Tree and Shrubs

Family: Theaceae
Zone:6 - 9
Natural Range: Japan; Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu Islands
Soil:  Moist, humus rich, well drained
Light: Sun, part sun
Height: 15'
Bloom Time:  June to July
Attributes: Deciduous.  Large, white camellia like flowers.  Red fall foliage.  Horizontal branches and smooth cinnamon, mottled bark.
Notes:  Selected from the Polly Hill Arboretum.  Larger flowers and brilliant bark.

Pot Size:  Medium Band Pot

Family: Theaceae
Zone:6 - 9
Natural Range: Japan; Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu Islands
Soil:  Moist, humus rich, well drained
Light: Sun, part sun
Height: 15'
Bloom Time:  June to July
Attributes: Deciduous.  White camellia like flowers.  Red-orange fall foliage.
Notes:  This form has upright leader with undulating side branching and pendant habit.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family: Theaceae
Zone:6 - 9
Natural Range: Japan; Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu Islands
Soil:  Moist, humus rich, well drained
Light: Sun, part sun
Height: 15'
Bloom Time:  June to July
Attributes: Deciduous.  White camellia like flowers.  Red fall foliage.  Horizontal branches and smooth cinnamon, mottled bark.  This form has silver leaves turning more silver as the leaves age.  Striking red stems contrast against the leaves.
Notes:  Beautiful form of pseudocamellia selected by Guy and Chiyoko Meacham.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family: Theaceae
Zone:6 - 9
Natural Range: China
Soil:  Moist, humus rich, well drained
Light: Sun, part sun
Height: 10' - 20'
Bloom Time:  July to August
Attributes: Deciduous.  White camellia like flowers with deep red buds.  Red fall foliage.  Upright layered branching.  Cinnamon colored bark. 
Notes: All Stewartia are among the most elegant structural small trees for the temperate garden.  Something for all seasons!

Pot Size:  Medium Band 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

Family: Theaceae
Zone:5 - 9
Natural Range: Hybrid;  S. monadelpha x S. pseudocamellia
Soil:  Moist, humus rich, well drained
Light: Sun, part sun
Height: 15'
Bloom Time:  May to June
Attributes: Deciduous.  Two inch white camellia like flowers.  Red fall foliage.  Horizontal branches and smooth cinnamon, mottled bark.
Notes:  A nice intermediate form between both parents with bark like S. pseudocamellia flowers  more like S. monadelpha.

Pot Size: 1 Gallon Pot

Family:  Styracaceae
Zone: 5 - 9
Natural Range: China, Japan
Soil: Average to moist, humus rich
Light: Part sun to sun
Height: 20'
Bloom Time: May  to June
Attributes: Deciduous.  Fragrant white bell flowers in racemes.
Notes:  Mature trees are extremely showy and will be covered in blossoms.

Pot Size:  Medium Band 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.  Large, bell like white flowers in mass.  Dark purple foliage.  Rounded fruit in fall.  Keep in a bit more sun for best foliage.
Notes:  Great flower and foliage.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family:  Styracaceae
Zone: 5 - 9
Natural Range: China
Soil: Average to moist, humus rich
Light: Part sun to sun
Height: 20'
Bloom Time: May  to June
Attributes: Deciduous.  Large foliage with fragrant white flowers in showy clusters.
Notes: Fuzzy leaves that are much larger than other Styrax.

Pot Size:  Large Band Pot

Family:  Styracaceae
Zone: 6 - 9
Natural Range: China
Soil: Average to moist, humus rich
Light: Part sun to sun
Height: 20'
Bloom Time: May  to June
Attributes: Deciduous.  White bell flowers in racemes.
Notes: A Far Reaches Farm and Steve Hootman of the Rhododendron Species Foundation collection of beautiful Styrax from Guizhou China.  Was sold as Styrax japonicus but has been identified as

