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Trees & Shrubs   

Fruit Trees                                          

 We have a great selection of many fruit trees available.  Most of these plants are very well-sized and ready to produce fruit for you next season (some even have fruit on them now!)  These are all great trees for the local climate and are ready to start your home fruit "orchard".   We have both dwarf and mini dwarf apples for those smaller spaces,  Bing, Sweetheart and Rainier (sweet) and Montmorency (sour) cherries, Apricot trees and Italian, Satsuma and Shiro and Toka Plum trees.  There are both European and Asian Combination Pears as well as espalliered apple and pear trees.  In the same area you will find wine grapes, a couple of varieties of table grape vines, several varieties of raspberries and lots and lots of blueberries.  This year we also have at least two varieties of producing figs for the Seattle area - Stella and Desert King.

Japanese Maples 

We have lots of varieties of Japanese Maples to select from. Some of those are:  Twombly's Red (Pictured below),  Shindeshojo (pictured at right) "one of the most brilliant foliage plants..   Flaming scarlet (spring).. summer - reddish green... Fall colors become blends of red and orange." Vertrees, Japanese Maples. 

Sango kaku (Coral Bark Maple pictured below right) 

The striking coral color of the stems and branches mark this tree as something to light up a space. Especially good for spicing up a winter garden.

Shaina   Dark red to bright red leaves (depending on sun exposure), dense and compact variety. Foliage close to branches, great fall reds to oranges.   

Mikawa yatsubusa               (pictured at left) Nice dwarf variety. Pale green new leaves, light green when mature.  Shoots and quite short and leaf nodes very close together forming a dense coating of leaves on each branch.

Butterfly (Kocho nishiki)  A variegated dwarf with shades of cream, green and pink (in the new growth), the creamy areas take on a magenta color in the fall.  Very striking.

Tamukeyama New spring foliage is crimson red turning to dark purplish red in the summer and changing to bright scarlet red in the fall.  Noted for holding the dark color better than most other cultivars in the Northwest. Currently available in both big and small sizes.

                                                                  Pacific Purple Vine Maple

Nice Specimens

Beautiful larger trees include the Sourwood (Oxydendron) and the Kobus Magnolia trees.  These are 2"+ in trunk diameter, very nicely shaped and ready to go into the ground or a larger container.  The Sourwoods are mostly now in bloom with their hummingbird attracting fragrant lily-of-the-valley shaped flower clusters.

 Kobus Magnolia bloom

Hydrangea Blooming Time   

One of the best plants for flowering in the Northwest, the hydrangeas produce flowers incredibly easy here, require little care and can be planted in a variety of settings.  New this year to the horticultural world is the large white petalled Great Star Hydrangea (see picture below.)  You will also find the Endless Summer (usually blue in our area), Twist and Shout (multi-color), Blushing Bride (white), nigra (pink flower with jet black stems), City of Paris, City of Venice and City of Vienna (multi-colors), Limelight (chartreuse green), Annabelle (large-headed white), larger-headed Incrediball (white), the Invincibelle Spirit (pink) and several others including tree form types.  Plant Hydrangeas now for summer blooms next year.

                                       Great Star Hydrangea

If you have part shade or mostly shade most of these will work for you.  If you have mostly sun, several of the above will work for you.  When you come in tell us what conditions you have so we can help you choose the best type for your garden space.

Magnolia "Little Gem"  

 A great little tree for a Northwest setting, this evergreen tree is a perfect choice for many locations.  At its mature size it is usually no more than 15 feet and can spread as wide if desired.  If the spot you have chosen for it is tighter than that, just keep it trimmed to a narrower profile.  These trees accept pruning and training quite well.  Some people train them as espaliers against a house or fence or they can be kept columnar as a narrow specimen or as an accent in a larger setting. 

Beginning in spring Little Gem will begin flowering and should keep producing their huge fragrant white flowers even into winter.  The fragrance is very floral, similar to gardenia and wafts in the air when the flowers open.  The new leaves are a lustrous green with the typical brown indumentum on the reverse side.

     The small size of the leaves allows them to shed the occasional Northwest snow much better than their larger evergreen Magnolia cousins resulting in a tree nicely fit for our climate.  We currently have trees already at 8 feet above the top of their containers.            

