Trees & Shrubs

Trees & Shrubs

Excitement and anticipation are the air of a new season.  The birds chirping, the sounds of outdoor activity everywhere!  At Van Wilgen’s we have that feeling every day and want to share it with you.  Our team in the nursery yard is here to make it happen. Whether you are looking to freshen up the front of your house, attract birds and butterflies, or just to get outside and dig in the dirt, we are here to help.

Please note, below is a sample of some of our favorite plants that we carry throughout the year, and not a representation of current inventory. To find out what’s in stock, pay us a visit or give us a call. We’re here to help.

Temple of Bloom® Seven-Son Flower

Temple of Bloom® Seven-Son Flower

We are thrilled to be able to bring this outstanding plant, previously known only by collectors and plant geeks, to everyone in North America. Temple of Bloom seven-son flower is […]

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Seven-son Flower

Seven-son Flower

Butterflies love the nectar from the fragrant white flowers on this fountain-shaped, multi-stemmed shrub, Following the white flowers a showy display of small, purplish-red fruits surrounded by elongated rose colored […]

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Thorndale English Ivy

Thorndale English Ivy

Glossy evergreen foliage with a self-supporting, vining growth habit. Tolerates deep shade and full sun where afternoons allow some partial sun. Will cling to walls and trees without support. Makes […]

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Glacier Ivy

Glacier Ivy

Trailing evergreen vine with variegated foliage and unique, lobed, triangular leaf shape. Will cling to walls and trees without support. Great in hanging baskets or used in patio containers. Will […]

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Harvest Moon Witch Hazel

This captivating selection developed by noted Connecticut Kalmia expert Richard Jaynes, blooms after the leaves have fallen in the fall. While this seems like a thing of small importance to […]

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Arnolds Promise Witch Hazel

Arnolds Promise Witch Hazel

Introduced by the Arnold Arboretum in Boston, this is simply the most floriferous of the early spring blooming Witch Hazel’s and one of the most rewarding to grow. This dense, […]

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Common Witchhazel

Common Witchhazel

This trouble free native straddles the line between tree and shrub but there is never any doubt of the outstanding characteristics it brings to the landscape. Aggressive growing, it quickly […]

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Vernal Witchhazel

Vernal Witchhazel

The earliest flowering shrub of the spring, this selection blooms late February to early March with yellow, very fragrant flowers. Large growing and open in habit, it’s a great plant […]

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Pallida Chinese Witchhazel

Pallida Chinese Witchhazel

A Cary Award winning beauty, this superb selection is loaded with great landscape features. One of the earliest bloomers in the garden, ‘Pallida’ displays its bunches of bewitchingly fragrant, strap-like, […]

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Uconn Wedding Bells Silverbell

Uconn Wedding Bells Silverbell

 ’Wedding Bells’ is smaller  then the species and is superior because of its numerous white flowers which are larger than the species and open more fully.

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Espresso Kentucky Coffeetree

An excellent yard tree with an oval to an upright vase shape and arching branches. Espresso is a male selection which means it does not produce the large brown seedpods […]

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