Hedge Plant Urban Tolerant Plant For Sale In Allentown

* This 6-8' shrub is "of matchless elegance a its fleecy sprays lovely in their silken lightness" (A. Johnson) & contrasting beautifully with the lush pinnate foliage, in its first reddish growth or its later fresh-green.

They are very tolerant of trimming and have prickles which make them an effective barrier to larger creatures. * Berberis thunbergii ( Japanese barberry or Thunberg's Barberry , also Red Barberry ) is a species of Berberis , native to Japan and eastern...

* Chamaecyparis lawsoniana (Lawson cypress) is a species of conifer in the genus Chamaecyparis, family Cupressaceae, native to Oregon and California. * It was first discovered (by Euro-Americans) near Port Orford in Oregon and introduced into cultivation...

Shoots make interesting indoor vase cuttings, as they stay green for a long time. It is upright and vase-shaped, reaching 2–4 m (7–13 ft) in height, bearing large trumpet-shaped dark pink flowers with prominent yellow-tipped white stamens.

Year round ornamental features include spirea-like clusters of pinkish to white flowers in spring, lobed dark green leaves in summer and inflated capsule-like fruits that mature in autumn.

* Fontanesia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Oleaceae , usually treated as comprising a single species Fontanesia philliraeoides , though some authors split this into two species (see below).

* An excellent fuel. * The flexible thin shoots are used as walking sticks. * A large specimen planted in 1550 stands before the church in the village perche of Fox-Amphoux in the Provence region of southern France.

* Fontanesia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Oleaceae , usually treated as comprising a single species Fontanesia philliraeoides , though some authors split this into two species (see below).

* "One of the very finest small landscape trees" (Dirr) * This species should find a place of prominence in the garden. * Plants can be grown as a medium to tall hedge, they retain their dead leaves throughout the winter if clipped at least once a year...

Prune in early spring. Blooms on new growth. Can be grown as a hedge. * Easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. * Garden Uses Mass or group in the shrub border or native plant garden.

* Prunus laurocerasus (common name Cherry laurel and sometimes called English laurel in North America) is a species in the genus Prunus , native to regions bordering the Black Sea in southwestern Asia and southeastern Europe , from Albania and Bulgaria...

It is native to eastern Asia from the Himalaya east to Japan * Evergreen except in cold climates; delicate compound leaves, reddish when new, later blue-green; attractive white flowers in panicles atop the stems, followed by beautiful bright red berries;...

* 3" yellow-orange flowers in midsummer; native to southern U.S. * Coreopsis grandiflora is a perennial plant species of the tickseed genus, Coreopsis, in Asteraceae. The common name is large-flowered tickseed.

It is the wild ancestor of the garden Carnation . It is probably native to the Mediterranean region but its exact range is unknown due to extensive cultivation for the last 2,000 years.

Flower buds purportedly resemble white pearls, hence the cultivar name. * This species of pearlbush is an early-blooming, upright deciduous shrub that is native to Manchuria and Korea.

* Seed - sow the seed thinly in early spring in a cold frame in light shade. The seed germinates better if it is given a period of cold stratification. Ruscus aculeatus occurs in woodlands and hedgerows, where it is tolerant of deep shade, and also on...

* 2 1/2" pink flowers, single or in small clusters; 1/2" bright red hips, lasting into winter; dark green foliage, purple, orange-red, crimson, and yellow in fall; grows very quickly; red canes; grows well in sand by the ocean; can be kept low with pruning;...

* Seed - sow the seed thinly in early spring in a cold frame in light shade. The seed germinates better if it is given a period of cold stratification. Ruscus aculeatus occurs in woodlands and hedgerows, where it is tolerant of deep shade, and also on...

It is native to eastern Asia from the Himalaya east to Japan * Evergreen except in cold climates; delicate compound leaves, reddish when new, later blue-green; attractive white flowers in panicles atop the stems, followed by beautiful bright red berries;...

The bark is grey to yellow-brown, and is widely split by flaking fissures into scaly plates, becoming increasingly fissured with age. In the UK the tree is planted as an ornamental tree in parks and gardens.

* Stored seed should be sown as early in the year as possible and given cold stratification - it might not germinate until spring of the following year.

* Mountain Pine or Mugo Pine ( Pinus mugo ) is a high-altitude European pine , found in the Pyrenees , Alps , Erzgebirge , Carpathians , northern Apennines and Balkan Peninsula mountains from (mostly) 1,000 m to 2,200 m, occasionally as low as 200 m in...

* Shiny green leaves. * An excellent windbreak for maritime areas, it grows quite quickly and establishes well even in very windy sites. * This is an excellent pioneer species for re-establishing woodlands on disused farmland, difficult sites etc.

Yellowish fragrant flowers occur in June. It's tolerance of harsh soil conditions is legendary. * A very acceptable chocolate substitute can be made from a paste of the ground-up flowers and immature fruit.

* The inflorescence is a raceme of generally pea-like yellow flowers about 3 centimeters long. The leaves are made up of many pairs of slightly hairy oval-shaped leaflets, each up to about 3 centimeters long.

It is commonly kept as an ornamental plant. * The lance-leaved coreopsis , Coreopsis lanceolata , is a species of coreopsis (Tickseed). This perennial is a native plant found throughout the eastern part of the United States and in many parts of the western...

A pleasant sub-acid taste, somewhat resembling dried apples. * Paliurus spina-christi , commonly known as Jerusalem Thorn , Garland Thorn , Christ's Thorn , or Crown of Thorns , is a species of Paliurus native to the Mediterranean region and southwest...