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.

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Radiant Rose Dogwood

While Cornus florida selections welcome spring, kousa selections like ‘Radiant Rose’ welcome summer with their mid-June, long lasting bloom that keeps them showy right into July. ‘Radiant Rose’ is one […]

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Variegated Flowering Dogwood

Graceful flowering dogwood with narrow, small green leaves edged with golden-white variegation. Dainty, white flower bracts offer added interest to the spectacular foliage during the summer months. ’Melanie’ shines in autumn, […]

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Milky Way Dogwood

Milky Way Dogwood

This selection may look the same as the species, but wait until it’s bloom time. When ‘Milky Way’s’ flowers begin to open in mid-June, this selection looks like a dogwood […]

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Heart Throb® Chinese Dogwood

Heart Throb® Chinese Dogwood

‘Heart Throb’ will find a place near and dear to your heart once you experience its incredible, long lasting bloom. Like all kousa Dogwoods, ‘Heart Throb’ has a landscape pleasing, […]

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Eva Dogwood

Cornus kousa ‘Eva’ has a compact, upright habit and elegant green / white variegated leaves which turn shades of red and pink before falling in autumn. White flowers appear on […]

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Kousa Dogwood

Kousa Dogwood

An excellent plant that holds up better than Cornus florida, its bloom time occurs late May into June, a time the landscape could use some flowering punch! Blooms are long […]

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Ragin’ Red™ Flowering Dogwood

Ragin’ Red™ Flowering Dogwood

Outstanding bract color is the calling card for this small tree flower buds open in early May to reveal big, deep red bracts that surround small flowers and put on […]

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Cloud 9 Flowering Dogwood

Cloud 9 Flowering Dogwood

Flowering dogwood has spreading horizontal branches and distinctive white flowers in spring. The 3″ diameter flower clusters bloom mid-April to mid-May, attracting a number of butterflies and other pollinators. ‘Cloud […]

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Cherokee Brave™Flowering Dogwood

Cherokee Brave™Flowering Dogwood

Vigorous growth habit produces deep red blooms, large red berries and an exceptional burgundy-red fall color. Season-long deep green foliage color makes this an excellent four-season dogwood. Very resistant to […]

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Applachian Spring Flowering Dogwood

One of the scourges of our native landscape has been the disease Anthracnose that has taken a toll on one our region’s signature plants, the Flowering Dogwood. With ‘Appalachian Spring’, […]

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Cherokee Princess Flowering Dogwood

Cherokee Princess Flowering Dogwood

There is nothing like a Dogwood in bloom to tell you spring is here. ‘Cherokee Princess’ enhances that feeling by producing huge white bracts that are far larger and showier […]

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White Dogwood

White Dogwood

Hundreds of varieties of Dogwood are available out on the market but few match the simple majesty of the original species. With its globular, spreading canopy and its late April […]

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