SILK TREE GARDENS - Connecticut Tree Nursery

15% Discount to members of www.wildflower.org for landscaping or plant restoration projects.  

If you would like to view and visit a local example of the Lady Bird Johnson WildFlower program check the website  http://NativePlantCenter.org  which is based nearby in Valhalla, NY at Westchester Community College.   They have demonstration gardens to tour, a yearly plant sale, and a membership program. Native Plant Center was the first affiliate of the Lady Bird Johnson WildFlower Center which is based in Texas,

Office Telephone:  (203) 337-6162

Business Fax:  (203) 549-0420                

   

 

 

 American Basswood Trees in the Foreground - Photo E George October 2008

 

 

 American Crabapple in Connecticut Woodland,

Spring bloom 2009 (above) and Close-up photo of flowers (below right)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Attention Baseball and Turf Grass Fans:  Smithsonian magazine (http://www.smithsonianmag.com) , April 2008 issue article "The Sodfather", page 102

 

 

      

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Silk Tree Gardens     Silk Tree Gardens offers an exceptional variety of ornamental, nut, fruit, and deciduous trees, as well as, evergreens. The TREE NURSERY STOCK page provides a complete list of trees and is updated on a regular basis.  Welcome, and thank you for browsing the website.     Trees are available for purchase by the local gardening community and can also be shipped nationally.  Local customers can pick-up trees onsite in Bridgeport.  Bulk orders of trees are delivered locally with no extra charge. Silk Tree Gardens is also a source of trees for private forestry groups and municipal, State, and Federal departments.          MIMOSA TREES       Our Connecticut tree nursery features the pink flowering mimosa or silk tree (Albizia julibrissin).                        Trees with traditional green foliage and pink flowers are available. From season to season, there is a limited quantity of trees with dark or chocolate colored foliage.  A dwarf variety of the pink flowering mimosa tree is sometimes available.              The stunning and popular ornamental mimosa trees are great, not only in the garden (Zones 6-9), but they can also be placed in a large planter for a patio or deck display.                 Ornamental tree fans may enjoy the Blue Jacaranda (Jacaranda mimosifolia) which produces stunning,long-lasting blue flowers in the Summer:     Blue Jacaranda which is also known as Black Poui in Hawaii grows well in the garden in warmer climates (Zones 6 -10) or as a planter specimen in colder climates.   It is grown and cherished in various parts of the world.      Jacaranda Mimosifolia in Bhutan (Wikipedia Photo)      BIRCH TREES   A variety of popular birch tree types are always available.  Birch trees add a naturalistic impression to your garden environment.    Paper Birch (Betula papyrifera)     River Birch (Betula nigra)       Grey Birch (Betula populifolia)       Yellow Birch (Betula alleghenensis)     Connecticut Yellow Birch     European White Birch (Betula pendula) (New tree for 2009)     Heartleaf Birch (Betula cordifolia) (New tree for 2009)       Black Cherry Birch (Betula lenta)                              European White, Heartleaf Birch, Yellow Birch, Black Cherry Birch    Photos:  E George     SILK TREE GARDENS DEVELOPMENTAL DIRECTIONS 2008-2009   In 2008 a variety of new trees and shrubs were added to the tree nursery.  Continuing emphasis is placed on the development of stocks of native evergreen trees including pine, cedar, spruce, fir, hemlock, and cypress, as well as, evergreen shrubs such as mugo pine, and yew.    Native deciduous trees which are common favorites:  sugar maple, silver maple, black maple, striped maple, red maple, represent an important part of our tree inventory.  Amur maple has been added to the tree nursery and will be available for landscaping purposes in 2010.    'A warmer climate could change the character of Connecticut’s forests. Maple dominated hardwood forests could give way to forests dominated by oaks and conifers, species more tolerant of higher temperatures. This change would diminish the brilliant autumn foliage as the contribution of maples decline' (Excerpt from Climate Change in Connecticut, http://nextgenerationearth.com)    Urban neighborhoods, in this area of Connecticut, which once had streets lined with maples are now receding into concrete landscapes.   Consider softenening the urban street landscape with maples or other interesting trees.  Street trees help reduce noise and the effects of pollution.                           Pitch Pine (Pinus rigida)                     Local Connecticut Pitch Pine   A new announcement for 2009 is the establishment of Tamarack Mountain Tree Nursery which will be based both Bridgeport, CT and in Albuquerque and Santa Fe, NM.  This new tree nursery is part of Silk Tree Gardens expanded business operations.  The start-up in 2009 will focus on seed collection for native trees and grasses in the  Southwestern United States, as well as, setting a standard for native plant restoration.  Look for the website link in the Spring of 2009 (TamarackMountainTreeNursery.com);  If you would like to contact Tamarack Mountain Tree Nursery in the interim send an email to:  TamarackMountainTreeNursery@msn.com     Future email address listings for Tamarack Mountain Tree Nursery are:    EGeorge@tamarackmountaintreenursery.com or   AlbuquerqueOffice@tamarackmountaintreenursery.com

 

SILK TREE GARDENS   TREES WITH NOTABLE AMERICAN HISTORY   Yellow Poplar trees (Liriodendron tulipifera) bloom in Connecticut in May and June.  The tulip tree was grown and cultivated by General George Washington.  Today, this tree with dramatic and colorful flowers,  is often overlooked as a landscaping tree with stunning potential.  Silk Tree Gardens grows both Yellow and Black Poplar trees.    Photo:  E. George, May 2007      Yellow Poplar Tree Trunk and Bark  (Photo E George, May 2007)   AMERICAN YELLOWWOOD TREE   The Yellowwood tree is spectacular when it blooms every 5-7 years.  It is rare, difficult to find in the United States.   This rare tree was originally identified by the famous French botanist Andre Michaux (http://www.michaux.org/michaux.htm) in the 18th Century on his botanical exploration of the central and Southeastern United States.  Some of the original tree seeds were planted in Tuileries, France in the 18th and 19th Centuries.  Original Yellowwood trees are still in that area of France.  Andre Michaux is also responsible for the introduction of the Mimosa or Silk Tree to the United States in the 18th Century.    The Yellowwood is being cultivated at Silk Tree Gardens tree nursery.  Informative Links which provide information about the Yellowwood are:   Brenton Arboretum Wellesley College       You may contact Silk Tree Gardens with questions about tree availability and prices.  Shipment rates for trees are based on current United Parcel Service.       Silk Tree Gardens Elaine George   Bridgeport, CT United States

  

    

 

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