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Abies lasiocarpa - Subalpine Fir. Zone: 5-8, Size: 20', Price: $10.99 This tree has beautiful gray bark, smooth when the tree is young, but with resin blisters & cracks as it ages. Slow growth as it tends to stay dwarf and in the garden rarely gets taller than 20 feet. Will remain a charming miniature evergreen, which makes them very popular garden specimens. Stock#: 857-002

Abies procera - Noble Fir. Zone: 5-8, Size: 90-200', Price: $5.99 The ultimate Christmas Tree! Noble fir is a native conifer with pretty, dark blue-green needles. Grows very symmetrical with short, stiff branches. Great landscape evergreen. It likes full sun and dry sites Stock#: 857-001

Acer circinatum - Maple, Vine. Zone: 5-9, Size: 15-20', Price: $5.99 A versatile NW native that's very useful in the small garden. Fresh light green leaves turn orange and red in Fall often holding their beautiful leaves a long time. Grows 18 inches per year when young. Rugged, graceful truck and very easy to grow. Stock#: 723-005

Acer griseum - Maple, Chinese Paperbark. Zone: 4-7, Size: 20-40', Price: $15.99 The wonderful peeling bark is copper-orange and reveals a silky smooth, light tan-orange trunk. Deep dark green foliage changes to a deep red in the fall. Often said the favorite tree of those that have them. A true four seasons of interest with this beautiful tree. Wonderful subject for Bonsai. Stock#: 723-007

Acer palmatum 'Atropurpureum' - Maple, Japanese. Zone: 5-9, Size: 12-16', Price: $5.99 These are 2 yr old, seedlings 10-12'' tall. The most affordable and one of the hardiest of the Japanese maples. An excellent tree in city gardens where shade and space limitations can be a challenge and a wonderful Bonsai subject. Rarely attacked by insects or bothered by air pollution. Impossible to beat for the price. Stock#: 723-004

Arbutus menziesii - Pacific Madrone. Zone: 7-10, Size: 20-50', Price: $7.99 A lovely, native, evergreen tree with beautiful cinnamon, red brown, exfoliating bark. Greenish-white, sweetly fragrant flowers are followed by pea-sized red fruits that remain on the tree well into winter. Birds love the berries. Photo by Derrick Ditchburn Stock#: 782-001

Arbutus x 'Marina' - Strawberry Tree. Zone: 8-10, Size: 25', Price: $6.99 A pleasant, evergreen, shrubby tree on which both red and yellow edible 'strawberry-like' fruit hang at the same time in fall. 'Marina' has large leaves, rosy pink flowers and peeling bark revealing smooth, reddish new bark. Beloved by birds. These plants have been cut to promote more branching so the mature plants will be half the height of the typical 'tree' form. Drought resistant and practically disease resistant, the strawberry tree is easy to care for. An excellent, tough evergreen shrub / tree that can tolerate a range of difficult locations and is also a good firescaping plant. Stock#: 507-004

Chaenomeles 'Cameo' - Quince. Zone: 5, Size: 2-3', Price: $8.99 Romantic, fully double, peach colored flowers in May. Very nice. Stock#: 776-003

Chaenomeles 'Crimson & Gold' - Quince. Zone: 5, Size: 2-3', Price: $8.99 The richest, most exciting quince we've ever seen. Large, velvety, crimson red flowers with bright golden stamen and a low spreading habit. A vast improvement in quince! Stock#: 776-004

Chaenomeles 'O'Yashima' - Quince. Zone: 5, Size: 2-3', Price: $9.99 Spectacular pure white flowers are large, doubled and very showy. Light up the garden. Stock#: 776-005

Chaenomeles 'Texas Scarlet' - Quince. Zone: 5, Size: 3-4', Price: $7.99 An old time favorite with bright red flowers in May. Very popular for hedging and prized for bonsai, jam making and for its large colorful blooms. Stock#: 776-002

