Bare Root Ornamental Trees and Shrubs

This fruitless Canadian introduction is completely covered with pink buds that open to fragrant white flowers in spring. It has bright green, shiny foliage and good heat tolerance.

Height: 25-30'

Spread: 15'

Shape: Rounded

Exposure: Full Sun

Zone: 4-7

This compact, upright spreader has deep purple leaves and delicate pink flowers which appear before the foliage. Resistant to fireblight, this COPF introduction was discovered by Percy Wright of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

Height: 15-20'

Spread: 15'

Shape: Upright, spreading

Exposure: Full Sun

Zone: 3-7

Litter is not a problem with this crab, developed by Melvin Bergeson of Fertile, Minnesota, as the small bright red fruit never falls. The fruit does make excellent food for wildlife. The foliage is glossy reddish-green, turning reddish-purple in fall.

Height: 20-25'

Spread: 20'

Shape: Open, upright, spreading

Exposure: Full Sun

Zone: 3-7

Gladiator™ is an excellent ornamental tree with a profusion of bright pink flowers followed by small reddish-purple fruit on a stately, upright crown. Glossy bronze-purple leaves are darker and glossier than Purple Prince, remain lush all season long and are highly disease resistant. Gladiator is an ideal ornamental tree for space-challenged sites including under power lines, as a small boulevard tree or planted in a row for a screen. This is an open pollinated selection of 'Royalty'. Selected by Rick Durand, from Portage la Prairie MB, CA. (®CA)

Height: 20'

Spread: 9'

Shape: Upright

Exposure: Full Sun

Foliage: Bronze-purple

Fall Foliage: Purple

Zone: 2-8

This Sheridan Nursery selection has a sturdy, more compact, oval growth habit than Japanese tree lilac. A most attractive small flowering tree with cherry-like bark, it bears large creamy white flower clusters in early July. It will perform best in full sun. (C®)

Height: 25'

Spread: 15'

Shape: Compact, oval

Exposure: Full Sun

Foliage: Dark green

Fall Foliage: Insignificant

Zone: 3-8

This tremendously popular tree offers white blossoms in spring, followed by showy, sweet purplish-black fruit. Heavily branched, the tree has an interesting spreading branch pattern, and attractive light gray bark. The brilliant fall leaves are quite persistent. Own root.

Height: 20-25'

Spread: 15'

Shape: Rounded

Exposure: Full Sun

Foliage: Blue-green, small

Fall Foliage: Brilliant red-orange

Zone: 3-8

This hawthorn bears exceptionally large, single bright red flowers with a star-shaped white area in the center of each bloom. Resistant to leaf spot diseases, it provides a second colorful display in fall when covered with glossy red fruit which persists into winter.

Height: 15'

Spread: 10-15'

Shape: Rounded

Exposure: Full Sun

Foliage: Green

Fall Foliage: Insignificant

Zone: 4-7

A graceful shrub with spreading, slender branches, fragrant flowers, and outstanding fall color. Adaptable to many soil types. Sun or part shade. Extremely hardy.

Height: 15-20'

Spread: 20-25'

Shape: Spreading, irregular

Exposure: Full Sun

Foliage: Glossy green

Fall Foliage: Orange to scarlet

Zone: 3-7

This old-fashioned lilac is the one most of us remember from our youth. A perfect informal hedge or screen, it has extremely fragrant, purple flowers in May. Color may vary from purple to lilac and occasionally even white. The cut flowers hold up very well, and easily fill a house with their fragrance. Rarely to never fed on by Japanese beetles.

Height: 12-15'

Spread: 8-12'

Shape: Upright, vase-shaped

Exposure: Full Sun

Foliage: Blue-green

Fall Foliage: Insignificant

Zone: 2-7