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Super Hardy Hybrid Willow
Prices start at : 4.49 USD / each

They can grow up to 20 feet in only one season! Trees are disease-resistant and do not spread by seed or suckers. These are the fastest growing trees we know of for shade, privacy, wind protection and soil erosion.
  • Max Height (feet): 80-100'
  • Spread: Plant 3-5' apart for hedge.
  • Zones: 3-8
  • Season Color: Spring, Summer
Illinois
Bloomington
Ginnala Maple
Prices start at : 12.99 USD / each

Plant six feet apart in rows eight feet apart. Shipped 18 to 24 inches tall. Cultivate for the first two years. For a windbreak plant two to five rows for the most effective protection.
  • Colors: Green, Mixed
  • Deer Resistant: No
  • Season Color: Summer
Illinois
Bloomington
Fosythia, Magical Gold
Prices start at : 18.99 USD / 1 Plant

Nicely sized at 3-4', this shrub won't overtake a space. ‘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.
  • Sun: Full Sun
  • Bloom Season: Spring
  • Zone: 5-8
  • Life Cycle: Perennial
  • Height: 3-4 feet
Pennsylvania
Warminster
Sambucus, Black Lace
Prices start at : 19.99 USD / 1 Plant

Reminiscent of a finely cut Japanese maple, these vigorous, deer-resistant plants adapt to almost any soil type, and take well to heavy pruning. Lacy dark leaves accentuate the large 6” pink flowers that appear in early summer.
  • Genus: Sambucus
  • Life Cycle: Perennial
  • Height: 6-10 feet
  • Planting Time: Fall, Spring
  • Spread: 5-7 feet
  • Bloom Season: Summer
Pennsylvania
Warminster
Sambucus, Lemony Lace
Prices start at : 19.99 USD / 1 Plant

‘Lemony Lace' stays tidy and manageable at 5' tall, but it can also be cut back like a perennial in the fall, so feel free to experiment with its fabulous mounded form. Takes full sun in northern climates, but thrives in light shade in the South.
  • Zone: 3-7
  • Sun: Full Sun, Part Sun
  • Bloom Season: Spring
  • Ornamental Use: Beds
  • Resistant To: Deer
  • Height: 3-5 feet
Pennsylvania
Warminster
Weigela, Czechmark Trilogy
Prices start at : 19.99 USD / 1 Plant

Large flowers in lovely hues of white, pink, and red present themselves in abundance in spring on this easy to grow hardy shrub. Deer-resistant plants stay compact and attractive all season long, with glossy green foliage, and are superb additions to...
  • Sun: Full Sun
  • Zone: 4-8
  • Spread: 3-4 feet
  • Bloom Season: Spring
  • Resistant To: Deer
  • Planting Time: Fall, Summer
Pennsylvania
Warminster
Clethra (Summersweet), Einstein
Prices start at : 19.99 USD / 1 Plant (4" pot)

Wildly brilliant, like its namesake, ‘Einstein' summersweet shrub displays a mass of curly white blooms that grow up to 12” long. The flowers emit a sweet fragrance that appeals to both pollinators and people! Nicely sized at 3-4', with lush dark...
  • Bloom Season: Summer
  • Ornamental Use: Beds, Borders
  • Life Cycle: Perennial
  • Height: 3-4 feet
  • Sun: Full Sun
Pennsylvania
Warminster
Viburnum, Wabi-Sabi
Prices start at : 18.99 USD / 1 Plant

Deer won't bother this spring-bloomer, and you get added fall interest with the appearance of berries. ‘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...
  • Planting Time: Fall, Spring
  • Genus: Vibernum
  • Zone: 5-8
  • Life Cycle: Perennial
  • Resistant To: Deer
  • Sun: Full Sun, Part Sun
Pennsylvania
Warminster
Russian Olive
Prices start at : 12.99 USD / each

Cultivate for the first two years. Plant six feet apart in rows eight feet apart. For a windbreak plant two to five rows for the most effective protection.
  • Deer Resistant: No
  • Colors: Green
  • Season Color: Summer
Illinois
Bloomington
Washington Hawthorn
Prices start at : 9.99 USD / each

