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Family: Pineaceae
Zone:8 - 11
Natural Range: CentralMexico
Soil:  Average
Light: Sun
Height: 50'
Bloom Time:  NA
Attributes: Evergreen.  Needles to 12" long.  Crown is broad and rounded with dense branches. 
Notes: In the wild Pinus montezumae  grows in the mountains of Central and South Mexico where the climate is temperate at elevations between 1200m and 3600m.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Family:  Pinaceaeae
Zone:  9 - 10
Natural Range:  Mexico, Central America
Soil:  Average, humus rich, drought tolerant
Light:  Sun, part sun
Height:  50’
Bloom Time:  NA
Attracts:  NA
Pest Resistance:  Deer
Attributes:  Evergreen.  Single, erect trunk, spreading branches forming rounded crown.  Rough, scaly bark.  Needles in fascicles of 4-5 persisting for 2-3 years.
Notes:  The national tree of Honduras.  In the wild it is found in the mountains at elevations of 2,000 - 2,400m

Pot size: 4" Band Band Pot

Family:  Pinaceae
Zone: 8 -  10
Natural Range: Southern Europe
Soil:  Moist to dry, humus rich, well drained, drought tolerant
Light: sun, part sun
Height: 40', smaller in cultivation. 
Attributes:  Evergreen.  Grows with a distinct umbrella like canopy when mature.  Reddish gray bark.
Notes:  This is the true Pine Nut tree.  About $20 a pound for the tasty nut.  You too can harvest your own Pine Nuts in nearly a lifetime.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family: Pineaceae
Zone:8 - 11
Natural Range: SouthernMexico, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador and Nicaragua
Soil:  Average
Light: Sun
Height: 50'
Bloom Time:  NA
Attributes: Evergreen.  Needles to 7" long.  Narrow crown with numerous horizontal branches densely clothed with foliage at the tips.
Notes: In the wild Pinus techumanii  grows in the mountains of Mexico and central America at elevations between 450m and 2900m.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family: Pinaceae
Zone: 6 - 9
Natural Range: Himalayas
Soil:  Moist, humus rich, well drained
Light: sun
Height: 150', much smaller in cultivation
Attributes:  Evergreen, conical crown, blue green leaves to 8 inches long.  Graceful, drooping foliage.  Long cylindrical cones.
Notes:  Rare in cultivation.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

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Family:  Pinaceae
Zone: 6 - 9
Natural Range: China
Soil:  Moist, humus rich, well drained
Light: Sun
Height: 80', much smaller in cultivation
Attributes:  Evergreen, conical crown, blue green leaves to 11 inches long.  Graceful, drooping foliage.  Long cylindrical cones.
Notes:  Rare in cultivation.  Predominantly grows at 600 - 3000 m elevation on the high plateaus of Yunnan but extending north into Sichuan and south into Myanmar.  1 gallon size plants.

Pot Size:   2 Gallon Pot 2' - 4'

Family: Platanaceae
Zone:6 - 9
Natural Range: California
Soil:  Average, moist, humus rich
Light: Sun, part sun
Height: 25' - 75'
Bloom Time:  April to May
Attributes: Deciduous, palmate, deeply lobed with small serrated margins.  Erect trunk with mottled white and gray flaking bark.  Yellow fall foliage
Notes:  Naturally found in moist areas near rivers and streams.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family:  Berberidaceae
Zone: 5 - 9
Natural Range: Hybrid
Soil:  Average to moist, humus rich
Light: Part shade, shade
Height: 28"
Bloom Time: April to June
Attracts:  NA
Pest Resistance:  Deer, Rabbit
Attributes: Deciduous.  New growth emerges bronze.  Large red flowers held below the foliage in spring.
Notes: Introduced by the O'Byrne's of Northwest Garden Nursery

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Zone:  6 - 9
Natural Range:  Hybrid
Soil:  Moist, humus rich
Light:  Part shade
Attributes:  Deciduous, Evergreen in frost free areas.  Usually keeps foliage even in to mid to upper twenties. 12” - 18" tall.  Blood red blooms in spring. New growth emerges in chartreuse with chocolate brown spotting.
Notes:  Good form and one of the best foliage plants for temperate gardens.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Zone: 6 - 9
Natural Range: China
Soil:  Moist, humus rich
Light: Part shade, shade
Height: 2"
Attributes:  Deciduous, A flowering plant will have two umbrella like lobed leaves.  Clusters of red flowers formed between the two leaves in spring.  Red fruit in late summer.
Notes:  This selection was selected from the Rhododendron Species Foundation.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Family:  Salicaceae
Zone: 1 - 9
Natural Range: Canada to Mexico
Soil:  Moist, well-drained, humus rich
Light: Sun, part shade
Height: 20' - 50'
Attributes:  Deciduous.  White bark, deep green leaves that quake in the slightest breeze and bright golden yellow fall foliage.
Notes:  Typically growing in large groupings of the same clone.

