Showy Fruit

Family:  Ericaceae
Zone: 7 - 10
Natural Range: PNW
Soil:  Average to dry, well drained
Light: Part shade-sun
Height: 15'- 30'
Attributes:  Evergreen, Bright red - orange bark, peels to reveal a green new layer.  White flowers in hanging cluster, orange - red fruit.
Notes:  Once established they resent root disturbance and do not take to transplantation.  Use as a specimen tree to show off its ornamental bark.

Pot Size:  Small Band Pot  12" - 18"

Family:  Rosaceae
Zone: 3 - 9
Natural Range: North America
Soil:  Average, humus rich
Light: sun, part shade
Height: 8-14"
Attributes: Deciduous.  Ground-cover type of growth with glossy foliage, white flowers in spring, dark purple berries in late summer, and orange-red fall foliage.
Notes:  Developed by Dr. Mark Brand, University of Connecticut.

Pot size:  4" Band Pot

Family: Garryaceae
Zone:7 - 10
Natural Range: Himalayas
Soil:  Average
Light: Part shade to shade.
Height: 4'
Bloom Time:  Spring
Attributes: Evergreen.  Mat-green leaves with toothed edges.  Star shaped, dark purple-red flowers with yellow pollen.  Reddish orange fruit.
Notes: Attractive small, open shrub from the cool forests of China. 

Pot Size:  Large Band Pot

Family: Garryaceae
Zone: 6 - 10
Natural Range: Japan
Soil:  Average
Light: Part shade
Height: 4'
Bloom Time:  Spring
Attributes: Evergreen.  Green leaves
Notes: An easily grown broad leaf evergreen shrub that is a great foundation plant.

Pot Size: Medium Band Pot

Family:  Juglandaceae
Zone:  4 - 9
Natural Range:  Eastern United States
Soil:  Average, moist well drained
Light:  Sun, part sun
Height:  50'
Bloom Time:  April to May
Attracts:  NA
Pest Resistance:  NA
Attributes: Deciduous.  Straight trunk, rounded crown.  Compound pinnate leaves.  Attractive yellow fall foliage.
Notes:  Native to hillsides and ridges throughout eastern and central U.S.  Especially in the Appalachian forests and the Ohio River Valley.

Pot size:  Small Band Pot

Family:  Juglandaceae
Zone:  4 - 9
Natural Range:  Eastern North merica
Soil:  Average, moist well drained
Light:  Sun, part sun
Height:  50'
Bloom Time:  April to May
Attracts:  NA
Pest Resistance:  NA
Attributes: Deciduous.  Irregular, oval-rounded crown.  Smooth, yellow-green pinnate leaves.  Yellow fall foliage.
Notes:  Hickory produces edible nuts.

Pot size:  Large Band Pot

Family:  Rubiaceae
Zone: 4 - 10
Natural Range: North America
Soil:  Average, humus rich
Light: sun, part shade
Height: 5'
Attributes: Deciduous.  Large fragrant, round blossoms with red fruit.  Glossy foliage.
Notes:  This is a smaller growing selection.

Pot size:  4" Band Pot

Family: Cornaceae
Zone:2 - 8
Natural Range:North America
Soil:  Moist humus rich
Light: Part shade, shade
Height: 4" - 8"
Bloom Time:  May to July
Attributes: Semi-evergreen.  Elliptic, glossy green leaves to 2" long formed in a false whorl at the top of a stem.  Flowers are surrounded with white bracts.  Clusters of red berries in late summer.
Notes:  Extremely attractive ground-cover once established.  Needs to be planted in the same type of soil as Rhododendrons and other Ericaceous plants.

Pot Size:  4" Pot

Family: Cornaceae
Zone:5 - 9
Natural Range:China
Soil:  Average humus rich, well drained
Light: Part shade, sun
Height: 15'
Bloom Time:  May to June
Attributes: Deciduous  Pure white flowers.  Bright orange-red fall foliage.  Round, red fruit late summer-fall.
Notes: Stunning tree for the lightly shaded garden.  Seed grown!

Pot Size:  Medium Band Pot  18" - 24" tall

Pot Size:  Medium Band Pot

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family: Cornaceae
Zone:3 - 9
Natural Range:Eastern North America
Soil:  Average humus rich
Light: Sun, part shade
Height: 5'
Bloom Time:  Spring
Attributes: Deciduous.  Green foliage with white flowers, blue fruit in fall.  Red and purple fall foliage.  Burgundy stems in winter
Notes:  Compact selection.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Zone: 5 - 9
Natural Range: China
Soil:  Moist, humus rich, well drained
Light: Part shade-sun
Height: 12'
Attributes:  Deciduous, A small multi trunked tree with pinnate leaves to three feet long.  Blooms are green - yellow in summer.  Fruit look like giant been pods starting out green turning metallic blue in fall.
Notes:  A conversation piece.

Pot Size:  Large Band Pot

Zone:  7 - 9
Natural Range:  Himalayas
Soil:  Average, humus rich
Light: Part shade
Height: 8'
Bloom Time: Spring
Attracts:  NA
Pest Resistance:  NA
Attributes:  Evergreen.  Variable, narrow to rounded, glossy green foliage.  Pink seed casings and orange fruit.
Notes:  Attractive species with delicate drooping fall fruit.

