: Aceraceae
A small sugar maple (40-60') with smaller leaves that have whitish hairs on the underside of the leaf.  Generally is found as an understory tree in moist woods or along streams.  Smooth gray bark when young develops into furrows & platy formations with age.  Yellow to orange/red fall color.  Expect about 2' per year growth.  Much more tolerant of heat than the standard sugar maple.

Acer griseum    Paperbark maple
 $15.00 tall tree bands   $45.00 2 gallon + extra shipping
Not native   Part shade   Zones 4-8  Family:  Aceraceae
An exquisite small tree (20-30') with peeling bark even at a very young age.  Needs partial shade in the afternoon in the south.
 

Acer rubrum            Red Maple
$12.00 gallon   $15.00 2 gallon + shipping surcharge
Arkansas native   Sun/part shade   Zone 3-9  Family: Aceraceae
Red maples are such an integral part of the landscape that we should be lost without them.  Fall color is quite variable ranging from a buttery yellow to a bright red.  Red maple is so named because of the red flowers in late winter. 
 

Acer saccharum      Sugar maple
$10.00 TG    $13.00 #2     Ship surcharge on #2
Arkansas native   Sun/part shade  Z: 3-8  Family: Aceraceae
Native to most of the eastern half of the United States, sugar maple has amazing fall color.  This does become a large tree in time so be sure to allow plenty of space - 40-80 tall or more & 30 to 50 feet wide.
 
 

Aesculus glabra  - Ohio Buckeye
Arkansas Native
$12.00 gallon/ltb          $25.00   4 gallon + shipping surcharge
$50.00    7 gallon - nursery pickup
 Shade - part shade -  sun  Zones 3-10   Family: Hippocastanaceae
Ohio buckeye is usually seen as a small understory tree, however, I have seen some nice specimens grown in full sun. pale creamy colored flowers. The fruit of all buckeyes is poisonous to humans, however squirrels eat it with no harm. Attracts hummingbirds.      Can grow in very dry conditions once established.
 

Aesculus glabra v. arguta    Texas buckeye 
 Arkansas native
$9.00 quart    ready late spring 2008
Shade - part  shade - sun 
Texas buckeye is a shrub or shrubby small tree with the typical buckeye flowers.  Usually found growing on limestone slopes or sandy open woods.  Also known as white buckeye. Zones 6 to 10 at least.  Probably colder. Seeds came from Russell Studebaker.   Attracts hummingbirds.
 

Aesculus neglecta v. pubescens      Etowah painted buckeye
$16.00 tall tree pots
Native    Part shade/full sun  Zones 6-8    Family: Hippocastanaceae
Syn: Aesculus sylvatica.  A shrub or small tree found generally in the Piedmont areas of Virginia, Alabama, Georgia & Tennessee.  Flowers often streaked with color of pink to rose and appearing in April & May.  An early nectar source for hummingbirds.

Aesculus parviflora     Bottlebrush buckeye.
    $14.00 large tree bands      $22.00 2 gallon   + shipping surcharge      a few larger for nursery  pickup
Native  Afternoon shade in the south.   Zones 4 to 8. Family: Hippocastanaceae
 A very striking buckeye for landscape use with its cloud of creamy white flower spikes that invite hummingbirds & butterflies. 5 to 10’ tall, a suckering shrub that in time can get as wide as it is tall. Some afternoon shade is probably desired for zones 7 & south.  Attracts hummingbirds.

Aesculus parviflora v serotina Bottlebrush buckeye
Native
$9.00 quart - ready late spring 2008
afternoon shade in the south.   Zones 4-8.
Native shrub with a spreading habit & eye-stopping white flower panicles in July.  Full sun to part shade, well-drained acid soil.  Adequate moisture needed.  Usual height is from 8 to 12' or so.    Bloom time is a couple weeks later than A. parviflora. Attracts hummingbirds.
 

Aesculus pavia  Red buckeye
Arkansas native
  $14.00 large tree bands  $18.00 2 gallon   $25.00 4 gallon (nursery pickup)
Shade to sun      Zones 4-9      Family: Hippocastanaceae
Red buckeye is a lovely understory tree or shrub.  With care & extra watering it can also be grown in full sun.  The first red buckeye I saw was so outstanding I had to get a closer look.  It was grown as a shrub, perhaps cut back every year or so, and was about 3 feet tall.  It seemed every branch ended in a mass of red flowers.  This can be grown as a shrub or small tree.  Native to Arkansas & much of the U.S. with the largest recorded specimen being in Kalamazoo County, Michigan.  Attracts hummingbirds.
 

Alnus maritima  Seaside alder
$sold out
Native     Sun/part shade  Zones 6-9  Family: Betulaceae
This uncommon American native is globally rare and only is found in disjunct populations in Delaware, New Jersey, Georgia & Oklahoma.

Alnus serrulata    River alder 
Arkansas Native 
  $please inquire
Sun - part shade    Zones 5a to 10.    Family: Betulaceae
    Smooth alder, tag alder are just more of the names applied to this wetland species. Wild crafters often use the fruits of alder to gild & sell as earrings or necklaces. Alders grow quite fast & provide food & nesting for birds & small mammals. 
 

Amelanchier alnifolia Sarvisberry/Juneberry/Servisberry
$12.00 F(ready late spring)    $15.00 2 gallon - shipping surcharge
Native  Sun to  1/2 day sun (preferably full sun) 
The sarvisberries are the earliest trees/shrubs to bloom in the wild having white flowers that often have a sweet fragrance. If you want to attract birds, be sure to plant some of these as the delicious fruit is gobbled up quickly by the birds (they make wonderful cobblers if you can get to the fruit first). This species is stoloniferous making a running clump in time. Height is variable up to 15’, usually smaller. 

Amelanchier alnifolia ‘ Smokey”         Sarvisberry
Native
$15.00 2 gallon (possibly shipping surcharge)
Sun to part shade  Zones 3-8.
Smoky  will get to about 12' & is very prolific in fruit production.  Very sweet fruit & long lived.     BIRDFOOD
 

Amelanchier canadensis      Shadblow serviceberry
$12.00 3 quart   $16.00 #2   These  2 sizes will be ready early May 2008
Native  Sun/part shade  Zones 3-7(8)  Family: Rosaceae
Upright suckering shrub from 6 to 20 feet with smooth bark that is gray-brown & mottled with white patches.  The fruit is delicious (if you can beat the birds to it). 
 

Amelanchier 'Cumulus'©      Serviceberry
$25.00 #2    $32.00 #3    Nursery pickup
Native  Sun/part shade  Zones 5-8  Family: Rosaceae
Very long leaves with brilliant fall color mark this hybrid serviceberry.  Ultimate height 20-30'.  Great tasting fruit!  There appears to be some discrepancy in the parentage of 'Cumulus' but whoever the parents are, it is a lovely tree.

Amelanchier lamarckii        Lamarck serviceberry
$12.00 3 quart     $15.00 #2 + extra shipping
Native   Sun to part shade   Z:      Family: Rosaceae
Lamarck serviceberry is thought to be a natural hybrid but botanists are not sure of the parentage.

Amelanchier stolonifera     Running serviceberry
Native
$9.00 quart 
Sun to part shade  Zones 4-8  Family:  Rosaceae
This serviceberry reaches 4-5 feet tall & has a similar spread.  All serviceberries are wonderful bird food & most make excellent people food too!  Grows in most soils, including clay but doesn't like a limey soil.  Tolerant of drought (once established) , sale & black walnut.

