Pine Ridge Gardens
2012 Catalog
Trees, Shrubs, & Woody
Vines
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Note: Trees,
shrubs & vines are planted in a variety of containers, quarts 4x4x5',
1/2 gallons 5 X 5, 3 quart 6 x 5, gallons 6 X 6 & various sizes. A
few are in containers too large to ship except by special order --
These are marked Shipping surcharge. The shipping charges
on these will be $10.00 to $20.00 (if shipping is to adjoining states)
or more for each box shipped. Trees needing a box exceeding 5' will
be $30.00 shipping charge per box or more.
NP means Nursery Pickup.
Generally these cannot be shipped except by special arrangement.
Unfortunately you can count that the shipping will probably cost more than
the plant |
Acanthopanax sieboldianus
variegatus Variegated Aralia
$a few large for nursery
pickup
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
$12.00 3 quart
Arkansas native
Sun/part shade Z: 6-10 Family: Aceraceae(syn:
Sapindaceae)
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 grandidentatum
Big tooth maple
$15.00 #1
Native Sun/pt
shade Zone: 4-8 Family: Aceraceae (syn:
Sapindaceae)
A small sugar maple - 20 to
40 feet - usually having red/orange or yellow leaves in the fall - sometimes
all three colors abound. Native to the Edwards plateau in Texas &
northward into the western states.
Acer griseum
Paperbark maple
$45.00 #2 May
have extra shipping
Not native Part
shade Zones 4-8 Family: Aceraceae(syn:
Sapindaceae)
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 leucoderme
Chalk maple
$12.00 3 quart
Arkansas native Shade
to part sun Zone 5-9 Family: Aceraceae(syn:
Sapindaceae)
Also known as white bark maple,
this beautiful small tree grows 25-30' tall. The chalky white or
light gray bark is quite attractive. The bark on older trees becomes
ridged and blackened near the ground. The 2-3" diameter, lobed leaves,
give a spectacular display in the fall with shimmering colors from yellow
to vivid orange & deep red.
Acer rubrum
Red Maple
$15.00 #2 (nursery pickup
on #2) Larger at nursery also
Arkansas native
Sun/part shade Zone 3-9 Family: Aceraceae(syn:
Sapindaceae)
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 rubrum 'Summer Red'
Summer Red maple
$30.00 #2 $40.00
#4 nursery pickup for both
Selection of Arkansas native
Sun Zone:5-9 Family: Aceraceae(syn: Sapindaceae)
With its new foliage an outstanding
burgandy. Summer Red starts the year beautifully. Then deep green
foliage takes over for the summer with varying shades in the fall.
Height 40-50 feet. Birds, Butterflies.
Acer saccharum
Sugar maple
$15.00 #2
Ship surcharge on #2 #5 $30.00
Arkansas native
Sun/part shade Z: 3-8 Family: Aceraceae(syn:
Sapindaceae)
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.
| Buckeyes are
in the family Hippocastanaceae. Valued for their early spring flowers,
they are an outstanding source of nectar for early migrating hummingbirds.
While in nature, buckeyes are usually understory trees, with
some extra moisture the first several years, they do quite well in full
sun. PLEASE REALIZE THAT BUCKEYES WILL DEFOLIATE IN LATE SUMMER FOR
THE FIRST SEVERAL YEARS. |
Aesculus flava
Yellow buckeye
$15.00 4 Quart
Native Sun
to part shade Zone: 4-8 Family: Hippocastanaceae
Yellow buckeye may reach 50
to 75 feets in time with lovely yellow flowers. Native to Illinois,
Kentucky, Tennesee, Mississippi and further east. Yellow buckeye
is the largest buckeye native to the U.S. Synonym: Aesculus octandra.
Birds, squirrel & other critters - particularly hummingbirds early
in the year.
Aesculus glabra -
Ohio
Buckeye
Arkansas Native
$17.00 #2
$25.00 #4 + shipping surcharge
$50.00 # 7 - $65.00
#10 nursery pickup on #7 & #10
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
$12.00 3 quart
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 parviflora
Bottlebrush buckeye.
sold out
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
$15.00 3 Quart -
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
$15.00 3 quart
$28.00 #2.5 $30.00 #5 Extra shipping charges on #2.5 & #5
$50.00 #7
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.
| When Martin Luther was
asked what he would do if he knew he had only one more day to live, he
replied "I would plant a tree". |
Every child should have mud pies, grasshoppers,
waterbugs, tadpoles, frogs & turtles, elderberries, wild strawberries,
acorns, hickory nuts, trees to climb, animals to pet, hayfields, pine cones,
rocks to roll, sand, snakes, huckleberries and hornets – and any child
who has been deprived of these
has been deprived of the best part of his
education.
-Luther Burbank 1849 - 1926
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Alnus serrulata
River alder
$12.00 3 quart
Arkansas Native 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. Large rain garden plant. Wetland status facw+
for Arkansas
| Amelanchier belong to
the Rosaceae family. They go by such common names as juneberry, shadblow
bush, serviceberry & sarvisberry which is how I knew the plant when
I was a child. My grandmother had sarvisberry bushes by the chickenyard
fence - it was the variety that is a stoloniferous bush, rather than a
tree. I loved to eat the fruit & I’d ask my grandmother (who I called
Mama) if she would make a cobbler for me - she’d always say " Yes, if you
will pick the berries." So while they are good to eat for people,
the birds dearly love them too. Plant enough for them too! |
Amelanchier alnifolia Sarvisberry/Juneberry/Servisberry
$12.00 #1
$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
canadensis Shadblow serviceberry
$12.00
3 Quart $15.00 #2 (extra shipping #2)
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
humilis Low serviceberry
$sold
out
Native
Sun/part shade Z: 3-8 Family: Rosaceae
Low
serviceberry is native to most states north of Arkansas & to the east
of Missouri. A stoloniferus variety which produces tasty edible fruits
which birds love.
