Snow Wreath
Zones 4-8
Truly unique plant - showy petalless white flowers in May have showy stamens that create a delicate feathery look. Tannish-brown stems with a zigzag pattern. 3-6' tall and wide
Blackgum
Zones 5-9
Medium canopy tree (50') with attractive horizontal branching and simple glossy leaves with pointed tips turning crimson in autumn. Bark resembles an alligator hide.
Sourwood
Zones 6-8
Beautiful understory tree (30')with straight trunk (or multi-stemmed), slender spreading branches and narrow oblong crown. Graceful sprays of flowers are bell-shaped. Outstanding red-purple autumn color. Bark resembles an alligator hide.
Ninebark
Zones 2-7
The fine textured foliage emerges a deep golden yellow with a hint of bronze and matures to a lime green. It is a compact dense 5 foot shrub, making it valuable in the garden for its superior characteristics. Blooms during the time of year when its flowers are not competing with numerous spring bulbs.
Zone 3
An exciting and new 'Ninebark' with neat compact branching and finely cut dark crimson-purple leaves, this hybrid is very showy and forms a 5 foot mound. Pinkish-white button-like flowers bloom in mid-summer.
American Sycamore
Zones 4-9
Massive shade tree with beautiful, exfoliating bark revealing browns, grays, greens, whites, and creams. Fast growing tree reaching heights of up to 70' in 20 years. Adapts to adverse urban conditions. Long lived, many reaching over 300 years old and 100' tall.
Zone 3
Blooms strong with eye catching bright yellow flowers from mid-summer until frost. A light shearing increases the quantity of flowers. Looks particularly good in the heat of summer when others tend to look spent.
Zone 4
This useful all season, handsome native selection forms a mounding ground cover (1-2' tall by 6' wide) covered with white spring flowers followed by sour purple-black fruit and bright red fall color.
Choke Cherry
Zones 2-6
Small tree with rounded pyramidal crown. New growth is light green before turning reddish-purple in summer. Produces white flowers in April. Easily grown and very cold hardy.