This is probably the hardiest fig I grow. Some say it can stand zone 4, and that may be true with lots of hay on top and it will still freeze back to the roots, but as with all figs it will regrow and fruit on new wood. The fruit is purple and sweet.
| Size: 1 gallon | Price: $30.00 |
| Size:Field grown | Price: $115.00 |
This new introduction from Plant Haven is stunning. The foliage is a shiny purple turning dark green in the shade and the bell flowers opening in June really stand out. There are some other new Styraxes coming out, but this is my favorite. And can you believe I have that stupid hose in the background? Zone 5.
Styrax j. 'Evening Light'
| Size: 1 gallon | Price: $30.00 | Size: Field grown | Price: $115.00 |
Styrax japonica ‘Evening Light’. Go to [intlink id=”2386″ type=”post”]Ornamental Plants>Other Plant Groups> Styrax and read about this new purple-leafed Styrax[/intlink]. 
ulmus-wredei
Ulmus hollandica ‘Wredei’ is a dwarf columnar elm with golden chartreuse foliage. It’s a killer. Check out the photo. zone 5
| Size: 1 gallon | Price: $30.00 | Size: Field grown | Price: $115.00 |
Sometimes there’s a plant that just brightens up your day when you look at it, and here in Oregon where the spring has been cold and rainy, I have loved the little Ulmus hollandica ‘Wredei’. It is not Dutch Elm resistant so you folks where that is a problem can just go on to something else, but this jewel is a zone 5 plant that is dwarf and columnar–both hot commodities right now and chartreuse yellow–cute as a bug’s ear is what it is.
Maples (and other hard to grow items e.g. Disanthus and Sciadopitys) in Smart Pots (i.e. Root Control Bags grown above the ground and in this case in a shade house). We have been doing this a couple of years now and find that the plants which can drain through the bottoms grow wonderfully. We still grow 95% of our material in the ground in regular Root Contol Bags (see below), but there are some plants that just hate full sun and languish out there in the field (e.g. Full Moon Maple) so this is a wonderful new venture for us. We list these as ‘2 gallon’ in the catalog.
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Japanese Maple in Root Control Bag
Yamakage (Acer japonicum 'Yamakage')
A large-leafed japonicum with excellent fall color.
| Size: Graft | Price: $19.00 |
| Size: 1 gallon | Price: $35.00 |
| Size: Field grown | Price: $130.00 |
A demonstration of pruning on a Japanese maple, Acer palmatum.
In this video we demo planting a shrub grown in a container, as opposed to a root control bag.
How to plant a tree grown in the field in a Root Control Bag.