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| Four Season Autumn Brilliance
Serviceberry Goes Around and Comes Around
Spring brings on some mighty powerful bloomers like the floriferous and flashy Saucer Magnolias and Kwanzan Cherries. But some spring gems are over-shadowed by these flamboyant bloomers, and Serviceberry is one of them. Apparently bright splashes of color are a bigger draw - a lot like the packaging of trendy name brands over the boring generic.
We feel Serviceberry (Amelanchier x grandiflora) is anything but generic. First, the light gray, smooth bark is highlighted in a winter landscape, especially noticeable in the clump form. Second, spring brings white flower clusters at the branch's tips covering the canopy in a white cloud. Third, small green clusters of fruit appear after flowering then turn red, purple and finally blue when ripe. Lastly, cold autumn nights bring on great fall color in shades of yellow-orange and red, rivaling the Cherries and surpassing Magnolias...
Wondering what it tastes like? The fruit is similar in taste to blueberries - an interesting choice for a locavore's pie! * |
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News from Watertown
Digging and Potting. Everyday.
There has been a lot of activity lately digging deciduous trees in the fields and potting up perennials in the potting house. Duane and his crew have hundreds of trees above ground ready for purchase, including the Maples seen above at our Lynn Farm just up the road from the sales yard. The Weeping Birch will be dug in a few weeks once the buds have swelled. They are an easy choice for adding interest to any landscape - great for the winter garden! Sylvie and Simon are seen here filling one of the houses with the Gallery Series Lupines that have just been potted. They will be ready in about 6-8 weeks - in time to flower for your June plantings. |
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NOW! Incoming This Week: Golden Filbert, Sourwood and Black Gum! Plus a nice load of trees down from the farm including Bloodgood Japanese Maples and both Pink and White Weeping Cherries.
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| | Specialty Conifers are an awesome way to spruce up the winter-trodden landscape. Try the Daub's Frosted Juniper and Cream Ball Threadleaf Cypress and you'll see! |
| Broadleaf and Specialty Evergreens | | | Abies koreana 'Horstmann's Silberlocke' | Korean Fir | | Abies pinsapo 'Aurea', 'Glauca' | Spanish Fir | | Azalea 'Delaware Valley White', 'Girard's Crimson', 'Pleasant White', 'Stewartstonian' | Azaleas, assorted | | Buxus 'Green Gem', 'Green Mountain', 'Green Velvet', 'Justin Brouwers' 2, 5 & 7 gallon | Container Boxwood | | Cedrus atlantica 'Fastigiata', 'Glauca Pendula' | Weeping Atlantic Cedar | | Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Cream Ball' | Threadleaf Cypress | | Ginkgo biloba 'Chi Chi' | Dwarf Ginkgo | | Ilex crenata 'Compacta', 'Steeds', 'Softtouch' | Japanese Holly | | Ilex x meserveae 'Blue Maid' | Hybrid Holly | | Juniperus chinensis 'Daub's Frosted' 6 gal. | Spreading Juniper | | Picea abies 'Pendula' | Weeping Norway Spruce | | Prunus laurocerasus 'Otto Luyken' | Cherry Laurel | | Sequoiadendron giganteum 'Pendula' 10/12' | Weeping Giant Sequoia |
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| | Coral Bark Japanese Maples Acer palmatum 'Sango Kaku' |
Deciduous Trees and Shrubs
