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.

Europeana Rose

Europeana Rose

A tried and true favorite that’s the benchmark for red Floribundas. Huge clusters of flowers can, at times, obscure the plant on this great heat performer.

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Chicago Peace Rose Hybrid Tea Rose

Chicago Peace Rose Hybrid Tea Rose

Large, heavily petaled flowers that are a colorific blend of hot pink with yellow to copper shading. Slight fruity scent.

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Blue Girl Hybrid Tea Rose

Blue Girl Hybrid Tea Rose

This rose has been sought after for decades due to its bigorous nature and its double, clear lavender flowers that appear throughout the summer, ready to be cut for any […]

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Dwarf Black Locust

Dwarf Black Locust

Attractive, twisted, zig zag branching makes this small specimen tree stand out in the landscape. With is smaller form and and compound leaves loaded with small leaflets, it adds a […]

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Pink Champagne Currant

Pink Champagne Currant

Get ready for great tasting Currants with a twist…different color and different flavor!! ‘Pink Champagne’ is a cross between White Currant and Red Currant that yields a fruit that is […]

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Jostaberry

Talk about hot, this cross between the American Gooseberry and the European Black Currant has produced one of the most written about fruits of the last few years and one […]

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Jostaberry

Jostaberry

Talk about hot, this cross between the American Gooseberry and the European Black Currant has produced one of the most written about fruits of the last few years and one […]

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Red Lake Red Currant

Red Lake Red Currant

Red Lake’ is appealing not only for its fruit but for its compact, mounding habit and glossy green foliage that makes a stand out ornamental shrub. This selection produces long, […]

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Tiger Eyes Sumac

Tiger Eyes Sumac

What color and what an easy plant to grow!! This selection of Staghorn Sumac is going to take everything you think about Sumac and throw it out the window! Big […]

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Staghorn Sumac

Staghorn Sumac

Rhus typhina is the largest of the North American sumacs. It is native along woodland edges, roadsides, and stream embankments. Resembling the velvet that covers a stag’s horn, Staghorn sumac […]

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Smooth Sumac

Smooth Sumac

Female plants produce showy, erect, pyramidal fruiting clusters (to 8″ long). Each cluster contains numerous hairy, berry-like drupes which ripen red in autumn, gradually turning maroon-brown. Best when massed for […]

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Winged Sumac

With deep-green, glossy leaves that will turn a maroon color in the fall, along with its tiny yellow-green flowers, it is often seen and used as an ornamental addition to […]

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