Cornus baileyi Red Twig Dogwood – This hardy shrub’s great red bark makes it a showy specimen for all seasons. Works well as a hedge or accent shrub.
Forsythia – When we see the bright golden-yellow flowers blooming on this shrub we know spring is here. We use the flowering of this shrub as a sign that it is finally warm enough to begin pruning.
Prunus cisterna Cistena Plum – This extremely hardy shrub has a fragrant pink bloom early in spring, followed by purple leaves through the summer.
Pyrus Flowering Pear – This ornamental tree offers something for every season, beginning with fragrant white blooms in spring, to dark glossy leaves all summer, ending wtih vivid red fall color.
Gleditsia Honeylocust – Many people worry each spring that thier Honeylocust tree didn’t make it through winter, but rest assured it is just a sleepy tree. Honeylocusts are the first to drop leaves in the fall and the last to leaf out in the spring, making it a great lawn tree!