Pot Size:  Medium Band Pot

Family:  Styracaceae
Zone: 7 - 9
Natural Range: China; Western Sichuan
Soil: Average to moist, humus rich
Light: Part sun to sun
Height: 9'
Bloom Time: May  to June
Attributes: Deciduous.  White flowers in racemes of 3-5. 
Notes: Smaller species that is known for its free-flowering habit.  In the wild S. wilsonii grows on scrubby, rocky hillsides and along stream banks between 1300 - 1700 m.  Rare species offered, limited numbers available.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family: Hamamelidaceae
Zone:6 - 9
Natural Range: Hybrid;  Sycopsis sinensis x Parrotia persica
Soil:  Moist, humus rich, well drained
Light: Sun, part sun
Height: 5' - 10'
Bloom Time:  February to March
Attributes: Semi-evergreen.  Growth resembling Parrotia.  This form has thick, leathery leaves with deep green circled with light green.  Good autumn color, ranging from yellow to orange.  Red frilly flowers.
Notes: Parrotia-like structure and with showy red flowers when little else is blooming.  I find that paring this rare find with Sarcococca near the main entry is a good way to feel good during the doldrums of winter.

Pot Size:  Medium Band Pot

Zone: 3 - 9
Natural Range: Hybrid
Soil:  Moist, humus rich
Light: Sun, part shade
Height: 4'
Attributes:  Deciduous.  Pinkish-white flowers.  Well-branched, upright shrub with deep pink berries..
Notes:  Improved fruit selection.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family:  Taxaceae
Zone:  5 - 9
Natural Range:  Pacific Northwest
Soil:  Average, humus rich, drought tolerant
Light:  Sun, part sun
Height:  25' - 50’
Bloom Time:  NA
Attracts:  NA
Pest Resistance:  NA
Attributes:  Evergreen.  Shrub or small tree.  Flattened needles with red fruit in fall.  Peeling red and brown bark. 
Notes:  Slow growing with drooping, horizontal branching.  West of the Cascades Taxus brevifolia is often found as an understory tree.

Pot size: Small round deep Pots 3"

Family:Araliaceae
Zone: 7 - 10
Natural Range: China, Taiwan
Soil:  Average, moist, humus rich
Light: part shade, sun
Height: 15'
Attributes:  Semi-evergreen. Massive palmate leaves on tall woody trunks.  White flowers in fall.
Notes: In extra cold winters plants can die back to the ground but in warmer zones trunks will remain season to season.  A Bit of patiens is needed these can take a couple of years to realy get established.  In time plants will send out new plants from root nodes.  This form was originally introduced from Europe.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family:Araliaceae
Zone: 7 - 10
Natural Range: China, Taiwan
Soil:  Average, moist, humus rich
Light: part shade, sun
Height: 15'
Attributes:  Semi-evergreen. Massive palmate leaves on tall woody trunks.  White flowers in fall.
Notes: In extra cold winters plants can die back to the ground but in warmer zones trunks will remain season to season.  A Bit of patiens is needed these can take a couple of years to realy get established.  In time plants will send out new plants from root nodes.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family: Cupressaceae
Zone:5 - 9
Natural Range: Japan
Soil:  Average, humus rich
Light: Sun, part sun
Height: 30'
Bloom Time:  NA
Attributes: Evergreen.  Slow growing.  Thick leaves with yellow-orange tipped leaves in sun.
Notes: Foliage looks like a fern or moss.

Pot Size:  Large Band Pot

Family: Cupressaceae
Zone:5 - 9
Natural Range: Japan
Soil:  Average, humus rich
Light: Sun, part sun
Height:  2' - 4'
Bloom Time:  NA
Attributes: Evergreen.  Slow growing.  Thick leaves with green on top and white stripes on the back.
Notes: Foliage looks like a fern or moss.  Great Plant Picks

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family: Cupressaceae
Zone:5 - 9
Natural Range: Japan
Soil:  Average, humus rich
Light: Sun, part sun
Height: 30'
Bloom Time:  NA
Attributes: Evergreen.  Slow growing.  Thick leaves with dark green on top and white stripes underneath.
Notes: Foliage looks like a fern or moss.

Pot Size:  Large Band Pot

Family:  Malvaceae
Zone:  3 - 9
Natural Range:  Europe, Southwestern Asia
Soil:  Average, humus rich
Light:  Sun, part shade
Height:  20'
Bloom Time:  June
Attracts:  Birds, Butterflies
Pest Resistance:  NA
Attributes:  Deciduous. Gold leaf selection turning chartreuse in the summer.  White flower bracts.
Notes:   Selected by Mr. Akira Shibamachi of Japan and introduced by Barry Yinger into the United States. 

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family:  Malvaceae
Zone:  3 - 9
Natural Range:  Europe, Southwestern Asia
Soil:  Average, humus rich
Light:  Sun, part shade
Height:  4'
Bloom Time:  June
Attracts:  Birds, Butterflies
Pest Resistance:  NA
Attributes:  Deciduous.  Small rounded shrub.  White flower bracts.
Notes:   Rare selection with an extremely diminutive habit. 

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family: Malvaceae
Zone: 3 - 9
Natural Range:Europe, Southwest Asia
Soil:  Humus rich, well drained
Light: Sun, part sun
Height: 20"
Bloom Time: June
Attributes: Deciduous.  Very dwarf form with tiny branches and small leaves.
Notes: A great selection for small gardens and pots.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family: Malvaceae
Zone: 3 - 9
Natural Range:Europe, Southwest Asia
Soil:  Humus rich, well drained
Light: Sun, part sun
Height: 6' - 9'
Bloom Time: June
Attributes: Deciduous.  Dwarf and slow growing selection that puts on about 3" of growth a year.
Notes: A great selection for small gardens.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Family: Malvaceae
Zone: 3 - 9
Natural Range:Europe, Southwest Asia
Soil:  Humus rich, well drained
Light: Sun, part sun
Height: 8'
Bloom Time: June
Attributes: Deciduous.  Dwarf form with globular crown and small leaves.
Notes:Interesting branching that looks great in an ornamental pot.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon 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:  Malvaceae
Zone:  7 - 9
Natural Range:  Japan
Soil:  Average, humus rich
Light:  Sun, part shade
Height:  15'- 30'
Bloom Time:  June
Attracts:  Birds, Butterflies
Pest Resistance:  NA
Attributes:  Deciduous.  Distinct small, narrow, short-stalked leaves.
Notes:   Quite hard to find in cultivation. 

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family:  Malvaceae
Zone:  3 - 9
Natural Range:  Hybrid
Soil:  Average, humus rich
Light:  Sun, part shade
Height:  8'
Bloom Time:  June
Attracts:  Birds, Butterflies
Pest Resistance:  NA
Attributes:  Deciduous. Narrowly pointed leaf with heavy serration.  White flower bracts.
Notes:  Hard to find cultivar from Poland.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family: Meliaceae
Zone:7 - 9
Natural Range:Asia
Soil:  Average humus rich, well drained
Light: Part shade, sun
Height: 15'
Bloom Time:  April to May
Attributes: Deciduous.  Vertical stems with pink new growth.  1-2 foot long leaves with pointed oblong leaflets.  .
Notes:  Known as the tree vegetable, young leaves and shoots are used for culinary.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family: Meliaceae
Zone:7 - 9
Natural Range:Asia
Soil:  Average humus rich, well drained
Light: Part shade, sun
Height: 15'
Bloom Time:  April to May
Attributes: Deciduous.  Vertical stems with bronze new growth.  1-2 foot long leaves with pointed oblong leaflets.
Notes:  Known as the tree vegetable, young leaves and shoots are used for culinary.

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:  Myrtaceae
Zone:  8 - 10
Natural Range:  Argentina, Chile
Soil:  Average, humus rich
Light:  Sun, part sun
Height:  2' - 4'
Bloom Time:  May to June
Attracts:  NA
Pest Resistance:  Deer
Attributes:  Evergreen.  Small dark green leaves with fragrant pendulous white flowers and red fruit
Notes: Attractive and small shrub with a similar look to blueberry shrubs.

