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.

Beekeeper™ Bluebeard

Beekeeper™ Bluebeard

This improved golden Bluebeard (also known as Caryopteris) is beautiful and easygoing and will welcome butterflies, bees, and hummingbirds to play in your garden all summer long. And because it’s […]

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Sunshine Blue® Blue Mist Shrub

Sunshine Blue® Blue Mist Shrub

Finally, a plant that is a vast improvement over ‘Worcester Gold’! You’ll go ga-ga over this dense growing plant that is loaded with color starting with thick, wide bright yellow […]

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Dark Knight Blue Mist Shrub

Dark Knight Blue Mist Shrub

A great plant for late summer color as it bursts forth with purple-blue flowers in August. Low growing, mounding, and easy to grow, it prefers well drained soil and full […]

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Petite Bleu™ Bluebeard

Petite Bleu™ Bluebeard

Petite Bleu™ is one of the best kept late summer blooming secrets your customers will ever experience. Deep, shiny, dark green foliage is so tightly packed on its stems that […]

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Sunshine Blue® II Bluebeard

Sunshine Blue® II Bluebeard

Sunshine Blue II is a new, improved variety of the classic Sunshine Blue, but it’s much more tolerant of cold climates. If you’ve had trouble with bluebeard surviving winter in […]

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Hardy Pecan

Aggressively growing, this stately tree with compound foliage has the added bonus of producing loads of swwet nuts in summer. Trees are self-fruitful so no additional pollinator needed to produce […]

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Shagbark Hickory

Shagbark Hickory

This low maintenance shade tree will be a showy and edible addition to your own. The barks commonly peels and curls off it’s straight trunk. Covered in yellow-green leaves, thick-shelled […]

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American Hornbeam

American Hornbeam

American hornbeam is a terrific landscape tree for naturalized areas with rich, moist, slightly acidic soil. Male and female catkins are found on the same plant and emerge in early […]

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Frans Fontaine European Hornbeam

Frans Fontaine European Hornbeam

Bred for height with outstanding columnar appeal, ‘Frans Fontaine’ is the best yet, maintaining its narrow habit well into maturity and providing stunning golden color in autumn. Its superb drought […]

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Fastigiate European Hornbeam

Fastigiate European Hornbeam

This low and densely branched plant takes on a tight, narrow form when young, but matures to an upright, teardrop shape. With its outstanding orange to gold fall foliage color and […]

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Common Hornbeam

Common Hornbeam

The Common Hornbean is a medium-sized deciduous tree with an oval crown. Matching in shape, its oval shaped, dark green leaves maintain color through spring while in the fall it […]

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Walker Weeping Pea Tree

Walker Weeping Pea Tree

Small deciduous tree with a delicate weeping form. Finely-dissected green foliage is arranged in small, feathery leaflets, producing a soft, fern-like texture. In spring, yellow, pea-like flowers adorn the tree […]

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