New & Restocked

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:  4" Band 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

Family:  Anacardiaceae
Zone: 6 - 9
Natural Range: China
Soil:  Moist, humus rich
Light: part shade, sun
Height: 15'
Attributes:  Deciduous.  Pubescent branches, dioecious flowers June, then turning brilliant scarlet in fall.  Non suckering tree like multi-branching.
Notes:  Great new foliage.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family:  Melanthiaceae
Zone: 5 - 9
Natural Range: PNW; Oregon, California
Soil:  Moist, humus rich, well drained
Light: Part shade
Height: 14"
Bloom Time:  March to May
Attributes:  Deciduous.  Large mottled foliage.  Early spring blooming.  Sessile blooms that are white in color, or some times pink at the base.
Notes: Great foliage.  One or two more years to bloom.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Family:  Ericaceae
Zone:  8 - 10
Natural Range:  Himalayas
Soil:  Average, moist well drained, humus rich
Light:part sun, shade
Height:  8"
Bloom Time:  March to April
Attracts:  Bees
Pest Resistance:  NA
Attributes:  Evergreen, small rounded leaves.  Pinkish white flowers with black fruit.
Notes:  Introduced by Steve Hootman of the Rhododendron Species Botanic Garden.  In the wild this species grows as an epiphyte in mossy, rotting logs.
 
Pot size: 4" Band Pot

Family:  Ericaceae
Zone:  7 - 9
Natural Range:  PNW
Soil:  Average, humus rich
Light:  Sun, part sun, Shade
Height:  4'
Bloom Time:  March to April
Attracts:  Bees
Pest Resistance:  NA
Attributes:  Evergreen.  Coral pink new growth turning creamy white and green.  Red and green winter foliage.  Pale pink flowers.  Purple-black berries in summer.
Notes:  Great new foliage selection.
 
Pot size:  Quart Size Pot

Family: Ericaceae
Zone:8 - 10
Natural Range: SE Asia
Soil:  Moist, humus rich, well drained
Light: Part sun, dappled shade
Height: 4'
Bloom Time:  Spring
Attributes: Evergreen.  Greenish white flowers, blue fruit.
Notes: A Steve Hootman collection.  Grown best in a pot or hanging basket in cooler climates but in protected gardens can be grown among other Ericaceous plants.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family:Adoxaceae
Zone: 5 - 9
Natural Range: China
Soil:Average, humus rich
Light: Part shade, sun
Height: 8'
Pest Resistance: Deer
Bloom Time: April to May
Attributes:Deciduous shrub with white flowers and reddish orange fruit.  Red fall foliage.
Notes:From our collections in SW Sichuan.  Found growing with Rosa, Stachyurus, and Rhododendron.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family: Adoxaceae
Zone:  6 - 9
Natural Range:  Washington, Oregon to central California along the Cascades
Soil: Average, humus rich
Light: Part shade, sun
Height: 4' - 8'
Attracts:  Birds, Butterflies
Pest Resistance: Deer
Bloom Time:  May to June
Attributes: Deciduous shrub with good red fall foliage.  White flowers, black fruit.
Notes: Great for wildlife. 

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family:Adoxaceae
Zone: 5 - 9
Natural Range: China, Japan, Taiwan
Soil:Average, humus rich
Light: Part shade, sun
Height: 8' - 20'
Pest Resistance: Deer
Bloom Time: March to April
Attributes:Deciduous shrub with white to pink blush, lacecap flowers.  Red fruit that turns black.  Red, purple and orange fall foliage.
Notes:Rounded leaves with deep veining, layered branching.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family: Berberidaceae

Zone: 6 - 9
Natural Range:  Hybrid
Soil:  Average
Light: Sun, part sun
Height: 4'
Bloom Time:  April to May
Attracts:  Bees, Birds, Butterflies
Pest Resistance:  Deer
Attributes:  Evergreen.  Serrated foliage with yellow flowers.
Notes: Found as a rogue seedling in a batch of Mahonia aquifolium seedlings at Miethke Nursery in the 50's.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family: Asparagaceae
Zone:6 - 9
Natural Range: Vietnam
Soil:  Average
Light: Part sun, shade
Height: 8"
Bloom Time:  February to March
Attributes: Evergreen, clumping.  Low growing foliage radiating from a central point.  Fragrant, white flowers rising above the foliage.
Notes: This is a collection made by Dan Hinkley from Vietnam.  Smaller growing than thibetica.  Tidy perennial that in the wild can be found growing on shady mossy rock faces or in damp meadows.

Pot Size:  Small Band Pot