Maclura pomifera    Osage orange 
Arkansas Native
 $10.00 1/2 gallon
 $95.00 25 gallon(cannot ship)
Sun   - part shade      Zones 3-9    Family: Moraceae
Also known as hedge apple & bow wood tree & bodark,  this thorny specimen can get very large with fruits the size of softballs. Don’t plant it where the fruit could fall on a car or your house. A source of orange dye, this wood is very tough & durable.   I was told that giant sloths ate the fruit.
 
 

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".

 

Magnolia acuminata          Cucumber tree 
Arkansas Native
$12.00 large tree bands
$35.00 #4  Shipping surcharge
$50.00  #7 (nursery pickup only)
Sun to part shade   Zone 4-9
Magnolia acuminata is the largest & hardiest magnolia native to North America & its native range is from Ontario south through the mountains of the east & as far south & west as the Gulf coastal plain & eastern Oklahoma. . Flowers on this magnolia are about 3" wide & when the fruit ripens, towhees & other ground feeding birds & small mammals feed on them. Needs evenly moist soil. Not too wet nor too dry. Some shade is tolerated. 
 
 
 

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.

Magnolia ashei     Ashe’s magnolia 
Native
$16.00 tall tree bands   $20.00 large tree bands
Shade - morning sun only    Zones 6 to 9. 
While some botanists have put this magnolia as a subspecies of Magnolia macrophylla in the past, the new Flora of North America has given it species status.  It is much smaller & often multi-trunked, blooming at an early age (3 to 4 years).  Magnolia ashei is the rarest of Magnolia in North American & it a very desirable small tree in cultivation.   Ultimate height about 15’ with a 12’ spread.  The leaves may be up to 18” long & produces 6” fragrant white flowers.  Reasonable moist soil & shelter from afternoon sun. 

Magnolia macrophylla   Bigleaf magnolia 
 Arkansas Native
 $ out
Shade  - morning sun only      Zones 5 to 9
Magnolia macrophylla has the largest simple leaves of any tree in North America sometimes reaching 3 feet in length. Bigleaf magnolia is rare in the wild & needs a totally protected site from winds & extreme sun. ..

 
Magnolia officinalis v. biloba 
$15.00 gallon
From China     Sun/part shade  Zone 7-?   Family: Magnoliaceae
I have found very little information about this tree other than it is used extensively for medicinal purposes.  Very large paddle shaped leaves which will burn if you don't give it sufficient moisture.  Large white fragrant flowers.  Eventual height of Magnolia officinalis v biloba is 30-40 feet.  It grows fairly rapidly.  I've had one planted in our little arboretum for about 3 years now and it is about 7 feet tall.

Magnolia sieboldii      Oyama magnolia
Not Native
$out
 Part shade (afternoon shade) Z: 4-9  Family: Magnoliaceae
Magnolia sieboldii is an understory small tree native to Asia.  A superb specimen tree for the garden with the egg shaped creamy white flowers with maroon centers.  Scented flowers are a bonus!  Large oval light green leaves in suuumer turn pale  yellow in fall which contrasts impressively with the carmine colored fruits.
 

Magnolia virginiana      Sweet bay magnolia
Arkansas Native
 $9.00 quart  $14.00 3 quart   2 gallon  $16.00+ shipping surcharge
Arkansas native  Sun to light shade.  Zones 5-10
  Native to low wet areas, but does well in ordinary garden soil. Usually evergreen in zone 7 & south. Will be deciduous in zone 6. Small tree that blooms quite young. Host plant for spicebush swallowtail.   Also birdfood plant.
 

Magnolia virginiana 'Jim Wilson' pp12,065   Sweet Bay 'Moonglow'(r)
 $60.00 #7 - pickup only.  Small trees available about May 1st 2008
Arkansas native  Sun to light shade  Zones  5-10
'Moonglow'(r) is a beautiful selection of sweet bay magnolia having deep green semi-evergreen leaves, with lemon scented flowers.  Selected for its vigor, growing 3-4 feet in one season.  'Moonglow' usually blooms very young, 2nd or 3rd year, blooming late spring to miss the late frosts.  This is a quite hardy selection having withstood -33 degrees in Central Illinois.  Will mature at about 35' with an 18' limb spread.
 
 
 

Malus coronaria     Sweet crabapple
$Inquire
Arkansas native   Sun/pt shade  Z: 4-9  Family: Rosaceae
Wild sweet crabapple is a small tree to about 30'.  Some time suckering to create a small colony.  Fragrant single pink buds open to white flowers flushed with pink.
 
 
 

We are continually faced by great opportunities brilliantly disguised as insoluble problems.  Unknown

 

Lord, how many miracles go unnoticed.  Ken Brown

Menispermum canadense    Moonseed vine 
Native
$out
Shade  part shade   morning sun
Family: Menispermaceae   Large lovely leaves and black fruits with a 'bloom' on them make this a lovely vine for shaded areas.  The fruits are beloved by the birds & other critters but are poisonous to humans.  This vine grows quite fast - 6 - 10 feet in a year.  Native over much fof the east & midwest.  Zones 2-9.  Adapts to most soils & has easy culture.
 

Metasequoia glyptostroboides     Dawn redwood
$12.00 2 quart  $15.00 3 quart   $20.00 #2 - nursery pickup
Not native    Sun    Zones 4-8     Family: Taxodiaceae
Thought to be extinct prior to 1945, this fast growing tree has soft feathery foliage which turns peachy-orange in the fall.  This is one of the conifers that sheds its leaves in the fall.  Rate of growth is often 2-3' per year or more.

Mitchella repens        Patridgeberry
$5.00   2" plugs
Arkansas native   Shade  Z: 4-9  Family: Rubiaceae
A sweetheart of a plant, Partridgeberry, also know as twinberry, squawberry, & other common names is an evergreen creeping vine.  Usually no more than 2 inches tall it will crawl over rocks or sticks.  Small twin white flowers turn into red berries.  Prefers acid well drained soils.
 

 Morus rubra         Red mulberry 
Arkansas  Native
$sold out
Sun to part shade      Zones 5b to 10.
Family: Moraceae    Some people complain about the fruits of red mulberry!  But I love to eat them if I can beat the birds to them.  Mulberry jelly is great too, presuming you can collect enough fruit.  Large, deep green leaves. 

