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A Cool Japanese Maple
Like Shingles on a Roof...
For all you Acer palmatum fans here's one to consider. When you look up the name 'Mikawa Yatsubusa' you'll find many meanings including "small cluster of three rivers", "shingles on a roof" and "Mikawa's eight tufts". They all pretty much describe the main feature - a congested leaf pattern that over-laps each other, creating a dense, almost sculptural look. In spring bright red samaras show off against the green foliage, and the cool, fall weather turns the leaves fiery red. It will grow about 6' high about 3-6" per year. Plant in morning sun or partial shade in moist well-drained soil. Zone 5
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Turf Tips
Prime time for Dylox
| Mark checks for grubs in turf |
Spring really kicked in this week with warmer temps and increased moisture so no doubt you've noticed grub activity. The damage isn't seen until later when we get warmer, dryer weather, which is when the tops won't be able to receive adequate moisture from their grub-severed roots. Treatment of these adult grubs is warranted when populations reach 4 per sq ft. and Dylox is the product we recommend. Dylox must be applied shortly before imminent rain. The reason is the active ingredients break down rapidly after 72 hours of being in sunlight. One bag covers 10,000 sq. ft. (and Mark says don't spread it thin or try to stretch it, better to buy 2 bags and use it at other sites.) Don't worry, you can apply it to new seedings. We also recommend following up in June with Acelepryn or Merit so you will not have this problem again next spring!
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News From Watertown
Grasses, Grasses, Sedges and more Grasses!
We have increased numbers being grown of the tried and true varieties of Miscanthus, Pennisetum and Panicum and by June some new varieties we're excited about should be ready. Check them out:
They are planted, spaced and fertilized for maximum growth. Need something for shade? Hakonechloa m. 'Aureola' with rich green and bright gold leaves are filling the pots nicely and are ready to go. How about sun? Salvia May Night and Blue Hills are strong growers - budding and filling their pots, and ready soon!
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NOW!
Incoming This Week: Hanging Baskets, Hummingbird Summersweet, Varied Directions Larch and more!
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Ten inch hanging baskets - the first of the annuals!
Also New Guinea Impatiens, Angel Wing Begonias and more
in 4" and 6" pots!
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Deciduous Trees & Shrubs | | Acer palmatum 'Red Dragon', 'Sharp's Pygmy', 'Tsuma gaki' | Dwarf Japanese Maple | Acer rubrum 'October Glory', 'Red Sunset' 5-6" | Red/Swamp Maple | Acer shirasawanum 'Aureum' | Golden Fullmoon Maple | Betula jacquemonti 12/14' | Himalayan Birch | Cercis canadensis 'Ruby Falls' | Weeping Eastern Redbud | Clethra alnifolia 'Hummingbird' 10 gal. | Summersweet | Quercus rubra 4-4.5" | Northern Red Oak | Rosa Knockout Family, 'The Fairy', R. rugosa | Roses assorted |
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Cedars make great accents to any landscape
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Broadleaf and Specialty Evergreens | | Buxus varieties 'Fastigiata', 'Green Velvet', 'Vardar Valley' | Boxwood | Cedrus atlantica 'Fastigiata', 'Glauca Pendula', 'Glauca' | Weeping Alaskan Cedar | Cedrus deodara 'Snow Sprite' | Snow Sprite Deodar Cedar | Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Aurea', 'Coralformis', 'Cripsii', 'Reis Dwarf', 'Gracilis' | Hinoki Cypress varieties | Chamaecyparis pisifera fil. 'Golden Mop' | Golden Threadleaf Cypress | Cryptomeria japonica 'Black Dragon' | Japanese Cedar | Ilex crenata 'Compacta', 'Steeds' | Japanese Holly | Ilex glabra 'Compacta', 'Shamrock' 5 and 10 gal. | Inkberry | Ilex pedunculosa 3/4' | Longstalk Holly | Ilex x meservae 'Red Beauty' | Hybrid Holly | Juniperus chinensis 'Daub's Frosted', 'Sea Green', 'Torulosa' | Spreading Juniper | Juniperus virginiana 'Manhattan Blue' | Eastern Red Cedar | Larix decidua 'Pendula', 'Varied Directions' | Weeping Larch | Picea abies 'Acrocona', 'Pendula', 'Pusch', 'Tompa' | Dwarf Norway Spruce | Picea glauca 'Conica' | Dwarf Alberta Spruce | Picea pungens 'Globosa', 'Montgomery' | Dwarf Colorado Spruce | Picea pungens 'Hoopsii' | Hoopsii Blue Spruce | Picea omorika 'Nana' | Dwarf Serbian Spruce | Pinus mugo | Mugho Pine | Pinus thunbergii 'Thunderhead' | Thunderhead Pine | Rhododendron 'Chinoides', 'English Roseum' 3/4', 4/5' | Rhododendron | Tsuga canadensis 'Cole's Prostrate', 'Jervis' | Dwarf Canadian Hemlock |
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Concolor Fir and Colorado Blue Spruce
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Evergreen Screening | | Abies concolor | Concolor Fir | Picea abies 5/6', 6/7' | Norway Spruce | Pinus flexilis 'Vanderwolf Pyramid' | Limber Pine | Pinus strobus 7/8', 8/10', 12/14' | Eastern White Pine | Thuja occidentalis 'Nigra', 'Techny' 4/5', 5/6', 6/7', 7/8', 8/10' | American Aborvitae |
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We have a wide selection of evergreen and deciduous Azaleas at both locations, including these Azalea poukhanensis 'Compacta'. Awesome in flower, but it has pretty cool buds too!
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Weekly Plant I.D.
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Last Weeks ID
Metasequoia glyptostroboides
Dawn Redwood
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Dawn Redwoods are an interesting, fast growing, deciduous conifer - much more than just a conversation piece.
They provide a tall stately element to the landscape with their single leader. They leaf out with light green tufts of short needles in spring, then turn copper brown in the fall before dropping and leaving a soft carpet. The base of the trunk will get fluted as it grows and the bark is a nice cinnamon brown. They'll grow large, 70'+, so give them the room they need! For an added punch check out the cultivar named Ogon. Its needles are a bright yellow-green and remain lighter green all season.
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