Royalty Crabapple
Max Height: 5 m
Max Width: 4 m
Flowering: 05-06
Zone: Zone 3
Characteristics: Full Sun, Attracts Birds, Fragrant Plants
Upright, rounded shape tree with outstanding foliage. The new growth is reddish turning purplish with green undercast. Leaves have a bright, varnished appearance. Fall color are orange. Very hardy, blight resistant.
Centennial Blush Magnolia
Latin Name: Magnolia stellata Centennial Blush
Height: 12-18'
Spread: 10-15'
Shape: Upright oval
Foliage: Medium green
Fall Foliage: Yellow to bronze
Exposure: Full Sun
Zone: 4-9
Pink buds open to incredibly full and wonderfully fragrant pale pink flowers in spring. Centennial Blush is a prolific bloomer with flower buds formed at almost every node yielding a fantastic floral display of delicate pink covering the entire plant.
Well adapted to a variety of soils. Attractive medium green foliage on an interesting branching structure follows in summer turning yellow to bronze in autumn. Can be grown as a large shrub or a small tree, perfectly suited for small urban gardens. Bred by Michael Dirr of the University of Georgia.
P.J.M. Rhododendron
Latin Name: Rhododendron P.J.M.
Max Height: 1.3 m
Max Width: 1.2 m
Flowering: 05
Zone: Zone 3b
Characteristics: Partial Shade or Full Shade, Fragrant Plants
Masses of lavender flowers in spring offering a spectacular show. An evergreen, with glossy green foliage, changing to a pleasing purple in fall. Needs acid, moist ,well-drained soil for best performance.
Royal Star Magnolia
Latin Name: Magnolia kobus var. stellata Royal Star
Height: 8-10'
Spread: 8-10'
Shape: Compact, rounded
Foliage: Deep green
Fall Foliage: Yellow to bronze
Exposure: Full Sun
Zone: 4-8
This hardy Japanese magnolia remains among the most popular. In April its pink buds open to double white fragrant flowers of 25-30 petals, 3-4 inches in diameter. An upright and densely branched plant, it has dark green foliage that shifts to bronze in fall.