Please note quantity pricing, 25 of a species at ½ list price, 100 of a species at 2/5 list price
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® Trademark Livestake-- Unrooted hardwood cuttings 12-24” long
HWC-- Rooted hardwood cutting, year prior to sale
SWC-- Rooted softwood cutting, summer prior to sale
RC --- Rooted cutting, usually an evergreen
TT-- Twice transplanted
Nat. -- Seed or cuttings from native Wisconsin plants or within their native range. Many from plants in our nursery. TP Treepot 5" deep square pot either 2.5 or 3" square
1-1 1 year in propagation bed, 1 year as a transplant.
2-1 2 years in propagation bed, 1 year as a transplant
2-2 2 years in propagation bed, 2 years as a transplant
2.25" Small plant in small plastic pot, generally these are the rarer more difficult plants for us to produce.
3-6",6-12" The height of the plant above ground, most of our plants are 1-3 years old.
Abeliophyllum distichum White Forsythia
An arching shrub to 6' with white forsythia-like flowers in early spring with sweet fragrance. Deep green foliage which turns purple and yellow tones in fall. Zone 4
6-12" 6.00
Acanthopanax sieboldiana Fiveleaf Aralia
An arching shrub with glossy green palmately compound leaves. The stems are armed with short thorns. Plant grows well in medium shade. Zone 5
6-12" 6.00
Acer davidii David's Maple
A Chinese species of Snakebark Maple growing with a dense crown to 20 ft. with a radiant yellow to red fall color. Best sited in partial shade in hot summer regions. Zone 5-6 6" 4.00
Acer pictum Painted Maple
Medium size Maple with a dense branching habit, leaves smaller than A. truncatum. Good yellow to red fall Color. Zone 5
Plugs 4.00
Acer ginnala Amur Maple
Our strain is from an unusually uniform red fall colored seed source. All seedlings turn a deep red in fall. Zone 2
6-12" 2.00 2-3' 5.00
Acer ginnala semenowii Turkestan Maple
A globe shaped tree at maturity of 25'. This strain is tolerant of higher pH soil. Nice red fruit sumaras
in mid-summer, yellow-orange fall color. Zone 3 6-12" 3.00 2-3' 5.00
Acer ginnala 'Bailey Compact' Bailey Compact Amur
A compact multi stemmed tree to 15'. Also has red fruit in summer and red fall color. Zone 3.
6-12" 3.00
Acer pensylvanicum E USA Striped Maple
An understory tree which does best in shade. Has very large leaves which turn butter yellow in
fall. The bark is green with white stripes vertically. In good-sited trees the bark will remain green
and white to 8" diameter. Zone 4
2.25" pot 3.00 6-12" 4.00
Acer pseudo-sieboldianum Korean Maple
Small multi stemmed tree, foliage similar to Acer palmatum, wonderful red fall color. Zone 3.
2.25" pot 4.00 6-12" 4.50 1 gal 10.00
Acer rubrum WI Native Red Maple
A tree of all seasons. Gray to red twigs in winter, red flowers in early spring before the leaves, red
fruit while developing, brilliant yellow-orange-red-maroon fall color. Zone 3. 6-12" 3.00
Acer saccharinum WI Native Silver Maple
A large fast-growing river bottom tree. Tolerates most soils and provides shade quickly. Foliage
has silver lower surface which is showy in the breeze. Fall color yellow. Zone 2.
6-12" 2.50 12-18" 3.00
Acer saccharum WI Native Sugar Maple
Grows to its finest on rich upland soils. Intolerant of soggy soil. Wonderful oval form in age and
beautiful yellow-orange-red fall color. Zone 3. 6-12" 2.00
Acer spicatum WI Native Mountain Maple
Small understory maple with yellow-green upright flowers. Often deep red fruit sumaras in mid-
summer. Fall color from yellow to pink to burnt orange. Zone 3 2.5" pot 3.00
Acer tataricum Tatarian Maple
Small round-headed tree similar to Acer ginnala. Yellow fall color. Zone 2
6-12" 2.00 3-4' 6.00
Acer triflorum Three-flowered Maple
Hardy, -35F, striking small tree, flaking cinnamon/gray bark, red fall color. Zone 3.
Plugs 5.00
Acer truncatum Shantung Maple
A maple with small Norway Maple shaped leaves, squared at the petiole end. The fall color is a
Very nice red. Zone 5.
6-12" 3.00
Actinidia kolomikta Kiwi Vine
Vigorous vine, lustrous green foliage, male plants have white/pink overpainting, edible yellow fruit. Zone 4.
2.5" pot 3.00 2yr 4.00
Actinidia polygama Silvervine
A Kiwi vine with male plants having a silver overpainting to the leaf. Edible 1.5" yellow fruit on
female vines. Vining to 15'. Zone 4.
2.5" pot 3.00
Aesculus glabra E USA Ohio Buckeye
A medium sized tree with a coarse texture and creamy white flowers in early summer. Glossy
Brown nuts in fall. Zone 3. 6-12" 3.00 2' 8.00
6-12" 3.00 18" 4.50
Aesculus glabra 'Fallred' E USA Fallred Ohio Buckeye
This strain has a good red fall color in mid-September here. Grows a bit slower than most Ohio
Buckeye. Zone 3.
plug 3.00
Aesculus hippocastanum European Horse Chestnut
A large coarse branched tree with deep green leaves, white flowers and brown nuts. Useful in
Moist cool summer regions and as a rootstock for Baumanii. Zone 4. 6-12" 3.00
12" 4.00
Aesculus octandra E USA Yellow Buckeye
A tall stately tree which from a distance appears much like a Shagbark Hickory. Leaves are a rich clean green. The fall color on some specimens is a butter yellow. The nuts are in larger clusters than most species and the husks do not have spines. Zone 4. 6-12" 3.00 18-24” 8.00
6-12" 3.00 12-18" 4.50
Aesculus parviflora SE USA Bottlebrush Buckeye
A shrubby species with the ability to form colonies. Flowers are a tall spike of airy white flowers in
mid-summer. Zone 4. 12" 5.00 12-18" 6.00
Aesculus parviflora serotina SE USA Alabama Bottlebrush
A slightly larger growing shrub which blooms 3-4 weeks later than the species. When mixed with
the above, it will extend the blooming season. Zone 4.
12" 5.00 12-18" 6.00
Aesculus pavia E USA Red Buckeye
Medium sized, wide tree with red flowers in early summer. Marginally hardy here in Zone 4, does
well in Zone 5-6.
6-12" 4.00
Aesculus sylvatica SE USA Painted Buckeye Small tree form species blooms precociously at only 3-4' tall with yellow flowers splashed with pink. Zone 4. 6-12" 3.00
Aesculus turbinata Japanese Horse Chestnut
A beautiful Horse Chestnut with great ability to withstand our dry summers and the drought of
1988 with all the foliage in great shape. A real standout when most Aesculus are bald in August
from scorch and dry wind. Zone 4.
Treepots 6.00
Aesculus turbinata pubescens Chinese Horse Chestnut
In form, this tree is similar to European Horse Chestnut. Its advantage is much better tolerance to
Drought This was one of two species of tree Aesculus to hold leaf through our severe droughts of
1988 and 1991. Zone 4.
Treepots 6.00
Aesculus x carnea Red Horse Chestnut
A medium sized tree with red flowers in early summer. The hybrid of A. hippocastanum and
A. pavia, with hardy character of A. hippocastanum. Zone 4.
6-12" 6.00
Akebia quinata Fiveleaf Akebia
A fence twining vine which when given enough height stays quite narrow, having blue-green
palmate compound foliage and small purple flowers. When grown from cuttings a single parentage few fruits form and escape is minimal. Zone 4.
2.5" pot 3.00
Akebia trifolia Threeleaf Akebia
A nice, blue-green foliage, fence vine. Zone 5.
2.5" pot 4.00
Alnus crispa WI Native Green Alder
An upland sand species growing to 8' as an understory shrub in Oak/Pine barren sites. Good
wildlife browse and winter seed for small birds. Zone 2.
2.5" pot 3.00
Alnus glutinosa European Black Alder
Large tree when grown near water. Shape somewhat like a Larch and bearing cone-like fruit in fall, persisting through winter. Rootstock for Alder cultivars. Zone 3.
6-12" 3.00
Alnus incana European White Alder
Also a good sized tree with a habit like the above species. Bark is light gray. Zone 3.
2.25" pot 3.00
Alnus japonica Japanese Alder
A tall shrub/small tree with foliage much like a narrow Cottonwood leaf. Zone 4.
2.25" pot 3.00
Alnus maritima E USA Seaside Alder
A dense growing shrub with foliage like a wide Willow leaf. Has the interesting character of
blooming its catkins in September. A nice display of cone-like fruit and open catkins at the same
time. Zone 5.
6" 3.00
Alnus rugosa WI Native Speckled Alder
The stream bank Alder of northern Wisconsin and lowland marsh over most of the state. Grows to
20'. Zone 2.
plug 2.50 2.5" pot 3.00
Alnus serrulata E Native Smooth Alder
A smaller growing species than the above, which occupies stream banks and wetlands in the eastern USA. Found into Illinois about a zone farther south than Alnus rugosa. Zone 5.
2.25" pot 3.00
Amelanchier arborea WI Native Downy Serviceberry
Tall multi stem shrub found throughout Wisconsin. Tolerates medium shade and flowers in mid-
May here, bearing blue fruit in July. Yellow fall color. 25'. Zone 3.
6" 3.00 12-18" 5.00
Amelanchier canadensis E USA Shadblow
(true Eastern US type)
A medium height, coarser branched shrub with showy white flowers and large 1/2" blue fruit in
abundance. Glossy deep green foliage and yellow-orange fall color. 6-7'. Zone 3.
2.5" pot 3.00 Treepot 6.00
Amelanchier x grandiflora Native Apple Serviceberry
Medium height vase-shaped form with fine textured branching. Blue green foliage opens after
the display of white flowers in early May. Fruits are reddish purple and quickly eaten by birds.
Foliage is blue green with orange and red fall color, a plus in winter with the fine texture and
slate gray bark. 40'. Zone 3.
6" 3.00 18" 5.00
Amelanchier laevis WI Native Allegheny Serviceberry
One of the first small trees to bloom in the understory of Wisconsin's woods. Flowers white before the purplish young leaves open. Fruits turn a bright red before ripening to purple, when birds leave them this long. Trees tend to have a pendulous fine branching and bright orange-red fall color.
Zone 3.
6" 3.00
Amelanchier sanguinea WI Native Roundleaf Serviceberry
Grows in great numbers in the sandy barrens of Wisconsin, and also strangely along the heavy clay
bluffs along the Great Lakes. In happy sites, the plants grow multi stemmed to 15' with round, blue
green leaves. This species flowers in a nice display several weeks later than others, and the blue
fruit is ripe in August. Yellow fall color. Zone 3. 2010
Amelanchier stolonifera WI Native Running Serviceberry
The lowest growing of our species, forming large colonies in open sun. Blue green foliage and very
tasty blue fruit borne abundantly. Fall color yellow, small white flowers. 5'. Zone 3.
2.5" pot 3.00
Amelanchier 'Coles Select'
Selection of Amelanchier x grandiflora, blue green leaves. Nice flower display and red fall color.
Zone 3.
2-3" 8.50
Amelanchier 'Princess Diana' PP 6041
Selection of Amelanchier x grandiflora. Profuse flowering and fruit. Rich blue green leaves
with fall color starting yellow and progressing to brilliant red. 25'. Zone 3
18" 8.50
Amorpha canescens WI Native Leadplant
Open growing 2-4' shrub in prairie and Oak savanna. Green gray compound leaves and spikes of
purple flowers with orange anthers in mid-summer. Zone 3.
2.5" pot 3.50
Amorpha fruticosa WI Native Indigo Bush Amorpha
River bottom and flood plain shrub to 10'. Green legume foliage and spikes of purple flowers in
summer. Clusters of tiny black-brown pods throughout winter. Zone 4.
6-12" 2.00 18-24" 4.00
Ampelopsis aconitifolia Monkshood Porcelainberry
Mildly vigorous vine, leaves are deeply divided giving an airy appearance. Zone 4.
1yr 3.00
Ampelopsis arborea S USA Native Racoon Grape
Vigorous vine with highly compound leaves having orange-tan fall color. Clusters of shiny black 1/2" berries in October. Zone 6. 2yr 4.00
Ampelopsis cordata E USA American Porcelainberry
Light green leaves similar to grape with fruit going from pink to sky blue. Zone 4.
2.5" pot 4.00
Andromeda glaucophylla WI Native Andromeda
Low growing evergreen bog plant with blue green narrow leaves, small bell flowers. Requires
Moist acid soil to do well. Zone 2.
2.5" pot 3.00
Aralia elata Japanese Angelica-tree
A very coarse stemmed shrub with double compound leaves to 3' long. Short spines on stems and
leaf rachis. Fleecy white flower clusters in late summer followed shortly by large loose clusters of
BB-sized black berries. Zone 5. 2.25" pot 3.00 September 2010
Aralia spinosa E USA Devil's Walking Stick
Also coarse and few branched shrub forming sizable colonies. Fruits larger and foliage not shiny
Green as the above species. This one has good fall color, orange to maroon. Both these species
make a unique centerpiece during the winter, with the 6-8' stems covered in short spines. Zone 5.
2.5" pot 3.00 September 2010
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi WI Native Bearberry
Trailing, glossy-leaved evergreen forms large mats. Nice pea-sized red berries through winter.
Maroon leaves from frost through winter. Prefers sandy soil or rocky ground and much sun.
Zone 1.
2.5" pot 3.00
Aristolochia durior E USA Dutchman's Pipe
High climbing large, light-green leafed vine, interesting pipe-like flowers and 4-6" round pods in
fall. To enjoy the odd flowers, they should be grown on a trellis or grape arbor as they will be
hidden by foliage on a fence. Zone 4. 2.25" pot 3.00 June 2009
Aristolochia tomentosa C USA Wooly Pipevine
Dense vine growth ideal for narrow trellis screening. Large heart shaped leaves and curious smoking pipe like flowers. Zone 4 2.25” pots 3.00
1yr 3.00
Aronia arbutifolia E USA Red Chokeberry
Fine texture in branching and foliage. Nice white flower clusters and bright red fruit persisting
Through winter. Fire red fall color. 10'. Zone 4. 2' 4.00
2.5" pot 3.00
Aronia a. 'Brilliantissima' E USA
Selection for larger bright red fruit. Zone 4.
12-18" 8.00
Aronia melanocarpa elata WI Native Glossy Black Chokeberry
Dense colonial shrub found in both wet and dry sites. Nice rich glossy foliage and showy white
flowers. Glossy pea-sized berries persisting through winter in small clusters. Bright red fall color
6'. Zone 3.
6-12" 3.00 18" 5.00
Aronia melanocarpa grandifolia E USA Appleleaf Chokeberry
Larger in all respects. Deep green leaves. 4-6" clusters of white flowers and later 1/2" black
berries. Fall color is yellow-orange-red in combination. 6-8' Zone 3.
