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Weekly Picks Newsletter           Friday, March 18, 2016
Fruit trees are here_

Peaches anyone? Seen here are some 'Blushing Star' fruiting Peaches in 15 gal. containers which are self pollinating - other fruit trees are also available in 7,10 and 15 gallon containers including some espaliered Apples and Pears. It's time to plant an orchard!
Ready for some color?
The Pansies Are Here!
Pansies have arrived
Ana, Rich and Justin off-loaded the first delivery of Pansies yesterday - a sight for sore eyes! 
Pansies have a long history of being cultivated starting 2,500 years ago in Greece. But the vibrant colorful flowers we're now familiar with were hybridized in England in the 1800's by Lord Gambier and his gardener William Thompson - and we're glad they did!

The hardy Pansies that have developed from their work stand up to New England's cold spring days and late winter snow so don't worry if any weather like that heads our way - as soon as it melts, these will greet you with their colorful faces! 

We have a nice selection of 6" pots ready for your early spring gardens and containers. Need Pansies in quantity? Give us a call!
Mark's Turf Tips:
We've Got You Covered with Four Pre-Emergents
Pre-emergents
We are just getting into the prime time for pre-emergent applications. To control crabgrass in turf grass choose any of these and you'll be off to a good start to keep weeds down and the turfgrass looking great.
  • 18-0-5 Fertilizer with Dimension (early pre-emergent that also kills small crabgrass plants)
  • 19-0-6 Fertilizer with Confront and Dimension (both pre-and post emergent - can be applied 2 weeks after germination on newly seeded areas)
  • 16-0-8 Fertilizer with Barricade (longest lasting pre-emergent, apply before crab grass germinates)
  • 22-0-6 Fertilizer with Team Pro (fastest green-up with pre-emergent)

Looking to suppress weed germination in your perennial and shrub borders? Try either Preen Plus or Treflan.

 

Questions? Give us a call!
News from Watertown
How to Pot by the Thousands!
Potting up in Watertown

Potting up is a major activity this time of year. These emerging  Autumn Joy Sedum went through the same process last year and are ready for sale now.


We have all hands on deck up here as we begin the first potting-up of the spring season. Many of our perennials and grasses are being potted up now which will become ready as current stocks sells out. Seen above are some Seersucker Sedge (Carex plantaginea) being potted into 1 gallon containers. As with any job like this, team work is crucial - everyone has their part.  Aaron, head of the potting crew, uses the tractor to load soil into the first hopper of the potting machine otherwise known as the "Insta-potter".  The soil is carried up a conveyor and into a second hopper. Manuela places containers beneath the hopper to be filled with soil. The filled pots are then placed on a second conveyor to be planted by Ramona and tagged by Patty, then sent out to be loaded onto the trailers by Juana where they're watered in and transported into a hoop house to grow on. This awesome team of five will plant on average 2,500-3,000 plants a day! Go team!
-Marnie
  Stop in soon and take a look! Seersucker Sedge anyone?
 
NOW!
New and Incoming this week: Perkins Pink Yellowwood, Royal White Redbud, Waterlily Star Magnolia just to name three! 
 
Cornus mas
These beautiful Cornelian Cherry 'Golden Glory' 3.5-4" are fresh off the truck and ready for planting. A nice choice to anchor a spring border or take a prominent spot at the corner of a house. Under-plant with early spring perennials or extend the interest with later-blooming evergreen Azaleas such as Flame Creeper or Mountain Creeper.

