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Malus (fruiting apple) ‘Newtown Pippin’

A large, crisp, firm, tart/sweet flavored green apple. Ripens late. It is self-fertile and a good pollinizer for other apples. Tried and true, sprang from a seed in Newtown, Long Island in the 1750's. Budded on semi-dwarf rootstock. It performs best in full sun and well-drained soil....
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Mahonia repens

[gallery ids="5263,5262"] A low, spreading shrub with spiny, leathery, compound, blue-green leaves that turn burgundy in winter. Yellow blooms in spring are followed by blue-black berries. It spreads by rhizomes or above ground. Tolerant of some shade and drier soils once established....
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Magnolia grandiflora ‘Edith Bogue’

[gallery ids="5259"] A pyramidal tree with large, narrow, glossy dark green leaves. The late spring flowers are white and fragrant. The current standard among the evergreen Magnolias for northern gardens, and considered one of the hardiest. Best grown in full sun to part shade in an organically rich, well-drained soil. The original tree was purchased from...
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Magnolia acuminata ‘Butterflies’

[gallery ids="5258"] A deciduous tree with a broadly pyramidal habit. The fragrant early spring flowers have large, yellow petals, with goblet shaped blooms six inches across. They are held above the dormant branches, perched like butterflies. It is considered one of the better yellow magnolias. It prefers a moist, organically rich, well-drained soil in full sun...
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