2.5" pot 3.00
Aronia prunifolia E USA Purple Chokeberry
Very similar to Aronia melanocarpa grandifolia. Fruit purple-black. Zone 3. 6-12" 2.00
2.5" pot 3.00
Asimina triloba E USA Pawpaw
Tropical looking foliage, understory colonial tree, edible fruits. Illinois seed. Zone 4. 2.25" pot 3.00
6" 3.00
Berberis thunbergii 'Crimson Pygmy'
Dwarf redleaf Barberry, dense hemishpere 18-24". Zone 4
2.5" pot 3.00
Berberis t. 'Erecta'
Upright greenleaf Barberry, 3'. Zone 3.
2.5" pot 3.00
Berberis t. 'Goldring'
Redleaf form, except for golden edge to the leaves, which are larger than many redleaf cultivars.
Zone 4.
2.5" pot 3.00
Berberis t. 'Marshall's Upright'
Upright, rather open redleaf form, 3-4'. Zone 5. 2.25" pot 3.00
2.5" pot 3.00
Berberis t. 'Rose Glow'
Redleaf form with white irregular variegation in foliage, most pronounced in new growth, 3-4'.
Zone 5. 2.25" pot 3.00
2.5" pot 3.00
Berberis t. 'Sparkle'
Glossy green leaved form, also with a nice display of yellow flowers and bright orange-red fall
color. Horizontal branching. 4'. Zone 4. 2.25"
2.5" pot 3.00 6-12" 4.00
Berberis t. 'Thornless'
Fine textured green leaves on nearly thornless plants with arching form, 4'. Zone 3.
12" 4.00
Betula alleghaniensis WI Native Yellow Birch
A large tree with trunk to 3'. Bark of young plants a varnished tan, yellow tan in middle age,
gray black and platty in old age. Leaves a dark green to butter yellow in fall. Branching often,
with a recurved sweeping nature, Zone 2.
2.5" pot 3.00 12-18" 4.00
Betula glandulifera WI Native Bog Birch
A fine textured, shrubby species with small thick leaves and a good deal of red in the fall color.
Grows well only in wetlands. Zone 2.
2.5" pot 3.00
Betula lenta E USA Sweet Birch
A fine textured, regularly branched tree with sweeping branches. Beautiful yellow fall color to
contrast the black bark. Zone 3.
2.5" pots 3.00 June 2009
Betula nigra WI Native River Birch
River valley birch which grows to great size. Crown spread can reach 80'. Colorful cinnamon and
white flaking bark until very old. Good plant if birch borer is a problem with Paper Birch. Does
not like alkaline soil. Zone 3.
12-18" 3.00
Betula papyrifera WI Native Paper Birch
White barked birch often planted in groups and clumps in our landscapes. Will do well where
the soil is cool and moist. NOT FOR HOT DRY SITES. Zone 2.
12-18" 3.
Betula populifolia ‘Whitespire seedling’ E USA
White barked upright and narrow tree, will tolerate much drier and hot sites. Our seed is from the
original 'Whitespire'. We do not consider this to the way to produce a cultivar, but all other plants
of this species have also shown good borer resistance. Zone 3.
2.5" pot 3.00 June 2009
Betula populilfolia E USA Gray Birch
A fast growing white barked species, narrow and strongly leadered tree. It's range is the Eastern
U.S. Zone 3.
2.5" pot 3.00
UNUSUAL BIRCHES
Betula ermani Rock Birch
Ours from seed from the snow line of Mt. Fuji, Japan and has proven hardy here for 15 years. Smaller growing white to cream barked birch. Zone 4
2.5" pots 3.00
Betula uber SE USA Roundleaf Birch
Rare birch form SE USA, Smaller growing than Yellow Birch and more graceful branching.
Zone 4
6-12" 5.00
Buxus sinica insularis Korean Boxwood
A very hardy species with dense olive green foliage. To 6'. Bronze green color in winter. Zone 3.
RC 3.00
Buxus 'Wintergreen" Wintergreen Boxwood
Selection for better green winter color. Zone 3.
RC 3.00
Buxus sinica insularis x sempervirens Hybrid Boxwood
Very uniform dense shrub, hemisphere shape and blue green leaves. Only slight bronze cast in
winter. 4'. Zone 4.
RC 4.00
Callicarpa americana S USA Beautyberry
Treated as a perennial die down shrub here. Nice full shrub in a season with tiny pink flowers
Followed by iridescent purple berries in fall. 4' Zone 6.
2.5" pot 3.00 September 2010
Calycanthus fertilis E USA Pale Carolina Allspice
Slightly smaller growing shrub with much more fruit produced. Zone 5.
6-12" 3.00
Calycanthus floridus E USA Carolina Allspice
A coarse shrub to 6' with deep green, highly scented leaves. Interesting purple-brown flowers
in summer and globose tan fruits in winter. Quite tolerant of shade. Zone 5.
6-12" 3.00
Campsis radicans E USA Trumpetcreeper
Vigorous high climbing vine with large orange-red trumpet flowers during summer, much liked
by hummingbirds. Few fruit pods by fall. Will sucker from the roots for some distance from the
mother plant. Zone 4.
12-18" 4.00
Caragana arborescens Siberian Peashrub
Yellow flowered large shrub, at its best in light shade here where the flowers brighten the
landscape. Zone 2.
18" 4.00
Carpinus betulus European Hornbeam
Very dense low-branched medium height tree. Rich green foliage and interesting fruit. Used as a
rootstock for cultivars. Zone 5.
12" 4.00
Carpinus caroliniana WI Native American Hornbeam
Small growing understory tree which will take deep shade. Muscled smooth gray bark, winged
seeds and foliage red and orange fall color. Overall very fine texture. Zone 3.
6" 3.50 18-24”Tr 8.00
Carya cordiformis WI Native Yellowbud Hickory
Large stately tree with fine deep green foliage and rich yellow fall color quite late. Zone 3.
Plugs 3.00
Carya glabra E USA Pignut Hickory
Medium -large tree, small inedible nut, yellow fall color. Zone 4
Plugs 3.00 6-12" 3.50
Carya illinoiensis SE USA Pecan
Large majestic tree growing in the Mississsippi Bottomlands and hardy to southern Wisconsin. Ours are from Illinois seed and may not produce filled nuts in the most northern locations in Zone 5 due to too short a frost free season. Zone 5
Plugs 3.00
Carya laciniosa E USA Shellbark Hickory
Large tree, bark with long peeling straps, large edible nut, wetland species. Zone 5
6-12" 3.00 Treepots 4.00
Carya ovata WI Native Shagbark Hickory
Also a large tree with peeling straps of gray bark. Nuts very attractive to wildlife and people.
Best trees have butter yellow fall color. Zone 4.
4-6" 2.50 6-12" 3.00
Carya tomentosa E USA Mockernut Hickory
Very large wide tree, Growing mostly on drier upland sites, large edible nut. Zone 5
Plugs 3.00
Castanea dentata E USA American Chestnut
Coarse branched round headed tree which can attain large size. Showy white flowers in summer,
followed by clusters of sharp bristled husks containing delicious nuts. Zone 3.
6-12" 3.00
Castanea pumila E USA Chinkapin
Round shrub to small tree with black acorn-like nuts enclosed in a bristly husk. Some resistance to Chestnut Blight. Zone 4
Plugs 4.00
Catalpa bignonioides E USA Southern Catalpa
Large leafed coarse tree with clusters of white flowers speckled with purple in early summer
followed by cigar-like pods in fall through winter. Bark is flaky on old plants. Zone 4.
6-12" 3.00 June 2009
Catalpa bungei Oriental Catalpa
Wide and lower growing species to 40’. Zone 4 6-12” 4.00
6-12" 4.00 June 2009
Catalpa ovata Chinese Catalpa
Somewhat finer textured species with clusters of pencil-sized pods. Smaller stature trees. Zone 4.
6-12" 3.00
Catalpa speciosa Mid USA Native Northern Catalpa
Tall coarse tree with narrower habit than C. bignonioides. Ridged bark in age. Zone 3.
12-18" 4.00
Ceanothus americanus WI Native New Jersey-Tea
Sub-shrub of our prairies and open savanna. Puffs of white flowers in July here, followed by flat
clusters of seed pods which in late summer are a maroon color before ripening up black. Often
browsed heavily by wildlife. 2'. Zone 3.
Plugs 4.00
Ceanothus ovatus WI Native Inland Tea
More woody species here. Found on dry prairie and Jack Pine savanna. Dense glossy foliage
with white puffs of flowers in May with fruit fully ripe in late July. 2' Zone 3.
Plugs 6.00
Celastrus scandens WI Native American Bittersweet
Climbing vine with showy orange capsules with red berries inside, borne at the end of its shoots.
Seen wild along roads and at the edge of woods. Not as aggressive, but does form large colonies.
Zone 4.
1 yr 3.00 12-18" 4.00
Celtis laevigata E USA Sugarberry
Ours are from a large tree in Milwaukee, WI, which is very hardy. Clean fine texture and no
witch's brooming. Gray bark covered with small plates. Zone 5.
12-18" 3.00
Celtis occidentalis WI Native Hackberry
Seedling of local native trees. Great vase shaped tree in age, difficult in youth. Zone 3.
6-12" 3.00 12-18" 4.00
Celtis tenuifolia USA Dwarf Hackberry Small stature species to 15' which fruits profusely, often when only 4' tall. Growing in very dry sites and often on very poor soil, dwarfs down to 4-5' tall on shale barrens. Zone 4 6" 3.00
Cephalanthus occidentalis WI Native Buttonbush
Tropical appearing mass wetland shrub. White globe flowers in mid-summer and round groups
of terminal seed heads. Best plants have red seed heads in early fall, deep green shiny leaves
in summer. One of the last plants to leaf out in spring. Wants temperatures near 80F. 8'.
Zone 3.
2.5" pot 2.50
Cercidiphyllum japonicum Katsura-tree
Dense fine texture pyramidal tree in youth with heart-shaped blue green leaves. Yellow to reddish
fall color. Quite fast growing and graceful. 60' Zone 4.
2.5" pot 4.00
Cercis canadensis E USA American Redbud
Medium sized understory tree, Likes alkaline soil. Heart shaped leaves and bright purple-pink
flowers all along the branches in May. Old trees have cinnamon red bark and 3-4" pods all winter.
Foliage a good yellow fall color if not frosted. To grow successfully here, do not fertilize much
and allow to go dormant early. This reduced our annual dieback markedly. Zone 4.
Plugs 2.50 6-12" 3.00 12-18" 4.00
Chaenomeles japonica alpina Dwarf Japanese Quince
A very hardy dwarf 2' shrub with orange-red flowers before the foliage in spring, also some
flowers later. Fruits are like 2" yellow apples along the branches in fall. Zone 4.
6-12" 3.00 12-18" 4.00
Chaenomeles 'Cameo' Cameo Quince
Low growing cultivar with peach color double flowers. Very hardy in Zone 4. 3'.
SWC 3.00
Chaenomeles 'Jet Trail' Jet Trail Quince
Low growing white flowered shrub with very few thorns. Zone 4.
SWC 3.00 6-12" 4.00
Chaenomeles 'Texas Scarlet' Texas Scarlet Quince
Low thornless red flowered Quince. 2'. Zone 4.
SWC 3.00
Chaenomeles 'Toyo- Nishiki' Toyo Nishiki Quince
Taller cultivar, 7', with flowers of white, pink, and red upon the same shrub. Quite hardy for us
but a bit thorny. Zone 5.
SWC 3.00 12" 4.00
Chamaedaphne calyculata WI Native Leatherleaf
A low evergreen bog shrub. Small white bell flowers along the underside of its twigs. Glossy
Green in summer, bronze in winter. In our southern bogs it is often the only shrub and forms great
masses. Farther north it is also in wet acid woods. Zone 1.
SWC 3.00
Chionanthus retusus Chinese Fringetree
Small round headed tree with fleecy white flowers and prolific blue drupe fruits. Zone 4.
6" 3.00
Chionanthus virginicus E USA Fringetree
Shrubby small tree in our climate. Deep green lustrous leaves, fleecy white flowers and blue
fruit. Zone 4. 3"
3" 3.00 6-12" 4.00
Cladrastis lutea E USA Yellowwood
Fine textured medium sized tree with ash-like leaves and creamy white flowers in large clusters in
early summer. Smooth gray bark and long panicles of small pods through the winter. Zone 4.
2.25" pot 3.00
Clematis ligusticifolia W USA Western Clematis
Vigorous western species with small white flowers in mid-summer. Zone 3 2yr 3.00
2yr 3.00
Clematis serratifolia Yellow Bell Clematis
Vigorous vine covered with 1" yellow bell flowers in mid to late summer. Zone 4.
2.5" pot 3.00
Clematis virginiana WI Native Virgin's Bower
Our native vigorous Clematis with small creamy white flowers in late summer and plumes of seed
in fall. Zone 3.
Plugs 2.50 2yr 4.00
Clethra acuminata E USA Mountain Summersweet
Tall shrub found along moist mountain stream banks in the Applachains. Nice spikes of white
flowers in mid-summer and glorious orange-brown peeling bark. Yellow fall color. Hardy in
warm parts of zone 5. We are trying them in zone 4. 10-12' Zone 5.
2.5" pot 3.00 6-12" 5.00
Clethra barbinerve Japanese Summersweet
Medium tall shrub with spikes of white flowers in mid -summer. Zone 5 2.25"
2.5" pot 3.00 Septemberr 2010
Clethera alnifolia E USA Summersweet
Eastern wetland shrub with a dense colonial habit and fragrant white spikes of bloom in summer.
6'. Zone 4.
2.5" pot 3.00
Cocculus carolina E USA Snailseed Vine
Climbing vine, glossy foliage and clusters of red berries for show in fall, yellow fall color. Zone 6
2.25" pot 3.00
Comptonia peregrina WI Native Sweetfern Sage
Low colonial shrubs of sandy soil and sun. Deep green serrate leaves with a strong fragrance.
Catkin bloom and bur-like fruit. Roots are able to fix nitrogen so growth is strong even on nearly
sterile soil sands. Zone 2.
RC 2.00 6-12" div. 3.00 12-18" div. 5.00
Cornus alba 'Elegantissima' European Variegated Dogwood
Our strain is well variegated, grows to about 6' and has red twigs in winter. Zone 3.
2.25” pot 3.00
Cornus alternifolia WI Native Pagoda Dogwood
Shrub maturing to a small tree. Ideal for a shady landscape. Creamy white flowers in early
summer, blue black fruit in July, and purple with yellow fall color. Nice horizontal branching.
Does not like hot dry sun. 20'. Zone 3. 6-12" 3.00 12-18” 4.00
6-12" 3.00 12-18" 4.00 few
Cornus amomum WI Native Silky Dogwood
Dark red twigs. Midnight blue fruit in late summer. 8'. Zone 3. 6-12" 2.00 2-3' 3.00
6-12" 2.50 18-24" 4.00
Cornus canadensis WI Native Bunchberry
Groundcover species of acid woodlands. 1" white bracts around flower similar to C. florida,
followed by bunches of bright red berries from July to September. Zone 2.
2.25" pot 4.00
Cornus drummondii WI Native Roughleaf Dogwood
Tall species slightly more coarse then C. racemosa. Creamy white flowers and clean white fruit
clusters. Foliage colors to purple very late in fall. Best feature of this plant is little of the septoria
leafspot problem found on C. racemosa. 12'. Zone 4.
12-18" 3.00 2-3' 4.00
Cornus foemina E USA Stiff Dogwood
Wetland species from southern Illinois, 6-7', narrow leaves for a Dogwood, purplish fall color.
