The Shrubs & Vines

The Shrubs & Vines


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Amur "Flame" Maple - Very hardy, the Flame grows up to 15 feet tall, and is an increasingly popular shrub-form maple. Good for areas with limited space, and the Flame has beautiful Fall orange-red color.

Zones: 3 to 8
Soils: Most
Moisture: Low to Moderate
Sun: Part Shade to Full Sun
Uses: Screens, Windbreaks, Ornamental
Item Code: MAP-AfM-01
Price: $5.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 16+ inches


Japanese Red Maple - Very ornamental and very popular small trees, these are true-Reds, growing up to 15 feet tall, and planted for specimens or bonsai, or where a small tree in a limited space. Non-grafted, grown from seed, so leaves can vary from green to red on red to green stems.

Zones: 5 to 9
Soils: Most
Moisture: Moderate
Sun: Half Shade to Full Sun
Uses: Ornamental, Containers, Specimen, Bonsai
Item Code: MAP-JR-01
Price: $9.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 18+ inches (larger sizes are available, see the order forms)


Japanese Green Maple - Very ornamental, the Green is the stock plant for most of the Japanese Maple hybrids. This is the hardiest of the Japaense maples, and gets up to 15 feet tall. Good for specimen or bonsai. Several sizes of these also!

Zones: 5 to 10
Soils: Most
Moisture: Moderate
Sun: Half Shade to Full Sun
Uses: Ornamental, Containers, Specimen, Bonsai
Item Code: MAP-JG-01
Price: $5.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 18+ inches


Japanese Red Laceleaf Maple Very delicate and beautiful, the Red Laceleaf grows up to 6 feet tall with wider-spreading almost pendent branching. Good for indoors, they prefer well-drained soils, and is nice for containers or around the Japanese water garden! This is one of the premier bonsai plants! For the 2008 season, we have a limited number of "Garnet", "Red Dragon", and "Inabe Shidare", which are grafted. Be specific when ordering.

Zones: 6 to 10
Soils: Most
Moisture: Moderate
Sun: Half Shade to Full Sun
Uses: Bonsai, Ornamental, Container, Specimen
Item Code: MAP-JLr-01
Price: $
Ships As: Bareroot, 20+ inches


Japanese Green Laceleaf Maple"Viridis" - Delicate and beautiful, the Green Laceleaf grows up to 6 feet tall with wider-spreading almost pendent branching. Plant these as specimens in containers or around the Japanese water garden! This is one of the premier bonsai plants! These are true seed-grown, not grafted.

Zones: 6 to 10
Soils: Most
Moisture: Moderate
Sun: Half Shade to Full Sun
Uses: Bonsai, Ornamental, Container, Specimen
Item Code: MAP-JLg-01
Price: $23.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 20+ inches


Rocky Mountain Maple - Very hardy, this shrub-form maple grows up to 20 feet tall, and is good for areas with drier poorer soils.

Zones: 5 to 9
Soils: Most
Moisture: Low to Moderate
Sun: Part Shade to Full Sun
Uses: Screens, Windbreaks, Ornamental
Item Code: MAP-RO-02
Price: $7.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 26+ inches


Vine Maple - Very pretty, this shrub-form maple grows up to 20 feet tall, and is good for wetter areas. Multiple stems and brilliant Fall color, this is a must-have maple!

Zones: 5 to 8
Soils: Most
Moisture: Moderate
Sun: Part Shade to Full Sun
Uses: Screens, Windbreaks, Ornamental
Item Code: MAP-VM-01
Price: $5.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 18+ inches

Gardenia - Limited supply for 2008. This popular decorative shrub with fragrant white flowers are among the most loved. Plant this in full sun to part shade where it will get a moderate amount of water. Grows up to 6 feet tall, and this is the "Miami Supreme" variety. Best planted where it can be seen!

Zones: 8 to 10
Soils: Most
Moisture: Moderate
Sun: Part Shade to Full Sun
Uses: Specimen, Ornamental, Containers, Flowers
Item Code: SHB-GA-01
Price: $5.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 10+ inches


Japanese Boxwood - This hardy shrub is easy to shape. Grows up to 5 feet tall, it can be planted in most areas. Best as walkway borders, low hedges, or use for bonsai. The variety we have is called "Graham Blandy", which has darker green leaves than the regular Boxwood. Limited availability, best for bonsai and containers.

