The original plant was found as a ground cover creeping along the ground no more than 3” tall. When top grafted or staked, the slender branches weep gracefully on a dwarf weeping form creating a fountain of green foliage and flowers followed by fruit. The delicate branch structure and small stature of the plant will make it useful in a small garden setting. Plants are grown from rooted cuttings to avoid suckers. A Klyn Nurseries introduction.

Northern Lites™ Redbud has hot pink pea-like flowers with cherry red calyces along the branches from early to mid spring before the leaves. It has forest green deciduous foliage which emerges coppery-bronze in spring. The heart-shaped leaves turn an outstanding yellow in the fall.

Wolf Eyes Chinese Dogwood features showy clusters of white flowers with white bracts held atop the branches in late spring. It has attractive creamy white-variegated green foliage. The pointy leaves are highly ornamental and turn an outstanding brick red in the fall. It features an abundance of magnificent crimson berries from early to mid fall. The peeling gray bark adds an interesting dimension to the landscape.

Bailey Compact Amur Maple is primarily grown for its highly ornamental fruit. It features abundant showy red samaras in late summer. It has dark green deciduous foliage. The lobed leaves turn outstanding shades of orange and in the fall.

Red Pygmy Dwarf Red Flowering Dogwood features showy bracted pink flowers with rose bracts held atop the branches in mid spring. It has dark green deciduous foliage. The glossy pointy leaves turn an outstanding dark red in the fall. It produces red berries from early to late fall. The warty gray bark adds an interesting dimension to the landscape.

A native woodland tree with large showy flowers in spring and excellent fall colors; a great choice for small home landscapes; reliable and low-maintenance. Allegheny Luster Serviceberry is blanketed in stunning clusters of white flowers rising above the foliage in early spring before the leaves. It has dark green deciduous foliage. The oval leaves turn an outstanding orange in the fall. It produces blue berries in late spring.

Saskatoon Serviceberry is a medium-sized tree with gorgeous white flowers and sweet, purple-black fruits. The Northline cultivar was selected in Beaverlodge, Alberta for the superior size and flavor of its berries.

Cornelian Cherry Dogwood has clusters of yellow flowers along the branches from late winter to early spring before the leaves. It has dark green deciduous foliage. The pointy leaves do not develop any appreciable fall color. It produces red berries from early to mid summer. The peeling brown bark adds an interesting dimension to the landscape.

Pink Flair® Sargent Cherry is smothered in stunning clusters of fragrant pink flowers along the branches in early spring before the leaves. It has forest green deciduous foliage which emerges red in spring. The oval leaves turn outstanding shades of orange and scarlet in the fall. The smooth dark red bark adds an interesting dimension to the landscape.

Palisade® American Hornbeam has forest green deciduous foliage on a tree with an oval habit of growth. The serrated pointy leaves turn outstanding shades of yellow and in the fall. It produces small clusters of brick red hop-like fruit from early fall to late winter, which fade to brown over time. The furrowed gray bark adds an interesting dimension to the landscape.

An eye-catching specimen; its weeping branches form an attractive dense crown. Beautiful blue-green foliage turns bright yellow in fall. Grafted at 5 ft. to display pendulous branches.

Golden Fullmoon Maple is primarily valued in the landscape for its ornamental upright and spreading habit of growth. It has attractive gold deciduous foliage. The serrated lobed palmate leaves are highly ornamental and turn outstanding shades of orange and red in the fall.

The Rising Sun Redbud has fuchsia pea-like flowers along the branches from early to mid spring before the leaves. It has attractive gold foliage edged in peach with hints of light green. The heart-shaped leaves are highly ornamental and turn an outstanding orange in the fall.

'Pam's Mountain Bouquet' is a unique Chinese dogwood with crown-like white blooms that are unlike any other dogwood. Like the species the blooms cover the tree in the summer.

Mature Height: 12’ to 15’

Mature Width: 12’ to 15’

Sunlight: Full sun to partial sun

Soil: Moist soil

Hardiness Zone: 5 - 8

Lustgarten Weeping Chinese Dogwood features showy clusters of white flowers with white bracts held atop the branches in late spring. It features an abundance of magnificent crimson berries from early to mid fall. It has green deciduous foliage. The pointy leaves turn an outstanding brick red in the fall. The peeling gray bark adds an interesting dimension to the landscape.

Rugged Charm® Tatarian Maple is primarily grown for its highly ornamental fruit. It features abundant showy scarlet samaras in late summer. It has dark green deciduous foliage. The lobed leaves turn outstanding shades of yellow, orange and red in the fall.

A cultivar of a charming small deciduous tree, native to the eastern US, that works well under power lines and along the street. This tree produces an attractive dark green, wide-spreading canopy that turns red and orange in the fall. The smooth gray trunk has distinctive muscle like fluting evoking its other common name, musclewood.

Ruby Slippers Amur Maple is primarily grown for its highly ornamental fruit. It features abundant showy scarlet samaras in early summer. It has dark green deciduous foliage. The lobed leaves turn outstanding shades of orange and red in the fall.

Cercis Black Pearl™ is a native deciduous understory tree offering multi-season interest, grown for its lovely architecture, dark leaf color, and extravagant spring bloom. Extremely floriferous, this small tree puts on a sensational show in spring, flowering in showy clusters of charming pea-like lavender-pink flowers on bare branches, before the foliage emerges. Dry, flattened, bean-like seedpods follow in mid to late summer. The nectar-rich flowers are a food source for bees and early season butterflies, and the seeds sustain several species of songbirds throughout fall and winter. Its graceful canopy of large, heart-shaped, maroon-colored leaves holds its color through summer and typically turns attractive shades of chartreuse yellow in fall.

Illinois' woodlands are home to the American hornbeam, a striking native tree that grows to heights of 25 to 40 feet. Its beautiful bark adds a lovely touch to any naturalistic garden, and in the fall, its leaves change to vibrant shades of yellow, scarlet, and reddish-purple. This tree truly shines in the winter, when its unique blue-gray branches are on full display. Often referred to as musclewood for its muscular-looking bark, and ironwood for its heavy and durable wood, the American hornbeam is a standout native plant that consistently showcases its stunning characteristics.