Zone 4.
2.5" pot 5.00
Cornus mas Cornelian Cherry
Small tree species with lustrous deep green leaves, small pale yellow flowers before the leaves in
early spring. Bright red cherry-sized fruit in late summer which are edible and make a fine jam.
Zone 4.
Plugs 3.00
Cornus mas 'Golden Glory'
Selection for upright barrel shape and lustrous deep green leaf. Also nice bright red fruit ripening
later than most seedlings. Zone 4. 6-12” 6.00
SWC 4.00
Cornus obliqua 'Select' WI Native Pale Dogwood
Generally more disease free version of Wisconsiin Silky Dogwood, 10', prefers moist sites, deep blue fruit. Zone 4
6-12" 2.50
Cornus racemosa WI Native Gray Dogwood
5-6' colonial shrub found in most fence rows in Wisconsin. Creamy white flowers and white fruit.
Fall color a nice purple. Rosy red fruit pedicels remain colorful long after the fruit has been eaten.
Overall a fine textured shrub with gray bark in winter. Zone 3.
6-12" 2.50 12-18" 3.50
Cornus rugosa WI Native Roundleaf Dogwood
Tall colonial shrub with luxurious foliage when happy on cool soil. Clusters of sky blue berries on pink pedicels. 10'. Zone 3.
plugs 3.00 few
Cornus sanguinea Bloodtwig Dogwood
Tall dense foliaged species with creamy white flowers, black fruit and deep brick red twigs. 12'.
Zone 4.
Plugs 3.00
Cornus sericea WI Native Redtwig Dogwood
Medium height shrub with white flowers, white fruit and red winter twigs which brighten to fire
red in late winter. 6'. Zone 2.
6-12" 2.50 2-3' 4.00
Cornus 'Cardinal' Cardinal Dogwood
Taller than our native type. Variant found in Minnesota/Northern Wisconsin populations. Twigs color early to a bright orange-red, fading in late winter as our native here brightens. Zone 3.
2.5" pot 3.00
Corylus americana WI Native Hazelnut
Colonial shrub with very early catkin bloom. Edible nuts in August enclosed in a leaf-like husk.
Fall color a good combination of yellow to red and purple. Will grow on very poor soil. Variable
height from 4-8'. Zone 3.
Plugs 2.50 6-12" 3.00 12-18" 4.00
Corylus cornuta WI Native Beaked Hazelnut
A northern species which tolerates lots of shade. Early catkin bloom and edible nuts in September. Clear yellow fall color. 8'. If grown in southern areas with hot sun in summer, they need to have half shade to avoid leaf burn. Zone 3.
6" 3.50 12-18" 5.00 few
Cotoneaster acutifolius (lucidus) Hedge Cotoneaster
Excellent shrub for hedging, can be kept anywhere from 3-8'. Glossy deep green leaves with rich
fall color from yellow to red. Small black berries along the stems into early winter. Zone 3 12" 3.00
12-18" 3.50
Cotoneaster apiculatus Cranberry Cotoneaster
Low arching branches make this plant a good groundcover in sunny plantings. Small pink flowers
followed by bright red berries into early winter. Shiny leaves with maroon fall color. Zone 4.
6" 3.00
Cotoneaster divaricatus Spreading Cotoneaster
Fine foliaged vase shaped shrub to 6'. Small red berries along the stems in fall, maroon fall color.
Occasional dieback in zone 4. Zone 4
6" 2.50
Cotoneaster horizontalis Rockspray Cotoneaster
Flat growing species with very regular herringbone branch pattern. Plants slowly mound to 18"
as they age. Small bright red fruit in the fall. Best grown here where snow cover is yearly.
Zone 4.
2.5" pot 3.00
Cotoneaster multiflorus Manyflowered Cotoneaster
Large shrub with arching branches eventually about 10' tall and wide. Showy white flowers, but
not pleasantly scented. Bears abundant red berries which cover the branches and persist until late
fall. Zone 4.
6" 3.00
Crataegus ambigua Russian Hawthorn
A small growing Hawthorn to 20' and wide, with few thorns. Foliage deeply dissected and quite
resistant to rust. Multitudes of showy white flowers in spring without the foul scent of many
Hawthorns. Fruit a deep brick red when fully ripe and not persistent. Zone 4.
12" 3.00 few
Crataegus crus-galli WI Native Cockspur Hawthorn
A good rust resistant Hawthorn with deep green shiny leaves and nice persistent red fruit.
Species does have large thorns which limit its planting sites. Zone 3. 18" 4.00 Sold out 2010
Crataegus macracantha WI Native Bigspur Hawthorn
Similar habit and size to C. crus-galli. Also good rust resistance. Has brighter red fruit.
Zone 4. September 2010
Crataegus macrosperma WI Native Globe Hawthorn
Horizontal branching Hawthorn with glossy foliage, often growing to anear perfect globe shape, brick red fruit showy in fall. Zone 3. September 2010
Crataegus mollis WI Native Downy Hawthorn
Large wide growing plants with showy flowers and bright red non-persistent fruit found on
clay soils over much of Wisconsin. Although susceptible to rust and often without leaves
from August on, the species is a dominant plant in our river bottom ecosystems where they
are progressing from open grassland. Zone 3.
18" 4.00
Crataegus phaenopyrum E USA Washington Hawthorn
An upright tree with good flower show and persistent orange fruit in cluster. Fall color
yellow to orange. Quite resistant to rust and the thorns are numerous but short. Zone 4.
6-12" 3.00 12-18” 4.00
Crataegus punctata WI Native Dotted Hawthorn
Companion Hawthorn with Downy Hawthorn in many river valleys, good flower display. Occurs with both red and yellow fruited specimens. Zone 4 September 2010
Deutzia x lemoinei Lemoine Deutzia
Medium sized upright twiggy shrub with good white fragrant flower display in May. Colorful
brown bark. Little fall leaf color. Zone 4.
SWC 3.00
Deutzia x lemoinei 'Compacta' Compact Lemoine Deutzia
Similar habit to the species. Shorter growing and slightly larger leaves. Zone 4.
SWC 3.00
Diervilla lonicera WI Native Dwarf Bush -Honeysuckle
The native type with green new growth and low growth, 18", forming massive colonies in
sunny sites on generally poor soil. Rich fall color yellow-red-maroon. Small terminal yellow
flowers which fade to orange just prior to falling. Zone 2. SWC 2.00
SWC 2.00
Diervilla sessilifolia E USA Southern Bush -Honeysuckle
More robust grower to 4' with reddish new growth, somewhat reddish all season. Zone 3.
SWC 2.00 18" 3.00
Diervilla 'Copper’ Copperleaf Bush - Honeysuckle
Stoloniferous shrub to 2-1/2' with copper new foliage in flushes through the season. Zone 3.
2.5" pot 3.50
Diospyros virginiana E USA Persimmon
Medium height tree, much taller than wide. Interesting scale-like bark, edible plum sized fruit
borne along the stems. Zone 4.
Plugs 3.00 18-24" 5.00
Dirca palustris WI Native Leatherwood
A very shade tolerant shrub found even in Sugar Maple woods. When in shade the plants have
horizontal branching and much character. Small yellow flowers before the leaves in early spring
before much else is active. To 6'. Zone 3.
3-6" 4.00 June 2010
Epigaea repens WI Native Trailing Arbutus
Ground hugging spreading evergreen. Fragrant white to pink flowers in early May here. Needs
acid soil and seems to do best in leaf mold. Zone 2.
Plugs 4.00 June 2010
Euonymus alata Burning Bush
Nice colorful shrub with winged twigs, pink fall color and small orange fruits. Zone 3.
SWC 2.00 6-12" 3.00
Euonymus a. 'Compacta' Compact Burning Bush
Dense smaller version with red fall color and less winging on the branches. Has proven to have
hardiness problems in zone 4. Zone 4
6" 3.00
Euonymus a. koreana 'Nordine'
Large leaf and large papery winged form with deep red fall color and good fruit display. Grows
slightly larger than E. a. 'Compacta'. Zone 3.
6-12" 3.00
Euonymus atropurpurea WI Native Eastern Wahoo
Our native Euonymus in Wisconsin. Large colonial shrub with good red fall color and pale pink
fruits. We are working with selection for powdery mildew resistance. Zone 3.
SWC 3.00
Euonymus americanus E USA Strawberrybush Colonial low shrub with evergreen leaves and bright pink capsules in September. Zone 5. 1yr 3.00
Euonymus europaea European Spindletree
Tall shrub to small tree. Deep green leaves and red fall color. Very nice display of pink fruit
capsule into early winter. Zone 3.
12-18" 4.00
Euonymus e. 'Atrorubens' Redfruit Spindletree
Tall shrubby tree with a more coarse texture. Beautiful deep red fruit capsules. Zone 3.
18-24" 6.50
Euonymus e. 'Aldenhamensis' Aldenham Spindletree
Finer form than the species mainly because of much narrower leaves. Yellow-pink fall color and
covered with bright pink fruit. Zone 3.
12-18" 4.00
Euonymus e. 'Redcap' Redcap Spindletree
Selection for good tight growth and volumes of nice red capsules. Zone 3.
6-12" 3.00
Euonymus f. 'Vegeta' Bigleaf Wintercreeper
Vining evergreen species with ability to climb at least 40'. Orange fruit in fall. Zone 5.
RC 3.00
Euonymus obovatus E USA Running Strawberry Euonymus
An American native groundcover with deciduous leaves and large bristled red fruit capsules.
Zone 4.
RC 3.00
Evodia daniellii Korean Evodia
A small tree in zone 5-6 with Ash-like foliage and large cluster of seed capsules which are red in
late summer, opening in late fall to small black seeds. Zone 6.
2.5" pot 3.00 Sold out for 2010
Exochorda racemosa Pearlbush
Arching shrub to 6' here, good heavy bloomer with 1" pure white flowers. Zone 4.
2.25" pot 3.00
Exochorda serratifolia Patchbark Pearlbush
Large shrub with arching branches, long lasting white flower display in spring and interesting
five-parted fruit capsules in clusters all winter. Foliage blue-green. Zone 4.
2.25" pot 3.00
Fagus grandifolia WI Native American Beech
Large climax forest tree with edible nuts in small bristly burs, lustrous green leaves in summer
and copper fall color. Winter texture very fine with smooth gray bark even in great age. Zone 3.
Plug 3.00
Fagus sylvatica European Beech
Also a large tree that prefers cool soil. Great as the species or useful as a rootstock for any of the
cultivars. Zone 3.
Plug 3.00
Fontanesia fortunei 'Titan' Titan Fontanesia
Upright shrub to small tree with fine twigs and Privet-like leaves. Purple and green fall color.
Zone 4. 2010
Foresteria neomexicana W USA New Mexico Privet
Also an upright shrub with Privet-like leaves and summer blue fruit. Can be used for light
screening with its airy texture. 15'. Zone 4.
SWC 3.00
Fothergilla gardenii E USA Small Fothergilla
Small dense shrub with short bottlebrush white flowers and wonderful fall color, combines
yellow-orange-red. 3-4' Zone 4.
SWC potted 4.00
Fothergilla major E USA Large Fothergilla
Tall shrub similar to Witchhazel, but with the white bottlebrush flowers and nice fall color.
Zone 4.
6-12" 5.00
Forsythia 'Arnold Dwarf'
Medium sized shrub with bright green leaves, yellow flowers in spring in zones warmer than 4.
Flowers Zone 6
6-12" 3.00
Forsythia 'Bronxensis'
Dwarf mounded shrub with upright branching and bright green serrate leaves, purple fall color.
Very rarely blooms here and is grown for the shape and foliage. Zone 4. Bloom zone 5/6.
6" 3.00
Forsythia 'Happy Centennial'
Low shrub with deep green small serrate leaves and horizontal branching. Blooms more here than
F. 'Bronxensis.' 2'. Zone 4.
2.5" pot 3.00
Forsythia 'Lynnwood' Lynnwood Gold Forsythia
Medium arching shrub with clear yellow flowers of good size. Best zone 5 and south. 12" 3.00
12-18" 3.00
Forsythia 'Meadowlark'
6-8' shrub with rich heavy green foliage and covered with clear yellow flowers even after -35F
Upright habit and purple fall color. Zone 3.
SWC 2.50 6-12" 3.00
Forsythia 'New Hampshire Gold'
Arching shrub with foliage like the F. x intermedia cultivars, flowers hardy to -25 F, purple fall
color. Zone 4
2.5" pot 3.00
Forsythia 'Northern Gold'
5-6' shrub with hardiness like 'Meadowlark'. Zone 3. SWC 2.00
2.5" pot 3.00
Forsythia 'Northern Sun'
Strongly upright shrub with the same hardiness an 'Meadowlark'. Zone 3.
2.5" pot 3.00
Forsythia ovata Early Forsythia
Species with thick satin deep green leaves and pale yellow flowers before most Forsythia.
Useful as a 3-4' hedge. Purple fall color. 6-12" Zone 3.
2.5" pot 3.00
Forsythia 'Sunrise'
Lower grower with flower hardiness near -25F. To 5'. Zone 4.
2.5" pot 3.00
Forsythia suspensa Weeping Forsythia
Large yet fine textured shrub that mounds upon itself to about 6-8'. Good flower display about
1 in 2 years here. Zone 4.
2.5" pot 3.00
Forsythia mandshurica 'Vermont Sun'
Quite different than other Forsythia. A selection of Forsythia mandshurica with velvety lower leaf surface, large leaves, and good deep yellow flowers. Reliable bloom here. Fall color a nice purple. Zone 4.
SWC 3.00
Fraxinus americana WI Native White Ash
Large tree with a clean habit into old age. Fall color from yellow to reds and purple.
Zone 3.
12-18" 3.00 18-24" 4.00
Fraxinus chinensis Chinese White Ash
Wide lower growing tree with foliage much like White Ash. Fall color pale yellow. Zone 4
2-3' 5.00
Fraxinus nigra WI Native Black Ash
A cold wetland tree with leaves more like a Walnut. Ridged bark with a corky texture. Fall
colors early to yellow. Zone 2.
plugs 3.00
Fraxinus pennsylvanicum WI Native Green Ash
The Ash found in Wisconsin on low clay soils and river bottoms. Very good form when young
very fast growth, yellow fall color at best. Zone 2.
18-24" 2.50 3-4' 4.00
Fraxinus quadrangulata E USA Blue Ash
Round headed Ash also found rarely in wetlands in Southeastern Wisconsin. Four winged young
branches. Foliage similar to Walnut. Zone 5.
2.5" pot 3.00
Gaultheria hispidula WI Native Creeping Snowberry
Very low tiny leaved evergreen which grows in wet moss soils in deep shade, bearing small white
Styrofoam-like berries. Needs acid soil, very little summer sun. Zone 2.
2.5" pot 4.00
Gaultheria procumbens WI Native Wintergreen
Stoloniferous glossy leaved evergreen groundcover. Small bell flowers and bright red berries which ripen fully in the second spring here. Winter color of leaves is purple-maroon. Crushed leaves have the Wintergreen fragrance. Zone 2.
Divisions 2.00 2.5" pot 4.00
Gaylussacia baccata WI Native Black Huckleberry
Low colonial shrub bearing small bell flowers and blue or black sweet berries. Bright red fall color. Needs acid soil and best in light shade. Zone 4.
