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Amur Honeysuckle
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10
ft large shrub with horizontally spreading branches. The white to
cream colored flowers bloom in early June. The red fruits are borne in
flat-topped clusters in late fall. |
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Arrowood
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7-10 ft shrub that is tolerant of some shade and a wide range of soil types.
It has white clusters of flowers followed by fruits in pendant clusters that
turn blue when mature. The fall foliage turns a beautiful purple-red
color.
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Buffaloberry
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10-13 ft coarsely branched shrub with narrow, silvery green leaves.
Blooms in May and has berries that turn bright red when they ripen in
August. These berries can be used for jelly. Birds like the
berries as well. Tolerant to drought and alkaline soil. Should
be planted in full sun.
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Chokeberry, black
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5 ft. This is a compact shrub with whit fiat clusters appearing in
late May.
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Hazelnut
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Fruit
matures September to October. Autumn colors are yellow to green.
Mature height 6-8'. Does well in most soils. Nuts could be
harvested for consumption. 2-4 nuts per cluster.
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Hi
Bush Cranberry
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Up to 16' in
height. Native shrub that is hardy. White flowers while in bloom
during June. Clusters of berries turn bright red when ripe in early
September. Edible-used for preserves and jellies.
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Juneberry
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Multi-stemmed, upright deciduous shrub with white flowers. Fruit are
bluish-purple an are juicy and delicious-birds love them. Usually
grows to 6-8', but can grow up to 20 feet in height. Tolerant to
shade, but prefers full sun. Tolerates a wide range of soils. |
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Nanking Cherry
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10 ft shrub has tree like trunk. The fruit is either white or
scarlet red at maturity. Birds like the berries or they can be used
for jellies.
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Peking Cotoneaster
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Attractive
winter hardy, drought tolerant small to medium shrub. Leaves are dark
green. The fruit is black in color when ripe. The bark is
reddish-brown in color. |
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Redosier Dogwood
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Upright deciduous shrub that flowers in the spring with small white blossoms.
Fruit are small white berries that mature in summer. The stems of the
plant are red . They prefer moister soils. |
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Sand Cherry
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7-8 ft has leaves that are deep maroon color throughout the entire growing
season. The flowers are pale pink. Needs sunny location, with
well drained soils. |
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Villosa Lilac
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A fast
growing shrub with giant clusters of fragrant blooms in spring.
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Common Lilac
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A
fast growing shrub with giant clusters of fragrant blooms in spring. |
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