Amorpha canescens lead plant 
Arkansas Native
 $7.00 quart
Sun to light shade Zones 4-9
When I visited the 'Tall Grass Prairie' in Oklahoma, this lovely leadplant was in full bloom in early June.  The spikes of soft lilac were covered with a myriad of butterflies.

Amorpha fruticosa Lead plant
Arkansas Native
    $13.00 gallon   CAN NOT SHIP TO CONNECTICUT!
Sun to light shade     Zones 5-10.    Family: Fabaceae
   This lovely native plant has beautiful pinnate foliage & purple flowers with gold stamens. An airy shrub that is found throughout the SE United States on stream & riverbanks & open woods. 3 to 5’ tall.   Very adaptable to soil & moisture levels. Butterflies.

Amorpha nana  dwarf lead plant 
Native
$7.00 quart $10.00 3 quart
Sun to light shade     Zones 4 to 7 at least.
At 2 -3 feet, this fragrant subshrub attracts noses as well as butterflies.  Very hardy native found from Minnesota to the Rockies. 
 

 Andrachne phyllanthoides     Buck brush
  $sold out 
Arkansas native
 Shade (some sun)  Zone 6-10 at least   Family: Euphorbiaceae
I know so little about this plant & so little is written about it, that I had to ask an expert!  All I could really find is that Buck Brush is the only woody member of the Euphorbia family that extends this far north, probably a relic left from before the last Tertiary uplift.  Anyway, my expert says:" Andrachne phyllanthoides is one of my favorite plants because it is so unusual.  Extremely drought tolerant; usually grows on sites having little or no soil.  It can get to maybe 2 1/2 to 3 feet tall.  A bit of fall color (yellow & pale red).  When grown on better sites, with better soil, it is quite attractive."
 
 
 

Aristolochia macrophylla Bigleaf pipevine 
Native
$sold out
Shade/part shade
Family: Aristolochiaceae Syn: Aristolochia durior. My thanks go to Tom Dilatush of Dilatush Nursery for seed that he collected in Virginia & sent to me. We spent several hours in winter talking of plants & such. It is the kindness & thoughtfulness of people like Tom that allow me to have such diverse native specimens. As a reminder, the pipevine swallowtail larvae feeds on the leaves of this vine. Shade/part shade. Extra moisture until well established.

Aristolochia tomentosa     Dutchman's pipevine
Arkansas  Native
  $9.00 Quart   $13.00 trade gallon 
Shade to part shade    Zones 5-9
Dutchman’s Pipe is a climbing vine that has unusual flowers that are greenish colored. Lovely heart shaped leaves make a nice cover for a shady arbor. Please be aware that at some times of the year, the plants we have may be ragged & almost bare of leaves.  At this time (mid summer) the pipevine caterpillers are munching away at the leaves.  Larval food plant for pipevine swallowtail butterfly. Deciduous. 

Aronia arbutifolia "Brilliantissima" Red Chokeberry
Arkansas Native
$13.00 3 quart    $16.00 #2+ extra shipping
Sun to part shade  Zone 4-9  Family: Rosaceae
 Outstanding for winter fruits. Suckering shrub that usually is 6 to 10’ in height & 3-5’ width.  Red chokeberry fruits begin to color nicely about September.  Birdfood!

Aronia melanocarpa Black chokeberry 
$35.00   10 gallon nursery pickup
Arkansas Native
 Sun to part shade         Zone 3-9  Family: Rosaceae
 Black chokeberry is another excellent bird attractor providing fruits in fall & also make excellent jelly of dark reddish-purple. Sandy or wet boggy soil is native habitat. Very hardy & ranges from Newfoundland to Missouri. Large specimens available at the nursery   Birdfood!

Aronia melanocarpa 'Iroquois Beauty'tm  PPAF
   $15.00 3 quart
Native  Sun/pt shade  Zone 3-9  Family: Rosaceae
Iroquois Beauty was selected for its smaller & more compact size of 3 x 3 feet.  Hardy to -40 degrees, Iroquois Beauty has fragrant white spring flowers, is attractive to butterflies; it has black fruits for jellies, jams or the birds & gorgeous fall color.  Can tolerate clay soils & seasonal flooding. Birdfood!
 

Aronia prunifolia 'Hugin'   Purple chokeberry
    sold out
Native  Sun/pt shade  Zones 3-8  Family: Rosaceae
Attractive flowers that attract butterflies & other flying critters.  Dark purple-black fruits on a compact plant of 3 to 4 feet.  Superb fall color.  Birdfood!

Asimina triloba           Paw-Paw.
Arkansas Native
$11.00 1/2 gallon $13.00 trade gallon  $22.00 #2 
Shade to part shade  Zones 5-9 at least   Family: Annonaceae
 The leaves, on a well grown mature tree are huge & tropical looking with a very decided odor of green bell peppers when the leaves are crushed. It is a Zebra swallowtail larva food plant. Two trees are generally needed to produce fruit. The native range of pawpaws is from Florida to Texas north to New Jersey, New York & over to southern Iowa & part of Nebraska.    May be grown in full sun but special care must be given for the first several years.  (Shaded during hottest part of day and plenty of water).  If you have tried to grow paw paws in the past from bare root stock & was disapointed, you might want to try again with one that has been grown in a pot from seed.

Azalea   -- see Rhodendron
 
 
 

Betula nigra "Heritage" River birch.
Arkansas Native
  Large specimans available for  nursery pickup
Sun to part shade  Zone 4-9   Family: Betulaceae
  Rapid growing tree to 30 feet or more, Very hardy & resistant to the bronze birch borer.   Beautiful peeling bark. Despite the name ‘river birch’, these trees do not need a river. They thrive quite well in ordinary garden soil.   6’ specimens available at the nursery.   Also, multi trunk specimens are available. 
 

Betula nigra 'Dura Heat'ppaf    River birch 
$16.00 #2   $30.00 #3  Nursery pickup on both 
Arkansas native   Sun/part shade  Zones 4-9  Family: Betulaceae
Selected for its heat resistance & gorgeous peeling bark, 'Dura Heat' reaches 40' with a 30' spread - somewhat smaller than the species.  Buttery yellow fall color.

Betula nigra “Little King” Dwarf river birch
Native selection
$20.00 3 quart                  $25.00  #2 + extra shipping
Sun to part shade      Zones 5-9    Family: Betulaceae
   The neat compact habit of this selected river birch makes it very useful as a specimen tree in limited space landscapes where the species would be unsuitable because of size.  Extremely resistant to bronze birch borer.  The bark has a colorful exfoliating pattern of pale peach alternating with cinnamon as the tree ages.  (3-5 years). Deep green foliage.  Little King will grow 8 to 10 ‘ in height & spread in 10 years. 
 

Bignonia capreolata       Cross Vine 
Arkansas Native 
 $sold out
Sun to light shade     Zones 5-9    Family:  Bignonaceae
 Yellow & red colored flowers that hummingbirds love!  Full sun to light shade on an arbor, trellis or fence.  Native to Illinois, Maryland, and south through Arkansas, LA & Texas,  this little known vine deserves greater attention.  Semi-evergreen. 

   Bignonia capreolata 'Tangerine Beauty'     Cross vine
$12.00 Quart
Sun to light shade  Zones 5-9  Family: Bignonaceae
Tangerine colored flowers almost obliterate the foliage in spring time.  Here at the nursery it is growing on an arbor & the hummingbirds go crazy.
 