2.5" pot 3.00
Genista tinctoria 'Royal Gold' Royal Gold Woadwaxen
Small shrub which is more like a perennial here. Shiny and tiny foliage stays green until December. Spikes of pea-like yellow flowers on new wood each summer. Zone 4. 2.25" pot 3.00
2.5" pot 3.00
Ginkgo biloba Ginkgo
Unusual broadleaf conifer growing slowly to great size. Tolerant of air pollution. Female trees bear plum like yellow fruit at about 30 yrs of age, very foul smelling. Zone 4
6" 2.00
Gymnocladus dioica WI Native Kentucky Coffeetree
Large coarse branched tree with double compound leaf which lends a lacy texture in summer.
Flaky plates on the bark add winter character. Female trees have 4-8" thick black pods which
hang through the winter. Golden yellow fall color. Zone 3.
6-12" 3.00
Halesia caroliniana E USA Carolina Silverbell
Small tree here with branches covered in 1" white bells in May. Tan dry fruits to 2" which cover
limbs into early winter. Zone 4.
2.5" pot 3.00
Halesia monticola E USA Mountain Silverbell
Larger growing species, 60' or more, flowers much as the above species. Zone 4. 6" 3.00
2.5" pot 3.00
Hamamelis vernalis SC USA Vernal Witchhazel
Spring blooming Witchhazel, yellow flowered well before the leaves in very early spring. Summer foliage a rich blue green with yellow and occasional red fall color. Fruit capsules explode on ripening. 6-15'. Zone 4.
3-6" 3.00 12" 4.00
Hamamelis virginiana WI Native Common Witchhazel
Late fall blooming species until very hard freeze. Yellow flowers and yellow fall foliage. Branches Often covered with fruit capsules and flowers after the leaves drop. 15-20'. Zone 3.
6-12" 3.00 treepot 5.00
Hydrangea arborescens E USA Smooth Wild Hydrangea
Most common wild form of the species with colonial habit and small greenish white flowers in
heads with a few if any sterile showy flowers. Good for soil erosion control on shady slope.
Zone 3.
6-12" 3.00
Hydrangea arborescens grandiflora E USA Showy Hydrangea
One of the sterile types originally found in the wild with 4" wide flower heads on sturdy erect
stems which do not topple in rain and wind. Flowers pure white when in full bloom. Tan flower
heads persist through winter. Zone 3.
2.5" pot 3.00
Hydrangea arborescens 'Annabelle' Annabelle Hydrangea
Cultivar selected by J. C. McDaniel in Illinois for large sterile flower heads made up of smaller but more numerous individual flowers held up on stems slightly shorter than the 'Grandiflora' cultivar. Flower heads to more than 12" across. Zone 4.
2.5" pot 3.00 12-18" 5.00
Hydrangea arborescens 'Grandiflora' Snowhill Hydrangea
Cultivar of the sterile flowered form with large 6-8" white flower heads, somewhat flat topped.
This type subject to toppling in the wind if grown in an open site. Zone 3.
2.25" pot 3.50
Hydrangea paniculata 'Grandiflora' PeeGee Hydrangea
Shrub to small tree-form plants with cone shaped white sterile flower heads in late summer which
gradually turn pink with age. Flower heads remain through winter as a tan accent. Zone 3.
SWC 3.00 6-12" 4.00
Hydrangea p. 'Floribunda'
Cultivar selected for bloom on nearly all shoot terminals, mostly showy sterile bloom. Zone 4.
SWC 3.00
Hydrangea p. 'Praecox' Preacox Hydrangea
A cultivar with much earlier flowering and flowers a nice mix of sterile and fertile in the same
heads. Zone 4.
2.5" pot 3.00
Hydrangea p. 'Tardiva'
Slightly later blooming than 'P.G.' with a mix of sterile and fertile in the same heads. Zone 4.
SWC 3.00
Hydrangea p. 'Unique'
Cultivar with very large conical flower heads, mix of sterile and fertile blooms. Zone 4.
SWC 3.00 12" 4.00
Hypericum densiflorum E USA Manyflowered St. Johnswort
Eastern mountain species with profuse small bright yellow flowers. Grows in wet soils along
mountain streams. Foliage lustrous green. 3'. Zone 4.
2.5" pot 3.50
Hypericum frondosum E USA Golden St. Johnswort
Large yellow flowered species, 2" across. Hemisphere-shaped plants to 3' with blue green
leaves and yellow red fall color. Some leaves are nearly evergreen here. Winter bark peeling
to cinnamon. Seed capsules add winter interest. Zone 4. SWC 2.00
2.5" pot 2.50
Hypericum f. 'Sunburst'
Cultivar with uniform habit, blue green leaves and 2" bright yellow flowers. Zone 4.
SWC 3.00
Hypericum kalmianum WI Native Kalm St. Johnswort
Our native species in Wisconsin. Nice narrow dense blue green foliage, red fall color. Sulfur
yellow flowers .75" across in profusion. Dark tan winter seed capsules and cinnamon peeling
bark. 2.5'. Zone 3.
SWC 2.50 12-18" 5.00
Hypericum prolificum E USA Shrubby St. Johnswort
Globe form species with narrow green leaves, yellow to red fall color, and great show of
small yellow flowers .5" across, very fine texture all seasons and covered in tiny tan seed
capsules all winter. Pretty peeling bark. Zone 3.
SWC 2.50
Ilex verticillata WI Native Winterberry Holly
Native deciduous Holly of sands and swamp soils. Requires adequate moisture and does not
like highly alkaline soil. Tiny white flowers in June followed by .25" bright red fruits on the
females in fall, covering the stems into winter if not taken by birds. 10'. Zone 3.
SWC (male/female) 3.00
Ilex v. 'Red Sprite' Red Sprite Winterberry Holly
A dwarf female cultivar with dark green glossy foliage and larger than usual bright red berries.
Zone 3. SWC 3.00
Juglans cinerea WI Native Butternut, White Walnut
Wide spreading tree with large compound leaves, excellent flavor nuts in a sticky husk. Gray bark
with tight straps, very coarse branching form in winter. 50-60'. Zone 3.
12-24" 5.00
Juglans nigra WI Native Black Walnut
Tall large tree with compound foliage and coarse branching. Some yellow fall color and round
edible nuts in large green husks, loved by squirrels. Black furrowed bark. 100' Zone 4.
12-18" 3.00
Kalmia angustifolia E USA Sheep Laurel
Low growing shrub of acid sandy soils. Gray green narrow leaves and small pink flowers in
spring. Foliage evergreen with older leaves having red fall color. Zone 3.
plug 4.00 September 2010
Kalmia latifolia E USA Mountain Laurel
Tall evergreen shrubs with glossy deep green leaves and very showy pink flowers in spring.
Acid soils and shade in our climate to avoid winter burning. Zone 4.
plug 3.00
Kalmia polifolia WI Native Bog Laurel
Our native Laurel in northern Wisconsin bogs. Glossy narrow evergreen leaves with old
lower foliage a fire red into winter. Pretty pink flowers on delicate branches. A plant best sited
with other bog species as it never forms a dense shrub. Zone 2. SWC .60 2.25" pot 3.00
2.5" pot 4.00 June 2009
Kalopanax pictus Castor-aralia
Medium tall tree with large leaves somewhat like Maple or Sweetgum. Branching coarse and
trunk and limbs armed with short 1/3" spines. White flowers in large umbels in August and
September soon followed by umbels of small black berries which fall in early winter. 40' plus.
Zone 4. Sold out til 2011
Kolkwitzia amabilis Beautybush
A large shrub with a fine textured form much like a Honeysuckle. Arching branches covered in 1-
2" clusters of pink flowers with orange specks in May, very showy. Fall show of clusters of small
fuzzy dry seeds which are reddish brown. 12'. Zone 4. Sold out til 2010
Ledum groenlandicum WI Native Bog Rosemary
Rhododendron-like evergreen shrub of wet acid forest and bogs. Deep green summer leaves with
fuzzy white underside. Upper surface purple, lower rusty in winter. Clusters of delicate white
flowers in June in Northern Wisconsin. 2'. Zone 1.
2.5" pot 3.00
Lespedeza bicolor Bushclover
Fine textured tall shrub with compound leaves and lots of small pink-purple flowers along the twigs in late summer. Can be treated as a die down shrub in zone 4, with good flowering on new wood in August and September. 6-8'. Zone 4.
2.5" pot 3.00
Leucothoe fontanesiana E USA Arching Fontanesia Gorgeous evergreen groundcover along streams and forest edges in light to moderate shade. Grows to 2' tall with white flower racemes and bronze purple winter color. Zone 5 2.5" pot 4.00
Leucothoe racemosa E USA Swamp Fetterbush Wetland shrub for acid soils, growing tin thickets to 6-8' tall, fragrant white to pink bell flowers in spring. Yellow to red fall color. Zone 5 6" 3.00
Leucothoe recurva E USA Mt. Fetterbush Upland colonial shrub on acid soils, larger leaves than L. racemosa , white fragrant bell flowers. Fantastic flame red fall color. Zone 5 2.5" pot 3.00
Lieophyllum buxifolium E USA Box Sandmyrtle Evergreen groundcover shrub for acid sands and sandy pockets in granite. Tiny boxwood like leaves topped with flat masses of tiny white flowers in spring. Golden to reddish winter color. Zone 6 2.5" pot 5.00 June
Ligustrum 'ARN' Amur River North Privet
The Privet of older hedges of the Midwest. Small white flowers and small blue fruit. Zone 4.
6-12" 2.50
Ligustrum obtusifolia 'Regals' Regal Privet
Much more a specimen shrub with a wide arching habit, dense branches and purple fall color.
White flowers and small blue berries. Difficult as a hedge because of horizontal habit. 6'. Zone 5.
2.5" pot 3.00
Lindera benzoin E USA Spicebush
A dense tall shrub in sunny sites, open in shady sites. Green foliage with a hint of gray, very
Aromatic when crushed. Branches covered with bright glossy red 1/3" fruit in early fall, very
pretty. Seems to like clay soils and tolerates lots of shade. Zone 4.
6" 3.00 12-18" 4.00
Liriodendron tulipifera E USA Tuliptree
These are seedlings from trees that have done well in zones 4-5. Not as fast growing as seed from
more southern areas. Grows to tall upright trees with tulip-shaped leaves and yellow green tulip-
like flowers after the leaves have grown. Interesting cone-like seed fruits in fall and winter. Can
become a huge tree to 150' plus. Zone 5. 12” 3.00
Lonicera canadensis WI Native Fly Honeysuckle
Shrub of cool shady northern forests. Deep green leaves, pale creamy flowers before the leaves in
very early spring, and bright red .5" berries in early summer. Yellow fall color. Zone 2.
SWC 3.00 2.25" pot 4.00
Lonicera dioica WI Native Red Vine Honeysuckle
Less vigorous mounding vine with deep blood red flowers in early summer/late spring. Zone 3.
SWC 3.50 Sold out until september 2010
Lonicera 'Dropmore Scarlet'
Vigorous vining hybrid of L. sempervirens and L. hirsuta, although much more like L.
Sempervirens in growth and flower. Rich green foliage with small red trumpet flowers through
much of the summer. Zone 4. 12" 2.50
Lonicera x 'Heckrotti' Goldflame Honeysuckle
Vigorous dense vine with red outer, yellow inner trumpet flowers, profuse, colorful, and fragrant.
New leaves purplish, nearly evergreen. Zone 4. SWC 2.50 12-24" 4.50
Lonicera hirsuta WI Native Hairy Golden Honeysuckle
Sprawling vine in cool moist soils. Bright canary yellow to orange-yellow flowers and terminal
Clusters of red berries. Zone 2. SWC 4.00
Lonicera max. sachallinese Sachalin Honeysuckle
Graceful horizontal branched shrub with delicate pink flowers at the leaf nodes. Very good yellow
fall color. No witch's broom. 6'. Zone 4. Small pot 3.00
Lonicera oblongifolia WI Native Swamp Fly Honeysuckle
Low colonial shrub of moist soil. White flowers and red berries. Winter bark an interesting yellow tan. Zone 3.
SWC 3.00
Lonicera prolificum WI Native Yellow Vine Honeysuckle
Vigorous mat forming to low climbing vine with glaucous blue green leaves and pale yellow
flowers. Grows best in light Oak woods. Zone 3.
SWC 3.00
Lonicera villosa WI Native Mountain Fly Honeysuckle
Low colonial shrub with thick small blue green leaves, white flowers, and blue 1/3" berries in mid-summer. Prefers moist sunny soils. Zone 3.
SWC 3.00
Lyonia ligustrina E USA Maleberry
Small shrub to 4' found in acid woods. Small white bell flowers clustered on two year wood.
Zone 4.
6" 3.00
Lyonia mariana E USA Staggerbush
3' shrub with lustrous deep green leaves, apple blossom pink bell flowers clustered at twig tips.
Zone 6.
plugs 3.00
Maackia amurensis Amur Maackia
Small Ash-like leaved tree with mid-summer creamy white flowers in multi-racemes. Small flat
pods in winter. Bark a smooth green brown, new foliage a blue green and silky. Zone 3.
2.25" pot 3.00
Maackia chinensis Chinese Maackia
Similar to the above species, slightly larger flowers and pods. Zone 4.
2.5" pot 3.00
Maclura pomifera SC USA Osage-orange
Medium thorny tree forming colonies and used as a living fence. Glossy light green leaves and
large 4-6" round orange-like fruits in fall. Wood very durable and used for fencing. Bark orange
brown. Zone 5.
6-12" 3.00
Magnolia acuminata E USA Cucumber Magnolia
Large central leadered tree with large 8" leaves. Flowers yellowish after the leaves. Pyramidal in
Youth but becoming widespread like a White Oak. Fruits are pink-purple in the fall while the
leaves turn a combination of yellow and tan. Furrowed light brown bark. Zone 3.
2.5" pot 3.00
Magnolia biondii Chinese Willowleaf Magnolia
Medium size tree with smooth gray bark, leaves much larger than M. salicifolia. Fragrant white flowers before the foliage. The most northern native Magnolia in natural range in China. Our seed directly from China. Zone 5-6 12" 6.00
Magnolia denudata Yulan Magnolia Medium to large tree to 60' with vase shaped white flowers having purple to pink at the base. Colorful redpurple stamens and blooming before the leaves. Prefers moisture and light shade, flowers subject to late frost damage. Our seed directly from China. Zone 5-6 12" 4.00
Magnolia a. cordata SE USA Yellow Cucumber Tree
Smaller growing, only a small tree with wider shorter leaves and yellow flowers. Zone 4.
2.25" pot 3.00 June 2011
Magnolia kobus Kobus Magnolia
Small roundheaded tree to 25', 4" deep green leaves and showy wide-petaled flowers covering the
Tree in early May before the leaves. Fruits pink in early fall.
Zone 3.