Deciduous B&B Trees and Shrubs
Acer saccharum 'Fall Fiesta'Sugar Maple
Acer x freemannii 'Armstrong'Armstrong Maple
Amelanchier x 'Autumn Brilliance'Shadblow/Serviceberry
Betula nigra 'Dura Heat'River Birch
Cercidiphyllum japonicaJapanese Katsura
Cercis canadensis 'Alba', 'Forest Pansy', 'Hearts of Gold', 'Lavender Twist', 'Royal White'Eastern Redbud
Chionanthus virginicusFringe Tree
Cladrastis kentuckea including 'Perkins Pink'American Yellowwood
Cornus kousaKousa Dogwood
Cornus mas 'Golden Glory'Cornelian Cherry
Cornus x 'Aurora', 'Hyperion'Hybrid Dogwood
Cotinus coggygria 'Royal Purple'Smokebush
Franklinia alatamahaFranklin Tree
Ginkgo bilobaMaidenhair Tree
Hamamelis virginianaCommon Witchhazel
Hamamelis x intermedia 'Arnold's Promise'Witchhazel
Heptacodium miconioidesSeven-son Flower
Ilex verticillata 'Red Sprite'Winterberry
Liquidambar styraciflua 'Moraine', 'Slender Silhouette'Sweetgum
Liriodendron tulipiferaTulip Poplar
Magnolia 'Dr. Merrill', 'Galaxy', 'Verbanica'Magnolias assorted
Magnolia stellata 'Waterlily'Star Magnolia
Metasequoia glyptostroboidesDawn Redwood
Myrica pensylvanica 3/4', 4/5'Northern Bayberry
Parrotia persicaPersian Ironwood
Incoming B_B Shrubs

Leatherleaf Viburnum, Dwarf Flowering Cherry 'Little Twist', Dwarf Fothergilla 'Blue Shadow' and Fragrant Viburnum were just off-loaded on Wednesday. That 'Little Twist' Dwarf Flowering Cherry, by the way, will grow 6'x6' with white and pink flowers, real nice fall color and interesting zig-zaggy branches. Worth looking into!

 
Prunus incisa 'Little Twist'Flowering Cherry
Prunus maritima 4/5'Beach Plum
Prunus sargenti 'Columnaris', 'Pink Flair', 'Rancho'Flowering Cherry
Prunus serrulata 'Shirotae', 'Snow Goose'Flowering Cherry
Pyrus calleryana 'Aristocrat'Callery Pear
Quercus robur 'Regal Prince'English Columnar Oak
Quercus rubrumRed Oak
Styrax japonica 'Snow Cone'Japanese Snowbell
Syringa patula 'Miss Kim'Miss Kim Lilac
Syringa reticulata 'Ivory Silk'Japanese Tree Lilac
Syringa vulgaris 'Charles Joly', 'Ludwig Spaeth', 'President Grevy'Common Lilac cultivars
Syringa x 'Minuet'Hybrid Lilac
Tilia cordata 'Greenspire'Little-leaf Linden
Tilia tomentosum ' Sterling'Sterling Linden
Ulmus americana 'Princeton'Princeton Elm
Viburnum species, many including dentatum, dilitatum, nudum, prunifolium and more. 4/5', 5/6', '6/7' Call for varietiesAssorted Viburnum

Yews
Taxus x 'Hatfield' (upright Yew)
Broadleaf & Specialty Evergreens
Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Nana Gracilis'Hinoki Cypress
Ilec crenata 'Jersey Pinnacle'Upright Japanese Holly
Ilex aquipernyi 'Dragon Lady'Dragon Lady Holly
Ilex 'Blue Maid', 'Centennial Girl', 'Green Princess'Hybrid Holly
Ilex opaca 'Miss Helen'American Holly
Pinus thunbergii 'Thunderhead'Dwarf Japanese Black Pine
Taxus baccata 'Repandens'Spreading Yew
Taxus x media 'Hatfield', 'Hicksii'Upright Yews
Plant I.D.
 
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Cornus mas

(Cornelian Cherry

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Cornelian Cherry (Cornus mas) is easily recognized in early spring by the small, bright yellow flower clusters along the branches. Usually a large multi-stemmed shrub or small tree that will grow 15-20' high. Plant in full sun to partial shade in average soil as a hedge, screen or foundation planting. Cherry red fruit  develop in summer which are edible, but not delicious.
 
Head up to Yale University in New Haven - you'll see some on their Nature Walk in an urban campus setting.
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