Here are the new plants in our nursery for 2011.

Deciduous Trees:

Paul's Scarlet
Crataegus lavigata 'Crimson Cloud'
Zone 4. Most Hawthorns have white flowers. This one has bright red flowers followed by persistent glossy red fruit into winter. 20' tall, 16' spread.

Red Jade Weeping Crab
Zone 4. Hardy, green leaf, white flowers with bright red fruit. 10' to 12' tall.

Sargent Crab
Malus sargeantii
Zone 4. Red buds opening to fragrant white flowers. Bright red fruit. Dwarf spreading form reaching only 12' in height.

Marilee Crab
Malus 'Jarwin' (PP 14337)
Zone 4. Deep pink buds open to semi-double white flowers producing little or no fruit. Upright in habit. 25' tall, 15' spread.

Royal Raindrops
Malus 'JFS-KW5 (PP14375)
Zone 4. Purple cutleaf foliage, pinkish-red blooms and persistent, ornamental small fruit. Excellent disease resistance. 20' tall, 15' spread

Narrow Leaf Poplar
Populus angustifolia
Zone 3. Narrow, willow like leaf and pyramidal form. 60' tall, 30' to 40' spread. Montana Native.

Prairie Cascade Willow
Salix x 'Prairie Cascade'
Zone 3. A very hardy weeping willow for cold climates. Golden stems with glossy green leaves. Likes moist areas. 35' tall, 35' spread.

'Rugby' Prairie Spire Ash
Fraxinus pennsylvanica
Zone 3. Seedless cultivar selected for superior hardiness and survival in adverse conditions. Narrow and erect in youth, it matures to a narrow pyramidal form excellent for urban use. Glossy foliage is deep green with golden fall color.

Autumn Radiance Red Maple
Acer rubrum 'Autumn Radiance'
Zone 4. Excellent fall color begins earlier than most other maples. Good strong branching with a well balanced rounded canopy. 50' tall, 35' spread.

Bigtooth Maple
Acer grandidentatum
Zone 4. Native to the south central Rocky Mountains states and noted for its striking brilliant orange-red fall color. 50' tall, 35' spread.

Red Oak
Quercus rubra
Zone 4. After seeing these thrive in our gardens over the past six years we decided to start selling them. It is a medium to fast growing oak. The large leaves turn a bright red to brown in fall and are retained until the following spring. 60' tall, 50' spread.

China Snow Pekin Lilac
Syringa pekinensis 'Morton'
Zone 4. Amber colored exfoliating bark and dark green, semi-glossy foliage. Mid-June brings flowers that are creamy white, large and fragrant.

Shamrock Linden
Tilia cordata 'Baileyi'
Zone 3. A very strong stout shade tree. Good for very cold climates.

Dropmore Linden
Tilia x flavescens 'Dropmore'
Zone 2. One of the best Lindens for extreme cold climates. Very vigorous growing with dark green foliage. 40' tall, 30' spread.

Harvest Gold Linden
Tilia mongolica 'Harvest gold' (PP 12,232)
Zone 2. Developed in Manitoba, this Linden has an upright, oval shape making it an excellent boulevard tree. Good exfoliating bark and resistant to sun scald and leaf spot. 70' tall, 50' spread.

Accolade Elm
Ulmus japonica x wilsoniana 'Morton'
Zone 4. Beautiful glossy, dark green foliage with a form resembling the American Elm. Excellent Dutch Elm disease resistance. 70' tall, 45' spread.

Prairie Silk Honeylocust
Gleditsia triacanthos inermis 'Prairie Silk'
Zone 3. Developed in Manitoba, this is the hardiest of all the Honeylocust. Good rounded form with bright green foliage. 45' tall, 35' spread.

Korean Sun Pear
Pyrus fauriei 'Korean Sun'
Zone 4. A hardier and shorter tree than the calleryana selections. Outstanding fall color.

Scarlet Oak
Quercus coccinea
Zone 4. A northern Idaho friend tells me this should be a hardy enough tree for our Montana climate. This will be our first year testing this tree. It has brilliant scarlet red fall color and retains leaves during the winter. 70' tall. 40' spread.

