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Water Hickory Cover Photo
Water Hickory
Carya aquatica

An excellent specimen in the Southeast. The Water Hickory is commonly found in tough environments, including swamps and lowlands.

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Moonglow Sweetbay Magnolia tree
Moonglow® Sweetbay Magnolia
Magnolia virginiana ‘Wilson,’ ‘Jim Wilson’ P.P.#12,065

This Sweetbay Magnolia has a distinct upright growth habit, vigorous growth rate, and an increased cold hardiness.

Evergreen | Flowering 

Alta Southern Magnolia Cover Photo
Alta® Southern Magnolia
Magnolia grandiflora ‘TMGH’

Alta® offers a more contained, denser form which can be attributed to its tight branching pattern.

Evergreen | Flowering 

Claudia Wannamaker Southern Magnolia
Magnolia grandiflora ‘Claudia Wannamaker’

Medium-oval pyramidal form with dark green leaves and a medium brown underside.

Evergreen | Flowering

14-16' Mary Nell Holly - Cover Photo - cropped
Mary Nell Holly
Ilex x ‘Mary Nell’

A good screening and heat-tolerant plant with distinctive dark foliage and bright red fruit.

Evergreen

10-12ft-Nellie-Stevens-Holly -Cover Page - 05.06.25
Nellie R. Stevens Holly
Ilex x ‘Nellie R. Stevens’

Perhaps the most successful and reliable large holly in the Southeast. An excellent screening or accent plant.

Evergreen

12-14' Wirt Winn Holly - Cover Photo - 05.06.25
Wirt L. Winn Holly
Ilex x koehneana ‘Wirt L. Winn’

One of the best hollies in terms of foliage quality and vigorous growth rate.

Evergreen

Cool Fences Lusterleaf Holly - Cover Photo - 05.06.25
Cool Fences™ Lusterleaf Holly
Ilex latifolia ‘ILDG’

Large, dense, pyramidal evergreen holly with lustrous dark green leaves and red fruit.

Evergreen

Glorious Fences American Holly tree
Glorious Fences™ American Holly
Ilex opaca ‘IOLAW’

Selected for upright habit, vigor, and density. Great for screening hedge and specimen.

Evergreen

12' Select Elegance American Holly - Cover Photo - 05.06.25
Select Elegance™ American Holly
Ilex opaca ‘IOFLD16’

A dense, dark and vigorous native evergreen tree that’s great for screening hedge and specimen.

Evergreen

14-16' Judy Evans American Holly - Cover Photo - 05.06.25
Judy Evans American Holly
Ilex opaca ‘Judy Evans’

Lustrous dark green foliage combines with outstanding, bright red fruit to make an admirable specimen.

Evergreen

12-14' Fruitland's Tea Olive - Cover Photo - 05.06.25
Fruitland’s Tea Olive
Osmanthus x fortunei ‘Fruitlandii’

Small evergreen tree producing cream-colored blooms in the fall with exceptional fragrance.

Evergreen | Flowering 

3.5 Sarahs Favorite
Sarah’s Favorite Crape Myrtle
Lagerstroemia indica x fauriei ‘Sarah’s Favorite’

Similar to ‘Natchez’ in habit and bark, but more cold hardy.

Ornamental | Flowering

4 in Muskogee
Muskogee Crape Myrtle
Lagerstroemia indica x fauriei ‘Muskogee’

Small tree with a proliferation of light lavender flowers.

Ornamental | Flowering

4" Spirit Fringetree - Cover Photo - 05.06.25
Spirit™ Fringetree
Chionanthus retusus ‘Spirit’

Attractive small ornamental tree with fleecy white flowers and grey-brown bark exfoliating in papery curls.

Ornamental | Flowering

2-3" Prodigy Fringetree - Cover Photo - 05.06.25
Prodigy® Fringetree
Chionanthus virginicus ‘CVSTF’

Small native ornamental tree with masses of white cloud-like flowers in spring.

Ornamental | Flowering 

Man standing next to Lagniappe Fringetree with measuring stick
Lagniappe™ Fringetree
Chionanthus virginicus ‘CVL207’

Small native ornamental tree with masses of white cloud-like flowers in spring.

Ornamental | Flowering

Serenity Fringetree
Serenity™ Fringetree
Chionanthus virginicus ‘CV1049’

A small, flowering tree that’s better in urban conditions than most small native trees.

Ornamental | Flowering

5" Contemplation Parrotia - Cover Photo - 05.06.25
Contemplation® Parrotia
Parrotia persica ‘PPCM2’

Exfoliating, colorful bark and fall leaf color are very striking.

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3" Palisade Hornbeam - Cover Photo - 05.06.25
Palisade® American Hornbeam
Carpinus caroliniana ‘CCSQU’

Palisade® American Hornbeam is an upright, narrow oval selection with strongly ascending branches.

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