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Betula (‘Penci-2’) Royal Frost®

[gallery ids="2820,2819"] This is a hybrid of Crimson Frost and Whitespire birch, maintaining the rich purple, nearly black foliage of the one parent with the white bark of the other. It shows resistance to Japanese beetle. The form is an upright pyramidal tree. Fall color is yellow to orange with a few reddish tinges. It grows...
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Betula nigra (‘Cully’) Heritage®

[gallery ids="2818,2817"] A pyramidal tree that becomes oval with age. Has striking curly, exfoliating bark, exposing white to salmon-white on young trees, darkening to salmon-brown as the tree ages. It is highly resistant to birch borer. It grows best in full sun and is tolerant of most soils, including heavy clay. The fall color is yellow....
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Berberis x gladwynensis ‘William Penn’

[gallery ids="2773,2777,6703"] A dense, mounded shrub with lustrous dark green foliage. Leaves turn brilliant bronze in the fall. The mid-spring flowers are bright yellow. It has long, sharp thorns, making it a good barrier plant or low hedge. It prefers sun to partial shade, and will grow in a range of soil types....
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Berberis thunbergii ‘Tiny Gold’®

[gallery ids="2771"] A low growing, dense, compact shrub with bright golden foliage that does not burn in full sun. It produces small, glossy red berries in fall. It develops deep red tints in the fall. It does well in most soils and is drought tolerant once established. It is a great addition to the shrub border,...
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