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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Sea Urchin Dwarf White Pine

‘Sea Urchin’ may be the ideal Dwarf White Pine for a small space garden because it is one of the slowest, most miniature growing selections available. Incredible deep blue-green color […]

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Shaggy Dog Eastern White Pine

Famous for his groundbreaking work with dwarf White Pines from witch’s brooms, the late Sid Waxman from the University of Connecticut introduced this low, irregular, half-upright spreader with long needled, […]

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Niagara Falls Eastern White Pine

A unique mutation of Pinus strobus ‘Pendula’ with brighter and longer bluish-green needles. Its cascading, spreading growth habit makes it ideal as a ground cover for rock gardens or as […]

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Weeping Eastern White Pine

Weeping Eastern White Pine

The Weeping Eastern White Pine is a plant that will take on an individual personality depending on the kind of landscape situation in which it is placed. If you are […]

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Horsford Dwarf Eastern White Pine

Dense and compact, this bun shaped plant has soft, thin light green needles that beg to be touched. Great texture and size make it perfect for use in many landscape […]

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Dwarf White Pine

Dwarf White Pine

The softness and beauty of white pine foliage is stunning in this landscape friendly form that is dense and globose. Medium green needles whorled around branches add great texture.

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Tiny Kurls Eastern White Pine

Dwarf, oval shaped evergreen shrub similar to ‘Torulosa’ but slower growing and more compact. Short, curly, blue-green needles give this plant a unique texture as a specimen in smaller gardens

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Connecticut Slate Dwarf White Pine

Connecticut Slate Dwarf White Pine

Another introduction of the late Dr. Sydney Waxman of the University of Connecticut, ‘Connecticut Slate’ is a dense, spreading, quicker growing Dwarf White Pine that feautures gray-blue colored needles that […]

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Blue Shag White Pine

Blue Shag White Pine

Straight from the work of the late Dr. Sid Waxman at the University of Connecticut comes this beautiful, compact pine that just begs you to touch and feel it every […]

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Angel Falls Weeping White Pine

This breathtaking selection combines great texture in the form of long, soft, light green needles that cascade down weeping branches to form narrow, upright, one-of-a-kind plant. Much more upright and […]

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Eastern White Pine

Eastern White Pine

A signature native plant for the eastern woodland, Eastern White Pine is easy to grow and provides a multitude of landscape uses. Its long, soft needles are held in bundles […]

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Dwarf Mugo Pine

Texture and touchability make this durable, slow growing conifer extremely popular. Easy to grow and easy to use, both singly or in groups in the landscape.

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