Myrica cerifera  Southern wax myrtle 
Arkansas Native
  $9.00 quart   Few in gallons - ask
Sun/part shade  Zone 7a-10   Family: Myricaceae
Southern wax myrtle are evergreen shrubs or small trees that can spread by rhizomes. . This is a very good shrub in areas where it is hardy which is zone 7 & warmer. Even in zone 7, extreme cold can knock it to the ground but usually it will vigorously resprout. Valued for its fragrant foliage & the fruits which have a waxy coating from which bayberry candles are made. To obtain the fragrant wax from waxmyrtle berries, boil the fruit in water until the wax rise to the surface. Carefully skim off when cool. Birds value it for nesting. 
 

There are several sizes  of  tubes.  The one we use mostly is what I call a tall tree 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 - 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.

Myrica pensylvanica ‘Wildwood’      Bayberry 
Native
  $12.00 1/2 gallon
Sun  -Part shade   Zones 3-8.   Family: Myriacaceae
 Bayberry (female form) A colonizing shrub which is native from Newfoundland to NC along the coastal plain.  The selection Wildwood was made by the USDA because of its exceptional survival, vigor, foliage, disease & insect resistance & cold tolerance.  Full sun to part shade.  Thrives in poor sandy soil.   Gets about 6’ tall.    Birdfood
 

Myrica pensylvanica      Bayberry
  $12.00 2  quart
Native  Sun/part shade  Z: 3-8  Family: Myriacaceae
Unsexed seedlings.  Almost evergreen, bayberry makes a nice hedgerow.  With large fragrant fruits on female plants, you are bound to attract multitudes of songbirds.
 
 

Nyssa aquatica  Water tupelo 
Arkansas Native
sold out
Sun   part shade  Zones 6-9   Family:  Nyssaceae
Excellent choice for along streams or bottomlands or by ponds. Water tupelo ranks with bald cypress as the most flood tolerant large tree in temperate North America.  Rapidly growing large tree with leaves of about 7" long & large fruit (about 1").  The trunk is quite swollen at the base & quickly tapers to a very straight trunk.  On well drained sites, it is hardy to zone 5. The wood is extremely lightweight & has been used by fishermen for floats. 
 

Nyssa ogechee      Ogeechee lime
$sold out
Native  Sun/part shade  Zones 7-9  Family: Nyssaceae
A large tree with a very straight trunk which produces 1 to 2 inch sour scarlet fruits that have been used as a lime substitute.  Honey made from the flowers is a coveted prize. Bees & Birds

Nyssa sylvatica  Black gum or sour gum 
Arkansas Native
 out
Sun to part shade  Zones 3-9
Black gum is a spectacular tree in fall with its smooth waxy leaves that turn very red. A tree for all seasons with green shiny leaves in spring & summer, red leaves in fall & in winter, on young trees there is fine texture & silvery bark while on mature trees the bark is like alligator skin. Black gum fruits are highly prized by the birds.
 

Nyssa sylvatica v. biflora      Swamp black gum
$out
Arkansas native  Sun or pt shade  Z: 4-9  Family: Nyssaceae
Swamp black gum or swamp tupelo is distinguished from black gum by the flared, buttressed trunk & the long narrow leaves.  Very tolerant of high heat &  humidity, Swamp black gum is also tolerant of wet soils although it only needs average moisture.  Ultimate height 120 feet. Birdfood!

Osmanthus americanus        Devilwood 
$15.00 3 quart
Native      Morning sun/ Dappled shade  Zones 6(5) – 9     Family:  Oleaceae
A lovely evergreen southeastern native rarely found in the trade.  Fragrant white flowers in spring.  The habit of Devilwood is open & loose and gets from 15 to 25’.  Natively it is found along swamp margins & borders of streams.  Michael Dirr says he has seen it growing as far north as Cincinnati.  I was curious about the name Devilwood – research led me to find that it was so named because its wood was “devilishly hard” to split or work with.
 

Ostrya virginiana      Hophornbeam
$13.00 3 quart
Arkansas native  sun/part shade  Zones 3-9  Family: Betulaceae
A good medium sized tree with shredding bark reminiscent of eastern red cedar.  Takes some times to get established after transplanting but then shows good growth.  Showy fruits remain on the tree a long time.  Very drought tolerant once established.
 

NO ACT OF KINDNESS, NO MATTER HOW SMALL, IS EVER WASTED.       AESOP

 
 
 
 

Parthenocissus quinquefolia Virginia creeper
Arkansas  Native
$9.00 1/2 gallon
Shade   part shade    sun    Zones 2 to 10. Family: Vitaceae
    If there were a list of excellent vines, Virginia creeper would be close to the top.  The only drawback is that some people mistake it for poison ivy.  An old saying 'leaves of three, let it be'  is one to remember when looking at Virginia creeper - poison ivy has leaves with 3 leaflets always.  Virginia creeper's leaves are compounds of 5 (sometimes 3 on new leaves).  Anyway, so much for botany!  Brilliant red foliage in fall follow deep blue berries that are at the top of the list of bird foods.  Fast growing, 6 to 12' in a season.  Hardy yet easily removed if you want as the roots are shallow. 
 
 
 

Persea borbonia           Red bay
$out
Arkansas native  Sun/part shade  Zones 7b-11   Family: Lauraceae
Another host plant for the spice bush swallowtail!  Ultimate height about 20 to 30' but can get as large as 40'.  Appears to be salt tolerant so can be planted in coastal areas.  The leaves of this tree are often used as a substitute for the Mediterranean bay.   Butterflies & birds!

Persea palustris         Swamp red bay
$out
Native     Sun/part shade  Zones 8-11  Family: Lauraceae
Medium size evergreen tree that can take seasonal flooding & wet soils as well as grow in ordinary soils.  Glossy green leaves that have been used for the last several hundred years as a substitute for the Mediterranean bay leaves that are such an integral part of spaghetti & soups.  Sometimes host plant for spicebush swallowtail caterpillar.  The blue-black fruits are eaten by many birds.

Physocarpus opulifolius    Ninebark 
Arkansas Native
 $13.00 2 gallon - extra shipping required
Sun  - part shade       Z 3-8    Family: Rosaceae 
 Ninebark is definitely an underused, under-appreciated native shrub. Generally found along creeks or other bodies of water, ninebark will be happy in your yard or garden with just average soil & water. Lovely flower cluster & red fruits. As the plant ages, the trunk begins to exfoliate many layers .... thus the name ninebark. 
 
