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Spring Flowering Shrubs
Plant Name and Description
1 gal
3 gal
5 gal
Aronia arbutifolia ‘Brilliantissima’
Excellent shrub border, fast grower, small white flowers in April, red
fall foliage and red berries.  Full sun or part shade, grows to 8’ tall
and 5’ wide.
NA
NA
$12.50
Gardenia ‘Grif’s Select'
A compact small leaf gardenia selected form selected from a group of
seedlings of Mike Dirr’s for hardiness, compact habit and heavy red
seed capsules in the fall.  Fragrant white flowers in May/June.
NA
$9.50
$12.50
Gardenia ‘Radicans'
Same great fragrance as larger gardenias, but having a dwarf,
rounded form enhanced with petite white flowers and smaller leaves.
Excellent in low borders or as a ground cover.  Moderate, spreading
grower. (1’ x 3’)  
NA
$9.50
NA
Forsythia x intermedia 'Golden Times'
This forsythia blooms a golden yellow in early spring with upright
branching.  Variegated foliage.  
NA
$7.50
NA
Exochorda x macrantha 'The Bride' (Pearl Bush)
Elegant shrub with graceful, arching branches. Wreathed in large
white flowers in April and May. Delicate, soft green foliage which turns
to shades of yellow and orange in autumn. Best suited to a sunny,
open position or makes a great rambling wall shrub.
NA
NA
$8.50
Summer Flowering Shrubs
Plant Name and Description
1 gal
3 gal
5 gal
Beautyberry  (Callicarpa dichotoma ‘Issai’)
An early flowering and fruiting cultivar with small violet fruit in the fall and winter.  
Grows fast and is trouble free.  One of our favorite plants and also a bird favorite!  
(3’ x 3’)        
NA
$8.50
NA
Buddleia davidii 'Ellen's Blue'
Blue flower with grayish silver foliage.  Grows to 6ft.
NA
$7.50
NA
Buddleia davidii 'Guinevere'
A seedling selection from Dr. Dirr's work at Univ. of Ga.  Black-purple
fragrant flowers and dark green foliage.  A robust grower, reaches
10ft.
NA
$7.50
NA
Buddleia davidii 'Attraction'
Blue flower with grayish silver foliage.  Grows to 6ft.
NA
$7.50
NA
Buddleia davidii 'Black Knight'
Blue flower with grayish silver foliage.  Grows to 6ft.
NA
$7.50
NA
Hydrangea, Oak Leaf, Alice (Hydrangea, quercifolia)
Larger habit, foliage, and flower than the species. Fast growing with 1 to 2 foot
blooms that change to pink with time. Has replaced the other cultivars as the
quercifolia of choice.  More heat tolerant than other Oak Leaf.  (shrub to 12 feet)     
   
NA
$10.50
NA
Indigofera amblyantha
A great shrub with interesting features. It produces pink flowers at
every node from March to mid-October. The profuse flowering over a
long period and graceful foliage and habit makes for a wonderful
garden addition.
NA
$7.50
$12.50
Lantana Camara “Miss Huff”
Tropical appearing shrub, but hardy! Showy clusters of orange and pink flowers
through the season. 'Miss Huff' hardy lantana is a small shrub that dies to the
ground in winter and is used as a perennial in our area. The key is not to cut it's
woody stems until early spring.  Plant lantana in soil with reasonable drainage
(no water saturated winter soils) and mulch.  Full sun. Mounded form to 3 to 5
feet tall, to 10 feet wide.        
NA
$8.50
NA
The following list includes plants we have in production but not ready for sale now.  We should have
most of these ready in 2008
Common Name
(Botanical Name)
 Description
Amelanchier, Shadbiow
(Amelanchier Canadensis)
 Good woodland garden, naturalizing plant.  Upright, multi-stemmed large shrub /
small tree with small white flowers in clusters and yellow, red and orange fall color
Fruit is red maturing to blue. Prefers full sun to partial shade with moderate growth
rate. Grows to 10' Tall X 6' Wide space 10-15' apart.