2.5" pot 3.00 6-12" 4.00
Magnolia kobus borealis Forest Kobus Magnolia
Robust form with a good central leader and reaching 70' tall. Shape much like Sugar Maple for at
Least 40 years. Flowers white with pink anthers. Zone 3. 2.25" pot 3.00
2.5" pot 4.00
Magnolia liliflora Lily Flowered Magnolia
Large shrub to small tree to 12', with large lily shaped flowers which have a purple exterior and white interior. Lightly fragrant. Zone 5-6 12" 4.00
Magnolia macrophylla E USA Bigleaf Magnolia
Medium sized coarse tree with huge leaves like a banana plant. Flowers creamy white to 10" and
fragrant. Fruits are 4" x 3" and yellow-pink , fuzzy. 30'. Zone 5. 2.25" pot 5.00
2.5" pot 5.00 June 2011
Magnolia salicifolia Anise Magnolia
Upright pyramidal tree with highly scented foliage, yellowish twigs, and 2-3" fragrant pure white
flowers before the leaves. 30'. Zone 4. plugs 3.00
3-6" 4.00
Magnolia stellata Star Magnolia
Small dense horizontal branching trees, covered in showy white flowers with 3/4" wide petals well
before the leaves in early May. Winter buds fuzzy gray, gray bark. Zone 3.
Plugs 2.00 6" 3.00
Magnolia stellata rosea Pink Star Magnolia
Slightly larger growing and the flowers are a soft pink. Zone 3.
2.5" pot 6.00
Magnolia tripetala E USA Umbrella Magnolia
Medium height coarse branched tree with very large leaves. Creamy white flowers after the leaves. Perhaps its showiest time is fall when they are full of 4-6" pink cylindrical fruits which are colorful for more than a month. Zone 4.
2.5" pot 3.00 June 2010
Magnolia virginiana E USA Sweetbay Magnolia
Small rather open semi-evergreen tree with very fragrant white flowers. Most flowers in early
Summer with a few all summer long. Showy bright red 1-2" fruits in September. Prefers slightly
acid moist soil. Zone 5.
3-6" 3.00
Magnolia x loebneri Lobner Magnolia
Hybrid between M. kobus and M. stellata. Size more like M. kobus with flowers having more
petals, 12 or more. Zone 3. 3-6" 3.00 6-12" 4.00
Malus coronarius WI Native Sweet Crabapple
Native green fruited crab with pure pink flowers and attractive gray winter bark. Very susceptible
To leaf scab and rust which often defoliates the tree in late summer. Useful in natural settings.
Zone 4. 6" 3.00
Malus ioensis WI Native Prairie Crabapple
The crab of forest and prairie edge with clear pink flowers and sticky green apples. Also
susceptible to leaf diseases. Very tangled branching with pretty gray bark during winter. Zone 4.
6" 3.00
Malus sargentii Sargent Crab
Small shrubby to small tree crab with white flowers, deep green trilobate leaves and small red fruit. 5-10'. Zone 4. 6-12" 2.50
Menispermum canadense WI Native Moonseed Vine
Dense twining vine with deep green somewhat Maple-leaf shaped leaves. Will cover fences quickly In sun or shade. Clusters of .5" dark blue fruit in fall. Yellow fall color. Zone 3.
2.25” pot 3.00
Menzesia pilosa E USA Minibush
Low shrub with the form and character of an Azalea. Flowers are tiny pink white bells. Fall color
yellow or red. Bark peeling. 2-4'. Zone 4. 2.25" pot 3.00
Mitchella repens WI Native Partridgeberry
Prostrate groundcover in light to deep shade. Lustrous dark green leaves, 3/4" small white bell
Flowers held above the leaves in May, followed by bright red berries in fall. Evergreen. Zone 3.
2.25" pot 3.00
Morus rubra WI Native Red Mulberry
Small tree with very large leaves. An umbrella shaped tree in age, bearing red-black edible fruits in summer in several successive crops. Zone 4. 2011
Myrica gale WI Native Sweetgale
Water loving shrub to 5', found in Wisconsin along the edges of lakes and streams where the soil
is always wet. Blue green leaves and small Birch-like fruit catkins. Zone 2.
SWC 3.00 2.25" pot 4.00
Myrica heterophylla E USA Swamp Bayberry
Smaller growing version of Myrica pennsylvanica with black/gray fruit. Growing in light shade among Chamaecyparis thyoides. Zone 5-6 2.5" pots 5.00
Myrica pensylvanica E USA Northern Bayberry
Semi-evergreen colonial shrub of sand dunes and seaside areas. Gray green foliage in summer and
purple in winter. Twigs surrounded by small BB-sized gray blue fruit with a fragrant wax until
mid-winter. Does fine here on heavy clay soils. Zone 5. 3-6" 3.00 2.25" pot 3.50
3-6" 3.00 6-12" 4.00 gal. 6.00
Nemopanthus mucronatus WI Native Mountain Holly
Fine textured Holly-like shrub with blue green leaves growing to 10'. Always on wet acid soils
here, although found on upland moist soil in the Applachians. Showy display of satin red fruit in
mid to late summer, red with a hint of black and very attractive. Zone 2. 2.25" pot 4.00
2.5" pot 4.00 September 2010
Neviusia alabamensis SE USA Snow Wreath
Shrub of arching branches much like a Ninebark. Covered in fleecy white flowers in late spring.
Reddish brown winter bark. Zone 3. 2.25" pot 3.00
Nyssa aquatica E USA Water Tupelo
Large butress root base tree in Cypress swamps, companion to Taxodium distichum. Large elongated olive like fruit and yellow fall color in the fall. Zone 6 2.5" pots 4.00 June 2010
Nyssa sylvatica E USA Black Tupelo Tall narrow tree when on slightly acid soil. Lustrous deep green leaves with beautiful yellow-
orange- red fall color. Female trees loaded with .5" blue drupe fruits in groups of 1-3,
ripening in September with the fall color. Zone 4 plugs 3.00
Ostrya virginiana WI Native Hop-hornbeam
Pyramidal small tree with Elm-like branches and leaves. Quite fine textured. Has done well in urban street plantings. Curious short catkins of seed in small inflated sacs, persist into winter. Zone 2.
Plugs 3.00 12-18” 5.00 4’ 11.00 few
Oxydendrum arboreum E USA Sourwood
Medium sized narrow upright tree with lustrous dark green leaves, flowers in large terminal panicles, white bells, fragrant in late June. Foliage color yellow-red-purple in the fall and drooping panicles of bells, fragrant in late June. Foliage color yellow-red-purple in the fall and drooping panicles of small seed capsules all winter. Needs acid soil and tolerates waste mine, acid rubble. Zone 5. 2.25" pot 3.00
Pachysandra terminalis 'Green Carpet'
Evergreen shade tolerant groundcover with terminal white flowers spikes in spring. Zone 3.
Potted divisions 3.00
Parthenocissus quinquefolia WI Native Virginia Creeper
Vigorous palmately compound leafed vine, quickly climbs over most anything. Red-purple fall color and clusters of blue grape-like fruit. Zone 3. 1yr 2.00 2.25” pots 2.50
Parthenocissus 'Engelmannii' Engelmann Ivy
Our strain is vigorous with smaller glossy green leaves, nice fall color and will easily climb walls.
Zone 4. 2.25” pots 3.00
Parthenocissus inserta WI Native Virginia Creeper
Our native version of this high climbing vine, our selection with vivid red fall color. Zone 3
2.25" pot 2.50
Parthenocissus tricuspidata Boston Ivy
Trifoliate vine when young becoming simple leaf as they mature. Glossy deep green with maroon and red fall color. Abundance of clusters of blue berries in the fall. Will cover walls with ease. Zone 4 2yr 2.50
Paxistima canbyi E USA Cliffgreen
Fine textured low evergreen groundcover, with bright green shiny leaves. Dense habit and not very
aggressive. Bronze red here in winter if not under snow. Sun or light shade. Zone 4.
2.25" pot 3.00
Phellodendron lavallei Lavalle Corktree
Form much like the other species. This species has exceptional yellow fall color. Zone 3.
6-12" 2.00 12-18" 3.00
2-3' 5.00
Phellodendron sachalinensis Sachalin Corktree
Much more tropical in appearance with glossy dark green compound leaves. Zone 4.
6-12" 3.00
Philadelphus coronarius Sweet Mockorange
Old fashioned single white flowered very hardy Mockorange. Tall shrub to 20' with an arching
Vase shape. We have seen very nice specimens trimmed into large oval globes. Zone 3.
SWC 3.00
Philadelphus virginalis 'Bouquet Blanc'
5-6' shrub with lots of double white fragrant flowers, lasting several weeks in a cool spring. Leaves remain fairly free of leaf spot. Zone 4. SWC 3.00
Physocarpus opulifolius WI Native Ninebark
Large arching shrub with creamy white spring flowers, reddish seed capsules in clusters. Colorful
winter bark, yellow orange fall color. Zone 2. SWC 2.00 12-18" 3.00
Physocarpus o. 'Dart's Gold'
Large shrub with habit like the species. Golden yellow foliage turning orange in the fall. Zone 4.
12" 3.00
Physocarpus o. 'Nanus' Dwarf Ninebark
Smaller growing with much smaller leaves and orange red fall color. Very nice display of creamy
white spring flowers. Very useful in sunny hedges. Zone 3.
12-18" 3.00
Physocarpus o. 'Nugget' Compact Nugget Ninebark
A smaller growing golden leaf form, to 5'. Zone 3. 12-18” 4.00
Pieris floribunda E USA Mountain Pieris Evergreen shrub in the understory or in the open at high elevation. Terminal spikes of white bell flowers in spring, with the next years flower buds showy all winter. Zone 6 2.5" pot 4.00
Populus balsamifera WI Native Balsam Poplar
Fast growing fairly wide tree which will form a colony. Shiny green leaf with white to tan
underside. Buds covered with a fragrant sticky sap. Bark a green yellow when young. Zone 3.
2.25” pot 3.00
Populus grandidentata WI Native Bigtooth Aspen Larger Growing Aspen with green-white bark, forms large colonies. Blue/green summer leaves with white underside. New growth appears fussy white, a nice spring accent. Fall color yellow to orange. Zone 2
Plugs 3.00 12-18" 4.00
Populus tremuloides WI Native Quaking Aspen
Fast colonial tree with greenish-white bark, nice clean leaves which tremble as the wind passes.
Good yellow fall color. Natively forms large colonies. Zone 1.
6" 2.00 18-24" 4.00
Populus 'Tower' Tower Aspen
A hybrid between P. alba and P. tremula 'Erecta', columnar in shape. Very fast growing and with
the white backed leaves of P. alba. Again, much longer lived than P. 'Bolleana', clean, no leaf
problems here. Zone 3 24-36” 4.00
Potentilla fruticosa WI Native Shrubby Potentilla Adaptable shrub found growing in both bogs and on shallow soil over limestone. Green to Blue green leaves and masses of bright yellow flowers, grows to 4' tall. Zone 3 SWC 3.00
Potentilla 'Goldfinger'
To us the best deep yellow bloomer, 3' and flowering till late fall. Zone 4. 2.25" pot 2.00
Potentilla 'McKay White'
Clone selected out of P. 'Katherine Dykes' which has creamy white to white flowers on a plant
which has the same mounding form as P. 'Katherine Dykes', 2-3' tall. Darker green leaves and has never shown any rust problems.
Zone 3. 2.25” pot 3.00
Potentilla 'Mt. Everest'
Tall growing white flowered clone to 4'. Leaves as large as Jackman. Zone 3.
2.25” pot 3.00
Potentilla 'Primrose Beauty'
Mounding plant to 3', with silky gray-green leaves and soft sulfur yellow flowers. Zone 3.
2.25” pot 3.00
Potentilla tridentata WI Native Wine-leaf Potentilla
Creeping evergreen groundcover found on rocky acid soil, often in rock crevices. Small white
Flowers and wine red leaves in winter. Zone 2. 2.25" pot 3.00
Prunus americana WI Native American Plum
Colonial small tree which forms great thickets. White flowers in early May, later producing 1-2"
yellow red plums. Zone 3. plugs 2.00 18-24" 3.50
Prunus besseyi W USA Western Sandcherry
Sprawling shrubs with shiny gray green leaves, white flowers, and great numbers of small 3/4"
black cherries. Good red fall color. Zone 3. 18-24" 3.50
Prunus glandulosa 'Sinensis' Flowering Almond
Small shrub with long shiny rugose leaves, double light pink flowers in May. To 3'. Zone 4.
12" 4.00
Prunus maackii Amur Chokecherry
Medium sized tree with peach-like leaves, white flowers in racemes, and tiny black cherries. Its
best feature is the light tan "varnished" bark in all seasons. Zone 3. 12-18” 3.00 4' 10.00
Prunus maritima E USA Beach Plum
Low tree-like shrubs with white flowers and reddish 3/4" plums. Zone 3. plugs 3.00
Prunus pennsylvanica WI Native Pin Cherry
Small colonial tree with peach-like leaves, shiny red brown "varnished" bark, small white flowers
in abundance followed by tiny red cherries. When the plants are full of fruit, you would think they
were in bloom from a distance. Great bright red fall color. Zone 2 12-24” 3.00
Prunus pumila WI Native Eastern Sandcherry
Plants much like P. besseyi, except the leaves are dark green and the fall color is brilliant red.
4-6'. Zone 3. plugs 3.00
Prunus pumila depressa USA Creeping Sandcherry
Prostrate form of Prunus pumila. Useful in sunny rock gardens where it will creep over rocks.
Leaves a bit larger. Nice white flowers in May. Zone 3. 6” 3.00
Prunus pumila susquehana WI Native Dwarf Sandcherry
Low growing sand soil plant with wide, almost round leaves, white flowers, black cherries, and fire red fall color. Found here growing with low bush Blueberry. Zone 2.
plugs 3.00
Prunus serotina WI Native Black Cherry
Large tree with dark green foliage, white racemes of bloom, and racemes of 1/3" black cherries.
Yellow to red fall color. Zone 3. 6-12" 2.00 18-24" 3.00
Prunus tenella Russian Almond
Medium sized dense shrub with single pink or white flowers, followed by dry fuzzy small Almond
fruit turning tan and splitting when ripe. Zone 3. 18" 3.00
Prunus tomentosa Nanking Cherry
Small tree to 10' with deep green fuzzy leaves, White flowers, and bright red fuzzy cherries.
Zone 3. 18-24" 3.00
Prunus virginiana WI Native Chokecherry
Small shrubby colonial tree, dark green leaves, white raceme flowers, and black cherries. Some will have good early red fall color. Zone 2. plugs 2.00 18" 4.00
Prunus virginiana 'Shubert' Shubert Chokecherry
Medium height tree with leaves that start green and age to a deep maroon most of the season.
White flowers and black cherries. Will sucker and form colonies if left in an unmowed planting.
Zone 3 12-18” 4.00
Ptelea trifoliata WI Native Wafer-ash
Small shrubby tree, here to the size of a large Lilac. Deep green trifoliate leaves, small greenish
flowers, and tan Elm-like seeds in clusters, hanging all winter. Will grow on the worst soils,
gravels, and clay. Zone 3. 3-6" 2.50 2-3' 6.00 few
Pyrus calleryana Callery Pear
Medium oval tree with deep green glossy leaves and white flowers 1 week before the Flowering
Crabs. Bears .75" round yellow pears. Good fall color. Zone 3. 12-18" 3.00
Pyrus ussuriensis Ussurian Pear
Dense globe headed medium sized tree, flowers white a week before Flowering Crabs. Zone 3
12-18" 3.00
Quercus alba WI Native White Oak
Wide spreading tree in an open setting. Light gray bark, deep green leaves with red and purple fall
color. Does not like highly alkaline soil or root disturbance. Zone 3. plugs 2.50
Quercus acutissima Sawtooth Oak
Wide pyramidal tree with sharply serrate long leaves. Good yellow fall color late. Leaves golden
yellow when expanding in the spring. Seldom bears acorns here in Zone 5. plugs 3.00
Quercus aliena Japanese White Oak
Wide low tree with the form of Bur Oak, not nearly as tall yellow tan fall color. Zone 4.
plugs 4.00
Quercus bicolor WI Native Swamp White Oak
Natively a lowland tree which will do fine in most upland plantings, growing to the size of Bur Oak. Glossy foliage with yellow tinged orange fall color. Avoid high pH soils. Zone 3.