 
 

Platanus occidentalis American Sycamore
Arkansas Native
 10 gallon  $40.00 - cannot ship
 15 gallon $55.00 cannot ship
Sun  part shade 
Family: Platanaceae  One of my favorite trees especially in winter with its exfoliating bark that reveals a creamy white trunk. Some people complain that they are messy with their fruit that splits open when ripe & blows thru the neighborhood like silken parachutes.  My thought is why deny yourself the glory of this magnificent tree for a few weeks of flying silk - even though personally, I look on this as just another miracle.  In our hot, humid south, we don't have the kind of birch that I read about with the very white peeling trunks....but we do have sycamores.  To me they are so majestic having huge leaves.  When winter makes them bare, the starkly white bark is spectacular as if a giant hand peeled the bark back.  Very long lived tree - some recorded as much as 350 years old.  The growth rate is fast, often to 70' in 20 years time.  Sycamores are native to most of the Midwest & eastern part of the United States.  Standing very near the gate leading to our nursery is a huge sycamore tree which lent its name to our road. 
 

Populus deltoides      Eastern Cottonwood
 $12.00 3 quart
Arkansas native   Sun/part shade  Zones 3-10   Family: Salicaceae
Thanks to Brent Baker for capturing these seeds for me from Dardanelle cottonwoods.  For those of you who don't know cottonwoods, they become a magnificent tree in time with trunks deeply corded as if with ropes.  A very large tree, not for the small lot.  In late May or early June, cottony seeds float thru the air reminding one of a small snow flurry.  This is also a very fast growing tree - often 3 feet or more per year.

 Prunus americana       American plum 
Arkansas Native
$9.00 quart 
Sun  part shade    Zones 3 - 9. 
Small, often suckering tree to 20 feet or so.  Edible fruit, good for jelly-making or critters. 

Prunus angustifolia Chickasaw plum 
Arkansas Native
$12.00 3 quart
Sun   - part shade     Zones 5-9.
Shrub or small tree that may get to about 15'.  Usually thicket forming over time, producing either yellow or red delicious fruits.  Just right for jelly making or for feeding critters!  Native to much of the eastern part of the U.S. 

Prunus caroliniana    Carolina cherry laurel.
Native
$12.00 gallon
Sun   part shade      Zone 6 -10. 
  Glossy evergreen leaves make this a good choice for screening and may be sheared for shape.  Carolina cherry laurel makes a large shrub.  I have been told that in some areas this shrub is considered invasive as the birds love the fruit....and then the birds deposit the seeds here & there.  20-30 feet is the usual height. 

Prunus mexicana  Big tree plum
Arkansas Native
$10.00 tall tree bands
Open shade - part shade - sun     Zones 5a thru 9. 
The seed for Big tree plum came from Sweeden Island which is on the Arkansas River near here.  A fairly open tree growing as an understory plant.  It is one of the earliest blooming trees & I enjoy the fragrance of it from the deck of our house as I have a couple old ones in the yard.  The bark is furrowed & almost black.  The fruits produced are a soft plum color with a glaucous bloom, very sweet & about the size of an English walnut.  Native to the midwest from Iowa to Texas & over into Arkansas & Missouri 

Prunus munsoniana        Wild Goose Plum
    out

Arkansas native  Sun/pt shade Z: 6-10  Family: Rosaceae
Native from Texas to New Jersey, Illinois & Georgia, wild goose plum is a remembrance of days past - gathering the fruit, washing & coooking & jelly making.  What worms?????  Wild goose plum forms a small thicket, is cover & nesting to many birds and may reach 25 feet in time.  May have either yellow or red fruits with a whitish blush which appear in summer.  Birds & butterflies.

Prunus serotina  Wild black cherry 
Arkansas Native
  $sold out
Sun - part shade (best fruiting in full sun)  Zones 3-9.
Thanks to Debra Farley for the seed that produced these wild cherries.  Good for wildlife habitat & great bird food.  These trees can get large & do grow fairly rapidly.  60-70'.  Very attractive deep green glossy leaves & large clusters of white flowers.    Horses & cattle can be poisoned by eating the leaves of this cherry. Birds & butterflies.
 

Prunus umbellata     Sloe plum
$8.00 Quart    $9.00 tall tree bands
Arkansas native  Sun/part shade  Zones 7-11  Family: Rosaceae
Small tree to 20' with a 15' spread.  Fleeecy fragrant flowers in early spring followed by purple one inch fruits.  Prunus umbellata has various common names such as Flatwoods plum & hog plum.  Loved by birds & other critters.

Prunus virginiana        Chokecherry
$sold out
Arkansas native  Sun/pt shade  Z: 3-10  Family: Rosaceae
Growing 20-25', chokecherry is ofter a more manageable size than Prunus serotina (wild black cherry).  It is a suckering tree so consider this where you plant it.  Birds love the fruit & it can be used for jelly-making.

Ptelea trifoliata Wafer ash 
Arkansas Native
$12.00 3 quart
Shade    part shade     sun  Zone 5a-8. 
Family: Rutaceae     Small understory tree with trifoliate leaves.  Attractive seed formations that many songbirds feast upon.  Ideal for dry rocky areas.  Deep green leaves turn to a pale yellow in autumn. This year the Giant Swallowtail  butterfly has found these plants!  We've have dozens of caterpillars on them!  What a joy to behold. 

                 NEW FOR 2008
Quercus bicolor   Swamp white oak
$15.00 #2  - may have shipping surcharge
Arkansas native    Sun/part shade  Z:4-8  Family: Fagaceae
Quercus bicolor gets its name from the appearance of its leaves - the upper portion of the leaf is dark green & the underside is a silvery shade - thus two colors.  Swamp white oak will grow in low moist areas - or regular soils with extra watering when times get dry.  Fall color has been a lovely red.  A relatively fast growing oak, it provides nectar for insects which draw birds to feed and is a good source of acrons.  Also a larval food source for some of the Duskywing & Hairstreak butterflies.

