I said "Snowdrop" not "Drop Snow"!
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Paeonia
suffruticosa- Tree Peony- Slow growing woody shrubs which do not get cut back as common garden peonies do. Huge flowers in May. They are usually grafted on garden peonies, so keep basal suckers cut off. Plant a little deep to help the tree peony get it’s own roots, freeing them from the graft. Best in part shade, moist well-drained soil. Most get 3’ tall, 3-5’ wide. We have named varieties. Deer resistant.
1 gal $34.99 +
Parrotia
persica- Ironwood- Reddish-purple young foliage ages to beautiful green with maroon edges. Autumn colors are brilliant yellow, orange, purple and scarlet. Very early spring flowers are maroon. Bark begins to exfoliate with age, gray, green. brown and white. Well-drained, organic rich, acid soil. 30x15-20’.
5' $130 6' $150
~'Vanessa'- narrower growing than species. 30x10'.
5' $ 75
Parthenocissus
tricupsidata- Boston Ivy- Clinging vine. Bright, shiny green foliage changes to scarlets, crimson and oranges in autumn. Grows 30'+, at a pace of 6' + per year.
2 gal $19.99
Philadelphus
Mockorange- Spring flowering shrub with very fragrant white flowers. Some are native. Sun. Organic rich, well-drained, acid soils.
~’Glacier’- double flowers. 5x4'.
~‘Janet Reidy’- semi-double flowers. 3x3’.
3 gal $19.99
Physocarpus
opulifolius‘Diablo’- Reddish-purple foliage all season long. White flower clusters in June. Exfoliating cinnamon-colored bark. 8x8’. NATIVE. Sun-pt shade. Soil adaptable, very drought tolerant once established.
3 gal $24.99
~‘Summerwine’- Same as ‘Diablo’, but more compact habit, 6x6’.
3 gal $29.99
~‘Coppertina’- we tried this twice and this variety had powdery mildew both times so bad that we won’t be carrying it anymore.
Picea
Spruce- Deer resistant.
abies- Norway Spruce- Sun. Moist well-drained soils.
'Asselyn'- Broad, compact, cone-shaped. 6'tall x 5' wide at 10 yrs.
1 gal $24.99
~‘Cupressiana’- Narrow, columnar, 30x4’. I really like this! Striking!
2 gal $24.99 4-5’ $125 7-8' $170
~‘Gregoryana Veitchii’- Broadly conical to 3’ tall x 6’ wide.
2 gal $34.99
~‘Little Gem’- Very dense, flat-globose. 1x1’.
3 gal $59.99 2’ standards $89.99
'Maxwelli'-Flattened globe. Short stiff branches. 3' tall x 4' wide in 30 yrs.
3 gal $55
~ ‘Nidiformis’- Bird’s Nest Spruce- spreading, dense evergreen. 3-6x5-8'.
2 gal $24.99
3 gal $59.99 2’standards $125.00
~ ‘Pumila’- Dwarf globe, 3-4’ tall, 5-6’ wide.
3 gal $29.99
~’Remonti’- Upright growing dwarf. Dense branching and vivid green needles. Very symmetrical to 10-12x 5-6'.
3 gal $55
chiuahuana - Chihuahuana Spruce- collector conifer- very sharp blue-green needles. Pale gray furrowed and scaling bark. Narrow, open habit. 50 feet tall.
1 gal $29.99
glauca- Dwarf Alberta Spruce- ‘Conica’- Slow-growing, perfect, over-used triangle, prone to spider mites. 8x6’.
Assorted sizes all season.
~‘Jean’s Dilly’- Blue foliage dwarf. 5x2’.
3 gal $39.99
mariorika‘Machala’- low growing, spreading globe with white, gray-blue and green needles.
3 gal $59.99
omorika- Serbian Spruce
'Nana'- Blue and green needles make interesting color effect. Mounding, compact, conical, 3x2' at 10 yrs, aging to 5x4'. A beauty!
