Acer buergerianum
TRIDENT MAPLE, THREE TOOTHED MAPLE
- Variable in habit and leaf, even within the species
- Naturally a large shrub, it can be trained into tree form
- Yellowish flowers appear with the leaves
HEIGHT: 8-10 m · SPREAD: 7-8 m
Acer circinatum
VINE MAPLE
- Dense, rounded to vase-shaped form with irregular branching
- White flowers emerge before the leaves
- Red two-winged samaras turn brown before dropping in the summer
HEIGHT: 12-15 m · SPREAD: 9-12 m
Acer ginnala
AMUR MAPLE
- Fragrant yellowish flowers appear just before the leaves
- Seeds emerge red, maturing to brown
- Glossy dark green leaves change to shades of yellow and red in the fall
HEIGHT: 5-6 m · SPREAD: 5-6 m
Acer griseum
PAPERBARK MAPLE
- One of the most distinct cultivars in the maple genus
- Cinnamon-brown bark exfoliates in paper-thin strips like birch
- Slow-growing species with an oval shape
HEIGHT: 6-7 m · SPREAD: 5-6 m
Acer japonicum 'Rising Sun'
RISING SUN FERN LEAF MAPLE
- Red flowers appear before the leaves
- Fruit emerges green, ripens red in July
- Exceptionally large, textured, light green leaves
HEIGHT: 5-6 m · SPREAD: 5-6 m
Acer japonicum 'Vitifolium'
VINE-LEAFED FERN LEAF MAPLE
- Purplish-red flowers appear before the leaves
- Fruit emerges green and ripens red in summer, providing contrast among the huge leaves
- Grape-leaf shaped light green leaves "resemble a full moon"
HEIGHT: 4-5 m · SPREAD: 4-5 m
Acer palmatum
JAPANESE MAPLE
- Planted for their graceful habit
- Green leaves in the summer turn to orange purple and red in the fall
- Broad to rounded, often low branching
HEIGHT: 6-7 m · SPREAD: 6-7 m
Acer palmatum 'Bloodgood'
BLOODGOOD JAPANESE MAPLE
- The benchmark in upright, large-leaved, purplish-red Japanese maples
- Retains its deep colour well throughout the summer
- Leaves somewhat larger than those of other purple forms
HEIGHT: 6-7 m · SPREAD: 5-6 m
Acer palmatum 'Butterfly'
BUTTERFLY JAPANESE MAPLE
- Variegated upright Japanese maple
- Pink variegation on the edges of light green curved leaves fades to cream in the summer
- Inconspicuous red flowers emerge before the leaves
HEIGHT: 250-300 cm · SPREAD: 175-225 cm
Acer palmatum 'Crimson Prince'
CRIMSON PRINCE JAPANESE MAPLE
- Purportedly better than 'Bloodgood' in the series of purplish-red Japanese maples
- Retains its deep colour well throughout the summer
- Excellent red fall colour
HEIGHT: 3-4 m · SPREAD: 2-3 m
Acer palmatum 'Orange Dream'
ORANGE DREAM JAPANESE MAPLE
- Stellar cultivar with spring colours of yellow with orange margins
- Leaf colour ages to yellow in the summer, then to gold in the fall
- Upright, dense habit
HEIGHT: 250-300 cm · SPREAD: 250-300 cm
Acer palmatum 'Ukigumo'
FLOATING CLOUDS JAPANESE MAPLE
- Green foliage when young becoming variegated
- As the growth of the plant slows the leaves become spotted with white or pink
- As the season progresses, or in some shade, the foliage can become mostly white
HEIGHT: 3-4 m · SPREAD: 3-4 m
Acer palmatum 'Villa Taranto'
VILLA TARANTO JAPANESE MAPLE
- Compact, vase-shaped form
- Upright cutleaf with a succession of colours displayed:
- Leaves emerge pink, fade to red, then greenish with red tones
HEIGHT: 250-300 cm · SPREAD: 250-300 cm
Acer palmatum 'Winter Flame'
WINTER FLAME JAPANESE MAPLE
- Compact, smaller version of 'Sango Kaku'
- Spring colour is lime-green
- Foliage matures to a darker green for the summer
HEIGHT: 250-300 cm · SPREAD: 175-200 cm
Acer palmatum Emperor1® ('Wolff')
EMPEROR1® JAPANESE MAPLE
- AKA Acer palmatum 'Red Emperor'
