McIntosh x Longfield. University of Minnesota, 1943. Large, red-striped fruit with a sweet, pleasant flavor. Excellent flavor, good for eating. Good storage life. One of the most popular apples in Minnesota. Resistant to cedar-apple rust. Unsuitable pollinator for Connell Red.
The Frostbite apple packs a punch. It’s almost tangy, very sweet and juicy. Biting into it is almost like biting into a piece of sugarcane. Savoring its juice tastes almost like molasses melting in your mouth. By its late harvest season the fruit is only about 2 1/2 inches in diameter. At maturity, it has a striped, maroon-red skin over a gold-yellow background. Its firm and juicy, cream colored flesh, delivers small, intensely sweet bites. This apple is great for making cider.
Frostbite apple is extremely cold hardy. It has performed for decades in USDA Zone 3b (-30 to -35°F). This durability allows Frostbite to thrive in northern climates where very few good quality apples can grow. Frostbite has been a key apple in the U of M’s breeding program since the 1920’s. Its extreme cold hardiness and unique flavor make it an excellent apple to cross with other varieties. Frostbite is a parent to Keepsake and Sweet 16, and a grandparent to Honeycrisp.
A Bailey Nurseries introduction, this red selection of Haralson apple was discovered by Louis Lautz, an orchardist from La Crescent, MN. The fruit is redder and earlier than the standard Haralson, yet retains all the good qualities of Haralson: juicy, tart, firm, good keeper, extremely hardy, and fireblight resistant. This is an excellent variety for northern United States and Canada. Unsuitable pollinator for Haralson.
Malinda x Wealthy. University of Minnesota, 1923. Named after Charles Haralson, superintendent of the U of MN Fruit Breeding Farm. A natural, semi-dwarf tree that produces medium-sized red fruit. Hard, crisp, and tart. Good dual purpose apple. One of the most popular apples in Minnesota. Often bears fruit the first year. Prone to biennial bearing. Keeps well, will store until March. Fine hardy, winter variety. Unsuitable pollinator for Haralred®.
Keepsake x unnamed seedling. University of Minnesota, 1991. An exciting apple that is exceptionally crisp and juicy. Flavor is sweet but well-balanced. Excellent storage life, up to 7 months. Has been rated equal to or higher in overall quality than Haralson, Honeygold, or Keepsake in winter storage trials. Ripens in late September in Minnesota and stores like a late season variety. Has become an outstanding commercial and home orchard variety because of its explosive crispness, flavor, and storage life.
Exceptional flavor and crisp texture, much like its parent Honeycrisp, this early ripening variety features much smaller fruit. Perfect size for snacking or kids’ lunches, with a good balance of sweet flavors and a crisp, juicy bite. Outstanding variety for homeowners, flowering early in the season and ripening in late August, the fruit is best fresh from the tree, hanging on for an extended period.
Fameuse x Detroit Red. Ontario, Canada, 1870. A well-known, older apple that has a sprightly flavor and a medium storage life. Nearly solid, bright red skin. Heavy bearer. Good for eating and baking. Fruit tends to drop when ripe.
Rescue x Melba. Saskatchewan, Canada, 1979. One of the earliest summer apples to ripen. Well suited to very cold regions. A natural, semi-dwarf tree that is precocious and productive. Attractive color, small to medium fruit. Good cooking or eating apple. Very hardy. Keeps about 16 weeks in cold storage. Fruit must be picked before full maturity for storage or use.
Goodland x Mantet. From Manitoba, this apple stands out because of its superior cold hardiness. The flesh is white, crisp, and sweeter than Goodland. Delicious eaten out of hand and may also be used for cooking. Introduced by Jeffries Nurseries Ltd.
Sharon x Connell Red. Another example of the University of Minnesota’s expertise in the development of cold-hardy apple varieties. A cross between Sharon and Connell Red, SnowSweet® has a deliciously sweet, slightly tart taste. Slow to oxidize when exposed to air. Honeycrisp is a good pollinator. Above-average resistance to scab and fireblight.