Set in single rows 2' apart. Its beauty makes this hedging neighbor-friendly. Can be sheared to any size you desire. Grows to 25-30' tall. Washington Hawthorns have dense, twiggy growth and sharp thorns make it a trespass-proof barrier.
  • Zones: 3-8
  • Max Height (feet): 30
  • Genus: Crataegus phaenopyrum
  • Plant Lighting: Full Sun, Partial Sun/Shade
Illinois
Bloomington
Black Walnut
Prices start at : 9.99 USD / each

Plant six feet apart in rows eight feet apart. Shipped 18 to 24 inches tall. Cultivate for the first two years. For a windbreak plant two to five rows for the most effective protection.
  • Plant Lighting: Full Sun
  • Season Color: Summer
  • Deer Resistant: No
Illinois
Bloomington
Viburnum, Chicago Lustre
Prices start at : 14.99 USD / 1 Plant

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 berries in the fall.
  • Height: 10-12 feet
  • Resistant To: Deer
  • Planting Time: Fall, Summer
  • Genus: Vibernum
  • Spread: 8-10 feet
  • Life Cycle: Perennial
Pennsylvania
Warminster
Spirea, Double Play Candy Corn
Prices start at : 19.99 USD / 1 Plant

To top it off, dark purple blooms appear in late spring. Deer-resistant plants are a favorite of hummingbirds. Trim it back after the flowers are finished to refresh the foliage, and enjoy another set of blooms.

Fall, Spring

    • Bloom Season: Fall, Spring
    • Sun: Full Sun, Part Sun
    • Planting Time: Fall, Spring
    • Genus: Spirea
    • Ornamental Use: Beds, Borders
    • Spread: 18-24 inches
    Pennsylvania
    Warminster
    Crimson King Maple
    Prices start at : 49.99 USD / each

    For summer color, this hardy shade tree can't be beat. The most vigorous of the red leaf maples, it makes an excellent specimen as a lawn tree or street tree. Deep crimson-purple foliage all summer on well-proportioned 30-40 foot trees.
    • Zones: 4-8
    • Colors: Dark Red, Purple
    • Plant Lighting: Full Sun
    • Season Color: Summer
    Illinois
    Bloomington
    Chinese Yew Taxus wallichiana  chinensis   - Taxus chinensis
    Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

    (Taxus celebica), a large, ornamental evergreen shrub or tree of the yew family (Taxaceae), widespread in China at elevations up to 900 meters (3,000 feet). * Taxus chinensis is a species of yew.
    • Species: wallichiana
    • Crop Year: 2016
    • Height: 30-40 feet
    • Genus: Taxus
    • Collection Locale: China
    • Botanical Name: Taxus wallichiana chinensis
    New York
    Locke
    Chinese Yew Taxus wallichiana  chinensis   - Taxus chinensis
    Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

    (Taxus celebica), a large, ornamental evergreen shrub or tree of the yew family (Taxaceae), widespread in China at elevations up to 900 meters (3,000 feet). * Taxus chinensis is a species of yew.
    • Common Name: Chinese Yew
    • Botanical Name: Taxus wallichiana chinensis
    • Variety: chinensis
    • Collection Locale: China
    • Crop Year: 2016
    • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5
    New York
    Locke
    Japanese Yew Taxus cuspidata
    Prices start at : 6.95 USD / 1 packet

    Caution should be used as parts of this tree are poisonous and should not be around small children. Taxol has shown exciting potential as an anti-cancer drug, particularly in the treatment of ovarian cancers.
    • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 14
    • Botanical Name: Taxus cuspidata
    • Germination: 98%
    • Crop Year: 2017
    • Genus: Taxus
    • Family: Taxaceae
    New York
    Locke
    Jetbead Rhodotypos scandens
    Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

    * 2" white four-petaled flowers in late spring, followed by 1/3" hard shiny black seeds, which last through winter; forms a loose, mounding shrub; doubly serrate leaves; native to Japan and China.
    • Family: Rosaceae
    • Crop Year: 2012
    • Collection Locale: Russia
    • Purity: 98%
    • Germination Test Type: cut
    • Genus: Rhodotypos
    New York
    Locke
    Isu Tree DISTYLIUM racemosum
    Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