Birds need shelter which thick shrubs help
provide, as well as nesting sites & food & water sources. Migrating
birds need more than bird feeders. Plant some evergreen shrubs & fruit
bearing shrubs & trees.
Amelanchier laevis
Allegheny serviceberry
Native
$12.00 3 quart
$15.00 #2+extra shipping
Sun to part shade
Zones 5-9 at least Family: Rosaceae
Sarvisberry
shrubs or trees are a bird’s delight. People too if they get the chance.
A. laevis is native to the woods & mountains of Virginia, Georgia &
Tennessee. BIRDFOOD
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
$sold
out
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
$10.00 3 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
$9.00 Quart
$25.00 #5
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
$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."
Aralia spinosa Hercules
club
Arkansas Native
$10.00 Quart
$16.00 4 Quart
Part shade to Sun
Family: Araliaceae.This
spiny landscape specimen is also known as devil’s walking stick! As this
plant ages, the compound leaves become huge ... often having leaves up
to 3 feet long. Abundant fruit the birds love appear in the fall. Since
it does sucker, in a small garden it should be restrained by a planting
barrier. Native to much of the eastern U.S. & should be hardy to zone
5, perhaps colder. |
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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
$12.00 Quart
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 Red
Chokeberry
Arkansas Native
$9.00 Quart
$12.00 4 quart
Sun to part shade Zone
4-9 Family: Rosaceae
The fall color of the leaves
on red chokeberry is a deep claret red that lasts several months.
Red chokeberry is also outstanding for winter fruits. A suckering shrub
that usually is 6 to 10’ in height & 3-5’ width. Birdfood!
Wetland
status - FACW (Botanists
have renamed this Photinia pyrifolia but I choose to stay with the name
known by most folks)
Aronia arbutifolia "Brilliantissima"
Red
Chokeberry
Arkansas Native
$12.00 3 quart
$16.00 #2 nursery pickup
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!
(Botanists
have renamed this Photinia pyrifolia but I choose to stay with the name
known by most folks)
Aronia melanocarpa
Black
chokeberry
$15.00 3 Quart
$22.00 #2 $25.00 #3 $45.00
# 10 $60.00 #20 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!(also
renamed by botanists to Photinia melanocarpa) Wetland indicator:
FAC
Aronia
melanocarpa 'Iroquois Beauty'tm PPAF
sold
out $28.00 #3 Nursery pickup #3
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!(also
renamed by botanists to Photinia melanocarpa) Wetland indicator:
FAC
Asimina triloba
Paw-Paw.
Arkansas Native
$13.00 3 Quart
$16.00 #1
$22.00 #2+extra shipping #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
Baccharis halimifolia Groundsel
tree
Arkansas Native
$ inquire
Sun to part shade Zones
7 to 10 Family: Asteraceae.
One of the few woody
members of the Aster family, a Baccharis in fruit is a sight to behold.
The fibers that expand from the ripe seed make most people think it is
in flower. Very late fall show. Small shrub to about 6 feet. Native from
Virginia to Georgia & west to Arkansas. Only a few.
Betula nigra “Little King”Dwarf
river birch
Native selection
$25.00
#2 $45.00 #4 $60.00 #7 $80.00 #10 & $100 #15
Nursery pickup on all
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
out til May 2012
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
$ sold out
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)
$10.00 Quart
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.
Callicarpa americana
Purple
Beautyberry
Arkansas Native
$12.00 3 quart
Ready about May 1st
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
ready about May 1st
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
Plant condition was
Excellent. I look forward to ordering more plant material that will aid
wildlife.
M. Horst , Missouri |
Calycanthus floridus
Carolina allspice/sweet shrub
Native
Should
be ready about May 2012
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.
Camellia sinensis
Tea plant
out - maybe ready fall2012
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
out
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!!!
Carpinus caroliniana
Hornbeam
Arkansas Native
$12.00 3 quart
$16.00 #2 $28.00 #4 (nursery pickup)
Light shade - afternoon 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 species
are in the family Juglandaceae which is walnut, butternut, hickory &
pecan. Given enough time these make large trees. Plant for your children
& grandchildren or birds & squirrels of future generations. |
Carya aquatica
Water hickory
Arkansas native
$sold out
sun/part shade
Zones 6-10 Family: Juglandaceae
An obligate wetland species,
water hickory grows in wet clay areas & sloughs & backwater areas
where seasonal flooding is common. Birds, squirrels & other wildlife
use the nuts.
Carya
cordiformis Bitternut hickory
Arkansas Native
sold out 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
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. These
particular trees come from seed from a thoughful customer in Morrilton.
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
#16.00 #2
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
sold out
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
Castanea pumila v. ozarkensis
$out
Arkansas native
Shade to Sun Zones 6-9 at least Family:
Fagaceae.
Thanks to Arthur Evans &
the Nature Conservancy for the seeds that have produced these plants.
A small tree usually found as an understory tree in the Ozarks. Unfortunately
they are subject to the Chestnut blight which has killed out many of the
chinkapins. These can get the blight. Often, however, Chinkapins
will survive even if the top dies off and will put up another shoot.
Chinkapins prefer a fairly dry, well drined soil - SO DO NOT OVERWATER.
