Trees & Shrubs

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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.

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Kleims Hardy Gardenia

Dense, spreading branches feature deep green, glossy foliage. Large, oval shaped buds form and open in early summer to reveal pure white, 5 petalled, extremely fragrant flowers that continue to […]

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Franklinia, Franklin Tree

Franklinia, Franklin Tree

This small specimen tree is valued for its showy, white, late summer flowers and striking yellow to orange to red fall color. Native but extinct in the wild, it was […]

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Legend Of The Fall® Bottlebrush

Legend Of The Fall® Bottlebrush

Searching for something that will feel at home in your garden, adding color and fragrance without formality? Plant Legend of the Fall® bottlebrush. This nifty native shrub has the best fall […]

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Mt. Airy Fothergilla

Mt. Airy Fothergilla

OOOHHH, what a plant! Dense and upright with cool, dark, blue-green foliage and an abundant early spring show of stamened, cone-like, white flowers that fill the air with their light […]

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Blue Shadow Fothergilla

Blue Shadow Fothergilla

‘Blue Shadow’ is an improved selection of ‘Mt. Airy’ Fothergilla with stunning blue foliage that is striking in its difference from its green leaved relative. It’s a strong performer that […]

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Large Fothergilla

Large Fothergilla

It’s hard to find a native plant that has as much landscape beauty and utility than this plant. Dense and rounded in form, its tightly packed branches are the focus […]

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Blue Mist Dwarf Fothergilla

Blue Mist Dwarf Fothergilla

‘Blue Mist’ is a dense, bushy shrub with oval blue-green leaves turning bright red, orange and yellow in autumn. Cylindrical terminal fragrant flower spikes to 4cm long, of small white […]

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Dwarf Bottlebrush Witchalder

Dwarf Bottlebrush Witchalder

Before leaves emerge, this plant is covered with white, sweetly scented, bottlebrush flowers on the branch ends of its dense, rounded form. Native butterflies and insects flock to the bloom […]

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Bottlebrush

Bottlebrush

A true, small-leaf, small-stature Fothergilla x intermedia from Tom Ranney and his team at NCSU. After trialing about a dozen of his selections, this was the clear winner in terms of vigor, flower […]

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Lynwood Gold Forsythia

Lynwood Gold Forsythia

A much more intense yellow flower than most Forsythia. It is a fast growing plant with arching branches that nearly touch the ground. The flower buds are hardy to -10ºC. […]

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Show Off® Starlet Forsythia

Show Off® Starlet Forsythia

 If your older forsythia takes up too much room and has a weak flower display, try this new, improved variety. It has the same fabulous flower display you get with […]

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Meadowlark Forsythia

Meadowlark Forsythia

Blooms before leaves appear in spring. Masses of bright yellow flowers are followed in fall with a magnificent display of fall foliage color. Good for shrub and border use. Tough […]

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