Return to 1998 NMPRO Nursery Grower of the Year.


Acer rubrum October Glory. One of the best red maples in production. Develops excellent fall color on many sites and retains leaves long into fall.


Acer saccharum Green Mountain. A vigorous, uniform grower with an upright oval crown of dark-green foliage that turns orange and scarlet shades in the fall. Thick, waxy leaves resist summer scorching.


Gleditsia triacanthos inermis Shademaster. Upright, thornless honeylocust. Strong grower with a straight trunk and graceful ascending branches, very deep-rooted.


Ginkgo biloba Princeton Sentry. 60- 70-foot upright grower. Grafted, male selection.


Hydrangea quercifolia 'Snow Queen.' Pure-white flowers in early July, gradually turning pink in August. Flower panicles held erect on stiff stems; leaves turn deep red-bronze in fall. Winner of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society Gold Medal.


Prunus subhirtella 'Rosy Cloud.' Hardy cherry selected for its profuse, bright-pink double flowers and long blooming period.


Malus hupehensis 'Cardinal.' Crabapple selected for its glossy red, disease-resistant foliage and bright-red flowers.


Tilia cordata Greenspire. Littleleaf European linden with small, leathery foliage and perfectly straight trunk. Grows into a regular narrow, oval form. Branches are placed radially around the trunk; rapid grower.

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