Castanea pumila v. pumila
Allegheny chinkapin
$10.00 Quart
Arkansas native
Shade/pt sun Z: 6-9 Family: Fagaceae
Chinkapins hold lots of memories.
Tough burr coverings on the sweet nuts have led to many sore fingers.
Allegheny chinkapin is more of a shrubby species than the Ozark chinkapin.
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Catalpa speciosa
Cigar tree/Indian bean
$15.00 #2 for pickup
Arkansas Native
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
sold out until summer
2012
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.
Celastrus scandens
American bittersweet
$15.00 # quart
Arkansas native Sun
Zone 3-8 Family: Celastraceae
American bitterseet vine grows
15-20 feet & fruits best in full sun locations. Grow on the ground
or a trellis or arbor as growing up a tree can cause damage to the tree
- even possibly killing it. Female plants produce the bright red/orange
fruits. Since you must have a male & female to get fruit, it
is suggested that your buy several.
Celtis laevigata
Sugarberry
Arkansas Native
$9.00 Quart
$12.00 3 Quart $15.00
#2 nursery pickup
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
$15.00 #2
may need extra shipping
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 larval food.
Celtis reticulata
Netleaf hackberry
$out
Native to OK, TX, LA &
westward Sun/part shade Z: 6(5) - 10
Small tree to about 25 or
30 feet. Host plant for several butterflies. Birds eat the
small fruits. Family: Ulmaceae
Celtis tenuifolia
dwarf hackberry
Arkansas Native
$15.00 3 quart
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'.
Cephalanthus occidentalis
'Sputnik' Buttonbush
$15.00 3 Quart
$20.00 #2
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 young, insects are a very important part of their diet.
Wetland status indicator: Obligate
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.
NEW FOR 2012
Cercis canadensis v. texensis
Texas redbud
Native
$9.00 Quart
Sun to part shade Zones
6-9 Family: Caesalpinaceae
Texas redbud grows on thin
well-drained soils west of eastern redbud's native habitat. More
drought tolerant (when established), also with smaller leaves & a smaller
stature. Tolerant of heat - need that this year! Pinkish - magenta
bloom colors. Did you know that redbud blooms make a nice addition
to your salad? Birds & Butterflies.
Cercis canadensis 'Forest
Pansy' Forest pansy redbud
Selection of Arkansas native
$30.00 #1
Sun to partial shade Zones
5-9 Family: Caesalpinaceae
Forest Pansy is a Purple leaved
cultivar of the popular Arkansas native Redbud and makes a lovely small
tree. Rose purple pea shaped flowers appears in early spring.
In the south, most redbuds benefit from afternoon shade. Bird &
Butterflies.
Cercis canadensis 'Rising
Sun' Rising Sun redbud
Selection of Arkansas native
$85.00 #5
$125.00 #10 Nursery pickup on both
Golden leaves make this redbud
really shine. Afternoon shade is a must in the south for Rising Sun
as the leaves will scorch in the high heat.
Chionanthus virginicus
Fringe tree Grancy greybeard
Arkansas Native
$12.00 3 quart $14.00
#1 $16.00 #2 $20.00 #2.5 $25.00 #4 -
$50.00 #7 & $125.00
#20 (can ship only 3 quart, #1 & #2
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 American
Yellowwood
$16.00 3 quart
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. This spring the Yellowwood in my 'arboretum'
was absolutely magnificent. The flowers were so thick that you could
barely see the foliage and as you approached the tree, you became aware
of an intense humming sound. There were so many bees of different
species eagerly drinking the nectar from each flower. If you have
never been blessed to see American yellowwood in flower - look it up on
Google. You are in for a treat.
Cladrastis kentuckea
'Perkins Pink' Pink flowered yellowwood
$45.00 3 quart
Native Sun
Zone 4-8 Family: Fabaceae
Yellowwood is an Arkansas
native - usually having white flowers that look like wisteria blossoms.
This particular selection was a chance discovery in Massachusetts 80 years
ago. fragrant pink blooms appear in May - trees must be at least
8 years old to bloom. Plant one now for future enjoyment.
| Clethras belong
to the family Clethraceae, the summersweet family & have highly fragrant
blooms. They need good soil, light shade & ample moisture to do well
but they will reward you in June with outstanding blooms that the butterflies
love. |
Clethra acuminata
Cinnamon clethra
$12.00 Quart
Native Shade to
part sun Zone 5-8 Family: Clethraceae
Native to the Appalachian
mountain range, Cinnamon or Cinnamonbark Clethra is a small shrubby tree.
It can be pruned to one truck or multiples. 12 to 20 feet although
occasionally larger. White spires of flowers in early summer or late
spring. Good soil, moist conditions.
Clethra alnifolia 'Hummingbird'
Summersweet
$13.00 3 Quart
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'
$13.00 3 quart
$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
$12.00 3 quart
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
sold out
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 are of
the family Cornaceae which comprise the dogwood family.
Usually small trees or shrubs,
these are some of our most attractive natives & provide an excellent
source of desirable fruits for the birds. While most advertising in the
trade is for the ‘flowering dogwood’, which is Cornus florida, too often
many people do not realize how many native dogwoods we have.
The Other dogwoods are much
more site adaptable & are not near as finicky about soils. Try some
of them - I think you’ll be very pleased. |
Cornus alternifolia Pagoda
Dogwood
Arkansas Native
$20.00 #2
Extra shipping applies
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
$15.00 #1 (ready in late
April)
$18.00 #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.
|
We are continually faced
by great opportunities brilliantly disguised as insoluble problems. Unknown
|
Cornus drummondii Rough
leaved dogwood.
