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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Columnar Hetzi Juniper

Sometimes you’re looking for a fast growing easy care evergreen that can take some punishment and fill some space and ‘Hetzi Columnaris’ does that as well as any evergreen you’ll […]

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Compact Pfitzer Juniper

Compact Pfitzer Juniper

Dense, compact, spreading form and unquestioned dependability are this juniper’s calling cards. Prickly, fine-textured, medium green-colored needle foliage is attractive as well as functional, contributing to this plant’s optimum uses […]

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Carpathian Walnut

Carpathian Walnut

Strong growing and very easy to grow, this selection is also a heavy producer of Walnuts while also providing great form, foliage and shade to be a perfect specimen in […]

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Black Walnut

Black Walnut

Black walnuts are very tall, statuesque, shade trees best planted in informal settings. Their wood is prized for furniture building and over-harvesting has caused a serious decline in native populations. […]

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Scentlandia® Sweetspire

Scentlandia® Sweetspire

This native plant is much beloved for its sweetly scented summer blooms. This smaller variety works with any size landscape, and has outstanding fall color so that the plant stays […]

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Love Child® Sweetspire

Love Child® Sweetspire

Blooming in spring with white racemes radiating out from a rounded plant with bright green foliage. The fragrance is lovely and in autumn the foliage turns gorgeous shades of burgundy. […]

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Little Henry® Sweetspire

Little Henry® Sweetspire

Little Henry® may sound small, but the landscape show it puts on is anything but small! Low and mound forming, this selection starts the show with an explosion of pure […]

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Henrys Garnet Virginia Sweetspire

Henrys Garnet Virginia Sweetspire

It’s amazing how little used this selection is when you consider all it has going for it. Start with dark green, lustrous foliage on a tight, slightly spreading form that […]

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Virginia Sweatspires

Virginia Sweatspires

This exclusive new selection offers compact and deep green, leathery foliage that lights up the fall garden with the best red color show of any Itea! Long, 6″+ wands of […]

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Fizzy Mizzy Sweetspire

Fizzy Mizzy Sweetspire

An unconventional Itea noted for its numerous, heavenward-shooting white, early summer flower spikes. A neat and tidy habit, in a container and in the garden, she has thick, dark green leaves which […]

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Compact Japanese Holly

Dense growing and globose, this selection has deep, dark, shiny foliage and a multitude of landscape uses. Great for foundation use or in hedging, this plant is easy to grow […]

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Castle Wall® Blue Holly

Castle Wall® Blue Holly

Handsome columnar holly. The Castle Ilex are compact, pyramidal varieties of blue holly. Dark glossy leaves, superior vigor and branching make them an improvement over other older varieties. Their narrow […]

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