15-20' x 10-15'
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Alnus rugosa (Speckled Alder)
$40.00Add to cartMulti-stemmed, quick growing for wet areas and floodplains. Fixes nitrogen. Nice winter interest: catkins and cones. Also known as Alnus incana subsp. rugosa.
Associates: Calamagrostis canadensis (Blue joint grass), Cephalanthus occidentalis (Buttonbush), Cornus obliqua (Blue-Fruited / Silky Dogwood), Onoclea sensibilis (Sensitive Fern), Osmunda regalis (Royal Fern), Populus tremuloides (Quaking Aspen), Rosa palustris (Swamp Rose), Spiraea alba (Meadowsweet), Spiraea tomentosa (Hardhack or Steeple Bush)
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Carpinus caroliniana (Blue Beech)
$45.00 – $175.00Select optionsAlso called American hornbeam. Finely textured, graceful understory tree with smooth, gray-fluted bark and red, yellow and orange fall color. Nice shade tree for small yards. Clean ornamental with no off-season. Highly adaptable. Full to half-day sun. Prefers moist, organically rich soils but will tolerate clay. Good replacement for buckthorn. Deer resistant.
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Malus ioensis (Iowa Crab)
$45.00Add to cartA miniature apple tree in most respects, prairie crabapple grows to 35 ft. with a dense, irregular form. A sometimes spiny shrub or small tree, with spreading branches and broad, open crown. Exfoliating bark reveals silvery-gray inner bark. The large, white or pink flowers clusters cover the tree. Fruits are eaten by several species of birds and mammals.
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Prunus americana (Wild Plum)
$45.00Add to cartFast growing shrub/tree that will sucker freely to create thickets. The flowers of wild plum rival those of any exotic flowering tree. Snow white blooms in April-May. Fall color is maroon-red. An excellent plant for naturalizing. While it prefers full sun, it may be grown in dry to medium, well-drained soil in part shade. May be pruned to desired size. Edible fruits are best used for preserves.