Mantet x Oriole. University of Minnesota, 1978. Medium-sized, red-striped fruit. Flavor is sprightly tart and good for eating and baking. Good texture, semi-acid to sweet. All-purpose apple. One of the better early apples for northern locations. Short storage life.
MN447 x Northern Spy. University of Minnesota, 1978. Medium-sized, red-striped apple with crisp, juicy texture. Excellent sweet, unusual flavor, like cherry candy. Outstanding dessert apple. Fireblight resistant. Can be slow to come into bearing. Good success in Zone 3B.
A Triumph over apple scab! Created by crossing ‘Honeycrisp’ and ‘Liberty’, it has excellent scab tolerance with two different genetic forms of resistance. Taste-wise, Triumph™ is a pleasantly tart and well-balanced red apple with good storage life. Excellent for fresh eating. Blooming mid-season, the fruit will be ready to harvest in late September, similar to or slightly later than its parent ‘Honeycrisp’ and is hardy to USDA zone 4.
Russia, 1880. Skin is clear yellow and the flesh is white. Precocious and productive tree. Best used for cooking. Heavy producer. Pick before maturity for better storage life. Scab resistant.
State Fair x Minnesota selection. University of Minnesota, 1998. A wonderful new apple cultivar from the University of MN. At last, an early apple that is crisp and juicy! Best known for its excellent sweet-tart flavor. Has a much longer storage life than other early apples. Excellent for fresh eating and cooking. Ripens in late August in Minnesota.
Thuja occidentalis ‘RutThu5’
Tall Guy is a moderate to fast growing, upright, columnar arborvitae. Tall Guy was bred in Georgia and grows very well there. Happily, it doesn’t mind cold winters, surviving -33°F in Minnesota the winter of January 2019 without any winter burn. The same winter damaged other selections of Thuja occidentalis, some severely. Resistant to Passalora/Cercospora needle blight.
Pyrus ‘Tawara Oriental’
This Asian pear, grown mainly for its edible fruit, has an upright oval form with glossy green foliage which looks great all season long. White flowers in spring make way to the unusual dark tan to light brown fruit, tasting like a cross between apple and pear, with crisp texture. Asian pear cultivars are partially self-fruitful, but better crops are set where two or more cultivars are planted together. Excellent for fresh eating or canning.
Betula utilis var. jacquemontii
Exhibits the brightest white bark of any birch for a truly distinctive and exciting show! An exceptional tree with a graceful, open-branched, pyramidal form, exquisite peeling bark, and terrific fall color. Toothy, tapered, dark green foliage transforms to a bright yellow in the fall. Showy catkins drape from the tree in spring. Deciduous.
Betula pendula ‘Youngii’
A most unusual small tree with very pendulous branches. The graceful mounding form beautifully displays the dramatic, weeping habit, and develops a noticeable trunk with age. A superior specimen or accent tree. Deciduous.
A beautiful birch with a narrow, upright, dense habit. It boasts white bark and dense, dark green foliage that turns golden in late fall. This fast growing variety is suitable for gardens, screens or boulevards. Tolerant of heat, drought, and alkaline soils, Parkland Pillar™ is an excellent choice for urban landscapes. Its narrow form makes it perfect as an accent tree or it can be planted in multiples to form a privacy screen. This selection of Dakota Pinnacle® was found at Parkland Nurseries in Alberta in 2006.(CPBR #4513,®CA)
This very hardy birch is the most permanent and desirable of all the white-barked birches. Stems are a beautiful red-brown when immature, a perfect chalk-white when older. Fall color is an outstanding landscape feature. Clumps have three or more stems.
This river bottom native also does well on upland soils. Resistant to bronze birch borer, it has nice yellow fall color, and attractive cinnamon-brown exfoliating bark for an interesting winter effect. Clumps have three or more stems.
A most unusual small tree with very pendulous branches. The graceful mounding form beautifully displays the dramatic, weeping habit, and develops a noticeable trunk with age. A superior specimen or accent tree. Deciduous.