Chaenomeles speciosa 'Toyo-Nishiki' - Quince. Zone: 5, Size: 3-5', Price: $7.99 A rare combination of red, white, and pink flowers compose a rousing floral display. Upright growth habit. Prized in Japan for bonsai, jam making and for its large colorful blooms. Stock#: 776-001

Chamaerops humilis - Mediterranean Fan Palm. Zone: 7-10, Size: 20', Price: $15.99 This lovely palm is grown widely throughout the Mediterranean. A hardy, clumping palm tree, growing slowly to 20 feet high. Multiple trunks 4 to 5 inches in diameter with triangular, fan-shaped blue-gray to green leaves, 1 to 2 feet long and wide. Very attractive and exotic looking. They frequently produce several trunks which may be short and straight, long and thin or hidden altogether by the leaves. Also see: Trachycarpus Stock#: 796-001

Citrus limon 'Variegata' - Lemon Tree, Variegated. Zone: 9-10, Size: 8-10', Price: $14.99 Striking variegation to both the leaves and the fruit! Will reach 8-feet tall in 5 years. Zones 9-10 so most of us will pull it inside for the winter where it's fruit will ripen and new flowers will bloom and then back out on the patio in the spring. Young leaves emerge with pink tints among the green. The pink matures to a rich cream. Flowers are numerous, extremely fragrant and are followed by striped fruits that are very flavorful. This is a 2 year old tree. Stock#: 390-001

Clerodendrum paniculata 'Firefly' - Pagoda Flower. Zone: 8-10, Size: 8-10', Price: $7.99 Pagoda Flower' is an erect, open semiwoody shrub with large evergreen leaves and huge showy clusters of orange-red flowers held above the foliage. The flowers within the pyramid shaped cluster are tiered, like a Japanese pagoda. The showy display lasts from summer through autumn with additional sporadic flowering throughout the year in frost free climates. Treat as a returning perennial in zones 8B and 9. It can be expected to sprout back in spring after dying to the ground in winter. Very severe winters may reduce the amount of flowering. Plant it near a south facing wall for added protection from cold winters. In frost free areas pagoda flower is a short lived, evergreen shrub. Stock#: 844-003

Cyathea cooperi 'Brentwood' - Australian Tree Fern. Zone: 8-10, Size: 3-30', Price: $6.99 Long, Lacy fronds are bright green and tend to be very fast growing. The trunk is slender, usually about 3 - 6'' thick and in tropical conditions will grow 30' high. An excellent and extremely popular as a container plant which will also control it's growth and can be winterized inside. Not recommended for colder areas and can die when exposed to the mid 20's. See Dicksonia antarctica for colder zones. Both are fantastic living fossils. As the price reflects, these are young plants with no trunk yet. Syn. Shaeropteris cooperi Stock#: 547-001

Dicksonia antarctica - Tasmanian Tree Fern. Zone: 7-10, Size: 6-30', Price: $6.99 For instant impact and a really stunning centerpiece for your garden, this is the ultimate in architectural plants. Tree ferns are true living fossils. With thick hairy trunks typically up to 10' in height topped by a crown of long, luxuriant dark green fronds. Much taller in tropical gardens. They are superb plants, capable of thriving for hundreds of years. With protection this tree fern can grow in zones 7 and even down to 6. Excellent container plant. As the price reflects, these are young plants with no trunk yet. Stock#: 470-001

Eucalyptus 'Silverdrop' - Eucalyptus. Zone: 7-10, Size: 30-40', Price: $3.49 Amongst the hardiest. Its delicate small circular leaves surround the stems and this variety has strong side-branching. Fragrant leaves are silvery green in color. Can grow into a very large tree or be kept pruned as a shrub. Very popular silver-cast material for florists and wreath makers and has a useful place in the herb garden. Stock#: 417-003

