SHRUBS

Japanese

Dense evergreen shrubs often planted in formal landscapes. Japanese boxwood makes an excellent hedge, a matching border, or in a pair to balance an entryway.

*Plant Specification:

Growth Rate: Moderate, Mature Height: 3-12 feet, Mature Spread: 3-8 feet, Light Requirements: Full sun, Water Requirements: Medium

Wintergreen

Dense evergreen shrubs best suited for use as a hedge or low growing border.

*Plant Specification:

Growth Rate: Moderate, Mature Height: 2-4 feet, Mature Spread: 3-5 feet, Light Requirement: Full Sun, Water Requirement: medium

Carnation of India

Sub-tropical evergreen shrub that thrives in our heavy clay soil. Grows best in morning sun and afternoon shade.Blooms heavily spring through fall. Makes an excellent multi or single-trunk tree and does well in large containers on a patio or in an entryway.

*Plant Specification:

Growth Rate: Fast, Mature Height: 5 feet, Mature Spread: 5 feet, Light Requirements: Morning sun / Afternoon shade, Water Requirements: Medium.

Japanese Yew

Attractive pyramidal garden or patio tree with dense, upright branching and lush evergreen foliage. An effective accent, privacy screen, or clipped hedge. Can be shaped as a shrub or a tree.

*Plant Specification:

Growth Rate: Fast, Mature Height: 15-20 feet, Mature Spread: 6-8 feet, Light Requirements: Full sun, Part shade, Water Requirements: Average watering needs, drought tolerant once established

Pringle’s Dwarf

This fantastic evergreen shrub is a dwarf variety of Japanese Yew. It has small needle-like foliage and a dense habit. It makes an excellent specimen, low hedge, or bonsai plant.

*Plant Specification:

Growth Rate: Moderate, Mature Height: 3-5 feet, Mature Spread: 6 feet, Light Requirements: Full sun, Part sun, Full Shade, Water Requirements: Average watering needs, drought tolerant once established

Recurve

broad-leaved shrub, highly adaptable and easy to grow. Lustrous dark green, wavy foliage creates a handsome small accent tree, foundation hedge, or privacy screen. Excellent container specimen.

*Plant Specification:

Growth Rate: Fast, Mature Height: 8 feet, Mature Spread: 6 feet, Light Requirements: Full sun, Part sun, Shade, Water Requirements: Average watering needs, drought tolerant once established

Pineappple Guava

A versatile, easy to grow landscape addition, yielding edible flowers and tropical fruit. White flower petals with showy red edges in the spring contract beautifully with the silver-green foliage. Guava-like fruit ripens in late fall. Does not get affected by pests and disease.

*Plant Specification:

Growth Rate: Moderate, Mature Height: 10-15 feet, Mature Spread: 10-15 feet, Light Requirements: Full sun, Part shade, Water Requirements: Average watering needs, drought tolerant once established

Sunshine

Ideal as a hedge in the landscape, Sunshine Ligustrum offers year-round golden foliage that flourishes in full sun.

 *Plant Specification:

Growth Rate: Moderate, Mature Height: 3-6 feet, Mature Spread: 3-4 feet, Light Requirements: Full sun, Water Requirements: Average watering needs, drought tolerant once established

Arabian Lilac

Exceptional accent shrub or small tree with distintively colored leaves that have showy undersides. Summer through fall clusters of small purple blooms are followed by small black berries.

*Plant Specification:

Growth Rate: Fast, Mature Height: 10-15 feet, Mature Spread: 10-15 feet, Light Requirements: Full sun, Part shade, Water Requirements: Average watering needs, drought tolerant once established

Abbeville Blue

attractive large shrub or small tree with silvery blue foliage and white undersides. Fragrant blue flower spikes rise above the leaves and are long lasting, typically late spring through mid to late fall. Easy to grow and will adapt well to most conditions. Vitex attacts butterflies and hummingbirds.

*Plant Specification:

Growth Rate: Moderate, Mature Height: 6-10 feet, Mature Spread: 8 feet, Light Requirements: Full sun, Water Requirements: Average watering needs, drought tolerant once established