The Chanticleer Pear is a type of Callery pear tree, with limited spread in the crown, making it a great tree for areas with limited space in the canopy, or for a row of ornamentals. It blossoms white in spring, and the leaves turn an assortment of colors in fall, including red, orange, and purple. Best of all it requires minimal pruning to maintain its verticality. At maturity the Chanticleer will be 35 ’ at maximum and have a spread of about 16 ’.
Height will increase by 13 ” at a minimum every year, with proper conditions, but the tree can grow more than two feet in a single growing season. Well drained soils are best, and pH isn ’t important, with full sunshine every day.
The Chicagoland Green Boxwood is an evergreen shrub well suited for hedges. It grows moderately fast, to about 4 feet in height and 4 feet wide at maturity, which takes up to 15 years. It prefers well drained acidic soils of most kinds but can grow in slight drought and slightly alkaline conditions, with plenty of sunshine, but doesn ’t mind a bit of shade. It will provide a great splash of color in the winter months.
Jim Dandy Winterberry (Male), also known as a Black Alder, is low maintenance deciduous shrub native to Europe, parts of northern Africa and western Asia. Jim Dandy Winter Berry is the male varietal and may be planted with a female counterpart. As a member of the birch family, it thrives in highly acidic, moist to wet soil. It should be planted in full sun to partial shade. Jim Dandy Winter Berry can grow to 10 feet tall and 8 feet wide, however it is very slow growing.
The dark green and dense foliage paired with the slow growth rate make it the perfect plant to create a privacy hedge. This plant does bloom however the simple white flowers add a touch of elegance. It will create a beautiful natural divide without overpowering other landscaping. While this plant is low maintenance it may980- be pruned to desired shape and size, this should be done in the late winter.
CANAAN FIR – Another perfect specimen the Canaan Fir has been received directly from Hanuer’s Tree Farms to Heritage Hill Nursery, for our customers’ delight.
If you like Balsams and Frasers but cannot choose between the two, then you are in luck! The Canaan Fir exhibits traits from both which makes this a truly magnificent tree. With the coveted aroma and smaller, lighter trunks of the Balsam and the silver under-sided foliage and branch structure of the Fraser, you can have the best of both worlds. Fantastic! What is even better you ask? After Thanksgiving, Heritage Hill Nursery will have many to choose from, but remember the early bird gets the worm or in this case, the best tree.
FRASER FIR – The finest FRASER FIR you can find, has been received directly from Hanuer’s Tree Farms, €œGrowers of Wisconsin State Champion Fraser Fir € to Heritage Hill Nursery, for our customers to relish.
Expertly sheared and perfectly cone-shaped, the Fraser Fir’s excellent color, firmer branches and mediums size trunks makes this a magnificent choice. If you are in the market for a Fraser, do not wait. Stop by Heritage Hill Nursery after Thanksgiving, as these beauties will not last.
