Plants

Cornus sericea 'Baileyi'

[Red Twig Dogwood]

A shrub with a rounded habit, bright red stems that persist into winter, dark green ovate-laceolate leaves, and white cymes in spring. It has many uses borders, naturalizing, specimen, erosion control, and in moist soils.

Cotinus coggygria

[Common Smokebush]

Usually dioecious, so heavy-fruiting clonal material should be used when possible. Can be pruned to low framework each year to promote plant coloration which occurs best on vigorous stems. Misty fruiting panicles give the species its name. The fine-textured hairs on the fruit pedicels and peduncles change colors, being best when tinted smoky pink.

Crataegus viridis 'Winter King'

[Winter King Green Hawthorn]

An attractive, nearly thornless vase-shaped small tree with beautiful white flower corymbs and large, bright red persistent fruits. This cultivar was discovered in a fence row by Bob Simpson in Vincennes, Indiana. Very adaptable, although leaves are often badly infected by rust so that the entire plant appears to be suffering from the measles.

Dasiphora fruticosa

[Bush Cinquefoil]

Extreme hardiness and long season of bloom make this a favorite in severe climates. Low stature and tolerance of poor, dry soils give it added usefulness in other areas also. Can develop a ragged, unkept habit over time. Remove 1/3 of canes each year (3-year pruning cycle), and consider renewal pruning to a very low framework every 3-5 years if needed.

Fraxinus profunda

[Pumpkin Ash]

Emerald Ash Borer is severely affecting all species of this genus. Damage can be prevented with the appropriate pesticide, but the treatment cost will eventually exceed replacement cost. See the Purdue Landscape Report article: Should ash trees still be protected from emerald ash borer? for more information

Hibiscus syriacus 'Minerva'

[Minerva Rose of Sharon]

Minerva Rose of Sharon blooms in early summer featuring showy flowers that appear lavender with a pink hue and red eye.

Ilex opaca

[American Holly]

This species, like other hollies, is dioecious, so plant females for fruit and an occasional male for pollination. Winter desiccation injury can occur on leaves in exposed sites. Holly leaf miners are one of the major pest problems for Ilex opaca.

Juniperus chinensis 'Daniel’s Dwarf'

[Daniel's Dwarf Chinese Juniper]

Juniperus horizontalis 'Youngstown'

[Youngstown Andorra Juniper]

Youngstown Andorra Juniper is a cultivar of the creeping Juniper. It has a mounding form and dense branches that give the evergreen its uniform shape. Youngstown offers season round interest with its silver-green foliage that turns bronze in the winter.

Juniperus virginiana 'Brodie'

[Brodie Eastern Red Cedar]

Avoid planting near apple trees.