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Family:  Sapindaceae
Zone: 5 - 9
Natural Range: Eastern China, Japan 
Soil:  Average, moist, humus rich
Light: part shade, sun
Height: 30 feet tall
Attributes: Deciduous.  Three-toothed maple with triangular appearance.  Attractive fall foliage.  Exfoliating bark with age.
Notes:  Name honors Heinrich Buerger.

Pot size:  Small band pot 3' - 4'

Zone: 5 - 9
Natural Range: Taiwan
Family:  Sapindaceae
Soil:  Moist, humus rich
Light: part shade, sun
Height: 15'
Attributes: Evergreen-semievergreen.  Small three lobed leaves with orange to bronze new growth.
Notes:  From our collection in the lush mountains of central Taiwan at around 2200m in elevation.  Rare in cultivation.

Pot Size:  Small Band Pot 8" - 12"

Family: Sapindaceae
Zone:4 - 9
Natural Range: Japan
Soil:  Average, humus rich
Light: Sun, part sun
Height: 20'
Bloom Time:  April to May
Attributes: Deciduous, simple, unlobed serrated foliage.  Bright yellow fall foliage.  Smooth dark greenish-grey to grey-brown bark. 
Notes:  Attractive small tree.

Pot Size:Medium Band Pot 18" - 24"

Family: Sapindaceae
Zone: 7 - 9
Natural Range: Taiwan
Soil:  Moist, humus rich
Light: Part shade, sun
Height: 30'
Bloom Time: NA
Pest Resistance: NA
Attributes:  Deciduous.  Small tree or shrub with green bark, thin papery leaves.  Open or densely branched.  Double toothed, lobed leaves on young shoots, almost un-lobed on mature shoots.
Notes: This seed selection was from a tree that had extra nice leaves with a bit of undulation on the margins.

Pot Size:  Small Band Pot

Family:  Sapindaceae
Zone: 5 - 9
Natural Range: Hybrid
Soil:  Average, humus rich
Light: part shade, sun
Height: 4'
Attributes: Deciduous.  Pink and orange new growth.  Gold and red fall foliage.
Notes:Unique hybrid between our native vine maple and Japanese Maple.

Pot size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family:  Sapindaceae
Zone: 5 - 9
Natural Range: Central and Eastern China
Soil:  Average, moist, humus rich
Light: part shade, sun
Height: 10' - 20'
Attributes: Deciduous.  Slow growing with rounded canopy with slender upright branching.  Exfoliating copper orange to cinnamon bark.  Orange red fall foliage.  Toothed, trifoliate leaves to 5" long.
Notes:  Extremely ornamental for its large curls of peeling bark that remain on the tree.

Pot size:  Medium Band Pot

Family: Sapindaceae
Zone:  6 - 8
Natural Range: China
Soil:  Moist, humus rich
Light: Sun, part shade
Height: 25 feet tall
Attributes: Deciduous, New growth is glossy red fading to green when mature.
Notes:  This form has bright yellow leaves.  Very attractive yellow fall foliage.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot 2'

Family:  Sapindaceae
Zone: 5 - 9
Natural Range: Mediterranean
Soil: Average
Light: Sun to Part sun
Height: 12' - 30'
Bloom Time: April to May
Attributes: Semi-evergreen.  Densely branched shrub with small, glossy leaves. 
Notes:  Rounded crown.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon  Pot

Family: Sapindaceae
Zone: 6 - 9
Natural Range: Taiwan
Soil:  Moist, humus rich
Light: Part shade, sun
Height: 30'
Bloom Time: NA
Pest Resistance: NA
Attributes:  Deciduous.  Smooth, Yellowish-grey bark.  Bronze to red-orange fall foliage
Notes: Found around 2200m in elevation.  Syn Acer rubescens

Pot Size:  Small Band Pot

Family:  Sapindaceae
Zone: 7 - 10
Natural Range: China
Soil:  Average, moist, humus rich
Light: part shade, sun
Height: 30 feet tall
Attributes:  Pink new growth prior previous season foliage drops.  Trident shaped leaves.
Notes:  Syn.  Acer oblongum var. biauritum.

Pot size:  Small Band Pot

Zone: 7 - 9
Natural Range: Taiwan
Family:  Sapindaceae
Soil:  Moist, humus rich
Light: part shade, sun
Height: 15'
Attributes: Deciduous.  Orange to bronze new growth with serrated leaves with up to 5 lobes.  Crimson to bronze fall foliage.
Notes:  From our collection in the lush mountains of central Taiwan at around 2200m in elevation.  Very attractive smaller growing maple.  Rare in cultivation.

