Trees Acer rubrum 'Autumn Blaze' Common Name: Autumn Blaze Maple Autumn Blaze is a particularly fast growing maple. May grow up to 3 feet per year! Beautiful autumn color.... [ More Info ] Acer rubrum 'October Glory' Common Name: October Glory Red Maple It is well-suited as a street tree in northern and mid-south climates in residential and other suburban areas but the bark is thin and easily damaged by mowers. October Glory (cultivar name is 'PNI 0268') can be grown in the southern portion of zone... [ More Info ] Acer rubrum 'Sun Valley' Common Name: Sun Valley Red Maple This is a cross between 'Autumn flame' and 'Red Sunset'. Introduced by the USA National Arboretum in 1994. A male tree that turns bright red in the fall.... [ More Info ] Betula nigra 'Dura Heat' Common Name: Dura Heat Riverbirch A birch with superior leaf color both summer and fall. Bark is also more creamy white than the species. More resistant to borers and leaf miners, and is easily transplanted if necessary.... [ More Info ] Callitropsis leylandii Common Name: Leyland Cypress One of our most popular plants. Used throughout the region to acheive a quick screen. An excellent choice to hide unsightly neighbors. In the landscape Leyland Cypress will grow about 3 feet each year which makes it a great choice for projects that n... [ More Info ] Carpinus betulus Common Name: hornbeam Hornbeam will at times grow to be as wide as it is tall. It makes a great screen type plant, or hedge. Withstands pruning better than many plants.... [ More Info ] Cornus florida Common Name: White Flowering Dogwood Dogwood is a standard tree in many gardens where it is used by the patio for light shade, in the shrub border to add spring and fall color or as a specimen in the lawn or groundcover bed. It can be grown in sun or shade but shaded trees will be less ... [ More Info ] Cornus florida Common Name: Red Flowering Dogwood Dogwood is a standard tree in many gardens where it is used by the patio for light shade, in the shrub border to add spring and fall color or as a specimen in the lawn or groundcover bed. It can be grown in sun or shade but shaded trees will be less ... [ More Info ] Cornus florida Common Name: Pink Flowering Dogwood Dogwood is a standard tree in many gardens where it is used by the patio for light shade, in the shrub border to add spring and fall color or as a specimen in the lawn or groundcover bed. It can be grown in sun or shade but shaded trees will be less ... [ More Info ] Cornus kousa Common Name: Kousa Dogwood Growth is best on moist, loamy, well-drained soil with mulch or leaf litter accumulated over the roots. Kousa Dogwood is not particularly drought- or heat-tolerant, requiring irrigation during drought periods in summer. Sensitive to reflected heat s... [ More Info ] Cryptomeria japonica 'japonica Radicans' Common Name: Radicans Japanese Cedar The Japanese Cedar has compact blue-green foliage and peeling red bark.... [ More Info ] Cryptomeria japonica 'Yoshino' Common Name: Yoshino Cyrptomeria This plant tolerates drought and will grow in very dry soil. Suitable soil is well-drained/loamy, sandy or clay. The pH preference is an acidic to slightly alkaline (less than 6.8 to 7.7) soil. This is one of the nicest cultivars with medium green fo... [ More Info ] Ilex crenata Common Name: Steeds Holly Lustrous dark green flat leaves, might be a good choice for hedging. Usually a dense, multi-branched evergreen that is excellent for textural differences in foundation plantings, hedges, and masses.... [ More Info ] Ilex crenata Common Name: Sky Pencil Holly ... [ More Info ] Ilex x 'Festive' Common Name: Festive Holly Festive is a dense, medium-sized evergreen shurb. The spiny, stiff foliage is dark green and shiny. 'Festive' can easily be maintained as a tightly-sheared pyramid for a small garden accent. Rich, deep green foliage year round with a tight growth ... [ More Info ] Ilex x attenuata 'Savannah' Common Name: Savannah Holly This holly grows quickly in full sun or partial shade on moist, acid soils. Growth is poor and foliage chlorotic on alkaline soil. Plants in full sun can grow a dense canopy, those in partial shade are more open. This plant is considered mostly alle... [ More Info ] Lagerstroemia indica 'Catawba' Common Name: Catawba Crepe Myrtle Catawba has a globose medium habit with dark green foliage and abundant compact inflorescences of dark purple florets. It is mildew resistant and will flower late july through September. Boasts a reddish fall leaf color. Crepe Myrtles tolerate some... [ More Info ] Lagerstroemia indica 'Lipan' Common Name: Lipan Crepe Myrtle Large shrub form or small tree. Color is medium lavender. Blooms mid-July to September and is mildew resistant.... [ More Info ] Lagerstroemia indica 'Miami' Common Name: Miami Crepe Myrtle This plant tolerates some drought and a little salt and will grow in dry soil. Suitable soil is well-drained/loamy, sandy or clay. The pH preference is an acidic to slightly alkaline (less than 6.8 to 7.7) soil. Miami grows best in full sun with rich... [ More Info ] Lagerstroemia indica 'Muskogee' Common Name: Muskogee Crepe Myrtle Muskogee grows best in full sun with rich, moist soil but will tolerate less hospitable positions in the landscape just as well, once it becomes established. However, plants left on their own in highway medians appear to be less vigorous unless ampl... [ More Info ] Lagerstroemia indica 'Natchez' Common Name: Natchez Crepe Myrtle Grows best in full sun and will tolerate some drought and a little salt. This plant will grow in dry soil. Suitable soil is well-drained/loamy, sandy or clay. The pH preference is an acidic to alkaline (less than 6.8 to more than 7.7) soil. 'Natchez'... [ More Info ] Lagerstroemia indica 'Pink Velour' Common Name: Pink Velour Crepe Myrtle Pink Velour has a wonderful dark hot pink flower with dark foliage for a beautiful contrast. One of our favorites. Grows best in full sun with rich, moist soil but will tolerate less hospitable positions in the landscape just as well, once it becom... [ More Info ] Lagerstroemia indica 'Red Rocket' Common Name: Red Rocket Crepe Myrtle This variety is one of the Whitcomb selctions Grows best in full sun with rich, moist soil but will tolerate less hospitable positions in the landscape just as well, once it becomes established. However, plants left on their own in highway medians ap... [ More Info ] Lagerstroemia indica 'Sioux' Common Name: Sioux Crepe Myrtle Will tolerate some drought and a little salt and will grow in dry soil. Suitable soil is well-drained/loamy, sandy or clay. The pH preference is an acidic to slightly alkaline (less than 6.8 to 7.7) soil. Sioux' grows best in full sun with rich, moi... [ More Info ] Magnolia grandiflora 'Kay Paris' Common Name: Kay Paris Magnolia A newer introduction. Underside of leaves are a nice orange/brown. It is the offspring of Little Gem and (it is believed) Bracken Brown Beauty. Is considered to be the best of the grandifloras available. More cold tolerant than most. Flowers for... [ More Info ] Magnolia grandiflora 'Little Gem' Common Name: Little Gem Magnolia The original parent tree of this cultivar was 42 feet tall in 1997. This cultivar will probably remain smaller than most and will grow slower than many other magnolia cultivars. This makes it well suited for maintaining as a tall hedge. Southern ... [ More Info ] Pinus palustris Common Name: Longleaf Pine, Pitch Pine, Southern Pine Longleaf Pine should be grown in full sun or partial shade on well-drained soil, acidic soil. Once established, trees are very drought-tolerant and require no irrigation for survival. Along with turkey oak and other dry site plants, it grows in hot d... [ More Info ] Pinus taeda Common Name: Loblolly Pine Loblolly Pine is a southern pine commonly planted for the lumber industry and often found along water in the southeast. It grows best in full sun on well-drained, moist, acid soil and is highly drought-tolerant once established. Pines are often gro... [ More Info ] Prunus 'subhirtella' Common Name: Double Weeping Cherry Seldom cultivated as a species form. A cross between var. pendula and var. autumnalis