Brunnichia cirrhosa      Ladies’ eardrops, buckwheat vine
Arkansas Native
sold out
Shade to half day sun   Zones 5-9   Family:  Polygonaceae 
  White flowers with a nice fragrance adorn this native vine between May & August.  It occurs naturally in lowlands, wet or damp areas but grows fine in ordinary garden soil & is drought tolerant after established.  Usually found climbing on trees or shrubs, this deciduous vine has long narrow winged fruits which inspired the common name, Ladies’ Eardrops.   The native range is from Illinois to Texas & east to the Carolinas. 
 

 Caesalpinia gillesii   Bird of Paradise shrub
Not native (South America)
 $15.00 1/2 gallon           $20.00 full gallon + extra shipping
Sun   Zones 6 (with protection) to 11. Family: Fabaceae 
  Bird of Paradise shrub (called shrub as to differentiate from the tropical plant by the same common name) is an eye-catching shrub or small tree that has naturalized in Texas & Oklahoma.  With its vivid yellow flowers and bright red stamens that protrude 3 to 5” out of the center of the flower, you must know it causes lots of comment.  Very fine pinnately compound foliage with a blueish cast, is lovely, making it a striking plant even when not in flower. 
 

Caesalpinia pulcherrima  Poinciana tree 
Not native (South American)
 sold out
Sun      Zones 8b-10   Family: Fabaceae
  Also known as Pride of Barbados, this small tree or shrub also has the lovely foliage of the Caesalpinia described above & is generally evergreen. The flowers are an orangey-red & yellow with red stamens. Sometimes the flowers will be all orange & red will no yellow. The wood is used to produce dye.  Only hardy to 30 degrees (zones 8b to 11).  If frozen to the ground, it should resprout in the spring.  Many gardeners cut it to the ground at the end of November so that it will grow back nice & compact in the spring.  Will try to get some pictures of this put in the photo gallery as some are blooming now & are quite outstanding! 

Callicarpa americana  Purple Beautyberry 
Arkansas  Native
$10.00 quart    $12.00 3 quart  (ready about May 2008)
Sun - shade      Zones 6-10    Family: Verbenaceae
Beautyberry certainly makes a statement in the late fall garden with its brilliant purple (?) fruits that wrap around the stem. Very tough plant being able to handle sun or shade, wet or dry. Birds feast on the berries in late winter when most other fruits are gone. Combine with a white-fruited form for beautiful contrast.   Native to Arkansas & Oklahoma, Texas & east to Florida & north to Maryland. Once found in Missouri, the species was exterminated by the water impoundment of Table Rock Dam. Larger available at nursery.   BIRDFOOD

Callicarpa americana 'White Beauty'    White beautyberry
Arkansas Native
     $15.00 3 quart
Sun  - shade      Zone 6-11.
  This is the white fruited form of the purple beautyberry. While the purple fruited beautyberry is fairly common, this form is quite uncommon.  Birds of many kinds eat the fruits late in the year when many other fruits have long since vanished. BIRDFOOD
 

Calycanthus floridus Carolina allspice/sweet shrub
Native
 $10.00 quart 
Part shade, afternoon shade      Zones 5-10.    Family: Calycanthaceae
  Carolina allspice, sweet shrub, sweet Betsy are just some of the common names for this native shrub. It has glossy leaves & spicy fragrant reddish brown flowers in early summer.   Good fall color. 

                    
Calycanthus x 'Venus'ppaf
Native hybrid
$15.00 Quart   $20.00 1/2 gallon
Shade/dappled shade/moring sun    Zones 5-8  Family: Calycanthaceae
A striking new hybrid with Calycanthus floridus in the mix.  Venus has multi-petaled 3-4" white flowers with the fragrance of strawberries.  The heart of each flower looks as if painted with wine & yellow.  Ultimate height 12' x 8' wide.  Will grow in full sun in northern states but in the south, they appreciate some afternoon shade.

Camellia sinensis        Tea plant
$12.00 quart 
Not native   Sun/part shade  Zones 7-9  Family: Theaceae
This evergreen shrub is what tea is made from.  It reaches four to six feet and has lovely white to pinkish blossoms.  Camellia sinensis seems to like some afternoon shade in the southern states.

Campsis radicans 'Flava'      Yellow flowered trumpet creeper
$15.00 1/2 gallon
Native   Sun to part shade  zones 4-9      Family: Bignoniaceae
Michael Dirr says this is a particularly handsome form of the species/ to him, preferable to the species.  Bright yellow flowers on a vine that gets 30 to 40'.  In my experience, it is not quite as vigorous as the orange flowered one.
Hummingsbirds!!!
 

Campsis radicans 'Red Sunset'  Red flowered trumpet creeper
$12.00 Trade gallon
Arkansas native  Sun/part shade  Zones 4-9  Family: Bignoniaceae
A rapidly growing sturdy vine with red flowers that the hummingbirds love.  Please use a sturdy trellis or fence for this one.
 

Carpinus caroliniana     Hornbeam 
Arkansas Native
$10.00 tall tree bands  - 
Light shade - afternon shade    Zones 3-10     Family: Betulaceae
 Blue beech, also known as musclewood because of the smooth blue gray bark which is fluted & has a serpentine growth. Sometimes known as ironwood for its very hard wood which is used for handles. A small trouble free tree that prefers shady conditions. Fall foliage is usually a clear yellow or orange, sometimes being red. Finches, ruffled grouse & turkeys relish the fruit. The native range of this tree is one of the widest of all our trees; from Ontario to Florida & Texas over thru Mexico. It is excellent for small yards & attracts songbirds to nest in its dense crown. 
 

Carya aquatica      Water hickory
Arkansas native 
$sold out
sun/part shade  Zones 6-10  Family: Juglandaceae
Water hickory tolerates wet soils & is native to the southeastern part of the U.S.  Very bitter nuts that squirrels and some birds eat.
 

 Carya cordiformis      Bitternut hickory
Arkansas Native
       $12.00   LTB
Full sun to part shade  Zones   4-9 
Bitternut hickory can grow to 50-75', sometimes larger.  The winter buds of this hickory are a sulphur yellow which makes it easily identifiable from other hickories.  Generally a slender tree with a cylindrical crown.  Said to be the fastest growing of the hickories.  Native to most of the eastern half of the United States.

Carya illinoensis Native pecan 
Arkansas Native
$ out
Sun to part shade   Zones 5-10.
This is the unimproved little pecan with so much flavor -- if you can get it before wildlife hoards the fruits away. There are a few huge specimens of these trees still left along the Arkansas River that just give me great pleasure to view. My dear friend, world famous horticulturist .... Russell Studebaker, collected these seeds for me. 

Carya laciniosa    Shellbark hickory
sold out
Arkansas Native
Sun to part shade   Zones 5-10   Family:  Juglandaceae
Another hickory with usually shaggy bark.  A slow growing medium sized tree with nuts that are sweet & large. Plant one, plant some for future generations.

Carya ovata   Shagbark hickory 
Arkansas Native
 out
Sun to part shade
Native to most of the eastern half of the United States, shagbark hickory gets to be a very large tree with gray shaggy bark. Very good tree for the nuts which feed wildlife & people too. Opening leaf buds in spring are as attractive as many flowers, even sometimes mistaken for the.  Although 4 years old, these are still less than 12". Plant for your grandchildren ---- or future generations. 

Carya texana      Black hickory 
Arkansas Native
 $9.00 tall tree pots
Sun to part shade     Zones 6 to 10.
A good small tree to 30' for dry upland soils, found throughout the Ozarks & parts of louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri & into Indiana. 
 

Carya tomentosa      Mockernut hickory
Arkansas native
out
Sun    Zones 4-9     Family: Juglandaceae
Mockernut hickory is an extrememly long lived large tree (75-100') While intolerant of shade & flood, this tree is very drought tolerant & adaptable to most soils from sandy loam to clay. Syn: Carya alba
 

Catalpa speciosa    Cigar tree/Indian bean 
Arkansas Native
 $15.00 #3 - shipping surcharge 
$30.00 7 gallon  (cannot ship)
Sun     Zones 4-9.  Family: Bignoniaceae
  Large leaves & beautiful large white showy flowers.  Good tree for shade.  This is the largest of the catalpa trees and grows fairly rapidly when young.  Unusually well adapted to extremes of heat & cold & to most soils. Sphinx moth caterpillars can defoliate trees, but the leaves do grow back. 
 

Ceanothus americana New Jersey Tea 
Arkansas Native
 $10.00 quart
Sun to light shade     Zones 3-9   Family: Rhamnaceae
 New Jersey Tea. Used as a tea by early settlers, this 3’ shrub has showy fragrant white flowers in spring & the fruits are eaten by wild turkeys. Hummingbirds are also attracted to the tiny insects that come to the flowers. This shrub is very intolerant of wet conditions. Well drained soil is a must. 
 

Celtis laevigata   Sugarberry
Arkansas Native
  $10.00 1/2  gallon
Sun   Zones 5 to 9  Family: Ulmaceae
Sugarberry or Sugar hackberry is native from Illinois to Texas & Florida.  Ultimate height is 60 to 80' and has relatively smooth bark. 

Celtis occidentalis        Common hackberry
$8.00 tall tree band  $10.00 trade gallon   $15.00 3 gallon (nursery pickup #3)
Arkansas native  Sun/pt shade  Zones 3-8  Family: Ulmaceae
Common hackberry is decidedly a survivor - tolerant of urban pollution, salts & drought.  With its warty bark it is easily identifiable.  Songbirds flock to the fruit & several butterfly species use the foliage as larvarl food.

Celtis tenufolia      dwarf hackberry
Arkansas Native
$ 
Full sun to part shade    Zones 5-10 at least.     Family: Ulmaceae
  Dwarf hackberry has a very wide range from Florida to Louisiana & north to Pennsylvania & west to Missouri, occurring in open rocky woods. Seed source near Lake Wedington in NW Arkansas. Hackberry trees provide fruit for birds & good nesting sites in their branches. larval food plant for many different butterflies.  Dwarf hackberry reaches 20 -25'. We also have 7 gallon & 10 gallon for nursery pickup only.

Cephalanthus occidentalis Buttonbush
Arkansas Native
$12.00 large tree bands  $15.00 2 gallon - nursery pickup
Sun to part shade    Zones 4-10   Family: Rubiaceae
Family: Rubiaceae.  Creamy white flowers on this native which grows from 5’ to 15’ along creeks, ponds & sloughs throughout much of North America. It attracts bees, butterflies & hummingbirds. 
 

Cephalanthus occidentalis 'Sputnik'      Buttonbush 
 $12.00 3 quart
Arkansas Native   Full sun to part shade   Zones 4-9   Family: Rubiaceae
Buttonbush gets to be a large rangey shrub - ideal for pond's edge or streamside.  Large glossy green leaves are attractive.  Lovely white ball-shaped flowers attract tiny insects, which are in turn eaten by hummingbirds!  So, you thought hummingbirds only drank nectar!  Actually, particularly when they are feeding you, insects are a very important part of their diet.

Cercis canadensis Eastern redbud
Arkansas Native
 sold out
Sun to part shade    Zones 5-9. Family: Caesalpinaceae
 Eastern redbud is a eagerly awaited sign of spring which is found in rich moist mixed woods & dry fields throughout the eastern part of the U.S. as far north as New Jersey & West to Nebraska. Showy pink flowers on small tree. Redbuds are  one of the most drought tolerant showy trees that I know. 

Chionanthes virginicus    Fringe tree    Grancy greybeard
Arkansas Native
$14.00 tall tree bands  $16.00 #2     $25.00 #4 - nursery pickup on #4
Sun to part shade  Zones 4-9       Family: Oleaceae.
 The scientific name of this tree translate to snow flower. Usually a small tree, it can be maintained as a shrub by periodic pruning. Fringe tree is not a rapid grower but usually blooms while quite small.  Fragrant late spring blossoms are cloud-like. Also known as granddaddy graybeard or grancy greybeard. 
 

Cladrastis kentuckea  AmericanYellowwood 
 $18.00 gallon    $25.00 2 gallon + shipping surcharge
 Arkansas Native   Sun to light shade  Zones 3b-8  Family: Fabaceae
  Syn: Cladrastis lutea. A lovely tree, especially in flower with its fragrant panicles of white flowers in spring. This tree is fairly rare in the wild with populations in Kentucky, Virginia & West N. C., found in Alabama west to Oklahoma & disjunct in Indiana. Eventually might reach 50’. Often grown as multi-trunked small tree.   Also some large plant at the nursery.
 

Clematis virginiana Virgin’s bower
Native
$sold out
Sun to part shade  Zones 3a-10.  Family: Ranunculaceae
 This native clematis blooms in the late summer/early fall & has many, many starry white fragrant flowers. 
 

Clethra alnifolia 'Anne Bidwell'    Summersweet
$sold out
Native  Morning sun to dappled shade  Zones 3-9 Family: Clethraceae
I've never really pointed out the fragrance of summersweet and I don't know how this could happen .... except sometimes one gets forgetful.    Clethra has an intense sweetness, almost like gardenias which is most delightful to experience on a warm June day.   Here's a plant for shade gardens!  Blooms well in all but the heaviest shade.  It does need extra moisture to bring out the best.  Anne Bidwell is a selection that blooms a little later than the others plus it has the largest flowers.

              
Clethra alnifolia 'Hummingbird'     Summersweet
$11.00 1/2 gallon   $13.00 gallon
Native  Morning sun to dappled shade  Zones 3-9  Family: Clethraceae
Hummingbird was selected for its more compact, mounding shape & because it is more floriferous than the species.  2-4' tall, it is smaller than most.  Again, one of the few fragrant plants blooming in shade in the summer.
 

Clethra alnifolia 'Ruby Spice'
   $18.00 2 gallon - nursery pickup
Native  Morning sun to dappled shade  Zones 3-9  Family: Clethraceae
Selected for the pinkest coloring to the flowers.   Same great fragrance, shade & moisture loving - 6-8'.

  Clethra alnifolia 'Sixteen Candles'     Summersweet
$10.00 quarts   Gallon $13.00
Native   Morning sun to dappled shade   Zones 3-9  Family: Clethraceae
Michael Dirr selected this as an outstanding specimen of summersweet for its compact habit and very upright flowers.

Cocculus carolinianus Carolina snailseed 
Arkansas Native
   $8.00 quart 
Sun to part shade      Zones 6a to 10.    Family: Menispermaceae
   Carolina snailseed or what some people call moonseed, is a woody vigorous vine that produces copious amounts of brilliant red fruit in the fall. Birds relish the fruits causing them to rapidly disappear. (To me, Carolina moonseed is the vine with blue pearly looking fruits  which we offer also, see Menispermum canadense). Native to Arkansas & most of the SE & central states. BIRDFOOD
 
 
 

Cornus alternifolia Pagoda Dogwood
Arkansas Native
   sold out
Morning sun, dappled shade, full sun   zones 3-7
  this dogwood is found from the mountains of Georgia to Canada in well drained clearings or woodland edges. There are several reasons for considering this dogwood; height 15’ to 25’, often half as wide as tall, cold tolerance & resistance to dogwood anthracnose disease. Fruits turn from green to a dark blue black on red stems.     Birds love dogwoods!

Cornus amomum  Swamp Dogwood 
Arkansas Native
  $12.00 2 Quart$13.00 3 quart  $16.00 #2   $20.00 #3   Shipping surcharge on 2&3
 Part shade, dappled shade, sun with extra moisture   Zones 4a - 9.
While you don’t need a swamp to grow this lovely native dogwood, it can tolerate seasonal flooding & damp soil. Lovely blue fruits that the birds gobble up very rapidly. Native as far north as Newfoundland.
 
 

Cornus drummondii Rough leaved dogwood.
Arkansas Native
$8.00 quart  $10.00 TG  $15.00 2 gallon (maybe extra shipping) $25.00 #4   $45.00  #7  $55.00 #10 $75.00 #20     #4 thru #20 - nursery pickukp
Morning sun - dappled shade - full sun    Zones 3-9.
 Small understory tree that featured white fruit also beloved by birds. John Pelton gathered these seeds for me in the Ouachita Mts. of Arkansas. Rough-leaved dogwood’s native range is from Mississippi to Texas & north to Ontario, Ohio, Illinois, Iowa & Nebraska. This dogwood can survive fairly dry conditions. 

Cornus foemina    Stiff dogwood
    $15.00 gallon
Arkansas native  Shade/sun  A: 4-9  Family: Cornaceae
A small tree, usually growing as an understory shrub.  White flowers appear in May or June in Flat-topped heads, followed by blue fruits in the fall.  My thanks again to Larry Price for these seeds.  Stiff dogwood is often found in wet places - but is growing just fine in full sun in my little arboretum.

Cornus florida           Flowering dogwood
Arkansas Native
 sold out
Shade - dappled shade    Zones: 5b to 9
Flowering dogwood needs no introduction as this is what most people think of when you say dogwood tree. The showy bracts in late March to early April in a woodland are most beautiful. We are fortunate here to have many scattered throughout our woods. This dogwood needs to be sited well, preferably in dappled shade or afternoon shade. The drainage needs to be good as standing water or heavy clay will usually assure its demise.  Birds love dogwoods!
 

Cornus obliqua  Pale dogwood
Arkansas Native
$10.00 2 quart
Shade - morning sun - full sun with extra moisture  Zones 4-9
This too is called swamp dogwood & pale dogwood & silky dogwood. I have only seen this growing as a multi-stemmed shrub to about 5’. I first saw it in 1997 on a native plant hike in Searcy County, Arkansas by Falling Water Creek & was struck by the beauty of the fruits that were in different stages of maturity & therefore different colors. These plants are from seed I collected from those plants.  It’s native from New Brunswick to Arkansas.  Birds love dogwoods!
 

Cornus racemosa          Gray dogwood 
Arkansas Native
   sold out
Shade - morning sun - sun with extra moisture  Zones 3 - 8  Family: Cornaceae
Gray dogwood feeds over 100 species of birds with its lovely white fruite....which do not last long.  The bright reddish pink pedicels stay on the tree well into winter providing a nice visual effect.  The flowers are white in terminal panicles on almost every stem.  Height is 10 to 15 feet & spread about the same.  Gray dogwood occurs in moist or rocky ground along streams & ponds, wet meadows & borders of prairies with its range from Maine to Ontario, south to Florida & west to Oklahoma. It may forms suckering thickets & is excellent for wildlife planting. The foliage turns a purplish-red to dull rose red in fall.    Birds love dogwoods!

Cornus walteri  Walter’s dogwood 
Not native
$20.00  2 gallon (shipping surcharge)
Shade - morning sun     Zone 6-10
An interesting small tree or tall shrub from China with oval pointed leaves & white flowers in flat topped inflorescences 3" wide late in the spring. Black fruits. Birds love dogwoods!

Corylus americana   American hazelnut 
Arkansas  Native
 $10.00   3 quart      $15.00 2 gallon + extra shipping charge
Shade part shade  sun     Zone 4-9.    Family: Betulaceae
 A real treat for wildlife!   Often found in rich woods throughout the Eastern U.S. Squirrels, turkeys & other wildlife use these nuts so don’t expect a big harvest. 

                             NEW FOR 2008
Corylus cornuta       Beaked hazelnut
$10.00 Quart
Native   Shade/part sun  Z: 4-9  Family: Betulaceae
Beaked hazelnut is native to most of the United States.  It forms a thick shrub about 4-8' tall & wide.  It may form thickets in time.  Beaked hazelnut has been used medicinally for centuries & as food for many native Americans, as well as early settlers.  Small critters & upland birds eat the nuts as well.
 

Cotinus obovatus       American smoketree
$16.00 trade gallon $25.00  #4 (nursery pickup) 
Arkansas native  sun to dappled shade  Zones 4-8  Family: Anacardiaceae
Exquisite!  In Tulsa, there are a number of these tree planted.   Driving around the city I couldn't help but note the rounded blue-gree leaves that made this small tree really stand out in the crowd.  In June, misty panicles of flowers bloom which give rise to the common name smoketree.  And yet, the best is yet to be...in autumn, the leaves more than rival any Sugar Maple in the colors of orange & yellow & red.  A small tree to about 30 feet at maturity.  Smoketree must be planted where it will stay on the dry side.  Please do not try to put this in a larger pot to grow on ... It is easy to kill in pots from overwatering. 
 

Crataegus marshallii Parsley haw
Arkansas Native
   inquire
Sun  - dappled shade - part shade  Zones 5-8 at least
A beautiful small tree with leaves shaped like parsley.  Generally without thorns and having bright red fruits.  The bark will begin to exfoliate as the tree ages.  Adaptable to dry conditions.     BIRDFOOD
 

Crataegus opaca        Western mayhaw
Arkansas native
$10.00 1/2 gallon
Sun/part shade  Zones 8 to 10 (maybe colder)  Family: Rosaceae
Often used for jelly making, this hawthorn has nice bright red fruits.  Native to low areas throughout the South.
 
 
 

Decumaria barbara wood vamp
Arkansas Native 
$12.00 gallons
Shade to dappled shaded - morning sun   Zones 7(6) to 10    Family: Saxifragaceae
 This SE native vine is little known & Dirr says it deserves better recognition.   it has lovely white fragrant flowers & glossy leaves. Deciduous. 
 

Decumaria barbara 'Barbara Ann'   Wood vamp 'Barbara Ann'
 $15.00 gallon
Native  Full shade to morning sun  Zones 6-9 Family: Saxifragaceae
'Barbara Ann' is named after Coach Vincent Dooley's wife & was discovered on the couple's property in Madison County, Georgia.  Outstanding for its deeply lustrous, light-reflecting leaves with fragrant creamy white flowers, this self-clinging vine for shade has been very much overlooked in horticulture.  Here in Zone 7, most years this vine is evergreen.  Cold hardy to -20 degrees.
 

Diervilla lonicera      Bush honeysuckle
$sold out
Native  Sun/part shade  Zones 2-7   Family: Caprifoliaceae
Small bright yellow flowers appear in early to mid-summer on this 2-4 foot shrub.  Growing in dry poor soils on exposed rocky sites, bush honeysuckle is also shade tolerant.  Fruits are relished by certain songbirds.
 

