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Plant Library Specimen Trees

Acer griseum – Paperbark Maple

Acer griseum – Paperbark Maple

Acer griseum – Paperbark Maple
Long Island Nursery Plants Characteristics – this small deciduous, upright oval to rounded tree is noted for its peeling cinnamon to reddish brown bark. This is a nice winter interest, foliage is dark green but then turns red in fall. Tree is a slow grower 6”-12” per year, grows average of 20’-30’ tall.
Long Island Nursery Plants Light – full sun to part shade
Long Island Nursery Plants Moisture – well drained soils, normal watering

 

Acer palmatum atropurpureum ‘Bloodgood’ – Bloodgood Japanese Red Maple

Acer palmatum atropurpureum ‘Bloodgood’ – Bloodgood Japanese Red Maple

Acer palmatum atropurpureum ‘Bloodgood’ – Bloodgood Japanese Red Maple
Long Island Nursery Plants Characteristics – small deciduous upright tree with deep reddish purple foliage all summer long. Foliage is opposite and deeply lobed, will grow upright to 30’ over a long time.
Long Island Nursery Plants Light – full sun to part shade
Long Island Nursery Plants Moisture – medium moist soils, normal watering

 

Acer palmatum dissectum atropurpurea– Cutleaf Japanese Red Maple

Acer palmatum dissectum atropurpurea– Cutleaf Japanese Red Maple

Acer palmatum dissectum atropurpurea– Cutleaf Japanese Red Maple
Long Island Nursery Plants Characteristics – an extremely fine textured deciduous tree with a broad rounded cascading shape. Foliage is a brilliant red that changes to oranges and yellows in the fall. Grows 6’-8’ tall.
Long Island Nursery Plants Light – full sun to part shade
Long Island Nursery Plants Moisture – well drained moist soil, normal watering – NOT drought tolerant
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Betula nigra – River Birch

Betula nigra – River Birch

Betula nigra – River Birch
Long Island Nursery Plants Characteristics – a fast growing upright, medium sized deciduous tree which can have a single trunk or a multi trunk. Salmon-pink to reddish brown bark peels to reveal lighter new bark. Diamond shaped medium to dark green foliage turns yellow in fall.
Long Island Nursery Plants Light – full sun to part shade
Long Island Nursery Plants Moisture – medium to wet soils, very adaptable

 

Betula pendula ‘Youngi’ – Youngs Weeping Birch

Betula pendula ‘Youngi’ – Youngs Weeping Birch

Betula pendula ‘Youngi’ – Youngs Weeping Birch
Long Island Nursery Plants Characteristics – this small deciduous, upright oval to rounded tree is noted for its peeling cinnamon to reddish brown bark. This is a nice winter interest, foliage is dark green but then turns red in fall. Tree is a slow grower 6”-12” per year, grows average of 20’-30’ tall.
Long Island Nursery Plants Light – full sun to part shade
Long Island Nursery Plants Moisture – well drained soils, normal watering

 

Carpinus betula 'Fastigiata' - European Hornbeam

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Carpinus betula 'Fastigiata' - European Hornbeam
Long Island Nursery Plants Characteristics – a columnar tree with dense branches, and forest green foliage. Grows 30' tall.
Long Island Nursery Plants Light – full sun
Long Island Nursery Plants Moisture – moist, well drained soil

 

Cedrus atlantica ‘Glauca Pendula’ – Weeping Blue Atlas Cedar

Cedrus atlantica ‘Glauca Pendula’ – Weeping Blue Atlas Cedar

Cedrus atlantica ‘Glauca Pendula’ – Weeping Blue Atlas Cedar
Long Island Nursery Plants Characteristics – an evergreen conifer, drooping twisted branches filled with powdery blue needles. Slow growing matures at 10’ tall. Can be staked to create shape.
Long Island Nursery Plants Light – full sun
Long Island Nursery Plants Moisture – well drained soils, normal watering

 

Cedrus atlantica ‘Glauca’ – Blue Atlas Cedar

Cedrus atlantica ‘Glauca’ – Blue Atlas Cedar

Cedrus atlantica ‘Glauca’ – Blue Atlas Cedar
Long Island Nursery Plants Characteristics –an evergreen conifer, growing habit is usually loose pyramidal when young, becoming more flat topped with long spreading branches. Needles are silvery blue to blue in color. Fast growing when young then slows down, grows to 40’-60’ over time.
Long Island Nursery Plants Light – full sun
Long Island Nursery Plants Moisture – well drained soils, normal watering

 

