Salvia azurea 3-5' tall. North American native with delicate spires of sky-blue tubular double-lipped flowers and sweetly scented foliage. Incredible in mixed bouquets. Blooms from August to October. Z4.
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Amelanchier stolonifera × A. alnifolia 5-8' x 5'. Medium-large berries are mildly sweet with no trace of acid. Hefty fruits are proving crack-resistant. Very uniform ripening pattern. Z3.
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Amelanchier alnifolia 4-6' x same. Compact shrub with sweet purple-magenta berries. Great for pies, cobblers, jellies, jams, smoothies and cakes. Z2.
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Schisandra chinensis 20' or taller. Ornamental vines produce flavorful medicinal berries. Adaptogenic fruit used to build the immune system and rejuvenate the body. Z4.
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Betula nigra 60-80' x 40-60' Very large graceful rounded tree with beautiful bark. Foliage yellows before dropping. Fast growing, trouble free. Z4.
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Catalpa speciosa 40-60'. Dense foliage of heart-shaped leaves provides excellent shade. Incredibly fragrant jasmine-scented white blossoms. Grows rapidly. Attracts pollinators. Native to central U.S. Z4.
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Ginkgo biloba 50-80'. Slow-growing, long-lived tree with unique fan-shaped foliage. Leaf tea used medicinally. Very adaptable and tolerant. Minimal maintenance required. Z5.
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Gleditsia triacanthos 50' x 30-35'. Beautiful fast-growing nitrogen-fixing tree. Good for erosion control. Tolerates drought, pollution, salt, disease and insects. Z4.
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Tilia americana 60-80' x same. Tall stately tree with rounded crown and low-hung spreading branches. Sweetly fragrant yellow June flowers. Z3.
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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.
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Quercus macrocarpa 70-80' x same. Hardiest of the white oaks with a deeply grooved massive trunk and a wide-spreading crown. Dark green foliage. Large fringed acorns. Z3.
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Quercus rubra 60-75' x 45'. The most common oak in northern New England. Magnificent open rounded crown. Fast growing. Tolerant of different conditions. Z4.
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Quercus bicolor 50-60' x same. Massive rounded shade tree with short deeply ridged trunk and fan of branches. Yellow to reddish-purple fall foliage. Native. Z3.
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Maclura pomifera 35-60' x same. Long-lived native shade tree. Strong orange rot-resistant wood. Great for fences or hedges. Strange grapefruit-sized fruits inedible for humans. Seed collected in Maine. Z4.
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Liquidambar styraciflua 60-80' x 40-60'. Delightful star-shaped leaves and hard round prickly gumball-like “fruit”. Colorful fall display. Native from CT into Mexico. Z5.
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Platanus occidentalis 75-100' x same. Extraordinary native shade tree. Trunks and stems are strikingly mottled. Remarkable against the winter sky. Z4/5.
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Liriodendron tulipifera 60-90' x 30-50'. Also called Tulip Poplar. Highly ornamental shade tree. Large tulip-like flowers attract hummingbirds. Native to eastern U.S. Z4/5.
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Salix pendulina f. salamonii 50x50'. The classic weeping willow. Very large majestic graceful wide-spreading tree with golden drooping branches. Attracts loads of pollinators. Z3.
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Fragaria × ananassa Productive and easy to grow. Glossy red berries are full of flavor, and maintain good size. Less sensitive to warmer temps than other day neutrals. Z4.
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Fragaria × ananassa Medium-small glossy red highly fragrant everbearing strawberry. Often referred to as “gourmet.” Commercially grown in France where they are sold at a premium. Z4.
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Fragaria × ananassa Medium-to-long conic high-yielding firm productive reliable everbearing strawberry with bright red color and excellent flavor. Z3.
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Fragaria × ananassa Late. These bright red firm shiny berries are sweet and juicy and so big you could make a hand pie with just one. Resistant to leaf diseases. Z4.
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Fragaria × ananassa Early-Mid. Large conic bright red strawberries ripen over a long fruiting season. Easy to grow. The freezer-filler of the strawberry patch. Z3/4.
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Fragaria × ananassa Large shiny red perfectly shaped fruit is firm, sweet and slightly aromatic. Keeps its size all season. Popular with commercial growers. Low incidence of fruit rots and foliar diseases. Z4.
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Fragaria × ananassa Mid-Late. Smallish soft fruit with flavor described as the essence of strawberry. Delicious fresh eating and excellent for jams and freezing. Z3.
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Thymus vulgaris 10-15" tall. Fragrant sprawling perennial brings depth of flavor to soups, gravies, casseroles. Said to calm the nerves, soothe headaches. Bees love it! Z4.
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Verbena hastata 5-7' tall. Elegant tall branching spikes of vibrant blue-purple flowers. Attractive to pollinators. Used as a nervous-system tonic and mild sedative. Full sun. Native to North America. Z3.
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Verbena stricta 12-48" tall. North American native. Attractive to pollinators, most notably the Buckeye butterfly. Birds will devour the seeds! Blooms June through August. Z3.
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Viburnum prunifolium 12-15' x 8-12'. Rounded shrub with creamy white cymes in early spring. Suckering habit, but can be pruned. Bluish-black edible fruit clusters in fall. Z3.
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Viburnum opulus var. americanum Also known as Crampbank. Medicinal multi-stemmed native shrub. Add to the biological diversity of your garden. No two seedlings are exactly alike. Z2.
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Viburnum cassinoides 5-6' × same. Dense suckering native shrub. White flowers from spring to early summer. Edible black fruit. Plant more than one for fruit. Z3.
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Salix purpurea 8-10'. Useful for willow basketry when annually coppiced. Produces long non-branching purplish-red rods that appear dark grey with purple-red in a finished basket. Z4.
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Salix gracilistyla 6x6'. Pink buds, cheery rosy pink catkins make a stunning early spring display of color. Excellent in cutflower arrangements. Z4.
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Salix × pendulina f. erythroflexuosa Up to 30' tall × 15-30' wide. Ornamental squiggly branches used for floral design, wreaths and funky living fences. Gorgeous auburn color. Z4.
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Salix × pendulina f. erythroflexuosa Up to 30' tall × 15-30' wide. Ornamental squiggly branches used for floral design, wreaths and funky living fences. Yellowy-green bark. Z4.
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Salix × pendulina f. erythroflexuosa Up to 30' tall × 15-30' wide. Ornamental squiggly branches used for floral design, wreaths and funky living fences. The most curly of the three. Z4.
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Achillea millefolium 24-28" tall. Charming bright magenta-violet flower clusters. Sturdy and upright, sports its vibrant color for a long bloom season, even in the heat.
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