- Dark red foliage spring and summer
- Brilliant scarlet in the fall
HEIGHT: 4-5 m · SPREAD: 4-5 m
Acer rubrum
RED MAPLE
- Small to medium-sized broad-leaved hardwood
- Crown is small, dense and narrow with spreading or ascending branches
- Flowers appear in bright red clusters
HEIGHT: 12-15 m · SPREAD: 10-12 m
Acer x freemanii Autumn Blaze® ('Jeffersred') (PP4864)
AUTUMN BLAZE® MAPLE
- Fast-growing, upright, densely branched, broad, oval crown
- Summer leaves resemble those of its silver maple parent
- Long-lasting fall colour of orange-red to scarlet-red
HEIGHT: 15-17 m · SPREAD: 12-14 m
Alnus rugosa
SPECKLED ALDER
- Pyramidal to oval growth habit
- Noted for its speckled bark
- Oval to rounded leaves, margins uneven and double-toothed
HEIGHT: 13-15 m · SPREAD: 8-10 m
Amelanchier alnifolia
SASKATOON BERRY
- Lightly fragrant white flowers are held erect
- Sweet black-blue berries are good for eating and making jelly
- Gray-green foliage turns to brilliant yellow-orange in the fall
HEIGHT: 250-300 cm · SPREAD: 150-200 cm
Amelanchier canadensis
SERVICEBERRY
- White flowers
- Grayish-green round leaves turn to medium-green in the summer
- Brilliant yellow to red colour in the fall
HEIGHT: 5-6 m · SPREAD: 3-4 m
Amelanchier humilis
LOW SHADBUSH
- White flowers are held in erect clusters
- Oval to rounded green foliage
- Brilliant yellow to red foliage in the fall
HEIGHT: 150-175 cm · SPREAD: 250-300 cm
Amelanchier lamarckii
JUNEBERRY
- Lightly fragrant loose clusters of white flowers appear before the leaves
- Edible red berries ripen to dark purplish-black in June
- Glossy leaves emerge bronzish-purple, maturing to dark green
HEIGHT: 9-10 m · SPREAD: 4-5 m
Amelanchier x grandiflora
APPLE SERVICEBERRY
- Drooping clusters of light pink flowers fade to white, appearing before the leaves
- Edible red berries ripen to dark purplish-black in June, attracting birds and other wildlife
- Glossy leaves emerge bronzish-purple, maturing to dark green
HEIGHT: 5-6 m · SPREAD: 4-5 m
Amelanchier x grandiflora 'Cole's Select'
COLE'S SELECT SERVICEBERRY
- Upright spreading habit
- Young leaves emerge purplish, turning to medium-green
- White flowers are followed by red to purplish-black berries
HEIGHT: 5-6 m · SPREAD: 4-5 m
Aronia prunifolia 'Aron'
ARON CHOKECHERRY
- Upright, arching habit
- Brilliant orange and red foliage in fall
- Clusters of white flowers in spring
HEIGHT: 150-200 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Azalea 'Gibraltar'
GIBRALTAR AZALEA
- Clusters of fragrant flattish flowers cover the plant
- Orange flowers
- Medium green leaves appear after the flowers and turn bronzy-red in the fall
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Betula alleghaniensis
YELLOW BIRCH
- AKA Betula lutea
- Upright, pyramidal habit with graceful ascending branches
- Bark is shiny, yellowish or silvery-gray, becoming reddish-brown with age
HEIGHT: 20-22 m · SPREAD: 12-15 m
Betula nigra
RIVER BIRCH
- Upright, oval to rounded habit
- Oval, serrated, leaves are dark green in the summer, bright yellow in the fall
- Salmon-pink to reddish-brown bark exfoliates to reveal a lighter inner bark
HEIGHT: 13-18 m · SPREAD: 10-13 m
Betula nigra Dura Heat® ('BNMTF')
DURA HEAT® RIVER BIRCH
- Broadly pyramidal in shape
- Oval, serrated leaves are dark green in the summer, bright yellow in the fall
- Exfoliating cream and tan bark reveals a lighter inner bark
HEIGHT: 11-12 m · SPREAD: 9-10 m
Betula nigra Heritage® ('Cully') (PP4409)
HERITAGE® RIVER BIRCH
- Upright, oval to rounded habit