Pot Size:  Small Band Pot 8" - 12"

Family:  Actinidiaceae
Zone: 4 - 9
Natural Range: China, Japan
Soil:  Average, humus rich
Light: Sun, part shade
Height: 15' - 30'
Attracts:  Cats
Bloom Time:  June to August
Attributes:  Deciduous vine.  Numerous scented white flowers with yellow center.  Silver tipped foliage.  Brilliant yellow fall color.
Notes: A stunning vine isn't it. Called cat crack because of its intoxicating effects similar to cat nip.
 
Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family:  Actinidiaceae
Zone: 4 - 9
Natural Range: China
Soil:  Average, humus rich
Light: Sun, part shade
Height: 20'
Attracts:  NA
Attributes:  Deciduous vine.  Simple, ovate, dark green leaves that are variegated with pink and cream, white tips, flushed pink.  Small, fragrant dark pink flowers.
Notes: Rarely seen kiwi.  Formerly known as Actinidia pilosula

Pot Size:  Medium Band Pot

Family:  Pteridaceae

Family:  Sapindaceae
Zone:  4 - 9
Natural Range:  Eastern North America
Soil:  Average, humus rich
Light:  Sun, part sun
Height:  50’
Bloom Time:  April to May
Attracts:  Bees
Pest Resistance:  NA
Attributes:  Deciduous, dark green palmately compound leaves with five to seven leaflets.  Yellow-orange fall foliage.  Yellow-green inflorescence to 7" long.
Notes:  Attractive ornamental shade tree with good fall foliage. 

Pot size: Large Band Pot

Family: Sapindaceae
Zone: 3 - 9
Natural Range: Hybrid
Soil:  Average, humus rich
Light: Sun, part sun
Height: 20' - 40'
Attributes: Deciduous.  Palmate leaves with rounded crown.  Bright red-orange fall foliage.  Greenish-yellow flowers to 12" long. 
Notes:  This selection is a narrow, upright form with better fall color.

Pot Size:  Large Band Pot

Family: Sapindaceae
Zone: 3 - 9
Natural Range: Pennsylvania to Iowa, south to Alabama and Arkansas
Soil:  Average, humus rich
Light: Sun, part sun
Height: 20' - 40'
Attributes: Deciduous.  Palmate leaves with rounded crown.  Yellow fall foliage.  Greenish-yellow flowers to 12" long. 
Notes: 

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Family: Ericaceae
Zone:8 - 10
Natural Range:  Himalayas
Soil:  Moist, humus rich, well drained
Light: Part sun, dappled shade
Height: 4'
Bloom Time:  June to December, sporadically all year.
Attributes: Evergreen. Upright, arching branches with narrow, dark green leaves.  Large, woody, potato like tuber.  Pendulous creamy flowers with a checkerboard of darker red highlights.
Notes:  A super cool, and easily grown Huckleberry relative from the high Himalayas,  growing as an epiphyte in large mossy trees among Rhododendrons, Vaccinium, Gaultheria, and an array of orchids and ferns.  Grown best in a pot or hanging basket in cooler climates but in protected gardens can be grown among other Ericaceous plants.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Family:  Ericaceae
Zone: 7 - 9
Natural Range: Southeastern United States
Soil:  Average, moist humus rich
Light: part shade
Height: 4' - 8'
Attracts:  Bees, butterflies and birds
Bloom Time:  June to August
Attributes:  Evergreen, glossy, simple, alternate leaves.  Graceful, arching stems.  White bell flowers.
Notes:  Great for texture in container plantings.  Previously known as Leucothoe populifolia. 
 
Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family:  Betulaceae
Zone:  4 - 8
Natural Range:  Japan, Korea, E Asia
Soil:  Average, humus rich
Light:  Sun, part sun
Height:  30’
Bloom Time:  April to May
Attracts:  NA
Pest Resistance:  NA
Attributes:  Deciduous, Glossy toothed leaves with showy gray bark.  Monoecious flowers are formed March and April.
Notes: Rare in cultivation.

Pot size: 1 Gallon Pot

Family: Betulaceae
Zone: 5-9
Natural Range: PNW
Soil:  Moist, humus rich
Light: part shade, sun
Height: 30-60 feet tall
Attributes: Deciduous.  Very unusual cut-leaf form.
Notes:  Found in 1938 by T.J. Starker of Oregon State College northwest of Portland, Oregon. 

