Plants

Cercis canadensis 'Wither’s Pink Charm'

[Wither's Pink Charm Eastern Redbud]

'Wither's Pink Charm' produces beautiful pure pink flowers in the spring. A fine small tree that is relatively trouble-free and drought-resistant. Requires some protection from the sun in hotter climates, however flowering decreases with deep shade. Canker, leaf spot, and verticillium wilt can be problematic for older trees, or trees weakened by other environmental stresses. Long tap root means that older plants transplant poorly.

Chaenomeles japonica

[Japanese Flowering Quince]

Orange-red to scarlet flowers occur in early to mid-April and are born on one-year-old wood just before the leaves fully emerge, creating an excellent dispersal of coloring throughout the shrub. Sparsely produces small, apple-like fruits, commonly called quinces, that are edible if used in preserves; harvest in October. Widely adapted to different soils and microclimates. Place in full sun location for best flower display, although it is tolerant to partial shade. Subject to occasional scale…

Chaenomeles speciosa

[Common Flowering Quince]

White, pink, orange, salmon, or red single or double flowers (depending on variant) occur in late April, are born on old wood just before the leaves fully emerge, and occur singly or 2-4 per cluster, creating an excellent dispersal of coloring throughout the shrub. Sparsely produces small, apple-like fruits, commonly called quinces, that are edible if used in preserves; harvest in October. Widely adapted to different soils and microclimates. Place in full sun location for…

Chaenomeles speciosa 'Cameo'

[Cameo Flowering Quince]

'Cameo' is known for its abundant beautiful, double, peach-pink flowers in April. The flowers are born on old wood just before the leaves fully emerge, and occur singly or 2-4 per cluster, creating an excellent dispersal of coloring throughout the shrub. Unlike the straight species, the bright, lustrous foliage of 'Cameo' provides seasonal interest after the one week of flower show, making it a more useful flowering quince. Sparsely produces small, apple-like fruits, commonly called…

Chaenomeles speciosa 'Rubra'

[Red Flowering Quince]

Strongly red single flowers occur in late April are born on old wood just before the leaves fully emerge, and occur singly or 2-4 per cluster, creating an excellent dispersal of coloring throughout the shrub. Sparsely produces small, apple-like fruits, commonly called quinces, that are edible if used in preserves; harvest in October. Widely adapted to different soils and microclimates. Place in full sun location for best flower display, although it is tolerant to partial…

Chaenomeles × superba 'Crimson and Gold'

[Crimson and Gold Flowering Quince]

The Crimson and Gold Quince offers season-round interest. Also the Quince plant produces edit Pear-shaped fruit that is bitter right off the stem but can be used in sweet fall recipes. The Crimson and Gold cultivar shows of it's color with bright red flowers that bloom in Spring. In winter the fruits hold on to the thorny stems after the plant loses it's foliage.

Chamaecyparis lawsoniana

[Port Orford Cedar]

Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Confucius'

[Confucius Hinoki Cypress]

This evergreen is unique with its brightly colored foliage, it has a range of colors including bright yellow, gold, and rich green. This cultivar is a semi-dwarf kind with a pyramidal form. It is best grown in full sun to partial shade and is hardy in zone 5.

Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Filicoides'

[Fernspray Hinoki Falsecypress]

Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Filicoides' is a slow-growing, irregularly-branched, open shrub or small tree that has straggly branches with clusters of fernspray foliage. This plant grows well in average soils, as long as they are well-drained. Provide shelter from the wind.

Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Gracilis'

[Slender Hinoki False Cypress]