Arkansas Native
$9.00 Quart
$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 the original seeds for me in the Ouachita Mts. of
Arkansas and now I gather my own off the trees I grew from them.
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
3 Quart $18.00 4 Quart $20.00 #2 - nursery pickup
#2
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
$20.00
#2 pickup only
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
inquire
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
$15.00 3 Quart
Some larger for pickup
Shade - morning sun - sun
with extra moisture Zones 3 - 8 Family: Cornaceae
Gray dogwood feeds over 100
species of birds with its lovely white fruits....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!
Corylus americana
American
hazelnut
Arkansas Native
$12.00
3 Quart
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. Wetland status
indicator: FACU
Corylus cornuta
Beaked hazelnut
$15.00
3 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 3 Quart
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.
Hawthorns are in the Rosaceae
family. This means they share the beauty of the rose family, and
also the problems that often go along with it. One problem can be
cedar-apple rust that can be present if you have cedar trees anywhere near.
Many hawthorns also have THORNS – not all, but be aware that they can.
Hawthorns produce a nice fruit for the birds.
Crataegus marshallii
Parsley haw
Arkansas Native
$9.00 Quart
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 phaenopyron
Washington Hawthorn
$9.00 Quart
Arkansas native
Sun or pt shade Z: 3-8 Family: Rosaceae
Washington hawthorn is a mass
of white flowers in the spring followed by a heavy crop of brilliant red
fruits in the fall. While many of the other hawthorns locally seem
to suffer from cedar-apple rust, so far Washington hawthorn is free from
that. Ultimate size 20 x 20. Birdfood
| Nationwide over 149
species of birds, 73 species of mammals, 93 species of amphibians &
reptiles and nearly all fish, use "ANIMAL INNS" (dead trees) for food,
nesting or shelter. Only 31 birds species can make their own nest cavities
in trees. Another 54 species of birds & other animals also use these
holes.
Be an Innkeeper! Your help
now safeguards future generations!
Reprinted from U.S. Forest
Service handout. |
Decumaria barbara wood
vamp
Arkansas Native
$15.00 3 Quart
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 3 quart
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.
Diospyros virginiana
Persimmon
Arkansas Native
$12.00 3 quart
$16.00 #2 extra shipping #2
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
$20.00 3 Quart
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.
Eleutherococcus sieboldianus
'variegatus' See: Acanthopanax
Erythrina herbacea
Coral Bean
$out
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 americanus
Strawberry bush/Hearts a bustin
Arkansas Native
$12.00 3 Quart
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 you 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
Sold out
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'.
| NO ACT OF KINDNESS,
NO MATTER HOW SMALL, IS EVER WASTED.
AESOP |
Fagus grandifolia American
beech
$12.00 3 quart
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
$ a few for 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!!
| Progress always involves
risk; you can’t steal second base and keep your foot on first ......Frederick
Wilcox |
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.
NEW FOR 2012
Fothergilla
'Blue Shadow' PP#15490 Witch alder
$15.00
3 Quart
Native
selection Afternoon shade Z: 4-8 Family: Hamamelidaceae
In early
spring, the honey scented flowers appear before the foliage. This
is the bluest leafed fothergilla I have seen - a very powdery coating on
the leaves that has been barely diminished by rain or sun. Mature
size: 6' x 5'.
Fothergilla ‘Mt. Airy Witch
alder
Native
$12.00 3 Quart
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 sold
out
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
$100.00 10 Gallon
- apprx. 6 feet tall nursery pickup - bloomed in 2012
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. The Franklinia
is blooming now in July. :-)
Fraxinus americana
White ash
Few - inquite
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 caroliniana
Carolina ash
$9.00 Quart
Arkansas native
Sun or shade Zones: 7-9
Family: Oleaceae
Carolina ash, also called
pop ash, is a small attractive tree tolerant of flooding and wet feet.
Not drought tolerant however.
Fraxinus pennsylvanica
Green ash
$12.00 3 quart
$15.00 #2 Nursery pickup #2
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.
Also tolerant of wet soils. Larval food for
Tiger Swallowtail
Fraxinus
profunda Pumpkin ash
$15.00
3 quart $22.00 #2 $30.00 #4 nursery pickup
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.
Gelsemium
sempervirens 'Margarita'
Carolina jessamine
Arkansas
Native
$9.00
Quart $12.00 3 Quart $16.00 #2 (extra shipping
#2)
Sun
- part shade Zones 6-9.
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. 'Margarita' is a selection
made because it is more winter hardy than the species. Be aware that
all parts of this vine are poisonous.
Ginkgo biloba
Maidenhair tree
??native ?? not native??
$35.00 #7
-$90.0 #20 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.
Ginkgo biloba 'Autumn Gold'
Maidenhair tree - male selection
$35.00 3 quart
Sun Zones: 4-8
Family: Ginkgoaceae
Autumn Gold is a male
section which means that is will not produce fruit. A slow growing
tree, Autumn Gold eventually reaches from 35 to 50 feet with glorious fall
color. The leaves are unusual - fan shaped & generally all fall
off the tree within a few days of each other.
Gymnocladus dioicus
Kentucky Coffee tree
Arkansas Native
$15.00 3 Quart
$20.00 #2
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
$20.00 #2 -may require extra
shipping) $45.00 #4 & #5 -nursery pickup
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
Carolina silverbell
$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
$12.00 3 Quart
$15.00 4 quart $20.00 #2 4 qt & #2 extra
shipping
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 3 quart
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
$inquire
Shade - morning
sun Family: Hydrangeaceae
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
'Annabelle' Wild hydrangea
Native
$15.00 3 quart
Morning sun to full shade
Zones 4-8 at least Family: Hydrangeaceae
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.
