Monthly Archives: September 2011

Field Wide Blow Out!

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You read correct!  We are having a Field wide BLOWOUT!!!
 Tree like these for ONLY $299.99*!!
 Baby Blue Eyes Blue Spruce 5/6′ WB
 Crimson King Maple 50-60mm WB
 Emerald Queen Norway 70-80mm WB
 Glenleven Linden 80-90mm WB
Sunburst Honeylocust 60-70mm WB
 
Trees like these for ONLY $299.99*!
 *Prices do not include installation. Sale on until October 15th, 2011!

Open House News – Thank You For Your Support!

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Special thanks to everyone this past weekend for coming to our 4th Annual Open House!

We saw a lot of new faces and some very special old friends! We’ve updated our website with photos of the weekend and highlights of the event!

Between you and I —— There’s been talk about a Spring Open House!  Stay tuned for more information!

In the meantime have a look at some of the set up highlights:

Ferns Ferns Ferns!!

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When you’re planning your garden don’t forget about Ferns!  They are a great plant for shady areas adding a wooded foresty-feel to your landscape.  Perennial and easy to maintain, we have several varieties in great quantities available at our yard right now. 

Below are the varieties we are carrying at the moment:

 Dryopteris affinis ‘Crispa’ – Crispa Fern  5 gallon
 Dryopteris goldieana – Goldiana Fern
 Thelypteris decursive-pinnata – Japanese Beech Fern
 King of British Fern – 5 Gal
 Lacy Broad Buckler Fern – 5 Gal

 Linear Male Fern – 5 Gal
 Narrow Buckler Fern – 5 Gal
 Athyrium otophorum var. okanum – Oka Fern – 5 Gal
 Polydactyla Dadds Fern – 5 Gal
 Purple Stemmed Royal Fern – 5 Gal

 Athyrium niponicum var. pictum ‘Red Beauty’ – Red Beauty Fern – 5 Gal

 Shaggy Shield Fern – 5 Gal
Tokyo Wood Fern – 5 Gal

Available Just in Time for the Open House!

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If you haven’t already heard from our website, the newspapers or our e-mail campaign, we are hosting our 4th Annual Open House commencing Thursday September 15th until Sunday September 18th 2011!

Here is a list and some pictures and sizes of the plants you might see on your tour around the yard over the next few weeks!  These plants are ready to go!

Bring the Open House AD in to our sales staff and receive up to 35% off during the Open House!