1 gal $24.99
orientalis-Oriental Spruce-My favorite species. Love the emerging spring foliage contrast colors against the mature foliage. Love the habit. Purple cones! Sun. Moist, well-drained soil.
~‘Aurea-compacta’ (aka ‘Skylands’) – Yellow foliage on the top of the branches, green underneath. Painfully slow-growing. 12x4’ @20yrs. May sunburn. Make sure to provide organic-rich soil.
3 gal $59.99
~‘Aureospicata’- Lemon new growth over very dark green foliage. Purple cones. 8-10x5-7’.
2 gal $32.99 30-36” $115
~‘Ber
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Picea 'Early Gold'm’-shiny dark green, short needles. 2x2'.
1 gal $19.99
~‘Early Gold’- New growth is stunning gold each spring, then subduing to glossy dark greens 2x4’ @10 yrs. Mine is 6x5’ and gorgeous at 16 yrs.
1 gal $27.99
~‘Gowdy’- Tight weeping. 10x4’.
3gal $59.99
~‘Gracilis’- Dense tree with bright green foliage. 20x10’.
2 gal $32.99 3 gal $59.99
~‘Nana’- Globe to oval. 3’.
2 gal $32.99 3 gal $49.99
~‘Nigra Compacta’- Extra dark green foliage. Conical, compact. 4x3’@10 yrs.
1 gal $24.99 3 gal $55.00 5 gal $59.99 24-30” $115.00
pungens- Blue Spruce. Sun. Well-drained soils. NATIVE.
'Baby Blue Eyes'- Slow growing conifer with deep blue needles. Grows 15x7'.
5 gal $75
~‘Blue Totem’- 12-15x2-3’.
36” $130
Picea 'Glauca Globosa'
~‘Glauca Globosa’-blue, flat-topped shrub. 3x4’.
1 gal $24.992 gal $32.99 3 gal $55
~‘Hoopsi’- Strongly upright, bluest variety. 10-12’ @10 yrs, 40’ full grown.
3 gal $55.00
~‘Montgomery’- silver-blue. 5x6’.
1 gal $24.99 3 gal $55 15-18” std $135.00
~‘Procumbens Pendula’- (aka ‘Prostrata’) – Prostrate habit, attractive on a slope or over a large rock. Inevitably develops upward-facing shoots which must be kept pruned off.
24-30” $180
~‘Thume’- Compact form, similar to ‘Montgomery’ but faster growing. Sometimes offered as ‘Glauca Compacta’. 4x3’.
1 gal $24.99 3 gal $55
Pieris
japonica- (wrongly aka Andromeda) – Part to full shade. Organic rich, moist, well-drained, acid soil. Poorly grown become subject to lacebug infestations. Deer resistant.
Pieris 'Cavatine'~‘Cavatine’- Flowers heavily, with green buds opening to white flowers in April. Shiny green foliage. Very compact, 2x2’.
2 gal $27.99
~‘Dorothy Wykcoff’- Very popular variety with profuse white bells. 8x6’.
3 gal $32.99
~‘Mountain Fire’- Sparse blooms, but more than makes up for that with repeated flushes of bright red new foliage growth thru-out the season. 6x5’.
3 gal $32.99
~’Shojo’- Red buds open to baby pink flowers. Compact to 4x4'.
2 gal $27.99 5 gal $60
~‘Valley Valentine’- Rich maroon flower buds, abundant, long-lasting deep rose-pink flower bells. Dense, upright 4x4 @10 yrs.
1 gal $12.99 3 gal $34.99 7 gal $69.99
Pinus
– Pine -Sun and well-drained soil. Will languish in shade. Will die quick in poorly drained soils.
bungeana- Lacebark Pine- Dark green stiff needles. Bark exfoliates like Sycamore. 50x35'.
5-6' $150
'Compacta'- 15-20' x 10-15'.
5-6' $210 6-8' $250
~ ‘Silver Ghost’- Unique lighter colored bark patterns.