    * A very valuable wood, it is used for small articles, musical instruments etc. * 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.
    • Seeds Per Pound: 17,796
    • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 38
    • Height: 6-9ft
    • Purity: 98%
    • Species: racemosum
    • Germination: 99%
    New York
    Locke
    Jetbead Rhodotypos scandens
    Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

    * 2" white four-petaled flowers in late spring, followed by 1/3" hard shiny black seeds, which last through winter; forms a loose, mounding shrub; doubly serrate leaves; native to Japan and China.
    • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 16
    • Germination Test Type: cut
    • Seeds Per Pound: 4,086
    • Common Name: Jetbead
    • Height: 6-12 feet
    • Collection Locale: Russia
    New York
    Locke
    Isu Tree DISTYLIUM racemosum
    Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

    * A very valuable wood, it is used for small articles, musical instruments etc. * 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.
    • Lot#: 010914
    • Collection Locale: Japan
    • Species: racemosum
    • Family: HAMAMELIDACEAE
    • Height: 6-9ft
    • Germination: 99%
    New York
    Locke
    Tree False Spirea Sorbaria arborea
    Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

    Its natural habitat is semi-forest, on soil cool and non-arid. It is currently widespread in temperate countries. It thrives in forest edges and riparian environments. * This species is native to China: Gansu, Guizhou, Hubei, Jiangxi, Shaanxi, Sichuan...
    • Common Name: Tree False Spirea
    • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 6
    • Collection Locale: Hungary
    • Seeds Per Pound: 3,069,040
    • Botanical Name: Sorbaria arborea
    • Germination: 40%
    New York
    Locke
    Oriental Arborvitae Platycladus orientalis   Compacta
    Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

    * A densely branched conifer, a tree or shrub; vertical when young, more open with age; bright green scalelike leaves, darker on older trees; used for hedges and specimen trees; 1" cones; many cultivated varieties, often shrubby, with tiered branches;...
    • Family: Cupressaceae
    • Common Name: Oriental Arborvitae
    • Collection Locale: Italy
    • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5
    • Cultivar: Compacta
    • Height: 8-12 feet
    New York
    Locke
    Japanese Yew Taxus cuspidata
    Prices start at : 6.95 USD / 1 packet

    Caution should be used as parts of this tree are poisonous and should not be around small children. Taxol has shown exciting potential as an anti-cancer drug, particularly in the treatment of ovarian cancers.
    • Species: cuspidata
    • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 14
    • Germination Test Type: cut
    • Botanical Name: Taxus cuspidata
    • Purity: 99%
    • Collection Locale: Japan
    New York
    Locke
    Tree False Spirea Sorbaria arborea
    Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

    Its natural habitat is semi-forest, on soil cool and non-arid. It is currently widespread in temperate countries. It thrives in forest edges and riparian environments. * This species is native to China: Gansu, Guizhou, Hubei, Jiangxi, Shaanxi, Sichuan...
    • Genus: Sorbaria
    • Collection Locale: Hungary
    • Height: 5-30ft
    • Germination: 40%
    • Germination Test Type: estimate
    • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 6
    New York
    Locke
    Box-Leaved Holly, Japanese Holly Ilex crenata
    Prices start at : 10.95 USD / 1 packet

    * Very amenable to trimming, this species is often grown as a hedge in N. It can also be used in topiary. America and Japan. * Ilex crenata ( Japanese Holly or Box-leaved Holly ; Japanese : inutsuge ) is a species of holly native to eastern China , Japan...
    • Purity: 98%
    • Common Name: Box-Leaved Holly, Japanese Holly
    • Botanical Name: Ilex crenata
    • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 6
    • Genus: Ilex
    • Height: 12-15 feet
    New York
    Locke
    Box-Leaved Holly, Japanese Holly Ilex crenata
    Prices start at : 10.95 USD / 1 packet

    * Very amenable to trimming, this species is often grown as a hedge in N. It can also be used in topiary. America and Japan. * Ilex crenata ( Japanese Holly or Box-leaved Holly ; Japanese : inutsuge ) is a species of holly native to eastern China , Japan...
    • Crop Year: 2013
    • Germination Test Type: cut
    • Species: crenata
    • Germination: 98%
    • Quantity: 0.14 lb
    • Family: Aquifoliaceae
    New York
    Locke