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'Green Giant' puts on three feet a year and builds a dense, deer-resistant evergreen wall without the disease headaches of Leyland cypress.'Green Giant' arborvitae is the modern standard for fast privacy screening, growing three to five feet per year into a tight pyramid of...

Bald cypress handles standing water and dry ground alike, then closes the year with rust-orange fall needles before dropping them clean.Bald cypress is a native deciduous conifer with soft, feathery needles that turn coppery orange in autumn and fall, revealing a strong buttressed trunk...

This established blueberry bush rewards you with sweet, homegrown berries for years - plant two varieties for the best harvests.Plump, sweet blueberries are hand-picked at peak ripeness for fresh eating, baking, and freezing. We grow ours without synthetic pesticides in Lineville, Alabama and pick...

Boxwood shears into crisp hedges, spheres, and edging that hold their shape year-round and give a landscape instant formal structure.Boxwood is the classic evergreen for clipped hedges, parterres, and foundation lines, with small dense leaves that take shearing better than almost anything else. It...

Bunch grapes produce classic clustered table and wine grapes on a vigorous vine - train it along a trellis or arbor for years of harvests.Bunch Grape Vine Sapling is nursery-grown by Wade Greens in Lineville, Alabama, cared for by hand and shipped healthy and...

A cherry tree brings clouds of spring blossom followed by sweet or tart homegrown cherries - a productive, ornamental addition to any orchard.Cherry Tree Sapling is nursery-grown by Wade Greens in Lineville, Alabama, cared for by hand and shipped healthy and ready to thrive....

The Crepe Myrtle is the queen of Southern summer, blooming for months in vivid clusters with striking exfoliating bark for winter interest.The crepe myrtle (Lagerstroemia) is the signature Southern flowering tree, blooming for months in summer with peeling ornamental bark. Heat-loving and low-maintenance, it's...

Distylium gives you a clean blue-green evergreen with no blight, no bagworms, and no shearing - the low-maintenance answer to holly and juniper.Distylium is a relatively new landscape shrub bred specifically to replace the workhorse evergreens that give Southern gardeners the most trouble. It...

This dwarf apple tree brings crisp, homegrown apples within easy reach on a small, manageable frame - plant a pollinating partner for best fruit set.This dwarf apple tree is bred for home orchards, producing full-size fruit on a compact, easy-to-manage tree. It's ideal for...

This dwarf lemon tree yields full-size, fragrant lemons on a compact frame - grow it in the ground in warm zones or in a pot you move indoors for winter.The dwarf Meyer lemon is a container-friendly citrus that produces fragrant blooms and sweet-tart lemons...

This dwarf peach tree delivers full-size, juicy peaches on a compact, easy-to-harvest frame - perfect for small yards and containers.This dwarf peach tree brings juicy, homegrown peaches to small spaces on a naturally compact tree. Self-fertile and container-friendly, it's a fast, rewarding choice for...

The Eastern Redbud erupts in a cloud of rosy-pink blooms along its branches each spring - a native harbinger of the season.The eastern redbud (Cercis canadensis) is a native understory tree that erupts in pink-purple blooms along its branches each spring. A pollinator favorite...

The Flowering Dogwood is a beloved Southern ornamental, blanketed in white or pink spring blooms and rich red fall foliage.The flowering dogwood (Cornus florida) is a native ornamental tree famous for its spring bracts and red fall color. A four-season beauty and wildlife favorite,...

'Nellie Stevens' builds a dense evergreen privacy screen fast and sets heavy red berries every winter without needing a male pollinator nearby.'Nellie Stevens' holly is the South's favorite screening holly, forming a broad dark green pyramid of glossy spined leaves and setting abundant red...

The Japanese Maple is one of the most beloved ornamental trees, prized for its delicate, deeply lobed leaves and brilliant color from spring through fall.The Japanese maple (Acer palmatum) is one of the most beloved ornamental trees, prized for delicate, lacy leaves and brilliant...

Juniper thrives where nothing else will - hot slopes, poor soil, salt, and drought - and stays evergreen and textural through it all.Juniper covers an enormous range of forms, from flat groundcover types that hold banks together to upright columns used as accents and...

Leyland cypress screens a property line faster than almost any evergreen, adding three to four feet a year of soft, feathery green.Leyland cypress is the fastest privacy screen most Southern yards can grow, filling in low to the ground with fine, soft foliage that...

The muscadine is the South's signature grape - thick-skinned, intensely sweet, and disease-resistant, thriving in Southern heat and humidity.Muscadine Grape Vine Sapling is nursery-grown by Wade Greens in Lineville, Alabama, cared for by hand and shipped healthy and ready to thrive. Offered in 4"...

The native Pawpaw yields the largest edible fruit in North America - custardy, tropical-tasting, and impossible to find in stores.Pawpaw Tree Sapling is nursery-grown by Wade Greens in Lineville, Alabama, cared for by hand and shipped healthy and ready to thrive. Offered in 4"...

The Pecan is a stately Southern shade tree that, in time, produces bountiful harvests of rich, buttery nuts - plant two varieties for pollination.Pecan Tree Sapling is nursery-grown by Wade Greens in Lineville, Alabama, cared for by hand and shipped healthy and ready to...