‘Fastigiata’ is perhaps the most widely known and grown cultivar, but is actually not fastigiate in shape, tending more toward the oval. C. betulus is cultivated for its upright or pyramidal habit, ornamental foliage, great fall color, and pendant, leafy-bracted […]

The cultivar, ‘Asplenifolia’ bears leaves that are very deeply dentated, almost lobed in appearance. C. betulus is cultivated for its upright or pyramidal habit, ornamental foliage, great fall color, and pendant, leafy-bracted racemes of fruit. Gray bark is fluted and […]

C. betulus is cultivated for its upright or pyramidal habit, ornamental foliage, great fall color, and pendant, leafy-bracted racemes of fruit. Gray bark is fluted and smooth. Leaves are mid-green, ovate, unequally toothed and 3 to 5 inches long. This […]

The cultivar, ‘Columnaris’ as the name suggests is columnar in shape, and is also quite dense in habit. Becomes ovoid with age but retains its central leader. C. betulus is cultivated for its upright or pyramidal habit, ornamental foliage, great […]

This genus consists of short-stemmed perennials that look similar to a palm. In some species, there is no stem. Leaves sit atop long, round stems and resemble a fan. Flowers are insignificant. May be grown as a houseplant or in […]

The cultivar, ‘Tuttlei’ is a fast-growing groundcover with red fruit and white fragrant flowers. Plant is drought tolerant once established. Prune to shape. Spring fertilization is recommended. Full sun produces best growth results. Tolerant of ocean spray. A. macrocarpa syn. […]

The cultivar, ‘Green Carpet’ is a low growing with leaves smaller that the species. Good ground cover. C. macrocarpa, syn. C. grandiflora, is a compact, dense evergreen shrub with green foliage and showy, red fruit which are preceded by star-shaped […]

The cultivar, ‘Boxwood Beauty’ is a compact, dense evergreen shrub with green foliage and no thorns on stems. Deep green leaves like a large leafed boxwood. C. macrocarpa, syn. C. grandiflora is a drought tolerant upright rounding shrub of rather […]

C. tumulicola a member of the Sedge family (Cyperaceae) is as widespread as the grass family, but are especially common in wet or moist habitats in temperate and subarctic zones. The stems of sedges are solidly filled with pith, and […]

C. testacea bears foliage in a pale brownish-green with flecks of russet when in the sun. The flower spikes can be tan to deep earth tones. This evergreen, perennial, ornamental grass has a dense clump-forming growth habit. The Sedge family […]