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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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Chionanthus virginicus
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ca$ 3.50 |
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| Rare Deciduous North American flowering 5m multi-stemmed shrub. Sweet honey-lilac scented flowers hang in abundance, sometimes covering the entire tree. Loved by nectar seekers. Glossy leaves turn a vivid yellow in autumn. Dark blue berries olive sized fruit loved by birds. |
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Cornus canadensis
Syn. Chamaepericlymenum canadensis
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ca$ 3.50 |
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| Gorgeous semi to evergreen ground cover. Hardy little plant to 10-18 cm tall. Bright red berries quickly follow creamy white four petaled blooms. Berries are sought after by many song birds such as Varied Thrush. |
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Cornus mas
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ca$ 3.50 |
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| This is truely a multipurpose tree. In late winter, branches are clothed in clusters of bright yellow flowers providing nectar and pollen to bees and hummingbirds. The blossoms are alive with their hum. By September, clusters of deep red tasty fruit resemble oblong dark red cherries with the same... |
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Cunninghamia lanceolata
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ca$ 3.50 |
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| Tho widly grown in China for its rot resistant timber, this species is rarely seen here in the west except in botanical gardens. Lovely enough to draw comment. Elongated flat blue green evergreen needles/leaves gradually become bronze with advanced age before falling. Pyrimidal form and graceful... |
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Daphne mezereum
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ca$ 3.50 |
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| This shrubby multibranched semi evergreen can grow to 2 meters in height with an equal spread. In late winter to early spring pink flowers adorn the branches filling the air with its sweet perfume. What a great herald to Spring! Best in a shady location as an understory plant or among the shade... |
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Deutzia pulchra
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ca$ 3.50 |
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| Hillier claims this species the best Deutzia in cultivation. Large clusters of white flowers adorn the plant in late spring. Sometimes the blooms are touched with pale shell pink. If there is a perfume, it escapes my nose. Nice leathery lanceolate leaves with a serrated edge. Pale tan peeling... |
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Fremontodendron californica
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ca$ 3.50 |
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| Golden hibiscus like flowers clothe this evergreen small tree/tall shrub. Small dark green lobed leathery leaves are downy on the reverse. New growth is clothed in this short soft down. Fast growing to 4-6 meters with nearly the same spread. Deer proof. Grows well in our climate in a sheltered... |
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Liriodendron tulipifera
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ca$ 3.50 |
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| One of the most beautiful North American hardwoods growing straight, tall and with a pyrimidal symetrical form with upswept branches. The distinctive squarish lobed leaves makes it quite unique. Starting in May, the cupped large tulip shaped sweetly fragrant flowers start off greenish, but by... |
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Lonicera quinquelocularis
Syn. Lonicera translucens
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ca$ 3.50 |
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| A distinctive woody shrub with dense arching branching. Highly fragrant soft yellow flowers are borne in pairs (singlular or multiple) along the leaf axils creating a profuse display from May to July. In autumn, unusual translucent milky fruits are perfect 7mm orbs where you can clearly see a... |