Zones: 7 to 10
Soils: Most
Moisture: Moderate
Sun: Full Sun
Uses: Borders, Specimen, Containers
Item Code: SHB-BOg-01
Price: $5.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 8+ inches


Amur North Privet - A very hardy shrub grows up to 10 feet tall, popularly planted for its density. Plant these from Zones 5 to 9 in full sun to part shade. Nice for dense hedges or individual specimen plantings. Trim them into shapes... they'll respond!

Zones: 5 to 9
Soils: Most
Moisture: Moderate
Sun: Part Shade to Full Sun
Uses: Screens, Windbreaks, Specimen, Ornamental
Item Code: SHB-AnP-01
Price: $5.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 12+ inches


Common Privet - Similar to the Amur North, the Common Privet is widely planted and enjoyed in the landscape design. Easy to trim, hardy, grows up to 10 feet tall, plant these in full sun to half shade from Zones 5 to 9. Nice for dense hedges or individual specimen plantings. Trim them into shapes... they'll respond! Currently, only the larger size is available, the smaller size will become available starting Summer 2008.

Zones: 5 to 9
Soils: Most
Moisture: Moderate
Sun: Full Sun
Uses: Screens, Windbreaks, Specimen, Ornamental
Item Code: SHB-CoP-02
Price: $14.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 16+ inches


Pink Dogwood - Our most popular dogwood! The Pink was grafted onto the Florida Dogwood, for strength and best health, now several years later, these hefty lightly branched trees are ready to ship! The Pink grows up to 20 feet tall, and the flowers will vary from light to dark pink. Beautiful red Fall coloration, so they are best planted where they can be seen!

Zones: 5 to 9
Soils: Moist is Best
Moisture: Moderate to Plenty
Sun: Half Shade to Full Sun
Uses: Specimen, Ornamental, Flowers
Item Code: DOG-PD-02
Price: $24.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 20+ inches


Dogwood trees and dogwood shrubs from Empire National Nursery, fast growing home garden landscaping plantsKousa Dogwood - One of the most popular dogwoods, the Kousa grows up to 20 feet tall, and can be planted for a variety of uses. The flowers are white, but the Fall color is red, so these should be planted where they can be seen!

Zones: 5 to 9
Soils: Moist is Best
Moisture: Moderate to Plenty
Sun: Half Shade to Full Sun
Uses: Flowers, Specimen, Ornamental
Item Code: DOG-KD-01
Price: $5.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 18+ inches


Florida Dogwood - Popular for its attractive white flowers, the Florida gets up to 20 feet tall. Plant this where it can be seen!

Zones: 5 to 9
Soils: Moist is Best
Moisture: Moderate to Plenty
Sun: Half Shade to Full Sun
Uses: Flowers, Specimen, Ornamental
Item Code: DOG-FD-01
Price: $5.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 20+ inches


Empire National Nursery, fast growing home garden landscaping plantsCornelian Cherry Dogwood - Also a very popular small tree to large shrub, this one can also grow up to 20 feet tall. Hardy, this lovely dogwood has Fall yellow color, and edible 3/4-inch red berries. This can be make a fine addition to any landscape design.

Zones: 4 to 9
Soils: Moist is Best
Moisture: Moderate to Plenty
Sun: Half Shade to Full Sun
Uses: Flowers, Specimen, Ornamental
Item Code: DOG-CD-01
Price: $5.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 16+ inches


Empire National Nursery, fast growing home garden landscaping plantsPagoda Dogwood - A handsome dogwood that grows to 60 feet tall, this tree-form is often more shrub-like with multiple stems. The white flowers will cover the tree, and the young stems have a bluish color to them. These attractive dogwoods will fill that empty space in your yard!Dogwood trees and dogwood shrubs from Empire National Nursery, fast growing home garden landscaping plants

Zones: 5 to 9
Soils: Moist is Best
Moisture: Moderate to Plenty
Sun: Half Shade to Full Sun
Uses: Flowers, Specimen, Ornamental
Item Code: DOG-PA-01
Price: $5.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 16+ inches (larger plants are available, see the Order Forms)


Red Twig Dogwood - Very hardy shrub that grows up to 10 feet. The winter red stem color adds a welcome contrast to the season. Versatile as hedges, part of a privacy screen, or plant as individual specimens.

Zones: 2 to 9
Soils: Moist is Best
Moisture: Moderate to Plenty
Sun: Half Shade to Full Sun
Uses: Screens, Ornamental
Item Code: DOG-RD-01
Price: $5.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 16+ inches


Yellow Twig Dogwood - Very closely related to the Red Twig Dogwood, but with yellow stems, this shrub also grows up to 10 feet tall Good for screens and specimen planting.