Quercus coccinea    Scarlet oak 
Arkansas Native
$8.00 quart
Sun   1/2 day sun Zones 4-9. 
A small oak, as oaks go, growing to 50-75 feet.  Scarlet oak grows quite fast when young, 1 1/2 to 2' a year.  The common name says it best for the fall color as the leaves do turn scarlet red.  A beautiful long lived tree that prefers average to dry soils.  BIRDS
 

Quercus comptoniae        Compton's oak
$9.00 tall tree band
Native   Sun  Zones 5b to 8  Family: Fagaceae
A natural hybrid between Quercus virginiana & Quercus lyrata which grows rapidly & reaches a height of 60 feet.  Orange leaf color in fall.  Resistance to urban conditions make this an excellent alternative to more common trees.

Quercus falcata  v. pagodafolia          Cherrybark oak 
$sold out
Arkansas native    Sun    Zones  5-10       Family: Fagaceae
A fairly fast growing oak, it gets its common name because of the very dark flaky bark that resembles black cherry. 

Quercus hemispherica      Laurel oak
$sold out
Arkansas native  Sun to part shade  Zones 6-9  Family: Fagaceae
A pyramidal shaped oak reaching an ultimate height of 40 to 60' with lustrous deep green leaves that stay green on the tree until very late in the winter.  It makes a good street tree for its adaptability & rapid growth.  I was amazed to see that this oak stayed evergreen this winter.  Very attractive.
 

Quercus imbricaria       Shingle oak
$10.00  Large tree bands
Arkansas native  Sun to part shade  Zones 4-8  Family: Fagaceae
Medium to large oak reaching 50 to 60', occasionally larger.  Slow to medium growth of 12 to 18" per year.  Tolerant of drier soils once established.  Shingles were once made from the wood of this tree,  thus the common name.

                        NEW FOR 2007
Quercus laceyi           Lacey oak (syn. Q. glaucoides)
$sold out
Native    Sun  Zone 7-10  Family: Fagaceae
Native to Texas, this small to medium size oak has lovely almost evergreen foliage, is very drought tolerant & adapted to alkaline soils - named for the person who discovered it - Howard Lacey.  Ultimate height 25-45'.

 
Quercus laurifolia         Laurel oak
$9.00 tall tree bands    $7.00 quart
Arkansas native  Sun/pt shade  Zone 6a-9    Family: Fagaceae
Medium size tree with dark green foliage which remains most of the winter.  40 to 60 feet ultimate height.  Prefers medium to moist soils.

Quercus lyrata      Overcup oak 
   $10.00 large tree bands
Arkansas native   Sun    1/2 day sun    Zones 6-10
Overcup oak is so named because the cup nearly covers the entire acorn.  Another beautiful oak that gets quite large in time.  This particular oak can take seasonal flooding. BIRDS

Quercus macrocarpa bur oak 
Arkansas Native
$12.00 tall tree pots      $30.00    5 gallon(nursery pickup)
Sun to 1/2 day sun   Zones 3-10
Someday these will be huge trees & the acorns they produce are probably the largest you’ll ever see. On the Arkansas river near Russellville is a huge specimen that gives me a special feeling of time whenever I see it. BIRDS
 

Quercus marilandica        Blackjack oak 
Arkansas Native
$12.00 tall tree pots  (trees are about 18" tall)
Sun    1/2 day sun     Zones 4(3) to 9.
   I’ve always thought that Blackjack oak was the tree used in ghostly movies & gothic mysteries.  Their branches at odd angles & dark bark cause these thoughts.    Wide spread from Michigan to Texas & Florida.   BIRDS

Quercus michauxii Swamp white oak 
Arkansas Native
 $12.00 large tree bands
Sun    1/2 day sun    Zones 5-10     Family: Fagaceae
Gently serrated leaves adorn this oak.  In time it make large acorns & is a beautiful tree.  This fall I was amazed at the outstanding red color of the leaves.  It rivaled any maple I've seen.  BIRDS
 

Quercus muhlenbergii    Chestnut oak 
Arkansas Native
$7.00  quart      $9.00 tall tree bands    $20.00  4 gallon NP
Sun    1/2 day sun    Zones 5-9    Family: Fagaceae
Chestnut oak is a tree for tough places - dry, rocky, poor soils.  Of course, like all plants, it must first become established before it can take the dry places.  A member of the white oak group, the leaves do not have bristles on the tips, and have wavy edges.  Also known as chinkapin oak.  Beautiful leaves!!   BIRDS

Quercus nigra              Water oak 
Arkansas  Native
 $10.00 LTB    7 gallon    $35.00 (cannot ship)
Sun    1/2 day sun   Zones 6-10    Family: Fagaceae
Water oak becomes a large tree in time with lovely deep green leaves that are small & spatulate. There is much variation in the shape of the leaf, all on the same tree.  I really like this oak.  It is one of the fastest growing oaks & is quite drought tolerant once established.  The leaves stay green for a long time into winter.   Native range is from Florida to Texas & north to Delaware.  BIRDS

Quercus nuttallii    - See Quercus texana

Quercus palustris            Pin oak 

Arkansas  Native
Sun   to 1/2 day sun   Zones 5-9    Family: Fagaceae
One of the faster growing oaks, pin oaks have a lovely pyramidal shape. It is often planted as a street tree.  Native from Mass. to Delaware to Arkansas. Some people call Quercus phellos pin oak so it always pays to be sure you know what you're asking for.  BIRDS
 

Quercus phellos     Willow oak 
$8.00 tall tree bands  $10.00  3 quart
Arkansas Native   Zones 5-10   Family: Fagaceae
Willow oak makes a very large tree in time.  One of the white oak clan, it has very narrow leaves which result in its common name of Willow oak.  Undemanding as to soil & very drought tolerant once established.   BIRDS

Quercus prinoides       Dwarf chestnut oak
$8.00  small plant bands
Arkansas Native       Sun     Zones e-9     Family: Fagaceae
Dwarf chestnut oak is a small spreading tee - 10 to 20', just perfect for smaller yards.  Birds
 

Quercus rubra  Northern red oak 
Arkansas Native
    4 gallon $20.00 (can't ship)
Sun    to 1/2 day sun     Zone 3 to 10. 
Seed from John Pelton who collected it in the Ouachitas.  Northern red oak has deep red fall color.  It is also a fairly fast growing oak that eventually gets very large.    BIRDS

Quercus shumardii    Shumard's oak 
Arkansas Native
 $12.00 3 quart    - ready by April 2008
Sun  to 1/2 day sun    Zones 5-9.
One of the largest of the southern red oaks, Shumard's oak eventually reaches 120'.    Leaves of Shumard's oak are very attractive, with deep sinuses.  Red oaks have bristles on the tips of the leaves, which is one way to distinguish them from white oaks.  Shumard's oak had outstanding red color this fall also.   BIRDS