Pot Size:  6" Band Pot

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family:  Ericaceae
Zone:  3 - 8
Natural Range:  Hybrid; Gaulsidh5 PPAF CPBRAF
Soil:  Average, humus rich
Light:  Part sun, shade
Height:  10"
Bloom Time:  June to July
Attracts:  Bees
Pest Resistance:  Deer, Rabbit
Attributes:  Evergreen, glossy leathery leaves.  Woody groundcover. White-pink urn shaped flowers.  Red berries in Autumn.
Notes:  Selection with extra large berries.  Creeping groundcover native to the woodlands of Eastern North America.
 
Pot size:  Quart Pot

Family:  Ericaceae
Zone:  3 - 8
Natural Range:  Hybrid; Hokutotakaji-001 PP30,515
Soil:  Average, humus rich
Light:  Part sun, shade
Height:  10"
Bloom Time:  June to July
Attracts:  Bees
Pest Resistance:  Deer, Rabbit
Attributes:  Evergreen, glossy leathery leaves.  Woody groundcover. White-pink urn shaped flowers.  White berries turning pink in Autumn.
Notes:  Selection with white berries.  Creeping groundcover native to the woodlands of Eastern North America.
 
Pot size:  Quart Pot

Family:  Ericaceae
Zone:  3 - 8
Natural Range:  Hybrid; Gaulbri1 PP30,791 CPBR5838
Soil:  Average, humus rich
Light:  Part sun, shade
Height:  10"
Bloom Time:  June to July
Attracts:  Bees
Pest Resistance:  Deer, Rabbit
Attributes:  Evergreen, glossy leathery leaves.  Woody groundcover. White-pink urn shaped flowers.  Red berries in Autumn.
Notes:  An exciting new introduction with variegated foliage.  Creeping groundcover native to the woodlands of Eastern North America.
 
Pot size:  Quart Pot

Family:  Ericaceae
Zone:  6 - 9
Natural Range:  PNW
Soil:  Average, humus rich
Light:  Sun, part sun
Height:  4' - 10'
Bloom Time:  April to May
Attracts:  Bees
Pest Resistance:  Deer, Rabbit
Attributes:  Evergreen leaves.  White urn-shaped to pinkish flowers.  Black fruit.
Notes:  Spreading shrub forming dense thickets.
 
Pot size:  4" Pot

Family:  Ericaceae
Zone:  5 - 8
Natural Range:  Pennsylvania into Tennessee
Soil:  Average, humus rich
Light:  Part sun, sun
Height:  12"
Bloom Time:  Spring
Attracts:  Bees
Pest Resistance:  NA
Attributes:  Semi-evergreen glossy leaves.  Small white-pink flowers with purple-blue fruit in summer.  Red fall foliage.
Notes:  Discovered in 2003 by Stefan Bloodwroth of the Blomquist Garden of Native Plants.  Will produce fruit even even with only one plant.  Noted to be self-sterile and colonies are often too far apart to produce viable seed.
 
Pot size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family:  Aquifoliaceae
Zone: 7 - 9
Natural Range:  China
Soil:  Average, moist humus rich well drained
Light: sun, part sun
Height: 8'
Bloom Time:  April
Attributes:  Evergreen. Open habit with thick, rich green leaves.  Small red fruit. 
Notes: The form we have available has narrower leaves.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Family:  Aquifoliaceae
Zone: 6 - 9
Natural Range:  China
Soil:  Average, moist humus rich well drained
Light: sun, part sun
Height: 20'
Bloom Time:  April
Attributes:  Evergreen. Large, thick leaves to 8" long.  Reddish purple new growth.  Greenish yellow flowers.  Bright red berries even when not pollinated. 
Notes: Great for its large evergreen leaves that lack the spiny margins that many Holly species have. 

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family:  Caprifoliaceae
Zone: 4 - 10
Natural Range: PNW
Soil:  Moist, humus rich, well drained
Light: Part shade-sun
Height: 10'
Attracts:  Hummingbirds, bees, butterflies and birds.
Attributes:  Deciduous shrub.  Yellow flowers with red flower bracts.  Black fruit.
Notes:  Versatile shrub that is great for wildlife.

Pot Size:  Medium Band Pot

Pot Size: 1 Gallon Pot

Pot Size: 4" Band Pot

Family:  Paeoniaceae
Zone: 4 - 8
Natural Range: Japan
Soil: moist, well drained
Light: part shade
Attributes: Deciduous.  Spring blooming. 2' tall.  Red - pink new growth, pure white flowers with yellow stamen.  Bright red seed case with blue seeds.
Notes:  An easy species that is underutilized in gardens.  Plant in an area sheltered from the hot sun, but not deep shade.
Companion plants: Trillium,  Cypripedium, Cardamine, Erythronium, Epimedium, Paris, Smilacina.