Dierville sessifolia 'Butterfly'     Southern bush honeysuckle
$sold out
Native  sun/part shade   Zones 5-8   Family: Caprifoliaceae
Southern bush honeysuckle gets 2 to 5' tall with a spread of 4-6 foot.  A suckering shrub with glossy dark green leaves, the sulphur yellow flowers appear in summer on current year's growth.  A tough small shrub for the border. Hardy to at least -20 degrees.

Diospyros virginiana       Persimmon
Arkansas Native
$13.00 FG    $9.00 tall tree bands 
Sun to part shade   Zones 5-9    Family: Ebonaceae
 Persimmons come in male & female trees & these are not old enough to tell the difference.  If you wish to be assured of having a female, you should probably purchase several.  Every child should be able to have the fun of tasting persimmons, both ripe & upripe.
 

Dirca palustris        Leatherwood
$sold out
 Arkansas native
Shade  Zones 4-9   Family: Thymaelaceae
A slow growing understory shrub, leatherwood has the curious ability to have its twigs twisted in a knot without breaking.  Early spring flowers are a pendulous yellow appearing before the leaves.  Fruit quickly matures in May & is eaten by songbirds.  Long lived & generally free from problems. Moist soils.

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Eleutherococcus sieboldianus 'variegatus'  See: Acanthopanax
 

Erythrina herbacea       Coral Bean
$12.00 quart
Arkansas native  Sun/pt shade  Z: 7b to 9   Family: Celastraceae
A small tree from 4 feet to 10 feet or more in frost free areas.  Bright red flowers are replaced with pods that split open to showy red beans.  These beans are poisonous to humans.  In Zones 7 & 8, Coral bean dies back to acaudiciform (a storage unit mostly above ground) & in the spring puts out new stems & leaves. 

Euonymus americana       Strawberry bush/Hearts a bustin
Arkansas Native
  $10.00 2 Quart   $12.00 3 Quart + ship surcharge  $16.00 #2 - Pickup
Shade - dappled shade - Zones 6a-9   Family: Celastraceae. 
 An attractive shrub that is known by several common names:  Strawberry bush, Hearts a bustin.  These common names are understandable when you see the fruit.  In fall, brightly colored pinky-purple fruits form & then the covering splits & you see 5 orange-red seeds.  This fruit persists for several weeks, putting on quite a show.  Young stems are a dark green which helps to readily identify it when y ou are walking in the woods.  Strawberry bush prefers dappled shade or at least afternoon shade.   Full sun with extra moisture
 

Euonymus atropurpurea     Wahoo
Arkansas native
  1/2 gallon $15.00   $17.00 gallon
Sun/part shade  Zones 4-9  Family: Celastraceae
Taller growing than Euonymus americana, Wahoo nevertheless has the lovely pinky-purple fruits that burst open to have a long display of scarlet seeds.  Flowers are small but an intersting purple.  Good fall leaf color.  Ultimate  height in cultivation is about 20-25'.
 

Fagus grandifolia American beech
$sold out
Arkansas native  Sun/part shade  Zones 3-10  Family: Fagaceae
Beech is one of the most majestic & graceful trees in the forest.  Reaching 90' at maturity, it is a tree for posterity.  Smooth gray bark is a hallmark of American beech.  Golden fall foliage lingers on the trees for a long time, producing a silvery look in winter.
 

Forestiera acuminata       Swamp privet
$10.00   1/2 gallon   $12.00 gallon  nursery pickup
Arkansas native   Sun/part shade  Zones:    Family: Oleaceae
Don't know who gave this the commom name of swamp privet - but it is not the terribly invasive stuff that one normally thinks of as privet!  A small native tree that is usually found in wetlands.  Blooms early February to March with small bright yellow flowers.  Females produce fruit in summer.  A significant wildlife food, particularly favored by Chestnut-bellied quail in Texas, also used by mallards & wood ducks & robins.    My thanks to Brent Baker for collecting the seed and bringing this to us. BIRDS!!
 
 
 

Fothergilla gardenii       Dwarf witch alder
  $12.00 3 quart   $14.00 Full gallon
native  Sun/pt shade  Z: 5-8  Family: Hamamelidaceae
Thse come by way of Dr. Jon Lindstrom from open-pollinated plants where he collected the seed in order to see the variations that would appear in the progeny.  It has been amazing for me to see this variation in summer color & fall color.  All seedlings have been quite vigorous in their growth.
 
 

Fothergilla gardenii 'Blue Mist'   Dwarf witch alder
$sold out
Native   Sun/part shade    Zone 5-8  Family: Hamamelidaceae
'Blue Mist' was selected for its very frosty blue foliage.  In the south, it may benefit from a bit of afternoon shade.  2-4' tall and 3 feet wide at maturity although when happy, it may sucker to form a small colony.  Ivory white fragrant flowers appear in early spring, often before the foliage.
 

Fothergilla ‘Mt. Airy Witch alder 
Native
 $sold out
Part shade to full sun   zones 4-8.   Family: Hammelidaceae 
Witch alder seems a strange name for this lovely shrub with it’s distinctive brushlike creamy white flowers. This cultivar is a natural hybrid of F. gardenii & F. major.  Mt Airy has been selected for it’s floriferous nature. It is fairly drought tolerant with fragrant flowers & brilliant fall foliage. They reach about 4-5’  In the wild, fothergillas are on the endangered list.   Backlight by the sun in the fall, the foliage seems to glow.
 

Fothergilla major     Witch alder 
Arkansas Native   $12.00 2 quart
Part shade to full sun  Zones 4-8  Family: Hammelidaceae
   The large witch alder is native to the uplands of the southern Blue Ridge Mountains and has larger flowers, greater hardiness & drought tolerance than the dwarf witch alder.  While growing to about 10’, you can easily keep this smaller by pruning – summer pruning to ensure the most flowers.  Bottlebrush looking white flowers that generally have a honeylike fragrance on a warm spring day.  Their fall foliage is brilliant in oranges, reds & yellows – give as much sun as possible to get the best flowers & best coloring in foliage. 
 

Franklinia alhamata     Ben Franklin tree
$sold out
Native  Sun to part shade  Zones 4-8(9)  Family: Theaceae
A small shrub or tree of an upright appearance with perfect white 5 petaled fragrant flowers.  The flowers are slightly cupped and up to 3 inches across.  Not the easiest tree to grow, Franklinia needs good soil with lots of organic matter that is moist, acid & well drained.  Full sun gives the best fall color but will tolerate  light shade.  The history of this tree is quite fascinating as it was collected from the wild in Georgia in 1770 by John Bartram.  John planted some in his garden, which survived: but Franklinia has not been seen in the wild since 1790. 

