(Corylus avellana cv. 'Red Dragon') This is new, highly prized and previously unavailable plant will be a focal point in your yard. It is a contorted red-leaf hazelnut with twisting stems, rich dark burgundy-purple leaves, burgundy colored catkins (male flowers), husks and nuts. 'Red Dragon' is the only contorted hazelnut with complete resistance to Eastern Filbert Blight. Regular contorted filberts are particularly susceptible. These trees are of moderate vigor and leaf size is medium, allowing the contorted growth to be visible in summer months. Growth habit is spreading rather than pendulous with moderate branching. Two gallon pot.
(Paulownia tomentosa) It is a very fast growing dense shade tree for the Pacific Northwest and other areas with mild winters. It is hardy in USDA Zones 7-10. The wood is extremely valuable and has many uses. In colder parts of its range, for the first few years, the new growth dies back each winter but tremendous summer growth more than compensates. In Japan, the wood is traditionally used to make dowry chests and other furniture. Each spring, the tree is covered with clusters of trumpet shaped two inch long fragrant flowers that are lilac blue; a display of spectacular beauty. They provide good bee forage in the spring. Young trees grow best if given a lot of water in summer. Even young trees have two foot diameter heart shaped leaves.
This small tree/shrub grows to about 12' tall. It produces a profusion of very fragrant four inch diameter white flowers with red centers in early summer and red two inch fruit in the fall. Flowers hang down gracefully among the branches one of the only magnolias to present its flowers this way. Even young plants can bloom heavily. It does well in sun or half shade. One gallon pot.
3 OR MORE $9.50/EACH (Fagus sylvatica purpurea) Among the most stately specimen trees in the world, the Purple Beech graces many an English estate. It will grow to 70' tall with a dense, oval crown, light bark and beautiful purple leaves. It is also an excellent wildlife tree, producing small, triangular nuts that are prized by animals, including humans. Nut production varies from year to year, but good years produce heavy crops of nuts that can be eaten raw and have a rich sweet flavor. Grow two for pollination in full or partial sun. Photo courtesy of Laywer Nursery