Quercus stellata  Post oak 
Arkansas Native
$sold out
Sun to 1/2 day sun   Zones 5(4) - 9  Family: Fagaceae
Crucifer shaped leaves distinguish this hardy white oak.  I really like oak trees!  From the 2nd story deck, I have birds feeders hanging from the branches of a closely growing post oak.  Daily there is a show of birds coming for food & water.   To my surprise this summer, Indigo Buntings have been eating at the feeders.     BIRDS
 

Quercus texana     Nuttall's oak
(Syn: Quercus nuttallii)
$9.00  tall tree bands
Arkansas native  Sun/pt shade  Z:      Family:  Fagaceae
A large shade tree, so give ample space to grow.  Dark green leaves are deeply divided & are reminiscent of Shamard's oak and others.  Fall color often includes quality shades of red.  Tolerant of set heavy soils.

Quercus velutina      Black oak 
Arkansas Native
 $9.00 quart
Sun to  1/2 day sun      Zone  4(3) to 9.
    Also known as yellow-barked oak – a fine large tree occurring in most of the eastern half of the United States.  It may be found on dry rocky ridges or on rich bottomland soil.  Very adaptable. BIRDS

Quercus virginiana      Live oak
$9.00 tall tree band   $7.00 quart
Native   Sun/part shade  Z: 7-10  Family: Fagaceae
A rather famous oak told of in many stories of the South.  Evergreen & long lived, in zone 7 they are at the upper most part of their hardiness range.
 
 

Rhododendron canescens
Arkansas native
$SOLD OUT
Known as Honeysuckle azalea, the flowers are long and tubular, sweetly scented & white flushed with pink.  Afternon shade, dappled shade.

Rhododendron prunifolium  Plumleaf azalea
Native
$36.00  3 gallon    Nursery pickup only
Fragrant flowers bloom late in spring or early summer.  Afternoon shade, cappled shade.

Rhododendron viscosum      Texas azalea
sold out
Arkansas native 
 morning sun - dappled shade    Zones 3-9   Family: Ericaceae
Also known as swamp azalea, the white flowers have an intense clove-like fragrance in May or June.  Open habit, often becoming stoloniferous.
 
 

Rhus aromatica ‘Gro Low’           Fragrant sumac 'Gro Low' 
Arkansas native
   $11.00 quart
Shade  - part shade   - sun     Zones 5 to 9 at least.  BIRDS
The first time many people see fragrant sumac, they think it is poison ivy.  It really doesn’t look like poison ivy to me but I guess there is a definite resemblance.  The leaves of fragrant sumac are quite small, however, intensely green & glossy.  Yellow flowers in spring are followed by red fruits.  Gro Low has been selected because it doesn’t get nearly as tall as the species.  Fall really makes it shine, though, with the scarlet red of its leaves. 

Rhus aromatica                   Fragrant sumac 
Arkansas native
 Sold out

Shade  - dappled shade    sun     Zones 3b to 9.  Family: Anacardiaceae
An attractive native shrub that can range in height from 2-6' or so.  Glossy green leaves that often color beautifully in the fall.  The bright yellowish flowers in late winter are welcome & the female plants produce red fruits in late summer.   BIRDS
 

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

Rhus aromatica serotina     Fragrant sumac
 $10.00 large tree banks
Arkansas native
Sun/part shade  Z: 3-9  Family: Anacardiaceae
Small to medium sized shrub with glossy green leaves that have an astringent fragrance.  Interesting cone-like structures of buds in the winter with yellow flowers in early spring.  Not as aggressive as most of our sumacs.  5-7 feet tall with a spread of about 4 feet.  Fall color is variable with a glossy red being the best & yellow some years.  Serotina means later - in other words, this plant flowers about 2 weeks later than the species.

Rhus coppalina 
Arkansas Native
            $20.00  4 gallon nursery pickup
Sun   to 1/2 day sun   Zones 4-9    Family: Anacardiaceae
Shining sumac or winged sumac. Glorious fall color. . Height 10 to 15’. Flowers are a mist of greenish white haze turning to red fruits the birds love. 
 

Rhus coppalina 'Prairie Fire'       Winged sumac
Arkansas native
$12.00   1/2 gallon
Sun/part shade  Zones 4-9  Family: Anacardiaceae
Prairie Fire is a selection of winged sumac that is noted for its dependable fall color.  Most sumacs are not well suited for a small garden as they tend to make colonies.  Mowing does a good job of keep them down though.  Birds!
 
 

Rhus glabra       Smooth sumac.
Arkansas Native
Should be ready by June 2008
 Another native sumac prized for its fall color and is native to much of North America.     Sumacs can be invasive so if necessary, contain them by mowing or barrier. They make interesting container plants. Excellent for soil stabilization & food for many bird species.

 
Rhus glabra v. laciniata   Laceleaf smooth sumac
$15.00 1/2 gallon
Selection of Arkansas native
This sumac is perhaps the most outstanding of the cutleaf sumacs.  The rachis (the part of the leaf that the leaflets are attached to) is red almost all year & the leaflets turn a very bright red in the fall.  Here at the nursery, we've grown this selection for years & it seems to be lower growing (3-4') & slower in spreading that the others I have know.  This laceleaf sumac is a female selection & so if there are males in the neighborhood, you should also be blessed with tasty deep red fruits.
 
 

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.

Rhus typhina ‘Lanciniata’      Cutleaf staghorn sumac 
Native
         Large specimens available at the nursery.
Sun to  1/2 day sun     Zones 4-9. 
The lacy, ferny foliage is delicate with reddish veins in the midribs.   An outstanding plant spring & summer, really outshining itself when fall arrives with the intense scarlet foliage.   Medium to dry soil.
 

Ribes odoratum       Clove currant
 sold out
Arkansas native  Shade/part shade  Zones 4-8  Family: Grossulariaceae
Synonymn:  Ribes aureum V. villosom    I've also read that this is called buffalo currant????  Anyway, I know that it thrives in rocky crevices in the Ozarks and the bright yellow flowers appear early in spring with a decidedly clove-like fragrance.  I understand that some people call this 'spicebush'.... to me however, spicebush is Lindera benzoin, another lovely native.  Another fact that I've learned is that while both male & female flowers appear on the same plant, you need  2 separate plants to bear fruit.
 

