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Betula 'Prairie Dream'   A beautiful, stress-tolerant selection from North Dakota. The snow white bark exfoliates with age, adding a great deal of winter interest. Attractive bright, golden-yellow fall color. Resistant to bronze birch borer attack.  $58.50       SOLD OUT Ginkgo biloba 'Autumn Gold' A male selection of Ginkgo with a symmetrical conical form, turning broader with age. A nice yellow fall color. Selected by the Saratoga Horticulture Foundation in CA, introduced in 1955. $72.50
Betula  pendula 'Weeping Cutleaf Birch    Formerly called Betula pendula laciniata, this graceful tree has pendulous branches and attractive cutleaf foliage. The bark is brown in youth, maturing to grayish white, with increasing black fissures with age. This tree is highly recommended for lawns and parks. $58.50

Gymnocladus dioica 'Kentucky Coffeetree  This picturesque tree has deeply furrowed bark and stout branches that are particularly handsome in winter. It prefers deep, moist soil and full sun, but is adaptable to many conditions such as alkaline soil, salt, and drought. The mahogany seed pods are long and leathery. $72.00
Carpinus caroliniana 'Blue Beech' Slow growing native tree have given rise to many common names. The wood is very hard and heavy (Ironwood) and the handsome blue-gray bark is fluted with long sinewy ridges (Musclewood) that is particularly interesting during the winter.  $67.50  Malus 'Kelsey'  The purple-pink blooms for this Canadian crab have white markings a the base of each of its 16 petals.  Named Manitoba's Centennial Tree, it bears bronze-green foliage and persistent, dark purple fruit.  Ht: 15 - 18'  W: 15 - 18'  Upright Rounded. $58.50
Catalpa speciosa 'Northern Catalpa' This fast growing tree has few branches at an early age. Once branched, ascending limbs are gnarled and twisted. In June, 2" long, tube-like white flowers appear in 4-8" panicles. Fruit is a long peristent pod. Great for xeriscapes, it is very tolerant and adaptable. $71.50 Malus 'Liset'  Dark crimson buds open to rose red blossoms.  The fruit is glossy, maroon-red.  The foliages is purplish to bronze-green.  A tidy, nicely proportioned small tree that is well suited for small garden areas.  Ht: 20'  W: 18'  Rounded Dense. $58.50
Cornus alterifolia 'Pagoda Dogwood' 
Pale yellow flowers in May, followed by blue-black fruit.  Leaves turn maroon red in the fall. Irregular branches form a somewhat horizontal, layered look to the plant. Ht: 15 - 20'  W: 20 - 25'  $43.50
Malus 'Purple Prince' This Father Fiala selection has outstanding rose-red blossoms and maroon fruits.  Purple-bronze foliage. Matures quickly as a young tree.  Ht: 20'  -  W: 20'  Rounded.  $$58.50   SOLD OUT     
Creaegus x mordenensis 'Toba' Hardier than some of the other Hawthorns, this tree was introduced by the Morden Station of Manitoba, Canada. It bears fragrant, large, double white flowers that turn to pink, glossy foliage, and 1/2 inch red fruit. The interesting twisted trunk is an added ornamental feature.  $58.50 SOLD OUT Prairie Cascade Willow  Salix 'Prairie Cascade'
A hardy weeping willow from northern areas combines hardiness and glossy foliage with the cascading habit and golden stem color to make an excellent cultivar. It prefers  moisture.        Height 35-40’, Spread 30’  $45.50
Forsythia 'Northern Sun' Huge bright yellow flowers in early spring before the foliage appears.  Medium green foliage on arching branches.  Trained to a tree form.  $63.50 Syringa 'Donald Wyman' (Tree Form) Trained to a single stem. Panicles of purple buds open to single red-purple flowers.  Blooms early to mid- June.  Considered the best of the best of the Preston Hybrids.  $58.50

 

    Syringa 'Golden Eclipse'  Variegated Japanese Tree Lilac.  In spring the new foliage emerges green with a dark center.  The edge of the leaf gradually turns to a bright gold,  and the dark green shadow in the center of the leaf gives the illusion of a  eclipse.  Creamy white flowers in late spring.  Ht: 18 - 24'  W: 8 - 14'  $ 82.50