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The following descriptions should help you make your decision when placing your order. 

‘Caroline’ Red Raspberry  
Caroline is considered one of the most productive everbearing varieties. Its large fruit have a rich, full and intense raspberry flavor and begins to ripen in late summer. This vigorous variety is also tolerant to root rot.

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Columnar English Oak – Quercus robur fastigiata
Reaching a height of 40-50 feet, this unique and beautiful tree is particularly valuable as a landscape specimen. Its distinctly upright and columnar shape makes it useful in areas where there is not much room for lateral spread – it is only 10-15 feet wide. It has dark green, glossy leaves that turn golden brown in winter and it produces small acorns that attract wildlife. This variety is grown from seed, though customers can expect a very high percentage to be true to form.

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Flame Maple  – Acer ginnala ‘flame’
We are thrilled to offer such a lovely tree for your yard! This small, ornamental maple reaches a height of 15-20 feet with a 15 foot spread. It is very hardy and is known for its brilliant autumn color that ranges from orange-red to deep red.Multiple trunks are common. Its small, yellowish flowers produce bright red, two-winged fruit.  

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London Planetree – Platanus x acerifolia ‘Bloodgood’
This sycamore relative is a rapid growing shade tree that tolerates both summer heat and drought. It grows to 50-70 feet with a 40-60 foot spread. It has dark green summer foliage and distinctive exfoliating bark. The planetree is an excellent low-maintenance choice for the urban setting.

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Arborvitae – Thuja occidentalis
Also known as white cedar, it can grow to 40 feet tall with a 10-15 foot spread. This tree has a pyramidal shape and makes an elegant hedge or wind break.

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Blue Spruce – Picea pungens glauca
Growing 75-100 feet tall, this widely planted evergreen has stiff, silvery blue to green needles and can be used as a single planting or for a dense, colorful screen or windbreak. A beautiful Christmas tree or specimen planting.

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Canadian Hemlock – Tsuga canadensis
Considered by many to be the most beautiful of evergreens, it has a lacy, graceful growth with short, soft, light green needles. Likes moist, well-drained soil and will perform well in shaded areas. Grows up to 70 feet with a 35 foot spread. Often slow to establish, but well worth the effort!

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Dawn Redwood – Metasequoia glyptostroboides
This fast growing deciduous conifer reaches a height of 70-100 feet with a width of 25 feet. It has very soft, bright green needles that turn orange to reddish brown in the fall. This is an excellent ornamental tree.

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Eastern Red Cedar – Juniperus virginiana
This dense pyramidal native evergreen grows up to 40’ and has a spread of 8-15’. The medium green needles are flat and scale-like. Exfoliating grayish to reddish brown bark is considered part of its ornamental interest. It should grow in almost any type of soil. Due to its fast, dense growth, this tree is a good choice for an evergreen screen or hedge, space 5’ apart.

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Eastern White Pine – Pinus strobes
This is one of the fastest growing evergreens. Adaptable to many conditions, it has long, soft needles and grows 75-100 feet. Good tree for specimens, naturalizing, windbreak or dense screen.

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Engelmann Spruce – Picea engelmannii
This lovely spruce can grow up to 85 feet tall. It has a unique slender shape and light bluish needles. It is considered one of the better spruces for ornamental planting due to its dense pyramidal form.

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Fraser Fir – Abies fraseri
Dubbed the “Cadillac of Christmas Trees”, this fragrant beauty grows to 60 feet. It has soft, shiny, dark green foliage with a silver underside. It requires only light shearing and has great needle retention as a Christmas tree.  It will not do well in wet clay soils.

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Norway Spruce – Picea abies
A fast growing spruce with draping branches, it can reach 80 feet and is valuable as a windbreak and wildlife shelter. Thrives in average soil conditions, but prefers some moisture to maintain its deep green color.

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Scotch Pine– Pinus sylvestris
This strain (Musser Clone #1) has all the desirable characteristics to produce a premium Christmas tree: deep blue-green color year round, good needle retention, disease resistance, strong budding and good branch angle. It is fast growing and can reach a height of 75-90 feet.

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Tamarack– Larix laricina
Also called the American Larch, this deciduous conifer reaches heights of 30-65 feet. It is native to our wetland areas and prefers acidic, wet soils. It has short, soft clusters of needles and bears tiny cones. The wood is heavy, durable and decay-resistant.

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Black Cherry – Prunus serotina

Black Walnut – Juglans nigra
Growing 75-100 feet, it is one of the most highly valued of North American hardwoods for timber. The black walnut has compound leaves and produces large, rich, flavorful nuts. For best nut production, space 30 feet apart to develop a full, well-branched top. Should start producing nuts in 8-10 years. For timber use, space 8-10 feet apart for fastest, straightest growth.

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Hackberry – Celtis occidentalis
An excellent wildlife planting that quickly grows 50-80 feet tall. Very hardy and adaptable, it becomes a medium to large tree or shrub with large spreading branches. It bears small orange to purple berries that are attractive to birds. It has a thick, warty bark from which it derives its name.

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Katsura – Cercidiphyllum japonica
This unique small tree reaches a height of 30 feet and has an interesting branching habit. Its small, oval leaves emerge red and become dark blue-green when mature. Inconspicuous red flowers precede the foliage. The katsura has brilliant red to yellow fall colors.