Robinia pseudoacasia     Black locust 
Arkansas Native
$9.00 Quarts
Sun to  1/2 day sun   Zones 4-9   Family: Fabaceae
Black locust is sometimes known as honey locust.  However, I reserve the honey locust common name for the tree known as Gleditsia (it has terrible thorns on it - about 3-4")  Robinia is much nicer & has drooping racemes of white very fragrant flowers in spring.  Honeybees (those that are left) & bumblebees flock to the blooms for the nextar.  Robinia does sucker & in some instances can be a problem...so give some thought to where you plant it.  Butterflies & birds.
 
 

                                NEW FOR 2008
Rubus odoratus      Flowering raspberry
$12.00 Quart      $15.00 2 quart
Native    Sun to part shade Z: 3-8  Family: Rosaceae
This plant came to my attention when I first grew it by mistake.  The seeds were mislabeled but after two years, we were finally able to identify our mystery shrub.  This is very unlike any raspberry I've seen - it has no thorns or prickles and it has large (up to 12") maple-like soft fuzzy leaves.  The flowers are a rosy-purple, up to two inches across & fragrant!  In Arkansas & other parts of the south, flowering raspberry should have some afternoon shade.  Height 3-6'. 

                 NEW FOR 2008
Sabal x texensis       Palmetto palm
$9.00 Quart
Native hybrid   Sun  A: 7b-10   Family: Arecaceae
A lovely natural hybrid between Sabal minor & Sabal mexicana.  Ultimate height is 20 feet with typical huge fan shaped leaves.  These are 2nd year seedlings & so are quite small.
 

                         NEW FOR2008
Salix caroliniana     Coastal plain willow
$9.00 quart - few
Arkansas native   Sun/pt shade  Z:    Family: Salicaceae
Also known as Ward's willow or Carolina willow, this fast growing small tree is easily identified by the powdery white underside of the leaves.  Carolina willow has been used extensively as a medicinal plant.  It is found growing in wetlands, along creeks, ponds & streams.  Carolina willow is also larval food for Mourning Cloak, Viceroy & Striped Hairstreak butterflies.

Salix nigra     Black willow
Arkansas native
Few available - ask
Sun/part shade 
 

Sambucus canadensis            American Elderberry
Arkansas Native
 $10.00 trade gallon
Shade     part shade    sun   Zones   4-9  Family: Caprifoliaceae
Family:  Caprifoliaceae  . What a wonderful shrub!  Will grow almost anywhere & produces lots of flat topped clusters of white flowers followed by deep blue-black fruit.  Elderberry jelly is a delightful treat & so I’m told is Elderberry wine!  (This is of course if you desire to beat the birds to the fruit!)    . Found in every state in the eastern United States, elderberry has been used for centuries for varying purposes.  Early  settlers simmered the bark with lard to make a soothing ointment for the skin.  The flowers were made in poultices for treating rheumatism.  The berries were fermented by early settlers to make a wine & elderyberry jelly is delightful.  Typically these  are shrubby plants that reach no more than 12' or less & will grow in almost any kind of  soil, from very wet to  fairly dry, in full shade to full sun.  Often the white blooms are very fragrant.   BIRDS
 

Sambucus canadensis 'Laciniata'  Cutleaf elderberry
$14.00 1/2 gallon
Native   Sun/shade  Zones 5-8  Family: Caprifoliaceae
Finely dissected leaves distinguish this elderberry from the common one.  6 to 10 feet in ultimate height, it still produces lovely white flowerheads & deep purple-black fruits.  Cut back each year for best effect.
 

Sapindus drummondii    Soapberry
Arkansas Native
$14.00 large tree bands
Sun         Zones 5-10, probably.  Family: Sapindaceae.
Soapberry has pinnately compound leaves which turn a rich gold in autumn. Hardy as far north as Saint Louis, Soapberry is a central to mid western native. It bears clusters of translucent fruit which can be toxic if consumed. The Indians & early settlers used this fruit to wash clothes & the hard black seeds were polished & drilled & used to make necklaces. Full sun. Native here in Arkansas as well as Louisiana, Texas & Arizona, Oklahoma & Kansas. 

Sassafras albidum  Sassafras 
Arkansas Native
 $10.00 Medium tree bands (2 7/8 x 2 7/8 x 5) About 8" tall
Sun   part shade   Zones 3-10   Family: Lauraceae
 An excellent small tree (to 35') that most everyone recognizes because of the mitten shaped leaves.  Actually, several shapes of leaves may be present on the tree.  Found natively in almost all of the eastern United States, the fall color can be glorious.  Sassafras tea used to be a regular spring tonic & the roots were also the primary flavoring in root beer but has now been banned.  These are a shrubby form of the tree.   BIRDS
 

Sinocalycanthus chinensis    Chinese sweet shrub
$12.00 quart
From China      Morning sun or high shade  Z: 5-8  Family: Calycanthaceae
A large shrub (5 to 10 feet wide & tall), Sinocalycanthus chinensis goes by several common names - Chinese Sweet shrub & also Chinese Wax shrub.  Flowers made up of large waxy tepals overlappying with butter yellow inner petals which reminds one of a camellia blossom.

Sinocalycanthus raulstonii 'Hartlege Wine' ppaf
$15.00 Quart   $20.00 2 quart
Not Native   Bright shade  Zone 5-8  Family: Calycanthaceae
Gorgeous wine colored flowers reminiscent of camellia blooms grace this suckering shrub at a very early age.  8 to 10 feet mature height.
 

Spirea latifolia  Meadowsweet 
Native
$12.00 gallon
Sun  to 1/2 day sun Family: Rosaceae
 Small deciduous shrub native to the east & northeast with white flowers often tinged with pink. Zones 2-7 maybe warmer.  BIRDS
 

Spirea tomentosa      Steeplebush
$10.00 quart $16.00 1/2 gallon
Arkansas native    Sun to part shade  Zones 3-8  Family: Rosaceae
A lovely small shrub  2'-3'  with rosy purple blooms - needs a moist acid soil - not tolerant of drought.  Very atractive to butterflies!

