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Ceanothus
New
Jersey Tea
Family:
Rhamnaceae
(Ceano-thus:
Ancient Greek name)
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C. x pallidus
'Marie Simon'
A neat, rounded shrub with attractive dark green leaves. Fluffy soft pink,
terminal flower heads. Blooms in late spring. Attractive red capsules. A great
little gem that deserves wider use.
Zone 6, 2-3 feet, gr 1, Full
Sun Partial Shade
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Cephalanthus
Buttonbush
Family:
Rubiaceae
(Cef-a-lan-thus:
Greek compound, head and flower)
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Cephalanthus
occidentalis
‘Sputnik’

A large flowered, long blooming selection of our native buttonbush. Attractive
light pinkish-white spherical flower heads in mid-summer. It has a nice form and
glossy
foliage. Best suited for moist to wet soils. Steve Bieberich of Sunshine
Nursery found this Buttonbush in a native stand in Oklahoma. Zone
5, 5-12 feet, gr 1,
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Cephalotaxus
hariingtonia
Plum yew
Family:
Cephalotaxaceae
(Cef-a-lan-thus:
Greek compound, head and flower)
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''Fastigata'
An attractive columnar form that is commonly used in place of
Taxus ‘Hicksii’ because it is heat tolerant and deer resistant. The narrow,
soft needles are arranged spirally on the stem presenting a unique textural
quality.
Zone 5, 5-12 feet, gr 1 |
Chaenomeles
Quince
Family:
Rosaceae
(Chaenome-les:
Greek compound, split apple, for the fruit was thought to split)
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Japanese Collection
They’re unlike anything we've
seen in the West. Rich colors and unique flower with the taste of the Orient.
It’s taken us years to assemble this collection, now we are pleased to share
them with you. Supplies are Limited.
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‘Chojuraku'
Very striking, large double orange flowers. A very unusual color for a quince.
Very choice! Zone 5, 4-5 feet, gr 1.5,
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‘Iwai Nishiki’

(C. speciosa) A spectacular
spring display of double camellia-like flowers of the deepest red color. The
most striking quince ever seen. A low spreading form with exotic appeal. Zone 5,
3-4 feet, gr 1.5,
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‘Kan Toyo’
A miniature version of 'Toyo
Nishiki' with small half inch pinkish white flowers that are often
multi-colored. Prized for bonsai but also great for the garden. Zone 5, 3-4
feet, gr 1.5,
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‘Kingishi’
A medium growing plant large
with single orange flowers. Very showy. Zone 5, 4-5 feet, gr 1.5,
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‘O Yashima’

Spectacular pure white
flowers are large, doubled and very showy. Light up the garden. Zone 5, 4-6
feet, gr 1.5,
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'Toyo-Nishiki'
(C.
speciosa) A rare combination of
red, white, and pink flowers compose a rousing floral display. Upright growth
habit. Prized in Japan for bonsai, jam making and for its large colorful blooms.
Zone
5, 3-5 feet, gr 1.5, Full Sun Partial Shade
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'Cameo'

(C.
x superba) Romantic, fully double, peach colored flowers in May. Very nice.
Zone
5, 2-3 feet, gr 1.5, Full Sun Partial Shade
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'Crimson and Gold' 
(C.
x superba) The richest, most exciting quince we've ever seen. Large,
velvety, crimson red flowers with bright golden stamen and a low spreading
habit. A vast improvement in quince!
Zone
5, 2-3 feet, gr 1.5, Full Sun Partial Shade
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‘Fusion’
(C. x superba) An
arching shrub with bowl shaped scarlet red, flowers appearing in April to May.
Free-flowering on 1 year old shoots. Fruit especially rich in vitamin C.
Selected from seedlings of ´Crimson and Gold´ and brought into trade by H.-J.
Albrecht of Berlin in 1987. Zone 5, 4-5 feet, gr
1.5,
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'Jet Trail'
(C.
speciosa) A white flowering form
of Texas Scarlet with a compact spreading habit.
Zone
5, 3-4 feet, gr 1.5, Full Sun Partial Shade
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'Texas Scarlet'
(C.
speciosa) An old time favorite
with bright red flowers in May. Very popular for hedging.
Zone
5, 3-4 feet, gr 1.5, Full Sun Partial Shade
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Chamaecyparis
False
cypress
Family:
Cupressaceae
(Chamaecyp-aris:
Greek for a dwarf or on the ground Cypress)
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'Oregon Blue'
(C.
lawsoniana) A narrow columnar selection of Oregon Cedar with attractive
blue foliage that gracefully droops at the tips.
Makes an excellent screen or specimen plant.
Zone
5, 12-20 feet, gr 2, Full Sun Partial Shade
shade
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'Sullivan'
(C.
lawsoniana) A super hardy selection of Oregon Cedar that has its obscure
beginnings in the Lake County, Ohio area. This tough, narrow pyramidal evergreen
has attractive foliage with weeping tips reminiscent of Eastern hemlock.
Makes an excellent screen or specimen plant.
Zone
5, 12-20 feet, gr 2, Full Sun Partial Shade
shade
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Chamaecyparis obtusa ‘Compacta’
A broad, low conical form that resembles C. ‘Nana Gracilis’ but
slightly larger and faster growing. The bright green, evergreen foliage is
fan-shaped. Zone 4, 12 feet
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obtusa 'Crippsi'
Golden
Fern-leaf False cypress. A small, loosely conical tree with golden fern-like
foliage. One of the most elegant small golden conifers.
Zone
4, 12 feet, gr 2, Full Sun Partial Shade, AWARDS:
AGM
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obtusa 'Filicoides'
An
irregular pyramidal conifer with twisted pendulous clusters of bright green
fern-like foliage. An excellent specimen plant. Zone
5, 8-12 feet, gr 2, Full Sun Partial Shade
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o.
'Filicoides Gold '
Similar
to C. 'Filicoides' but with golden yellow foliage. Research indicates this is
the same plant as C. 'Tetragona Aurea'. Zone
5, 8-12 feet, gr 2, Full Sun Partial Shade
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o. ‘Verdoni’’
A golden selection of dwarf Hinoki Cypress with fine burn resistant foliage
and an interesting contorted, narrow, upright shape.
Zone 5, 5-8 feet, gr 2,
Full Sun Partial Shade
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pisifera 'Filifera Aurea'
A
slow growing mound or squat pyramid with golden thread-like foliage.
Zone
4, 15-20 feet, gr 2, Full Sun Partial Shade.
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p.
'Mini Variegated'
A
dwarf round globe with gray green foliage dotted with creamy white variegation.
Zone
4, 30 inches, gr 2, Full Sun Partial Shade
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p.
'Sungold'
A
slow growing globe or broad pyramid with bright, golden thread-like foliage that
does not fade in the summer.
Zone
4, 30-36 inches, gr 2, Full Sun Partial Shade
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p. 'Vintage Gold'
A
fern-leaf form of 'Gold Mops'. A strong growing golden mound. Fern-like foliage
is soft and attractive. The bright yellow foliage hold its color well and does
not fade in the summer or winter. A new introduction from Seven Springs Nursery,
OH.
Zone
4, 18-30 inches, gr 1.5, Full Sun Partial Shade
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