| Acer palmatum 'Bloodgood', 'Butterfly', 'Sango Kaku' (Coral Bark Maple), 'Emperor 1', 'Shishigashira'; A. pal.dissectum 'Crimson Queen', 'Green Cascade', 'Orangeola', 'Red Dragon', 'Tamukeyama', 'Viridis' | Upright and Cutleaf Japanese Maple | | Acer rubrum 'October Glory' | Red Maple | | Acer saccharum 'Fall Fiesta' | Sugar Maple | | Aesculus x carnea 'Fort McNair' | Horsechestnut | | Carpinus betulus | European Hornbeam | | Chionanthus retusus 'Tokyo Tower' 2-2.5" | Chinese Fringe Tree | | Clethra alnifolia | Summersweet | | Cornus alternifolia 2-2.5" | Pagoda Dogwood | | C. x 'Celestial Shadow' | Hybrid Dogwood | | Corylopsis spicata 4/5' | Winterhazel | | Corylus avellana 'Aurea' 3/4' | Golden Filbert | | Fagus sylvatica 'Dawyki' | European Beech | | Ginkgo biloba 6-7" | Maidenhair Tree/Ginkgo | | Gleditsia triacanthos 'Shademaster' | Shademaster Locust | | Hibiscus syriacus, assorted | Rose-of-Sharon | | Hydrangea macrophylla 'All Summer Beauty', 'Sister Theresa' | Bigleaf Hydrangea | | Hydrangea paniculata 'Limelight', 'Quickfire' 4/5', 5/6' | Panicle Hydrangea | | Hydrangea quercifolia 'Alice' 4/5', 6/8' | Oakleaf Hydrangea | | Ligustrum ovalifolium 7/8' | Privet | | Nyssa sylvatica | Black Gum | | Oxydendron arboreum | Sourwood | | Prunus subhirtella 'Autumnalis' | Autumn Flowering Cherry | | Rosa Knockout, Pink Knockout, Double Knockout | Roses | | Syringa reticulata | Japanese Tree Lilac | | Syringa x prestoniae 'Donald Wyman' | Prestonian Hybrid Dogwood | | Tilia cordata 'Greenspire' | Little-leaf Linden | | Viburnum x carcephalum 5/6' | Fragrant Viburnum |
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These beautiful Bloodgood Japanese Maples 2" & 2.5" are locally grown right on our farm in Watertown. Maroon foliage all season long!
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Incoming from our Tree Farms
| | | Acer palmatum 'Bloodgood' 2-2.5", 2.5-3" | Bloodgood Japanese Maple | | Acer rubrum 'October Glory', 'Red Sunset' 2.5-3" | Red Maple | | Amelanchier 'Autumn Brilliance' 2-2.5" | Serviceberry | | Carpinus betulus 'Fastigiata' 3-3.5" | European Hornbeam | | Hydrangea paniculata 'Kyusho' 2.5-3" | PeeGee Hydrangea | | Liquidambar styraciflua 'Moraine', 'Slender Silhouette' 2-2.5" | Sweetgum | | Prunus ceracifera 'Krauter's Vesuvius' 2-2.5" | Purple Leaf Plum | | Prunus 'Kwanzan' 2-2.5", 2.5-3" | Flowering Cherry | | Prunus subhirtella 'Pendula', 'Snow Fountain' 2-2.5", 2.5-3" | Pink Weeping Cherry | | Prunus x yedoensis 'Yoshino' 1.75-2", 2-2.5" | Yoshino Cherry | | Quercus bicolor 2-2.5", 2.5-3" | Swamp White Oak | | Quercus palustris 'Green Pillar' 2-2.5" |
Columnar Pin Oak
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| | Norway Spruce (seen here) and Canadian Hemlock arrived this week to start off some long-awaited screening inventory - fresh stock will continue to arrive daily - call either location for current availability. |
Screening Evergreens
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Picea abies 5/6, 6/7, 7/8', 8/10'
| Norway Spruce | | Tsuga Canadensis 5/6', 6/7', 7/8', 10/12' | Canadian Hemlock |
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| | The grasses, just down from Watertown, are starting to push including these Karley Rose Fountain Grass. Pink seed heads above 3' foliage - a great match for Sedum spectabile 'Brilliant'. Use in masses for the best effect! |
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Have a Great Spring Weekend!
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Weekly Plant I.D.
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Last Week's I.D.
Bergenia cordifolia 'Winterglut'
(Heartleaf Bergenia)
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Heartleaf Bergenia is an interesting perennial. It's great this time of year with the large glossy green foliage still tinged red with winter color. Rose-pink flowers rise up above the leaves on thick stems late May into June. It's a good choice for partial to fully shaded gardens where you need some bold texture - it can even be used as a groundcover. Native to Russia means it can take a pretty cold winter (Zone 3!). In fall, as the cold nights turn the green leaves back to red, it's just what your seasonal containers need adding a shiny bold texture.
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