Pot size: 4" Band Pot

Family:  Ulmaceae
Zone:  4 - 9
Natural Range:  China, Korea, Japan
Soil:  Average, drought tolerant
Light:  Sun, part shade
Height:  25'
Bloom Time:  NA
Attracts:  NA
Pest Resistance:  Air Pollution
Attributes:  Deciduous.  Upright, columnar growth with tips that do not splay with age.  Small leaves that turn yellow-orange in fall and lasts long into the season.  Bark peels into strips revealing patches of orange, grey and white.
Notes:   This form is tolerant of most tough conditions and works well as a street tree or hedge.  Resistant to Dutch elm disease.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family:  Ulmaceae
Zone:  4 - 9
Natural Range:  China, Korea, Japan
Soil:  Average, drought tolerant
Light:  Sun, part shade
Height:  40'
Bloom Time:  NA
Attracts:  NA
Pest Resistance:  Air Pollution
Attributes:  Deciduous.  Yellow leaves that are scorch resistant.  exfoliating bark.
Notes:   Graceful tree that was introduced by B. Rey.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot 5'

Family:  Ulmaceae
Zone:  4 - 9
Natural Range:  China, Korea, Japan
Soil:  Average, drought tolerant
Light:  Sun, part shade
Height:  3’
Bloom Time:  NA
Attracts:  NA
Pest Resistance:  Air Pollution
Attributes:  Deciduous.  Dwarf form with corky bark and small glossy green leaves.  Insignificant, small reddish flowers in summer.  Flat Samara like seeds.
Notes:   Slow growing and often used in rock gardens and bonsai.  

Pot Size:  Quart Pot

Family:  Ulmaceae
Zone:  5 - 9
Natural Range:  Hybrid; U. glabra and U. plottii or U. minor
Soil:  Average, drought tolerant
Light:  Sun, part shade
Height:  6' - 8'
Bloom Time:  NA
Attracts:  NA
Pest Resistance:  Air Pollution
Attributes:  Deciduous.  Dwarf, slow-growing form with dense branching.  Small, finely toothed dark green leaves to 1 1/3" long.  Herringbone pattern along the bark.  Orange to yellow fall foliage.
Notes:   Discovered in Birmingham England in the 1960s. 

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family:  Ulmaceae
Zone:  5 - 9
Natural Range:  Hybrid; U. glabra and U. plottii or U. minor
Soil:  Average, drought tolerant
Light:  Sun, part shade
Height:  6' - 8'
Bloom Time:  NA
Attracts:  NA
Pest Resistance:  Air Pollution
Attributes:  Deciduous.  Narrow, upright form with gold, crinkled  leaves.
Notes:   Disease resistant Elm.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot 5'

Family: Ericaceae
Zone:6 - 9
Natural Range: PNW
Soil:  Average, humus rich
Light: Part sun
Height: 6"
Bloom Time:  April to May
Attributes: Evergreen.  Small white bell flowers with small blue fruit.  Small green leaves.
Notes: Short, spreading shrub.  Native to seasonally moist areas.  This form was collected in Mason County Washington State.

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.  Orange-red new growth turning dark green.  Pale pink flowers.  Purple-black berries in summer.
Notes:  Good small and relatively slow-growing evergreen shrub.
 
Pot size:  Quart Size 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:  Ericaceae
Zone:  2 - 8
Natural Range:  Hybrid
Soil:  Average, humus rich
Light:  Sun, part sun
Height:  12"
Bloom Time:  April to May
Attracts:  Bees
Pest Resistance:  NA
Attributes:  Evergreen leaves with white flowers and copious amounts of bright red fruits.
Notes:  A great ornamental that is also a tasty edible and can be enjoyed made into Jam.
 
Pot size:  Quart Size Pot

Family:  Ericaceae
Zone:  5 - 8
Natural Range:  Hybrid;  PP22,105
Soil:  Average, humus rich
Light:  Sun, part sun
Height:  10"
Bloom Time:  April to May
Attracts:  Bees
Pest Resistance:  NA
Attributes:  Evergreen leaves with white flowers and copious amounts of bright red fruits.
Notes:  A great ornamental that is also a tasty edible and can be enjoyed made into Jam.
 
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