Cedrus deodara ‘Aurea’ – Golden Deodar Cedar

Cedrus deodara ‘Aurea’ – Golden Deodar Cedar

Cedrus deodara ‘Aurea’ – Golden Deodar Cedar
Long Island Nursery Plants Characteristics – large pyramidal evergreen with long graceful arching branches. Foliage is golden yellow which highlights the tops and ends of the branches. Slow growing 15’-20’ mature height.
Long Island Nursery Plants Light – full sun
Long Island Nursery Plants Moisture – well drained soils
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Chamaecyparis obtuse ‘Crippsi’ – Golden Hinoki Cypress

Chamaecyparis obtuse ‘Crippsi’ – Golden Hinoki Cypress

Chamaecyparis obtuse ‘Crippsi’ – Golden Hinoki Cypress
Long Island Nursery Plants Characteristics – broad upright pyramidal evergreen, spreading loose and open branches. Foliage is bright golden yellow feathery sprays. Grows 12” per year, matures at 8’-10’ tall.
Long Island Nursery Plants Light – full sun to part shade
Long Island Nursery Plants Moisture – moist, well drained soils

 

Cornus Kousa – Japanese Dogwood

Cornus Kousa – Japanese Dogwood

Cornus Kousa – Japanese Dogwood
Long Island Nursery Plants Characteristics – small deciduous flowering tree, blooms in late spring grows 15’-30’ tall with rounded habit. Flowers are four white petal like bracts that surround a yellowish green center ball. Foliage is dark green turns reddish purple in fall.
Long Island Nursery Plants Light – full sun to part shade
Long Island Nursery Plants Moisture – well drained soils

 

Corylus avellana ‘Contorta’ – Harry Lauders Walking Stick

Corylus avellana ‘Contorta’ – Harry Lauders Walking Stick

Corylus avellana ‘Contorta’ – Harry Lauders Walking Stick
Long Island Nursery Plants Characteristics – this deciduous rounded multi stemmed upright tree, features twisted and spiraling branches, twigs and leaves. Foliage is round and light green, typically grows 8’-10’ tall.
Long Island Nursery Plants Light – full sun to part shade
Long Island Nursery Plants Moisture – well drained soil

 

Cotinus coggygria 'Purple Smoke' - Purple Smoke Tree

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Cotinus coggygria 'Purple Smoke' - Purple Smoke Tree
Long Island Nursery Plants Characteristics – produces large plumes of feathery flowers that covers all branches looking like a cloud of smoke. Grows 9-10' tall.
Long Island Nursery Plants Light – full sun to part shade
Long Island Nursery Plants Moisture – moist, well drained soil

 

Fagus sylvatica ‘Purpurea Pendula’ – Weeping Copper Beech

Fagus sylvatica ‘Purpurea Pendula’ – Weeping Copper Beech

Fagus sylvatica ‘Purpurea Pendula’ – Weeping Copper Beech
Long Island Nursery Plants Characteristics – an irregular, spreading tree, with long weeping branches that reach the ground. Leaves are elliptic, wavy edged and purple. This tree's bark is smooth and silvery.
Long Island Nursery Plants Light – full sun
Long Island Nursery Plants Moisture – prefers well drained soil

 

Hydrangea paniculata ‘Grandiflora’ – Peegee Hydrangea

Hydrangea paniculata ‘Grandiflora’ – Peegee Hydrangea

Hydrangea paniculata ‘Grandiflora’ – Peegee Hydrangea
Long Island Nursery Plants Characteristics –a fast growing upright deciduous tree. Flowers are showy, closely packed creamy white florets that fade to pink and eventually brown, that persists into fall. Large florets make branches arch downward, grows 10’-25’ tall.
Long Island Nursery Plants Light – full sun to part shade
Long Island Nursery Plants Moisture – well drained soil

 

Lagerstroemia – Crape Myrtle

Lagerstroemia – Crape Myrtle

Lagerstroemia – Crape Myrtle
Long Island Nursery Plants Characteristics – one of the longest flowering deciduous trees, flowers start in summer in big showy clusters and come in white and many shades of pink and purple. Lustrous green leaves form a thick canopy and also has an exfoliating bark. Sizes range with varieties.
Long Island Nursery Plants Light – full sun
Long Island Nursery Plants Moisture – moist, well drained soils

 

Magnolia grandiflora 'Bracken's Brown Beauty' - Brackens Brown Beauty Magnolia

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Magnolia grandiflora 'Bracken's Brown Beauty' - Brackens Brown Beauty Magnolia
Long Island Nursery Plants Characteristics – lustrous, leathery foliage is rich, dark green above with a cinnamon brown underneath. Produces large, highly fragrant creamy white flowers in early summer followed by red fruits. Grows 30-50' tall.
Long Island Nursery Plants Light – full sun to light shade
Long Island Nursery Plants Moisture – moist, well drained soil

