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Calycanthus floridus
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ca$ 3.25 |
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| An unusual, attractive, small scented shrub to 2 meters tall and 2 meters wide. Broad mid green leaves have glossy upperside and downy underside. Unique flowers start off as dark marron/brown buds then open to 5 cm wine red flowers look somewhere between a magnolia and lotus blossom but heavily... |
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Calycanthus occidentalis
Syn. Butneria occidentalis
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ca$ 3.25 |
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| Looks similar to C. floridus but not as hardy. Grows slightly larger reaching 3 meters or more in height with a 2 meter spread. Anemone-magnolia like flowers are more of a true red compared to its eastern cousin, and have the same strawberry fragrance. Deer proof. Problem free. In the Pacific... |
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Camellia oleifera
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ca$ 4.00 |
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| Beauty wrapped in practicality. Fragrant white blooms clothe the plant in fall to early winter giving much needed pollen and nectar to winged migrants and bees. Flowers cleanly fall away from a the large swelling thick walled seed pod containing several seed bearing chambers. Smooth cinnamon... |
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Camellia sinensis
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ca$ 5.00 |
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| Tea, the world renowned beverage. Whether it be green, black, white, yellow, pu-erh, ooling it all comes from the processed young leaves of tea camellia aka Camellia sinensis. Glossy gorgeous dark green leaves. Smallish white fragrant flowers bloom in the fal, the huge yellow boss of staemens... |
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Camellia x williamsii
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ca$ 4.75 |
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| A lovely evergreen shrub/tree reaching 5 meters at maturity. Gorgeous thick leathery leaves, but the cupped semi double blooms are spectacular! Flowering begins in late February in a continueous series onto May in cool, sunny Spring conditions. Blooms fall cleanly from the plant so you never... |
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Carya illinoinensis
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ca$ 3.50 |
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| Regular sized nuts from hardy trees for Northern growers. Tall graceful trees can bear up to 25kg or more of sweet edible nuts per tree. Hard shells prevent bird damage compared to large papershelled types you see at the grocers and large nuts doesn't always translate to taste, if quality not... |
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Carya ovata
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ca$ 3.50 |
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| Beautiful straight trunked shade tree well known for its sweet edible nuts and yellow fall colour. Highly ornamental distinct gray to black shaggy bark that will be eventually shed in long strips. Fast growing trees (60 cm annually) that are inherently adaptable to many soil types but nut... |
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Castanea dentata
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ca$ 5.75 |
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| In spring, masses of white fruiting and pollen catkins attract necar and pollen seekers, but its the nuts borne in bristling spined fist sized burrs that are the feature attraction for growing this tall majestic tree. Though the nuts are not as large as the ones you see at the grocers, the taste... |
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Catalpa bungei
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ca$ 4.00 |
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| A rare hardy dwarf Catalpa bearing lovely sweetly fragrant pink-rose orchid like flowers. Lilac-ish leaves and its umbrella form makes it a wonderful ornamental shade tree. Tolerant of pollution making it ideal as a street tree. Loved by many wild things...nectar seekers to gardeners alike.... |
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Catalpa speciosa
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ca$ 3.25 |
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| Delicately scented trumpet shaped frilled flair edged white flowers have internal purple spots. Blossoms are held in massive clusters and are much loved by nectar seekers. With age, trees form massive trunks and a graceful picturesque branching silhouette. Long bean like seed pods can hang on... |