6" 2.50 18" 3.50
Quercus coccinea E USA Scarlet Oak
Tall Red Oak type with deeply cut leaves and scarlet fall color. Zone 4. plug 3.00
Quercus ellipsoidalis WI Native Hill's Oak
Pyramidal tree with great red fall color when young, becoming much more open in age. Tolerates
very poor sandy soils. Zone 3. 3-6" 3.00
Quercus ilicifolia E USA Bear Oak
Shrubby Oak, growing on poor dry soils, fall color red to yellow, 8'. Zone 4 plug 3.00
Quercus imbricaria E USA Shingle Oak
Large Oak with pyramidal shape when young. Tolerant of most soils. New leaves reddish
becoming deep green. Rusty red fall color. Zone 4. plugs 3.00
Quercus lyrata E USA Overcup Oak
Large tree casting a light shade allowing sod beneath, unusual acorns nearly enclosed in the cap.
Zone 5 plugs/12" 3.00
Quercus macrocarpa WI Native Bur Oak
Wide spreading Oak needing an open sunny site. Leaves with deep green upper and white lower
surface. Yellow brown fall color. Bark deeply furrowed in age. Lower limbs become massive.
Zone 2. plugs 2.50 12-18" 4.00
Quercus macrocarpa x bicolor WI Native Schuett's Oak
Trees more tolerant to high pH soils and have a more fibrous root than Q. macrocarpa. Zone 3.
plug 3.00
Quercus marilandica E USA Blackjack Oak
Small tree, large shrub of barren soils, glossy deep green leaves, yellow fall color. Zone 5
plugs 3.00
Quercus michauxii E USA Basket Oak
Lowland Oak of the southern Mid-west, large acorns, red fall color. Zone 5
plugs 3.50
Quercus muehlenbergii WI Native Chinkapin Oak
Finer textured than most oaks, light tan bark, rich lustrous green leaves. Zone 3.
plug 3.00 June 2009
Quercus palustris E USA Pin Oak
Large pyramidal Oak with sweeping lower branches, deeply cut leaves. Fall color rusty to good
red. Not for alkaline soil. Zone 4. plug 2.50
Quercus prinoides E USA Shrub Chinkapin Oak
Shrub Oak in the White Oak group, grows well in the Oak barrens, yellow-brown fall color, 6-8'
Zone 4 plug 4.00
Quercus prinus E USA Chestnut Oak
Medium sized coarse branched Oak with large deep green leaves and large acorns. .
Not for Alkaline soil. Zone 4. 6-12" 3.00
Quercus robur English Oak
Large spreading Oak with small thick leaves staying green until late fall. Used as a rootstock for
many cultivars. Zone 4. 12-18" 4.00
Quercus robur x macrocarpa Much like English Oak except a little less susceptible to powdery mildew. Heavy acorn producer on young plants. Zone 4 plugs 4.00
Quercus rubra WI Native Red Oak
Large Oak tolerant of some shade. Grows on most soils except very high pH. Zone 2.
6" 1.50 6-12" 2.50
Quercus stellata E USA Post Oak
Medium sized tree from the White Oak group that does well on poor sandy soil. Zone 5-6
plugs 3.00
Quercus velutina WI Native Black Oak
The Oak dominating our sand soil counties. A bit slow growing the first few years, then faster.
Foliage with a fuzzy underside and yellow fall color. Zone 3. 3-6" 3.00
Rhamnus alnifolia WI Native Alder Buckthorn
Dense deep green, shade tolerant, colonial shrub. Fullest in good sun. Foliage similar to R.
frangula, only grows to 2.5'. Yellow green fall color. Zone 3. 2.5" pots 3.00
Rhamnus carolina E USA Carolina Buckthorn
Large shrub, dry woodlands. Glossy tropical appearance to the leaves and red to black fruit in the fall. Zone 5. 6” 3.00
All Rhododendron require an acid soil, pH below 6.0 is best. Soil may be made acidic by application of ferrous sulfate monohydrate or sulfur powder.
Rhododendron arborescens E USA Smooth Azalea
Deciduous Azalea, white flowers in July-August, yellow red fall color. Zone 4
2.25" pot 3.50
Rhododendron atlanticum E USA Dwarf Coast Azalea
Low growing deciduous Azalea forming colonies. Flowers pink to white as the leaves expand. Zone 5 2.25” pot 3.50 June 2009
Rhododendron austrinum SE USA Florida Azalea
Mid Height deciduous Azalea to 4’ tall, yellow fragrant flowers. Apparently easily cultivated. Zone 6 2.25” pot 4.00
Rhododendron calendulaceum E USA Flame Azalea
Deciduous Azalea growing to 5' with flowers just after the leaves, yellow to red. Reddish fall leaf
color. Our seed source in mountains of West Virginia. Zone 5. 2.25" pot 3.50
Rhododendron canescens SE USA Piedmont Azalea
Deciduous Azalea growing to 6’, Spring flowers white to pale pink, often with pink to red anthers. Zone 5-6 2.25” pot 3.50
Rhododendron carolinianum E USA Carolina Rhododendron
Evergreen shrub to 4' with pale pink flowers. Zone 6. 2.25" pot 2.50
Rhododendron catawbiense E USA Catawba Rhododendron
Evergreen shrub to 6' with thick leathery leaves, Lilac purple flowered in July. Our seed from 6000' in North Carolina. Zone 5. 2.25" pot 4.00 June 2009
Rhododendron x kosteranum Mollis Azaleas
Deciduous shrubs of rather coarse texture, leaves from dull green to blue green. Blooms white to
yellow to orange and red, great many shades. Hardy to -30F. Zone 3. 2.25" pot 3.00
Rhododendron maximum E USA Rosebay Rhododendron
Tall evergreen shrubs, natively forming large thickets in shade or in sun at high altitude. Flowers
generally white although we do have some seedlings from a purple clone. Our seed from several
sources varying from 2000 to 4700'. Zone 5. 2.25" pot 3.00
Rhododendron mucronulatum Korean Rhododendron
Evergreen shrub with small leaf and bright purple flowers. 4-6'. Zone 3. 2.25" pot 2.50
Rhododendron periclymenoides E USA Pinxter-Bloom
Deciduous Azalea growing to 8’ in the sun, 12’ in shade. Pink to white flowers in March to May by zone location. Zone 4 2.25” pot 3.50
Rhododendron prinophyllum (roseum) E USA Roseshell Azalea
Deciduous shrubs with bright pink flowers and some fragrance. Fall color dull red. 6'. Our seed
from 4600' in West Virginia and low elevation Missouri. Zone 4 2.25" pot 3.50
Rhododendron schlippenbachii Royal Azalea
Deciduous shrub with curious whorls of leaves near branch terminals. Rose pink flowers in mid-
May with good fragrance. 4-7'. Zone 4. 2.25" pot 3.50
Rhododendron vaseyi North Carolina Pink Shell Azalea
Surprisingly hardy deciduous Azalea surviving in the Twin Cities, MN. Flowers pink with orange on the upper corolla. Zone 4 2.25” pot 4.00
Rhododendron viscosum E USA Swamp Azalea
Deciduous shrub with glossy deep green summer leaves, rather open habit. Pale pink flowers. Our seed from the New Jersey pine barrens. Zone 4. 2.25" pot 3.50
Rhododendron yedoense poukhanense Korean Azalea
Semi-evergreen shrub to about 2.5', dark green summer foliage turns orange to deep red in fall.
Flowers rose-purple. Hardy to -30F. Zone 3. 2.25" pot 3.50
Rhodotypos scandens Jetbead
Bright green leaved shrub, 3-4' here, larger in the South. Showy 1" pure white flowers in May and
June followed by 1-4 jet black shiny seeds. Yellow green fall color. Zone 5. SWC/6-12" 3.00
Rhus aromatica USA Fragrant Sumac
Trifoliate sprawling shrub with red fall color. Takes tough dry sites. Zone 3. 18” 4.00
Rhus a. 'Gro-low' USA Gro-low Sumac
Cultivar with much lower denser growth, glossy leaves, and the same red fall color. An excellent
hot dry soil groundcover. Zone 3. SWC 3.00 Sold out until 2011
Rhus copallina E USA Shining Sumac
Tall colonial shrub, white flower in July, bright red fall color. Zone 5 Plug 2.00 June
Rhus glabra WI Native Smooth Sumac
Colonial 6-8' shrub with long compound leaves and red fall color. Zone 3.
12" 2.50 2-3' 4.00
Rhus typhina WI Native Staghorn Sumac
Taller growing colonial shrub with velvet-like fuzz on new growth. Orange to red fall color. 10-
20'. In a confined site, they can be grown as a small tree. Zone 3. 12" 2.50
Ribes alpinum Alpine Currant
Excellent hedge shrub in light shade. Takes shearing very well. Zone 2.
6-12" 3.00
Ribes alpinum pumilum Dwarf Alpine Currant
Low growing more dense and horizontal branching. 2-3'. Zone 2. 6” 3.00
Ribes alpinum Schroeder Schroeder Alpine Currant
Growth robust upright to 5', has better tolerance to summer sun here with less leaf loss. Zone 3.
6” 3.00
Note: All the native species will serve as host to White Pine Blister Rust, which can be severe in Northern Wisconsin and cool sites in other areas.
Ribes americanum WI Native American Black Currant
Small coarse shrub with no thorns, black fruit. Zone 2. 6 -12” 3.00 12-18" 4.00 18-24" 5.00
Ribes glandulosum WI Native Swamp Skunk Currant
Low growing wetland shrub, hairy red fruit. Zone 2 2.25” pot 3.00
Ribes missouriensis WI Native Missouri Gooseberry
Coarse small shrub with bright red thorns, black fruit. 3'. Zone 3. plugs 3.00
Ribes odoratum W USA Clove currant
Tall arching shrub with racemes of clove scented yellow flowers, very showy. Red and maroon fall color. 6-8'. Zone 3. 6” 3.00 18” 4.00
Rosa blanda WI Native Meadow Rose
Colonial rose growing to 4' with very few thorns, clear pink 2-3" flowers in June. Zone 3.
6”/SWC 3.00
Rosa carolina WI Native Pasture Rose
Small growing colonial native rose with few thorns. Flowers in June, varying shades of pink. Nice red fall color and the red hips stay bright red most of the winter. 2-3'. Zone 3.
6-12" 3.00
Rosa hugonis Father Hugo Rose
Tall fine textured rose with tiny leaves, sulfur yellow flowers in profusion in May. 8'. Zone 4.
SWC 3.00
Rosa palustris WI Native Swamp Rose
Thorny profuse flowering rose growing thickly to 4-7', red fall color, and .5-1" red hips staying red all winter. Flowers a deep rich pink. Zone 3. SWC 2.00 6-12" 3.00
Rosa rubrifolia Red-leaf Rose
Shrub to 6' with red leaves throughout the season, some leaf disease problems in humid sites, clear pink flowers, red .5" hips. Zone 4.
18" 4.00
Rosa rugosa Rugosa Rose
Dense deep green rugose leaves, flowers white to deep pink, large 1" red hips. To 4'. Zone 3.
12-18" 4.00
Rosa setigera WI Native Prairie Rose
Arching caned rose with a form like Blackberry. Long sprays of clear pink flowers. Zone 4
Plugs 2.50 12-18" 3.00 2-3’ 5.00
Rosa virginiana E USA Virginia Rose
2" pink flowers, red winter canes, red persistent fruits. Zone 3. 6" 2.00
Rosa woodsii WI Native/ W USA Wood's Rose
A dry soil rose, pink flowers 2", plants growing to 3'. Zone 3. 12-18” 4.00
Rubus alleghaniensis WI Native Blackberry
Our native blackberry, arching thorny canes, white flowers and black fruit in late August. Zone 3
Divisions 3.00
Rubus hispidus WI Native Dewberry
Low growing evergreen blackberry when under snow, generally sandy acid soils, small black fruit,
wine purple winter color. Zone 3 RC 3.00
Rubus idaeus canadensis WI Native Northern Red Raspberry
Common colonial raspberry along roads and in clear-cut of Wisconsin, red fruit. Zone 2
1yr canes 3.00
Rubus occidentalis WI Native Black Raspberry
Long arching canes rooting at the far tip to form colony, white flowers and black fruit. Zone 4
plugs 2.50 2 year 3.00
Rubus odoratus E USA Purple-flowering Raspberry An aggressive colonial thornless Raspberry with Maple-like leaves, 2" purple flowers and bright red fruit. Zone 4 Div. 4.00
Rubus parviflorus WI Native Thimbleberry
A thornless species with Maple-like leaves and large, 1.5" white flowers, red fruit. Prefers moist
Limey soil with half shade. Zone 3 Plugs 3.00 Divisions 4.00
Salix alba chermesina Orange-bark Willow
Pyramidal tree to 40' with bright orange winter bark. Our own selection showy from a great distance. Zone 3. 2.5" pot 3.00 June 2009
Salix alba 'Tristis' Golden Weeping Willow
Large weeping tree. Quite an accent when planted near water, a bit messy for sites near homes.
Zone 4. 2.25” pot 2.00 June 2009 Live stake 1.00
Salix amygdaloides WI Native Peach-leaved Willow
Small wetland tree, peach like foliage, small spring catkins. Zone 4 2.25” pot 2.00 18" 3.00
Salix bebbiana WI Native Bebb's Willow
Tall tree-like shrub, beautiful rugose deep green foliage. Zone 2 2.25" pot 3.50
Salix schraederiana (bicolor) Two-Tone Willow
Dense round shrub, 8', leaf upper deep shiny green, lower white. Zone 4. 2.25” pot 2.00
Salix caprea 'French Pink' Pink Pussy Willow
Large shrub with the classic spring show of male catkins. These are tinged pink and about 1" long
before blooming out. Winter buds also pink-red. Zone 3. 2.25” pot 3.00 June
Salix chaenomeloides Japanese Pussy Willow
Large shrub with enormous catkins in spring. Zone 4 2.25” pot 3.00
Salix discolor WI Native Pussy Willow
Large shrub with good show of male catkins, 1.75" long. Winter buds black. We can provide
either male or female plants. Zone 3. Livestake 1.50 2.25" pot 2.50
Salix humilus WI Native Coyote Willow
Pine barrens species much like Prairie Willow, but growing larger. Zone 2 Li
2.25” pot 3.00
Salix humilus microphyllus WI Native Prairie Willow
3-7' gray green leaved shrub, very dense form. Grows in either wet or dry soils. Good display
of .5" male catkins in spring. Our plants of both sexes. Zone 3. 2.25” pot 3.00
Salix interior WI Native Sandbar Willow
Aggressive fine textured Willow forming large colonies which decrease in age and height from the colony center. Needs space. 10-15'. Zone 3. 18" Livestake 1.00
Salix lucida WI Native Shining Willow
Wetland shrub growing to 10', very shiny green foliage. Zone 2 2.25” pot 2.00
Salix nigra WI Native Black Willow
Lowland tree of medium texture, useful for restoration work. They may be broken over the years
by storms but they never seem to die, growing back quickly. Zone 3. 2.25” pot 2.50
Salix pentandra Laurel-leaf Willow
Large dense tree, upright and conical when young, glossy deep green foliage. Zone 2
2.25” pot 2.00
Salix petiolaris WI Native Slender Willow
Large fine textured Willow, growing in most of our lowland areas. 15' shrubs. Zone 3.
