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Tamarix 

Tamarix

Family: Tamaricaceae

(Tam-arix: ancient Latin name, ramosissima: much branched)

'Pink Cascade'

An astonishing sight to behold! Masses of deep pink flower flowers create an ostrich plume effect in early summer. Light green foliage is juniper-like but soft and feathery. Tolerant of poor dry soils. The habit and flowering display are improved if it is cut back to the ground each winter.  

Zone 2, 10-15 feet, gr 1, Cut Branch, Full Sun

'Rubra'

A splendid selection with rosy-pink flowers in early summer. Cut back to the ground each winter to increase blooming. Tolerant of poor, dry soils. AWARDS: AGM

Zone 2, 10-15 feet, gr 1, Full Sun

‘Summer Glow’

A splendid selection with rosy-pink flowers in late spring. Cut back to the ground each winter to increase blooming. Tolerant of poor, dry soils. Zone 2, 10-15 feet, gr 1, Full Sun

Taxus x media

Yew

Family: Taxaceae

(Tax-us: ancient Latin name)

‘Bonnie Green Mound’
A fine, compact, rounded form of ‘Densiformis’ with bright green foliage and a neat mounded habit. Very nice.
Zone 4, 3-5 feet, gr 2, Full Sun Partial Shade Shade

'Brownii'

The most popular globe shaped yew. Often shows a touch of brown on its new buds.

Zone 4, 4-5 feet, gr 2, Full Sun Partial Shade Shade

cuspidata 'Capitata'

A broad, upright, form that is often pruned into a pyramidal shape. This old time favorite is seed grown and often shows a copper winter color.

Zone 4, 10-12 feet, gr 2, Full Sun Partial Shade Shade

 CAPTAIN^™

  (T. c. 'Fastigiate') Royalty .15/plant

A superior, asexually produced clone of Capitata that's faster growing and more uniform to produce. It holds its green winter color much better than Capitata. Discovered by Studebaker Nursery.     

Zone 4, 10-15 feet, gr 2, Full Sun Partial Shade Shade

'Dark Green Spreader'

One of the best evergreens for the landscape. It is a graceful, spreading yew with a compact habit and dark, forest-green foliage. A superior, hardy cultivar that does not burn in winter.

Zone 4, 4-5 feet, gr 2, Full Sun Partial Shade Shade

'Densiformis'

This very popular yew is a rapid grower with a spreading habit and fluffy bright green needles.

Zone 4, 4-6 feet, gr 2, Full Sun Partial Shade Shade

'Everlow'

A very popular and useful, low spreading form that resists winter burning. AWARDS: PSC

Zone 4, 3-4 feet, gr 2, Full Sun Partial Shade Shade

 ‘Green Wave’
(T. cuspidata) We spotted this plant on the Campus at Michigan State and we had to get it! A very impressive mass planting creating a lush, semi-weeping wave of green foliage. Great texture and habit.
Zone 4, 4-6 feet, gr 2, Full Sun Partial Shade Shade

'Hicksii'

Popular columnar form with dark green foliage. Easy to maintain and the preferred yew for hedges.

Zone 4, 8-10 feet, gr 2, Full Sun Partial Shade Shade

'Kelseyi' 

An narrow, upright growing yew with extremely dark green color. The growth is compact and requires less pruning. Also noted for it ornamental display of bright red fruit! Considered superior to 'Hicksii'. Zone 4, 4-6 feet, gr 2, Full Sun Partial Shade Shade

MARGARITA™

Taxus x media ‘Geers’ ppaf ColorChoice®  An exciting new lime green evergreen that has a fresh healthily color compared to yellow forms that burn or turn ugly. Excellent retail appeal but also a great landscape plant that is adaptable and easy to grow. Discovered by Andre Geers of the Netherlands.

Zone 4, 4-5 feet Full Sun Partial Shade Shade

 ‘Nana’
(T. cuspidata) We first saw this cultivar at the Royal Botanic Garden in Hamilton, Ontario and were immediately impressed with its tight, compact growth and extremely dark green foliage. Very nice.
Zone 4, 3-5 feet, gr 2,

‘Sentinalis’
Narrow plants are all the rage and with good reason. They add architectural interest to the landscape and they take up very
little room. Perfect for tight spots and for directing attention. One of the faster growing columnar varieties.
Zone 4, 8 by 2 feet, gr 2,

'Tauntonii'  A very hardy spreading yew which is popular in northern climates. It has a low tight habit and can be identified by the light brown tips on its needles. Zone 4, 4-6 feet, gr 2, Full Sun Partial Shade Shade

 ‘Veridis’
A cool narrow selection with superb architectural interest. A broadly columnar plant with brighter green than most erect clones. Considered very cold hardy.
Zone 4, 10 by 3 feet, gr 2, Full Sun Partial Shade Shade  

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Thuja koraiensis

Arborvitae

Family: Cupressaceae

(Thu-ja: Classical name)

‘Glauca Prostrata’

We love this cool, low mounded arborvitae with its graceful sprays of silver blue foliage. Use this unique Korean Thuja in place of junipers or other low growing conifer.   Zone 5, 18 inches, gr 1

Thuja occidentalis

Arborvitae

Family: Cupressaceae

(Thu-ja: Classical name, occidentalis  meaning Western as in New World)

'Boisbriand'

This hardy, burn resistant plant has a compact elliptical habit. Selected by W. H. Perron Nursery of Canada.

