Informal Hedge Plants

Plant 3-5' apart. They often reach 80-100 feet tall with lateral branches from the ground up. These are the fastest growing trees we know of for shade, privacy, wind protection and soil erosion.

For a windbreak plant two to five rows for the most effective protection. Shipped 18 to 24 inches tall. Cultivate for the first two years. Plant six feet apart in rows eight feet apart.

‘Magical Gold' will bloom on both new and old wood, so you don't have to worry about pruning times. Plant it by the house, as a hedge or in naturalistic gardens. Long stems, covered in gold yellow blooms, are great for spring bouquets.

Lacy dark leaves accentuate the large 6” pink flowers that appear in early summer. This easy-growing elderberry is an excellent choice to add color and texture to your garden. Reminiscent of a finely cut Japanese maple, these vigorous, deer-resistant...

Delicate, deeply cut chartreuse leaves give this elderberry shrub an elegant lacy appearance. Takes full sun in northern climates, but thrives in light shade in the South. Providing season-long beauty with white spring flowers and red berries in the fall,...

Deer-resistant plants stay compact and attractive all season long, with glossy green foliage, and are superb additions to perennial beds and foundation plantings. Large flowers in lovely hues of white, pink, and red present themselves in abundance in...

The flowers emit a sweet fragrance that appeals to both pollinators and people! Nicely sized at 3-4', with lush dark green foliage, this Eastern native can handle a variety of soil types with ease.

‘Wabi-Sabi' stays short at a mere 2-3', making it a perfect, low-maintenance choice for borders, woodland plantings, or by your house foundation just below your windows. Doublefile viburnum shrubs are prized for their horizontal branching habit and...

Plant six feet apart in rows eight feet apart. For a windbreak plant two to five rows for the most effective protection. Cultivate for the first two years.

The Washington Hawthorn is an invitation for visits from the handsome grosbeak and woodpeckers. Grows to 25-30' tall. Liven your landscape with masses of white flowers in spring; brilliant orange and red leaves in autumn and great clusters of solid little...

For a windbreak plant two to five rows for the most effective protection. Shipped 18 to 24 inches tall. Cultivate for the first two years. Plant six feet apart in rows eight feet apart.

This native cultivar is deer-resistant and fast growing. An easy and economical choice for creating a hedge or screen, ‘Chicago Lustre' is covered with thick, glossy leaves, puts on copious white fragrant flowers in the spring, and displays decorative...

This neat little shrub puts on an ever changing display of color! In the early spring the leaves are bright red, then transform to yellow and finally to green. Deer-resistant plants are a favorite of hummingbirds.

The most vigorous of the red leaf maples, it makes an excellent specimen as a lawn tree or street tree. 4-5' trees sent. For summer color, this hardy shade tree can't be beat. Deep crimson-purple foliage all summer on well-proportioned 30-40 foot trees.

The underside of each leaf has two broad yellow stripes and is densely covered with minute projections. It is commonly called the Chinese yew, though this term also refers to Taxus celebica or Taxus sumatrana.

The underside of each leaf has two broad yellow stripes and is densely covered with minute projections. It is commonly called the Chinese yew, though this term also refers to Taxus celebica or Taxus sumatrana.

* Modern research has shown that yew trees contain the substance 'taxol' in their shoots and bark. Taxol has shown exciting potential as an anti-cancer drug, particularly in the treatment of ovarian cancers.

It is native to China , possibly also Japan . * Rhodotypos scandens , the sole species of the genus Rhodotypos , is a deciduous shrub in the family Rosaceae , closely related to Kerria and included in that genus by some botanists.

* The ashes of the wood are used in glazing porcelain. * Distylium racemosum is an evergreen Shrub growing to 2 m (6ft) by 3 m (9ft) at a slow rate. * A very valuable wood, it is used for small articles, musical instruments etc.

It is native to China , possibly also Japan . * Rhodotypos scandens , the sole species of the genus Rhodotypos , is a deciduous shrub in the family Rosaceae , closely related to Kerria and included in that genus by some botanists.

* The ashes of the wood are used in glazing porcelain. * Distylium racemosum is an evergreen Shrub growing to 2 m (6ft) by 3 m (9ft) at a slow rate. * A very valuable wood, it is used for small articles, musical instruments etc.

It is currently widespread in temperate countries. It thrives in forest edges and riparian environments. This species is beginning to spread as an ornamental plant in France, for its flowering and its robustness (it withstands temperatures from -25 °...

It is called ce bai in Chinese. It is native to northwestern China and widely naturalised elsewhere in Asia east to Korea and Japan , south to northern India , and west to northern Iran .

* Modern research has shown that yew trees contain the substance 'taxol' in their shoots and bark. Taxol has shown exciting potential as an anti-cancer drug, particularly in the treatment of ovarian cancers.

It is currently widespread in temperate countries. It thrives in forest edges and riparian environments. This species is beginning to spread as an ornamental plant in France, for its flowering and its robustness (it withstands temperatures from -25 °...

* Ilex crenata ( Japanese Holly or Box-leaved Holly ; Japanese : inutsuge ) is a species of holly native to eastern China , Japan , Korea , Taiwan , and Sakhalin . It can also be used in topiary.

* Ilex crenata ( Japanese Holly or Box-leaved Holly ; Japanese : inutsuge ) is a species of holly native to eastern China , Japan , Korea , Taiwan , and Sakhalin . It can also be used in topiary.