Growing Shrubs and Small Trees in Cold Climates

Debbie Lonnee, a thirty-year veteran of the nursery industry, works for Bailey Nurseries in Newport, Minnesota. She is a prolific garden writer and lecturer and the horticulture editor for Northern Gardener.Nancy Rose is a professional garden writer and photographer and the editor of Arnoldia, the quarterly magazine of Harvard University’s Arnold Arboretum. She is a regular contributor to such publications as Fine Gardening, Northern Gardener, Gardening How-To, and the Minneapolis–St. Paul Star Tribune.Don Selinger worked at Bailey Nurseries in Newport, Minnesota, for nearly forty years. He has traveled extensively in the United States, Canada, and Europe to seek out new plants for the nursery trade, and he has contributed to the St. Paul Pioneer Press and Northern Gardener.John Whitman is a garden writer and photographer. He is the coauthor of Growing Perennials in Cold Climates and Growing Roses in Cold Climates, both in new editions from the University of Minnesota Press.

• ContentsForewordEdward R. HasselkusAcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart I. The Most Popular Shrubs and Small Trees1. Individual ListingsAbies 8Acer 13Amelanchier 20Aronia 27Berberis 32Buxus 38Caragana 43Cercis 47Chionanthus 52Clethra 56Cornus 61Corylus 70Cotinus 76Cotoneaster 81Daphne 87Diervilla 92Euonymus 96Exochorda 103Forsythia 107Hamamelis 114Hydrangea 120Ilex 129Juniperus 135Lonicera 143Magnolia 150Malus 157Microbiota 169Paeonia 173Perovskia 184Philadelphus 189Physocarpus 194Picea 199Pinus 205Potentilla 211Prunus 217Pyrus 226Rhododendron 234Rhus 245Ribes 253Salix 259Sorbus 267Spiraea 273Symphoricarpos 283Syringa 289Taxus 301Thuja 306Vaccinium 312Viburnum 321Weigela 331Wisteria 338Shrubs and Small Trees by Common Name [side bar]Apple (see Malus) 157Arborvitae (see Thuja) 306Arrowwood (see Viburnum) 321Azalea (see Rhododendron) 234Barberry (see Berberis) 32Blueberry (see Vaccinium) 312Boxwood (see Buxus) 38Bridal Wreath (see Spiraea) 273Burning Bush (see Euonymus) 96Bush Cinquefoil (see Potentilla) 211Bush Honeysuckle (see Diervilla) 92Cardinal Bush (see Weigela) 331 Cherry (see Prunus) 217Chokeberry (see Aronia) 27Chokecherry (see Prunus) 217Coralberry (see Symphoricarpos) 283Crabapple (see Malus) 157Currant (see Ribes) 253Dogwood (see Cornus) 61Filbert (see Corylus) 70Fir (see Abies) 8Flowering Almond (see Prunus) 217Fringe Tree (see Chionanthus) 52Hazelnut (see Corylus) 70Highbush Cranberry (see Viburnum) 321Holly (see Ilex) 129Honeysuckle (see Lonicera) 143Hortensia (see Hydrangea) 120Inkberry (see Ilex) 129Juneberry (see Amelanchier) 20Juniper (see Juniperus) 135Lilac (see Syringa) 289Maple (see Acer) 13Mockorange (see Philadelphus) 189Mountain Ash (see Sorbus) 267Nannyberry (see Viburnum) 321Ninebark (see Physocarpus) 194Old Man’s Beard (see Chionanthus) 52Pear (see Pyrus) 226Pearlbush (see Exochorda) 103Peashrub (see Caragana) 43Petites Poires (see Amelanchier) 20Pine (see Pinus) 205Plum (see Prunus) 217Possum Haw (see Ilex) 129Purple Leaf Sand Cherry (see Prunus) 217Re

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