Shamrock Nursery Inc.

Burning Bush Tree

Height/Spread (ft):10/10

Growth Form:rounded

Flower Color:small yellow

Fruit:small red

Foliage Color:green

Fall Color:rose red

Comments:winged, corky bark

Cherry-flowering 'Accolade'

Height/Spread (ft):25/25

Growth Form:rounded

Flower Color:pink

Fruit:none

Foliage Color:dark green

Fall Color:red/yellow

Comments:the earliest of the flowering cherries; masses of showy semi-double pink flowers in early spring

Cherry-flowering 'Rancho'

Height/Spread (ft):25/10

Growth Form:columnar

Flower Color:pink

Fruit:none

Foliage Color:dark green

Fall Color:crimson/orange

Comments:single pink flowers; upright habit; chesnut-brown bark

Cherry-flowering, weeping 'Pendula Plena Rosea'

Height/Spread (ft):12/12

Growth Form:weeping

Flower Color:pink

Fruit:none

Foliage Color:green

Fall Color:yellow/orange

Comments:most popular of the weeping cherries, flower is 1", double pink

Crabapple-flowering 'Centurion'

Height/Spread (ft):25/15

Growth Form:narrow, upright

Flower Color:pink

Foliage Color:reddish in spring before it matures to bronze-green

Fall Color:insignificant

Comments:vigorous, columnar form when young; develops into an upright spreader form with age

Crabapple-flowering 'Coralburst'

Height/Spread (ft):8/12

Growth Form:compact, rounded

Flower Color:double pink

Fruit:reddish-orange, 1/2"

Foliage Color:dark green

Fall Color:insignificant

Comments:small, colorful tree; great for accent planting

Crabapple-flowering 'Golden Raindrops'

Height/Spread (ft):18/20

Growth Form:upright/vase

Flower Color:white

Fruit:golden yellow, 1/4"

Foliage Color:deep green

Fall Color:not showy

Comments:unique deep cut, fine-textured foliage; white flowes in spring followed by contrasting golden fruit; excellent disease resistant; great ornamental tree

Crabapple-flowering 'Harvest Gold'

Height/Spread (ft):20/15

Growth Form:upright

Flower Color:white

Fruit:golden; persists through each spring

Foliage Color:dark green

Fall Color:insignificant

Comments:vigorous grower; good disease resistance; golden fruit maintains its color into December making it a standout in winter

Crabapple-flowering 'Indian Magic'

Height/Spread (ft):17/17

Growth Form:open, rounded

Flower Color:single, deep pink

Fruit:red to orange, 1/2"

Foliage Color:dark green

Fall Color:not showy

Comments:disease resistant; attracts birds to beautiful fruit; outstanding flower power

Crabapple-flowering 'Indian Summer'

Height/Spread (ft):15-20/15-20

Growth Form:broad, globe

Flower Color:rose-red

Fruit:bright red, 3/4"

Foliage Color:dark green

Fall Color:not showy

Comments:excellent disease resistant; attractive rose-red flowers that fade to lavender-red

Crabapple-flowering 'Lancelot Dwarf'

Height/Spread (ft):8/8

Growth Form:dense, compact

Flower Color:red buds, white flower

Fruit:gold, 3/8"

Foliage Color:green

Fall Color:golden

Comments:excellent specimen for small areas; golden fall foliage with gold fruit that birds love

Crabapple-flowering 'Liset'

Height/Spread (ft):20/15

Growth Form:rounded, dense

Flower Color:rose red

Fruit:maroon, 1/2" to 1"

Foliage Color:purplish to bronze green

Fall Color:not showy

Comments:possibly the deepest red flower color of all crabapples; a tidy, well-proportioned  small tree; well suited for smaller areas

Crabapple-flowering 'Louisa'

Height/Spread (ft):15/15

Growth Form:weeping

Flower Color:pink flower

Fruit:golden, 3/8"

Foliage Color:dark green, glossy

Fall Color:insignificant

Comments:dependable weeping habit

Crabapple-flowering 'Pink Spires'

Height/Spread (ft):17/12

Growth Form:narrow, upright

Flower Color:lavender-pink

Fruit:purplish red, 1/2"

Foliage Color:red-purple in spring, green-bronze in summer

Fall Color:copper

Comments:great, narrow ornamental tree; works in many small areas with an added bonus in foliage, flowering, and fruiting color

Crabapple-flowering 'Prariefire'

Height/Spread (ft):15/20

Growth Form:upright, spreading; becomes rounded

Flower Color:true red

Fruit:maroon, 3/8"