2 gal $32.99
cembra- Swiss Stone Pine
~ ‘Chalet’-Upright column with blue foliage. 8’ tall at maturity.
2 gal $24.99
~‘Silver Sheen’- Broad, upright oval. Slow. Silver-blue needles. 8’ @10 yrs.
1 gal $24.99
densiflora- Japanese Red Pine-
~‘Low Glow’- Low mounding. Short, bright yellowish-green foliage. 3x4’.
1 gal $24.99
~‘Jane Kluis’- Low mounding. Light green, stiff needles. 3x4'.
1 gal $24.99
flexilis- Limber Pine- NATIVE
~‘Vanderwolf’s Pyramid’ – Upright form with vigorous growth, averaging 2’ per year. Handsome blue-green needles are twisted. 30x15’.
3-4' $130
koraiensis- Korean Pine- Shiny dark green needles. Loose pyramid outline. 30-40' tall.
~‘Silveray’- Rich blue-green needles. Cones as big as a fist look like pineapples. Columnar. 30x15’.
3-4' $135
parviflora- Japanese White Pine- blue-green needles, tuft-like growth. Many quite sculptural and wind-swept looking. Fantastic. Sun. Well-drained soil.
~‘Adcock’s Dwarf’- 3x3’ @15 years.
1 gal $24.99
~’Arnold Arboreteum’- 3x2' at 10 yrs.
30-36" $100
~ ‘Cleary’- Slow growing, eventually to 12-15’, superb blue needled. 4’ tall in 7 years.
42-48" $115
~‘Fukai’- Gree
Pinus 'Gimborns Pyramid'n needles have yellow variegation. 8x4’ @10 yrs.
1 gal $34.99
~‘Gimborn’s Pyramid’- 9x6’ @10 yrs.
1 gal $24.99 3 gal $55
~‘Gimborn’s Ideal’- 24x8-10’.
2 gal $32.99 42-48" $125
~‘Glauca’- Very blue. 25-30x10’.
42-48” $110.00
'Go Gin'- Tightly packed blue-green needles. Cones every year. 6x4' @10 yrs, 12 x8' when old.
3 gal
'Goldilocks'- Bright yellow needles, even brighter in spring. 6x4' @10 yrs, 12 x8' when old.
5 gal $140
'Tani mano uki'- Japanese Snow Pine- collector conifer- New growth is white, with pink candles! Lovely blue-green foliage the rest of the season. Very slow growing, 2' tall at 10 yrs.
1 gal $34.99 3gal $140
strobus- Eastern White Pine- NATIVE.
~‘Blue Shag’- Blue needles. Globose. 3x3’.
1 gal $24.99
~‘Elf’- Blue-green needles, globose. 5x5’.
1 gal $21.99 2 gal $27.99
~‘Emerald Orb’- Super compact. Bright green foliage. 4x4’.
1 gal $24.99
~ ‘Fastigiata’-Narrowly upright, softer looking than most fastigiated conifers. 50 x 15’.
4-5' $140
~‘Horsford’ – Green foliage. 2x2’ at 10 yrs, eventually 4x4'.
1 gal $24.99
~ ‘Kurly’-A dwarf form of ‘Contorta’ (‘Torulosa’). Habit is tight and full with twisted green needles.
1 gal $27.99
~ ‘Louie’- Bright yellow needles thru-out the year intensify in color in the winter. Not a dwarf.
3 gal $39.99
~'Pendula'- great weeping large specimen.
4-5' $125
~‘Pumila’- Dwarf, globose. Silvery-green twisted needles. Rare. 4’ tall @10 yrs.
1 gal $24.99
'Sea Urchin' - Blue-gray needles. Very dense and compact. 3-4' tall and wide.
1 gal $29.99
thunbergi- Japanese Black Pine
~’Thunderhead’- Compact with irregular shape. White candles. 10x15'.
3gal $55
wallichiana'Zebrina'- Himalayan Pine- Super long (8"), feathery needles are striped gold and green. Lovely! 30x15'.
