Tree and Shrubs

Family: Betulaceae
Zone: 4 - 8 
Natural Range: Europe
Soil: Average to moist, humus rich
Light: Sun, part shade
Height: 10'
Bloom Time: February to March
Attributes: Deciduous, shrub.  Rounded, multi-trunked shrub with twisted and spiraling branches.
Notes:  Great winter interest.

Pot Size:  Large Band Pot

Family: Betulaceae
Zone: 4 - 9
Natural Range: Southeastern Europe, Asia Minor, Western Asia
Soil: Average to moist, humus rich
Light: Sun, part shade
Height: 40'
Bloom Time: March to April
Attributes: Deciduous, pyramidal tree.  Dense, horizontal branching with Double-toothed leaves.  Yellow fall foliage.
Notes:  Compared to other Corylus this is more of a single trunk tree form.  Not for sale in Oregon

Pot Size:1 Gallon 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.  Not for sale in Oregon

Pot Size:1 Gallon Pot  18" - 24" tall

Family: Betulaceae
Zone: 6 - 9
Natural Range: China, Mongolia, Korea, Japan, Siberia
Soil: Average to moist, humus rich
Light: Sun, part shade
Height: 15' - 30'
Bloom Time: March to April
Attributes: Deciduous, shrub.  Yellow fall foliage.
Notes:  Lobed leaves with edible nuts that can be eaten raw or cooked.  Not for sale in Oregon

Pot Size:1 Gallon Pot  18" - 24" tall

Family: Anacardiaeae
Zone:4- 9
Natural Range: United States
Soil:  Average
Light: Sun, part sun
Height: 10' - 20'
Bloom Time:  May to June
Attributes: Deciduous small tree with rounded crown.  Yellowish-green Flowers followed by billowy hairs that turn pinkish in summer.  Blueish-green leaves that turn yellow, red, orange to reddish purple in fall.
Notes:  Quite stunning.

Pot Size:  Small Band Pot 12"-18"

Family:  Rosaceae
Zone:  5 - 9
Natural Range:  China
Soil:  Average
Light:  Sun
Height:  2'
Bloom Time:  May to June
Attracts:  Birds
Pest Resistance:  NA
Attributes:  Semi-evergreen, semi-prostrate shrub.  Small leaves with green, white gray and pink variegated leaves.  Red fruit.
Notes:Great when planted to sprawl over rocks and walls.
 
Pot size:  Medium Band Pot

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: 6 - 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.
Notes:  This selection is reported to be much hardier than other forms.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

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:  Large 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:  Large Band Pot

Family:  Podocarpaceae
Zone:  8 - 10
Natural Range: New Zealand
Soil:  Moist, humus rich
Light: Sun, part sun
Height: 25' - 100'
Attributes:  Evergreen.  Brownish-green needles arranged in two rows.  Mature needles are arranged all round the branch.  Trees can have both types.  Unisexual trees with fruit like seeds cones.
Notes:  Reported to be New Zealand's tallest tree.  Native to wet swampy lowlands.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot 8" - 12"

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

 Family: Nyssaceae
Zone:6 - 9
Natural Range:China
Soil:  Average humus rich, well drained
Light: Part shade, morning sun
Height: 20'
Bloom Time:  May to June
Attributes: Deciduous.  Bright butter yellow edged leaves with darker greens in the center.  White flowers resembling doves perched in a tree.
Notes:  Rare variegated form.  Protect from hot afternoon sun.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Pot size:  1 Gallon Pot 6" tall

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.  Irregular stripes of light green and dark green variegation.  White flowers resembling doves perched in a tree.
Notes:  Rare variegated form.

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.  White flowers resembling doves perched in a tree.
Notes:  Native to woodland in southwestern China.

Pot Size:  Medium 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

Family:  Araliaceae
Zone: 7 - 9
Natural Range: China
Soil: Average to moist, humus rich
Light: Part sun, shade
Height: 10'
Bloom Time: September to November
Attributes: Evergreen.  Small, upright shrub with spreading canopy.  One to three lobed leaves.  Small greenish flowers.
Notes:  Slower growing and more delicate than other related kin.

Pot Size: 1 Gallon Pot

Family:Araliaceae
Zone: 7 - 9
Natural Range: South Western China
Soil:  Moist, humus rich
Light: part shade, sun
Height: 15'
Attributes:  Evergreen,  Single leaf with wavy margins.  Unusual green flowers and black fruit.
Notes: Supper cool and reliably hardy shrub that is still relatively uncommon in cultivation.  Closely related to Metapanax delavayi.  Younger leaves are singe and as they mature they turn into three lobed leaves.

