Peter Knippel Nursery

4590 Bank Street
Ottawa, ON, K1T 3W6
Tel: (613) 822-0383
knippel@rogers.com
Hours of Operation:

Mon-Fri 8-6pm Wed 8-8pm

Sat & Sun 9-5

 

Plant  Guide

Plant Guide

Shade and Flowering Trees  //  Birch / Crabapple / Magnolia / Maple / Mountain Ash / Oak

Oakleaf Mountain Ash

Latin Name: Sorbus thuringiaca 'Fastigiata'

Description: Upright, pyramidal tree with grayish-green leaves that resemble those of an Oak tree. Berries appear in the fall. Compact habit and slow-growing.
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Japanese Tree Lilac

Latin Name: Syringa reticulata

Description: Similar to the Ivory Silk, but is shrub-shaped rather than tree-form (multi-stemmed from the ground up instead of a single trunk). Very attractive in midsummer, bearing large panicles of creamy-white flowers every second year (unless it is pruned back after the flowers have finished). Excellent as a large shrub or specimen tree in the large garden.
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Ivory Silk Tree Lilac

Latin Name: Syringa reticulata ‘Ivory Silk’

Description: Similar to the Japanese Tree Lilac, but is a tree-form variety rather than shrub shaped (has a single trunk instead of being multi-stemmed from the ground). A compact tree that displays large, fragrant, creamy-white panicles in early June, every second year (unless it is pruned back after the flowers have finished). Sturdy lower trunk opens into a rounded upper crown. Foliage is disease resistant. Bark is reddish-brown in colour.
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Golden Eclipse Ivory Silk Tree Lilac

Latin Name: Syringa reticulata 'Golden Eclipse'

Description: Golden-yellow and green variegated foliage show excellent colour and resistance to sun scorch. Creamy white flowers appear in late Spring-early Summer.
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Greenspire Linden

Latin Name: Tilia cordata 'Greenspire'

Description: This rapid growing tree has a very dense, narrow head. The leaves are small and heart-shaped. Flowers have a delicately spicy fragrance.
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