Foliage Color:purple bronze

Fall Color:not showy

Comments:a disease resistant; blooms later than most crabapples; bark is glossy dark red; fruit does not drop; 1996 Iowa tree of the year; attractive foliage; brilliant flowers

Crabapple-flowering 'Profusion'

Height/Spread (ft):18/30

Growth Form:rounded

Flower Color:purple red

Fruit:red, 1/2"

Foliage Color:emerges purple, fades to bronze green

Fall Color:insignificant

Comments:lovely tree with outstanding foliage and flower color

Crabapple-flowering 'Purple Prince'

Height/Spread (ft):20/20

Growth Form:rounded

Flower Color:rose-red

Fruit:maroon

Foliage Color:purple-bronze foliage

Fall Color:insignificant

Comments:matures quickly as a young tree; excellent disease resistance

Crabapple-flowering 'Red Baron'

Height/Spread (ft):14/6

Growth Form:narrow, columnar

Flower Color:dark red

Fruit:dark red, 1/2"

Foliage Color:purple fades to bronze green

Fall Color:insignificant

Comments:great tree for narrow, small space

Crabapple-flowering 'Red Jade'

Height/Spread (ft):12/12

Growth Form:weeping

Flower Color:single white, light pink

Fruit:bright red, 1/2"

Foliage Color:vibrant green

Fall Color:not showy

Comments:dependable weeping variety; unique specimen; foliage is vibrant; birds love the fruit

Crabapple-flowering 'Royal Gem'

Height/Spread (ft):5-8/5

Growth Form:compact, upright

Flower Color:rose red

Fruit:dark red

Foliage Color:crimson to dark green

Fall Color:yellow

Comments:small, colorful, landscape tree

Crabapple-flowering 'Royal Raindrops'

Height/Spread (ft):20/15

Growth Form:upright, spreading

Flower Color:pink-red

Fruit:small, red

Foliage Color:deep purple

Fall Color:not showy

Comments:its deep purple, cutleaf foliage retains its color well; excellent disease resistance

Crabapple-flowering 'Sargent'

Height/Spread (ft):8/12

Growth Form:dwarf, spreading

Flower Color:white

Fruit:red, 1/4"

Foliage Color:dark green, lobed

Fall Color:insignificant

Comments:gorgeous lobed leaves enhance the white fragrant flowers

Crabapple-flowering 'Sargent-Tina'

Height/Spread (ft):4/5

Growth Form:dense, somewhat pendulous

Flower Color:white

Fruit:red, 1/4"

Foliage Color:green

Fall Color:not showy

Comments:profuse bright red buds open to single white flowers in spring

Crabapple-flowering 'Spring Snow'

Height/Spread (ft):25/15

Growth Form:rounded

Flower Color:pink buds/white flowers

Fruit:none

Foliage Color:bright green

Fall Color:not showy

Comments:fruitless variety; heat tolerant with bright green foliage

Crabapple-flowering 'Thunderchild'

Height/Spread (ft):17/15

Growth Form:upright, spreading

Flower Color:single, delicate pink

Fruit:dark red, 1/2"

Foliage Color:deep purple

Fall Color:not showy

Crabapple-flowering 'Tina'

Height/Spread (ft):8/8

Growth Form:wide spreading

Flower Color:white

Fruit:red

Foliage Color:medium green

Fall Color:not showy

Comments:excellent small tree that is highly ornamental; great for limited spaces; disease resistant

Dogwood 'Golden Glory'

Height/Spread (ft):20/15

Growth Form:upright, mounded

Flower Color:yellow

Fruit:bright red, 5/8"

Foliage Color:glossy, deep green

Fall Color:insignificant

Dogwood 'Pagoda'

Height/Spread (ft):15/20

Growth Form:rounded with horizontal branching

Flower Color:pale yellow

Fruit:small black

Foliage Color:medium to dark green

Fall Color:maroon red

Comments:graceful, small tree; flowers in May followed by small fruit; unique-shaped tree with branches growing in tiers, forming a layered look

Dogwood 'Snow Mantle'

Height/Spread (ft):15/6-8

Growth Form:upright, arching

Flower Color:white

Fruit:white

Foliage Color:light green

Fall Color:purple

Comments:lingering pink pedicels add a great deal of interest in fall

Flowering Hawthorn 'Crimson Cloud'

Height/Spread (ft):15/12

Growth Form:rounded

Flower Color:single, bright red with white star in center

Fruit:red, glossy, 3/8"