- Oval, serrated leaves are dark green in the summer, yellow in the fall
- Salmon-pink to reddish-brown bark exfoliates to reveal a creamy-white bark
HEIGHT: 18-20 m · SPREAD: 16-18 m
Betula populifolia 'Whitespire'
ASIAN WHITE BIRCH
- AKA Betula populifolia 'Whitespire Senior'
- Upright, pyramidal habit
- Chalky-white bark does not peel
HEIGHT: 7-8 m · SPREAD: 5-6 m
Caragana arborescens
SIBERIAN PEASHRUB
- Fragrant, small, yellow flowers
- Edible pea-like pods, each containing many seeds, ripen in late summer
- Leaves compound, with many leaflets
HEIGHT: 5-6 m · SPREAD: 4-5 m
Cercidiphyllum japonicum Red Fox ('Rotfuchs')
RED FOX KATSURA
- Flowers are insignificant but foliage emits a sweet fragrance
- Heart-shaped leaves emerge burgundy-purple with a contrasting yellow-green veining
- Leaf colour will fade to bluish-green by midsummer
HEIGHT: 10-12 m · SPREAD: 5-6 m
Cercis canadensis
EASTERN REDBUD
- Sweetpea-like red-pink flowers bloom profusely on bare branches and even on mature trunks
- Fruit pods are brown and flat, about 5 cm long
- Heart-shaped green leaves turn an attractive yellow in the fall
HEIGHT: 8-10 m · SPREAD: 7-8 m
Cercis canadensis f. alba
WHITE REDBUD
- White, sweet pea-like flowers bloom profusely on bare branches and even on mature trunks
- Fruit pods are brown and flat, about 5 cm long
- Green, heart-shaped leaves turn an attractive yellow in the fall
HEIGHT: 7-8 m · SPREAD: 8-10 m
Chionanthus virginicus
FRINGETREE
- Showy fringe-like fragrant white flowers
- Clusters of bright blue to purple drupes on female plants in August
- Late to emerge, leathery glossy leaves turn golden-yellow in the fall
HEIGHT: 4-5 m · SPREAD: 4-5 m
Cornus alba Prairie Fire ('Aurea')
PRAIRIE FIRE DOGWOOD
- Tiny yellowish-white flowers in flat-topped clusters
- Clusters of white drupes in the summer
- Leaves emerge gold, fading to soft yellow in the summer
HEIGHT: 150-175 cm · SPREAD: 150-175 cm
Cornus alternifolia
PAGODA DOGWOOD
- Tiny yellowish-white fragrant flowers in flat-topped clusters in late spring
- Clusters of bluish-black berries in the summer
- Glossy green leaves turn red in the fall
HEIGHT: 4-5 m · SPREAD: 7-8 m
Cornus alternifolia Golden Shadows® ('W. Stackman') (PP11287)
GOLDEN SHADOWS® DOGWOOD
- Tiny yellowish-white fragrant flowers in flat-topped clusters
- Abundant clusters of bluish-black berries in the summer
- Variegated leaves emerge orange-hued and mature to green with yellow margins
HEIGHT: 250-300 cm · SPREAD: 200-250 cm
Cornus amomum
SILKY DOGWOOD
- Flat-topped cluster of creamy-white flowers
- White berries will ripen to blue in colour
- Dark red branches are attractive in the winter
HEIGHT: 200-250 cm · SPREAD: 200-250 cm
Cornus florida 'Cherokee Princess'
CHEROKEE PRINCESS DOGWOOD
- Masses of white flowers with white centres appear before the leaves
- Oval, glossy, red fruit, held in clusters, are attractive to birds
- Drooping, glossy, green leaves are mildew resistant
HEIGHT: 4-5 m · SPREAD: 4-5 m
Cornus florida 'Cloud Nine'
CLOUD NINE DOGWOOD
- Masses of white overlapping flowers appear before the leaves
- Glossy oval red fruit, held in clusters, are attractive to birds
- Drooping glossy green leaves are mildew resistant
HEIGHT: 6-7 m · SPREAD: 6-7 m
Cornus florida Cherokee Brave ('Comco No.1') (PP10166)
CHEROKEE BRAVE DOGWOOD
- Masses of fragrant deep pink flowers with white centres appear before the leaves
- Oval, glossy red fruit, held in clusters, are attractive to birds
- Drooping glossy green leaves are mildew resistant
HEIGHT: 7-8 m · SPREAD: 7-8 m