Eucalyptus neglecta - Omeo Gum. Zone: 7-11, Size: 15-20', Price: $5.99 Amongst the hardiest. Large blue leaves make this small tree really stand out. Very nice brown, peeling bark. New foliage is rosy purple. Can grow into a tree or be kept pruned as a shrub. Very popular silver-cast material for florists and wreath makers and has a useful place in the herb garden. Stock#: 417-004

Ginko biloba - Maidenhair Tree. Zone: 3-9, Size: 40-70', Price: $9.99 One of the oldest living tree species, dating back over 300 million years. Glowing bright yellow foliage in autumn. The fruits are plum like, about 1'', and orange-yellow when ripe. Medicinal qualities in the leaves and seeds. Also makes a fabulous bonsai subject. Remarkable resistance to urban smog and to insects. What more can you ask? Stock#: 613-001

Heptacodium miconioides - Seven Son Flower. Zone: 4-8, Size: 15-20', Price: $14.99 Profuse clusters of fragrant, creamy white flowers in late summer and showy rosy-red fruit in fall over dark green foliage. This 15-20' large Chinese arching shrub can be trained into a small tree to show off the attractive exfoliating bark. Considered to be the Crape Myrtle of the North. No pest or disease problems. Stock#: 558-001

Laurus nobilis - Bay Tree. Zone: 7-10, Size: 10-30', Price: $6.99 A slow-growing, aromatic, evergreen tree that can reach 30' tall. The bay tree is often grown in pots to control its size and also to move to protection in colder areas. It is sometimes topiaried into formal shapes or pruned as a shrub. Pick leaves early in the day throughout the year and use fresh or dried. A very attractive and valuable addition to the kitchen or herb garden. Stock#: 486-001

Picea sitchensis - Sitka Spruce. Zone: 5-8, Size: 90-140', Price: $5.99 Unsurpassed in majestic beauty. Northwest native conifer commonly found at low to middle elevations on moist, sandy or swampy soils. It's particularly valued for its fast growth on poor soils and exposed sites where few other trees can be grown successfully; in ideal conditions young trees may grow 4 feet per year. Good choice for winter cover, nesting areas, and wildlife food. The most disease and insect resistant spruce available. Stock#: 858-001

Prunus hybrid 'Snow Fountains' - Weeping Cherry. Zone: 4, Size: 15', Price: $7.99 This famous selection was named as it was for is strong weeping habit and profusion of single white flowers that, in the spring, give it the appearance of a fountain of snow. Dark green, disease-tolerant foliage turns golden to orange/red in the fall. You can grow Snow Fountains equally well as a ground cover, draped over a boulder or with a serpentine trunk. The possibilities abound. Stock#: 693-001

Prunus serrulata 'Kwanzan' - Flowering Cherry. Zone: 5-8, Size: 20-30', Price: $7.99 Kwanzan' is considered by many to be the most beautiful Japanese Flowering Cherry. Hardy and well-known, this popular cultivar combines show-stopping flowering display with great foliage and habit. Double pink flowers are abundant and appear before the foliage. New foliage comes out a bronze color, quickly changing to dark green. Fall color is excellent for a cherry, with bronzy orange or orange-red hues. The strongly vase-shaped habit is also very useful as a structural element in the landscape. Stock#: 693-002

Rhus typhina 'Tiger Eyes' - Tiger Eyes Sumac. Zone: 4-8, Size: 6', Price: $14.99 Wow! A big departure from the typical staghorn sumac. This striking foliage plant offers a long season of interest with deeply-cut, almost lacy leaves. The new growth starts out a vivid chartreuse, but soon changes to a bright yellow with fuzzy deep pink leaf stems. It remains that color throughout the growing season, without burning even in full sun. In autumn the plants turn a brilliant scarlet-orange layered over the yellow, for an impressive, luminous show. This new variety is a dwarf that is non-invasive. Stock#: 871-001