Zones: 2 to 9
Soils: Moist is best
Moisture: Moderate to Plenty
Sun: Half Shade to Full Sun
Uses: Screens, Ornamental
Item Code: DOG-YD-01
Price: $5.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 16+ inches


Red Osier Dogwood - Also a very hardy shrub that grows up to 10 feet tall. Like the Redtwig, these have a red stem color during the winter, and versatile as hedges or screens. Small, but hefty plants for next season.

Zones: 2 to 9
Soils: Moist is Best
Moisture: Moderate to Plenty
Sun: Half Shade to Full Sun
Uses: Screens, Ornamental
Item Code: DOG-RO-01
Price: $4.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 8+ inches


Common Purple Lilac - Hardiest of the Lilacs, this one gets up to 15 feet tall. Plant these where the masses of purple flowers can be seen and smelled.

Zones: 3 to 9
Soils: Most
Moisture: Moderate
Sun: Half Shade to Full Sun
Uses: Screens, Specimen, Flowers
Item Code: SHB-PL-01
Price: $4.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 16+ inches


Japanese Tree Lilac - A hardy tree-form lilac that gets up to 30 feet tall. Plant this " tree-form" lilac where it can be seen. It makes masses of cream-white flowers, and can be a colorful small shade tree.

Zones: 3 to 9
Soils: Most
Moisture: Moderate
Sun: Half Shade to Full Sun
Uses: Flowers, Ornamental, Specimen
Item Code: SHB-JtL-01
Price: $5.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 18+ inches


Red-Tip Photinia - This very hardy Photinia in full sun where it gets hot. This tough shrub will grow to 10 feet tall, responds well to repeated fast-growing evergreen shrub is perfect for the hedges or screens in the southern climates. Plant the trimming, and grows fast. Spring masses of white flowers can be stunning! The Red-Tip can be trained into a small tree... now that’s a sight!

Limited for early 2008, but we have a large crop in the works! Currently small, but they will grow nicely. Best availability will be starting Summer 2008.

Zones: 7 to 10
Soils: Most
Moisture: Moderate
Sun: Full Sun
Uses: Screens, Specimen, Flowers
Item Code: SHB-PH-01
Price: $5.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 10+ inches


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Red Bay - Less common in the marketplace, the Red bay is related to the Bay Laurel, the herb used in coooking. Fragrant leaves, and Sweetbay Magnolia looking stems and rounded shape, this attractive shrubs makes a nice hedge, container plant, or specimen.

Zones: 5 to 9
Soils: Most
Moisture: Moderate
Sun: Part Shade to Full Sun
Uses: Screens, Specimen, containers
Item Code: SHB-RdB-01
Price: $6.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 18+ inches


Autumn Olive - A very hardy shrub that can grow up to 12 feet tall. Best in sunny locations, and great for harsh dry conditions. Yes, these produce sweet edible red berries!

Zones: 2 to 9
Soils: Most
Moisture: Low to Moderate
Sun: Full Sun
Uses: Screens, Specimen, Fruit
Item Code: SHB-AO-01
Price: $5.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 20+ inches


Burning Bush Eunonymus - This Dwarf variety can grow up to 6 feet tall. Popularly planted for the colorful Fall foliage, these are hefty-stemmed shrubs that are versatile as specimens or in hedges. Currently small, but they should be a good size by the end of Summer.

Zones: 4 to 8
Soils: Most
Moisture: Moderate
Sun: Full Sun
Uses: Screens, Specimen
Item Code: SHB-BB-01
Price: $5.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 8+ inches


Harlequin Glory Bower (Clerodendrum) - Unique and beautiful... the Clerodendrum is a true Southern beauty! Rare in the Marketplace, and typically not found in any store. Clerodendrum looks more like a Japanese Tree Lilac in shape and leaves... but these are native to the southern states. They do fine in full sun if they get plenty of moisture, otherwise, up to half shade can work. The flowers are clusters of five-petal white to pink, lightly fragrant, produced in mid-summer. The flower produces a dry blue-metallic looking berry in the early Fall. Very different and very pretty... the Clerodrendrum is one to get!

Zones: 7 to 9
Soils: Moist are Best
Moisture: Moderate to Plenty
Sun: Half Shade to Full Sun
Uses: Specimen, Flowers
Item Code: SHB-HG-01
Price: $7.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 14+ inches (Larger plants are available, see the Order Forms)


Forsythia - "Lynnwood Yellow" - This very beautiful tall shrub grows to 10 feet, and the decorative yellow flowers are among the first of the season. Best planted where it can be seen, they are a welcomed sign of Spring.

