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Japanese Shrub Willow Salix integra ‘Hakuro Nishiki’

by Steve McRae (Landscape Consultant & Designer, Entrepreneur)

Japanese Shrub Willow Salix integra ‘Hakuro Nishiki’ (Nishiki Willow) Thin, delicately arching branches are cloaked with long, narrow leaves of pink, white and green. The new growth is often solid shell pink. This is a fine hardy shrub for containers because it can be sheared for form or a close-up spot in the shady garden. [...]

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The Fringe Tree

by Steve McRae (Landscape Consultant & Designer, Entrepreneur)

Fringe Tree – Chionanthus virginicus – Alt Name: Old Man’s Beard The fringe tree is a favorite of mine. In zone 5 it tends to blossom very late May or early June. It depends on how close you are to zone 6 or zone 4. We used this as a backdrop for graduation pictures. It [...]

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