Conifers

pinus strobus White Pine Size Sold 12" to 18" Prefers moist, well drained soils and full sun to partial shade. Fast growing evergreen tree. Soft needles. Mature height 80-100 ft. MICHIGAN'S STATE TREE NATIVE

Picea pungensColorado Blue Spruce Size Sold12"-18" Grows best in full sun and fertile well drained soil. Mature height of 40-60 ft. Sharp short needles, slow growing.

Picea abies Norway Spruce Size Sold 16" - 24" Grows best in full sun and moist soils. This short needled tree is the fastest growing spruce with a mature height of 60-90 ft.

Picea glauca White Spruce Size Sold 16" - 24" A straight tall tree easily recognized by its needles. Cones always hang down. Beautiful year- round color. Tolerates most soil conditions. Mature height of 60-80 ft. NATIVE

Abies concolor Concolor Fir Size Sold 8" - 14" It is a medium to large evergreen coniferous tree growing to (50-100 ft) tall and with a trunk diameter of up to 6.5 ft. It is popular as an ornamental landscaping tree and as a Christmas tree. Prefers full sun.

Nave to Michigan Spring 2018 Descripons 1 Juniperus virginiana Red Cedar Size Sold 10" - 16" is a small evergreen tree, commonly 10 to 40 feet, of pyramidal shape becoming rounder in age. It is found on many types of soil ranging from acid sands to those derived from limestone. It does best on dry soils in full sunlight, and is winter hardy and tolerant of droughty and salty soils. Like most junipers, it is very slow growing and is moderately long lived. NATIVE

Deciduous

Acer saccharum Sugar Maple Size Sold 18" - 24" Moist soils, full sun to partial shade. Mature height of 60-80 ft. Will not tolerate salt. Primary source of maple syrup. Intense autumn foliage. NATIVE

Acer Rubrum Red Maple Size Sold 18"-24" The red maple tree grows at a moderate to rapid rate and grows best in bright sun to partial shade. The red maple tree will grow in a range of soil types from sandy loam to clay. Mature height 60-70ft. NATIVE

Carya ovataShagbark Hickory Size Sold 6" - 12" is a common hickory in the Eastern United States and southeast Canada. It is a large, deciduous tree, growing well over 100 ft tall, and can live more than 350 years. Mature shagbarks are easy to recognize because they have shaggy bark. This characteristic is, however, only found on mature trees; young specimens have smooth bark. The shagbark hickory's nut is edible and has a very sweet taste.

Magnolia virginianaSweetbay Magnolia Size Sold 6" - 12" Sweetbay is a woody, flowering, tree that can grow up to 20–40 ft on multiple gray and smooth stems. It grows similar to a shrub, with a short, open habit. Sweetbay is valued for its beauty, open form, attractive , and its fragrant . It works well in a shrub border or as a single specimen and can be planted next to buildings or in situations with restricted space due to its horizontal crown.

Cornus floridaWhite Flowering Dogwood Size Sold 18" - 24" Flowering dogwood is a deciduous multi-branched shrub or small tree, characterized by a rounded crown and horizontal branches that spread wider than its height. Flowering dogwood trees grow best in course to medium textured, well-drained soils.

Nave to Michigan Spring 2018 Descripons 2 Prunus serotina Black Cherry Size Sold 18" - 24" Black cherry wood is a rich reddish-brown color and is strong, hard, and close-grained – one of the most valued cabinet and furniture woods in North America. Black cherry is a shade-intolerant .The fruit is suitable for making jam and cherry pies, and has some use in flavoring liqueurs.

Catalpa speciosa Catalpa Size Sold 18" - 24" is primarily used as a large ornamental shade tree. It is widely planted in urban areas as a street and lawn tree. When flowering, it has abundant showy blossoms. Catalpas prefer moist, deep, well drained soil, but adapts to dry or wet soils and prefers an open sunny space to partial shade. Care must be taken to ensure it is not too close to a building, fence, property line or septic system. Ample space should be provided to let it reach a mature height.

Shrubs/Bushes

Syringa vulgaris Lilac Size Sold 12" - 18" Beautiful dark purple fragrant flowers in late spring. Well drained to dry loam. Full sun. Mature height of 8-15 ft.