Zones: 4 to 9
Soils: Most
Moisture: Moderate
Sun: Part Shade to Full Sun
Uses: Screens, Specimen, Flowers
Item Code: SHB-FO-01
Price: $4.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 18+ inches


Purpleleaf Sandcherry - This hardy tall shrub can grow up to 10 feet, and develop multiple stems that form a thick clump. They hold the dark red-purple coloration all season long, and masses of white to pink flowers in early spring are a nice boost to any garden design. Yes, these are fast growing!

Zones: 3 to 9
Soils: Most
Moisture: Moderate
Sun: Full Sun
Uses: Screens, Specimens, Flowers
Item Code: SHB-PS-01
Price: $5.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 20+ inches


Rose of Sharon - This hardy tall shrub is popular across the country for the colorful flowers and low-maintenance. Use these for hedges and specimens, where the flowers can be seen and enjoyed.

Note: In the Comments Box, note the colors - Red, White, Pink, Lavendar, or White w/Red.

Zones: 5 to 9
Soils: Most
Moisture: Moderate
Sun: Full Sun
Uses: Screens, Specimens, Flowers
Item Code: SHB-RS-01
Price: $5.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 16+ inches


Nikko Blue Hydrangea - Very popular medium-size shrub that gets up to 6 feet tall. Hardy, but prefers well-drained soils, plant these where the masses of blue flowers can be seen! The tops often die back in the colder areas... but they will resprout.

Zones: 4 to 9
Soils: Most, but Well-Drained
Moisture: Moderate
Sun: Half Shade to Full Sun
Uses: Specimen, Ornamental, Flowers
Item Code: SHB-HN-01
Price: $5.95
Ships As: Bareroot, Trimmed to 10+ inches


Pee Gee Hydrangea - Beautiful and popular, these hardy shrubs grow up to 10 feet tall, with flowers starting out as bronze, then fading to pink. Plant these where the masses of flowers can be seen! Empire
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Zones: 4 to 9
Soils: Most, but Well-Drained
Moisture: Moderate
Sun: Half Shade to Full Sun
Uses: Specimen, Ornamental, Flowers
Item Code: SHB-HP-01
Price: $5.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 18+ inches


Shining Sumac - This Sumac is a medium to tall shrub with great Fall color - brilliant red leaves. It can grow up to ten feet tall, but tall and narrow, with spiky almost palm-like leaves. The Staghorn Sumac is more common in the north, and the Shining Sumac is native to the South.

Zones: 5 to 9
Soils: Most
Moisture: Moderate
Sun: Part Shade to Full Sun
Uses: Specimen, Ornamental
Item Code: SHB-SS-01
Price: $5.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 16+ inches


American Hazelnut - Popular for the nuts, these can grow up to 20 feet tall! A hardy shrub that often develops multiple stems, it can be trained into a small tree.

Zones: 4 to 8
Soils: Most
Moisture: Moderate
Sun: Half Shade to Full Sun
Uses: Screens, Specimen, Shade, Nuts
Item Code: SHB-AH-01
Price: $5.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 16+ inches


Schubert Chokecherry - Very hardy tall shrub that grows to 15 feet tall. Purple leaf color makes the Schubert a very pretty specimen all season long! The clusters of white flowers produce very tart berries. Good for dry hot areas as specimens or in hedges.

Zones: 2 to 9
Soils: Most
Moisture: Moderate
Sun: Half Shade to Full Sun
Uses: Screens, Specimen
Item Code: SHB-CCs-01
Price: $5.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 16+ inches


Spirea - Spireas are colorful small shrubs perfect to accent that driveway, or line them in front of taller shrubs. Hardy of cold and most growing conditions, these grow 2 to 5 feet. We have three types to offer!Choose from: Goldflame Spirea, Anthony Waterer, or Snowmound White!