Hydrangea arborescens 'Invincibelle©Spirit'
pp20,765
$15.00 Quart
Native hybrid
Part shade A: 4-8 Family: Hydrangeaceae
A pink flowering wild hydrangea!
Treat the same as the other wild hydrangeas. Invincibelle©Spirit
will be 3 to 5 feet tall - Prune it if you like. A portion of the
proceeds of this plant help support Breast Cancer Research.
Hydrangea arborescens 'Hayes
Starburst' Wild hydrangea
sold
out
Native Shade/morning
sun Zone 4-8 Family: Hydrangeaceae
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
out
Native Morning sun/full
shade Zones 4-9 Family: Hydrangeaceae
`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. |
| "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
$sold out
Shade - dappled shade
- morning sun Zone 5-9 Family: Hydrangeaceae
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 3 quart
Part sun or shade Zone
5-9 Family: Hydrangeaceae
'Amethyst' has been selected
for its compact form & 6" flowers that age to a deep maroon..
Height 5 to 6 feet.
Hydrangea quercifolia 'Little
Honey' (pp)
$inquire
Native Morning
sun Z: 5-9 Family: Hydrangeaceae
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.
NEW FOR 2012
Hydrangea quercifolia 'Munchkin'
$20.00 3 Quart
Native Shade or morning
sun Z: 5-9 Family: Hydrangeaceae
'Munchkin' is a perfect Oakleaf
for the smaller garden - or to plant under that certain large shrub or
tree. In 7 years time, Munchkin should be only 3 1/2 feet tall by
4 or 5 feet wide. Excellent foliage color and lovely white blossoms
that quickly turn to the soft deep rose that many oakleaf hydrangeas are
famous for.
Hydrangea quercifolia 'Pee
Wee' Oak leaf hydrangea 'Pee Wee'
$15.00 3 quart
$30.00 #5 (nursery pickup #5)
Native Morning sun/shade
Zones 5-9 Family: Hydrangeaceae
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.
NEW FOR 2012
Hydrangea quercifolia 'Ruby
Slippers'
$20.00 3 Quart
Native Shade or
morning sun Z: 5-9 Family: Hydrangeaceae
Ruby Slippers is a plant developed
by the U S National Arboretum in Tennessee. A hybrid between Snow
Queen and Pee Wee. Ruby Slippers was released in 2010. In early
summer, Ruby Slippers is covered with 9 inch long inflorescences that are
held upright above the foliage. The flowers open white & quickly
turn pale pink & deepen to rose. Ultimate size: 3 1/2 feet tall
by 5 feet wide.
Hydrangea quercifolia 'Sikes
Dwarf' Oakleaf hydrangea 'Sikes Dwarf'
$15.00
3 Quart $22.00 #2.5 (nursery pickup #2.5)
Native Morning
sun to shade Zones 5-9 Family: Hydrangeaceae
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'
inquire
Native Morning
sun/shade Zones 5-9 Family: Hydrangeaceae
'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
$15.00 3 Quart
Shade - dappled shade
- morning sun Zones 5 to 9. Family:
Hydrangeaceae
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.
Hypericum frondosum 'Sunburst'
Saint John's wort
$15.00 #2 - extra shipping
#2
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 'Gemo'
Kalm St. John's wort
$12.00 3 Quart
$15.00 #2 (extra shipping #2)
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.
Hypericum prolificum
Shrubby St. John's Wort
$8.00 Quart
Arkansas native Sun
to part shade Zones 5-9 Family: Clusiaceae
From my friend Larry Price
comes this St. John's Wort. Bright yellow flowers on a truly tough
plant. Butterflies love it. Plants cann be from 1 to 5' depending
on situation and the bark exfoliates on older plants showing a lovely orange
striping. In ancient years, plants of this genus were burned on the
eve of St. John's day in order to ward off evil spirits - giving rise to
the name: St. John's wort.
| Hollies
are in the family Aquifoliaceae. We have lots of wonderful American
native hollies to choose from for all types of situations. Wet, dry,
evergreen or deciduous, there is a holly to fit the bill. All of
them are loved by songbirds – for their fruits or for nesting in their
boughs. |
Ilex decidua 'Red Cascade'
Female possumhaw
$
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
$30.00 #3
pickup only
Arkansas native Sun/part
shade Z: 6-9 Family: Aquifoliaceae
'Red Escort' is a pollinator
for the female selections of possumhaw. Eventual height & spread
is about 25 x 20. Yellow fall foliage.
Ilex
decidua 'Warren's Red'
Possumhaw
Arkansas Native
$
Sun - part shade
Zones 6-9 Family: Aquifoliaceae
Possumhaw. This is the
small tree you notice in fence-rows during the winter that is covered with
red fruits. For years I've tried to find this magnificent holly to
offer to my customers. We finally were able to secure this
female selection that has been made for its outstanding fruit. Late
winter food for birds.
Ilex glabra
Inkberry holly
$sold out
Native
Sun/part shade Z: 4-9 Family:
Aquifoliaceae
Evergreen shrub - good for
birds & low screening. Female plants provide berries. If
you wish, please state in ordering that you would like a male & female
& we'll try to accomodate. Bird food
Ilex glabra 'Nigra'
Female inkberry holly
sold out
Native Sun/part
shade Z: 5-9 Family: Aquifoliaceae
Glossy dark green foliage
on a broad upright plant. Very dense foliage - ultimate height 3-4'.