Deep, dark red fruit 1″ in diameter and excellent for baking and fresh eating. The fruit is much sweeter than other sour cherries. Extremely hardy buds.
From Wisconsin orchardist Bill Eubank, this new sour pie cherry has the sweetest tasting cherries we’ve ever sampled. Although, not quite for fresh eating like a ‘Bing’, they are fantastic for jams, jellies, and pies. With its compact size, this is a great tree for the home garden or small orchard.
Long-stemmed, red-fleshed fruits with sugar content halfway between pie cherries and Bing cherries. Pyramidal tree grows to a height of 12 feet. Fruit resembles Meteor but pit is smaller. Blooms in early May.
Malus x ‘Durlawrence’
Courageous Crabapple hits the mark with year-round interest and disease resistance. In spring, the tree is covered in pink buds that transform into fragrant lilac-pink flowers. The new leaves exhibit a maroon appearance before changing to green-bronze in summer. Fall brings yellow-orange foliage, adding another layer of interest to this upright tree. With little to no fruit production, Courageous maintains a tidy look that continues into winter. It is a low-maintenance variety with excellent resistance to fire blight and scab.
Malus x adstringens ‘Durleo’
Gladiator is an excellent ornamental tree with a profusion of bright pink flowers followed by small reddish-purple fruit on a stately, upright crown. Glossy bronze-purple leaves are darker and glossier than Purple Prince, remain lush all season long and are highly disease resistant. Gladiator is an ideal ornamental tree for space-challenged sites including under power lines, as a small boulevard tree or planted in a row for a screen.
Red buds open to fragrant pink flowers which completely engulf the cascading branches each spring. This naturally weeping crab has a habit similar to ‘Louisa’ and burgundy-green foliage like ‘Prairifire’. Attractive dark red fruit lasts into mid-winter. This seedling was found at Beverly Nursery in Indiana.
Ideal for a confined screen or border planting, this excellent rosybloom crabapple was selected by W. L. Kerr, Canada Department of Agriculture, Sutherland Saskatchewan. Foliage is red-purple in spring turning to a green bronze in summer and copper in fall.
This disease resistant cross by Dr. Dan Dayton, University of Illinois, has especially good foliage retention during summer. It blooms later than most crabs. The bark is a glossy dark red with numerous prominent lenticels, and the fruit does not drop. 1996 Iowa Tree of the Year.
Litter is not a problem with this crab, developed by Melvin Bergeson of Fertile, Minnesota, as the small bright red fruit never falls. The fruit does make excellent food for wildlife. The foliage is glossy reddish-green, turning reddish-purple in fall.
Certainly one of the prettiest red-leafed crabapples we’ve seen. Has a better summer color and appearance than most red-leaf crabapples. Abundant magenta-pink blossoms stand out handsomely against reddish-purple, cutleaf foliage. Shows good resistance to fireblight. Developed by J. Frank Schmidt & Son Co
This hardy crab has outstanding foliage. New growth is reddish turning purplish with a green undercast. The leaves have a bright, varnished appearance and nice purple fall color. It was introduced by Sutherland Experiment Station, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
This dwarf spreading crab has attractive lobed, dark green foliage. Fragrant, 3/4 to 1 diameter flowers are pink in bud and open to white. The small bright red fruits are favored by birds.”
Vivid fuchsia-pink flowers are abundantly produced in spring and boldly stand out against the dark foliage. Leaves are dark green with a reddish overlay. Show Time is a vigorous grower with a broad oval to rounded form. Brilliant cherry red fruit follows the blooms, maturing to 1/2 size in autumn.”
This outstanding white flowering crab has heavy-textured, glossy green foliage, and persistent glossy orange-red fruit. A hardy and low maintenance crabapple.
