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NATIVE TREES & SHRUBS

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Most of out stock is available in sizes easily shipped by mail, that is, under 1m.
‡ This symbol indicates plants that are also available in sizes over 1m. The price is the same but you'll have to come and pick them up. This year some items are available only in sizes over 1m and these are marked For Pick Up Only

Our Autumn pick-up date is Saturday, October 9, 2010 between 8am and 4pm. Please see Specials or this map to Marlbank for directions.

I am fond of houses & flowers, even vegetables & fruit trees. I like a view but I like to sit with my back turned to it.
Gertrude Stein

Viburnum trilobum
HIGH-BUSH CRANBERRY Z2/2m
 Panicles of snowy white flowers & miniature maple-like leaves make this one of the most ornamental of food bushes. Easy-to-pick clusters of scarlet cranberries attract wildlife but enjoy mixed reviews as human food.

Viburnum recognitum
SMOOTH ARROWWOOD Z4/3m ‡
Tall bushy native shrub for wet places, formerly called V. dentatum for its notched leaves. Wide cream-white flowers in May to June followed by long-lasting dark blue fruit. Very beautiful in Autumn. Seldom offered.

Aronia melanocarpa
BLACK CHOKEBERRY Z4/2.2m
Heavily flowered eastern N.A. native with lustrous dark blue edible berries. Disease free. Does well in wet woods and dry sandy ridges. Autumn leaves turn a vivid carmine. Aronia fruit attracts wildlife.

In Norse sagas, the river of fate rises from beneath the Ash.

Sorbus americana
AMERICAN MOUNTAIN ASH Z3/10m
This sturdy native explodes with cream-white flowers in May. Rich in vitamins, the sharp-flavoured fruit is used in herbal remedies. Clusters of bright red berries attract wildlife.

Hamamelis virginiana
WITCH HAZEL Z4b/3m
Witch-like in its oddity, this understory or hedgerow bush produces its bright yellow flowers after its leaves are shed. Stranger still are the fruits which eject their shiny black seed as far as 6m. Prefers dampish sites. Chemists still extract a popular cure-all from all its leaves and bark.

Carpinus caroliniana
BLUE BEECH or MUSCLETREE Z4/4.5m ‡
 A landscaping problem-solver named variously for its beech-like leaves, or its tough wood & the raised 'muscles' which seem to ripple under its smooth grey bark. Ideal too for bonsai (ask for smaller seedlings). Like Beech it is sensitive to summer drought and surface dryness. Rich, long-lasting fall colours. Shade tolerant.

Staphylea trifolia
BLADDERNUT Z4b/4m ‡
Long-lasting papery seed pods hang like Chinese lanterns from the mottled green branches of this unique border shrub. Tolerates shade & rocky soils. Forms eye-catching groves.

Physocarpus opulifolius 'Luteus'
GOLDEN NINEBARK Z2b/2m ‡
Good looking, old-fashioned native shrub once seen beside every Ontario farmhouse. Vigorous and pest-free. Exfoliating gold bark and bronzy leaves make a splash of yellow all summer. Decorative seed pods.

Speak to the earth and it shall teach you.
Job 12:8

Cornus rugosa
ROUNDLEAF DOGWOOD Z3/1.5m ‡
Pretty native dogwood with pale blue to greenish-white berries on beautiful cerise stalks. Dense flat-topped clusters of cream flowers. Rarely offered.

J.G. Frazer's The Golden Bough, published between 1890 and 1915, led the way to a more penetrating examination of the rituals of death and rebirth, and their association among primitive peoples with the seasonal cycle and the fruits of the earth on which human life depends.
- Who's Who In The Ancient World

Cornus drummondi
ROUGHLEAF DOGWOOD Z5/3-4m
Large decorative southern shrub native to S.W. Ont. but hardy north. Erect, multi-branched; grows in thickets. Numerous loose flat flower clusters; white berries with red stems. Good on sandy or clay soils. Seldom offered.

Cornus alternifolia
PAGODA DOGWOOD Z3b/4m ‡
Named for its elegant form & curiously tiered branches, this hardy native seems to have sprung from an oriental garden. Miniature leaves turn both yellow & scarlet. Blue berries on bright red stalks. An understorey species, very shade tolerant.

Rhus aromatica
FRAGRANT SUMAC Z3/1.5M ‡
Glossy aromatic leaves. Small yellow flowers. Clusters of reddish berry-like fruit in late summer attract wildlife. Spreads readily through poor soil. Prefers full sun. Helps control soil erosion.

LILAC

Gardening, thankfully, is a way to combat the fast pace of life. "Sanity in the soil" we call it. When nature decides to go "on-line" you'll know it's time to throw in the trowel.
Plant & Garden Magazine

Syringa villosa
PINK VILLOSA LILAC Z2/3m ‡
A Chinese lilac blooming in late June with copious pink flowers. Won't sucker. Transplants well. Trims easily to a small tree. Very hardy, thrives on most dry soils & blends well with wild lilacs. For hedging, plant 1m apart.

Syringa reticulata
JAPANESE TREE LILAC Z2b/5m ‡
Late blooming, tree-form lilac that pops out long plumes of creamy, fragrant blossoms in early July. Branches radiate, in the Japanese manner, giving dense shade. Patterned, cherry-like bark contrasts well with snow. Tolerates poor soils.

Earth is a goddess. She teaches justice to those who can learn, for the better she is served, the more good she gives in return.
Xenophon, Greek general & farmer, 400 B.C.

Syringa vulgaris
PURPLE LILAC Z2/4m
Ever popular Purple Lilac. Spreads to a 3-4m wide clump spiked with panicles of mauve flowers. Flourishes even on thin lime soils. Originally Persian, now naturalized in North America. Makes impenetrable hedging.

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