5 gal $85
Poncirus
trifoliata'Flying Dragon'- Trifoliate Orange- Bushy, rounded, deciduous shrub with green twisted stems armed with some of the most vicious thorns you will ever see! White fragrant flowers in Early May. Small orange-like fruit, 1 1/2" across, Sept/Oct- very sour. Novel!
2 gal $39.99
Potentilla
Summer flowering shrub. Flowers shaped like buttercups. Finely textured. Sun. Moist, well-drained soil. Drought tolerant. Deer resistant. Prune to 6” every few years for best long-term appearance. I saw nice ones in a garden....once......
‘Sundance’- Double flowering, butter-yellow. 3x3’.
3 gal $19.99
Prunus- Ornamental Cherry
campanulata- Taiwan Cherry- 'Okame'- Small, dark pink flowers cover the branches in Late Feb-March. Rich green summer foliage changes to bronze-orange-red in autumn. Shiny reddish bark has gray rings. 30x30'.
6' $50
laurocerasus- Cherry Laurel- Shiny dark green foliaged evergreen shrubs happy in full sun to full shade. Moist, well-drained, acid soils. Quite drought tolerant once established. Will not sur
Prunus 'Compacta'vive in poorly drained soils. White flower spikes in May. Purple-black fruit in autumn.
~‘Compacta’- Upright. 10x6’.
3’ $39.99 4’ $49.99
~‘Mt Vernon’- Low, arching. 3x4’.
2 gal $24.99 5 gal $39.99
Prunus 'Otto Luyken'~‘Otto Luyken’-Broad,vase-shaped. 4x6’.
15-18” $29.99
'Nana'- Dwarf English Laurel- Leathery dark green, evergreen leaves. 4-6' tall and wide.
5 gal $39.99
lusitanica Portuguese Laurel- An interesting large growing evergreen. Very dark green foliage and maroon stems. White flower spikes in mid spring. Dark purple, cone-shaped fruits. 15x15'.
3-4' $65
serulata 
Prunus 'Pendula'‘Kwanzan’- Ornamental Cherry Tree- Very popular tree. Covered with very double pink flowers in spring. Vase-shaped tree. 30x20’.
6’ $89.99
~‘Pendula’- Weeping Cherry- 15x15. Pendulous branches, pink flowers.
1 1/4" cal $89.99 1 3/4" cal $110
yedoensis ‘Snow Fountain’- White flowers on pendulous branches. 12x12’. Orange- yellow autumn color.
6’ $79.99 1 1/4" $100
Pseudotsuga
menziesii- Douglas Fir. Slightly acid, moist, well-drained soils. NATIVE. 40-80x15-20’.
~‘Fournier’s Greenspire’-Very compact, pyramidal, dwarf.
3 gal $29.99
~‘Seattle Mountain’- Bright lemon-yellow foliage on outside, green inside. Upright growing. 8” per year.
3 gal $39.99
Pyracantha
~ angustifolia‘Gnome’- Orange berries. 4-6x6'.
5 gal $34.99
koidzumii x coccinea‘Mohave’- Heavy white flowers in spring followed by masses of red-orange berries. One of the top bird enticers. I get Cedar Waxwings in the spring cleaning up the shriveled berries. Sun-part shade. Well-drained soils. 10x10’.
3 gal $27.99
Pyrus
Ornamental Pear. I have decided these are junk trees no matter how improved the varieties claim to be. They are split in half during heavy snow or ice storms, even high winds can twist half the tree right off. The flowers smell disgusting. If that's not enough to wrinkle your nose, they are also cross pollinating and producing lots of fruits and seedlings are beginning to show up in our forests, as if the native trees don't have enough to worry about! With all the trees out there that are awesome, this one no longer fits the integrity of Highland Gardens, no matter which variety. May I suggest Crataegus viridis ‘Winter King’ or a Tree Lilac? A Japanese Snowbell?