Foliage Color:green

Fall Color:insignificant

Comments:thornless; lobed green leaves and attractive flowers

Flowering Hawthorn 'Lustre'

Height/Spread (ft):20/20

Growth Form:rounded, upright

Flower Color:white

Fruit:glossy red, 1/4"

Foliage Color:glossy, green

Fall Color:orange to scarlet

Comments:great tree with early, profuse blooms; very few thorns

Flowering Pear 'Korean Sun'

Height/Spread (ft):20/15

Growth Form:compact, rounded

Flower Color:white

Fruit:1cm; greenish-brown

Foliage Color:bright, glossy green

Fall Color:outstanding red

Comments:very hardy ornamental pear with great fall color; very rounded habit

Flowering Pear 'Mountain Frost'

Height/Spread (ft):20-30/15-20

Growth Form:upright

Flower Color:white

Fruit:3/4" fruit is sparsley produced in late summer 

Foliage Color:bright, glossy green

Fall Color:yellow

Flowering Pear 'Prarie Gem'

Height/Spread (ft):20/15

Growth Form:rounded

Flower Color:white

Fruit:none

Foliage Color:bright green, lustrous, thick

Fall Color:golden yellow

Comments:covered with white flowers in spring; hardy variety of ornamental pear

Flowering Plum 'Newport'

Height/Spread (ft):17/17

Growth Form:rounded

Flower Color:pink

Fruit:sparse, purple

Foliage Color:reddish purple

Fall Color:not showy

Comments:hardy tree with attractive foliage all summer long; small pink flowers early in spring

Ginko 'Autumn Gold'

Height/Spread (ft):50/30

Growth Form:upright, broad, conical

Foliage Color:green

Fall Color:yellow

Comments:male selection of ginkgo with a symmetrical conical form turns broader with age

Goldenrain Tree

Height/Spread (ft):30/25-30

Growth Form:rounded

Flower Color: bright yellow

Fruit: greenish fruit pods

Foliage Color:medium green

Fall Color:yellow

Comments:tolerant of heat & drought; bright yellow flowers are borne in large 12-15" panicles in July, followed by greenish fruit pods thought the summer

Hydrangea Tree 'PeeGee'

Height/Spread (ft):8/8-10

Growth Form:rounded

Flower Color:white

Foliage Color:deep green

Fall Color:not showy

Comments:very showy, conical white flowers which change to pink-bronze towards fall; flower heads dry easily and are perfect for use in arrangements

Lilac Tree 'Palibin'

Height/Spread (ft):5/5

Growth Form:standard, rounded

Flower Color:rosy lilac

Fruit:none

Foliage Color:green

Fall Color:not showy

Comments:great small, grafted tree with beautiful fragrant flowers; great accent plant; unique form; adds interest in landscape

Lilac Tree 'Ivory Silk'

Height/Spread (ft):25/15

Growth Form:compact, oval

Flower Color:creamy white

Fruit:none

Foliage Color:dark green

Fall Color:not showy

Comments:small, attractive flowering tree with cherry-like bark; large, creamy-white flowers in early July

Lilac Tree 'Tinkerbelle'

Height/Spread (ft):5-8/4/5

Growth Form:rounded

Flower Color:wine-red

Fruit:none

Foliage Color:green

Fall Color:not showy

Comments:a superb small tree with a pleasing, spicy fragrance and incredible wine-red flower buds that open late in spring

Locust (Robinia) 'Twisty Baby'

Height/Spread (ft):8-10/12-15

Growth Form:irregular, spreading

Flower Color:white

Foliage Color:emerald green

Fall Color:yellow

Comments:small tree with interesting, twisted branches; beautiful hanging white blossoms in spring

Maackia 'Summertime'

Height/Spread (ft):15-20/12-15

Growth Form:upright, rounded

Flower Color:cream racemes

Foliage Color:deep green

Fall Color:not showy

Comments:excellent small tree with multi-season interest; grows as a low-branching, single-trunked tree with mottled olive-green to golden-brown bark which provides winter interest; summertime blooms with bottle brush-like racemes of small cream flowers

Magnolia 'Ann'

Height/Spread (ft):8-10/10

Growth Form:upright

Flower Color:red-purple, 7"-9"

Foliage Color:medium green

Fall Color:yellow

Comments:is a late bloomer which avoids hazards of a late frost; light scented flowers

Magnolia 'Susan'