Staphylea trifolia Bladdernut
Native
$ out
Open shade  - Morning sun
Family: Staphyleaceae. With its striped bark, compound leaves & inflated, paperlike seed capsules, bladdernut has a very distinctive appearance when closely observed. Native to much of eastern North America, it is hardy to zone 3 & is also native here in Arkansas. Usually a small understory tree. BIRDS

Styrax americanus  American snowbell 
 $18.00 TG    $24.00 2 Gallon(extra shipping) 
Dappled shade    - morning sun   Zones 6 (5) to 9. 
American snowbell reaches about 9 feet at maturity, is widely branched.  White fragrant flowers in racemes 1-4” long with 1 to 4 flowers per inflorescence.  The bell shaped flowers are composed of petals that open widely exposing the yellow-tipped stamens.  Altogether a most desirable small tree.  Native from Illinois to Arkansas, OK & Texas and east to Florida & Virginia, it is usually found in floodplain forests & swamps.  Does well in a lightly shaded garden, but will need adequate moisture. 

Styrax confusus     Chinese styrax 
Not Native
$sold out
Dappled shade    - morning sun
Leaves are larger than Styrax japonica but not quite as large as S. obassia.  From China, this tree is rare in the trade & not a lot of information is available.  Hardiness uncertain but probably zones 5 to 8.  Flower character similar to S. japonica.

Styrax japonica      Japanese snowbell
Not Native
$Sold out
Dappled shade  - morning sun   Zones 5-8
Small leaves with profuse, white bell shaped flowers in June.  Ideally planted where the masses of pendant blossoms can be seen from below, such as along a rock wall or embankment.  Trouble free & fairly rapid growth. 

              NEW FOR 2008
Styrax obassia      Fragrant snowbell
$12.00 Quart (few)
Not native  Part shade  Z: 5-8  Family: Styracaceae
Fragrant snowbell is a wonderful small tree that has 5-8" racemes of white bell-shaped flowers that smell so sweet.  In ten years, you can expect about 10' in height, eventually growing to 20 feet at maturity.  Thanks to Larry Price for this seed.

Symphoricarpos orbiculatus     Coralberry / Indian currant
  - 2 & 3 gallon  available for nursery pickup
Arkansas native  Sun/shade  Zones 2-8  Family: Caprifoliaceae
A suckering, small woody shrub for sun or shade, tolerant of the driest sites (once established).  Small blue green leaves with tiny flowers that are followed by purplish-red fruit which persists long into the winter until the birds clean them off.
 

Taxodium ascendens        Pond cypress 
Native
 4 gallon $25.00  Nursery pickup  Also larger sizes
Sun  to 1/2 day sun    Zones   6-10.
Pond cypress has a more columnar habit than Bald cypress and makes a trouble-free accent in large areas whether wet or dry.  It develops deeply furrowed bark & has bright green needles during the growing season.  Deciduous. 

Taxodium distichum Bald cypress 
Arkansas Native
$10.00 2 quart    also various sizes from 4 gallon to 20 gallon -  for nursery pickup
Sun to  1/2 day sun   Zones 5 to 10 at least   Family: Taxodiaceae
   A mistaken idea of bald cypress is that it must have a wet place in which to grow.  Not true!  Bald cypress makes a very nice yard tree.  Tall & stately and when grown in ordinary soil, do not develop the 'knees'.  .

Tilia americana  American basswood 
Arkansas Native
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Sun to   1/2 day sun    Zone 3 to 9.
Family: Tiliaceae     Flowers of basswood are fragrant & can be used to make a tea.  Honey made by bees feeding on basswood flowers has a particularly good flavor.  These trees are generally found in moist wood & can get quite large.  The wood is very lightweight & is used in carving, plus many other commercial uses.  Large dark green leaves, almost heart shaped turn yellow in fall.  BIRDS

Ulmus crassifolia       Cedar elm
$12.00 medium plant band   $14.00 1/2 gallon       Larger ready in May 2007
Arkansas native   Sun/part shade  Family: Ulmaceae
Cedar elm has the smallest thickest leaves of our native elms.  A medium sized tree - 50-70 feet, Cedar elm grows in either acidic or alkaline soils, being tolerant of clay, sandy or loamy soils.  Once established, Cedar elm is also drought tolerant but reaches its best potential with adequate moisture.  Cedar elm blooms in the fall & has yellow fall foliage color (at least the books say this)  However most of mine had lovely red foliage this fall.  BIRDS

Ulmus rubra       Slippery Elm
$9.00 tall tree bands
Arkansas native   Sun/part shade  Z: 3-9  Family: Ulmaceae
Slippery elm grows in all states in the eastern half of the United States plus from the Dakotas to Texas.  It has an extensive history of medicinal use & you can still buy slippery elm lozenges at many drugstores & probably all  health food store.  Birds - critters 
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Viburnum cassinoides Witherod viburnum 
    $sold out
Native     sun to light shade  Zones 5-9    Family: Caprifolianceae
Usually 5-6’ Witherod will sometimes get larger – possibly to 10’.  Dark green foliage turns shades of red, crimson & purple in the fall.  White flowers in June or July turn to green fruits, then to pink, to red then to blue & finally black.  Quite a colorful show
 

Viburnum dentatum Arrowwood 
Arkansas Native
    Various larger sizes for nursery pickup
Sun   to  part shade  open shade   Zone 3 to 8.    Family: Caprifoliaceae
Arrowwood viburnum is so called because of its slender straight upright spreading stems & branches. Wildlife value is high for upland gamebirds & songbirds. Maroon purple foliage in fall.   BIRDS

Viburnum dentatum ‘Autumn Jazz’     Arrowwood ‘Autumn Jazz’ 
 $9.00 Quart   $11.00 1/2 gallon
Arkansas native    Sun to part shade   Zones 4(3) to 8    Family: Caprifoliaceae
This lovely Viburnum was introduced by Chicagoland Grows.  Selected because of its graceful vase shaped habit & yellow to orange to red to burgundy fall color.   10 to 12 feet ultimate height.
 

Viburnum dentatum 'Blue Muffin'    Arrowwood viburnum 'Blue Muffin'
 $9.00 Quart   $15.00 #2 +shipping surcharge  $35.00 #7  -nursery pickup
Arkansas Native   Sun to part shade  Zones 4(3) to 8  Family: Caprifolianceae
Blue Muffin was selected for its abundance of blue fruits.  Viburnum dentatum is called arrowwood for its slender straight upright spreading stems & branches.  Wildlife value is high for upland gamesbirds & songbirds.  Maroon purple foliage in fall.
 