Fraxinus americana    White ash 
$16.00 2 gallon  $20.00  4 gallon    $30.00  7 gallon 
Extra shipping or nusery pickup may apply to all sizes of white ash
Arkansas native    Sun     Zones 4-9      Family: Oleaceae 
A stately tree that is widespread throughout the eastern half of the United States.  In time can reach 75 feet or more.  Pinnately compound leaves turn a lovely yellow in fall. Larval food for Tiger Swallowtail
 

 Fraxinus pennsylvanica     Green ash 
$16.00 2 gallon   $20.00 4 gallon  $22.00 7 gallon - nursery pickup or shipping surcharge applies to all sizes
Arkansas native     Sun to part shade    Zones 2-10    Family: Oleaceae
Green ash doesn’t get quite as large as White ash but still will make a large tree.  Native over about 2/3 of the United States, once established it’s a pretty hardy tree. Larval food for Tiger Swallowtail
 

Fraxinus profunda      Pumpkin ash
$9.00 tall tree bands   $12.00  3 quart
Arkansas native  Sun/part shade  Z: 4-9  Family: Oleaceae
Thanks to Theo Witsell for sending me seeds of Pumpkin Ash.  Native from New York to Michigan, south to Texas & east to Florida.  Pumpkin ash is an obligate wetland species & develops a large base when grown in areas that remain wet.  The base can be pumpkin-shaped, which accounts for the common name.  Pumpkin ash may reach 120 feet at maturity with large leaves & dangling flowers.
 

Fraxinus quadrangulata       Blue Ash
Arkansas Native
$ inquire    Nursery pickup
Sun/part shade  Zones 4-8        Family: Oleaceae   .
An unusual ash with stems having 4 sides. Native from Michigan to Arkansas & Tennessee. May eventually reach 80 feet, so don’t plant under a power line! Valuable tree for wildlife, many birds like to nest in the branches of ash. 

                   NEW FOR 2008
Gardenia jasminoides           Gardenia
$9.00 Quart     $15.00 3 quart
Not native   Sun/pt shade  Z: 8(7) - 10  Family: Rubiaceae
I have loved the scent of gardenias as far back as I can remember.  The heady fragrance makes it worth the trouble it takes to grow it here in Zone 7.  I often take plants into the greenhouse to overwinter then so I can be assured of bloom, but I have one planted on the south side of my house which has survived several winters & blooms faithfully.

Gelsemium sempervirens               Carolina jessamine 
Arkansas Native
    $10.00 FG
Sun - part shade   Zones 7-9.
Carolina jessamine is also called yellow jasmine.  a climbing vine with evergreen leaves has bright yellow fragrant flowers.  An ideal vine to cover a  mailbox, an unsightly fence or as a screen. 

Ginkgo biloba     Maidenhair tree
??native  ?? not native??
  $10.00 TG   $14.00 2 gallon (maybe extra shipping)
  4 gallon  $20.00 nursery pickup
Sun - part shade     Zones  4-8.
I have read fossils have been found that indicate the possibility that Ginkgo may have been on the North American continent at one time.  Whether it was or not, Ginkgos are outstanding trees.  The fan shaped leaves are lovely in their green dress & outstanding in their yellow fall color.  An interesting fact about Ginkgos is the leaves fall almost all at one time (within a day or so).  Unsexed seedlings. 

Gymnocladus dioicus     Kentucky Coffee tree
Arkansas Native
  $A few specimans for nursery pickup
Sun to part shade     Zones 3-9.
A beautiful tree, very straight & symetrical.  Deep grooved rugged bark on this fine native tree.  Compound leaves make for very light shade, so that if you grow lawn grass, you may grow it up close to the trunk.  It does make large interesting pods when it gets old enough.  Native to much of the eastern U. S. 

Halesia diptera    Snow-Drop tree 
Arkansas    Native
$a few large for nursery pickup
Shade - part shade      Family: Styracaceae     Zones 6-9. 
    Also known as 2 winged silverbell for the ridges on the fruit as opposed to the four ridges which the Carolina silverbell has.  A beautiful small tree with white bell-shaped flowers 3/4 inch long that dangle on pedicels of about 3/4 inch.  Two winged silverbell blooms about 2 weeks later than H. tetraptera (carolina).  It is found on moist sites,  woodland floodplains, marsh edges & ravines from S. C. to Florida to Texas & Arkansas. It has withstood -25 degrees in Cincinnati & flowered profusely.  Not widely known, this small tree reaches 20 to 30 feet and derives its common name from the shape of the fruit.
 

Halesia diptera 'Magniflora'     2 winged silverbell
Arkansas native
sold out
Sun/part shade  Zones 6-9 at least  Family: Styracaceae
Magniflora is a selection of the two winged silverbell that has larger flowers than the species.  Beautiful white bell-shaped flowers dangle on pedicels of about 3/4 inch.  Two winged silverbell blooms about 2 weeks later than the 4 winged silverbell (Halesia tetraptera (carolina)).  20 - 30' ultimate height.
 

Halesia tetraptera 'Wedding Bells'    Carolina silverbell
Arkansas Native
sold out
Sun to part shade   Zones 5-8 at least   Family: Styracaceae
 Wedding Bells has been selected for it's beautiful white bell-shaped flowers that are unusually large for the species.  These plants flower very young, in fact, these plants offered bloomed this spring already.  Carolina silverbell is a small tree, with its native habitat along waterways or in moist rich woodlands from  Florida to Virginia. 
 

Halesia tetraptera          Carolina silverbell
$12.00 Large tree band   $15.00 full gallon 
$20.00 #2 + shipping surcharge  $30.00 #4 -nursery pickup
Arkansas native    Sun/pt shade  Z: 5-8  Family: Styracaceae
Carolina silverbell is one of those trees that is so beautiful it is hard to believe it grows wild - here in Pope County, Arkansas.  White bell-shaped flowers appear in springtime of very young trees.  Height in about 15 years is 12' - possible mature height is 30'.

Hamamelis vernalis Vernal witch hazel 
Arkansas  Native
 $9.00 quart 
 Shade - Part shade to sun Family: Hamamelidaceae
Late winter or early spring blooming shrub to 6’. Spreads by means of short stolons. Found from Missouri to Arkansas & Louisiana and Oklahoma. Fragrant flowers.  As I rework these web pages, the witch hazel are blooming - the fragrance is incredibly sweet on a warm February day.
 

Hamamelis virginiana     Common witch hazel
$12.00 large tree bands  $16.00 2 gallon - nusery pickup
Arkansas Native   Sun to shade   Zones 3-8(9)  Family:  Hamamelidaceae
The extract, witch  hazel, is distilled from the roots or bark of young stems.  A small tree or shrub reaching 15 to 20 feet in cultivation.  Yellow fragrant flowers are made up of 4 strap-like petals.  Common witch hazel blooms between October & December. 

Hydrangea arborescens Wild hydrangea 
Arkansas  Native
$9.00 quart $12.00 1/2 gallon
Shade  -  morning sun     Family: Saxifragaceae.
 Hardy sprawling shrub native to the eastern half of the U.S. Zone 4. You can cut this shrub back to about 4 - 5" each winter & will stay more manageable & still bloom nicely each year. White flowers are attractive to bees & wild turkeys eat the fruit. I collected the seed last fall on our Ozark Chapter hike at Leatherwood Creek near ponca. (which is in NW Arkansas)  Will grow in very heavy shade.
 

Hydrangea arborescens 'Hayes Starburst'  Wild hydrangea
$10.00 quart   $15.00 3 quart
Native   Shade/morning sun  Zone 4-8  Family: Saxifragaceae
May I be so bold as to predict this new selection of our native wild hydrangea will be a hit throught the world where it can be  grown.  White multi-sepaled flowers stand out like... like a Starburst!  Hayes Jackson of Anniston, Alabama discovered this wonderful plant. 4-6' ultimate height.