Black Locust
Robinia pseudoacacia
Zone 3. Fast growing and will develop thickets. Excellent shelterbelt purpose. Attractive white spring flowers. 50' tall.

Heritage Birch
Betula nigra 'Cully' Hertiage
Zone 4. Exfoliating bark in shades of tan to creamy-white. Resistant to Bronze Birch Borer. Needs steady water to survive and withstand flooding.

Persian Lilac Tree Form
Syringa x persica
Zone 3. Beautiful fragrant pale lilac blooms. 5' to 8' tall, 4' width.

Fruit Trees & Shrubs:

Cherry Plum
Prunus 'Compass'
Zone 3. Great for jams and sauces. Red fruit. Clingstone and good pollinator.

Scout Apricot
Prunus 'Scout'
Zone 3. Developed in Canada. Gold fruit good for all around use.

Northern Lights
Haralson x McIntosh
Zone 3. North Dakota 1990. Up to 3" red with stripped color. Short storage. Ripening mid-September. This one does very well for us. This is the first year we've been able to offer this for sale.

Red Barron
Golden Delicious x Daniels Red
Zone 3. University MN 1970. Medium sized yellow-red, crisp and juicy, sweet but mild flavor. Bears at early age. Resistant to fireblight. Ripe mid to late Sept.

Red Dutches
Zone 3. Very hardy, medium to large size red apple. Good eating but on the tart side, great for pie and sauces. Mid to late August ripening.

Red Diamond Cherry Plum
Zone 3. Red-purple fruit. A dwarf Cherry Plum from Minnesota is very hardy and resistant to disease and most insects. Deep red flesh and sweet smooth texture. Ripens late July.

Sapalta Cherry Plum
Zone 3. Medium sized purple fruit. Developed in Canada in 1941. Ripens late July.

Carroll Apple
We have been successfully growing this tree for 10 years. Very rare and difficult to obtain. This is the first time it is available for sale. Zone 2. This is one of Richard's favorite apples. Developed at the Experiential Farm, Morden, Manitoba in 1961. Ripening in late August the fruit is 3" to 4" in diameter on mature trees with a molted color and streaked red over creamy green. It has a rounded canopy with lateral branches coming off at wide angles capable of supporting its heavy crop. Resistant to fireblight and proves hardy to 50 below zero temperatures. This is a must-have apple in Montana climate.

Good Mac
We can't successfully grow a McIntosh apple here at our location. Even in the milder Bitterroot Valley of western Montana it is sometimes lost. The Good Mac is a cross between two great apples, McIntosh and the very hardy Goodland. Developed years ago in Manitoba, this apple is distinctly different from either parent. It produces a reliable crop of crisp crunchy dessert quality fruit. Keeps well in cold storage. We've successfully grown this apple since 2007. We have even intentionally wintered some over in a container above ground and it not only survived the killing early October 2009 freeze, it even produced fruit. Another must-have in our climate.

Kerr Crab
Another one of Richard's favorites. Very rare and hard to find. Cross between Dolgo x Haralson developed at the Experimental Farm, Morden, Manitoba in 1952. Dark purple red skin, 1 3/4" diameter. Excellent for eating, canning and cider. The #1 edible crab available.

Deciduous Shrubs:

Sunjoy Gold Pillar Barberry
Berberis thunbergii 'Monica'
Zone 4. Upright columnar form. Bright yellow foliage with hints of red. Orange-red fall color. 4' tall, 3' spread.

Concorde Barberry
Berberis thunbergii 'Concorde'
Zone 4. Small dense burgundy shrub. Dark reddish-purple foliage holding well in summer. 2' tall, 3' spread.

Sugar Plum Fairy Lilac
Syringa Bailsugar (PP 15)
Zone 3. For all you fairy garden lovers, this is the plant for you. A dwarf, compact, neat rounded shrub with single, rosy-lilac flower clusters with a strong spicy fragrance.

Tinkerbelle Lilac
Syringa 'Bailbelle' (PP 12, 294)
Another great fairy garden favorite. Compact, spicy-fragrant blooming lilac is the first of the Fairytale Series. Wine-red flower buds open to pink.