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family:  Liliaceae
Zone: 7 - 9
Natural Range:  South America
Soil:  Average, rich well-drained soil
Light:  Sun
Height:  18"
Bloom Time:  July to September
Pest Resistance:  Deer, Rabbit
Attributes:  Deciduous. Green and white and gray variegated foliage.  Red flowers with greenish center and dark spots.
Notes:  Tuberous perennial lily.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Family: Araceae

Zone:  6 - 10
Natural Range:  China, Japan
Soil:  Average, humus rich
Light:  Part shade
Height:  4'
Bloom Time:  May
Attracts:  NA
Pest Resistance:  Deer
Attributes:  Deciduous.  Spotted stalk and divided leaf.  Giant dark purple-red vase-like flower before the foliage emerges. 
Notes: This species has been more winter wet tolerant than others.  In colder climates can be dug and stored in sawdust in the garage like you would Dahlia tubers.

Pot Size: Tuber

Family: Dryopteridaceae
Zone:6 - 9
Natural Range: China
Soil:  Average humus rich
Light: Part shade, shade
Height: 18"
Bloom Time:  NA
Attributes: Evergreen.  Pink-bronze new growth with long arching fronds.
Notes:  Attractive species that has performed well in the garden for many years.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

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 - 8
Natural Range: Hybrid
Soil:  Average to moist, humus rich
Light: Part shade, shade
Height:  24"
Bloom Time: April to June
Attracts:  Butterflies, Bees
Pest Resistance:  NA
Attributes: Deciduous.  Sprays of white flowers, low mounds very fine fern like foliage.
Notes: A new smaller growing Goatsbeard that works well with other woodland perennials.  

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Zone: 4 - 9
Natural Range: PNW
Soil:  Moist, humus rich
Light: Part shade, sun
Height: 4' - 6'
Attributes:  Deciduous, male flowers and female flowers on separate plants.  Tall plumes of white flowers.  Ferny foliage.
Notes:  A low maintenance plant that looks nice as a backdrop in a perennial garden, or shady edge.  These seedlings are from a Silver Creek seed collection.

Pot Size:  Large Band Pots 

Family:  Saxifragaceae
Zone: 4 - 9
Natural Range: Hybrid;  PP35461 CPBRAF
Soil:  Average to moist, humus rich well drained
Light: Part shade
Height: 28"
Bloom Time: April to May
Attracts:  Butterflies
Pest Resistance:  NA
Attributes: Deciduous, clumping.  Deep burgundy leaves with rosy purple flowers.
Notes: Great combo of dark leaves and dark flowers.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Family:  Saxifragaceae
Zone: 3 - 9
Natural Range: China
Soil:  Average to moist, humus rich well drained
Light: Part shade
Height: 2'
Bloom Time: April to May
Attracts:  Butterflies
Pest Resistance:  Deer, Rabbit
Attributes: Deciduous, clumping, Gold fern-like leaves ringed in wine red.  Spikes of pink bottlebrush-like flowers.
Notes: Does best with full spring sun and a bit of afternoon shade in summer.  A Darrell Probst introduction.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Family:  Saxifragaceae
Zone: 6 - 9
Natural Range: China
Soil:  Moist, humus rich
Light: Part shade to sun
Height: 6'
Attributes:  Deciduous.  Silver cast to the leaves.  Tall spikes of frilly pink flowers and blue pollen.
Notes:  Selected out of our collections.

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.
Notes: Attractive small, open shrub from the cool forests of China. 

Pot Size:  1 Gallon 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: 1 Gallon Pot

Family:  Cupressaceae
Zone:  7 - 10
Natural Range: S Chile, S Argentina
Soil:  Moist, humus rich, well drained
Light: Sun, part sun
Height: 25' - 50'
Attributes:  Evergreen, short trunk and narrow crown.  Red-brown bark, peeling in threads.
Notes:  Native to the Valdivian temperate rain forests and drier steppe-forests of central-southern Chile and Argentina.

Pot Size:  Small Band Pot

Family:  Ranunculaceae
Zone: 5 - 9
Natural Range: China, Japan
Soil: moist, well drained
Light: part shade-shade
Bloom Time:May to September
Height: 16"
Attributes: White flowers held above the foliage.  Heart shaped, evergreen, glossy bronze-green leaves.
Notes:  One of the  best foliage plants for the shady garden.  Durable and showy.