Crapemyrtle, Catawba Dark
Purple (Lagerstroemia indica
Catawba)
 Upright, vase-shaped deciduous tree, Crinkled violet-purple flowers, Red-orange
fall foliage, Attractive accent, massing or border plant, Peeling bark reveals pink
inner bark, 15' Tall X 12' Wide, Full sun, fast growth.
Crapemyrtle, Dynamite Red
(Lagerstroemia ind. ‘Dynamite’)
 Upright, vase-shaped deciduous tree, Cherry-red, crinkled flowers, Red-orange fall
foliage, Attractive accent, massing or border plant, Peeling bark reveals pink inner
bark, Dark red/green foliage, 20' Tall X 12-15' Wide, Full sun, fast growth.
Crapemyrtle, Muskogee
Lavender
(Lagerstroemia ind. Muskogee)
 Upright, vase-shaped deciduous tree, Light Lavender, crinkled flowers, Red-orange
fall foliage, Attractive accent, massing or border plant, Peeling bark reveals pink
inner bark, Dark red/green foliage, 25' Tall X 25' Wide, Full sun, fast growth.
Crapemyrtle, Pink Velour
(Lagerstroemia indica Whit III)
 Pink Velour® has shrill pink flowers and distinct dark wine foliage which peaks in
the spring.  Large shrub or small tree of 12 feet or more.  High mildew resistance.
Very showy foliage provides wine landscape color before blooming.  More upright
than most crapemyrtles.
Crapemyrtle, Red Rocket
(Lagerstroemia indica Whit IV)
 Cherry red flowers with hot, sunny conditions. Like Dynamite®, also loses red
intensity and may fleck white when cool and cloudy. New growth is crimson, then
dark green. Upright form to 15 feet.  Fastest growing 'Whit' red.  High mildew and
anthractnose resistance.  Huge flower clusters up to 24" tall.  May repeat bloom
more than Dynamite®.
Crapemyrtle, Rhapsody in Pink
(Lagerstroemia indica Whit VIII)
 Soft pink flowers.  New growth is almost purple and persists most of the season.  
Upright form to 12 feet. High mildew resistance. Distinctly unique landscape
appearance with soft pink flowers against nearly purple foliage.
Crapemyrtle, Sarah’s Favorite
White
(Lagerstroemia indica Sarah’s
Favorite)
 Spreading, vase-shaped deciduous tree, Large white flowers, rich cinnamon-brown
bark. Considered hardier, better foliage and the flowers are produced over a longer
time from than Natchez. Dark green foliage, Attractive accent, massing or border
plant, 25' Tall X 25' Wide, Full sun, fast growth.
Crapemyrtle, Tuscarora Coral
Red
(Lagerstroemia indica Tuscarora)
 Upright, vase-shaped deciduous tree, Cherry-red, crinkled flowers, Red-orange fall
foliage, Attractive accent, massing or border plant, Peeling bark reveals pink inner
bark, Dark red/green foliage, 20' Tall X 12-15' Wide, Full sun, very fast growth.
Crapemyrtle, White Chocolate
(Lagerstroemia indica ‘White
Chocolate’)
 Spreading, vase-shaped deciduous tree,white, crinkled flowers, Red-orange fall
foliage, Attractive accent, massing or border plant, Peeling bark, very dark green
foliage, 15' Tall X 15' Wide, Full sun, slower growth than other crapemyrtles.
Dawn Redwood
(Metasequoia glyptostroboides)
 Beautiful exfoliating cinnamon bark. Rapid-growing deciduous conifer. Thought for
many years to be a fossil. To 100'.
Elm, Lacebark
(Ulmus parvifolia)
 Extremely adaptable to alkaline soils. Exfoliating bark. To 60'.
River Birch ‘City Slicker®’
Betula Nigra 'Whit XXV' Cultivar
 Creamy-white bark during late summer, fall, and winter which develops early, when
most stems are about 1.0" in diameter.  Moderately sized dark green leaves that
turn gold in fall. Exhibits good vigor and drought tolerance under Oklahoma
conditions.  Hardy in USDA Zones 5 through 9.