Cornus florida Cherokee Daybreak® ('Daybreak') (PP6320)
CHEROKEE DAYBREAK® DOGWOOD
- White bracts very showy around inconspicuous flowers
- Variegated, green leaves are edged with creamy-white
- Fall foliage is deep red to purple, edged with rich pink
HEIGHT: 6-7 m · SPREAD: 6-7 m
Cornus florida 'Jean's Appalachian Snow'
JEAN'S APPALACHIAN SNOW DOGWOOD
- Masses of white, overlapping flowers with white centres appear before the leaves
- Blooms at a young age
- Oval, glossy, red fruit, held in clusters, are attractive to birds
HEIGHT: 6-7 m · SPREAD: 6-7 m
Cornus florida 'Rainbow'
RAINBOW FLOWERING DOGWOOD
- Masses of white flowers with white centres appear before the leaves
- Oval, glossy, red fruit held in clusters are attractive to birds
- Drooping, variegated green and gold leaves are mildew resistant
HEIGHT: 5-6 m · SPREAD: 5-6 m
Cornus florida Cherokee Sunset ('Sunset') (PP6305)
CHEROKEE SUNSET DOGWOOD
- Red bracts very showy around inconspicuous flowers
- Leaves emerge pink-tipped, maturing to a combination of green and yellow
- Fall foliage turns a bright mix of pink, red and purple
HEIGHT: 6-7 m · SPREAD: 6-7 m
Cornus florida 'Welchii'
TRICOLOR DOGWOOD
- Masses of white flowers with white centres appear before the leaves
- Oval, glossy, red fruit, held in clusters, are attractive to birds
- Variegated, green leaves are edged with white and pink
HEIGHT: 5-6 m · SPREAD: 5-6 m
Cornus kousa Scarlet Fire® ('Rutpink') (PP28311)
SCARLET FIRE® DOGWOOD
- Darkest and most-consistently pink-bracted to date
- Medium to large bracts are pointed and generally non-overlapping
- Drooping, glossy green leaves
HEIGHT: 7-8 m · SPREAD: 7-8 m
Cornus sericea
RED OSIER DOGWOOD
- Flat-topped panicles of small white flowers lead to white berries in the fall
- Dark red branches are attractive in the winter
- Lightly pubescent green summer leaves turn purple in autumn
HEIGHT: 175-200 cm · SPREAD: 200-250 cm
Cornus x 'Celestial Shadow'
CELESTIAL SHADOW DOGWOOD
- White, overlapping, very showy bract petals mature to pink
- Sterile (producing no fruit), with resistance to diseases
- Glossy yellow and green, variegated leaves, with a pinkish-red tone in the summer
HEIGHT: 4-5 m · SPREAD: 4-5 m
Cornus x Constellation® ('Rutcan') (PP7210)
CONSTELLATION DOGWOOD
- White, spaced petals (not overlapping), very showy flowers
- Sterile (producing no fruit), with resistance to diseases
- Drooping, glossy green leaves
HEIGHT: 6-7 m · SPREAD: 5-6 m
Cornus x Stellar Pink® ('Rutgan') (PP7207)
STELLAR PINK® DOGWOOD
- Soft pink overlapping petals; very showy flowers
- Sterile (producing no fruit), with resistance to diseases
- Drooping, glossy green leaves
HEIGHT: 7-8 m · SPREAD: 7-8 m
Corylus avellana 'Contorta'
CORKSCREW HAZEL
- Male flowers are brown, decorative catkins before the leaves
- Female flowers are 2-3 mm and carmine-red
- Textured, round, green leaves hang almost vertical
HEIGHT: 2-3 m · SPREAD: 2-3 m
Corylus cornuta
BEAKED HAZEL
- Male flowers are decorative brown catkins appearing before the leaves
- Female flowers are small and red
- Edible fruit emerges white, turning brown in the summer,
HEIGHT: 250-300 cm · SPREAD: 200-250 cm
Cotinus coggygria Golden Spirit ('Ancot') (PP13082, COPF)
GOLDEN SPIRIT SMOKEBUSH
- Small cloud-like pinkish flowers appear above the leaves
- Lime-green leaves emerge late in the spring
- Leaves turn gold then coral, to orange and red in the fall
HEIGHT: 250-300 cm · SPREAD: 200-250 cm
Elaeagnus angustifolia
RUSSIAN OLIVE
- Inconspicuous fragrant yellow flowers
- Yellow fruits in late summer