 Vanilla Strawberry Hydrangea   

Invinicibelle Spirit   

"Finally - A pink flowered form of 'Annabelle' Hydrangea!  As if that wasn't exciting enough, it's a rebloomer, too!  After years of breeding, Dr. Tom Ranney and his team at North Carolina State broke the color barrier.  .....blooming with abundance every year in mid-summer and continuing to produce new flowers right up until frost.  We're not talking about a few dissappointing flowers in later summer, but a sure fire show of mop-head blooms on every stem."                         Proven Winners

Blue Chip Butterfly Bush   

"The first in a series of new miniature butterfly bush.  Lo & Behold Buddleia changes the way you think about butterfly bush.  Blue Chip is a remarkable plant that blooms early and continuously without deadheading or pruning. It can be used as a ground cover, low hedge or in containers.  Non-invasive."    Proven Winners

Bloomerang Lilac Currently sold out!

This new reblooming lilac rocks the horticultural world.  The highly fragrant flowers burst forth in spring and then again in mid-summer and continue right up until frost.  It has a compact, full growth habit and small leaves that make it the perfect shrub for smaller gardens.  Now you can enjoy your lilac beyond two weeks in the spring!  Mildew resistant.   -  Proven Winners

Itoh Peonies  (Several varieties here now)  

"If you admire the colorful exotic flowers of tree peonies but prefer the perennial growing cycle of its herbaceous counterpart, Itoh peonies, also know as Intersectional hybrids, are made for you.

In the quest to create a true yellow herbaceous peony, in 1948 breeder Toichi Itoh was the first to successfully cross a tree peony with a herbaceous selection.  However, because these plants were slow to multiply and expensive to produce, they were only available to a limited market.  This all changed in 2004 when a tissue culture laboratory learned how to produce Itoh Peonies in vitro.  .....

Itoh Peonies resemble tree peonies with a domed, vigorous growth habit and large double flowers with disease-resistant lacy, dark green foliage.  They are winter dormant and grown exclusively in our Oregon nursery."                                                                      MONROVIA PLANTS

We stock several varieties including:  Kopper Kettle and Pink Double Dandy

Incrediball Hydrangea   

A new and improved 'Annabelle' Hydrangea, Incrediball has beefy stems and massive blooms.  The breeding goal was stronger stems to eliminate flop.  But we also got incredibly large blooms too!  Each bloom has roughly 4 times as many flowers as Annabelle!                      

             Proven Winners photos

For long lasting bouquets, cut hydrangea flowers before they start to get their winter color making sure to cut stems long enough to reach the bottom of the vase. Place them in a vase with an inch or two of water in the bottom and simply let the flowers drink up the water until the vase is dry.  At that point you should have dried hydrangea flowers that will last for many months if not years!                                 

Sourwood Tree (Oxydendrum arboreum)    

For spectacular fiery fall red colors try growing a Sourwood tree.  We have a nice selection of Sourwoods - a great tree for many different features throughout the year.  New growth in the spring is touched with bronzy red.  The fragrant flowers trail in clusters remeniscent of lily-of-the-valley flowers.  The hummingbirds seem to love them for their nectar and pollen.  In the fall the leaves change from a lovely green to a brilliant red.  The flowers become seed pods hanging gracefully in long finger-shaped groups and remaining through much of the winter.  Though it doesn't like to be underplanted with competing plants, it is quite easy to grow in our area and has little problem with disease or pests.  They also make good container plants when they're young.

Camellias                           

Sasanqua camellias typically bloom late fall and early winter.  Japonica camellias usually bloom in the late winter and spring.  We have lots of sasanqua camellias to decorate your yard and feed your hummingbirds at the same time!  These fall and winter blooming plants are a favorite of the overwintering Anna's Hummingbirds of our area.  We even have a dwarf variety that only grows to 2 or 3' in height.

                  Camellia sasanqua "Winter's Joy"

FRUITS & VEGETABLES   call for current availability

We have a great selection blueberry plants and several varieties of grape vines for your spring planting season.  Varieties change so call for the latest varieties in stock

• Blueberrys - Sunshine Blue and Bountiful Blue evergreen (good producers and year 'round ornamental as well!), Bluecrop, Chandler, Darrow, Earliblue, Jersey, Liberty, Spartan and Patriot in sizes ranging from 6" pots to large ready to bear plants.
• Raspberries - Toulameen, Amity and Fall Gold
• Grapes - Pinot Noir (wine grapes) out of stock, Lakemont (red table), Himrod golden table grapes
• Rhubarb - Crimson Cherry -  maintains its bright red color even after cooking  out of stock
•   Victoria - great for sauces and pies
• Asparagus - Mary Washington - still some left

Early Start for Your Garden Try starting your summer crops early with the help of plant protecting fabric or season extending "Walls of Water".  We carry lightweight cloth often called "remay" (Harvest Guard) that can be put directly over new tender plant starts.  We also sell plant protectors that are essentially bags that fit snuggly over the entire plant.  There is a new product ("Fleece Grow Tunnel") that is 10' tube structure that will protect a line of plants or even pots.  These products can be used in the spring to help get your vegetable plants off to an early start.  If you have more questions come on in or call and we will see if we have something that can help.