 

Magnolia stellata ‘Royal Star’ – Star Magnolia

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Magnolia stellata ‘Royal Star’ – Star Magnolia
Long Island Nursery Plants Characteristics – a very slow growing upright deciduous tree blooms early spring and is smothered in brilliant white star shaped flowers. Blooms before the leaves appear. Foliage is a medium to dark green, grows 15’-20’ tall mature.
Long Island Nursery Plants Light – full sun
Long Island Nursery Plants Moisture – moist, well drained soil

 

Picea abies ‘Pendula’ – Weeping Norway Spruce

Picea abies ‘Pendula’ – Weeping Norway Spruce

Picea abies ‘Pendula’ – Weeping Norway Spruce
Long Island Nursery Plants Characteristics – irregularly shaped slow growing evergreen, stiff dark green needles dense spreading toward the ground. Limbs grow in a wild awkward configuration if properly trained.
Long Island Nursery Plants Light – full sun to part shade
Long Island Nursery Plants Moisture – well drained soil

 

Picea pungens 'Glauca Globosa' - Globe Spruce

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Picea pungens 'Glauca Globosa' - Globe Spruce
Long Island Nursery Plants Characteristics – globe shaped evergreen shrub is dwarf, flat topped and densely branched. Bright blue needles hold their color all year. Grows 3-5' tall.
Long Island Nursery Plants Light – full sun to part shade
Long Island Nursery Plants Moisture – well drained soil, drought tolerant

 

Prunus cerasifera ‘Thundercloud’ – Purple Leaf Flowering Plum

Prunus cerasifera ‘Thundercloud’ – Purple Leaf Flowering Plum

Prunus cerasifera ‘Thundercloud’ – Purple Leaf Flowering Plum
Long Island Nursery Plants Characteristics – a decorative fast growing upright spreading deciduous tree. Foliage is long and elliptical, a deep coppery purple that lasts throughout the growing season. Produces dainty pink flowers before leaves form, grows 15’-20’ tall.
Long Island Nursery Plants Light – full sun
Long Island Nursery Plants Moisture – well drained soil, drought tolerant after established

 

Prunus cistena – Purpleleaf Sand Cherry

Prunus cistena – Purpleleaf Sand Cherry

Prunus cistena – Purpleleaf Sand Cherry
Long Island Nursery Plants Characteristics – this small deciduous, upright oval to rounded tree is noted for its peeling cinnamon to reddish brown bark. This is a nice winter interest, foliage is dark green but then turns red in fall. Tree is a slow grower 6”-12” per year, grows average of 20’-30’ tall.
Long Island Nursery Plants Light – full sun to part shade
Long Island Nursery Plants Moisture – well drained soil

 

Prunus subhirtella ‘Pendula’ – Pink Weeping Cherry

Prunus subhirtella ‘Pendula’ – Pink Weeping Cherry

Prunus subhirtella ‘Pendula’ – Pink Weeping Cherry
Long Island Nursery Plants Characteristics – an upright umbrella like fast growing deciduous tree, with graceful weeping branches that hang toward the ground. The small pale pink flowers are profuse and appear in early spring.
Long Island Nursery Plants Light – full sun to part shade
Long Island Nursery Plants Moisture – well drained soil

 

Prunus subhirtella ‘Snofozam’ – Weeping Snow Fountain Cherry

Prunus subhirtella ‘Snofozam’ – Weeping Snow Fountain Cherry

Prunus subhirtella ‘Snofozam’ – Weeping Snow Fountain Cherry
Long Island Nursery Plants Characteristics – a slow growing compact cascading deciduous tree has graceful branches that bend towards the ground. In the spring this tree is covered in a floral blanket of pure white ornamental flowers. Dark green foliage turns orange in fall, grows 12’-15’ tall.
Long Island Nursery Plants Light – full sun to part shade
Long Island Nursery Plants Moisture – well drained soil

 

Pyrus calleryana - Pear

Pyrus calleryana - Pear

Pyrus calleryana - Pear
Long Island Nursery Plants Characteristics – spectacularly showy deciduous tree covered with clusters of white flowers and again in fall when its leaves turn bright yellow, mahogany and red. Flowers appear in early spring before the leaves.
Long Island Nursery Plants Light – full sun to part shade
Long Island Nursery Plants Moisture – well drained soil
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