Black fruits on evergreen shrub. Bird food
Ilex opaca 'Jersey Knight'
Male American holly
$out
Arkansas native
Sun/part shade Z: 5-9 Family: Aquifoliaceae
Evergreen holly with a broad
pyramidal form. This is a male selection.
Ultimate height 30'
Ilex opaca 'Jersey Princess'
Female American holly
sold out
Arkansas native Sun/lt
shade Z: 5-9 Family: Aquifoliaceae
Jersey Princess is considered
to be one of the best cultivars of American holly. Generally reaching
30' in cultivation, the foliage is deep dark glossy green and the fruits
are a bright red. Evergreen. Use 'Jersey Knight' as a pollinator.
Ilex opaca ‘ Miss Helen’
American holly ‘Miss Helen’
out
Arkansas native
Sun to part shade Zones 5-9 at least
Family: Aquifoliaceae
Miss Helen has thick dark
green leaves and produces an abundance of oblong cherry red fruits.
Slower growing than some American hollies, Miss Helen eventually reaches
40’. Use 'Jersey Knight' as a pollinator. Late winter food for
birds.
Ilex opaca ‘Princeton
Gold'’ American holly
Arkansas Native
$out
Sun - part shade - dappled
shade Zones 5 to 10.
Beautiful dark green foliage
provides an excellent backdrop for the golden yellow berries. American
holly has a broad pyramidal habit & may reach 25 to 30’ in time, so
allow plenty of space. In Russellville, near here, there are some
large American hollies that I admire whenever I drive by.
Ilex pedunculosa (female)
Female longstalk holly
$12.00 3 Quart
Not Native Sun
to part shade Zones 5-7 Family: Aquifolianceae
Michael Dirr states in his
book Manual of Woody Landscape Plants that Longstalk holly is one
of the most handsome of the evergreen hollies & should be planted more
often. Bright red fruits on long pedicels are relished
by birds. It has survived in Illinois field testing under
adverse conditions of heavy soil, dry sweeping winds & intense summer
heat.
Ilex pedunculosa (male)
Male longstalk holly
$sold out
Not native (Japan & China)
Sun/part shade Zones 5-7 Family: Aquifolianceae
Male form has flowers in clusters
- nice evergreen shrub or small tree - just without the fruit of the above
female - has lustrous dark green leaves.
Winterberry holly is a
sure fire bird attractor. A deciduous large shrub or small tree native
from Nova Scotia south to Florida & Texas. At least
48 species of birds are known to eat the fruit including bluebirds, robins
& cedar waxwings.
Ilex verticillata 'Afterglow'
Female
winterberry holly
$15.00 full gallon $18.00 #2.5+ extra shipping
Arkansas native Sun/part
shade Zones 4-9 Family: Aquifoliaceae
Afterflow was selected for
its orange-red fruits which are not exactly round as most holly berries.
White it is relatively slow growing, it eventually becomes multi-stemmed
& will reach 10 feet. For pollinator use Apollo or Southern
Gentleman. Birds
Ilex verticillata "Apollo"
Winterberry holly male
Arkansas Native
$12.00 3 quart
Sun to part shade Zone
3-9 Family: Aquifoliaceae
Winterberry hybrid holly
which is male pollinator. Check description of each female to determine
which male is needed.
"When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to
the rest of the world." ~John Muir~
Ilex verticillata 'Berry
Nice' tm Winterberry holly female
Arkansas Native
#2
$18.00 extra shipping
Sun to part shade
Zone 3-9 Family:Aquifoliaceae
Berry Nice has been selected
for its bright red fruits. While these can be planted in part shade, you
will get the more fruits in full sun. Use Jim Dandy as pollinator.
Birds
Ilex
verticillata 'Earlybright' Female winterberry
sold
out
Arkansas
native Sun/pt shade Z: 3-9 Family: Aquifoliaceae
Growth
habit is columnar to 5' with orange red fruit. Jim Dandy is the pollinator
for Earlybright.
Ilex verticillata 'Jim Dandy'
Male winterberry
Arkansas Native
$12.00 3 quart
$15.00 #2 - extra shipping
Sun to part shade
Zones 4-8 Family: Aquifoliaceae
Early heavy blooming male
with dark green deciduous foliage. Compact form.
Ilex verticillata 'Kennebago'
Female winterberry holly
$13.00 3 quart
Arkansas native Sun/part
shade Z: 4-9 Family: Aquifoliaceae
Selected for earliest red
fruit on a compact shrub - 6 x 6' at maturity. Jim Dandy is pollinator
for this lovely gem. One of the slower growing winterberries
Ilex v. 'Maryland Beauty'
female winterberry
$12.00 3 Quart $16.00
#2
Arkansas native Sun/part
shade Z: 3-9 Family: Aquifoliaceae
Maryland Beauty was selected
for it's very heavy fruit set and has the berries extending the length
of the branches. At five feet, Maryland Beauty is shorter than most
winterberry hollies. Use Apollo or Southern Gentleman as pollinator.
Ilex verticillata 'Red Sprite'
Female winterberry holly
Arkansas native
$15.00 3 quart
$20.00 #2 Extra shipping #2
Sun to part shade Zones
4-9 Family: Aquifoliaceae
'Red Sprite' is ideal for
the small garden as its overall size is 3' by 3'. Bright red fruits.
Use 'Jim Dandy' as pollinator. Birds
| To feed birds from summer
thru fall & winter, plant a variety of shrubs & trees that bear
fruit. (please stay away from Russian olive & other invasive aliens).