Fringe Tree
(Chionanthus Retsus)
 Spreading deciduous small tree / large shrub, good shrub border, small garden,
specimen plant. Fragrant white flowers in erect panicles with blue-black fruit and
elliptic, glossy bright green above, white, hairy beneath Grows to 10' Tall X 10' Wide,
space 10-20' apart. Prefers full sun and regular water use in well drained soil.
Moderate growth rate.   
   
   
Holly, Nellie R.
(Ilex aquifolium x I. cornuta)
 Large evergreen shrub or small broad pyramidal tree to 25'. Lustrous dark green
leaves with red berries.
Hydrangea, Oak Leaf, Alice
(Hydrangea, quercifolia)
 Larger habit, foliage, and flower than the species. Fast growing with 1 to 2 foot
blooms that change to pink with time. Has replaced the other cultivars as the
quercifolia of choice. I am told it is definitely more heat tolerant than any other.
Another Mike Dirr introduction. (shrub to 12 feet)
The following items are available in 2008.  A list of Shrubs follows our Tree List.

We are adding varieties of plant material to our farm each year, so please contact us if you are
looking for a specific item in the future.

Also, as licensed growers of 'Whit' series crapemyrtles, contact us if you would like to
purchase liners of these wonderful trees.
Available Shrubs
A Family Owned Tree Farm
Available Trees
Plant Material for 2009 and Beyond
Wholesale Spring 2008 Price List
Plant Name and Description
Size / Price
Crapemyrtle,  Dynamite (Red) - This is the first true red tree form crapemyrtle.
Cherry red flowers in full sun and hot conditions. (Clouds or shade will reduce red
intensity and flecks of white may appear.)  New growth is crimson, then green. Upright
form to 20 feet. High mildew resistance.   
4-6' / $25
Crapemyrtle, Muskogee  (Lavender) - Upright, vase-shaped deciduous tree,
Light Lavender, crinkled flowers, Red-orange fall foliage, Attractive accent, massing
or border plant, Peeling bark reveals pink inner bark, Dark red/green foliage, 25' Tall
X 25' Wide, fast growth.
4-6' / $25
Crapemyrtle, Sarah’s Favorite (White) - Fast growing, very cold hardy
crapemyrtle with massive white blooms.  Due to cold hardiness, this one leafs out
earlier and holds leaves longer in the fall.  Another fast grower.
6-8' / $35
Crapemyrtle, Tuscarora (Coral Red) - Another fast growing and vigorous
crapemyrtle reaching 25’ when mature.  Cinnamon, attractive peeling bark.
6-8' / $35
Dawn Redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides)
This is just a fantastic tree, if you have room for it to grow. One of my personal
favorites. Beautiful exfoliating cinnamon bark, soft almost fern-like needles. Rapid-
growing, pyramidal form, deciduous  conifer. Grows 80’ to 100'.          
7-9' / $50
Chastetree, (Vitex agnus-castus ‘Shoal Creek’)
Shoal Creek combines floral and textural interest in the garden when few other woody
plants are in bloom. Flower color & silvery foliage are especially appealing in the heat
of summer.
7 gal, 3-4' / $19.50
River Birch (Betula nigra City Slicker)
This superior river birch was developed by Dr. Carl Whitcomb as a disease and pest resistant
cultivar with beautiful, white, exfoliating bark. Leaves are small and dark green. Estimated mature
height is 40-50 feet.  We have a limited number of these available in Fall 2008.  
6-8' / $75
Magnolia, Betty (liliflora ‘Nigra’ x M. stellata ‘Rosea’)
An outstanding new late blooming cultivar developed at the U.S. National Arboretum.
Betty has large, abundant, reddish-purple flowers opening before the leaves
producing a magnificent display. Foliage remains attractive all season. Betty is a
rather erect shrubby grower that will attain a height of 10' and a width of 8'. Plant in
full sun to part shade with evenly moist soil.  
5-6' / $35