This compact, upright spreader has deep purple leaves and delicate pink flowers which appear before the foliage. Resistant to fireblight, this COPF introduction was discovered by Percy Wright of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
This graceful small tree has pale yellow flowers in May, followed by blue-black fruit, and the leaves turn a beautiful maroon red in the fall. Branches grow in irregular tiers, forming a somewhat horizontal, layered look to the plant. Nebraska Statewide Arboretums’ GreatPlants® 2000 Winner. Pot or plant under conditions of high humidity until growth is established.
Incredibly tough and cold hardy, this American elm native selection is a lone survivor among elm trees that died of Dutch elm disease near Fargo, ND. Displaying a high resistance to the disease, it averages three to four feet of growth annually. Dark green foliage on the classic elm vase shaped canopy will provide quick shade in a variety of locations from cold prairies to harsh urban environments. Hardy to USDA Zone 2b.
Hackberry is known for its attractive bark that is corky and rough in texture. The bright green elm-like foliage turns to a soft yellow in the fall, and the fruits are relished by wildlife. With a round open form, it grows at a moderate to rapid rate. Extremely hardy, and adaptable to a range of urban environments including alkaline soils, drought, and windy conditions.
This long-awaited introduction is a step forward in paniculata breeding. With strong, upright stems and large cone-shaped flower panicles that stay upright, this plant is a summer stunner. Like the other paniculatas from Mr. Renault at Pépinières Renault, the flower color starts out white in July then progresses to dark pink. Coloring occurs from the bottom and progresses to the top of the panicle. Berry White® blooms a little later than Strawberry Sundae® and about the same time as Vanilla Strawberry™. Color shades can vary according to location, climate and type of soil. Our growers like this plant, and we think you will, too.
The enormous flower heads are a blend of vanilla and strawberry, held upright on red stems. Flowers emerge creamy white in midsummer, change to pink as the night temperatures drop and finally turn strawberry red. New blooms emerge as older blooms change color, giving the plant a multicolored effect in late summer and early fall. The red coloring lasts at least 3-4 weeks. Plants grow upright, then cascade later in the season. Excellent for fresh cut and dried flower arrangements. Flower color varies based on climate and growing conditions. Bred by Jean Renault in France.
Please contact us for pricing details. Now available in tree form. Perfect for smaller gardens. Makes a great vertical accent in borders and decorative containers. Bright, lime-green flowers add a much needed brightness to the late summer landscape. In autumn the blooms display shades of pink, burgundy and green. Excellent vigor and floriferous blooming. Flowers on new wood so it can be pruned in winter or early spring. Proven Winners® ColorChoice® Program. (CPBR 2319)
Acer palmatum var. dissectum ‘Monfrick’
Low, spreading branches on a beautifully mounded, weeping dwarf form. Rich, red, deeply dissected foliage holds its color throughout the growing season, developing more vibrant red tones in the fall. A lacy, delicate appearance yet exceptionally tough and cold tolerant. Thrives in full sun of cooler regions. An excellent container specimen. Deciduous.
Juniperus scopulorum ‘Medora’
Attractive blue-green foliage on a naturally narrow column that holds its form well without pruning! An excellent vertical accent, useful for landscape framing. This very durable specimen tolerates heat, cold, drought and seacoast exposure. This is a male clone and does not produce berries. Evergreen.
Juniperus scopulorum ‘Skyrocket’
Stately, columnar form makes this likely the narrowest juniper available – so narrow and upright, in fact, it resembles a skyrocket! A durable and versatile evergreen with beautiful bluish green foliage, it works well grouped to form a colorful screen, or singly as a garden accent in a mixture of conifers. Requires very little care, once established.
A selection from the Badlands of North Dakota. A slender-shaped variety with a blue-green color. Needs little shearing to produce a narrow specimen. Slow growing. An excellent columnar blue juniper, hardy and acclimated for the northern prairie states of the U.S. and the prairie provinces of Canada.
Syringa pubescens subsp. patula ‘Miss Kim’
This upright, compact lilac blooms later than others, extending the season with deep purple buds that reveal clusters of highly fragrant, lavender-blue flowers. Foliage is burgundy-tinged in fall. Hardy, yet performs in southern regions, with excellent powdery mildew resistance. Great for border accent or mass planting. Deciduous.