Some to plant are Winterberry holly, Inkberry Holly, beautyberry, Chokeberry,
sumacs, wild plums & Viburnums. |
Ilex verticillata 'Southern
Gentleman' Male winterberry
Arkansas Native
$12.00 3 Quart
Sun to part shade
Zones 4-8
Male selection of winterberry
holly. You should probably have one male holly for every 5 females.
Ilex verticillata 'Stoplight'
Female winterberry holly
sold out
Arkansas native
Sun/part shade Z:4-9 Family: Aquifoliaceae
With deep red fruit &
lime green foliage, 'Stoplight' is a standout among the winterberries.
Rather slow growing, 'Stoplight' will reach 8' in thirty years. Use
'Apollo' or 'Southern Gentleman' as pollinator. Birdfood.
Ilex verticillata 'Sunset'
Female winterberry holly
$15.00 FG
Arkansas native Sun/part
shade Z: 4-9 Family: Aquifoliaceae
'Sunset' was selected by the
Simpson Nursery for its vigorous spreading habit, large fruit, dark green
foliage and dark brown twig color. 'Southern Gentleman' or 'Apollo'
is the pollinator. Reaches 8' in 30 years. Birdfood.
Ilex verticillata 'Winter
Gold' Female winterberry holly
Arkansas native
$14.00 Full gallon
$20.00 #2.5 - pickup $30.00 #5
Sun/part shade Zones:
4-9 Family: Aquifoliaceae
I like to combine 'Winter
Gold' with 'Winter Red' which makes a pleasing contrast - orangey-gold
fruits with red-red ones. Use 'Apollo' or 'Southern Gentleman' as
pollinator. Grows as a multi-stemmed shrub - usually 7' x 7'.
Birdfood.
Ilex verticillata 'Winter
Red' Female winterberry
Arkansas Native
out until about the
first of May 2012
Sun to part shade
Zone 4-8 Family: Aquifoliaceae
'Winter Red' puts on one of
the best fruit displays of any of the winterberries. The bright red
fruits are held on the shrub long after the leaves have fallen.
Birdfood
Illicium floridanum
Florida Anise tree
Native
$12.00 3 Quart
Morning sun to full shade
Zones (6) 7-9 Family: Illiciaceae
Evergreen shrub with very
aromatic foliage when bruised or crushed. Maroon flowers borne in
late March thru April - lovely with a curious odor.
Illicium floridanum 'Semmes'
White flowered Florida Anise tree
sold out
Native morning sun/full
shade Zones (6) 7-9 Family: Illiciaceae
White flowered form of the
Florida Anise tree. In a proctected site, these will survive in Zone
6 (in field test Illicium floridanum has survived -9 degrees.
Illicium parviflorum
Yellow Anise shrub
Native
$12.00 3 Quart
Shade - morning sun
Zone 6 with protection Family:Illiciaceae.
Small Evergreen shrub reaching
6-10 feet . A very nice shrub for your shade garden. Place where
you walk by & stroke the intensely fragrant leaves. Small yellow
flowers in late spring give way to interesting seedpods which look like
a star anise.
| Itea is in the
family Iteacea and is a beautiful shrub for several seasons of the year.
In early summer, they put forth racemes of fragrant white flowers which
attract butterflies, bees, & hummingbirds. In the fall, the leaves
turn glorious shades of reds & burgandys & the leaves remain on
the plant for most of the winter. Itea does best with some extra moisture
when it’s dry. The growth habit of Itea is suckering, alot like forsythia. |
Itea virginica 'Henry's
Garnet' Virginia sweetspire
$12.00 3 quart
Arkansas native Sun/pt
shade Z: 5-9 Family: Iteaceae
'Henry's Garnet' was selected
for its outstanding fall color of garnet red. Fragrant racemes of
white flowers 4-6" long appear in late May & June. 'Henry's Gardnet'
reaches 3-4/ in height & spread will be about 4-6'. Average to
wet soils.
Itea virginica ‘Little Henry’
ppafSweetspire
Arkansas Native
$15.00 3 quart
Sun to light shade
Zones 5-10 Family: Iteaceae
Little Henry is a dwarf selection
of sweetspire that is smaller in all parts than the species. Very attractive
fragrant white flowers . When mature, it’s about 24" x 36". Would make
a nice patio plant. Butterflies
Itea virginica 'Merlot'
Sweetspire
Arkansas Native
$14.00 gallon
$16.00 #2 + extra shipping
Sun - part shade Zones 5-10
Family: Iteaceae
A beautiful shrub for several
seasons of the year. Fragrant flowers & burgandy fall foliage.
Butterflies
Itea
virginica 'Saturnalia' Virginia sweetspire 'Saturnalia'
$sold
out
Arkansas
native
Sun
to light shade Zones 5-10 Family: Iteaceae
Saturnalia
was selected by Larry Lowman of Ridgecrest Nursery for the intense fall
color of reds, oranges & gold. The autumn color of Virginia sweetspire
lasts a long times through fall & into winter. Some years I've
even seen the new green leaves pushing off the old. Same wonderful
flowers characteristics of all the Itea selections. 3-4' tall with
similar spread. Butterflies
Juglans
cinerea Butternut
$out
Arkansas
native sun/part shade zones 3-7 Family: juglandaceae
Butternut
is a large tree which reaches 40 to 60" although there are specimens that
have reached 100'. The inner bark of the tree as well as the hulls
of the nuts were used for a dye in past years. The nuts are sweet
& very oily. I planted one in a field coming into the nursery
& it has grown well, only receiving extra watering the first year.
Birds
& critters!
