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A plum tree offers fragrant spring flowers and baskets of sweet, juicy summer fruit on an easy-care, compact frame.Plum 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" and...

Autumn Blaze maple grows a broad shade canopy in just a few years and turns brilliant orange-red every fall, right on schedule.Autumn Blaze is a hybrid of red and silver maple that combines fast growth with the dependable scarlet fall color and stronger branching...

The fast-growing River Birch is prized for its beautiful peeling, cinnamon-toned bark and excellent tolerance of wet sites.The river birch (Betula nigra) is a fast-growing native shade tree with striking peeling, cinnamon-colored bark. Adaptable and tough, it handles wet soils well and adds year-round...

The Saucer Magnolia opens enormous, goblet-shaped pink-and-white blooms in early spring before its leaves emerge - an unforgettable show.The saucer magnolia is a showstopping small tree that opens huge, goblet-shaped pink-and-white blooms in early spring. Compact and elegant, it's a spring focal point for...

The Serviceberry offers a four-season show - spring blossoms, sweet summer berries for you and the birds, and fiery fall color.Serviceberry (Amelanchier) is a native multi-season tree with spring flowers, sweet summer berries, and fiery fall color. It feeds pollinators and birds and stays...

'Little Gem' brings full-size fragrant magnolia flowers to a compact tree that fits a courtyard and blooms from spring into fall.'Little Gem' is a dwarf Southern magnolia with the same glossy dark leaves and bronze felted undersides as the full-size species, on a narrow...

Willow and Nuttall oaks grow shade fast for oaks, drop small tidy leaves, and hand the yard deep red color every November.These two native red-group oaks are the practical choice for large shade in the South. Willow oak has narrow, willow-like leaves that rake...