“Wonders of the Winter Landscape ” Recommended Plant List

Vincent A. Simeone
Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park
Oyster Bay, NY

Bark Interest
Paperbark Maple- Acer griseum, ‘Cinnamon Flakes’, A. palmatum ‘Sango Kaku’,
A. pennsylvanicum ‘Erythrocladum’, ‘Joe Witt’, ‘White Tigress’, ‘Winters Gold’
Acer palmatum ʻSango Kakuʼ- Coral Bark Maple
Bottlebrush Buckeye- Aesculus parviflora
Serviceberry, Shadblow- Amelanchier arborea, A. canadensis, A. x grandiflora,
‘Robin Hill’, ‘Princess Diana’, A. laevis, ‘Cumulus’,
Paper Birch - Betula papyrifera
Heritage Birch- Betula nigra Heritage®
Japanese Clethra- Clethra barbinervis
Kousa Dogwood - Cornus kousa
Redtwig Dogwood- Cornus sericea
Yellow twig Dogwood – C. ʻFlavirameaʼ
ʻWinter Flameʼ Dogwood – C. ʻWinter Flameʼ
Seven Son Flower - Heptacodium miconioides
Oakleaf Hydrangea- H. quercifolia ‘Alice’, ‘Snowflake’, ‘Sike’s Dwarf’
Crape Myrtle - Lagerstroemia indica, L. faurei ʻFantasyʼ
Persian Parrotia- Parrotia persica
Ornamental Cherry- Prunus sp.
Cutleaf Stephanandra- Stephanandra incisa ‘Crispa’
Stewartia - Stewartia pseudocamellia
Dawn Redwood- Metasequoia glyptostroboides

Flower Interest
Wintersweet- Chimonanthus praecox
Winterhazel- Corylopsis pauciflora
Witchhazel- Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Angelly’, ‘Arnold Promise’, ‘Diane’, ‘Jelena’
‘Sunburst’
Winter Jasmine- Jasminum nudiflorum
Flowering Apricot- Prunus mume ʻPeggy Clarkeʼ
Pussy Willow- Salix caprea and S. discolor
Black Pussy Willow- Salix melanostachys
Dawn Viburnum- Viburnum x bodnantense ʻDawnʼ

Fruit Interest
Common Beautyberry- Callicarpa dichotoma, ʻEarly Amethystʼ, ʻIssaiʼ
White Beautyberry- Callicarpa dichotoma ʻAlbifructusʼ
C. japonica ʻLeucocarpaʼ
English Holly- Ilex aquifolium, many other good evergreen hollies, ʻMary Nellʼ, I.
pedunculosa
Winterberry Holly- Ilex verticillata, ʻRed Spriteʼ, ʻWinter Redʼ , ʻWinter Goldʼ, I. x
ʻAutumn Glowʼ
Sugar Tyme Crabapple- Malus x Sugar Tyme™ , ʻRed Jewelʼ
Linden Viburnum-Viburnum dilatatum ʻErieʼ, , Cardinal candy ™, Tea Viburnum-
V. setigerum,
Arrowwood viburnum- V. dentatum, ʻBlue Muffinʼ

Evergreen Foliage and Form

Hardy Camellias- ʻApril Roseʼ, April Snowʼ, ʻPolar Bearʼ, ʻWinter Roseʼ, ʻWinter
Starʼ , ʻWinter Joy, ʻWinter Cupidʼ
Heavenly Bamboo - Nandina domestica, ʻ Atropurpurea Nanaʼ, ʻHarbour Dwarfʼ,
ʻWoods Dwarfʼ , ʻLeucocarpaʼ
Leatherleaf Mahonia- Mahonia bealei, M. japonica, M. x media ʻWinter Sunʼ,
ʻCharityʼ, ʻUnderwayʼ
Gold Dust Plant- Aucuba japonica ʻVariegataʼ
Southern Magnolia - ʻEdith Bogueʼ, ʻBrackens Brown Beautyʼ, ʻPhyllis Barrowʼ
Prague Viburnum- Viburnum x pragense, Conoy Viburnum- V. x burkwoodii
ʻConoyʼ, Allegheny Viburnum- Viburnum x rhytidophylloides ʻAlleghenyʼ
Japanese Pieris - Pieris japonica ʻDorothy Wycoffʼ, ʻValley Valentineʼ

Conifers
White Fir- Abies concolor ‘Candicans’
Deodar Cedar- Cedrus deodara
Weeping Blue Atlas Cedar- cedars atlantica ʻGlauca Pendulaʼ
Atlantic White Cedar- Chamaecyparis thyoides ‘Blue Sport’, ‘Shiva’, ‘Red Star’
Himalayan White Pine- Pinus wallichiana ʻZebrinaʼ
Cryptomeria japonica ‘Yoshino’, ‘Black Dragon’
Lacebark Pine- Pinus bungeana ʻSilver Ghostʼ
Oriental Spruce- Picea orientalis, ʻGowdyʼ, ʼSkylandsʼ
Western arborvitae- Thuja plicata ʻAtrovirensʼ, ʻVirescensʼ

Majestic Trees
Beech- Fagus sylvatica and F. grandifolia
White Oak- Quercus alba, Red Oak- Q. rubra, Pin oak-Q. palustris, Black Oak-
Q. velutina, many other species
American Elm - ʻPrincetonʼ, ʻValley Forgeʼ and ʻMount Vernonʼ have all shown
DED resistance, Chinese Elm- Alee® and Athena® good varieties