Juglans
nigra black walnut
$12.00
3 quart
Arkansas
native Sun/part shade Zone: 3-9 Family:
Juglandaceae
Black
walnut is valued for its fine straight grained wood & for the distinctive
tasting nuts the tree produces. If you wish to harvest the nuts, you must
get them quickly before the squirels carry them off. Black walnut
grows fairly rapidly -
Leitneria floridana Corkwood
$13.00 3 quart
$17.00 #2 (pickup only) other sizes available for pickup
Arkansas native
Shade to sun Zones 5-9 Family: Leitneriaceae
Corkwood is a suckering shrub
and a rather interesting shrub (rather than being particularly ornamental).
Planted in a moist area (along streams or pond banks), it will colonize
the area in time - being very adaptable to standing water or water levels
that flucuate. The wood is extremely light, more so than cork.
The colonies take on the look of a grove of small unbranched trees with
long deep green leaves. Bark is a reddish brown.
| "In the end, our society will
be defined not only by what we create, but by what we refuse to destroy".
John Sawhill |
Lindera
benzoin
Spice bush
Arkansas native
$13.00 3 Quart
$18.00 #2 (extra shipping)
Shade - part shade -
Zone 4-9. Family: Lauraceae
Fragrant leaves
& stems used to make tea. Small yellow flowers in the spring &
bright red fruits in the fall before the birds get them. Native to damp
woods in almost all of the eastern U S. Larval plant of spicebush
swallowtail butterfly. Rounded shrub to 8 x 8 or so. Unsexed
seedlings.
full sun with adequate moisture
Liquidamber styraciflua
- Sweet gum
Arkansas Native
$10.00 3 Quart few larger
Sun to part shade
Zone 4-11
While I do not recommend this
as a tree to plant close to your house because of the prickly seed balls
it makes, sweet gum remains one that should be planted where you can enjoy
the intense fall foliage color. Some years the foliage is a brilliant yellow,
other years it seems to be red or burgundy. Many sizes at the
nursery, please ask. |
Liriodendron tulipifera
tulip
poplar
Arkansas Native
$25.00 #3
$30.00 #5 $45.00 #7
nursery pickup
Family:
Magnoliaceae Tulip poplar planted where it gets full
sun, good drainage & ample moisture becomes one of our fastest growing
& most magnificent trees. Tulip poplar has gold color in fall, spectacular
flowers in spring & bright green foliage that is unmistakable. Native
to most of the eastern half of the United States. In addition, Tiger
swallowtails lay their eggs on tulip poplars & the larvae feed
on the leaves.
| Lonicera is in the
family Caprifoliaceae which consists mostly of shrubs & woody vines.
In the United States we have several native honeysuckles but the most common
one, Lonicera japonica is NOT native although it is doing its best to take
over woodlands, displacing native vegetation. The native honeysuckles are
much more constrained; while at the same time providing nectar for hummingbirds,
fruit for other birds & providing nesting places for birds. |
Lonicera heckrottii ‘Gold
Flame’ Gold Flame honeysuckle
Hybrid
$sold out
Sun - part shade
Zones 5-9 Family: Caprifoliaceae
A lovely fragrant honeysuckle
with pink & yellow flowers that does not suffer the invasiveness of
Lonicera japonica (which roams thru the trees & shrubs covering all
in its reach) HUMMINGBIRDS!
Lonicera sempervirens 'Alabama
Crimson' Trumpet honeysuckle
sold out
Arkansas native sun/shade
Zones 4-9 Family: Caprifoliaceae
'Alabama Crimson' has been
selected for its dark red flowers & floriferous habit. An excellent
vine for screening & will grow in sun or shade but produces the best
flowering in the sun. Hummingbirds really
love trumpet honeysuckle.
Lonicera sempervirens ‘Blanche
Sandman’ trumpet honeysuckle
Arkansas Native
$12.00 3 quart
$25.00 3 gallon -(pickup)
Sun - part shade - dappled
shade zone 4. Hummingbirds
‘Blanche Sandman’ has been
selected for its outstanding red flower coloring.
Lonicera sempervirens 'Cedar
Lane' Trumpet honeysuckle
Arkansas Native
sold out
Sun - part shade - dappled
shade Zone 4.
Cedar Lane trumpet honeysuckle
has been selected for its intensely red flowers & very narrow blueish
leaves. Heavy bloom in springtime, followed by sporatic blooming
the rest of the year. Hummingbirds
Lonicera sempervirens "John
Clayton" Trumpet honeysuckle
Arkansas Native
$16.00 3 quart
Sun or part shade.
Zones 4-9.
. This lovely selection of
our native honeysuckle has beautiful YELLOW flowers. The flowers are a
soft buttery yellow & rebloom frequently throughout the year. Not invasive.
Hummingbirds
Lonicera sempervirens 'Major
Wheeler'
$12.00 3 Quart
Arkansas native
Sun/shade Zone 4-9 Family: Caprifoliaceae
Major Wheeler has been selected
for its outstanding long bloom season. Bright red florwers drawbutterflies
& hummingbirds.
Lyonia
ligustrina Maleberry
Arkansas
native
$sold
out
Shade/morning
sun only Zones 3-10 Family: Ericaceae
Medium
size shrub (6-12') with small white bell shaped flowers followed by a dry
capsule with several seeds that remain a long time on the plant. Maleberry
has attractive dark green small leaves which turn red/orange in the fall.
Very tolerant of wet soils. I've been researching to find the origin
of the common name - maleberry or He-huckleberry - but no success thus
far. If you know the origin, please let me know.
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