Height/Spread (ft):15/15

Growth Form:rounded

Flower Color:red-purple, darker on underside of petals

Foliage Color:medium green

Fall Color:insignificant

Comments:is a late bloomer which avoids hazards of a late frost; fragrant flowers

Magnolia 'Royal Star'

Height/Spread (ft):8/8

Growth Form:compact, rounded

Flower Color:double white

Fruit:none

Foliage Color:deep green

Fall Color:yellow to bronze

Comments:hardy magnolia blooms double fragrant flowers in April

Maple 'Amur'

Height/Spread (ft):15-20/15

Growth Form:rounded

Foliage Color:medium green foliage

Fall Color:scarlet

Comments:slender, spreading branches; extremely hardy

Maple 'Hot Wings Tartarian'

Height/Spread (ft):20-25/18-20

Growth Form:upright, spreading

Flower Color: yellow

Foliage Color:deep green foliage

Fall Color:yellow/red

Comments:little yellow flowers are followed by bright red samaras

Maple 'Korean'

Height/Spread (ft):15/10

Growth Form:rounded

Foliage Color:deep green foliage

Fall Color:yellow/orange

Comments:similar to japanese maples, but hardier; showy accent plant with palmate leaves; attractive bark

Maple 'Tartarian'

Height/Spread (ft):20-25/18-20

Growth Form:oval, irregular

Flower color: red

Foliage Color:dark green foliage

Fall Color:yellow/red

Comments:spreading and graceful form; samaras are quite showy

Mountain Ash 'Cardinal Royal'

Height/Spread (ft):20/15

Growth Form:symmetrical, upright

Flower Color:white

Fruit:red berries

Foliage Color: dark green with silver undersides

Fall Color:rust

Comments:vigorous grower; brilliant red berries in August-September; outstanding white flowers in spring; tree should be wrapped for first five years to avoid frost cracking in winter months

Mountain Ash 'Oak Leaf'

Height/Spread (ft):25/20

Growth Form:upright with ascending branching, oval

Flower Color:white

Fruit:orange-red

Foliage Color:dark-green/lobed

Fall Color:rust

Comments:hybrid tree with attractive lobed leaves; fire blight resistant; tree trunk should be wrapped for first five years to avoid frost cracking on trunk

Mountain Ash 'Showy'

Height/Spread (ft):20/20

Growth Form:rounded

Flower Color:white

Fruit:red berries

Foliage Color:dark green

Fall Color:red

Comments:outstanding white flowers in spring; disease resistant; tree should be wrapped for first five years to avoid frost cracking

Ninebark Tree 'Diablo'

Height/Spread (ft):8-10/8-10

Growth Form:upright, arching

Flower Color:creamy-white

Foliage Color:reddish purple

Fall Color:not showy

Comments:intense reddish-purple foliage can become dark green in the excessive heat of summer and when grown in part shade

Redbud

Height/Spread (ft):25/25

Growth Form:vase-shaped

Flower Color:pink-purple

Fruit:brown fruit pods, insignificant

Foliage Color:deep green

Fall Color:brilliant yellow

Comments:flowers appear in spring before leaves emerge; flowers appear to hug branches

Serviceberry 'Autumn Brilliance'

Height/Spread (ft):20-25/15

Growth Form:rounded

Flower Color:white

Fruit:purplish-black

Foliage Color:blue-green

Fall Color:brilliant red-orange

Comments:has interesting, spreading branch pattern and attractive light-gray bark; brilliant fall leaves are quite persistant

Seven-Son Flower Tree

Height/Spread (ft):20/10-15

Growth Form:upright

Flower Color:white

Foliage Color:green

Comments:unusual peeling bark; distinct leaves are retained into early winter; showy calyx turns bright red in fall

Smoketree 'Grace'

Height/Spread (ft):25/12-15

Growth Form:upright, arching

Foliage Color:vibrant wine-red when young darkening to a plum-red at maturity

Fall Color:brilliant orange/red

Comments:plant for 3 seasons of enjoyment; feathery plumes wedged between large, 6" leaves

Tulip Tree

Height/Spread (ft):70-90/35-50

Growth Form:pyramidal to oval

Flower Color:green-yellow

Foliage Color:bright green

Fall Color:yellow

Comments:stately tree for large spaces; flowers May through June

Walking Stick 'Henry Lauders'

Height/Spread (ft):8-10/8-10

Growth Form:gnarled, twisted branches

Foliage Color:green

Fall Color:yellow

Comments:unique deciduous tree with interesting branches; showy green catkins brighten the winter scence; slow grower