Although the species tend to flower biennially, Snowdanceâ„¢ flowers well annually and begins flowering at an earlier age than the species. It has exceptionally heavy bloom with large, fragrant, creamy white flower clusters in June. This variety produces few untidy brown seedheads. Lustrous dark green foliage is slightly larger and darker than the species. Snowdanceâ„¢ grows as wide as it is tall with attractive, shelved branching. A pest-and-disease-free lilac tree, it is ideal for residential and park use and is equally attractive as a specimen as it is in group plantings. Selected by Rod Bailey for its remarkably heavy bloom.
Delivering incomparable fragrance and cream blooms in the spring and summer months, the Ivory Silk Japanese Lilac lives up to its name, giving you a smooth, elegant look that fits in nearly anywhere. You’ll enjoy its velvety white blooms on a naturally rounded crown. Vibrant green foliage pops against its reddish-brown bark, perfect for livening up bare areas…whether you plant it as a focal point in your flower beds or along driveway borders for extra color. Plus, it attracts graceful wildlife like hummingbirds to your garden.
This handsome small specimen tree or large shrub bears creamy white flowers in large panicles in June and July. Clumps will have three or more stems. 2002 Iowa Tree of the Year.
This hybrid of silver and red maple has experienced phenomenal popularity due to its ascending branch habit, rapid growth rate, drought tolerance when established, ability to grow in most soils, beautiful fall color and form. It was selected as the 1997 Iowa Tree of the year. 2004 Urban Tree of the year, Society of Municipal Arborists.
This broadly columnar form of red maple was introduced by the University of Minnesota in 1992, from a seed source near Grand Rapids, Minnesota. It offers showy red male flowers in spring before leaves open, consistently beautiful red fall color, and great hardiness.
Heat tolerance is the distinguishing characteristic of this Acer truncatum hybrid. Its foliage resembles that of Crimson King, but its form is more upright and compact. Thanks to the Acer truncatum parentage, it flourishes in the summer heat where few purple leafed plants will grow.
The dense foliage of this slow growing shade tree remains an excellent maroon-red all season long. Spring flowers of attractive maroon and yellow are a bonus. This cultivar, known for its straight trunk and well-shaped head, originated as a seedling of ‘Schwedleri’.
A fast growing, hardy maple with uniform branching and a pyramidal form. Tolerant of alkaline, acidic and wet soil conditions. Superior to Autumn Blaze® maple in withstanding strong winds. Is considered a very good substitute for ash varieties.
One look is all you’ll need to see that Fall Fiesta® is superior to the sort. The branching is full and symmetrical. Leathery, glossy, deep green leaves are resistant to leaf tatter and leafhopper damage. A rapid grower, easy to transplant and also resistant to sun scald and frost cracks. Outstanding fall color, shows far more oranges and reds than other sugar maples. Prefers a moist yet well-drained soil with a slight acidity for optimum growth.
This improved selection of Mountain ash was developed by Michigan State University. Cardinal Royal® is characterized by the straight trunk and uniform branching habit. It has dark green foliage with a silvery underside and is a vigorous grower that turns orange-red in autumn. Brilliant red berries are borne in August-September. It will provide best performance in acid soils with good drainage.
This valuable ornamental tree bears showy orange-red fruits in August through September. It prefers acid soils with good drainage.
Cold hardy and wonderfully ornamental, Trader White Mulberry is an everbearing fruit tree that produces sweet purple fruit that ripens over an extended period of time from early July to early September. Maturing to roughly 35 feet tall and 30 feet wide, Trader White Mulberry can be grown as a single- or multi-stem tree with beautiful heart-shaped green leaves that age to lemon-yellow in fall. The original tree, planted over 125 years ago, still produces fruit and remains unplagued by spotted-winged drosophila fly, which plagues many fruits.
Physocarpus opulifolius
In June, white button-like flowers contrast nicely with the fine textured, wine colored foliage. A bold accent for any garden. A standard form on its own root.