- Silvery leaves and twigs keep their colour all season
HEIGHT: 5-6 m · SPREAD: 4-5 m
Elaeagnus umbellata
AUTUMN OLIVE
- Small, fragrant, creamy-white flowers are hidden in the foliage,
- Silvery fruits with brown spots turning reddish in the fall are tasty when ripe
- Leaves green above, silvery on the undersides
HEIGHT: 3-4 m · SPREAD: 3-4 m
Forsythia x intermedia 'Lynwood Gold'
LYNWOOD GOLD FORSYTHIA
- Golden-yellow flowers appear before the leaves
- Green leaves turn to a burgundy-purple in the fall
- Upright, rounded, vase-shaped
HEIGHT: 175-200 cm · SPREAD: 175-200 cm
Forsythia x intermedia 'Spectabilis'
SHOWY FORSYTHIA
- Golden-yellow flowers appear before the leaves
- Green leaves turn to a dull purple in the fall
- Upright, rounded, vase-shaped
HEIGHT: 200-250 cm · SPREAD: 200-250 cm
Ginkgo biloba 'Beijing Gold'
BEIJING GOLD MAIDENHAIR TREE
- Broad, low branching tree or shrub
- Leaves emerge in the spring a golden-yellow colour
- By summer, the foliage fades to a variegated white and green or dark green
HEIGHT: 3-4 m · SPREAD: 3-4 m
Ginkgo biloba 'Globosa'
GLOBE MAIDENHAIR TREE
- Compact growing, densely branched form
- Dark green leaves change to golden-yellow in the fall
- Great specimen where overall height may be an issue
HEIGHT: 1-2 m · SPREAD: 1-2 m
Ginkgo biloba 'Troll'
MAIDENHAIR TREE
- Small, slow-growing, compact habit
- Can be trained to grow into a small, pyramidal tree
- Unique, two-lobed, fan-shaped leaves with almost parallel veins
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Heptacodium miconioides
SEVEN-SON FLOWER
- Fragrant white flowers
- Seed closets ripen pink, changing to purple then to brown, and persisting into the winter
- Green leaves drop to expose white-tan, exfoliating bark
HEIGHT: 5-6 m · SPREAD: 2-2 m
Heptacodium miconioides Temple of Bloom® ('SMHMRF') (PP30763, CPBRAF)
TEMPLE OF BLOOM® SEVEN-SON FLOWER
- Proven Winners® ColorChoice®
- More compact habit and earlier bloom than the species
- Cherry-red bracts in the fall
HEIGHT: 5-6 m · SPREAD: 2-2 m
Kolkwitzia amabilis
BEAUTYBUSH
- Profuse pink flowers with white throats
- Flowers hang from arching branches
- Bright green leaves turn reddish in the fall
HEIGHT: 175-200 cm · SPREAD: 175-200 cm
Kolkwitzia amabilis Dream Catcher® ('Maradco')
DREAM CATCHER® BEAUTYBUSH
- Proven Winners™ ColorChoice®
- Profuse pink flowers with white throats
- Flowers hang from arching branches
HEIGHT: 175-200 cm · SPREAD: 175-200 cm
Maackia amurensis
AMUR MAACKIA
- Small greenish-white fragrant flowers are inconspicuous amongst the leaves
- Seed pods follow the flowers
- Olive-green leaves
HEIGHT: 9-10 m · SPREAD: 9-10 m
Magnolia stellata 'Royal Star'
ROYAL STAR MAGNOLIA
- Large fragrant double white flowers bloom later than other magnolia
- Strap-like petals overlap
- Dark green foliage turns yellow to bronze in the fall
HEIGHT: 4-5 m · SPREAD: 2-3 m
Magnolia x 'Ann'
ANN MAGNOLIA
- Lightly fragrant deep purple-red blooms
- Flowers later than most magnolia
- Dark green foliage turns yellow to bronze in the fall
HEIGHT: 250-300 cm · SPREAD: 250-300 cm
Magnolia x 'Betty'
BETTY MAGNOLIA
- Large reddish-purple buds open to red-purple late in the season
- Blooms have white interiors
- Dark green foliage turns yellow to bronze in the fall
HEIGHT: 250-300 cm · SPREAD: 200-250 cm
Magnolia x 'Judy Zuk'
JUDY ZUK MAGNOLIA
- Fragrant tulip-shaped yellow blooms with plum tinges at the base
- Flowers have distinctive orange, apricot and pink highlights
- Well-branched upright habit will become oval with age
HEIGHT: 7-9 m · SPREAD: 2-3 m