Pot Size:  Medium Band Pot

Family:  Columelliaceae
Zone:  7 - 10
Natural Range:  Central America and South America
Soil:  Average, moist
Light:  sun
Height:  4' - 8'
Bloom Time:  June to July
Attributes:  Evergreen, holly like leaves.  Red tubular flowers with yellow ring at the tip.
Notes:  Native to the forests and mountains of South America.

Pot Size:  Medium Band Pot

Pot Size: 1 Gallon Pot

Pot Size: Medium Band Pot

Pot Size: Large Band Pot

Family: Hydrangeaceae
Zone: 5 - 9
Natural Range: Himalayas
Soil:  Average, humus rich
Light: sun, part shade
Height: 4' - 6'
Bloom Time:May to July
Pest Resistance: NA
Attributes:  Deciduous, Numerous rosy-pink flowers.
Notes:  Small rounded shrub

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Zone: 7 - 9
Natural Range: Taiwan
Family:  Hydrangeaceae 
Soil:  Moist, humus rich
Light: part shade, sun
Height: 15'
Attributes: Deciduous.  Grayish leaves with tan pealing bark.  White flowers.
Notes:  From our collections in the mountains of central Taiwan around 1500m elevation.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family: Hydrangeaceae
Zone: 7 - 9
Soil: moist, humus rich, well drained
Light: part shade,
Height: 2' - 4'  tall
Attributes: Semi - evergreen. Pink flowers.
Notes:  A bit larger growing than D. febrifuga.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Pot size:  Medium Band Pot

Pot size:  4" Band Pot

Family:  Hamamelidaceae
Zone: 6 - 9
Natural Range: China, Japan
Soil: Average, humus rich, well drained
Light: part shade
Height: 6'
Attributes: Deciduous. New leaves emerge light yellow, turning mint color.
Notes:  Slow growing

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family:  Hamamelidaceae
Zone: 6 - 9
Natural Range: China, Japan
Soil: Average, humus rich, well drained
Light: part shade
Height: 6' - 10'
Attributes: Deciduous. 3" heart shaped leaves with cream-white variegation.  Brilliantly colored fall leaves that are shaped like a redbud.
Notes:  One of the showiest fall colored shrub, yet is still infrequently encountered in gardens.  Plant in an area that is mostly shady with a few hours of direct sun. The fall display has colors ranging from green - blue - red - yellow.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family:  Hamamelidaceae
Zone: 6 - 9
Natural Range: China, Japan
Soil: Average, humus rich, well drained
Light: part shade
Height: 6' - 10'
Attributes: Deciduous. 3" heart shaped leaves.  Brilliantly colored fall leaves that are shaped like a redbud.
Notes:  This form takes heat better and is a more robust grower with larger leaves.  One of the showiest fall colored shrub, yet is still infrequently encountered in gardens.  Plant in an area that is mostly shady with a few hours of direct sun. The fall display has colors ranging from green - blue - red - yellow.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family:  Hamamelidaceae
Zone: 6 - 9
Natural Range: China, Japan
Soil: Average, humus rich, well drained
Light: part shade
Height: 6'
Attributes: Deciduous. 3" heart shaped leaves.  Brilliantly colored fall leaves that are shaped like a redbud.
Notes:  This form has congested, upright habit.  One of the showiest fall colored shrub, yet is still infrequently encountered in gardens.  Plant in an area that is mostly shady with a few hours of direct sun. The fall display has colors ranging from green - blue - red - yellow.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family:  Hamamelidaceae
Zone: 5 - 8
Natural Range: China, Japan
Soil: Average, humus rich, well drained Light: part shade
Height: 6' - 10'
Attributes: Deciduous. Brilliantly colored fall leaves that are shaped like a redbud.
Notes:  Picked as a Great Plant Picks in 2004.  One of the showiest fall colored shrub, yet is still infrequently encountered in gardens.  Plant in an area that is mostly shady with a few hours of direct sun. The fall display has colors ranging from green - blue - red - yellow.  When the leaves overlap you can get two tones, one color on the outside and another where they were touching.

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Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family:  Hamamelidaceae
Zone: 7 - 9
Natural Range: Vietnam
Soil: Average, humus rich, well drained
Light: part shade
Height: 6' - 10'
Attributes: Semi-evergreen with purple new foliage turning green.  Pink-red ribbon-like flowers. 
Notes:  Syn.  Uocodendron whartonii 

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family:  Proteaceae
Zone:  7 - 9
Natural Range: Chile and Argentina
Soil: Average to moist, humus rich
Light: Part sun
Height: 20'
Bloom Time: May to July
Attributes: Evergreen.  Brilliant orange tubular flowers.  Silvery green foliage.
Notes: Nothing quite like its brilliant flowers. 

Pot Size: Medium Band Pot