Cornus kousa

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Cornus kousa ‘Losely’ commonly known as Champion’s Gold Chinese Dogwood,  is a Losely introduction. In mid-July to early August, the new growth begins to turn yellow giving the appearance that the plant is flowering. In late fall the foliage develops reddish colors as the season progresses. Cornus kousa chinensis has long lasting white blooms followed by red fruit. 

Cornus kousa ‘Madame Butterfly’ has small flowers grouped together that make an attractive blooming tree. Flowers appear to hover like butterflies. Cornus k ‘Square Dance’ has a more upright growth habit. The flower bracts present in a square configuration.

Unique!!!

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Tsuga diversifolia has a pyramidal habit with twisted irregular branches of dark needles. They are excellent for a shady area. Cercidiphylum japonicum pendula is a great centerpiece for the landscape. It has bold heart shaped leaves coupled with beautiful cascading branches. 


Pinus densiflora ‘Umbraculifera’ on a standard really stand out and make a bold statement in the landscape. Ginkgo biloba ‘Troll’ is a dwarf compact tree reaching a mature height of about 3′. It is a good choice for a container planting or a small garden space. 

Digging, Planting, and Potting Containers!

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  • Tractor with a trailer behind planting trees
  • Material on wagons coming into the dock
Digging conditions are great given the warm weather and not much rain.  Great-looking plants are coming quickly into the yard and shipping has begun.  At the same time, we are planting, refilling the fields so we have plenty of material for years to come without any skips in production.  Check out the planting video lower on the page.
  • Newly planted Forever Pink Hydrangea plants
  • Newly planted Oakleaf Hydrangea plants
It’s also the best time of year to lift and containerize hydrangeas.  These field-grown oakleaf and Forever Pink will finish at a heavy landscape grade.  They will be big and beautiful sometime in July when they will be blooming profusely!

Exfoliating bark and great shade!

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Platanus bloodgood is widely planted in urban areas. It is a large shade tree with a broad open crown and its unique bark exfoliates to reveal patches that may be creamy white, yellow, or olive-colored. Platanus exclamation also has exfoliating bark. This variety has a strong upright pyramidal shape. This tree makes a great street tree.
Ulmus am princeton is a fast-growing elm with a symmetrical upright form and dark green foliage. Ulmus am valley forge is an extremely hardy shade tree with an upright vase-shaped habit of growth and a very dense branching structure. Both varieties have shown to be some of the best for resisting Dutch Elm Disease.

Mighty Oaks!

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Oaks make great residential and commercial shade trees. They are also good for natural open areas. 

Quercus macrocarpa is very tolerant of an urban environment. Commonly known as bur oak, it has nice dark green foliage with an oval habit and yellow fall color. Quercus rubra is a rounded pyramidal with a fast-growing habit. It has beautiful red fall color.
Quercus imbricaria has a rich glossy green foliage that turns a beautiful russet red in fall. Quercus bicolor is a moisture and drought tolerant tree. It provides yellow and orange fall color. The leaf is a similar shape to the Quercus alba.

Native Shrubs

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Calycanthus floridus is a thick growing, zone 4 shrub with many stems. The fragrant reddish-brown flowers is where the common name Sweetshrub came from. It is tolerant of a wide range of soils. Lindera benzoin is another zone 4 shrub with fragrant yellow spring flowers. In Fall the bright red fruit contrasts well against the excellent yellow foliage. It will tolerate full shade but become more open in habit.
Viburnum lentago is an upright shrub with arching branches reaching 18′ is hardy in Zone 2. It has spring white flowers turning to blue fruit in the fall. Myrica pensylvanica is half the height reaching 9′ with its glossy green, aromatic foliage turns to bronze in the fall. It is tolerant of salt and poor soils. Winter shows of the silver-gray berries on the female plants.

Native Trees!

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Nyssa sylvatica is very tolerant of dry to wet soils once established. The dark glossy green summer leaves turn a vibrant red in the fall. Platinus occidentalis has a beautiful white exfoliating bark that gets brighter with age, and tolerates wet areas also. This large tree gets wide and works well in naturalizing settings.
Asimina triloba are small trees with unique and delicious fruit that ripens in early fall. They have an attractive yellow fall color and work well on the borders of landscapes planted in groups to form a grove. Betula nigra trees make a good shade tree in open spaces and work well in a group planting also. The exfoliating bark is attractive year-round.

Specimen material that makes an impact

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Adding plant material to existing landscapes look out of place if the plant is too small.  We have options to fit any situation to make the customer happy.

Acer griseum has a spectacular exfoliating bark that shows off year-round.  We leave our low branched griseum full to the ground so they can be trimmed up to fit your needs.  Larix k. Varied Directions and be thinned also or left as is for a unique specimen piece.

Malus Lollipop truly stays small and tight making it a very low maintenance tree.  It works well near entrance walks and patios.  Prunus Snow Fountain with its early bloom is a favorite whether top grafted or on its own root with branches up the trunk.

Beautiful hedges make great neighbors!

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Hydrangea pan. ‘Limelight’ has lime green flowers that mature to white.  Hydrangea pan. ‘Phantom’ has white flowers maturing to a rich pink.  Both bloom on new wood and reach 8 – 10’.  They put on a spectacular color show from July into the fall.

Viburnum d. Chicago Lustre® has white spring flowers, glossy dark green summer foliage with blue fruit to contrast the brilliant red fall color.  Viburnum tri. ‘Wentworth’ has white spring flowers, rich green summer leaves with bright red fruit clusters that attract birds. Both cultivars reach 10’.

Beauty and Function

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One of our local customers planted a 200’ Hamamelis hedge and the homeowner loved it!  It was dense, looked good all summer and bloomed.

Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Arnold’s Promise’ has yellow flowers and ‘Diane’ has red flowers that start blooming in late winter and are the first plants to bloom. Their sweet fragrance is a wonderful addition to any landscape.
Hamamelis virginiana blooms in late fall and vernalis in very early spring. Both natives bloom yellow and are fragrant also.