Highly adaptable tree that can live in cool densely forested wetlands/bottomlands to much drier upland white pine forests. Certain trees take on a...
Plants
Achillea millefolium-Common Yarrow
Wait! Before you go zipping by this plant that we see all the time, spend just a moment here. Every plant has a story and this one is more rich than...
Alnus rugosa-Speckled alder
I am confident in stating that this is probably one of the most important species of the lake/pond and stream/river shoreline. This colonial,...
Amelanchier canadensis – Canada shadbush
Small tree/large shrub that takes on a vase like appearance. Produces a flush of bright white flowers in the early spring before much else is going...
Amelanchier laevis, Smooth shadbush
Smooth shadbush always seems to be hiding in camouflage, that wonderful gray bark blending into the surrounding vegetation both in the bleakness of...
Amsonia tabernaemontana-Willowleaf blue star
In its native haunts, eastern bluestar can be found growing in moist to wet woods and along lake shores in Massachusetts, where it's at the northern...
Anemone virginiana-Tall thimbleweed
Don't you just hate family comparisons? But we are going to do it here; tall thimbleweed is much taller than its little cousin, Canada anemone,...
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi – Bearberry
An outstanding little shrub that will grow in some really tough situations. I have seen it growing at the base of Mount Kineo, Moosehead Lake in...
Aronia melanocarpa-Black chokeberry
Highly adaptable shrub, growing in a broad spectrum of habitats from saturated wetlands to bone dry sandy soils. Tends to remain more compact in the...
Asclepias incarnata-Rose milkweed
Sensuous and showy purple flowers attractive to a variety of wonderful pollinators including fritillary and crescent butterflies and the...
Betula nigra-River birch
In the wild this lovely species of birch can be found growing along rivers banks, in riparian forests, and lake shores. It taps out just south of...
Betula papyrifera-Paper birch
This is the quintessential white birch of northern New England. Not a terribly long lived species, especially when compared to maples and birches,...
Carex pensylvanica-Pennsylvania sedge
Hopefully this is the first of many sedge species that we will be offering. Carex is vastly under-represented in the native plant trade, and we vow...
Carex vulpinoidea (Fox tail sedge) Plugs!
Growing plants in plug form is starting to get a lot of traction, and for good reason. Plugs are a very economical way to buy plants, instead of...
Carex vulpinoidea-Fox tail sedge
As part of my commitment to better represent the genus Carex, may I present the Fox-tail sedge! You probably have seen this charismatic plant...
Cephalanthus occidentalis-Buttonbush
This is hands down the best shrub we have for attracting big showy butterflies; eastern tiger swallowtails, fritillaries, skippers, and even...
Chamerion angustifolium-Fire weed
There's that "weed" suffix again! Why do early pioneering species have to bare the burden of such a bad rap? We ham-fisted humans should be grateful...
Chelone glabra-Turtle head
The oval shaped white flowers really do look like turtle heads. In fact, the genus Chelone nods to the reptilian order Chelonia, which includes the...
Clematis virginiana-Virgins bower
One of just a few native Clematis species, not at all like the flamboyant hybrid cultivars that are usually of east Asian origin. These flowers are...
Clethra alnifolia-Summersweet
This is such a common plant in the trade, where it has festooned into so many cultivars, it is hard to believe that it's a rare native plant for the...