Magnolia x 'Legacy'
LEGACY MAGNOLIA
- Very large flowers (up to 25cm across)
- Light pink with some purplish red at the base aging to pale pink but white inside
- Upright broad habit
HEIGHT: 5-7 m · SPREAD: 2-3 m
Magnolia x 'Randy'
RANDY MAGNOLIA
- Large fragrant reddish-purple buds open to red-purple
- Blooms have pink to white interior hues
- Dark green foliage turns yellow to bronze-copper in the fall
HEIGHT: 3-4 m · SPREAD: 4-5 m
Magnolia x 'Ricki'
RICKI MAGNOLIA
- Large fragrant cup-shaped reddish-purple buds open to red-purple blooms
- Dark green foliage turns yellow to bronze in the fall
- Strong, upright habit
HEIGHT: 4-5 m · SPREAD: 175-200 cm
Magnolia x 'Susan'
SUSAN MAGNOLIA
- Large reddish-purple buds open to fragrant purple-red or fuchsia blooms
- Interiors of the flowers are lighter in colour
- Dark green foliage turns yellow to bronze in the fall
HEIGHT: 200-250 cm · SPREAD: 200-250 cm
Magnolia x loebneri 'Ballerina'
BALLERINA MAGNOLIA
- Large fragrant double white flowers
- Strap-like petals overlap
- Dark green foliage turns a yellow to bronze colour in the fall
HEIGHT: 6-7 m · SPREAD: 6-7 m
Magnolia x loebneri 'Leonard Messel'
LEONARD MESSEL MAGNOLIA
- Closed bud is pink, opening to a pink bloom that fades to light pink
- Strap-like petals overlap
- Dark green foliage turns yellow to bronze in colour in the fall
HEIGHT: 4-5 m · SPREAD: 6-7 m
Magnolia x loebneri 'Merrill'
MERRILL MAGNOLIA
- Profuse white flowers with a pink blush
- Strap-like petals overlap
- Dark green foliage turns yellow to bronze in the fall
HEIGHT: 9-10 m · SPREAD: 9-10 m
Magnolia x soulangeana
SAUCER MAGNOLIA
- Large fragrant blooms of pink with white interiors
- Dark green foliage turns yellow to bronze in the fall
- Strong upright habit and rounded crown
HEIGHT: 5-6 m · SPREAD: 2-3 m
Mahonia aquifolium
OREGON GRAPE-HOLLY
- AKA Berberis aquifolium
- Clusters of fragrant yellow flowers early spring
- Green berries change to dark blue in the summer and persist into the winter
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Parrotia persica
PERSIAN IRONWOOD
- Red tassel-like flowers appear before the leaves
- Green leaves emerge reddish
- Newest growth on branch ends reddish all summer
HEIGHT: 10-13 m · SPREAD: 9-10 m
Parrotia persica 'Vanessa'
PERSIAN IRONWOOD
- More compact and upright than the species
- Red tassel-like flowers appear before the leaves
- Green leaves emerge reddish and turn yellow, orange and red in the fall
HEIGHT: 9-10 m · SPREAD: 4-5 m
Philadelphus x 'Buckley's Quill' (COPF)
BUCKLEY'S QUILL MOCKORANGE
- Very fragrant creamy-white double flowers
- Medium green leaves
- Seed capsules persist into the winter
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Philadelphus x 'Innocence'
INNOCENCE MOCKORANGE
- Single very fragrant creamy-white flowers
- Green leaves are sometimes splashed with creamy-white
- Seed capsules persist into the winter
HEIGHT: 200-250 cm · SPREAD: 200-250 cm
Phyllostachys aureosulcata
YELLOW GROOVE BAMBOO
- Semi-evergreen running bamboo
- It is named for the yellow grooves which appear on the new culms (stems)
- Main stems are dark green with yellow striping above each node
HEIGHT: 8-10 m · SPREAD: 10-12 m
Physocarpus opulifolius Amber Jubilee™ ('Jefam') (PP23177, CPBR4765)
AMBER JUBILEE™ NINEBARK
- Round-topped clusters of white flowers
- Flowers give way to reddish fruit in the fall
- New growth features orange-red leaves to lime-green for the summer and purple in the fall
HEIGHT: 150-175 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Prunus virginiana