Black Chokeberry
Aronia melanocarpa
Zone 3. Massive display of white flower, black berries and hot red fall color. Very high in vitamin C and antioxidants, used in juice. Grows well in most any soil and moisture conditions.

Raspberry Tart Viburnum
Viburnum dentatum 'Rastzam'
Zone 3. Dwarf compact with bright raspberry fall color. Creamy white flowers with blue-black berries. Low maintenance shrub.

Common Mountain Mahogany
Cercocarpus montanus
Zone 2. A Montana native. Gray-green leaves growing 4' to 8'.

Hansen Hedge Rose
Rosa rugosa 'Hansens'
Single pink to white fragrant blooms appear in June and bloom all summer. Blossoms are followed by very large red hips and last all winter.

Conifers

Japanese Larch
Larix leptolepis
Zone 4. Great ornamental with red-brown exfoliating bark. Frequent bonsai species.

Black Hills Ponderosa Pine
Pinus Ponderosa scopulorum
Zone 4. Bark is nearly black and deeply furrowed. Suited for difficult dry locations.

Perennials:

Dr. Alex Flemming Peony
Paeonia lactiflora 'Dr. Alex Flemming'
Salmon colored double, blooming in mid season. Light fragrance.

Fernleaf Peony
Paeonia tennuifolia 'Plena'
Double bright red contrasting soft fern-like foliage. Early blooming and very attractive throughout the year. Very rare.

Festiva Maxima Peony
Paeonia lactiflora 'Festiva Maxima'
Large, pure double white, fragrant blooms with flecks of deep red at the base of the center petals.

Sparkling Star Peony
Paeonia lactiflora 'Sparkling Star'
Early blooming. Fuchsia/pink color, single flowers with yellow center.

Claire de Lune Peony
Paeonia hybrida 'Claire de Lune'
Beautifully, delicate single, pale yellow flower with a yellow-orange center. Very Rare.

Kansas Peony
Paeonia lactiflora 'Kansas'
Bright red, double flower in early season.

Karl Rosenfeld Peony
Paeonia lactiflora 'Karl Rosenfeld'
Double deep red, blooming mid to late in season.

Raspberry Sundae Peony
Paeonia lactiflora 'Raspberry Sundae'
Cream colored double with red blush. Unique looking. Blooming mid season.

Winergreen or Checkerberry
Gaultheria procumbens
Zone 3. Great low growing evergreen ground cover only 6"" tall. Best in moist part shaded soil. Great along garden paths where aromatic foliage can be appreciated. Small white flowers blooms May - September. Leaves reddish with cold weather.

Montana Native Grasses:

Big Bluestem
Andropogon gerardii
3' to 5' tall x 18" to 30" wide clump. Yellow to purple seed heads in late summer and fall.

Side Oats Grama
Bouteloua curtipendula
2' to 3' tall x 9" to 15" wide. Upright leaves, light blue in color.

Blue Grama Grass
Bouteloua gracilis
1' to 2' tall x 1' to 2' wide. Forms dense tufts, with unique seed heads with one side folding down.

Buffalo Grass
Buchloe dactyloides
4" to 6" tall x 12" to 18" wide. Blue-green color.

Tufted Hairgrass
Deschampsia cespitosa
12" to 18" tall.

Squirrel Tail
Elymus elymoides
6" to 24" tall x 12" to 18" wide. Bunch grass noted for its long awns-part of the flower that makes it look like a squirrels tail.

Prairie Junegrass
Koeleria macrantha
6" to 24" tall x 6" to 12" wide. Small clusters of plants with dense spikes arising from the center.

Great Basin Wildrye
Leymus cinereus
3' to 5' tall x 2' to 3' wide.

Bluebunch Wheatgrass
Pseudoroegneria spicata
18" to 36" tall x 18" to 24" wide. Establishes quickly. Not tolerant of high moisture.

Little Bluestem
Schizachyrium scoparium
2' to 4' tall x 18" to 24" wide. Blue gray foliage that turns red in autumn and golden in the winter. A clump grass that tolerates poor infertile soil.

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Deciduous Trees

Fruit Trees & Shrubs

Deciduous Shrubs

Conifers

Perennials

Montana Native Grasses