Plants

Acer palmatum var. dissectum atropurpureum 'Tamukeyama'

[Tamukeyama Japanese Maple]

This is a popular cultivar with red-purple leaves and a mounding growth form. The leaves turn a vivid red in the fall. With the leaf color and interesting growth habit, this makes an excellent accent tree in the landscape.

Betula populifolia

[Gray Birch]

Beautiful white bark, although becomes dirty gray with age. Does well on the poorest of sterile soils, seeds, and suckers quickly. Grows on sandy, rocky and even gravelly sites. Tolerates both wet and dry conditions. Prefers full sun. Susceptible to leaf miner and cankers; more resistant to the bronze birch borer. Leaf minors especially problematic.

Cedrus atlantica 'Glauca Pendula'

[Weeping Blue Atlas Cedar]

Cedrus atlantica 'Glauca Pendula' is an interesting and beautiful plant with distinctly blue foliage. The habit of this weeping cultivar is determined by training. If left alone and unsupported, the central leader will weep gracefully downwards, but the central leader can also be staked to create a more upright form with cascading branches coming from a straight trunk. Either method produces a quality specimen plant for the landscape. This plant should be moved balled and…

Cercis canadensis 'Vanilla Twist'

[Vanilla Twist Weeping Redbud]

The Vanilla Twist cultivar features cascading branches that bloom clusters of white flowers.

Chamaecyparis nootkatensis 'Sullivan'

[Sullivan Nootka Cypress]

Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Filifera'

[Threadleaf Sawara Falsecypress]

The Threadleaf Sawara Falsecypress has very fine-textured, drooping foliage and branches. While this slow-growing plant may eventually reach 15' tall, it will likely take well over 15 years to reach that point. 'Filifera' can grow in average soils, as long as they are well-drained. Provide shelter from the wind.

Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Filifera Aurea'

[Golden Threadleaf Sawara Falsecypress]

The Golden Threadleaf Sawara Falsecypress has distinctly yellow, very fine-textured, drooping foliage and branches. While this slow-growing plant may eventually reach 15-20' tall, it will likely take well over 20 years to reach that point. 'Filifera Aurea' can grow in average soils, as long as they are well-drained. Provide shelter from the wind.

Eucalyptus papuana

[Ghost Gum]

Gained its common name from its beautiful, smooth, white bark. Drought tolerant, low water use once established. Adapted well to urban conditions. The leaves have a high phenolic acid content and make it difficult to grow other plants beneath the Ghost Gum. The eucalyptus beetle poses greatest threat, with oval-shaped holes being one of the signs of infestation.

Fagus sylvatica 'Purple Fountain'

[Weeping Purple-Leaf European Beech]

In a proper site, an excellent trouble-free shade tree with year-round interest. More adaptable to hot, dry conditions than our native F. grandifolia, but somewhat less hardy. F. grandifolia is preferred in Zone 4. 'Purple Fountain' is a somewhat columnar, yet weeping cultivar with long, pendulous braches. Foliage is attractive and emerges deep red-purple, generally fading to a bronzy purple-green by the end of the summer.

Malus × 'Louisa'

[Louisa Flowering Crabapple]

The Flowering Crabapple is a popular small ornamental tree with an extremely showy flower display in the spring. 'Louisa' is a weeping cultivar and annual bloomer. It has good overall pest and disease resistance, but is somewhat susceptible to apple scab. Well-drained heavy loam soils and full sun promote best growth.