Amelanchier arborea Downy Serviceberry Size Sold 12" - 18" Fall foliage is orange to rusty-red. Moderate growth, tolerates different soil types. Full sun to partial shade. Mature height 20-30 ft. NATIVE

Cercis canadensis Redbud Size Sold 12"-18" Are characterized by simple, rounded to heart-shaped leaves and pinkish-red flowers borne in the early spring on bare leafless shoots, on both branches and trunk. The wood is medium weight, somewhat brittle, of light tan color with a noticeably large heartwood area of darker brown, tinged with red. The wood is used in wood turning, for making decorative items and in the production of wood veneer.

Viburnum trilobum Highbush Cranberry Size Sold 12"-18" Native to Michigan. Grows well in most soil types and is tolerant of partial shade. Has red berries, which is good for wildlife. Mature height of 6 to 8 ft. NATIVE

Nave to Michigan Spring 2018 Descripons 3 Rubus Pubescens Dwarf Red Raspberry Size Sold 12"-18" far from wild growing berries, otherwise risk the spread of pests and diseases to your garden. Prepare soil with compost or aged manure a couple weeks before planting. Likes Full Sun, any soil type, does best in soils with a pH of Slightly Acidic to Neutral. NATIVE

Specialty Items

Red Flags ~ Red marking flags. 24” wire length

Flowers *All perennials sold in 1 gallon pot

Alchemilla erythropoda (Dwarf Lady's Mantle) Low mounds of fan-shaped leaves, chartreuse flowers in May-June. 12" part shade

Amsonia tabernaemontana (Willow- Bluestar) Pale blue star-like flowers, willowy foliage. Shrubby form, 3-4ft sun/pt shade NATIVE

Aquilegia chrysantha 'Denver Gold' (Golden Columbine) Elegant long-spurred yellow flowers. Long-blooming, May into summer. 30" sun/pt shade

Baptisia australis (Blue False Indigo) Violet-blue flowers, gray-green foliage. Upright vase-like habit. June. 4 ft full sun NATIVE

Nave to Michigan Spring 2018 Descripons 4 Campanula persicifolia Blue (Blue Peachleaf Bellflower)Blue bell-like flowers, upright stems above low, narrow foliage. June. 30" sun/pt shade

Campanula persicifolia White (White Peachleaf Bellflower) White bell-like flowers, upright stems above low, narrow foliage. June 30" sun/pt shade

Chasmanthium latifolium (Northen Sea Oats) Native grass with bamboo-like foliage, beautiful heads. Clumping. 3-4' sun/pt shade NATIVE

Chelone obliqua 'Alba' (White Turtlehead) White tubular flowers in Aug/Sept. Glossy dark green foliage. 2-4 ft sun/pt shade NATIVE

Dracocephalum rupestre (Dragon's Head) Royal blue trumpet flowers on low mounds of round leaves. June-July. 12" sun/pt shade

Euphorbia myrsinites (Donkey's Tail) Scaly silver-gray foliage, long tails topped with chartreuse heads. May. 8" sun/pt shade

Nave to Michigan Spring 2018 Descripons 5 Heuchera sanguinea 'Firefly' (Firefly Coral Bells) Sprays of red flowers above rounded mounds of foliage. Spring/summer. 14" sun/pt shade

Iris versicolor (Blue Flag Iris) Light blue flowers, sword-like foliage in large clumps. Moist to wet sites. 2-3 ft. sun/pt shade NATIVE

Lavandula angustifolia 'Hidcote' (Hidcote Lavender)Fragrant plant with silver-gray leaves. Flowers good for drying. 12", June-July sun, well- dr

Lobelia syphilitica (Great Blue Lobelia) A blue species of Cardinal . Upright habit. Avg to moist soil. 2-3 ft. sun to shade NATIVE

Monarda bradburiana (Eastern Bee Balm) Lavender flowers, fragrant dark green foliage. June blooming. 18-24" full sun NATIVE

Polemonium reptans (Creeping Jabob's Ladder) Ferny foliage, light blue flowers in May. Makes a mound, does not run. 15" part shade NATIVE

Nave to Michigan Spring 2018 Descripons 6 Tricyrtis hirta 'Miyazaki' (Miyazaki Toad Lily) Arching stems bearing white, purple-speckled flowers. Sept- Oct. 24-36" shade

Veronica 'Whitewater' (Whitewater Creeping Speedwell)Tiny leaves on flat groundcover . White flowers in May-June. 4-6" sun/pt shade

Veronicastrum virginicum (Culver's Root) Narrow white flower spikes in Aug. Whorls of dark green leaves. Tall. 4-5' sun/pt shade NATIVE

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