Pot Size:  Medium Band Pot

Family:Primulaceae
Zone: 4 - 9
Natural Range: Southeastern Tibet; Tsangpo
Soil: Average to moist, humus rich
Light: Part sun, sun
Height: 47”
Bloom Time: May to July
Attracts:Hummingbirds, Butterflies
Resistant to: Deer, Rabbit
Attributes: Deciduous. Rosette forming. Butter yellow to orange bell flowers a top of the scape. Lightly scented.
Notes:An easy and rewarding perennial that has proven to be shade tolerant and still floriferous.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family: Rosaceae
Zone: 5 - 9
Natural Range: Western China
Soil:  Average
Light: Sun
Height: 20'
Bloom Time:  March to April
Attributes: Deciduous.  Glossy reddish-brown bark that peels with age.  Small white flowers.
Notes: The outstanding bark is the main ornamental feature.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family:  Styracaceae
Zone: 7 - 9
Natural Range: China
Soil: Average to moist, humus rich
Light: Part sun to sun
Height: 30'
Bloom Time: May  to June
Attributes: Deciduous.  12" long hanging panicles of white flowers.
Notes: A Far Reaches Farm and Steve Hootman of the Rhododendron Species Foundation collection from China.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family: Fagaceae
Zone:3 - 9
Natural Range: Hybrid
Soil:  Average
Light: Sun, part sun
Height: 45'
Bloom Time:  NA
Attributes: Deciduous.  Columnar growth and yellow, orange and red fall foliage.
Notes:  Selected at Starhill Forest Arboretum by Guy Sternberg

Pot Size:  Large Band Pot 1' - 2'

Family: Fagaceae
Zone:5 - 9
Natural Range: Hybrid; Gambel hybrid
Soil:  Average
Light: Sun
Height: 15' - 30'
Bloom Time:  NA
Attributes: Deciduous. Red fall foliage. 
Notes:  A TAYLORMADE oak.  Reported to be smaller growing than Jack Maze.

Pot Size:  Large Band Pot 1' - 2'

Family: Fagaceae
Zone:3 - 9
Natural Range: Hybrid; Quercus alba x Quercus robur fastigitate form
Soil:  Average
Light: Sun, part sun
Height: 45'
Bloom Time:  NA
Attributes: Deciduous.  Columnar oak with red fall foliage.
Notes:  Great for narrow situations.

Pot Size:  Large Band Pot 1' - 2'

Family: Fagaceae
Zone: 5 - 9
Natural Range: Colorado; Hybrid; macrocarpa x gambelii
Soil:  Average
Light: Sun
Height: 15' - 30'
Bloom Time:  NA
Attributes: Deciduous. Small, blue tinged foliage.  Fall foliage turns to red-mahogany late in the season.
Notes:  Beautiful southwest native oak.

Pot Size:  Large Band Pot 2' - 3'

Family: Fagaceae
Zone:5 - 9
Natural Range: Asia
Soil:  Average
Light: Sun
Height: 45'
Bloom Time:  NA
Attributes: Deciduous.  Long serrated leaves.
Notes:  Fast-growing oak species that can produce acorns at age 6 or younger. 

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family: Fagaceae
Zone:6 - 10
Natural Range: Southern California and Baja California
Soil:  Average, drought tolerant
Light: Sun
Height: 5' - 10'
Bloom Time:  NA
Attributes: Evergreen, Shrubby with leathery texture.  Gray-green foliage.
Notes:  Beautiful southwest native oak.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family: Fagaceae
Zone:5 - 9
Natural Range: Asia
Soil:  Average
Light: Sun, part sun
Height: 15'
Bloom Time:  NA
Attributes: Deciduous.  Dissected leaves with pink new growth.
Notes:  Very unusual Oak.

