Common Name: Alpinus plum yew
Growth Habit: dwarf, mounding habit
USDA Zone: 7-9
Exposure: filtered to full sun
Growing Conditions: well-drained soils
Comments: Dark-green foliage with a cast of blue. In spring new growth is red. Responds well to pruning.

Growth Habit: Dense, squat form
USDA Zone: 5-9
Exposure: filtered to full sun
Growing Conditions: evenly moist, well-drained soils
Comments: Slow growing form of Japanese cedar that forms a shrub reaching 18 inches high x 24 inches wide in 10 years. With a texture similar to 'Tansu' the nice green folaige has purple overtones in winter. Originated in Japan and came to this country in 1974 by way of Wansdyke Nurseries, Devizes, Wilts, U.K.

Growth Habit: dense, rounded
USDA Zone: 5-8
Exposure: full sun
Growing Conditions: well drained soils
Comments: A sport from an old standby...'Vilmoriniana' with yellow tips. Develops into a dense, rounded ball reaching about two x two feet in 10 years (2-3 inches a year). In colder winters may develop a bronze purple color

Growth Habit: 4-5 foot shrub
USDA Zone: 4-9
Exposure: filtered to full sun
Growing Conditions: moist, well-drained soils
Comments: A superior selection sporting large red buds opening dark pink. Great foliage.

Growth Habit: 2 x 2 feet in 10 years
USDA Zone: 5-8
Exposure: filtered to full sun
Growing Conditions: moist, well drained soils
Comments: Small, rounded tree originating from a seedling from A. 'Mikawa yatsubusa'. Leaves emerge pink-red maturing creamy-white with a pink blush. Fall colors from orange to red. Introduced by Buchholz Nursery in Oregon.

Growth Habit: 5 feet high x 5 feet wide
USDA Zone: 5-8
Exposure: filtered to full sun
Growing Conditions: moist, well-drained soils
Comments: Wide bands of cinnamon-purple with a white eye and white edging. New growth is bronze-red. In sunnier locations stems turn purple-red.

Growth Habit: upright with weeping branches
USDA Zone: 2-8
Exposure: full sun
Growing Conditions: well drained soils. Drought tolerant when established
Comments: Staked upright creates an irregular, pyramidal shaped plant with weeping branches. Can also be allowed to ramble along the ground or cascade over a wall. Electric blue needles form a distinct look for the garden.

Growth Habit: shrub form
USDA Zone: 6-8
Exposure: filtered to full sun
Growing Conditions: evenly moist, well-drained soils
Comments: Striking powder-blue foliage on a upright growing Coastal redwood cultivar. Responds well to pruning for a more dense plant. Holds its color well even in shadier locations.

Growth Habit: 4-8 foot high and wide
USDA Zone: 4-9
Exposure: filtered to full sun
Growing Conditions: evenly moist, well drained acidic soils
Comments: One of the later flowering Mountain Laurels opening in late May into June. Intense red buds open white developing into pink with dark red stripes radiating out from the center

Growth Habit: medium (4 x 4 feet)
USDA Zone: 4b
Exposure: filtered to full sun
Growing Conditions: evenly moist, well drained acidic soils
Parentage: (brachycarpum ssp. x smirnowii)
Color Category: white
Bloom Time: May
Comments: White, with a pink overlay and green spotting on the upper lobe open on a strongly branched compact plant. New leaves emerge with a dusting of tomentum. One of the selections from the hybridization program at the University of Helsinki, Finland. May be hardier than the -25 rating.

Growth Habit: dwarf (3 x 3 feet)
USDA Zone: 7a
Exposure: filtered to full sun
Growing Conditions: evenly moist, well drained acidic soils
Parentage: ('Moser's Maroon' x williamsianum)
Color Category: red
Bloom Time: March
Comments: Masses of dark red flowers cover rounded leaves on a compact shrub. New growth is also red to extend the season of color.

Growth Habit: low, mounding
USDA Zone: 8
Exposure: filtered to full sun
Growing Conditions: evenly moist, well drained acidic soils
Parentage: (unknown)
Hybrid Group: Kurume
Comments: Still one of the darkest reds available. Small flowers cover the dark green, glossy foliage each spring. Best when planted in milder winter areas.

Growth Habit: low mounding 
USDA Zone: 6b
Exposure: filtered to full sun
Growing Conditions: evenly moist, well drained acidic soils
Parentage: (unknown)
Hybrid Group: Satsuki
Comments: 2.5 to 3-inch flowers are a vivid pink with densely dotted red on the upper lobe. Occasionally darker pink and even red flowers appear. Blooms mid-May into June. An old cultivar from Japan.

Growth Habit: irregular upright
USDA Zone: 5-8
Exposure: full sun
Growing Conditions: well drained soils
Comments: Irregular, though tends to be somewhat conical. Nice, bright blue-green needles are very short.  Cones usually appear in abundance within 5 years. Growth rate is 4-6 inches a year.

Growth Habit: narrow form
USDA Zones: 4-8
Exposure: full sun
Growing Conditions: well drained soils
Comments: A beautiful Limber pine selection with long, silver-blue needles. More narrow growth habit than Pinus flexilis 'Vanderwolf'. Adaptable to a wide range of soil conditions, as long as they are well drained. A good choice for rocky, windy areas and drought tolerant when established.

Growth Habit: dwarf mounding
USDA Zone: 4-8
Exposure: full sun
Growing Conditions: well drained soils
Comments: At a growth rate of 2-3 inches a year considered to be one of the slowest growing forms of Austrian pine. Holds onto its dark green needles for 2-3 years. Also sold under the name 'Bambino'.

Growth Habit: matures 10 feet high x 5 feet wide
USDA Zone: 6-9
Exposure: filtered to full sun
Growing Conditions: evenly moist, well drained acidic soils
Parentage: ('Reg Ragland' x 'Berenice Boddy')
Hybridizer: Parks (1995)
Primary Color: rose
Bloom Time: January to March
Comments: A small, formal flower on a compact, slow growing plant. Color can vary from a mid pink to rose to red.

Growth Habit: shrub form
USDA Zone: 6-8
Exposure: filtered to full sun
Growing Conditions: moist, well drained soils. Struggles in high summer humidity areas.

Comments: Bright green rounded leaves, like a lily pad, are very unusual for a vine maple and make this selection very unique.