Pot Size:  Large Band Pot

Family:  Paeoniaceae
Zone: 4 - 9
Natural Range:  China;  Hubei, Shaanxi
Soil:  Average to moist, humus rich
Light:  Part sun
Height:  24"
Bloom Time:  April to May
Pest Resistance:  Deer, Rabbit
Attributes:  Deciduous.  Spring blooming.  Red - pink new growth.  Deep red underside of leaves.  Large white flowers with yellow stamen.  Large, bright red seed case with blue seeds.
Notes:  An easy species that is not often found in cultivation. Plant in an area sheltered from the hot sun, but not deep shade.  A favorite of mine in the garden for both foliage and flower.  Blooms later than P. japonica but earlier than P. obovata.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Family:  Melanthiaceae
Zone: 5 - 9
Natural Range: Himalayas; North India, China
Soil:  Moist, humus rich
Light:  Shade, part sun
Attributes:  Deciduous, 1' - 2' tall.  Unusual whorled leaves surrounding flowers. Blooms consist of up to 8 green sepals with long yellow thread like petals and a round purple ovary. In the fall a polinated flower will burst open revealing orange seeds.  Rhizomes are very similar to Trillium.
Notes:  The Genus Paris are Asiatic cousins of Trilliums, called the honey - flower family.  Only five species of Trillium are found in Asia while more than 20 species of Paris are found there.  Paris have a combination of whorled foliage and whorled sepals that create textural interest, making them look unusual in contrast to their more familiar cousins.  Paris look especially unique when planted in combination with Cardiocrinum, Podophyllum and Arisaema

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Family:  Anacardiaceae
Zone:  6 - 9
Natural Range: China to Philippines
Soil:  Average to moist, humus rich
Light: Sun, part shade
Height: 30'
Attributes: Deciduous tree with oval rounded crown.  Compound, pinnate foliage to 10" long with 10 to 12 leaflets.  Bright reddish-pink new growth, yellow, orange and red fall foliage. 
Notes: Great foliage.

Pot Size:  Medium Band Pot

Family: Rosaceae
Zone: 3 - 9
Natural Range: Rocky Mountains
Soil:  Average
Light: Sun
Height: 2' - 6'
Bloom Time:  April to May
Attributes: Deciduous.  Silver green leaves to nearly 3 inches long.  White flowers and dark purple fruit in summer.  Reddish fall foliage.
Notes: Great multi-stemmed, smaller growing cherry.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot 12" - 18"

Rosa 'Imperial Cross' (Hybrid Chinese Rose)

Family:  Roseaceae
Zone: 7 - 9
Natural Range: Hybrid; Rosa wardii x moyesii
Soil:  Average, humus rich
Light: Sun, part sun
Height:  6' - 8'
Bloom Time: June to July
Attracts: Bees
Pest Resistance:  NA
Attributes: Deciduous.  Pink flowers with yellow center.  Attractive large red fruit fall and winter
Notes: Easy growing and attractive cross that works well in the naturalistic landscape.

Pot Size:  Medium Band Pot

Family:  Rosaceae
Zone: 2 - 9
Natural Range: Europe
Soil:  Moist, humus rich, well drained
Light: sun, part sun
Height: 8'
Attributes:  Deciduous.  Gray foliage with small, bright pink flowers.  Red hips in fall.
Notes:  A great Rose for foliage.

Pot Size:  4" 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:  Elaeagnaceae
Zone:  2 - 9
Natural Range:  PNW
Soil:  Average to dry
Light:  Sun, part sun
Height:  4' - 8'
Bloom Time:  May to July
Attracts:  Birds
Pest Resistance:  Deer
Attributes:  Deciduous. Gray green leaves brown scales on the undersides of the leaves.  Small yellow flowers with red berries in fall.
Notes:  Like other Elaeagnus the silvery foliage is the main attraction.
 
Pot size:  Medium Band Pot

Zone: 6 - 9
Natural Range: China; North-west Yunnan, Cangshan Range
Family:  Rosaceae
Soil:  Moist, humus rich
Light: part shade, sun
Height: 20 feet tall
Attributes:  Deciduous.  Crimson fruit becoming pink later in the season.  Orange-yellow fall foliage.
Notes: Great fall foliage

Pot Size:  Medium Band Pot

Family: Rosaceae
Zone:  6 - 9
Natural Range: China
Soil:  Moist, humus rich
Light:  Part shade, sun
Height:  20'
Attributes:  Deciduous.  Bright red-orange new growth with deeply pleated texture from leaf veining.  Large white flowers with green fruit, spotted brown and blushed with red when in more sun.  Nice structural branching.
Notes:  The fruit on this species is very hard, as a result they last well into fall and after the foliage has dropped.  Stunning fall foliage ranging from yellow to red.  We collected this form near the top of Leigongshan Mountain at 2100 m.  This day on our trip was cold wet and foggy making it quite difficult to see what was around but we managed to find some treasures.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family: Styracaceae
Zone:5 - 9
Natural Range:China
Soil:  Average humus rich, well drained
Light: Sun, part sun
Height: 20'
Bloom Time:  May to June
Attributes: Deciduous.  White flowers with maroon seed pods.  Yellow new foliage, turning dark red purple in the fall.
Notes:  Refined and elegant small tree for the lightly shady garden.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot