Tree and Shrubs

Family: Cornaceae
Zone:3 - 9
Natural Range:Eastern North America
Soil:  Average humus rich, well drained
Light: Part shade, shade
Height: 15'
Bloom Time:  May to June
Attributes: Deciduous.  Yellow edged with darker green variegated leaves.  Creamy white flowers.  Bright fall foliage.
Notes:  Attractive layered look.

Pot Size:  Medium Band Pot

Family: Cornaceae
Zone:3 - 9
Natural Range:Eastern North America
Soil:  Average humus rich, well drained
Light: Part shade, sun
Height: 15'
Bloom Time:  May to June
Attributes: Deciduous.  Yellow edged with darker green variegated leaves.  Creamy white flowers.  Bright fall foliage.
Notes:  Attractive layered look.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family: Cornaceae
Zone:7 - 10
Natural Range: Bhutan
Soil:  Moist, humus rich, well drained
Light: Part sun
Height: 15' - 20'
Bloom Time:  Early Summer
Attributes: Evergreen with thick, glossy, bright green leaves to 3".  Creamy white bracts surround a center of yellowish-green flowers.
Notes:  First introduced in the 1990s.

Pot Size:  Large Band Pot

Family: Cornaceae
Zone:6 - 9
Natural Range: China
Soil:  Moist, humus rich, well drained
Light: Part sun
Height: 20'
Bloom Time:  Spring
Attributes: Evergreen or Semi-evergreen with thick, glossy, bright green leaves to 3" long that turn purplish in winter.  White bracts surround a center of yellowish-green flowers.
Notes:  Originally introduced into commerce by John Elsley of Wayside Gardens in 1993.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family: Cornaceae
Zone:6 - 9
Natural Range: China
Soil:  Moist, humus rich, well drained
Light: Part sun
Height: 8'
Bloom Time:  Spring
Attributes: Evergreen or Semi-evergreen with thick, glossy, bright green leaves to 3" long that turn purplish in winter.  White bracts surround a center of yellowish-green flowers.
Notes:  This form has cream and yellow variegation.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot 3'

Family: Cornaceae
Zone:5 - 9
Natural Range:Hybrid
Soil:  Average humus rich, well drained
Light: Part shade
Height: 7'
Bloom Time:  May to June
Attributes: Deciduous.  Numerous pink flowers.
Notes:  Pink flowering selection from Japan.  Smaller stature making 'Benji Fuji' a good choice for smaller gardens.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Pot Size:  1 Gallon 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.  Wide chartreuse yellow border.  Pure white flowers.  Bright orange-red fall foliage.
Notes:  An attractively shaped, low-maintenance under-story tree for shady gardens.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot 3'

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:  Medium Band Pot 18" - 24"

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

Pot Size:  Large Band Pot

Family: Cornaceae
Zone:  3 - 9
Natural Range:  Hybrid; USPP 24,812; CBR 4767
Soil: Average, moist, humus rich
Light: Sun, part shade
Height: 4'
Bloom Time:  Spring
Attracts:  Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Bees
Pest Resistance: NA
Attributes: Deciduous.  Glossy, crinkly foliage with dense, vertical growth habit.
Notes: Cool textural effect!

Pot Size:  Large Band Pot

Family:Cornaceae
Zone: 6 - 9
Natural Range: China
Soil:Average, humus rich
Light: Part shade, sun
Height: 16' - 40'
Pest Resistance: NA
Bloom Time: May to June
Attributes:Semi-evergreen shrub or small tree. Opposite, elliptic leaves to 4" long.  Small white flowers in flattened clusters.  Purplish-black fruit.  Showy, flaking bark.
Notes:The bark is the best feature of this tree.

Pot Size: Small Band Pot

Family:  Argophyllaceae
Zone:  7 - 9
Natural Range:  New Zealand
Soil:  Average
Light:  Sun
Height:  5'
Bloom Time:  May to June
Attracts:  NA
Pest Resistance:  Deer, Rabbit
Attributes:  Evergreen.  Yellow flowers.  Red-orange berries.  Small gray leaves and zigzagging stems.
Notes:This unusual shrub evolved this way as a defense against the now extinct Moa birds.
 
Pot size:  Medium Band Pot

Pot Size:  Round Quart

Family:  Hamamelidaceae
Zone: 6 - 9
Natural Range: China
Soil: Average to moist, humus rich
Light: Sun, part shade
Height: 8' - 12'
Bloom Time: March to April
Attributes: Deciduous, shrub.  Bright greenish-yellow flowers early spring.  Sweet perfume that can be smelled from a distance. 
Notes:  This selection came from a batch of plants grown from seed collected in Japan by the US National Arboretum.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Family:  Hamamelidaceae
Zone: 6 - 9
Natural Range: Japan
Soil: Average to moist, humus rich
Light: Sun, part shade
Height: 8' - 12'
Bloom Time: March to April
Attributes: Deciduous, shrub.  Bright greenish-yellow flowers early spring.  Large rounded leaves that turn shades of yellow in fall. 
Notes:  Corylopsis gotoana has obovate leaves with short-awned teeth and smaller flowers than C. glabrescens, but are about the same length as the petals.

Pot Size:  Medium Band Pots

Family:  Hamamelidaceae
Zone: 6 - 9
Natural Range: Japan
Soil: Average to moist, humus rich
Light: Sun, part shade
Height: 8' - 12'
Bloom Time: March to April
Attributes: Deciduous, shrub.  Bright greenish-yellow flowers early spring.  Large rounded leaves that turn shades of yellow in fall.. 
Notes:  Corylopsis gotoana has obovate leaves with short-awned teeth and smaller flowers than C. glabrescens, but are about the same length as the petals.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pots

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family: Hamamelidaceae
Zone: 6 - 9
Natural Range: Japan, China
Soil: Average to moist, humus rich
Light: Sun, part shade
Height: 4' - 8'
Bloom Time: March to April
Attributes: Deciduous, shrub.  Bright yellow flowers.  Splashy lemon yellow foliage.
Notes:  Sometimes sold as Corylopsis spicata 'Aurea' or 'Ogon'

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

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Family: Hamamelidaceae
Zone: 6 - 9
Natural Range: Japan, China
Soil: Average to moist, humus rich
Light: Sun, part shade
Height: 4' - 8'
Bloom Time: March to April
Attributes: Evergreen to semi-evergreen, shrub.  Bright yellow flowers.
Notes:  This form keeps most of its leaves during the winter.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family: Hamamelidaceae
Zone: 6 - 9
Natural Range: China
Soil: Average to moist, humus rich
Light: Sun, part shade
Height: 10' - 12'
Bloom Time: March to April
Attributes: Deciduous, shrub.  Bright creamy white flowers late winter, early spring.  New growth is deep purple.
Notes: Originally came from Hilliers Gardens.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Family: Betulaceae
Zone: 6 - 9
Natural Range: Europe
Soil: Average to moist, humus rich
Light: Sun, part shade
Height: 15'
Bloom Time: March to April
Attributes: Deciduous, shrub.  Unique red colored, cutleaf foliage. 
Notes:  Upright-spreading growth habit.

Pot Size:  Large Band Pot

Family: Betulaceae
Zone: 6 - 9
Natural Range: China
Soil: Average to moist, humus rich
Light: Sun, part shade
Height: 15' - 30'
Bloom Time: March to April
Attributes: Deciduous, shrub.  Unique peeling bark at a young age.  Yellow fall foliage.
Notes:  Upright-pyramidal growth habit.

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

Family: Elaeocarpaceae
Zone: 7 - 9
Natural Range: South America
Soil:  Average
Light: Sun, part sun
Height: 6' - 15'
Bloom Time:  Summer
Attributes: Evergreen.  Large white bell flowers.
Notes: Best when planted in a sheltered location our of cold winter wind.

Pot Size:  2 Gallon Pot 4' - 5'

Family: Cupressaceae
Zone:5 - 9
Natural Range: Japan
Soil:  Average, humus rich
Light: Sun, part sun
Height: 10' - 30'
Bloom Time:  NA
Attributes: Evergreen.  Dense foliage.
Notes: Foliage starts tight and looks like a Giant Sequoia.

Pot Size:  Large Band Pot

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Family: Cupressaceae
Zone:6 - 9
Natural Range: Japan
Soil:  Average, humus rich
Light: Sun, part sun
Height: 10' - 30'
Bloom Time:  NA
Attributes: Evergreen.  Creamy yellow tipped foliage.  Especially intense on new growth in spring.
Notes: Foliage looks like a fern or moss.

Pot Size:  Large Band Pot

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Family: Pinaceae
Zone: 7 - 9
Natural Range: China
Soil:  Moist, humus rich, well drained
Light: Sun, part sun
Height: 30' - 70', smaller in cultivation
Attributes:  Evergreen, pyramidal crown with thick reddish brown bark.  Needles reminiscent of Araucaria.  Green needles turning bronze in fall.
Notes:  Widely used for timber in china.

