Bissett Nursery - Nursery Listing

Pyramidal in youth, it develops with age into a large open spreading outline with massive branches. Its green summer leaves turn yellow brown in the fall. Its cream to olive green colored bark makes it a very handsome tree in winter. Fast growing tree with exfoliating bark, extremely tolerant of poor conditions, including poorly drained soils.

2-2½"
2½-3"
3-3½"

POTENTILLA in variety

Bush Cinquefoil

Height: 2-4' Zone: 2

A plant for use as shrub border, massing, edging, low hedge and accents. Good flower color and length of flowering period justify wider use. Dainty clean foliage gives the plant an overall soft texture. Many colors available.

#2 container
#3 container

PRUNUS cerasifera 'Thundercloud'

Purple Leaf Flowering Plum

Height: 15-25' Width: 15-25' Zone: 4

Terrific landscape tree with dark coppery-purple leaves; the foliage coloring holds through the season. Fragrant pale pink to white blooms. Bears small red fruit. Considered the best purple plum as rich color persists into early fall.

#15 container
1¾-2" B & B
2-2½" B & B
2½-3" B & B
3-3½" B & B

PRUNUS cistena

Purpleleaf Sand Cherry

Height: 7-10' Zone: 2

Fragrant, light pink flowers after dark purple leaves in early spring. This multi-stem shrub is extremely cold hardly and holds its rich dark purple color throughout summer. Excellent for massing to add color amongst the landscape.

#3 container
#5 container
#7 container
3-4'

PRUNUS laurocerasus 'Otto Luyken'

Otto Luyken Cherrylaurel

Height: 3-4' Width: 6' Zone: 6

Lush-growing evergreen shrub with abundant showy white flower spikes in mid-spring and small black fruit. Compact spreading form with dark green lustrous leaves. Excellent for dense shade.

#2 container
#5 container
#7 container
#10 container 15-28" B & B
18-24" B & B
24-30" B & B
30-36" B & B
3-4' B & B

PRUNUS laurocerasus 'Schipkaensis'

Skip Laurel, Schipka Cherrylaurel

Height: 4-6' Width: 6-8' Zone: 6

Upright, dense form with dark green lustrous leaves and fragrant white flowers mid-spring. Glossy foliage on a dense, vase-shaped form displaying a layered effect. Great for hedging or privacy screen. Excellent plant for dense shade.

#5 container
#10 container
24-30"
30-36" 3-4'
4-5'
5-6'

PRUNUS lusitanica

Portuguese Cherrylaurel

Height: 10-12' Width: 8-10' Zone: 7

Upright evergreen shrub with dark, shiny green leaves and fragrant white flowers in summer. Showy dark purple fruit through fall. Attractive all year round. Ideal for screen, hedge or specimen use.

#5 container
4-5'
5-6'

PRUNUS maritima

Beach Plum

Height: 8-10' Zone: 3

Small, white flowers that bloom in April. Ideal for sandy soil and seaside planting.

#3 container

PRUNUS sargenti 'Hillieri Spire'

Upright Sargent Cherry

Height: 25-30' Width: 8-10' Zone: 5

Fastigiate tree exhibiting both spring and fall landscape appeal. Single soft pink flowers in spring and fall foliage of orange, red and yellow make this an interesting addition to northern gardens in particular.

1½-2"
2-2½"

Philadelphus - Physocarpus • Picea • Pieris • Pinus • Platanus - Prunus mar. • Prunus serr. - Pseudotsuga • Pyracantha • Pyrus