2022 Dayton Nursery Catalog

Corylus Harry Lauder’s Walking Stick

avellana Contorta zones 4-8 j p %

A small hazel with contorted stems that stand out in winter against the clear blue sky. From late win ter it bears golden-yellow catkins, before fresh green, twisted leaves appear. Height: 8-10’, Spread: 6’ 020178 C6 $69.99 Red Dragon zones 3-9 j % ` Vibrant burgundy-red foliage is held long into the season but eventually fades to green and then yellow-gold in fall. Mature plants bear long dangling burgundy catkins in winter on spiraling corkscrew stems. Height: 6-8’ , Spread: 3-5’ 026454 C7 $125.00 Cotinus Smoke Bush The Velvet Frog zones 5-8 j p % e d Very large pink plumes develop in mid-summer, covering the waxy blue-green foliage. Height: 5-8’, Spread: 6’ 028908 PW2 $29.99 Avail. 8-1 032078 PW3 $39.99 Winecraft Gold zones 5-8 p % ? Bold, bright, and beautiful: that's Winecraft Gold™ smoke bush. Round, waxy leaves emerge a sunny orange, soon take on a golden hue, then mature to a cheerful chartreuse for the season. In early summer, cloud-like green flower clusters cover the plant, and these turn into the pink "smoke" plumes that earn the plant its name. Height: 4-6’, Spread: 4-6’ 032084 PW2 $29.99 Avail. 8-1 Cotoneaster Cotoneaster apiculatus zones 4-7 j p % q Small pinkish flowers in late spring give way to red (cranberry-like) berries which mature in late summer and persist into winter. Foliage turns attractive shades of purple, red and bronze in fall. Height: 2-3’ , Spread: 3-5’ One of the lowest growing cotoneasters! Excellent, flat growing groundcover displaying dense, tiny blue-green leaves. Tiny white flowers in spring are followed by showy red berries. Height: 6”, Spread: 8’ 026054 P4 $17.99 apiculatus Tom Thumb zones 4-7 j % ? Tiny glossy leaves grace the arching branches of this tidy, compact variety. Spreads as a dense mound requiring little to no pruning to maintain its shape, making it an excellent low-maintenance groundcover. Offers red to burgundy fall foliage hues. Height: 1-2’, Spread: 5’ 031820 C3 $29.99 003348 C2 $19.99 001135 C2½ $29.99 000742 C5 STD $119.99 dameri Striebs Findling zones 6-8 j a

‘Contorta’

‘Red Dragon’

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‘The Velvet Fog’

‘Winecraft Gold’

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dameri ‘Striebs Findling’

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apiculatus ‘Tom Thumb’

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