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News from Watertown
Time to Dig!
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| | The crew have the digging down to a science |
Duane's crew has been digging almost every day to take advantage of the short window for getting deciduous trees above ground and ready for sale. The guys seen here are working on an 'Autumn Radiance' Red Maple up at the tree farm in Watertown. With everything in place and in ideal conditions it takes them less than a few minutes per tree. Being a northern tree grower we're up against mother nature's fickle New England springs - piles of snow on northern
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| | Watch them digging the Autumn Radiance Maple in Watertown |
slopes, muddy roads and soggy fields - they sometimes literally fight an uphill battle. I had the chance to see them in action last Saturday. Watching Serbio on the machine and the guys wrapping the root-balls was impressive! So far, well over 1,000 trees have been dug, balled and transported to the sales yards in Watertown and Newtown - ready for your next jobs!
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Who Isn't Ready for Some Color? Pansies landed this week - just in time for your client's color-starved patios, containers and early spring window boxes. Use also in the beds to supplement the spring bulb display or accent around emerging perennials and ornamental grasses. Though they are usually treated as annuals they are in fact quite hardy and can withstand late frosts.
Stop by the sales yard in Newtown soon, they won't last!
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Magnolia stellata: Spring's Shining Star
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| | The Royal Star Magnolias are blooming! |
One of the first trees to flower is a favorite of ours - Royal Star Magnolia. As you can see it's a low-branching tree that will slowly grow 15' high x 20' wide. Have a smaller property to landscape? This should be on your list - the winter silhouette is interesting and the large gray velvet flower buds are an early sign of what's to come. Great for foundation plantings and mixed borders and worthy as a single specimen or accent plant. Plant in moist, fertile soil in a full sun to partial shade site that's protected from extreme wind. It needs at least 6-8 hours of direct sun and needs to be protected from harsh winter winds. The large, showy flowers... Read More We currently have very good availability on Magnolias - many varieties to choose from - call for pricing. |
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Incoming this week: Golden Dawn Redwood, Weeping Japanese Snowbell and a nice selection of specialty conifers and more!|
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Kwanzan Cherries and Dark American Arborvitae
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| Deciduous Trees & Shrubs |
| | Acer palmatum 'Butterfly', 'Kiyohime', 'Ryusen', 'Waterfall' | Japanese Maple varieties | | Acer rubrum 'Red Sunset' | Red/Swamp Maple | | Aesculus pavia 'Briotii' | Horse Chestnut | | Cercis canadensis 'Alba', 'Hearts of Gold', 'Royal White', 'Ruby Falls' | Eastern Redbud varieties | | Chionanthus virginicus | Fringe Tree | | Cladrastis lutea | Yellowwood | | Cornus alternifolia | Pagoda Dogwood | | C. kousa (including 4-4.5"), 'Heart Throb' (deep rosy-pink flowers) | Kousa Dogwood | | C. mas | Cornelian Cherry | | Hamamelis vernalis | Vernal Witchhazel | | H. virginiana | Common Witchhazel | | Heptacodium miconioides | Seven-son Flower | | Ilex verticillata | Winterberry | | Malus espaliered, 3 tiered, 10 gallon | Edible Apple | | Metasequoia glyptostroboides 'Ogon' | Golden Dawn Redwood | | Nyssa sylvatica 'Green Gable' | Black Gum | | Prunus maritima 4/5' | Beach Plum | | P. 'Stanley', 'Reliance' | Edible Plum & Peach | | P. subhirtella 'Snow Fountain' 15 gallon | White Weeping Cherry | | P. varieties 'Autumnalis' 4.5-5", 'Kwanzan' 6-7", 'Rancho' 5-6", 'Snowgoose', | Autumn Flowering Cherry | | P. varieties 'Pink Flair', x 'Okame' 5-6", 'Rancho' 5-6" | Flowering Cherry assortment | | Salix matsudana 'Scarlet Curls' | Corkscrew Willow | | Sophora japonica 'Regent' | Japanese Scholar Tree | | Styrax japonica 'Fragrant Fountain' | Weeping Japanese Snowbell | | Syringa reticulata | Japanese Tree Lilac | | Taxodium distichum 'Cascading Falls' | Weeping Bald Cypress | | Ulmus americana 'New Harmony' | American Elm | | Viburnum varieties 'Erie, 'Newport', 'Wentworth' | Viburnum assortment |
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| | The B&B Blue Hollies started arriving this week along with some Rein's Dense Jade Japanese Cedar seen here at the back of this block. |
| Broadleaf Evergreens & Specialty Conifers |
| | Azalea 'Delaware', 'Hino Crimson', 'Pleasant White', 'Renee Michelle', 'Stewartstonian', 'Tradition', A. poukhanensis 'Compacta' | Assorted Azaleas | | Buxus x 'Green Mountain' | Green Mountain Boxwood | | Chamaecyparis nootkatensis 'Pendula' | Weeping Alaskan Cedar | | C. obtusa 'Aurea', 'Cripsii', 'Elmwood Gold', 'Filicoides', 'Gracilis Compacta', 'Gracilis Nana', 'Kosteri Sport', 'Verdoni' | Hinoki Cypress varieties | | Cryptomeria japonica 'Rein's Dense Jade' | Japanese Cedar | | Ilex crenata 'Chesapeake', 'Compacta', 'Excelsa Schwoebel', 'Hoogendorn', 'Nigra', 'Sky Pencil', 'Softtouch', 'Steeds', 'Wells Special' | Japanese Holly varieties | | Ilex x 'Blue Maid', 'Blue Princess','China Girl', 'Dragon Lady' | Hybrid Holly | | Kalmia latifolia 'Carol', 'Olympic Fire', 'Sarah' | Mountain Laurel | | Larix decidua 'Pendula' | Weeping Larch | | Picea abies 'Maxwelli' | Dwarf Norway Spruce | | Pieris japonica 'Dorothy Wykoff', 'Scarlet O'Hara' | Japanese Andromeda | | Pinus parviflora 'Glauca' 10/12' | Japanese White Pine | | Taxus x media 'Flushing' | Upright Yew |
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Screening material is beginning to come in
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| Screening Evergreens |
| | Picea abies 7/8', 8/10' | Norway Spruce | | Thuja nigra 4/5', '5/6', '6/7', 12/14' | Dark American Arborvitae |
Perennials in Newtown|
| | The perennials are looking good and already showing some nice growth. Come on over and get some ideas for your spring gardens and seasonal containers! |
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Have a Great Weekend!Good luck to Peter Lofink, our container production manager, on his 14th Boston Marathon coming up on Monday, April 20th! (Peter trained all winter long including a few moonlight runs
like on February 3rd when this was taken - in single digit temperatures!)
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