Pot Size:  Large Band Pot

Zone: 7 - 9
Natural Range: Tibet
Soil:  Average, humus rich
Light: Part shade, sun
Height: 4'
Attributes:  Evergreen.  1" yellow flowers.  Red stems with dark green, holly like foliage with contrasting white underside.  
Notes: A rare species from Tibet with  large flowers that are much bigger than other Berberis species.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Zone: 7 - 9
Natural Range: Taiwan
Soil:  Average, humus rich, well drained
Light: Part shade, sun
Height: 4' - 6'
Attributes:  Evergreen, yellow flowers in summer, blue fruit in fall.  powdery white underneath the immature foliage.  Dark green whorled foliage on mature plants.
Notes:  Berberis Kawakamii is a hardy and substantial species with thick dark green and glossy leaves.  When in flower the branches are clad in numerous bright yellow flowers.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Zone: 5 - 9
Natural Range: Himalayas
Soil:  Moist, humus rich
Light: Part shade, sun
Height: 12'
Attributes:  Deciduous.  Large fuzzy, oval leaves.  Pink flowers held above the leaves. 
Notes:  Leaves can reach more than 12" long.

Pot Size:  Quart Size Pot

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Zone: 6-9
Natural Range: China
Soil:  Moist, humus rich
Light: Part shade, sun
Height: 12'
Attributes:  Evergreen.  Large succulent foliage with tall spikes of purple flowers.  Foliage will turn red and purple if planted in more sun.
Notes:  Found growing at 3700m, growing in mas along streams and moist ponds as the dominant perennial.  Growing underneath Rhododendrons and Abies.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family: Betulaceae
Zone: 4 - 9
Natural Range: Missouri
Soil:  Moist, humus rich
Light: Sun, part shade
Height: 30 - 60 feet tall
Pest Resistance:  Deer
Attributes: Deciduous.  Fast-growing muti-trunked tree or single trunk tree with Salmon-pink to reddish brown exfoliating bark.  Yellow fall foliage.
Notes:  This Adaptable and heat tolerant birch was introduced by Early Cully.

Pot Size:  Medium Band Pot

Family:  Betulaceae
Zone:  4 - 9
Natural Range:  Betula utilis x Betula albosinensis var. septentrionalis
Soil:  Average, humus rich
Light:  Sun, part sun
Height:  25' - 50'
Bloom Time:  Spring
Attracts:  NA
Pest Resistance:  NA
Attributes:  Deciduous.  Attractive white and pink bark.  Yellow fall foliage  
Notes: Originally found growing in Edinburgh Botanical Garden.

Pot size: Medium Band Pot

Family:  Blechnaceae
Zone: 8 - 10
Natural Range: South America
Soil: Average to moist, humus rich
Light: Part shade
Height: 8"
Bloom Time: NA
Attributes: Evergreen, semi-evergreen, Orange-red new growth.  Leathery fronds.
Notes: Nice low growing fern that forms a spreading clump.

Pot Size:  4" Pot

Family:Orchidaceae
Zone: 7 - 9
Natural Range: Hybrid
Soil:  Average, humus rich
Light:  Part shade, sun
Height:  12"- 18"
Bloom Time:  July to August
Attributes:  Deciduous, White blushed pink flowers with bright yellow throat.  Darker pinkish terracotta pink buds and back of petals.
Notes:  First release of this KIGN Introduction.  Like other Bletilla ochracea they start to flower a bit later than B. striata.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot full

Family: Orchidaceae
Zone:6 - 9
Natural Range:China
Soil:  Average, humus rich, well drained
Light: Sun, part sun
Height: 3'
Bloom Time:  June to August
Attributes: Deciduous.  Each flowering stem hold up to 20 deep magenta flowers with darker highlights.
Notes:  This vigorous selection has much larger flowers and stature than other Bletilla.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Family:  Orchidaceae
Zone: 6 - 9
Natural Range: China
Soil:  Average to moist, humus rich, well drained
Light:  Sun, Part sun
Height: 18". - 24"
Bloom Time:  Summer
Attributes:  Deciduous.  Large white flowers with lavender highlights.  Strap like foliage.
Notes:  Plant next to rocks or mixed in the sunny perennial garden.  When mature and settled into its spot, a plant can bloom for months.

Pot Size:  Medium Band Pot

Family:Orchidaceae
Zone: 7 - 9
Natural Range: China
Soil:  Average to moist humus rich
Light:  Part shade, sun
Height:  18" - 24"
Bloom Time:  Summer
Attributes:  Deciduous, Dark pink flowers. 
Notes:  This selection is a uniformly darker pink than some other Bletilla striata forms.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Zone: 7 - 9
Natural Range: Hybrid
Soil:  Moist, humus rich, well drained
Light:  Part shade, sun
Attributes:  Deciduous, 1'- 2' tall.  Blooms summer.  Lighter magenta blooms with dark lip and yellow spotted red throat.
Notes:  Plant next to rocks or mixed in the sunny perennial border.  When mature and settled into its spot, a plant can bloom for nearly three months.  There are many Bletilla hybrids that have been created, but they are difficult to find.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot, Large Band Pot