Woody Plants

Callicarpa japonica (Japanese Beauty Berry):  Z7-9 Japan.  This is a decidious shrub up to six feet tall and five feet wide.  Flowers are pink in the spring to summer and are followed by showy violet-purple berries.  Berries persist through the winter after the foliage has droped.  Plat in moist well drained soil in sun to part shade.

Aralia spinosa (Devil's Walkingstick):  Z 4-9  N.A.Native.  This Aralia grows more than 20 feet tall with tropical looking foliage.  Clusters of white blooms, with purple black fruit.  Plant in moist shade.

Oplopanax horridum (Devil's Club):  Z 6-8 N.A.Native  It is rare to see this misunderstood plant in cultivation. The first thought that comes to mind is terror and hate, however this relative of Ginseng has exceptional garden potential.  It is a bold and dramatic addition to any woodland setting with gigantic leaves positioned high above the undergrowth on a spiny stem.  After it is finished blooming it will have bright red berries above the huge leaves.  Devil's Club prefers moist soil and does best when used as an under-story plant with full to part shade.  This is a must for any gardener who uses foliage plants, seeks the unusual, or those who want birds in their garden.  Devil's Club is in the Aralia family.

Nothofagus obliqua (Roble Beech):  Z 7-10  Chile and Argentina.  This is an elegant deciduous tree.  Red to gray bark, pealing with age.  The leaves are broad and oval in opposite rows, with irregular toothed edges.  The top is usually dark green with a light green underside.  Plant in well drained soil with shelter from winds.  

Calycanthus floridus (Carolina Allspice, Strawberry Shrub):  Z 5-9  N.A.Native .  This is native to southeastern USA.  Leaves are large oval with dark red-brown fragrant flowers.  Grows to ten feet tall.  Prefers cool moist soil with pleanty of summer water.

Fothergilla gardenii (Dwarf Fothergilla:  Z 5-8 This growes to about six feet tall.  The leaves are blue-green, with intense yellow, orange and red shades in fall.  White flowers are borne in spikes before the leaves open in early spring.  Plant in sun to shade in moist organic rich soil.

Ginko biloba (Maidenhair Tree):  Z 3-10.  This primitive tree is slow grouing and very long lived, ultimatly reaching 100 feet.  Fronds are fan shaped, with separate female and male trees.  Pollination is done with spores similar to ferns.  No longer are these trees found in the wild, but in China specimens are thought to be more than 1,000 years old.

Cornus kousa (Chinese Dogwood, Japanese Flowering Dogwood):  Z 5-8 Japand and Korea.  Deciduous tree with oval leaves that turn colors in fall.  White to green blooms in spring.  Plant as an understory tree with shelter from winds and hot sun.