(Bluebeard, Hint of Gold Bluebeard)

The heavenly bluebeard 'Lisaura' offers deep violet-blue flowers in fall. This vigorous small flowering shrub is as tough and drought tolerant as it is pretty. The hybrid is usually sold under the trade name Hint of Gold and originates from a cross between the two Asian species Caryopteris incana and C. mongholica.

The deciduous shrub has a mounding, rounded habit and becomes covered with many small, toothed leaves that emerge green but quickly change to golden yellow. They...

(Blue Mist Shrub, Blue Spirea, Bluebeard, Longwood Blue Bluebeard)

The popular bluebeard 'Longwood Blue' offers lovely soft violet-blue flowers in late summer to fall. This vigorous small flowering shrub is as tough and drought tolerant as it is pretty. The hybrid originates from a cross between the two Asian species Caryopteris incana and C. mongholica and was bred at the famed Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania.

The deciduous shrub has a uniform mounding, rounded habit and becomes covered with many small silvery gray toothed...

(Blue Mist Shrub, Blue Spirea, Bluebeard, Summer Sorbet Bluebeard)

The terrific variegated bluebeard 'Summer Sorbet' offers light blue flowers in late summer to fall. This vigorous small flowering shrub is as tough and drought tolerant as it is pretty. The hybrid originates from a cross between the two Asian species Caryopteris incana and C. mongholica and was derived from a mutation of the popular cultivar ‘Kew Blue.’

The deciduous shrub has a mounding, rounded habit and becomes covered with many small green leaves edged in yellow, which...

(Bluebeard, White Surprise Bluebeard)

The heavenly bluebeard 'White Surprise' offers soft blue flowers in fall. This vigorous small flowering shrub is as tough and drought tolerant as it is pretty. It was discovered as a sport of 'Heavenly Blue', a hybrid which originates from a cross between the two Asian species Caryopteris incana and C. mongholica.

The deciduous shrub has a mounding, rounded habit and becomes covered with many small, toothed green leaves each with an irregular white border. The foliage has...

(Blue Mist Shrub, Blue Spirea, Bluebeard, Worchester Gold Bluebeard)

The popular golden-leaved bluebeard 'Worcester Gold' offers lovely soft violet-blue flowers in late summer to fall. This vigorous small flowering shrub is as tough and drought tolerant as it is pretty. The hybrid originates from a cross between the two Asian species Caryopteris incana and C. mongholica.

The deciduous shrub has a uniform mounding, rounded habit and becomes covered with many small golden to chartreuse toothed leaves that have a minty scent if crushed. In the...

(American Chestnut)

A massive deciduous tree, the American chestnut has bristled leaves and sweet edible nuts. Native to the interior eastern United States, it is a slow-growing, broad and round-canopied tree that has gray to grayish-brown bark. It also occurs in Canada's southern Ontario, making it the nation's only native chestnut. Since the 1930s, this species has been devastated by chestnut blight (Cryphonectria parasitica), so severely that remaining plants resprout from their trunks to merely form large...

(Chinese Chestnut)

A spreading, deciduous tree, the Chinese chestnut has bristled leaves and starchy edible nuts. Native to Korea and northern China, it is a slow-growing, round-canopied tree that has spirally-furrowed, gray to grayish-brown bark. The leaves are simple (no lobes), oblong in shape with a tapered point and edges with teeth that end in very short bristles. The leaf undersides are lighter in color and softly fuzzy. In late spring or early summer, the branches are filled with flowers in fluffy white strings...

(Chinquapin)

Chinquapin is a large, narrow shrub or small tree that has dual-colored leaves, caterpillar-like flowers and fruits that produce sweet edible nuts. A deciduous plant, it is naturally found growing under oak trees in the southeastern United States. The bark is pale reddish brown with gray castings, and larger branches will have a smooth, silvery gray bark that is lightly furrowed and scaled.

The branches are lined with simple (no lobes), tooth-and-bristled green leaves that are soft, woolly and...

(Ozark Chinquapin)

Ozark chinquapin is a large, narrow shrub or small tree that has dual-colored leaves, caterpillar-like flowers and fruits that produce sweet edible nuts. A deciduous plant, it is naturally found growing under pine, hickory and oak trees in sandy soils in the south-central United States. The bark is pale brown-gray, and larger branches will have a smooth, silvery gray bark that is lightly ridged and scaled.

The branches are lined with simple (no lobes), blunt tooth-and-bristled yellow-green leaves...

(Common Chestnut, Spanish Chestnut, Sweet Chestnut)

A tall deciduous tree, the Spanish chestnut has bristled leaves and sweet edible nuts, giving it the alternate name of sweet chestnut. Native originally to western Asia, from Iran to the Balkans, it is now widely found in southern Europe and coastal northern Africa. It has been cultivated for over 3000 years. This is the chestnut popular worldwide for roasting and eating. It likely was dubbed "Spanish chestnut" because Englishmen regarding nuts imported from Spain had the best flavor.

The glossy...