SHRUBS 

What would the garden be without fragrance? We have many shrubs with fragrant winter or spring flowers.

• Sweet box - Sarcoccoca
• Winter Daphne - Daphne odora marginata and Daphne Eternal Fragrance
• Mock Orange - Philadelphus 'Belle Etoile'
• Lilacs - Lots of incredibly fragrant plants to choose from

Wonderful Evergreens 

• Hebes - Alicia Amherst, Blue Mist, Buxifolia "nana", Red Edge, Topiaria, Purple Leaf,  
• Parahebes - great low growing, all summer bloomer
• Rhododendrons - Rangoon, Edith Bosley, Scarlet Wonder, Hello Dolly
• Azaleas
• Ceanothus - several varieties of this tough plant. Great for sunny spots
• Barberries - both red and golden forms, another sunlover
• Pieris - Prelude, Cavatine, Flaming Silver
• Compact Strawberry Tree, Arbutus unedo 'Compacta' and its taller relative Arbutus marina
• Mexican Mock Orange - Sundance and the straight species (ternata)

Hedge Plants _ If you're planning on installing a hedge, check with us for ideas and specifications.  If you want to go further we can order what you need and can even plant them for you.  The following are some of the plants we suggest for hedges in the Northwest:

• Emerald Green Arborvitae
• English Boxwood 6" and 8" pots sizes
• Northern Beauty Japanese Holly
• Ilex crenata convexa Japanese Holly
• Escallonia including dwarf types
• Mock Orange and Mexican Orange varieties
• Viburnum "Spirit"
• Irish Yew
• Bamboo
• Wax-leafed Privet
• Ceanothus Victoria
• Barberry (for a low growing hedge try Crimson Pygmy)

The Tropical Look

• Prickly Pear Cactus - winter hardy for much of Seattle blooming now!
• Gardenia 'Kleims Hardy'             new plants now here
• Yucca Color Guard
• New Zealand Flax
• Cordyline
• Canna Lillies  sold out
• Agapanthus Storm Cloud       Huge 5 gallons now blooming!
• Star Jasmine           new plants to choose from

ROSES   -  Rugosas and ground cover roses still in stock

VINES

• Star Jasmine
• Evergreen Clematis - C. armandii, and Early Sensation
• Clematis - Deciduous varieties
• Climbing Hydrangea
• Wisteria
• Akebia
• Boston Ivy
• Golden Hops
• Grape - ornamental or fruiting

Insects and Disease

   Leaf damage

Many insects damage plants by chewing the leaves, buds, flowers or stems.  Often the type of damage is clearly the work of a specific kind of insect.  Notched leaves, for example, are usually the work of root weevils.  Fortunately there are good solutions for prevention that do not involve toxic chemicals.  The best is the use of barriers that trap the destructive bugs.

		Tangle-Trap Insect Trap Coating & Tree Tanglefoot Pest Barrier These Barriers are effective against crawling insects who must reach the tops of trees in order to feed, mate, or deposit eggs. Such insects include cankerworms, gypsy moth caterpillars, army and tent caterpillars, ants, obscure root weevils and pecan weevils, tussock moths and climbing cutworms. Some of these insects are wingless females. Some of these insects are wingless females. Some may have wings but do not fly. It is a part of their life cycle that they crawl up the trunks of trees to mate and deposit eggs. And others of these insects simply crawl up the trees to feed on their buds, leaves and fruit, consequently devastating the tree. Pest Barriers provide the perfect solution to protecting your valuable trees and reducing future populations of these pests. As the insects climb up over the sticky material, they become trapped without escape. Best of all, the action is strictly mechanical --no pesticides or harmful chemicals are involved. Keep Ants off Hummingbird Feeders    Use pest barriers at the base of bird feeder hanging stands to prevent ants from climbing onto the feeders.  Be careful to avoid getting barrier material on the top part of the feeder hanger or anywhere birds might perch.  In hot weather reapply the material every few weeks to refresh its effectiveness.   Tanglefoot and Tangle-Trap Pest Barriers: Provide long lasting, all weather protection Is formulated for both home and professional use Tanglefoot contains all natural ingredients Can be used alternately for both hot and cold seasons Tangle-Trap Insect Trap Coating - Brush-On Formula 8oz. with brush in can.            $7.99 Tree Tanglefoot Pest Barrier - 6 Oz. tube      $6.99   Prices do not include shipping.  Call or email today to order.

Questions about our trees and shrubs?  Email Chuck! Looking for something in particular? We take special orders. Just call us! Don't know what you want? Just stop by and we can help!