Tree Variety Information

Tree & Shrub Growth Rate Slow: less than 1 foot/year Moderately slow: 1 - 2 feet/year Moderately fast: 2 - 3 feet/year Fast: greater than 3 feet/year

Longevity Short-lived: less than 100 years Moderately short-lived: 100-150 years Moderately long-lived: 150-250 years Long-lived: over 250 years

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Butterfly Bush - Buddleia davidii: 4 to 10' high with equal spread in well drained average soils, full sun, partial shade. Long spike flowers white or light purple. Should be cut back in late fall or early spring. Enjoyed by butterflies & hummingbirds. Deadheading will encourage new shoots.

Cranberry, Highbush - Viburnum trilobum: 8 to 12' high with equal spread, medium to dark green leaves changing to yellow to red-purple in fall. Flowers mid to late May. Fruits Sept. - Feb. Use berries for preserves & jellies. Excellent plant for screening & informal hedging. Medium growth in well drained, moist soil, sun or partial shade. Native.

Elderberry, American - Sambucus canadensis: Fast growing shrub with whitish flowers in late spring early summer, bearing purple-black fruit in August. Makes excellent wine and jam. Elderberry is native to eastern North America. Good food source for wildlife.

Hazelnut - A large medium to fast growing shrub with showy spring flowers. Best used when naturalizing an area. 10-18 feet high. Edible nuts appear Sept. - Oct. Well drained loamy, full sun to partial shade.

Lilac (Lavender) - Syringa vulgaris: Fast growing to 15' in most well drained, silty clay or loamy soils. Drought resistant, intolerant of wet soils, and needs full sun. Effective screen in 3 to 4 years when planted 6 to 8' apart.

Nannyberry Viburnum - A tall viburnum, occasionally growing as a small tree. Slender, erect-arching branches, somewhat open at maturity, often suckering. Attractive white flower clusters, dense dark-green summer foliage, wine-red fall color, blue-black berries which persist through winter. Shrub or small tree with short trunk, compact, rounded crown of drooping branches, small white flowers in clusters, and small bluish-black fruit. When cut, the plants sprout from roots, and old branches will often arch down and take root. Songbirds, game-birds, and mammals eat the fruit in winter. Bears attractive white flowers in mid May and has a purplish-red fall color. Height 15-18 feet. Width 6-10 feet.

Ninebark - Physocarpus opulifolius: 5 to 9' high with 6 to 10' spread. Upright spreading with stiffly re-curved branches. Well drained to moist sites; sun to partial shade. Flowers are white or pinkish. Provides good cover for wildlife & informal hedging. Medium to fast growth.

Red Osier Dogwood - Cornus sericea: Upright 10 to12' high shrub with equal spread. White flowers in June, whitish fruit in August - Sept. This dogwood is common throughout Michigan in open, wet places; shade-intolerant; easily transplanted. Valuable as a landscape plant.

To place an order, please use the Order Form and order by March 26, 2012

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