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Shrubs by Common Name A-F

BAYBERRY

Myrica pensylvanica

Northern Bayberry

Size: 7'h x 6'w    Shape: Round

Foliage: Glossy Green    Fruit: Blue

Aromatic leaves, semi evergreen, tolerates salt and poor soils

Width: 24", 30"

 


BURNING BUSH

Euonymus alatus

Winged Burning Bush

Size: 15'h x 20'w    Shape: Mounded

Foliage: Green    Fall Color: Pinkish Red

Fruit: Orange-Red

Brilliant fall foliage, interesting corky winged branching

Height: 30", 3', 4', 5'

 

Euonymus alatus ‘Compactus’

Dwarf Burning Bush

Size: 8'h x 8'w    Shape: Rounded

Foliage: Green    Fall Color: Red

More compact than straight species, excellent hedge or specimen plant

Height: 24", 30", 3'

 

Euonymus alatus ‘Timber Creek’

Chicago Fire Burning Bush

Size: 10'h x 10'w    Shape: Rounded

Foliage: Green    Fall Color: Crimson Red

A Chicagoland Grows selection for its hardiness and fine textured branching

Height: 24", 30", 3', 3.5', 4', 5', 6'

 


CHOKEBERRY

Aronia melanocarpa ‘Iroquois Beauty

Iroquois Beauty Chokeberry

Size: 3'h x 5'w    Shape: Compact, Mounding

Foliage: Dark Green    Fall Color: Burgundy-Red

Flower: White Fruit: Black

Chicagoland Grows introduction, excellent fall color

Width: 30", 3', 4'

 


COTONEASTER

Cotoneaster lucidus (acutifolius)

Hedge Cotoneaster

Size: 6'h x 6'w    Shape: Upright, Arching

Foliage: Dark Green    Flower: White-Pink

Fruit: Black 3/8"

Dense dark green foliage, ideal for screens and hedges

Height: 3', 4'

 


DOGWOOD

Cornus sericea ‘Allemans Compact’

Allemans Compact Dogwood

Size: 6'h x 6'w    Shape: Compact, Rounded

Foliage: Rich Green    Fall Color: Reddish Purple

Flower: Pale White

Resistant to leaf spot, showy red winter stems

Height: 3', 4'

 


FORSYTHIA

Forsythia x intermedia ‘Sunrise’

Sunrise Forsythia

Size: 5'h x5'w    Shape: Compact

Foliage: Medium Green    Fall Color: Yellow

Flower: Bright Yellow

Dependable early spring flower display

Width: 30", 3'

 

Forsythia virdissima ‘New Hampshire Gold’

New Hampshire Gold Forsythia

Size: 5'h x 5'w    Shape: Upright

Flower: Deep Yellow    Fall Color: Reddish-Purple

A finely branched compact ball of gold flowers, superior in flower and in habit

Height: 3', 4'

 


FOTHERGILLA

Fothergilla gardenii

Dwarf Fothergilla

Size: 3'h x 3'w    Shape: Rounded

Foliage: Blue Green    Fall Color: Yellow-Orange-Scarlet

Flower: Creamy White

Enjoyable early spring fragrant flower display

Width: 18", 21", 24", 30", 3'

 

Fothergilla gardenii ‘Mt. Airy’

Mt. Airy Fothergilla

Size: 4'h x 3'w    Shape: Upright, Rounded

Foliage: Blue-Green    Fall Color: Yellow-Orange-Red

Abundant 2" white bottlebrush flowers appear April/May and last 3 to 4 weeks

Width: 18", 21", 24", 30"