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Northern Pecan – Carya illinoinensis
This medium growing tree reaches a height of 50-70 feet with a spread of 40-70. It is valued for its production of edible pecan nuts, which start bearing in 12-15 years. It can also be used as a stately shade tree.

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Pignut Hickory – Carya gabra
Do not let its strange name deter you! This tall, handsome tree reaches a height of 50-60 feet and has a narrow, but rounded growth habit. Its rich, golden yellow fall color is outstanding in late October. It bears small nuts that are edible, but hard to crack. It makes excellent firewood.

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Red Oak – Quercus rubrum
Great fall color! Fast growth to 60-70 feet with deep red foliage in the fall. It is the fastest growing and one of the more ornamental oaks. A good native tree, it produces acorns that are a valuable food source for wildlife. It also makes an excellent lawn tree.

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Sugar Maple – Acer saccharum
How sweet it is! The sugar maple sap is the source of the popular maple syrup produced in Ohio. Growing up to 70’ tall, its leaves give off brilliant tones of yellow, orange and red in the fall.

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Swamp White Oak – Quercus bicolor
This hardy native oak grows 50-60 feet in height and spread. It does well in wet, swampy conditions along streams and rivers, and is an excellent choice for wetland plantings. Its fall color is yellow-bronze.

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Yellow Birch – Betula alleghaniensis
This native beauty can reach a height of 70 feet with up to a 50 foot spread. Its fall color is a beautiful golden yellow. It has brown to grayish, ragged bark that appears to shimmer in the sunlight. Unique to this birch is the wintergreen odor the twigs emit when cut. The wood is heavy, strong and hard, making it both a valuable lumber tree and good firewood.

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Double Pink Flowering Almond – Prunus glandulosa ‘Rosa Plena’

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Downy Serviceberry – Amelanchier arborea
Also called the juneberry, this small native tree is a wildlife magnet. It reaches a height of 15-25 feet and can tolerate wet areas. The serviceberry produces white flowers in the spring and bears edible fruits that are loved by songbirds. Its autumn color is brilliant oranges and reds.

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Eastern Redbud – Cercis canadensis
A beautiful native tree that reaches 20-30 feet and has dark green heart shaped leaves. Appropriately named, the redbud has flowers that are reddish purple in bud and open to a rosy pink with purplish tinge in early spring. A great hardy landscape addition!

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Hazelnut – Corylus americana
Also known as the American filbert, the multi-stemmed small tree can grow 10-15 feet tall with a 10-15 foot spread. It bears interesting showy flowers in the spring and its tasty nuts mature in early fall. It is best used for naturalizing an area.

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White Flowering Dogwood – Cornus florida

What a beautiful native tree! Growing to a height of 20-40 feet, the white dogwood has dense foliage that turns bright scarlet in fall. Clusters of large white flowers bloom in May. Bright red berries in the fall are great food for birds. The white dogwood is considered by many to be the most ornamental of our native trees.

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American Cranberry – Viburnum trilobum

A hardy native that can grow 8-12 feet with an 8-12 feet spread. It has white flower clusters in May that turn to bright red berries in fall.

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American Scarlet Elderberry – Sambucus pubens
This 6-12 foot shrub is much underused because of its scarcity in the native environment. Large white clusters of flowers bloom in May, while June’s bright scarlet berries are so highly prized by birds that they are quickly eaten. This vigorous grower has lustrous dark leaves and is normally found growing along forest edges.

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American Witchhazel– Hamamelis virginiana
This large native shrub (10-20 feet) is most prized for its late fragrant blooms.  Its bright yellow, spider-like blooms have a spicy scent and appear in late fall after the leaves have dropped. The bright yellow fall color and its characteristic crooked branches make it a valuable addition to your landscape.

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Burning Bush – Euonymus alatus ‘compactus’
Growing 4-6 feet high and 3-4 feet wide, this shrub has dark green leaves that turn a bright, clear red in the fall. Its corky, ridged branches provide nice winter interest. It also makes an excellent hedge, spaced 4 feet apart.

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Butterfly Bush – Buddleia davidii
This common landscape plant is a vigorous grower (4-6 feet) and bears lilac colored blooms all summer. Aptly named, this shrub attracts loads of butterflies and hummingbirds.

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Button Bush – Cephalanthus occidentalis
Back by popular demand, the button bush is a classic native wetland shrub that reaches a height of 5-10 feet. It has fragrant, creamy white flowers in summer that look like powder puffs. The long leaves are bright, glossy green. This shrub thrives in wet, swampy, low lying areas and around bogs and ponds.

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Nannyberry Viburnum – Viburnum lentago
Also known as sheepberry, this native shrub grows 8-15 feet tall with a 6-10 foot spread. It produces flat clusters of white flowers in spring and purplish-black berries in fall and winter that provide food for wildlife. Its shiny, dark green leaves turn purplish-red in fall. An excellent choice for wet areas!

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Pawpaw – Asimina triloba

After years of customer requests, we are happy to bring you the pawpaw! This unique native is easily recognized by its large, tropical-looking foliage, and prized for its delicious banana-like fruits that mature in late summer. It can 8-20 feet tall and up to 15 feet wide. Its long leaves turn gold to brown in the fall.

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Winterberry – Ilex verticillata
Native to eastern U.S., this shrub has a height and spread of 6-12 feet. It is considered one of the best shrubs for fall and winter color. Female plants produce bright red berries in early fall among yellow late fall foliage. It will tolerate wet soil conditions.