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Prunus (fruiting cherry) ‘Montmorency’

[gallery ids="5627"] A bright cherry red fruit with yellow flesh. This sour cherry is self-fertile and is a pollinizer for many other cherries. Great for pies! It is often used as a small ornamental tree for the form and foliage. Fruiting cherries do best in full sun and a well-drained soil. Avoid heavy clay soils and...
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Nandina domestica ‘Gulf Stream’

[gallery ids="8683,8681"] A dense compact shrub with an ascending growth habit which gives the plant an upward reaching appearance. New leaves emerge bronze and mature to blue-green in summer and bright red in winter. It has small white flower spikes in the spring. Prefers full sun to some shade and moist soils. Useful as an informal...
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Morus alba ‘Kingan’

[gallery ids="8624,8623"] A widely adaptable, fast growing shade tree with bright green foliage. Does not produce fruit. Grows in full sun in average soil. Tolerates drought, salt and urban conditions once established. The fall color is yellow....
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Magnolia ‘Yellow Lantern’

[gallery ids="5625,5626"] Creamy yellow, fragrant, tulip-shaped flowers appear as the leaves emerge in spring. The leaves are dark green in summer, changing to an unremarkable yellow-brown in fall.  This is a complex hybrid: M. acuminata var. subcordata x M. x soulangeana ‘Alexandrina’. Magnolias perform best in moist, slightly acidic rich, well-drained soils. They are generally intolerant...
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