2008 New Trees & Shrubs

Also Includes Roses, Vines and Small Fruits

Bold and colorful foliage, unique form and brilliant flowers are some of the characteristics found in our selection of 2008 new trees and shrubs. Choose from a weeping white pine or a tree form forsythia to add an exciting accent to your landscape design. A new variegated willow or a golden bridal veil can add some additional interest to your yard or garden. Many new compact varieties are now available of old standards to help fill in an empty space. Hardiness, disease-resistance, fall color and fragrant flowers are just a few of the other things to take into consideration when making your choices. Below are some of our favorites. Be sure to check the catalog for a complete listing.

	Barberry Gold Pillar Similar in shape to Helmond Pillar, but with bright golden foliage. Grows 3-4 feet tall. Great garden architectural effect. The bright orange-red fall foliage is stunning.
	Barberry Sunjoy Gold Baret Truly a unique dwarf gold barberry with attractive red new growth and red fall color. What really makes this one stand out is the fact that the foliage will not burn in the sun.
	Crabapple Royal Beauty This narrow spreading tree catches the eye through the seasons. Weeping, reddish foliage with very deep pink flowers in the spring. Red fruits appear in the fall. Ideal landscape tree. Grows to 10 feet tall.
	Dogwood Arctic Sun A brightly colored very compact dogwood with rich yellow stems tipped with red coloration. Grows 3-4 feet tall. The yellow foliage color adds instant impact to any garden. Recommended for moist areas too.
	Eastern White Pine Weeping Weeping form of white pine. Needles cascade downward to the branches on irregular placed branches that can be trained to droop downward or staked to create a more upright and dense form.
	Forsythia Treeform Finally a tree form of the very popular forsythia bush. The blooms on this variety open as one of the very first in mid to late April and later leafs out. A small specimen tree that is easy to use in any garden.
	Fox Valley River Birch A dwarf selection of river birch with cinnamon and cream exfoliating bark. A great little tree for smaller landscapes or can be used as a large shrub or hedge.
	Grape Marquette Marquette is a promising new red wine variety from the University of Minnesota that combines high levels of cold hardiness and disease resistance with excellent wine quality.
	Juniper Tolleson's Blue This amazing blue juniper features elegant and graceful, weeping branches. It has silvery gray-blue foliage and grows to about 20 feet tall and 10 feet wide. An incredible statement in the garden.
	Magnolia Jane Hardy shrub or small tree. Impressive purple flowers outside, white inside, opening late in spring to avoid frost damage. Flowers are a gorgeous tulip-shape with a lightly scented fragrance. Grows 10'-15' high.
	Mockorange Buckleys Quill Fountain-like, deciduous shrub with fragrant, white, late spring or early summer flowers. An old fash-ioned favorite, at home in the shrub border. Blooms in early or mid summer. 6 feet tall, 4 feet wide.
	Pear Patten Patten is an excellent firm late pear of good size. It is tender and crisp. It will produce some fruit without a second cultivar for cross-pollination. Good pollinator for Summercrisp and Parker pear.
	Potentilla Red Robin Dainty foliage and large, bright red flowers on a den-se, mounding shrub. Will bloom from late spring until frost. Well-used as a shrub border or edging plant. Once established, this plant is drought tolerant.
	Rhododendron Pink and Sweet 'Pink and Sweet', extends the season with color. It is a late-blooming azalea, only starting in June. The blooms are purplish pink with a yellow throat.
	Rose All the Rage A multi-colored spectacle with tight, coral buds, swirling open to apricot-colored blossoms. Blooms all summer with clean disease-resistant foliage and a nice rounded shape. Great landscape rose.
	Rose Dream Come True All American Rose winner for 2008. Awarded for its stunning color play and healthy, vigorous grandiflora bush. Exceptionally disease-resistant. Available pre-budded from early May, in time for Mother's Day.
	Rose Superhero Without super human effort you will be able to grow and enjoy this gorgeous hardy rose. It displays hybrid tea-shaped flowers and blooms all season long.
	Seven-Son Flower Shrub A true winner! A large arching shrub or small tree, glossy green leaves, exfoliating bark, and fragrant white flowers. Persistent, showy reddish sepals displayed from Oct. to Nov., like a second bloom.
	Spirea Firegold A golden 'Bridal Wreath' spirea! A fountain of lemon-lime foliage covers the slender, arching branches with white blossoms that cascade gracefully to the ground. A low-maintenace addition to the garden.
	Willow Hakura Nishiki Treeform A small tree-form is now available of this popular dappled willow. Noted for its striking white-green-pink foliage. Regular shearing is necessary to maintain leaf variegation and shape.