Zone 3, 8-10 feet, gr 1.5, Full Sun (NO LONGER OFFERED)

'Brabant'

A strong grower from Europe with loose bright green foliage. It tends to produce one dominant central leader, thus resisting the "splits" under a snow load. Reported to be the most shade tolerant arborvitae.

Zone 3(4), 12-15 feet, gr 1, Full Sun Partial Shade

'Brandon' 

This rapid growing, narrow cone, has soft green foliage that has resistance to winter burning. It requires little or no pruning.

Zone 3, 12-15 feet, gr 1.5, Full Sun (NO LONGER OFFERED)

'Chalet'

A fast growing, bullet-shaped plant quite similar to Techny, but with lime-green foliage. Selected by W. H. Perron Nursery of Canada.

Zone 3, 10-15 feet, gr 1.5, Full Sun (NO LONGER OFFERED)

 'Columbia'

 A large, slender column with silver-white foliage tips, on light green leaves. The frosted appearance appears in summer and becomes extremely showy in the winter, contrasting nicely with the older green foliage. A beautiful plant. Zone 3, 15-30 feet, gr 1.5, Full Sun

'Cristata Arento-variegata'

A slow growing dwarf bush, fern-like foliage, with light yellow variegated tips. Very unusual. Looks a lot like a Chamaecyparis.

Zone 3, 10-15 feet, gr 1.5, Full Sun (NO LONGER OFFERED)

'Danica'   

A Danish selection that is best described as "a dwarf globe Emerald arborvitae" (Smaragd) with the same glossy emerald-green foliage. Considered one of the best dwarf globes! (COPF)

Zone 4, 10-15 inches, gr 1.5, Full Sun

'Degroot's Spire'

An outstanding, very narrow, columnar form with fine textured, medium green foliage. Great as an accent plant or as a very narrow hedge.

Zone 3, 6-10 feet, gr 1.5, Full Sun

 Emerald see 'Smaragd' below

'Europe Gold'

An outstanding narrow form with deep golden foliage. Developed in the Netherlands. Great as an accent plant or as a narrow hedge.

Zone 3, 6-10 feet, gr 1.5, Full Sun  

'Filiformis'

Thread-like foliage with mounded upright p form. Great texture.

Zone 3, 4-8 feet, gr 2, Full Sun

'George Peabody'

Golden-yellow, non-burning foliage with upright pyramidal form.

Zone 3, 10-20 feet, gr 2, Full Sun

'Golden Globe'

A fine golden-yellow globose form that keeps its color well even in winter.

Zone 3, 2-3 feet, gr 1.5, Full Sun

'Hetz Midget' 

Dense compact globe with fans of brownish-green foliage. The growth rate slows and habit becomes more squat with age. The most popular dwarf globe cultivar.

Zone 3, 1-2 feet, gr 1.5, Full Sun

'Holmstrup'

Attractive, compact, semi-dwarf, pyramidal form. A very hardy cultivar said to have excellent deer resistance. From Holmstrup, Denmark. AWARDS: PSC

Zone 3, 6-9 feet, gr 1.5, Full Sun  

TECHNY GOLD™
(T. x media ‘Walter Brown’ ppaf) Royalty .35/plant
A new gold version of Mission Arborvitae with the same tough, hardy, burn resistant characteristics but now with showy, rich gold foliage. The foliage color actually intensifies in the the winter. Discovered by Walter Brown of Rhode Island. NATIVE: North America. The propagation of, and or the sale of plant parts is prohibited without a license. Patent / Trademark tag required.
Zone 3, 10-15 feet, gr 1.5,

‘Grune Kugel’ 

(syn. T. plicata ‘Eschrich’s Grune Kugel’)

We visited a nursery in Germany called Grune Kugel but had no luck finding this plant, however we have been growing it in our garden and have been very impressed with its dwarf round habit and dark green foliage. It appears that Grune Kugel translates into “Green Ball” and this may explain why we found plenty of tightly sheared boxwood but no Thuja at that German nursery.  Zone 6, 1-2 feet, gr 2