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Trees & Shrubs We have a large selection of the most popular varieties of trees and shrubs. We also carry some unique and hard to find varieties for both sun and shade. Ask our Illinois Certified Nursery professional about how to plant your new tree or shrub or have our trained staff come out and plant it for you. Our Top Our Favorites Shrubs Easy to grow - Easy to flower Call for availability Barberry (Berberis) Range of heights from 18” to 4' Mostly burgundy foliage, but green and yellow also. All have thorns, so makes a good barrier plant. Should be pruned by thinning and heading back. Boxwood(Buxus) Small (under 3') evergreen plant. Green Velvet' is very hardy and can tolerate almost any location.Minimal pruning needed. Euonymus Includes varieties that lose their leaves (Burning Bush) and those that do not(Emerald Gaiety) Many of the evergreen types have variegated foliage. Adds color to the landscape. Hydrangea Numerous varieties carried. Plant heights range from 2-3' to 6-8' and from full sun to shade. Flower color is mainly creamy white with some varieties having pink overtones. 'Endless Summer' will be blue if treated. 'Oakleaf' Hydrangea has very striking foliage and a great fall color. Potentilla Great small shrub that flowers all summer. Variety of flower color but mostly yellow. Need to be thinned and headed back every year. Salix 'Hakuro Nishiki' Three toned foliage of pink, white and green. Need to be thinned and headed back heavy every spring. Spirea Great group of mostly small shrubs. Some varieties have golden foliage. Others have a yellowish and orange mix, while others are all green.Good red fall foliage. Mostly sunny locations but some can tolerate a very light shade. Lilac (Syringa) Dwarf varieties better suited to the landscape. 'Dwarf Korean Lilac' grows to about 4'. 'Miss Kim' to about 5' and common Lilac to about 6'.Can't beat the scent. Viburnum A big group of mostly large shrubs.Very good for accent plants or for screening. Most have a good fall color.Some varieties like 'Korean Spice' are very fragrant. Weigela Includes many small to medium sized shrubs. Many foliage variations including purple, variegated green and white, gold and green, bronze, and green. Flower colors are mostly pink shades, but coupled with purple foliage, and the results are stunning.

Boxwood Hydrangea Salix 'Hakuro Nishiki' Lilac (Syringa) Weigela

Barberry Euonymus Potentilla Spirea Viburnum

Our Top Trees

Fruit Trees Haralred Apple Honeycrisp Apple Montmorency Cherry Lapin Sweet Cherry Reliance Peach

Ornamental Trees Japanese Maple Flowering Crabapple Redbud Japanese Tree Lilac Serviceberry Whitepine Birch

Shade Trees Autumn Blaze Maple Gr Mountain Sugar Maple Greenspire Linden Chimkapin Oak Quaking Aspen