Birch
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Paper BirchOrdering closed for the season
464 Betula papyrifera 30-70' x 30'. Medium-sized tree with magnificent chalk-white peeling bark. Valuable wood. Bark used for traditional crafts. Z3. read more |
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Sweet BirchOrdering closed for the season
463 Betula lenta 40-50' x 35-45'. Medium-sized tree with graceful shiny bronze branches. Splendid golden-yellow foliage in fall. Twigs and leaves taste like wintergreen. Z3. read more |
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Yellow BirchOrdering closed for the season
462 Betula allegheniensis 60-75' x 40-50'. Deep golden-yellow bark glows with a satiny sheen. Valuable timber. Twigs make a wonderful tea. Shade-tolerant and adaptable. Z3. read more |
Elm
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‘Princeton’ American ElmOrdering closed for the season
470 Ulmus americana 60x70'. Large graceful shade tree with high resistance to disease. Immense vase-shaped canopy. Z4. read more |
Honeylocust
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HoneylocustOrdering closed for the season
472 Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis 50' x 30-35'. Beautiful fast-growing nitrogen-fixing tree. Good for erosion control. Tolerates drought, pollution, salt, disease and insects. Z4. read more |
Hophornbeam
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Eastern HophornbeamOrdering closed for the season
465 Ostrya virginiana 20-40' x 15-20'. Small native upland understory tree is tougher than nails. Shaggy bark. Seeds mature in papery cones resembling hops. Z3. read more |
Linden
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American LindenOrdering closed for the season
469 Tilia americana 60-80' x same. Tall stately tree with rounded crown and low-hung spreading branches. Sweetly fragrant yellow June flowers. Z3. read more |
Maple
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Sugar MapleOrdering closed for the season
461 Acer saccharum 50-100'. Largest of our native maples. Colorful fall foliage. Valued for shade, syrup and lumber. Boil sap to make real maple syrup. Z3. read more |
Oak
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Scarlet OakOrdering closed for the season
467 Quercus coccinea 50-70' x 40-50'. Important canopy species of Appalachian mountains. Native to Maine though rare. Scarlet red foliage in fall. Z5. read more |
Sycamore
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American SycamoreOrdering closed for the season
466 Plantanus occidentalis 75-100' x same. Extraordinary native shade tree. Trunks and stems are strikingly mottled. Remarkable against the winter sky. Z4/5. read more |
Willows
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‘Tristis’ Niobe Weeping WillowOrdering closed for the season
468 Salix alba ‘Tristis’ 50x50'. The classic weeping willow, a very large majestic graceful wide-spreading tree. Z4. read more |