Pot Size:  Large Band Pot 1 - 2'

Family: Fagaceae
Zone:7 - 9
Natural Range:New Mexico
Soil:  Average, well drained
Light: Sun
Height: 16'
Bloom Time:  April to May
Attributes:  Evergreen.  Small graceful, spreading habit.  Gray green leaves to about 4" long.
Notes:  Newly selected cultivar.  Originally collected by Allan Taylor

Pot Size: Large Band Pot

Family: Fagaceae
Zone:7 - 9
Natural Range: Southestern United States
Soil:  Average to wet
Light: Part shade
Height: 40'
Bloom Time:  NA
Attributes: Semi-evergreen.  Scaly gray trunk.  Narrow, elliptic to oblong leaves to 4" long.
Notes:  In the south it the leaves are reported to remain on the tree throughout the fall and some of the winter.  Deciduous further north.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family: Fagaceae
Zone: 4 - 9
Natural Range: Eastern United States
Soil:  Average, drought tolerant
Light: sun
Height: 50', smaller in cultivation.
Attracts:  NA
Pest Resistance:  NA
Attributes: Deciduous.  Rounded crown.  Dark brown to black and coarsely furrowed bark.  Good fall foliage.
Notes: Often found growing on dry, infertile rocky soil.  Slow growing.

Pot Size:  Medium Band Pot

Family: Fagaceae
Zone:4 - 9 
Natural Range: Eastern United States
Soil:  Average, drought tolerant
Light: Sun
Height: 50'
Bloom Time:  NA

Attributes: Deciduous.  Rounded crown.  Dark brown to black and coarsely furrowed bark.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family: Fagaceae
Zone:6 - 9
Natural Range: Southeastern United States
Soil:  Average
Light: Sun
Height: 50'
Bloom Time:  NA
Attributes: Deciduous.  Elliptical to oblanceolate leaf 6" long. Brown, copper, red and burgundy fall foliage.
Notes:  Discovered in 1940 and is now endangered in the wild.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family: Fagaceae
Zone:7 - 10
Natural Range: Southern Texas into Mexico into Guatemala
Soil:  Average, drought tolerant
Light: Sun
Height: 15' - 30'
Bloom Time:  NA
Attributes: Evergreen, six in long leaves that emerge pinkish.
Notes:  Exotic looking foliage

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family: Fagaceae
Zone:5 - 9
Natural Range: Southeastern United States
Soil:  Average
Light: Sun
Height: 40'
Bloom Time:  NA
Attributes: Deciduous.  Pyramidal when young, spreading canopy with age.
Notes:  Good fall foliage.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family: Fagaceae
Zone:6 - 9
Natural Range: South-central United States
Soil:  Average
Light: Sun
Height: 40' - 80'
Bloom Time:  NA
Attributes: Deciduous.  Red, orange, peach fall foliage. 
Notes:  Good fall foliage.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family: Fagaceae
Zone:6 - 9
Natural Range: South Western US
Soil:  Average
Light: Sun, part sun
Height: 10'
Bloom Time:  NA
Attributes: Deciduous. Small, blue tinged foliage.
Notes:  Beautiful southwest native oak.

Pot Size:  Large Band Pot

Family: Ericaceae
Zone:5 - 9
Natural Range: Japan
Soil:  Moist, humus rich, well drained
Light: Sun, part sun
Height: 8'
Bloom Time:  May to June
Attributes: Evergreen.  Narrowly elliptic, recurved leaves with woolly white indumentum.  Bright pink flowers that turn white with age.
Notes:  Great for light shade or at least protected from hot sun.  Bees just go nuts over the flowers.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family: Ericaceae
Zone:8 - 9
Natural Range: China
Soil:  Moist, humus rich, well drained
Light: Sun, part sun
Height: 6'
Bloom Time:  May to June
Attributes: Evergreen. Flowers are funnel shaped white with pink flush.  
Notes:  Cuttings from WC seed of 1917 George Forest expedition.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family: Ericaceae
Zone: 7 - 10
Natural Range: Himalayas
Soil:  Moist, humus rich, well drained
Light: Sun, part sun
Height: 25'
Bloom Time:  May to June
Attributes: Evergreen. Large leaves with orange-bronze new growth. Lemon yellow to creamy white flowers.
Notes:  A stunning site to see in the wild when their full potential is reached.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family: Ericaceae
Zone:6 - 9
Natural Range: Hybrid
Soil:  Moist, humus rich, well drained
Light: Sun, part sun
Height: 6'
Bloom Time:  May
Attributes: Evergreen. Pink flowers.  Gray green leaves with tan indumentum
Notes:  Great foliage.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