Hydrangea arborescens ssp radiata      Silverleaf wild hydrangea
$10.00 quart  $12.00 1/2 gallon  $15.00 gallon
Native  Morning sun/full shade  Zones 4-9  Family: Saxifragaceae
`With a light breeze, the startling silver-white of the undersides of the leaves point out this variation from the more common wild hydrangea.  Silverleaf hydrangea is found in Tennessee, Georgia & a few surrounding states.  These will grow in full heavy shade & still flower.  Wild hydrangeas get pretty leggy & since they flower on new wood, should be cut back severely in late winter.  You can cut the flowers before they start browning & dry them for use in flower arrangements.
 
 
 
 

There are several sizes  of  tubes or bands.  The one we use mostly is what I call a tall tube or tall tree band(when you see it beside the price of a plant).  This size is 2 and 7/8 inches square by 9 inches deep.  This give a maximum root run while conserving soil & shipping costs.  When  you see the words large tube or large tree band - this size is 4 inches by 4 inches by 10 inches deep.  TTP means Tall Tree Pot & these are 4 inches by 4 inches by 14 inches deep.  As we add more sizes you will see different descriptions.

 

Hydrangea arborescens  'Annabelle'   Wild hydrangea
Native 
    $inquire
Morning sun to full shade   Zones 4-8 at least  Family: Saxifrageaceae
Annabelle has been selected for its outstanding flowers, larger than the species.  For shade, it certainly brightens a dark corner of your garden with its bright white flowers.  May reach 5-6 feet but can easily be shaped by pruning or cut back to the ground early in the season.
 
 
 

"If suburbia were landscaped with meadows, prairies, thickets, forests or combinations of these, then the water would sparkle, fish would be good to eat again, birds would sing & human spirits would rise."  - Lorrie Otto

Hydrangea quercifolia 'Alice' Oakleaf hydrangea
Native 
$11.00 TG    $15.00 #2 + ship surcharge 
Shade  - dappled shade - morning sun  Zone 5-9  Family: Saxifrageaceae
Oakleaf hydrangea 'Alice'  may eventually reach 12 feet high by 12 feet wide having inflorescences that can e 15" long.  Creamy clusters of white sepals are almost 50 Cent size.  The flowers age to a dustry pink-rose - staying beautiful on the shrub as they dry.  The flowers may be cut for use in dried flower arrangements.   Fall paints its leaves a maroon & in mid winter when the leaves drop, the exfoliating bark creates more textures in the winter landscape.    This is such a wonderful cultivar and if you don't want it so large, PRUNE IT!!
 

        
Hydrangea quercifolia 'Amethyst'    Oakleaf hydrangea
Native
$13.00 2 quart
Part sun or shade  Zone 5-9  Family: Saxifrageaceae
'Amethyst' has been selected for its compact form & 6" flowers 6that age to a deep red.  Height 5 to 6 feet.

Hydrangea quercifolia 'Little Honey' (pp)
$sold out  - should have more ready by late May 2008
Native    Morning sun  Z: 5-9  Family: Saxifragaceae
Yellow leaves make 'Little Honey' really standout out from the rest.  A dwarf shrub growing 3-4 feet tall which will fit into most anyone's yard.  Flowers are the typical white and are in proportion to the rest of the plant.  Burgandy red leaves in the fall.  Dappled shade or high shade is suitable also.
 
 

Hydrangea quercifolia 'Pee Wee'    Oak leaf hydrangea 'Pee Wee'
 $13.00 1/2 gallon
Native  Morning sun/shade  Zones 5-9  Family: Saxifragaceae
A more compact form of oak leaf hydrangea, 'Pee Wee' should grown 2 to 3' by 2 to 3' with smaller leaves & flowers than the species.  Just the right size for under most windows or in borders.
 

Hydrangea quercifolia 'Sikes Dwarf'   Oakleaf hydrangea 'Sikes Dwarf'
  $13.00 1/2 gallon 
Native   Morning sun to shade  Zones 5-9   Family: Saxifrageaceae
Sikes Dwarf is a low growing oak leaf hydrangea  3-4' should be it's maximum height with a spread of about 4 feet.  Attractive white flowers that are in proportion to the plant size.  Ideal for smaller yards.  Still has all the wonderful attributes of Oak leaf hydrangea.
 

Hydrangea quercifolia 'Snowflake'   Oak leaf hydrangea 'Snowflake'
    $15.00   1/2 gallon   $18.00 TG
Native   Morning sun/shade  Zones 5-9   Family: Saxifragaceae
'Snowflake' has multiple bracts which emerge on tops of old ones which create a double flowered appearance.  Panicles of 12 to 15" are the most beautiful of the sterile flowered forms. The flowers open white with older sepals turning deep pink which makes a lovely show.  Ultimate height about 5-8 feet.

Among all the mail-order nurseries I've dealt with, this was the most loving & careful packing job I've ever seen.  The plants are gorgeous.  Thank you!     RS - Ohio
 

Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Snow Queen’     Oakleaf hydrangea
Native 
$12.00 1/2 gallon
Shade  - dappled shade  - morning sun     Zones 5 to 9. Family:  Saxifragaceae
    Oakleaf hydrangea is one of my favorite shrubs for year long interest.  In springtime there are large elongated flower heads which turn to a lovely buff color as they dry as summer arrives (they can be cut for dried arrangements)  Fall paints its leaves a maroon & in mid winter when the leaves drop, the exfoliating bark creates  more texture in the winter landscape. 
 

Hypericum hypericoides       St Andrews Cross
Arkansas native
sold out
Sun/part shade  Zones 5-9  Family: Clusiaceae
Lower growing than most hypericums, St. Andrew's cross has small bright yellow flowers & very attractive foliage.  Good for dry areas.

                  NEW FOR 2008
Hypericum frondosum 'Sunburst'    Saint John's wort
$12.00 3 quart
Native   Sun/pt shade  Z: 5-8  Family: Clusiaceae
Sunburst is a lovely selection of Golden St. John's wort with 2" large flowers.  Semi-evergreen in the southern part of it's range which is from Kentucky eastward & south.  3 feet is the usual height.
 

Hypericum kalmianum 'Ames'      Kalm St. John's wort
$7.00 quart    $10.00  2 quart
Native  Sun/part shade  Z: 4-7  Family: Clusiaceae
Evergreen sub-shrub which reaches 2-3 feet with a similar spread.  Blooms in early to mid summer with 1 inch canary yellow powder puff looking flowers.  While it is happiest with moist soil, it tolerates some drought after getting established.

Hypericum kalmianum 'Gemo'  Kalm St. John's wort
$7.00 Quart   $10.00 2 quart
Native    Sun/part shade  Z: 4-7  Family: Clusiaceae
Gemo has been selected for its long flowering habit.  It is typically evergreen and makes a nice shrub for the border at 2-3'.  Yellow flowers in early to mid summer.

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Hypericum pyramidatum        Great St. John's wort
$8.00 Quart
Native  Partial shade  Z: 3-7  Family: Clusiaceae
Great St. John's wort is found in the Midwestern states & Northeastern part of the U.S.   It is endangered or threatened in many states.  The flowers are a brilliant yellow & are 1 - 2 inches across.  Growing 2-4' tall, Great St. John's wort is lovely for a partly shaded garden.  Syn: Hypericum ascyron
 

Ilex decidua 'Red Cascade'      Female possumhaw
$sold out
Arkansas native  Sun/part shade  Z: 6-9  Family: Aquifoliaceae
'red Cascade' has been selected for the weeping habit of the branches.  Red berries in winter are abundant.

Ilex decidua 'Red Escort'      Male possumhaw
$15.00  TG   - only a few
Arkansas native  Sun/part shade  Z: 6-9  Family: Aquifoliaceae
'Red Escort' is