Viburnum molle      Kentucky viburnum (aslo known as Soft leaf viburnum)
Sold out
Arkansas native  sun/part shade  Zones 5-8 at least  Family: Caprifoliaceae
Kentucky viburnum has nice sized clusters of white flowers - appearing in April (here in  Arkansas).  A medium sized shrub with soft fuzzy leaves.  A couple of years ago, Bruce & Lana Ewing brought some flowers of this viburnum to the  Arkansas Native Plant Society  Spring meeting.  The fragrance was wonderful!  I asked Bruce if he would send me seed - he did & here are the results!  Thanks Bruce!

Viburnum nudum  possumhaw viburnum 
Arkansas Native
 $9.00 quart        2 gallon  $16.00 Nursery pickup only
Sun     to   part shade   Zone 6-9 at least
Native to eastern Arkansas & most of the SE United States, Shonny haw is usually 6-15 feet and found in bogs, low woods & savannas. Despite its native habitat, It makes a nice shrub for ordinary garden soil. My thanks to Lois Wilson for providing seed of local provenance.  BIRDS

Viburnum prunifolium Blackhaw viburnum
Arkansas Native
 $10.00  quart   $12.00 TG   $16.00  #2
 Open shade    - sun   Zones 4-9
Blackhaw  viburnum can produce prodigious amounts of fruit and  have impressive flowers in spring.   Sometimes a shrub, or often a small tree native across the eastern U.S.    BIRDS

Viburnum rufidulum     Rusty Blackhaw
$12.00 Large tree band  $8.00 tall tree band  Also large for pickup
Arkansas native  Sun/part shade  Zones 5-10  Family: Caprifoliaceae
From my friend, Russell Studebaker came seeds of rusty blackhaw.  It is called Rusty blackhaw because of the rust colored hairs on the buds.  Very similar to the above Blackhaw viburnum.

Viburnum trilobum American cranberry viburnum 
Native   - should have some ready by May
$ only large sizes available for nursery pickup
Sun to  1/2 day sun     Zones 2-7 Family: Caprifoliaceae
American cranberry viburnum A deciduous shrub growing 8 to 12 feet tall and spread 8 to 12 foot.  White flowers in spring followed by bright red berries which the birds love.  Needs more moisture than some viburnums and can take seasonal flooding.     BIRDS

Viburnum trilobum compacta 'Alfredo'
$sold out
Native   Sun to part shade  Z: 2-7(8)  Family: Caprifoliaceae
'Alfredo' has been selected as a more compact form of Viburnum trilobum.  Same lovely triangular shaped leaves & beautiful red fruits.  In the south, some shade is appreciated. BIRDS
 

Viburnum trilobum 'Nana'      Dwarf American cranberry viburnum
Sold out
Native  Sun/part shade  Zones 2-7  Family: Caprifoliaceae
For a smaller area, this viburnum that reaches only 3-4' with a similar spread might be just the perfect plant you are looking for.  Cranberry viburnum does well in full sun in more northern states, but appreciates some afternoon shade in the south.  Bright red fruits late summer.  Loved by birds or you can make a ruby red jelly from them for yourself.
 
 
 
 
 

Vitex agnus-castus Chaste tree 
Not Native
$ Various sizes available at the nursery
Sun
Family: Verbenaceae A lovely tree from Southern Europe that has very aromatic leaves & usually blue flowers. Butterflies & bees are very attracted to the flowers. Root hardy to zone 6. 

Vitex agnus castus 'Silver Spires'  Chaste tree
Not Native
Nursery pickup only.   $15.00 
Sun
A white flowered selection of chaste tree that has all the same characteristics of the species. Butterflies & bees

Vitis aestivalis       Summer grape 
Arkansas Native
$sold out
Sun  part shade     Zones 4-10.    Family: Vitaceae
London is located about 5 miles from our nursery & the post office is situated next to a wet ditch that is crowded with trees & vines.  Two years ago I noted that some wild grapes were in full fruit so I captured some of them, hopefully made sure of the identification & so here they are now, ready for your fence, arbor or trellis.  Loved by the birds in Minnesota & New Hampshire all the way to Texas. 

                  
Vitis rotundifolia     Muscadine 
Arkansas Native
$12.00 quart
Sun to part shade  Zones 6-9   Family: Vitaceae
This is the native, unimproved muscadine that grows wild in the hills around here. Our native muscadine likes to climb high in the trees when it is growing wild.  On post & wire trellis it will do well also.  When the muscadines are ripe, the fragrance can b e smelled for a long way.   The seed came from a vine growing on the road near the nursery.  Large purple-black fruits make excellent jam & jelly.  Also used for making wine.  Once  established, these are extremely drought tolerant.  These are unsexed seedlings so it would be best to buy several in hopes of getting fruit.     BIRDS

Vitis sp.   Wild grape 
Native
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Sun to part shade    Zone 6 at least.
Another native grape from my friend, Debra Farley who collected these grapes near Ash Flat, in northern Arkansas.  The grapes were fairly large for a wild species.  Grapes are sometimes difficult to identify  so we're still working on this identity.     BIRDS

Vitis riparia  Riverbank grape
Native
sold out
Sun to part shade    Zones 3-10.   .BIRDS
Family: Vitaceae. Some of the best jelly I ever made was from wild grapes. While the fruit is generally small & seedy for eating, in a good year you can get enough fruit to make jelly. Or you can let the songbirds & critters have them. The flowers are fragrant on this vigorous vine. Native to most of eastern North America. 
 

Xanthorhiza simplicissima               Yellowroot 
Native
$9.00 quart
Shade to morning sun  Zones 4-9(10)  Family: Ranunculaceae
Yellowroot is a small colonial low growing shrub that makes an excellent choice for naturalizing in the boggy soil of springheads or along moist stream banks.  Shade. 

Zanthoxylem clava-herculis   Toothache tree
Arkansas Native
$9.00 quart   $15.00 large tree band
Sun to part shade Zone 6 to 10.     Family: Rutaceae. 
Prickly Ash. Also known as Hercules club, Toothache tree & the one I like the best ‘tickle tongue’ tree; so called because chewing on a twig has a numbing quality. Anyway, its a small tree armed with broad based thorns. The leaves are made up of 7 to 17 leaflets & I find it a very attractive tree. The Giant Swallowtail butterfly larvae feed on prickly ash foliage & songbirds flock to its fruit .