Latin Name Plant Name Size
Perennials & Shrubs    
Acer palmatum var. dissectum Cutleaf Green Japanese Maple 80 mm SPEC
Buxus microphylla ‘Green Mountain’ Green Mountain Boxwood 30″ 5 gal
Buxus sempivirens (Spiral) Spiral Boxwood 5′  Box SPEC
Calamagrostis acutifolia ‘Karl Foerster’ Karl Foerster Grass 100 cm 3 gal
Cotinus coggygria ‘Purpurea’ Espaliered Purple Smokebush 5.5′ B&B Spec
Hosta   2 gal
Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Bailmer’ Endless Summer Hydrangea 3 gal
Larix decidua ‘Pendula’ Weeping European Larch 8/9′ B&B
Pachysandra terminalis Japanese Spurge flat
Picea pungens var. Glauca ‘Thume’ Thume Blue Spruce 90 cm FP
Pinus flexilis ‘Vanderwolf’ Vanderwolf Pine 9/10′ B&B
Rosa ‘Seafoam’ Seafoam Rose 2 gal
Rosa ‘Winnipeg Parks’ Winnipeg Parks Rose 2 gal
Taxus x media ‘Hicksii’ Hick’s Yews 110 cm FP
Vinca minor Periwinkle flat
Trees
Acer palmatum ‘Bloodgood’ Bloodgood Japanese Maples 9/10′ B&B
Acer platanoides ‘Crimson King’ Crimson King Maple 40/50mm 9/10′ WB
Acer rubrum ‘Jeffersred’ Armstrong Red Maple 80 mm WB
Acer rubrum ‘Red Sunset’ Red Sunset Maple 70 & 80 mm WB
Acer saccharinum Silver Maple 90 mm + WB
Acer x freemani Freemani Maple 70 & 80 mm WB
Amelanchier canadensis (Shrub) Service Berry Shrub 8/9 and 9/10′ WB
Amelanchier canadensis (Tree) Service Berry Treeform 50 – 80 mm sizes avail
Betula nigra Rivers Birch 18/20′ and 15/16′ WB
Caragana arborescens ‘Pendula’ Weeping Peashrub 40-50mm 4′ WB
Carpinus betulus ‘Fastigiata’ Columnar Hornbeam 70 mm WB
Chamaecyparis nootk. ‘Pendula’ Weeping Nootka Cypress 6/7′ WB
Cornus mas Cornelian Cherry 5/6′ and 6/7′ WB
Cotoneaster acutifolus (ESPALIER) Espaliered Cotoneaster 5.5′ B&B Spec
Euonymus alatus ‘Compacta’ Burning Bush 5′ WB
Ginkgo biloba (GRAFT STD) Weeping Ginkgo Std 60 – 70 mm WB
Ginkgo biloba (GRAFT STD) Lollipop Ginkgo 40 – 50 mm WB
Gleditsia tricanthos var. Inermis ‘Suncole’ Sunbust Honeylocust 60 mm
Juniperus chinensis ‘Seagreen’ (ESPALIER) Espaliered Juniper 5′ B&B Spec
Ligustrum vulgare Common Privet Hedge 4′, 5′, 6′ WB
Malus bacatta ‘Columaris’ Columnar Crabapple 60 & 70 mm WB
Malus ‘Dolgo’ Dolgo Crabapple 60 – 70 mm WB
Malus sargentii (shrub) Sargent’s Crabapple (Shrubform) 5/6′ WB
Malus sargentii (tree) Sargent’s Crabapple (Treeform) 5/6′ WB
Morus alba ‘Pendula’ Weeping Mulberry 4-6′ sizes WB
Picea abies ‘Columnaris’ Columnar Norway Spruce 7/8′ B&B
Picea omorika Serbian Spruce 6′ WB
Picea pungens var. Glauca ‘Baby Blue Eyes’ Baby Blue Eyes Spruce 6/7′ WB
Picea pungens var. Glauca ‘Columnare’ Columnar Blue Spruce 5/6′ and 6/7′ WB
Picea pungens var. Glauca ‘Hoopsii’ Hoopsi Blue Spruce 6/7′ WB
Picea pungens var. Glauca ‘Thume’ Thume Blue Spruce 5′ Wide B&B
Pinus alba ‘Pendula’ Weeping White Spruce 9/10′ B&B
Prunus cistena  Purpleleaf Sandcherry 4/5 and 5/6′ WB
Prunus serrulata ‘Kwanzan’ Kwanzan Cherry Tree 70 mm WB
Pyrus calleryana (ESPALIER) Espaliered Pear 5.5′ B&B Spec
Pyrus calleryana ‘Chantecleer’ Chantecleer Pear 70 – 80 mm WB
Quercus robur ‘Fastigiata’ Columnar English Oak 70 & 80 mm WB
Rhus typhina Common Sumac 10′ WB
Syringa reticulata ‘Ivory Silk’ Ivory Silk Lilac 60 – 80 mm sizes avail
Syringa vulgaris Common Lilac Shrub 6/7′ WB
Taxus SPEC Specimen Yew  6’x7′ SPEC
Taxus x media ‘Hicksii’ Hick’s Yews 4/5′ B&B
Thuja occidentalis ‘Nigra’ Black Cedars 6/7′ WB
Tsuga canadensis Canadian Hemlock 6/7′ and smaller WB