Zones: 4 to 9
Soils: Most
Moisture: Low to Moderate
Sun: Part Shade to Full Sun
Uses: Borders, Specimens, Flowers
Item Code: SHB-SPg-01, SHB-SPa-01, SHB-SPs-01
Price: $4.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 6+ inches


American Cranberry Bush - This increasingly popular hardy shrub grows up to 10 feet tall. Good for wet areas, produce clusters of tart edible berries in the Fall. These are versatile as a specimen or hedges, plus great Fall color! These are a Viburnum, Not the store-bought cranberry (Vaccinium) type.Empire National Nursery fast growing trees for home and garden
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Zones: 2 to 8
Soils: Moist is Best
Moisture: Moderate to Plenty
Sun: Half Shade to Full Sun
Uses: Screens, Specimen, Fruit
Item Code: SHB-AC-01
Price: $5.95
Ships As: Bareroot, Trimmed 8+ inches


Flowering Quince - Limited supply for 2008, but consider these hardy shrubs that gets up to 10 feet. A hardy shrub with dark pink flowers and dark green glossy leaves. Great for poor soils as specimens, or hedges.

Zones: 5 to 9
Soils: Most
Moisture: Moderate
Sun: Half Shade to Full Sun
Uses: Screens, Specimens, Flowers
Item Code: SHB-FQ-01
Price: $5.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 18+ inches


Flowering Almond - Small to start 2008, but do consider these! These are hardy shrubs up to 10 feet, with multiple stems. This bush produces masses of double pink-white flowers, and great as specimens and hedges.

Zones: 2 to 9
Soils: Most
Moisture: Moderate
Sun: Full sun
Uses: Screens, Specimen, Flowers
Item Code: SHB-FA-01
Price: $4.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 8+ inches


Carolina Allspice (Sweetshrub) - Fragrant tall shrub up to 15 feet tall, popular due to its Fall color and fragrant red flowers (that smell like strawberries).

Zones: 4 to 9
Soils: Most
Moisture: Moderate
Sun: Half Shade to Full sun
Uses: Specimen, Ornamental, Flowers
Item Code: SHB-CS-01
Price: $5.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 20+ inches


Spice Bush - Very hardy shrub gets up to 6 feet tall, and is becoming popular because of its yellow flowers and fragrant leaves . Plant where there is adequate moisture, plus they make a red berry in the Fall.

Zones: 4 to 9
Soils: Most
Moisture: Moderate
Sun: Half Shade to Full Sun
Uses: Specimen, Ornamental, Flowers
Item Code: SHB-SB-01
Price: $5.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 20+ inches


Indigo Bush - Delicate oval leaves on this small shrub that grows up to 6 feet tall in the warmer zones. Pink pea-like flowers during the summer attracts butterflies. Trim back in the Fall, especially in the colder areas, which allows new shoots to come up in the Spring, and makes for a denser more managed look.

Zones: 6 to 9
Soils: Most
Moisture: Moderate
Sun: Half Shade to Full Sun
Uses: Screens, Specimen, Flowers
Item Code: SHB-IB-01
Price: $4.95
Ships As: Bareroot, Trimmed 8+ inches


The Vines -

Wisteria - PurpleFast-growing hardy climbing vines that grow up to 25 feet long. Cascading clusters of purple flowers, with vines that can be trained along fences or a trellis, this is a treat for any landscape planting.

Zones: 5 to 10
Soils: Most
Moisture: Moderate
Sun: Part Shade to Full Sun
Uses: Fences, Trellis, Containers, Flowers
Item Code: SHB-WP-01
Price: $5.95
Ships As: Bareroot, Trimmed, 10+ inches


Hall's Honeysuckle - Colorful and hardy, this vine-form of Honeysuckle is another good choice for that fence or trellis. This honeysuckle also grows to about 15 feet long, and makes a creamy-yellow flower with a wonderful fragrance. Very popular and colorful, plant them now and cover that fence!

Zones:
Soils:
Moisture: 4 to 10
Sun: Part Shade to Full Sun
Uses: Fences, Trellis, Containers, Flowers
Item Code: SHB-HH-01
Price: $4.95
Ships As: Bareroot, Trimmed, 10+ inches


Trumpet Vine - Hardy, grows up to 20 foot long vines, and good for a fence or trellis. Great for hummingbirds.

Zones: 5 to 9
Soils: Most
Moisture: Moderate
Sun: Full Sun
Uses: Fences, Trellis, Containers, Flowers
Item Code: SHB-TV-01
Price: $5.95
Ships As: Bareroot, Trimmed, 10+ inches


Climbing Rose - Hardy, these vine-form grows up to 15 foot long vines, and also good for a fence or trellis. Clusters of white to pale yellow flowers, and rose-hips in the Fall.

Zones: 5 to 9
Soils: Most
Moisture: Moderate
Sun: Full Sun
Uses: Fences, Trellis, Containers, Flowers
Item Code: SHB-RoS-01
Price: $4.95
Ships As: Bareroot, Trimmed, 10+ inches


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