Urban Tolerant Plant Plant With Winter Interest For Sale In Allentown

Maximowiczii (Pax) A. Last updated: 22-Oct-2001 No species priority site assigned. The 5 historical accession(s) associated with this name. Check AABGA/NAPCC contact person for genus for possible non-NPGS germplasm.

* The San Juan source is a popular one because it has nice blue color and can be used in extremely cold areas. * It is a popular ornamental tree found far beyond its native range. * This species has a deeply penetrating root system that firmly anchors...

* The leaves are alternate, 50–100 mm long, with a 15–20 mm petiole ; they are of two types, with palmately five-lobed juvenile leaves on creeping and climbing stems, and unlobed cordate adult leaves on fertile flowering stems exposed to full sun,...

It is in flower in May, and the seeds ripen from Sep to October. This is an ornamental pear with a vertical manner of growth and a round to broad oval crown. Large, brown fruit shaped like apples follow after flowering.

* 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.

* Spiny, shiny, dark green leaves, fragrant white flowers in May; quarter-inch red fruit, very attractive; parent of many cultivars. Noxious weed in California * Ilex aquifolium ( Holly , or European Holly to distinguish it from related species, may also...

* It is still relatively obscure in the horticultural industry but is slowly gaining popularity due to its fast growth rate, ease of transplanting, good fall colors and ability to grow in wet soils.

* The American elm occurs naturally in an assortment of habitats, most notably rich bottomlands, floodplains, stream banks, and swampy ground, * The American Elm is the state tree of both Massachusetts and North Dakota

Fortunei, but is shorter, broader, and more densely branched; small whitish flowers; native to Asia Minor. * Fontanesia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Oleaceae , usually treated as comprising a single species Fontanesia philliraeoides ,...

* Shrub with upright stems; narrow bamboolike leaves, shiny bright green; small whitish flowers; a roughish plant, but extremely tough and vigorous; useful for highways and urban sites; native to China.

They are very tolerant of trimming and have prickles which make them an effective barrier to larger creatures. * Bright green leaves, very dense, with a horizontal habit; orange, scarlet, and reddish purple in fall; yellow flowers followed by bright red...

The stems may be smooth or fuzzy, and are often glandular. * Arctostaphylos viscida is a species of manzanita known by the common names whiteleaf manzanita and sticky manzanita . This is a treelike shrub reaching up to five meters in height.

* Due to the tree of heaven's weedy habit, landowners and other organisations often resort to various methods of control in order to keep its populations in check. * A decidious Tree growing to 25m.

* It is marginal in zone 8, going dormant and deciduous in cold winters, but usually evergreen to semi-evergreen. * It has green arching foliage to 3 feet in USDA 8, with highlights of orange, copper, and gold, especially in drier soils.

* Parkinsonia florida grows to heights of 10–12 metres (33–39 ft). * Compared to the closely related Parkinsonia microphylla (foothill paloverde), it appears more decumbent in overall form, is taller, and matures more quickly.

* The specific epithet pungens means "sharply pointed", referring to the leaves. * 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.

* Bright reddish purple color in spring deepening as summer advances, turning to carmine and scarlet in the fall. * It is upright growing, hardy and sturdy.

* Grown mostly for it's beautiful exfoliating bark. * Small landscape tree * Somewhat reminiscent of Betua nigra bark, but the sections that break off are smaller and more block like.

* It would be interesting to see what characteristics are inherited through the seeds that we offer for sale. * Deeply divided leaves. * It has deep purple leaves in spring and early summer, turning dark green in late season then to red-crimson in the...

Vernalis is valued in cultivation for its strongly scented flowers appearing in late winter, when little else is growing. * Ozark witch hazel is a deciduous, winter-blooming, Missouri native shrub with a rounded habit which typically grows 6-10' tall...

The pulp is bitter; they contain 3-5 seeds and mature in autumn. Slender twigs are glabrous and silvery gray, with "numerous spur shoots", pointed lateral buds, and acuminate scales.

* A shrub with evergreen 2" x 1" shiny leaves; fragrant white flowers in April; round red fruit to 1/4"; grows well in dry shade; easy to grow; native to central and Western China, where it grows in forests and on cliffs, especially on limestone.

It is a rapid-growing, multi-stemmed, suckering, deciduous shrub that grows to a maximum size of 4-7' tall on erect, usually unbranched stems. * Fruit is quite attractive to birds and is generally considered to have as much if not more ornamental interest...

* The fruit grow as small, showy, apple -like, red pomes , ripening in September to October, and enduring into the winter. * The bark of the willow-leaved cotoneaster is gray-brown, its stems are thin, and its root system is sparse.

* The wood of Tsuga mertensiana is somewhat inferior to that of T. The bark is thin and square-cracked or furrowed, and gray in color. It is adaptable to a wide variety of climatic conditions and is widely used as an ornamental (Burns & Honkala 1990)...

* Spiny, shiny, dark green leaves, fragrant white flowers in May; quarter-inch red fruit, very attractive; parent of many cultivars. Noxious weed in California * Ilex aquifolium ( Holly , or European Holly to distinguish it from related species, may also...

Features small pendulous clusters of bell-shaped, mildly fragrant, pale pink, long-stalked flowers (3/4" long) with showy yellow stamens. Gray bark fissures on older trees revealing an attractive orange inner layer and resulting winter interest.