Call us for pricing – 905-875-0055

(These are in Alphabetical Order by Common Name) 
 Annabelle Hydrangea – 2 gal
 Armstrong Red Maples – 70 & 80 mm WB
 Aureamarginata Hostas – 2 gallon (Yellow varigated with dark green foliage)
 Baby Blue Eyes Blue Spruce – 6 feet
 Black Cedars 6-7 feet
 Black Cedars 6-7 feet
 Bloodgood Japanese Maples 9-10 feet
 Burning Bush – 5 feet tall/wide – GREAT FALL COLOUR
 Canadian Hemlock – 6 to 7′ WB
 Chantecleer Pear (with Maya) Sizes 60, 70 and 80 mm available! Treeform and clumpform available
 Columnar Blue Spruce – 6-7 feet, smaller sizes also available
 Columnar Crabapples – 60 &70 mm already dug, call &dig for larger sizes
 Columnar English Oaks – 60-70-80mm available
 Columnar Hornbeam – 70 mm LIMITED AVAILABILITY
 Columnar Norway Spruce 7-8 feet, Weeping White Spruce 6-7′ and 9-10′ sizes available!
 Common Lilac – 6-7feet, beautiful foliage, great spring flower and smell
 Common Privet – 5-6 feet and smaller, Ready-To-Hedge
 Cornelian Cherry (also known as Yellow Flowering Dogwood) – 5-6 feet, great bordering shrub
 Crimson King Maple – 50 mm WB — Nice Year Round Colour
 Cutleaf Green Japanese Maple – Amazing centrepiece tree – only a few left, 70mm B&B
 Dolgo Crabapple – 70 mm – These are trees that I feel are underestimated and under used in the landscape – They are gorgeous year round with lovely spring flowers and fall fruit
 Endless Summer Hydrangea – 5 gallon,  as the name suggests these flower all summer and are a great all around perennial
 Espaliered (Fenced) Cotoneaster 5.5′ – Unique in its own way, intriguing foliage and fruit. Would be a nice divider or fence-grower
 Espaliered Juniper – 5 feet
 Espaliered Pear – 5.5 feet, non fruiting
 Espaliered Smokebush – 5 feet – This one takes the show for me, with flowers that resemble smoke and incredible new growth colour, you’ll have neighbours talking about this one for days
 Francee Hosta – White variegated, shade tolerant perennial – 2 gallon
 Freemani Maple – 70, 80, 90 mm available, Fast grower and great fall red colour
 Grafted Ginkgo – 70 mm
 Grafted Ginkgo – 70 mm – I find these are also underused and underestimated in the garden.  A great tree for a centerpiece in a small contemporary garden or rooftop garden
 Thume Blue Spruce (all grown “up”) 5 feet across, slow grower, awesome tree.
 Hadspen Blue Plaintain Lilly (Hosta) – nice blue foliage, small version of the Big Daddy, just not as big!
 Hick’s Yews – 4 & 5 feet B&B – Great for Hedging, triplets under a window, or filler bushes. Partially tolerant of shade
 Hick’s Yews – As above, smaller (3.5′) & easier to transport as they are in pots
 Hoopsii Blue Spruce – Bright Blue Foliage, Dense width all the way through maturity – 6 &7 feet available
 Ivory Silk Lilac – 60 & 70 mm available – Fragrant White Flowers through mid-June to July
 Japanese Spurge – in 10″ flats  – Ground cover, great fall colours
 Karl Foerster Feather Reed Grass – 3 gal – A nice substitute if you “don’t know what to put there”
 Lolli-pop Ginkgos – 40 & 50 mm – Aren’t they darling? Centre peice or along a driveway – yearly maintenance required
 Periwinkle – 10″ flats – Ground Cover (and WHAT a ground cover!)
 Purpleleaf Sandcherry – 4-5 feet and 5-6 feet available – A lovely shrub to add colour to your landscape all season long
 Queen of the Seas Hosta – 2 gal – Larger leaf hosta, shade tolerant
 Red Sunset red Maple – 70 – 80 mm + sizes available – AMAZING FALL COLOUR
 Rivers birch – 15-16 and 18-20 feet sizes available – Borer resistant and Leaf miner resistant – Hardy and lovely in winter with coloured bark
 Rivers Birch – 15-16 feet
 Sargent’s Crabapple – 5′ tree form, 40-50 mm – Incredible pink fruit committedly hugs each branch
 Sargents Crabapple (Shrub form) -5-6 feet White flowers hug each branch in spring for a long while to help show off your already amazing garden!
 Serbian Spruce – 6′ WB – Elegant foliage, narrow growth
 Service Berry Shrubform – Partially shade tolerant, large canadian native shrub, great white spring flowers and some fall berries that hold all winter
 Service Berry – Tree Form – 50-80mm sizes available, a great mid-sized, dappled shade-tree
 Silver Maple – 80 mm+ up to 8″ sizes available – A great tree very tolerant of wet soils
 Specimen Yew – 6 feet tall x 7 feet wide  – For those who just can’t wait for their trees to grow 🙂
 Spiral Boxwood – 80 cm & 4/5′ sizes available – an interesting look for a entranceway and or centerpiece garden.  Some maintenance required
 Sum & Substance Hosta – 2 gallon – Yellow leaves, purplish-white flowers, shade tolerant
 Sumac – 10-15 sizes available – a lovely border tree – native
 Sunburst Honeylocust – 50-60 mm sizes available – AWESOME YELLO COLOUR all season
 Thume Blue spruce – 90 cm wide FP – Blue foliage year round
 Vanderwolf Pine – 9-10′ B&B – An ecclectic tree great for a contemporary garden or showpiece. Narrow grower, thick bluish-green needles
 Ferns – Full list coming tomorrrow!  5 gallon sizes and large quantities available!
 Weeping European Larch – 8-9 feet tall – stunning specimens available
 Weeping Mulberry – 4-5 and 5-6feet sizes available
 Weeping Mulberry – 6 feet
 Weeping Nootka Cypress – 6-7 feet sizes available – Use as a specimen showtree or group them for a medieval effect
 Weeping Peashrub – 50 mm, 4 feet tall, 4 feet wide – Nice specimens for end-of-walkway gardens or centerpieces, slow grower, low maintenance
Wide Brim Hosta – Yellow variegated Hosta – Shade tolerant, 2 gallon sizes available

Available Just in Time for the Open House!

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If you haven’t already heard, either by newspaper, our website, or by e-mail, we are having our 4th Annual Open House commencing this Thursday, September 15th until Sunday September 18th!

Here are a list of items and their pictures & sizes that you may see on your tour of the nursery in the next week or two:

Latin Name Plant Name Size
Perennials & Shrubs
Acer palmatum var. dissectum Cutleaf Green Japanese Maple 80 mm SPEC
Buxus microphylla ‘Green Mountain’ Green Mountain Boxwood 30″ 5 gal
Buxus sempivirens (Spiral) Spiral Boxwood 5′  Box SPEC
Calamagrostis acutifolia ‘Karl Foerster’ Karl Foerster Grass 100 cm 3 gal
Cotinus coggygria ‘Purpurea’ Espaliered Purple Smokebush 5.5′ B&B Spec
Hosta 2 gal
Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Bailmer’ Endless Summer Hydrangea 3 gal
Larix decidua ‘Pendula’ Weeping European Larch 8/9′ B&B
Pachysandra terminalis Japanese Spurge flat
Picea pungens var. Glauca ‘Thume’ Thume Blue Spruce 90 cm FP
Pinus flexilis ‘Vanderwolf’ Vanderwolf Pine 9/10′ B&B
Rosa ‘Seafoam’ Seafoam Rose 2 gal
Rosa ‘Winnipeg Parks’ Winnipeg Parks Rose 2 gal
Taxus x media ‘Hicksii’ Hick’s Yews 110 cm FP
Vinca minor Periwinkle flat
Trees
Acer palmatum ‘Bloodgood’ Bloodgood Japanese Maples 9/10′ B&B
Acer platanoides ‘Crimson King’ Crimson King Maple 40/50mm 9/10′ WB
Acer rubrum ‘Jeffersred’ Armstrong Red Maple 80 mm WB
Acer rubrum ‘Red Sunset’ Red Sunset Maple 70 & 80 mm WB
Acer saccharinum Silver Maple 90 mm + WB
Acer x freemani Freemani Maple 70 & 80 mm WB
Amelanchier canadensis (Shrub) Service Berry Shrub 8/9 and 9/10′ WB
Amelanchier canadensis (Tree) Service Berry Treeform 50 – 80 mm sizes avail
Betula nigra Rivers Birch 18/20′ and 15/16′ WB
Caragana arborescens ‘Pendula’ Weeping Peashrub 40-50mm 4′ WB
Carpinus betulus ‘Fastigiata’ Columnar Hornbeam 70 mm WB
Chamaecyparis nootk. ‘Pendula’ Weeping Nootka Cypress 6/7′ WB
Cornus mas Cornelian Cherry 5/6′ and 6/7′ WB
Cotoneaster acutifolus (ESPALIER) Espaliered Cotoneaster 5.5′ B&B Spec
Euonymus alatus ‘Compacta’ Burning Bush 5′ WB
Ginkgo biloba (GRAFT STD) Weeping Ginkgo Std 60 – 70 mm WB
Ginkgo biloba (GRAFT STD) Lollipop Ginkgo 40 – 50 mm WB
Gleditsia tricanthos var. Inermis ‘Suncole’ Sunbust Honeylocust 60 mm
Juniperus chinensis ‘Seagreen’ (ESPALIER) Espaliered Juniper 5′ B&B Spec
Ligustrum vulgare Common Privet Hedge 4′, 5′, 6′ WB
Malus bacatta ‘Columaris’ Columnar Crabapple 60 & 70 mm WB
Malus ‘Dolgo’ Dolgo Crabapple 60 – 70 mm WB
Malus sargentii (shrub) Sargent’s Crabapple (Shrubform) 5/6′ WB
Malus sargentii (tree) Sargent’s Crabapple (Treeform) 5/6′ WB
Morus alba ‘Pendula’ Weeping Mulberry 4-6′ sizes WB
Picea abies ‘Columnaris’ Columnar Norway Spruce 7/8′ B&B
Picea omorika Serbian Spruce 6′ WB
Picea pungens var. Glauca ‘Baby Blue Eyes’ Baby Blue Eyes Spruce 6/7′ WB
Picea pungens var. Glauca ‘Columnare’ Columnar Blue Spruce 5/6′ and 6/7′ WB
Picea pungens var. Glauca ‘Hoopsii’ Hoopsi Blue Spruce 6/7′ WB
Picea pungens var. Glauca ‘Thume’ Thume Blue Spruce 5′ Wide B&B
Pinus alba ‘Pendula’ Weeping White Spruce 9/10′ B&B
Prunus cistena  Purpleleaf Sandcherry 4/5 and 5/6′ WB
Prunus serrulata ‘Kwanzan’ Kwanzan Cherry Tree 70 mm WB
Pyrus calleryana (ESPALIER) Espaliered Pear 5.5′ B&B Spec
Pyrus calleryana ‘Chantecleer’ Chantecleer Pear 70 – 80 mm WB
Quercus robur ‘Fastigiata’ Columnar English Oak 70 & 80 mm WB
Rhus typhina Common Sumac 10′ WB
Syringa reticulata ‘Ivory Silk’ Ivory Silk Lilac 60 – 80 mm sizes avail
Syringa vulgaris Common Lilac Shrub 6/7′ WB
Taxus SPEC Specimen Yew  6’x7′ SPEC
Taxus x media ‘Hicksii’ Hick’s Yews 4/5′ B&B
Thuja occidentalis ‘Nigra’ Black Cedars 6/7′ WB
Tsuga canadensis Canadian Hemlock 6/7′ and smaller WB

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Hello there!

 Welcome to PAO Horticultural’s News & Availability BlogSite.   This site will work as a blog but will provide you with Current Events, Availiabilities on Stock, and pictures of What’s Looking Good!

 Be sure to also check out our website for information and more about PAO Horticultural and what we have to offer in terms of service.  We are your go-to for Specialty Plants, Large Trees, and Tree Relocating Projects.

 Give us a call for pricing inquiries if you see something you like. If you don’t see something, don’t be afraid to call us to see if we can source it out for you.  We are here to help you.

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Happy Tree Hunting!

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