Bald cypress (Taxodium distichum) is a large 75 -80 foot deciduous conifer tree. They are long-lived, often 100 years or more. Bald cypress is incredibly hardy from the warm humid Florida swamps to the cold winter temperatures and loamy soils of central Michigan. Bald cypress is tolerant of a wide range of soil and moisture [...]
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Evaluating Weeping Bald Cypress Cultivars
Posted by Hugh on May 9th, 2012
Posted in acidic soil, Bald cypress (Taxodium), compact shrub, compact tree, container shrub, Disease resistant, Drought tolerant, DWARF CONIFERS, Heat Tolerance, Native Plant, Pruning, Southern Appalachian Region, Staking, Summer heat tolerant, Trees & Shrubs, watering evergreens, winter hardiness 
No Comments »Foster Holly Has It All
Posted by Hugh on December 25th, 2011
Bountiful Fruit Crop on Foster Holly Foster holly (Ilex x attenuata) is an old holly favorite which has not lost its sizzle. While many new holly cultivars have entered the landscape scene, do not assume that Foster holly is now passé. It is utilized in a number of landscape options in the Southern Appalachian region (USDA zones 6 and [...]
Summer Wine™: The Taming of The Ninebark
Posted by Hugh on May 19th, 2011
Over the past 25 years our native Eastern ninebark (Physocarpus opulifolius) has been reborn. Its overly vigorous nature has been tamed. Latest up is Summer Wine™ ninebark with small, deeply cut, wine burgundy leaves, quite different from the medium green foliage of old-fashioned ninebarks. Summer Wine is a more compact (5-6 feet in height and width) grower. Grow ninebark in [...]
‘Sky Pencil Holly vs ‘Dee Runk’ Boxwood
Posted by Hugh on December 28th, 2009
There are few shrubs that fit into narrow spaces better than ‘Dee Runk’ boxwood (picture on the right). It is a better choice than currently popular cultivar ‘Graham Blandy’, which is seriously troubled by soil root rot diseases. ‘Sky Pencil’ Japanese holly (pictured above) exhibits a similar upright (fastigiate) form. Japanese holly demands a well-drained [...]