COMMON CHOKECHERRY
- Small fragrant white or pink flowers emerge simultaneously with the leaves
- Red to blue to black fruit ripens in July, eaten by birds
- Semi-glossy green leaves occasionally turn pinkish in the fall
HEIGHT: 6-7 m · SPREAD: 5-6 m
Prunus x cistena
PURPLE-LEAF SAND CHERRY
- Small, fragrant, light pink flowers emerge simultaneously with the leaves
- Scant blue-black fruits ripening in July are eaten by birds
- Semi-glossy purple leaves occasionally turn pinkish in the fall
HEIGHT: 175-200 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Rhus glabra 'Laciniata'
CUTLEAF SMOOTH SUMAC
- Greenish-yellow male and female flowers
- Clusters of reddish hairy fruit ripen late summer and may persist into the winter
- Medium green compound pinnate finely cut soft leaves are sometimes glossy
HEIGHT: 250-300 cm · SPREAD: 250-300 cm
Rhus typhina
STAGHORN SUMAC
- Greenish-yellow male and female flowers
- Clusters of reddish hairy fruit ripen late summer and may persist into the winter
- Medium-green to dark green compound pinnate leaves are sometimes glossy
HEIGHT: 250-300 cm · SPREAD: 250-300 cm
Rhus typhina Tiger Eyes® ('Bailtiger') (PP16185, COPF)
TIGER EYES® CUTLEAF SUMAC
- Greenish-yellow male and female flowers
- Clusters of reddish hairy fruit ripen late summer and may persist into the winter
- Yellow compound pinnate finely cut soft leaves with reddish stems
HEIGHT: 175-200 cm · SPREAD: 175-200 cm
Rosa carolina
PASTURE ROSE
- Single pink flowers
- Red pear-shaped fruit persists into the winter
- Rich green leaves turn dull red in the fall
HEIGHT: 150-175 cm · SPREAD: 175-200 cm
Rosa palustris
SWAMP ROSE
- Fragrant single pink flowers
- Red fruit persists into the winter
- Medium green leaves turn dull red in the fall
HEIGHT: 150-175 cm · SPREAD: 150-175 cm
Rosa rugosa
RUGOSA ROSE
- Single pink flowers
- Red oval fruit
- Dark green leaves turn dull orange to scarlet in the fall
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Rosa rugosa 'Alba'
RUGOSA ROSE (WHITE)
- Single white flowers
- Oval red fruit
- Dark green leaves turn dull orange to scarlet in the fall
HEIGHT: 150-175 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Rosa setigera
PRAIRIE ROSE
- Deep pink single flowers fade to white
- In late summer, bright red rose hips appear
- Glossy dark green leaves turn purple-red in the fall
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 250-300 cm
Rubus allegheniensis
ALLEGHANY BLACKBERRY
- Single white flowers
- Sweet black thimble-shaped fruit
- Textured green leaves are usually made up of three leaflets
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 175-200 cm
Rubus ideaus var. strigosus
WILD RED RASPBERRY
- Single white flowers
- Red thimble-shaped fruit
- Textured green leaves, made up of three leaflets, turn yellow in the fall
HEIGHT: 175-200 cm · SPREAD: 175-200 cm
Rubus occidentalis
BLACK RASPBERRY
- Single white flowers
- Sweet black thimble-shaped fruit
- Textured green leaves, with three to five leaflets, turn yellow in the fall
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 250-300 cm
Rubus odoratus
FLOWERING RASPBERRY
- Fragrant single magenta flowers
- Small red thimble-shaped fruit
- Textured five-lobed green leaves turn yellow in the fall
HEIGHT: 150-175 cm · SPREAD: 150-175 cm
Salix nigra
BLACK WILLOW
- Small greenish-yellow catkins in early spring
- Long, narrow, glossy green leaves turn yellow in the fall
- Deeply fissured dark brown bark
HEIGHT: 18-20 m · SPREAD: 4-5 m
Sambucus canadensis
