Mikes Grading Plus Nursery

02/24/2026

Salix matsudana, commonly known as Corkscrew Willow, is a fast-growing deciduous tree prized for its unique, contorted branches that twist and curl, providing year-round visual interest, especially in winter when leaves have fallen. Native to China and Korea, it thrives in full sun and moist soils, making it ideal for water features, and its striking bare branches are popular for floral arrangements.

02/24/2026

The blue spruce (Picea pungens) is a coniferous evergreen tree native to the Rocky Mountains, known for its distinctive silvery-blue to blue-green needles and symmetrical, pyramidal shape, making it a popular ornamental tree for landscapes, windbreaks, and privacy screens. It's hardy, deer-resistant, and drought-tolerant once established, preferring full sun and well-drained soil, but can be susceptible to fungal diseases like Rhizosphaera Needlecast and Cytospora Canker.

02/24/2026

Tupelo Tower™ Black Gum (Nyssa sylvatica 'WFH1') is a distinctively narrow, columnar tree, reaching 30–40 feet in height and 15–20 feet in width. Known for its brilliant fall display of red, orange, and yellow, this low-maintenance, hardy (Zones 4-9) native cultivar features glossy green summer foliage and provides high value to birds and bees.

02/24/2026

The Golden Deodar Cedar (Cedrus deodara 'Aurea') is a slow-to-moderate growing evergreen that typically reaches a mature height of 25–35 feet and a spread of 15–20 feet. It has a conical, pyramidal shape with golden-yellow, drooping needles and prefers full sun for the best color

02/24/2026

The Globosa Spruce on standard (Picea pungens 'Globosa') is a slow-growing, grafted, topiary-style evergreen featuring dense, silvery-blue needles in a rounded, lollipop-like shape atop a 3 to 6-foot trunk. Ideal for small gardens, containers, or as a focal point, it thrives in full sun, requires minimal maintenance, and is hardy to -50°F Making it ideal for pots

02/24/2026

The Little Gem Spruce (Picea abies 'Little Gem') is a very slow-growing, dwarf evergreen shrub known for its dense, globe-like, or flattened bun shape. Reaching only 1–2 feet tall and 2–3 feet wide at maturity, it is ideal for small spaces.

02/24/2026

The Columnar Blue Atlas Cedar (Cedrus atlantica 'Fastigiata') is a narrow, upright evergreen tree with silvery-blue foliage that thrives in full sun and well-drained soil. It's a slow-growing conifer that can reach heights of 30 ft and a width of 8–10 ft over 25 years.

02/24/2026

The Norway spruce (Picea abies) is a large, fast-growing evergreen conifer native to Europe, widely planted in North America as an ornamental, windbreak, and timber tree, known for its pyramidal shape, dark green needles, and pendulous branches. It thrives in full sun and moist, well-drained, acidic soils, tolerating urban pollution and salt spray, but not standing water. Key features include its strong central leader, drooping branchlets, and long, pendulous cones, making it a popular and hardy choice for large landscapes.

02/24/2026

02/20/2026

Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba) is a unique, ancient tree, often called a "living fossil," known for its distinctive fan-shaped leaves that turn a brilliant yellow in the fall. It's highly resilient, tolerating urban pollution, drought, and pests, making it a popular ornamental and street tree, though female trees produce foul-smelling fruit. The leaves are also used in herbal supplements for cognitive health

02/20/2026

A columnar upright with weeping branches.  Blue-green foliage.  Can tolerate very shady sites. This species was formerly and is still commonly thought to be in the Chamaecyparis genus. However, it readily hybridizes with other species of Cupressus and bears many similarities, so it is now taxonomically classified as a species of Cupressus. In the past, it was also known as Xanthocyparis nootkatensis and Callitropsis nootkatensis

02/20/2026

canada Red Choke cherry
This variety of chokecherry is unique in that its foliage initially emerges green but quickly turns a deep purple color.  It has showy white fragrant flowers and edible fruit that can be harvested and used in baking or preservatives. Chokecherries prefers full sun, are very hardy, and can be grown in almost any soil type. However, it is known for sending up suckers around the trunk