Livestake 1.00 2.25” pot 2.00
Salix purpurea 'Arctic Blue Willow'
Very fine textured graceful shrub if kept renewal pruned. Small fine blue green leaves. 4'. Zone 3. 2.5" pot 2.00
Salix 'Prairie Cascade'
Hybrid between S. alba 'Tristis' and S. pentandra. Has the good glossy leaves of the latter. A
bit slower to weep than usual Weeping Willow. Very hardy. Zone 3. 2.5" pot 2.50
Salix repens Creeping Willow
Low colonial shrub with short gray blue felty leaves. 18". Zone 3. 2.25” pot 3.00
Salix sericea WI Native Red-osier Willow
Rounded regular semi-globe shrub to 7', red winter twigs. Zone 2 2.25” pot 2.00
Salix serrissima WI Native Autumn Willow Low wide growing native pussy willow with excellent spring catkins which start gray and turn white. Heavy strong branching with thick glossy green leaves. Ours grow 5' tall and 8' wide or more. Zone 3. 2.5" pot 3.00
Salix syrticola WI Native Dune Willow
Large rather open shrub, densely white wooly leaves into early summer. Zone 3 2.5" pot 4.00
Sambucus canadensis WI Native Elderberry
Coarse compound leaves, coarse canes, large flat clusters of creamy white flowers in June. Profuse black BB-sized fruit in large clusters in August and September. Edible fruit used in jams and for wine. Zone 3. 1yr root 1.50 12-18" 3.00
Sambucus canadensis maxima E USA Elderberry
Large fruited sub-species. Zone 3 2.25” pot 2.00 June
Sambucus pubens WI Native Red Elderberry
Form much like the above species, more of a colonial grower. Creamy white cone shaped flower
clusters in early spring, red BB-sized berries in June and July. Plants are very tolerant of shade and even flower in Hemlock woods. FRUIT POISONOUS! Zone 2. 2.5' pot 3.00
Shepherdia argentea W USA Buffaloberry
Tall rather sparse shrubs with gray leaves and bright red fruit clustered around the stems. Perhaps
better growing in dry sited, sunny areas. 18'. Zone 4. 18” 3.00
Shepherdia canadensis WI Native Russet Buffaloberry
Dense growing with deep green upper and rusty lower surface leaves. Bright red fruit along the
branches in June. Lover of heavy clay soils. 3-6'. Zone 2. 2.25" pot 4.00
Sophora japonica Scholartree
Round headed medium height tree with compound leaves and white flowers in mid-summer. Seed
pods look like Styrofoam beads in short chains, remain most of the winter. Zone 5/6.
6" 3.00
Sorbaria sorbifolia Ural False-spirea
Colonial shrub with coarse canes and compound leaves, pyramidal white flowers at the cane
terminals, followed by cone shaped tan seed capsule clusters. Will grow and bloom in full sun or
partial shade. Reddish fall color. Zone 3. 2.25” pot 3.00 June
Sorbus americana WI Native American Mountainash
Very short flat headed tree with creamy white flowers in large clusters at branch terminals,
followed by enormous flat clusters of BB-sized orange red berries. Needs a moist open site to
show well. Orange red fall color., 10-20'. Zone 2. 2.25" pot 4.00
Sorbus aucuparia European Mountain-ash
Commonly planted Mountainash with creamy white flowers and orange red fruit. Reddish fall
color. 40'. Zone 3. 18” 3.00 4’ 6.00
Sorbus decora WI Native Showy Mountain-ash
Our native species with form much like the above, somewhat coarser tree, larger flowers and fruit
clusters. Berries a deep red. Fall color a good red. 45'. Zone 3. 2.25" pot 4.00
Spiraea alba WI Native Meadowsweet
Colonial Spiraea with terminal cones of white flowers. Fair yellow red fall color. Red new bark in winter. Good naturalizing shrub in wet meadows. 4-6' Zone 2. 2.25” pot 3.00
Spiraea albiflora White Japanese Spirea
2-3' plants of light green leaves and pure white flowers. Zone 5. 2.25” pot 3.00 June
Spiraea corymbosum E USA Mountain Spirea Woodland edge Spirea with flat topped white flower clusters in early summer, some re-bloom in late summer. Grows to 3-4' tall with Spiraea bumalda type foliage. Zone 3 6-12" 4.00
Spiraea fritschiana Korean Spirea
2-3' with large blue green leaves and large white flat flower clusters. Good orange red fall color.
Zone 3. 6-12" 3.00
Spiraea 'Froebelii'
3-4' with pink flowers, purplish fall color. Zone 3. 12-18" 3.00
Spiraea 'Goldflame'
3' with orange yellow new leaves and orange red fall color. Pink flowers don't stand out really
well from the leaves. Foliage yellow green in summer. Zone 3. SWC 2.00
Spiraea 'Goldmound'
Golden new leaves and golden all season. Pink flowers. Zone 3. SWC 2.00
Spiraea 'Grefscheim' Grefscheim Garland
Graceful arching branches with small gray green leaves. Old wood adrift in white flower clusters
in late spring. 4'. Zone 3. SWC 2.00
Spiraea 'Gumball'
A smaller selection form of S. 'froebellii', grows to 3' and stays full to the ground. Should replace
the older cultivar. Pink flowers and red purple fall color. Zone 3. 6-12" 3.00
Spiraea 'Little Princess'
Dense plants to 2' with medium bright green leaves, pink flowers. Zone 3. SWC 2.00
Spiraea 'Norman'
Dense plants with deep green summer leaves, red purple fall color, deep pink purple flowers. 2-3'
Zone 3. 6-12" 3.00
Spiraea prunifolia 'Plena' True Bridal Wreath
5' shrubs with small glossy cherry-like leaves. Bright yellow orange and red fall color. Branches
covered with double white flowers in spring which can last several weeks if the weather stays cool. Zone 4. SWC 2.00
Spiraea 'Shibori' (Shirobana) Peppermint Spirea
Fairly dense shrub with a mix of medium green and deep green leaves. Flowers white-pink and
mixed throughout the plant. Pretty show all summer. Zone 5. SWC 2.00
Spiraea 'June Bride'
Dwarf clone like a very dense Spiraea 'Vanhoutte', covered nicely in white flowers. 3'. Zone 3.
SWC 3.00
Spiraea thunbergii Thunberg Spiraea
Graceful arching shrub to 4', smothered in white flowers in very early spring. Zone 3.
SWC 2.00
Spiraea tomentosa WI Native Steeplebush
Marsh and waters edge species with spires of clear pink flowers, leaves rich green above white
lower surface. 3'. Zone 2. 2.25" pot 3.00
Spiraea 'VH' Vanhoutte Spiraea
Large arching shrub with blue green summer leaves. Yellow red fall color. Massive display of
white flowers the end of May. Zone 3. SWC 2.50 12-18" 3.50
Staphylea trifolia WI Native Bladdernut
Very shade tolerant colonial shrub with a nice display of white 1" bell flowers in May. Plants
covered with 2" inflated bladders in fall and winter. Zone 3. 3-6" 3.00
Stephenandra incisa 'Crispa' Cutleaf Stephenandra
Groundcover in full sun with arching branches that mound upon themselves to 3', foliage with a
reddish tinge all summer. Zone 4. SWC 3.00
Symphoricarpus albus WI Native Snowberry
Colonial shrub with blue green leaves and tiny pink flowers followed by large white berries along
the stem. Grows well in shade. 6' Zone 4 6-12” 3.00
Symphoricarpus occidentalis WI Native Wolfberry Lower growing groundcover species to 2' tall with tiny pink bell flowers followed by puffy white berries with an occasional pink blush. Zone 3 SWC 2.50 12-18" 4.00
Symphoricarpus orbiculatus C USA Coralberry
Fine textured shrub with small leaves, twigs covered with tiny magenta berries into winter. Will
form a colony as some of the new branches are prostrate stolons, 4'. Zone 4 6-12” 3.00
Syringa oblata dilatata 'Cheyenne' Cheyenne Lilac Large leaved Lilac with pale purple flowers and purple fall foliage. Growing to 10' tall and wide. Zone 3 SWC 3.50
Syringa x chinensis 'Saugeana' Dark Persian Lilac
Tall small leaved Lilac with very large dark lilac flower trusses, fragrant. Zone 3. SWC 2.50
Syringa x chinenesis 'Alba' White Persian Lilac White to very pale lavender flowered Lilac with small leaves and a dense twiggy form growing to 8' tall and wide. Zone 3 SWC 3.00
Syringa 'Evangeline' Evangeline Hyacinth Lilac Early blooming Lilac about a week earlier than common Lilac, very fragrant pink-blue flowers. Growing to 7' tall and wide with green velvety leaves. Zone 4 SWC 3.50
Syringa 'Isabella'
Tall late Lilac with pale lavender flowers. Zone 3. SWC 3.00 June
Syringa 'James Mac Farlane'
Pale green leaved late Lilac with single clear pink flowers. 8'. Zone 3. 12-18" 6.00
Syringa 'Josee''
Hybrid of S. meyeri x S. microphylla x S. patula grows to 6' with very fragrant long trusses of
pink flowers. Has some rebloom in late summer. Leaves half the size of S. 'Miss Kim'. Zone 4.
SWC 3.00
Syringa laciniata Cutleaf Lilac
Lacy textures and bright purple flowers similar to Persian Lilac. Zone 4 2.25" pot 4.00
Syringa meyeri 'Palibin' Korean Lilac
Dwarf dense Lilac with shiny deep green leaves. Purplish in the fall. Purple flowers. Zone 4.
SWC 1.50 6-12" 3.00
Syringa microphylla 'Superba'
Nice small Lilac with velvety leaves, deep pink flowers, and some fall rebloom. Zone 4.
SWC 3.00
Syringa 'Miss Canada'
Late Lilac to 6' with lavender flowers. Zone 3. SWC 3.00 June
Syringa 'Miss Kim'
Dense Lilac to 5' with loads of pale purple flowers, purplish fall color. Zone 3.
SWC 3.00 6-12" 4.00
Syringa pekinensis Peking Tree Lilac
Tree form Lilac with green satin leaves, large white flower trusses in June. Some seedlings will
have peeling "varnished" bark. Somewhat purple fall color. Zone 4.
2.25" pot 3.00 June
Syringa reticulata Japanese Tree Lilac
Tree Lilac with very large white flower trusses in June. Tan seed clusters all winter. Zone 3.
6-12" 2.00
Syringa r. 'Ivory Silk'
Strongly upright pyramidal cultivar. Very nice flower display. Zone 3.
SWC 3.00 4" pot 6.00
Syringa 'Royalty'
Large Lilac with very deep green leaves and flowers which are deep purple bud, opening slightly
lighter purple. 10' Zone 3. SWC 3.00
Tilia americana WI Native American Linden
Large tree with deep green leaves, fragrant yellow flowers in July. Tan dry seeds on a tan winged
pedicel , persist till early winter. Zone 3. plug 3.00 12" 4.00
Tilia cordata Littleleaf Linden
Large tree with deep green smaller leaves. Often used for an understock. Zone 3.
6-12" 3.00 3' 6.00
Ulmus americana WI Native American Elm
Tall vase tree being planted some in wetlands. Very susceptible to Dutch Elm Disease. Pure
butter yellow fall color. Zone 3. 6-12" 3.00
Ulmus parvifolia Lacebark Elm
Medium height tree with small leaves and greenish white flowers in early fall, winged seed in
October. Some seedlings will have red fall color, bark flaking to show various browns and green.
Zone 4. 2.5" pot 3.00
Ulmus rubra WI Native Red Elm
Less regular form tree with larger leaves, some resistance to the disease. Yellow in fall. Zone 2.
2.25" pot 3.00
Vaccinium angustifolium WI Native Lowbush Blueberry
Low plants to 18" forming great mats in open sun, sandy soil. Small white bell flowers and very
tasty small blue fruit. Fire red fall color. Needs acid soil. Zone 2. 2.25" pot 3.00
Vaccinium arboreum E USA Farkleberry Tall semi-evergrren shrub of the forest understory in dry upland, with spring bell flowers and glossy black fall fruit. Used mainly as cooked berries, otherwise rather dry and weak flavored. The wood used for very durable contorted walkng canes. Red tones in the fall/winter foliage. Zone 6 2010
Vaccinium corymbosum E USA Highbush Blueberry Wild seedlings of the commercial fresh market blueberry found in stores. Fruit varies in size from 1/3" to 3/4" diameter. Shrubs growing to 8' tall and wide with white bell flowers and red fall foliage. Zone 4 2.5" pots 4.00
Vaccinium erythrocarpum E USA Mountain Bearberry Low colonial shrub to 2' tall with rose pink bell flowers and black juicy fruit used to make jelly. Purple red fall foliage. Zone 3 2.5" pot 5.00
Vaccinium macrocarpon WI Native Large Cranberry
Stronger growing evergreen groundcover, larger deep red fruit. Zone 2. 2.25" pot 2.50
Vaccinium membranaceum USA Mountain Bilberry
An unusual blueberry/dangleberry from the south shore of Lake Superior. Most commonly a Rocky Mountain species. Large black fruit best used in pies and not for fresh eating. Growing to 18-24” tall with shiny 2” green leaves and red stems. Zone 4 2.25” pot 4.00
Vaccinium myrtilloides WI Native Velvet Blueberry
Similar to V. angustifolium, usually in some shade. Velvety leaves and later ripening fruit. Zone 2. 2.25" pot 3.00
Vaccinium ovalifolium USA Oval-leaf Bilberry
A pretty bluegreen leaved small colonial shrub to 18” tall with berries covered with a nice blue bloom. Grows well in semi-shaded sites on acid soils. The fruits are best used in pies and muffins. Zone 4
2.25” pots 4.00
Vaccinium oxycoccus WI Native Small Cranberry
Dainty evergreen groundcover with tiny leaves and small pink bell flowers followed by small
speckled cranberries. Maroon fall color. Best on very moist and acid soil. Zone 2.