AMERICAN ELDERBERRY
- Pleasantly fragrant white flowers in a flat-topped cluster
- Purple-black berries in clusters, August to September, will attract birds
- Compound pinnate medium-green leaves turn yellow in the fall
HEIGHT: 250-300 cm · SPREAD: 200-250 cm
Sambucus canadensis 'Maxima'
ELDERBERRY
- Pleasantly fragrant white flowers in a flat-topped cluster
- Distinguished from its parent by the much larger flowers
- Purple-black berries in clusters, August to September, will attract birds
HEIGHT: 200-250 cm · SPREAD: 175-200 cm
Sambucus nigra 'Linearis'
LINEARIS ELDERBERRY
- Fragrant white flowers in a flat-topped cluster
- Purple-black berries in clusters, July to August, will attract birds
- Medium green compound pinnate grass-like green leaves turn yellow in the fall
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Sambucus nigra 'Pulvurentula'
DAPPLED ELDER
- Fragrant white flowers in a flat-topped cluster
- Purple-black berries in clusters, July to August, will attract birds
- Compound pinnate medium-green leaves are mottled with white
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Sambucus pubens
SCARLET ELDERBERRY
- White flowers in a mounded cluster
- Red berries in clusters, June to July, will attract birds
- Compound pinnate medium-green leaves turn yellow in the fall
HEIGHT: 250-300 cm · SPREAD: 200-250 cm
Sorbaria sorbifolia
FALSE SPIREA
- Tiny white flowers in dense terminal pyramidal panicles
- Deep green foliage resembles that of a mountain ash
- Erect multi-stemmed shrub invades rapidly by suckers and forming colonies
HEIGHT: 1-2 m · SPREAD: 1-3 m
Symphoricarpos albus
SNOWBERRY
- Panicles of small pink flowers
- Clusters of white berries seldom persist into the winter
- Foliage is bluish-green
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Tamarix ramosissima 'Summer Glow'
SUMMER GLOW TAMARISK
- Rosy-pink flower plumes
- Attractive silver-blue feathery foliage
- Open multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with an upright-spreading habit
HEIGHT: 2-3 m · SPREAD: 175-200 cm
Viburnum dentatum
ARROWWOOD
- Clusters of creamy-white flowers in spring
- Bluish-black fruit in fall attractive to birds
- Shiny dark green leaves turning yellow to reddish-purple in fall
HEIGHT: 175-200 cm · SPREAD: 175-200 cm
Viburnum dentatum Blue Muffin® ('Christom')
BLUE MUFFIN® VIBURNUM
- Proven Winners® ColourChoice®
- Clusters of creamy-white flowers in spring
- Bluish-black fruit in fall attractive to birds
HEIGHT: 175-200 cm · SPREAD: 175-200 cm
Viburnum dentatum Chicago Lustre® ('Synnestvedt')
CHICAGO LUSTRE® ARROWWOOD
- Clusters of creamy-white flowers in spring
- Bluish-black fruit in fall attractive to birds
- Shiny dark green leaves turning yellow to reddish-purple in fall
HEIGHT: 250-300 cm · SPREAD: 250-300 cm
Viburnum lentago
NANNYBERRY
- Flat-topped clusters of creamy-white flowers
- Bluish-black fruit in the fall is attractive to birds
- Glossy green leaves turn reddish-purple in the fall
HEIGHT: 5-6 m · SPREAD: 175-200 cm
Viburnum trilobum
HIGHBUSH CRANBERRY
- Flat-topped clusters of creamy-white flowers
- Red berries are attractive to birds
- Textured three-lobed green leaves turn reddish-purple in the fall
HEIGHT: 250-300 cm · SPREAD: 250-300 cm
Viburnum x burkwoodii
BURKWOOD VIBURNUM
- Pink buds open to globose clusters of fragrant creamy-white flowers
- Red berries turn black and are attractive to birds
- Glossy green semi-evergreen leaves turning scarlet in the fall
HEIGHT: 200-250 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm