Plant With Winter Interest Evergreen Plant For Sale In Chicago

* Chamaecyparis obtusa (Japanese cypress, hinoki cypress or hinoki; Japanese: ? It is a slow-growing tree which grows to 35 m tall with a trunk up to 1 m in diameter. Or ?, hinoki) is a species of cypress native to central Japan.

* This species has a deeply penetrating root system that firmly anchors the tree against winds. * It is a popular ornamental tree found far beyond its native range. * It is also grown for the cut Christmas tree industry.

* Pine relatives; cone green when young, 8" long; probably hardier than K. Plants require a hot dry site if they are to flourish, with at least 4 months of temperatures above 25°c.

* Versatile shrub that can be used to cover large areas. * The leaves turn attractive shades of purple, red and bronze in autumn. * Low informal hedge. * The red (cranberry-like) berries mature in late summer and persist into winter.

* It is a large evergreen tree typically up to 40-60 m tall and 2 m trunk diameter. * Grows well in heavy clay soils, requiring a cool position in a good moist but not water-logged soil.

* The bark is smooth, olive-green with regular narrow pale vertical stripes on young trees. * It is native to China, from Jiangsu south to Fujian and Guangdong, and west to southeastern Gansu and Yunnan.

* Cycas revoluta ( sago cycad ), is an attractive plant native to southern Japan . * This very symmetrical plant supports a crown of shiny, dark green leaves on a thick shaggy trunk that is typically about 20 cm (7.9 in) in diameter, sometimes wider.

Glauca is the Rocky Mountain variety of this tree. * The specific epithet, menziesii, is after Archibald Menzies, a Scottish physician and rival naturalist to David Douglas. It grows at higher elevations (to 9500') with a slower growth rate, and has shorter...

* A very ornamental tree with beautiful bark. * It is grown as ornamental plant in East Asian classical gardens where it symbolizes longevity. * Recommended for buffer strips around parking lots or for median strip plantings in the highway.

* Leaves start off red in the spring fade to greenish red in the summer and then turn crimson in the fall.

Noxious weed in California * Ilex aquifolium ( Holly , or European Holly to distinguish it from related species, may also be called Christmass Holly or Mexican Holly) is a species of holly native to western and southern Europe , northwest Africa and southwest...

* The tree depends on moisture from snowmelt, rather than from the monsoon rains. * Betula utilis tends to form forests, growing as a shrub or as a tree reaching up to 20 m (66 ft) tall.

* Rich red-orange leaf color. * It has relatively large leaves and a cascading mound shape.

* It will fit into smaller landscape plantings. * This is a striking American cultivar of the "ribbon-leaf" group of Japanese Maples. * Hardy and beautiful.

* Large seed is more likely to produce greater variation in seedlings; can be used as understock. * A decidious Tree growing to 8 m (26ft) by 6 m (19ft). * Japanese Maple has been cultivated in Japan for centuries and in temperate areas around the world...

* The sap is sweet. The flow is best on warm days that follow frosty nights. Harvested in early spring, before the leaves unfurl, by tapping the trunk. It ranges from southeastern Ontario east to Nova Scotia , and south to Pennsylvania and New Jersey...

It is noted for its pendulous clusters of bell-shaped, mildly fragrant, 5-petaled, waxy white flowers (each to 3/4” diameter) that bloom in May-June. Fall color is usually insignificant, however leaves may sometimes turn yellow to red.

* A very ornamental tree with beautiful bark. * It is grown as ornamental plant in East Asian classical gardens where it symbolizes longevity. * Recommended for buffer strips around parking lots or for median strip plantings in the highway.

* The specific epithet, menziesii, is after Archibald Menzies, a Scottish physician and rival naturalist to David Douglas. It is also a popular Christmas tree. Mice, voles, shrews, and chipmunks consumed an estimated 65 percent of a Douglas fir seed crop...

* Very shiny dark green leaves, spiny; ultimately forms a dense, rounded crown; attractive gray bark, berries in various shades of red, lasting long into winter; parent of many cultivars.

* It is a cascading type but not as fully drooping as some cultivars * In sun the leaves are a very interesting shade of red.

* A very desirable color * Makes a delightful upright small tree, maturing at 4 meters. * The foliage is purplish-red holding into the summer then some green tones come in changing to red and scarlet in fall.

* Unlike most species of pine. This tree transplants well. * Mountain Pine or Mugo Pine ( Pinus mugo ) is a high-altitude European pine , found in the Pyrenees , Alps , Erzgebirge , Carpathians , northern Apennines and Balkan Peninsula mountains from...

* It is densely branched and has bright green bark. * Fall color is various shades of yellow.

* Chamaecyparis obtusa (Japanese cypress, hinoki cypress or hinoki; Japanese: ? It is a slow-growing tree which grows to 35 m tall with a trunk up to 1 m in diameter. Or ?, hinoki) is a species of cypress native to central Japan.

* Fall color is sensational. * The leaves have very narrow lobes that are purple red in the summer turning to orange red in the fall. * Hardier than green-leaved types.

Synonyms include Ilex monticola . * Sometimes a tree, more often a shrub to about 15'; bright red fruits; grows on woody slopes from New York south to Georgia, west to Alabama (range of origin).