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.

Bunchberry

Bunchberry

Bunchberry is a low-growing perennial that spreads by rhizomes that creep just under the soil surface. The four white “petals” are actually not part of the flower at all they […]

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Cayenne Dogwood

Cayenne Dogwood

Fresh green, disease resistant foliage is followed by an explosion of porcelain blue berries in late summer, vivid red-orange foliage color in Autumn, then showy bright red stems in winter. […]

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Silky Dogwood

Silky Dogwood

An excellent shrubby dogwood form that is one of the best bird attracting plants in the landscape. Very hardy and spreading in nature, this selection tolerates poor, wet soils and […]

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Pagoda Dogwood

Pagoda Dogwood

Elegant structure + unbelievable color = one perfect little tree! Golden Shadows® dogwood is the ideal candidate to grace a spot of honor in your landscape. This pagoda dogwood naturally […]

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Pagoda Dogwood

Pagoda Dogwood

This native tree is hard to find in cultivation but is a true winner for the native landscape because of its ability to thrive in semi-shaded woodland areas and its […]

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Neon Burst™ Dogwood

Neon Burst™ Dogwood

This new introduction from Bylands Nursery in British Columbia has attractive chartreuse foliage and is a compact selection growing 4-5’ tall. It has good sun and heat tolerance, retaining bright […]

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Little Rebel® Tatarian Dogwood

Little Rebel® Tatarian Dogwood

Slow growing, compact shrub that reaches maturity at only 4′ tall and wide. Dense green foliage stays a crisp green throughout the summer where a transformation takes place in the […]

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Golden Prairie Fire Tatarian Dogwood

Get ready for color as this striking selection is awash in it year round! Brilliant golden foliage emerges in spring to cloak this easy to grow, rounded plant in season […]

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Ivory Halo® Dogwood

Ivory Halo® Dogwood

A more compact form of shrubby dogwood, this selection has beautiful cream-edged variegated foliage and stand-out bright red twigs that really enhance the winter landscape. Great for massing or for […]

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Sweetfern

Sweetfern

You can abuse this tough, tenacious native all you want, but you’ll be hard pressed to break its spirit! Upright growing with deep green, lustrous, sweet scented, fern-like foliage, Sweetfern […]

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Vanilla Spice® Summersweet

Vanilla Spice® Summersweet

This improved form of one of our area’s most important and most fragrant natives will thrill you with a long summer bloom that features flowers that are up to double […]

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Summer Sparkler™ Summersweet

Summer Sparkler™ Summersweet

It doesn’t take a genius to see that this Summersweet gets its name from the foot-long strands of densely packed fragrant flowers that twist off in all directions just like […]

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