2.25" pot 2.50
Vaccinium vitis-idaea N USA Mountain Cranberry, Lingonberry
Bright green shiny leaves on an evergreen upland groundcover. Prefers cool acid soil. Bright red
1/3" berries. Zone 3. 2010
Viburnum acerifolium WI Native Mapleleaf Viburnum
Sprawling shrub in deep shade with white flowers, black fruit. Pastel fall color of cream, pink, and red. May shipment. Zone 3. SWC 3.00 3" pot 4.00
Viburnum burejaeticum Manchurian Viburnum
Tall shrub with Lantana-like leaves, finer textured. Red yellow fall color. White flowers and fruit
that progresses from red to black. Zone 4. 6-12” 3.00 18-24" 6.00
Viburnum carlesii Korean Spice Viburnum
Colorful medium shrub with fragrant pink white flowers, dull to deep green leaves and yellow red
fall color. May shipment. Zone 4. SWC potted 3.00 Gal. 6.00
Viburnum carlesii 'Spice Bouquet' ®
Selection from Mike Yanny, Johnson's Nursery, WI for uniform tight growth habit, glossy leaves and profuse flowering. Zone 5. SWC potted 4.50
Viburnum carlesii 'Compactum' Compact Korean Spice Viburnum
Dense full cultivar, same flower as V. carlesii. Nearly evergreen here, leaves drop in early winter.
May shipment. Zone 4. SWC potted 4.00
Viburnum cassinoides WI Native Withrod Viburnum
6' shrub with deep lustrous green leaves, red fall color. White flowers and fruit which turns bright
pink then blue. Zone 3. SWC potted 3.50
Viburnum dentatum E USA Arrowwood Viburnum
Medium tall shrub with creamy white flowers and clusters of blue fruit in late summer. Leaves
from dull to glossy green. Fall color yellow to burgundy. Zone 3.
SWC 2.50 12" 3.00 12-18" 4.00
Viburnum d. 'Autumn Jazz' ® E USA
Dense, rounded shrub, deep green glossy foliage, occasional fall color in Zone 5. Flowers and fruit same time as the species. Zone 4. Royalty included SWC 2.50
Viburnum d. 'Chicago Lustre' ® SE USA
Cultivar with dense sturdy branching, deep green shiny leaves, and later flowers and fruit. 6'.
Zone 4 Royalty included SWC 2.50
Viburnum dentatum compact E USA
Selection we are testing. The original plant remained at 5' while all others in the block were 8'.
Flowers and fruits heavily with fruit above the foliage. Zone 3. SWC 3.00
Viburnum dentatum 'Moonglow' ® E USA
Selection with larger glossy leaves and larger fruit. Zone 4 SWC 2.50
Viburnum dentatum 'Northern Burgundy' ® SE USA
Cultivar with thick green foliage and rich fall color south of zone 5. Zone 4. SWC 2.50 Royalty included
Viburnum dentatum ''JN Select' E USA Red Feather' ® Arrowwood
Colorful shrub with red new growth and red leaf veins into summer, blue summer fruit and red fall color. Zone 3 SWC 3.50 12" 4.50
Viburnum dentatum pubescens SE USA Downy Arrowwood Viburnum
Denser growing, deep green glossy leaves and later flowers and fruit. Zone 4. SWC 2.50
Viburnum farreri (Fragrans) Fragrant Viburnum
Large shrub with rich green lustrous leaves, early pink flowers with good fragrance, borne along
the branches. Mid-summer red to black fruit and maroon fall color. 10'. May shipment. Zone 5
2.25” pot 4.00 June 2009
Viburnum farreri 'Candidissima' White -flowered Fragrant Viburnum
White flowered selection of V. farreri which seems slightly hardier than the species. Zone 4b 2.5" pots 4.00 June 2009
Viburnum x juddii Judd Viburnum
Much like V. carlesii with only slightly less fragrant flowers. More open habit in youth, less
leafspot problems. May shipment. Zone 4. SWC 3.00
Viburnum lantana Wayfaring Viburnum
Large shrub with medium to deep green felty rugose leaves, creamy white flowers and fruit which
colors from red to black. Some maroon fall color and semi-evergreen with snow cover. 6-10'.
Zone 3 6-12" 3.00
Viburnum l. 'Aureus' Golden Viburnum Lantana
Slower growing golden form. Subject to some burn in hot sun. Zone 3. 12" 4.00
Viburnum l. 'Mohican'
Cultivar with deep green foliage and larger clusters of white flowers. Very dense habit. Zone 3.
12-18" 4.00
Viburnum lantana 'Variegata'
Growth like that of V.l.'Mohican' except for speckled white on the foliage. Zone 3.
12" 4.00
Viburnum lentago WI Native Nannyberry
Tall suckering shrub with leaves similar to a Peach. Creamy white flowers, clusters of blue black
fruit. 15'. Occasionally trained as a single stem, small tree. Fall color red tones. Zone 3.
4-6" 3.00 12" 4.00
Viburnum 'Mohawk'
Cultivar from V. x burkwoodii with deep red flower buds, shiny small leaves, and a bit greater
hardiness for us here. Good fragrance. 6'. Zone 5b. 6-12" 4.00
Viburnum molle C USA Kentucky Viburnum
Species with wider leaves than V. dentatum, white flowers and black fruit. Fall color a red black
and the peeling bark adds interest in winter. 7'. Zone 4. 2.25" pot 4.00 few
Viburnum opulus European Cranberry Viburnum
Tall Maple leaf-type with good flower display because of few sterile bloom on the outer edge of
clusters. Bears large crops of red berry clusters which are showy all winter. 8'. Zone 4.
6-12" 3.00 18-24" 4.00
Viburnum opulus 'Compactum' Compact Cranberry Viburnum
Dense compact grower with glossy leaves, good flower and fruit. 4'. Zone 4. 6-12" 4.00
Viburnum opulus 'Roseum' European Snowball Viburnum
Tall shrub with bright green leaves. Very showy sterile white flowers in "Snowballs" cover the
plant in May, no fruit. 10-15'. Zone 4. SWC 3.00
Viburnum opulus 'Xanthocarpum' Yellow-fruit Cranberry Viburnum
Cultivar with bright green leaves, good flowers, and golden yellow fruit. 8'. Zone 4. SWC 3.50
Viburnum prunifolium WI Native Blackhaw Viburnum
Small tree form plant with thick green leaves remaining into November. Creamy white bloom and
blue fruit. 15-20'. Zone 4. SWC 3.00 6-12” 4.00
Viburnum prunifolium 'Early Red' E USA
Same form with reddish new leaves and red fall color. Has been used for a nice hedge. Zone 4
SWC 4.00
Viburnum rafinesquianum WI Native Rafinesque Viburnum
Our selection for glossy green thick leaves which turn a rich burgundy in fall, the color persisting
for weeks. Nice full growth with white flowers and glossy black fruit. Does not suffer powdery
mildew as most of this species seem to. To 7'. Zone 3. SWC 3.50
Viburnum sargentii Sargent Viburnum
Large robust growing shrub with white lacecap flowers and persistent red fruit. Zone 3
2.25" pot 3.00
Viburnum sargentii 'Flavum' Yellow- fruit Sargent Viburnum Selection with golden yellow winter fruit, hardier than V. opulus 'Xanthocarpum. Zone 3 SWC 4.00
Viburnum sieboldii Siebold Viburnum
Tall tree form or large shrub with large glossy deep green leaves, creamy white flowers and fruit
which starts pink and turns black. 20'. Zone 4. 6-12" 3.00
Viburnum trilobum WI Native American Cranberry Viburnum
Our native lowland Cranberry Viburnum. White flowers with few sterile outer flowers, deep green Foliage often reddish when opening. Red fall color and red fruit. Does fine in upland soil. 10-12'. Zone 2. SWC 3.00 6-12” 4.00
Viburnum trilobum 'Alfredo' Alfredo Comp. American Cranberry Viburnum
Upright branching dense grower with reddish new leaves, few flowers or fruit. Red fall color. 4-5'
Zone 3. SWC 3.00
Viburnum trilobum 'Bailey Compact'
Much like the above form. Green new leaves and bit more vigorous. Seldonm fruits. 4-5'. Zone 3.
6-12" 3.00
Viburnum trilobum 'Compactum'
Also similar to the ones above. Has some flowers and fruit when older. Zone 3.
6-12" 3.00
Viburnum trilobum 'JN Select' RedWing® Cranberry Viburnum
Tighter grower than the species. Excellent flower and fruit. Reddish leaves when expanding.
Zone 3 2.25” pot 4.00
Weigela 'Pink Delight'
Taller cultivar with a much coarser texture. Good hardiness and clear pink flowers. 5'. Zone 4
2.5" pot 3.00
Weigela 'Pink Princess'
Cultivar with slight red tinge to the leaf and pink flowers. 4'. Zone 4. 6-12" 3.00
Weigela 'Red Prince'
Fairly dense growing, very hardy bright red non-fading flowered cultivar. Some rebloom
throughout the season. 4-5'. Zone 4. 6-12" 3.00
Weigela 'White Knight'
The hardiest white cultivar we have had, slight dieback at -33 F, flowers apple blossom pink in bud. Zone 4 12-18" 4.00
Wisteria macrostachya E USA Kentucky Wisteria
Tall growing vine with compound leaves and purple blue flowers at the cane terminals after the
Leaves are out. Very pretty on a trellis. Long, .5" diameter beans add a tan accent all winter,
clusters to 18". Zone 4. 2.25" pot 3.00
Xanthoceras sorbifolia Yellowhorn
Small tree with Mountain Ash-like leaves and 1" white flowers in June followed by 3" brown seed
capsules. Zone 4. 6-12" 3.00
Yucca filamentosa E USA Adam's Needle
Rosette of lance shaped 1-2" wide leaves to 2' with a central spike of waxy white 2" flowers in
July, followed by stalk of brown black seed capsules. Zone 4. 2 year 3.00
Yucca glauca W USA Soapweed Yucca
Finer textured rosette of spike-like leaves .5-1" wide and blue green. Larger spike of waxy flowers and much larger seed capsules. Flowers more greenish white. Zone 3.
2 year 3.00
Zanthoxylum americanum WI Native Prickly-Ash
Thicket forming shrub with small Ash-like leaves, strong citrus odor when bruised. Fall color
yellow red. September display of small red fruit covering the branches. Best used where well
confined and out of traffic. 10-12". Zone 3. 6-12" 3.00
Wildflowers
Iris versicolor WI Native Blue Flag
Our native iris of marshes and swamps. Zone 3 2yr 3.00
More woodland wildflower species in 2010, suggestions for species welcome.
EVERGREENS
Abies balsamea WI Native Balsam Fir Shade tolerant conifer growing in the understory of our northern forests and dominant in some lowlands. Reaches 50' tall and 15" diameter. Excellent tree in the open sumn in Northern Wisconsin, requires some shade father south. Tree tops become narrow steeples in mature trees. Zone 2 plugs 3.00
Juniperus communis depressa WI Native Oldfield Juniper
Wide growing, very prickly Juniper with bright green summer color and bronze winter color. 3-4'
high and 10-20' wide. Useful in dry native plantings. Zone 2. RC 3.00 June 2009
Juniperus communis 'Effusa'
European cultivar with softer, fine texture, growing just over 1' tall. Zone 4. RC 3.50
Juniperus horizontalis WI Native Creeping Juniper
Low spreader with deep green summer color and purple blue winter color. Forms a dense
groundcover 6-8" high. Soft texture. Selection of Prof. E. R. Hasselkus, University of Wisconsin-
Madison. Zone 3. RC 3.00
Juniperus virginiana WI Native Eastern Redcedar
Medium tall evergreen, bronze winter color. Zone 3 6-12" 3.00 12-18” 4.00
Larix laricina WI Native Tamarack
Fast growing deciduous conifer, green-blue summer foliage, golden fall color. Needs ample
moisture. Zone 2 Plugs 3.00 12-18" 3.50
Picea glauca WI Native White Spruce
Tall fairly fast growing evergreen, green-blue foliage Zone 3 plugs 2.00 12-18" 3.00
Picea glauca densata W USA Black Hills Spruce
Very dense growing White Spruce. Zone 3. plugs 3.00
Picea mariana WI Native Black Spruce Conifer of our northern wetlands and bogs, able to survive very wet ground in a stunted form. Will grow well in moist upland soil on north facing sites. Grows to 50' tall with lower branches able to root in mossy ground and become trees as well. Zone 2 Plugs 18" tall 3.00
Picea pungens W USA Colorado Spruce
Good landscape Spruce, conical habit. Zone 3. plugs 2.50
Pinus bungeana Lacebark Pine Soft textured five needle pine with mottled green to white bark, often grow multi-stem. Deep green needles. Our seed from China Zone 5 3" 3.00
Pinus cembra Swiss Stone Pine Slower growing five needle pine with tight upright habit. Rich blue-green needles. Zone 4 3" 3.00
Pinus peuce Balken Pine
Narrow pyramidal 5-needle pine with slow dense growth, rich green color. Zone 4.
3" 3.00
Pinus pungens E USA Table Mountain Pine Pictureque contorted short pine from mountain tops in the Appalachians, requires an acidic soil. Large prickly cones remain on the tree until opened by heat. Zone 4 6" 5.00 few
Pinus strobus WI Native Eastern White Pine
Tall growing soft texture pine. Cones 6" long and with resin droplets are useful in decorations. Zone 3. 12-18"Tr. 4.00
Thuja occidentalis WI Native Eastern White Cedar
Medium tall, dense evergreen tree. Subject to heavy deer browse. Zone 3. RC 2.00
Thuja occidentalis 'Conica Densa'
Globe form with curious small upright dense leaders on top. Fairly bronze in winter. to 6'
18" 4.50
Thuja occidentalis 'Emerald'
Slower growing bright green and dense pyramid. 10' x 3'. 2.5" pot 2.50
Thuja occidentalis 'Fastigiata' Pyramidal Arborvitae
Tall fast narrow pyramid. Golden green in winter. 50' x 6'. RC 2.00 June
Thuja occidentalis 'Holmstrup'
Irregular slow pyramid, eventually to 12', with very dense growth, bronze in winter. 2.5" pot 2.50
Thuja occidentalis 'Spiralis'
Form of the species with unusual twists, dense growth. 30' RC 3.00
Thuja occidentalis 'Techny'
One of the best for winter color, a wide pyramid. Benefits from shearing a year before digging for
sale. RC 2.50 6-12"(1-1) 3.00
Thuja occidentalis 'Wareana' Siberian Arborvitae
Dense heavy foliage, wide squat pyramid, bronze green in winter.
RC 2.50 6"(1-1) 3.00
Thuja occidentalis 'Wareana Lutescens'
Light yellow-green new growth, smokey cream in winter. A very different color, form as above.
RC 2.50 June 2009
Thuja occidentalis 'Hetz Wintergreen'
Fast growing conical shape, almost always with only one terminal leader, less prone to snow
splitting. Glossy dark green color. Forms a dense wall as they age. Winter color green with a hint of black. RC 2.00
Thuja occidentalis 'Woodwardii' Globe Arborvitae
Fast dense globe form to 6'. Bronze winter color. RC 2.00
Thuja plicata W USA Western Redcedar
Fast growing tall tree with typical evergreen shape. Appearance much like a Hemlock from a
Distance Quite graceful and deep green all year. One great feature is White-tailed deer do not
browse these. Zone 4 RC 2.00
Thuja plicata 'Elegantissima'
Finer textured selection. RC 2.50
Thuja plicata 'Excelsa'
Cultivar with heavy dense foliage. RC 2.50
Thuja plicata 'Fastigiata'
Selection with a slightly narrower habit than the species. RC 2.50
Taxodium distichum E USA Bald Cypress
Not evergreen, but we'll list it here. Large pyramidal tree becomes round topped when old. Fresh
Light green spring foliage, golden brown fall color. Seems to do just fine here in Zone 4. Does not need a wet site. 12" 3.00 2-3’ 5.00