Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Blue Moon'
(Sawara falsecypress)
Another true winner from Iseli Nursery … as Iseli says, it's a plant that comes along only once in a blue moon. The foliage is a bright steely blue, and its short, stiff branches develop into a three-foot globe, eventually. Growth is 2-4 inches per year. Best in full sun with moist, well-drained soil, hardy to zone 4. Great as a specimen plant or massed to accent its color.
Moonlight Magic™ Crape Myrtle
(Lagerstroemia 'PIILAG-IV')
Just one of the new 'Magic' series of crape myrtles from Bailey Nurseries … and it is magic … dark maroon leaves, white flowers, and the tree is resistant to leaf spot and mildew. It's on the smaller side of crape myrtles, just 8-12 feet high and 4-6 feet wide, zones 6-9. Others in the series have red, maroon, plum, salmon pink or dark purple blooms, and they are a little smaller than this one.
Amber Jubilee™ Ninebark
(Physocarpus opulifolius 'Jefam')
Ninebarks, of course, are grown for their fall color, and the orange, yellow, and gold tones on this one are quite spectacular. White blooms in spring, a little smaller than some others, just 5-6 feet high and 4 feet wide. Zones 2-7. Also from Bailey.
Skinny Genes™ Oak
(Quercus robur x alba 'JFS-KW2QX')
Trees are the speciality of J. Frank Schmidt, and this cross between an English and white oak is one of the slimmest out there — just 10 feet wide, 45 feet tall — perfect for those narrow, narrow spaces where you need a tall tree. The dark green glossy leaves turn yellow to tawny in fall. To zone 4.
Armstrong Gold ™ Maple
(Acer rubrum 'JFS-KW78')
A beautiful, narrow maple, just 12 feet wide, 40 tall, this tree turns a lovely golden orange color in fall. Just imagine a long row of these — perfect as a hedge, maybe near a property line where you don't need evergreens and they'd be visible from the house. Also from Schmidt. Zone 4.
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