Pot Size:  2 Gallon Pot

Zone: 7 - 9
Natural Range: Bhutan; Eastern Himalayas, Northern India; Arunachal Pradesh
Family:  Cupressaceae
Soil:  Moist, humus rich, well drained
Light: Sun
Height: 40', much smaller in cultivation
Attributes:  Evergreen, medium sized tree with graceful, pendulous sprays of blue-green, flattened leaves.
Notes:  In the wild it grows at moderately high altitudes of 1,250 - 2,800 m.

Pot Size:  Small Band Pot

Family:  Cupressaceae
Zone:  8 - 9
Natural Range: China, Vietnam
Soil:  Moist, humus rich, well drained
Light: Sun, part sun
Height: 40' - 60', smaller in cultivation
Attributes:  Evergreen, medium sized tree with graceful, pendulous sprays of blue-green leaves.
Notes:  In the wild it grows at moderately high altitudes of 1,250 - 2,800 m.  In southern Gansu we noticed that C. funebris was the dominantly planted tree and covered vast hillsides.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Family:  Cyrillaceae
Zone: 5 - 11
Natural Range: Southeastern US
Soil:  Average, moist, humus rich
Light: part shade, sun
Height: 30 feet tall
Bloom Time:  June to August
Attributes: Deciduous. White flowers in summer.  Alternate, simple leaves.  Flaky mature bark.  Orange-red fall foliage.
Notes:  Use as a specimen along streams, bogs, or other wet sites.

Pot size:  Medium band pot

Family:  Thymelaeaceae
Zone:  4 - 8
Natural Range:  Europe and Western Asia
Soil:  Average
Light:  Sun, part sun
Height:  3'
Bloom Time:  February to March
Attracts:  NA
Pest Resistance:  Deer, Rabbit
Attributes:  Deciduous.  Fragrant white flowers before foliage emerges.
Notes: Lovely fragrant early blooming shrub.
 
Pot size:  Medium Band Pot

Family:  Thymelaeaceae
Zone:  7 - 9
Natural Range:  China, Japan
Soil:  Average
Light:  Part sun
Height:  4'
Bloom Time:  February to March
Attracts:  People, Hummingbirds
Pest Resistance:  Deer, Rabbit
Attributes:  Deciduous.  Deep pink buds with pale pink, fragrant flowers before foliage emerges.
Notes: Lovely fragrant early blooming shrub.  Likes some sun but protect from baking hot sun.
 
Pot size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family:  Thymelaeaceae
Zone:  6 - 9
Natural Range:  China
Soil:  Average, well-drained
Light:  Part sun
Height:  3'
Bloom Time:  April to June
Attracts:  Bees, Butterflies
Pest Resistance:  Deer, Rabbit
Attributes:  Evergreen, mounding.  Rosy red buds with tubular, fragrant white flowers.  Orange-red fruit.
Notes: Lovely fragrant early blooming shrub.  Likes some sun but protect from baking hot sun.

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Pot size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family: Daphniphyllaceae
Zone: 7 - 9
Natural Range: China, Taiwan
Soil:  Moist, humus rich, well drained
Light:  Part shade, sun
Attributes:  Evergreen, 12' tall.  Large glossy leaves.  Red stems.  Previous seasons leaves persist for several years, drooping down.  Small flowers, showy blue fruit in winter.  Immature leaves are glaucous.
Notes:  Multi-stemmed stately shrub that adds an exotic touch to the lightly shaded garden.  Specimens have been grown in the PNW for more than 20 years but still not well known in gardens.  Seed grown not sexed.

Pot Size:  Medium Band Pot

Pot size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family:  Nyssaceae
Zone: 6 - 9
Natural Range: China
Soil:  Moist, humus rich
Light: part shade, sun
Height: 10'
Bloom Time:  April to May
Attributes: Deciduous, slow growing tree with unusual papery, white bracts that act like flowers.  This form is much more narrow and will flower as a small tree.
Notes:  Plant as a specimen tree.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family: Nyssaceae
Zone:6 - 9
Natural Range:China
Soil:  Average humus rich, well drained
Light: Part shade, sun
Height: 20'
Bloom Time:  May to June
Attributes: Deciduous.  Chartreuse mid-rib ringed by deep green.  White flowers resembling doves perched in a tree.
Notes:  Rare variegated form.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot