CERCIS canadensis $65.00 30’ z 4 Canada Redbud Magenta buds open to rosy-pink flowers and appear before the leaves form. The leaves are lovely - blue-green in colour, heartshaped and they emerge bronze-purple. Very adaptable- will tolerate most soils, full sun or light shade. A Carolinian forest native, but much hardier than commonly supposed. There is a well-grown blooming specimen in Mount Forest . Here at WildThings, our Redbud, planted from seed, is about 15 feet tall. Multi-stemmed. (7-gal) Photo: Source CHIONANTHUS virginicus $54.00 12’ – 20’ z4 White Fringe Tree An exceptionally beautiful specimen shrub with fleecy, fragrant, fringed white flowers on very long trusses, up to 8", which bloom in spring. Lustrous, deep green, spear-shaped leaves turn an attractive golden-yellow in fall. Spreading, open habit. Clusters of olive-like, dark blue fruit in autumn are relished by birds and wildlife. Easy to grow. Flowers when young, a very desirable attribute in a slow growing shrub. Very tolerant of air pollution. Native to southeastern North America and extremely hardy. Begins to flower just as the leaves emerge in late spring. (3-gal) Photo: Source CLETHRA alnifolia ‘Ruby Spice’ $32.95 6’ x 3’ z 4 Ruby Spice Summersweet Deep reddish-pink flower spikes bloom in mid to late summer. Intensely fragrant. Yellow fall colour. Good in the shrub border, along streams or ponds, and at the edge of woodlands. Native selection. Excellent shrub for shade and wet areas, but its exceptional fragrance and midsummer flowering make it worth planting as a specimen. Recommended. (3-gal) Photo: Source CORYLUS avellane ‘Red Dragon’ $62.00 8’ x 10’ z4 Red Dragon Corkscrew Hazel Twisted, contorted branch growth and rich burgundy-red foliage, draped in burgundy catkins that hang below the branches through winter. The twisted brown bark is extremely showy and adds significant year-round interest. Performs equally well in dry or moist soil. Pollution tolerant. (3-gal) Photo: Source www.wild-things.ca 113 1-877-538-3228