2018 - Blue Heron Nursery Archive | Blue Heron Nursery

Yearly Archives: 2018

Fagus grandifolia

It is a large growing tree for open spaces. It prefers deep, rich, moist but well-drained soils in full sun to part shade. Intolerant of wet, poorly drained soils. Difficult to transplant and does not always grow well in urban settings. In the wild, beeches often form thickets or colonies by suckering from the shallow...
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Cornus florida ‘Cherokee Princess’

[gallery ids="10614"] A vigorous, upright tree with horizontally spreading branches. Large, creamy white flowers in spring are followed by red fruit. Green foliage turns red to reddish-purple in the fall. It prefers moist, organically rich, acidic soils in part shade....
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Distylium ‘Vintage Jade’

[gallery ids="10499"] A spreading mounded shrub with dark green foliage. A member of the Witchhazel family. It has tiny red blooms in the early spring. It grows best in full sun to part shade. It is insect and disease resistant and takes drought, wet soil and heat. A good alternative to boxwood, laurels, junipers, and hollies...
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Deutzia (‘NCDX2’) Yuki Cherry Blossom®

[gallery ids="10502,10501"] A small rounded shrub with abundant pink flowers in the spring. Fall color is rich burgundy. A good plant for mass plantings or ground cover. It grows well in part sun to full sun with average water requirements....
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