Sequoiadendron giganteum - Giant Sequoia. Zone: 7-9, Size: 20-250', Price: $6.99 Very elegant, symmetrical evergreen that will typically grow a foot a year. Has a silvery cast to its very attractive foliage. Can withstand higher elevations and colder winters. Good windbreak tree but needs room to spread. Stock#: 781-001

Taxus baccata 'Fastigiata' - Irish Yew. Zone: 6-9, Size: 7-20', Price: $5.99 A very tough and useful evergreen with a strong upright growth habit. Makes a wondrous hedge, takes well to pruning and is drought tolerant. It grows in sun or part shade. Perfect for that dark, matte-green backdrop or screen and is slower growing but the wait is worthwhile. Yews are among the few conifers that thrive in dry shade and unlike most conifers, can be pruned back to old wood and will resprout readily. 7 to 8 feet high by 3 feet wide in ten years and could take 20 years to reach 20'. Stock#: 808-004

Taxus brevifolia - Pacific Yew . Zone: 6-8, Size: 50', Price: $12.99 Pacific yew is a slow-growing evergreen shrub or tree which commonly reaches 20 to 40 feet at maturity and generally live 200-300 years with some specimens 400 years or more. The trunk is limby and often contorted or malformed. The cup-shaped fruit surrounds a large single, naked seed. Cancer treatment Taxol derived from the bark. Very hard to find in commerce. Stock#: 808-001

Thuja plicata - Western Red Cedar. Zone: 5-8, Size: 80-200', Price: $5.99 Another northwest native evergreen, this is a magnificent tree with dark green summer foliage, red-brown-green foliage in winter. It is shade tolerant and can grow in damper places than the firs. Grows best on seepage and alluvial sites, but can also grow in drier habitats, especially on richer soils, and in bogs. If left alone and given time it will be a 200' tree. It can also be held to a 6' dense hedge when sheared. Stock#: 780-001

Trachycarpus fortunei - Chinese Windmill Palm. Zone: 7-11, Size: 40' , Price: $9.99 This small, attractive fan palm is often seen growing in cooler climates. It's very cold-hardy and can grow to over 40 feet over many years. The palmate leaves can get up to 4 feet across, are deeply divided and the tips are often drooping. Drought tolerant, and a must for the hot new tropical trend in gardening. Also see: Chamaerops Stock#: 795-001

Tsuga heterophylla - Western Hemlock. Zone: 5-8, Size: 200', Price: $5.99 A large evergreen conifer that reaches 200 feet tall and 4 feet in diameter, mature trees have a pyramidal crown and lacy foliage that droops at the terminal ends. Bark is gray-brown, scaly and moderately fissured. The state tree of Washington. Stock#: 788-002

Tsuga mertensiana - Mountain Hemlock. Zone: 5-8, Size: 120', Price: $5.99 Northwest native conifer, slow growing to 120 feet. Prized for it's beautiful foliage, this tree makes a great yard tree because it is so slow growing. It is less shade tolerant that western hemlock and can take heavy snow loads. Common at high elevations. Stock#: 788-001

Viburnum opulus 'Roseum' - Snowball Tree. Zone: 3-9, Size: 10-12', Price: $14.99 The wonderful Snowball Tree. 'Roseum' is a sterile variety of the European Cranberry Bush and is noted for its large ball-shaped flower clusters that begin a pale green that turns snowy white and is then kissed with pink as they are fading. A wonderful shrub that's very easy to grow and will thrive almost anywhere in the USA. The handsome maple-like, fresh green leaves aquire a beautiful purple-red autumn color. An excellent four-season, ornamental plant for almost any climate. Stock#: 818-008

Vitex agnus-cas 'Abbeville Blue' - Chastetree. Zone: 6-9, Size: 15-20', Price: $8.99 Deep blue flowers on this deciduous small tree, or if desired, shrub. Tough, heat and drought tolerant, cold hardy, relatively pest free and very fast growing. Flowers in May and June and will repeat bloom in late summer if you remove seed clusters after first blooming. An excellent plant for the hot humid Southeast. Stock#: 773-001

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