.Family: Ericaceae
Zone: 7 - 9
Natural Range: Himalayas
Soil:  Moist, humus rich, well drained
Light: Sun, part sun
Height: 8' - 10'
Bloom Time:  May to June
Attributes: Evergreen. Large white flowers pink flower bracts
Notes: 

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family: Ericaceae
Zone: 8 - 10
Natural Range: Himalayas; Arunachal Pradesh
Soil:  Moist, humus rich, well drained
Light: Sun, part sun
Height: 8' - 10'
Bloom Time:  May to June
Attributes: Evergreen. Pink funnel shaped flowers.
Notes:  2700m.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family: Ericaceae
Zone:7 - 9
Natural Range: China
Soil:  Average, humus rich
Light: Sun, part sun
Height: 6'
Bloom Time:  April to May
Attributes: Evergreen.  Oblanceolate to narrowly elliptic, up to 4" long.  Flowers are white to pink to lavender with dark rose to red spotting.  Inflorescence with one to six flowers.
Notes: From our 2015 collections SW Sichuan province. 

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family:  Saxifragaceae
Zone: 5 - 9
Natural Range: China
Soil: Moist, humus rich
Light: Part sun
Height: 32 - 48 inches
Attributes: Deciduous.  Narrow pinnate, chocolate new growth with thick veining.  Showy rose-pink buds and lighter pink open flowers early summer.
Notes:  Originally I started growing this form for its noted foliage but discovered that the flowers are the best attribute.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family: Rosaceae
Zone:6 - 9
Natural Range:   China
Soil:  Moist, humus rich, well drained
Light: Sun, part sun
Height: 8'
Bloom Time:  June to July
Attributes: Deciduous shrub.  Stunning, large bright red thorns to 2" across, fern like foliage, and small four petaled white flowers followed by small orange hips. 
Notes:  This Rose is grown mostly for its showy red thorns but the flowers are quite attractive too.  Prune in late winter- early spring to force more new growth.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family: Rosaceae
Zone:7 - 9
Natural Range:   Asia
Soil:  Average, humus rich, well drained
Light: Sun, part sun
Height: 4' - 6'
Bloom Time:  June to July
Attributes: Deciduous shrub.
Notes:  We have not seen this one flower yet.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family:  Salicaceae
Zone: 5 - 9
Natural Range: Japan
Soil:  Moist, humus rich
Light: Part sun
Height: 10'- 20'
Attributes:  Deciduous, narrow, green with a gray cast.  Upright growth.  Reddish catkins before the foliage emerges.
Notes:  Used widely as an ornamental in Japan, seldom seen in the west.

Pot Size:  Large Band Pot

Family:  Schisandraceae
Zone: 7 - 9
Natural Range: China
Soil:  Average, humus rich
Light: Sun, part shade
Height: 30'
Attracts:  NA
Attributes:  Deciduous vine.  Reddish orange mini-Magnolia-like flowers with dangling clusters of red fruit when pollinated.
Notes: In the wild Magnolia Vines are found growing in forests, thickets.

Pot Size:  Large Band Pot

Family: Asteraceae
Zone:5 - 9
Natural Range: China, Japan
Soil:  Moist, humus rich, well drained
Light: Part shade, shade
Height: 2' tall foliage, 6' tall flower stems.
Bloom Time:  June to July
Attributes: Deciduous.  Unusual umbels of upward facing pink, and white flowers.  Silver, pubescent new growth.  Mature foliage can be more than 1' across with deeply toothed, narrow foliage.  Toothed segments are finer and more serrated than S. palmata.
Notes: This woodland composite is a must have for the foliage enthusiast.  In early spring the foliage emerges from the soil looking like Shaggy Mane Mushrooms.  One of three species of Syneilesis.  S. aconitifolia over time will form a sizeable patch, creating an invaluable focal point in the shady garden.  I have found that S aconitifoia can take a more sun than s. palmata but needs to kept cool and moist. One of my top five favorite foliage plants

Pot Size:  Large Band Pot

Family:  Malvaceae
Zone:  6 - 9
Natural Range:  China
Soil:  Average, humus rich
Light:  Sun, part shade
Height:  15'- 30'
Bloom Time:  June
Attracts:  Birds, Butterflies
Pest Resistance:  NA
Attributes:  Deciduous.  Pale gray, scaly bark.  New growth is pinkish orange becoming green above and paler beneath.  Toothed margins.  White flower bracts.
Notes:   Quite hard to find in cultivation. 

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot