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Dioon spinulosum

Common Name: Giant Dioon
Origin: Mexico
USDA Hardiness Zone: 9B-11
Cold Tolerance: 25° F for short periods
Height: 12' typically
Sold as: 10" and 14" pots
Comments: With time this somewhat spiny cycad can be a landscape focal point in somewhat warmer areas, and even interior atriums.

 

 

Elaeocarpus decipiens

Common Name: Japanese Blueberry
Origin: Japan
USDA Hardiness Zone: 8b-11
Cold Tolerance: 19° F
Height: 40-60 feet
Sold as: Standard and column forms in 14", 17" and 25" pots
Comments: Though an unusual plant for us, this cold-tolerant malleable tree with its reddish new leaves is an absolute specimen in any landscape.


 

Phoenix roebelenii

Common Name: Pigmy Date Palm
Origin: Laos
USDA Hardiness Zone: 9-11
Cold Tolerance: 24° F
Height: Approximately 15 feet
Sold as: Singles and multi's in 10", 12", 14", 17", 25", and 45" pots
Comments: A standard mass-market item, our nursery separates itself from the industry by growing our 'Roebs' with more space, thereby creating a fatter plant.

 

 

Strelitzia nicolai

Common Name: White Bird of Paradise
Origin: South Africa
USDA Hardiness Zone: 9-11
Cold Tolerance: 28° F with no damage
Height: Approximately 30 feet
Sold as: Currently only in 10" pots 3 ppp
Comments: Dark green even when grown in the sun? No need to acclimatize our White Birds to the sun. We've done it for you.

 

 

Strelitzia reginae

Common Name: (Orange) Bird of Paradise
Origin: Mediterranean region
USDA Hardiness Zone: 9-11
Cold Tolerance: 32° F will damage with frost but will recover
Height: 4-6 feet
Sold as: 10", 14", and 17" pots 3-4ppp
Comments: Full and often flowering, especially in larger sizes.

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