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Ulmus americana ‘Princeton’

A vase-shaped tree with a broad, rounded crown and dark green leaves. Excellent resistance to Dutch Elm disease. The fall color is yellow. It grows best in full sun in an average, medium moisture, well-drained soil. It may be used as a shade tree, in the lawn, or as a street tree where space allows....
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Taxodium distichum ‘Falling Waters’

A finely textured, deciduous conifer.  Maintains a central leader, not requiring staking for upright growth, with side branches gracefully weeping. Tolerates standing water and full sun. Foliage colors orange to bronze in the fall. It develops reddish brown bark that exfoliates in strips....
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Syringa vulgaris ‘Krasavitsa Moskvy’

[gallery ids="5631,5633"] This is a large shrub also knows as Beauty of Moscow Lilac. The very fragrant, double flowers are blush pink in bud, opening to snowy white, giving the flowers a two-toned effect. Prune after flowering for form and to encourage next years blooms. It prefers full sun and a well-drained soil....
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Sassafras albidum

[gallery ids="9118,9119,5629,9689"] An irregular, rounded tree, native to the eastern United States. It has horizontal branching and a tendency to sucker. The leaves vary in shape, but are typically mitten shaped. The spring flowers are yellow green and held on 2" racemes. The bark is a corky, deeply furrowed, red brown.  Foliage colors in the fall...
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