is what is usually grown as Higan Weeping Cherry.... [ More Info ] Prunus 'x Snow Fountains' Common Name: Snow Fountains Weeping Flowering Cherry Snow Fountain is a beautiful weeping cherry with compact growth. A slow growing dwarf cherry. Branches will bend to the ground. Very hardy, disease and insect resistant.... [ More Info ] Prunus cerasifera 'Krauter Vesuvius' Common Name: Krauter Vesuvius Plum This plum has a light pink flower that will appear before the dark purple foliage. Very similar in appearance to the 'Thundercloud' plum.... [ More Info ] Prunus serrulata 'Kwanzan' Common Name: Kwanzan Cherry Oriental cherry grows 15 to 25 feet tall. Oriental cherry prefers full sun, is intolerant of poor drainage, and is easily transplanted. A regular fertilization program with slow release nitrogen is recommended to keep plants vigorous. Too much ... [ More Info ] Prunus subhirtella 'Autumnalis' Common Name: Higan Cherry Autumnalis is a double flowering variety of cherry. Flowers are pink. This tree has a forked trunk like habit and thin twig like branches. Will often bloom sporadically in fall and them more fully in spring.... [ More Info ] Prunus x yedonensis 'x yedonenis' Common Name: Yoshino Flowering Cherry Short lived tree, but very showy with almost white to light pink flowers. Rounded and spreading growth habit. Blooms usually appear before the leaves, but may occur with the leaves.... [ More Info ] Quercus acutissima Common Name: Sawtooth Oak A fast growing Oak especially in the south. Has a nice spreading habit. Makes a great specimen or shade tree.... [ More Info ] Quercus lyrata Common Name: Overcup Oak Overcup Oak is one of the most wet site tolerant of the oaks available for planting in landscapes. This should make it suitable for many urban sites where poor drainage is the norm. Despite its tolerance to standing water, like many wet sites trees,... [ More Info ] Quercus nuttallii Common Name: Nuttall Oak This is an oak that is very underused in the landscape. It is gaining in popularity because of it's adaptability and rapid growth. Has a nice red color in the fall.... [ More Info ] Quercus palustris Common Name: Pin Oak Pin Oak develops nicely on moist, acid soils and is tolerant of compaction, wet soil and urban conditions. It is very sensitive to soil pH above the high 6's. A native to stream banks and flood plains, Pin Oak grows well in areas where water stands... [ More Info ] Quercus phellos Common Name: Willow Oak It grows in low, bottomland, acid wet sites of flood plains yet is drought-tolerant. It thrives in constantly wet to moist soil, although it has been known to adapt to seemingly impossible habitats. Fibrous root system makes transplanting rather eas... [ More Info ] Quercus shumardii Common Name: Shumard Oak A native of the bottomlands of the southeastern United States, Shumard Oak grows well in full sun on a wide variety of soils. Although it prefers moist, rich, bottomland soil where it will grow rapidly, it will tolerate somewhat drier locations. Sh... [ More Info ] Salix babylonica 'babylonica' Common Name: Weeping Willow, Green This beautiful weeping willow (the best of the green weeping willows) is a hardy deciduous three. It forms a gracefully rounded crown to about 50 feet in height with a spread just as wide. Its bark is dark gray and deeply formed. Branches divide i... [ More Info ] Thuja plicata 'Green Giant' Common Name: Green Giant Arborvitae Green foliage with a broad pyramidal habit that prefers full sun with rapid growth and bronze winter foliage. Has lustrous rich medium green summer foliage. A great alternative to Leyland Cypress.... [ More Info ] Zelkova serrata 'serrata Green Vase' Common Name: Green Vase Zelkova Green Vase somewhat resembles the vase shape of American Elms. Zelkova is massive. It has a moderate growth rate and likes a sunny exposure. Major branches grow very upright. Leaves turn a brilliant burnt umber in the fall.... [ More Info ] CONTACT US 6118 Hwy. 70 West Clayton, NC 27520 Tel: (919) 989-9000 Fax: (919) 989-8010 © 2021 Fowler's Nursery and Greenhouses