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COBB NURSERY by the riverside

Gary & Elizabeth Cobb, owners

134 Crest Hill Drive Morganton, North Carolina 28655

Cell: 828-443-5098   Phone: 828-443-2900

Email: gecobb@charter.net

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Canadian Hemlock
Prunus Tsuga Canadensis

  • Handsome Evergreen, Their Small Needles Give Them a Fine Texture
  • Can be Sheared to any Height or Shape If Started When They Are Young
  • Slow-Growing and Long-Lived
  • Good For Screening
  • Can Tolerate Shade
  • Zones 3 to 8

Cryptomeria
Cryptomeria Japonica ‘Radicans’

  • A Handsome Evergreen With Soft, Feathery Foliage
  • Easy to Grow and Adaptable to Most Any Soil Type
  • Drought Tolerant Once Established
  • Grows 3’- 5’ Per Year
  • Plant 5 to 6 Feet Apart for Privacy Screens
  • Grows 25 to 30 Feet Tall With a Spread of 15-to-20 Feet
  • Zones 6 to 9

Deodar Cedar “Cedrus deodara”

  • Called ‘The Most Graceful Cedar’ by Michael Dirr
  • Interesting Branching Patterns with Dropping Tips
  • Excellent Warm Climate Evergreen
  • Grows 70′ in Height and 20′ to 40′ Wide
  • Zones 7 to 9

Emerald Green Arborvitae
Thuja occidentalis ‘Emerald’

  • Great for Hedges or Screens
  • Plant 2′ to 3′ Apart for Screens
  • Narrow Pyramidal Form
  • Shimmering Emerald Green Foliage
  • Grows 10′ to 15’+ High by 3′ to 4′ Wide
  • Zones 3 to 7

Green Columnar Juniper
Juniperus chinensis ‘Hetzii Columnaris’

  • Evergreen with Dense Columnar Growth Habit
  • Attractive, Dark Green Foliage
  • Rapidly Reaches Height of 10 to 15 Feet and a 5 to 7 Foot Spread
  • Thrives In Full Sun But Tolerates Some Shade
  • Once established Drought Tolerant
  • Excellent used As Corner, Screen or Trimmed for Topiary
  • Zones 4 to 9

Green Giant Arborvitae
Thuja standishii x plicata ‘Green Giant’

  • Fast Growing Evergreen Tree, Up to 3 Feet Per Year
  • Great Screen, Hedge, or Windbreak
  • Plant 5 to 6 Feet Apart
  • Grows 50 to 60 Feet High With 12 to 20 Foot Spread
  • Zones 5 to 7

Murray Cypress
Cupressocyparis leylandii ‘Murray Cypress’

  • Derivative of the Leyland Cypress
  • Dark Green Foliage That Branches a Little Stronger Than Leyland Cypress
  • Evergreen Foliage That Is Dense, With Flat, Soft Needles and a Pleasing Aroma
  • Very Fast Growth Rate
  • Grows Well In a Wide Range of Soil Types
  • Grows Well In Full Sun, Tolerates Partial Shade
  • Drought Tolerant Once Established
  • Zones 7 to 10

Norway Spruce / Picea abies

  • Fast Growing Spruce Tree, Fastest of all Spruces
  • Ideal Windbreak Tree
  • Strong Graceful Branches With Dark Green Needles
  • Grows 40 to 60 Feet High With 23 to 30 Foot Spread
  • Zones 3 to 7

Japanese Maple Crimson Queen Laceleaf
Acer palmatum dissectum ‘Crimson Queen’

  • Strong Growing Cultivar with Beautiful Cascading Growth Habit
  • Leaves Emerge Red in Spring, Turning Purple-Red in Summer, and Red in Fall
  • Moderate Growth Rate
  • Mature Height of 8 to 10 Feet with a Spread of 10 to 15 Feet
  • Prefers Well-Drained, Moist Soil, Loamy, Sandy, or Clay Soil
  • Will Tolerate Sun but Prefers Afternoon Shade in the South
  • Zones 6 to 9

Japanese Maple – Tamukeyama Laceleaf
Acer palmatum dissectum ‘Tamukeyama’

  • Strong, Cascading Selection That Holds Up Well Under Heat and Humidity
  • New Foliage is Deep Crimson Turning to Dark, Purple Red
  • Bright Scarlet Fall Color
  • Slow Growth Rate with Mature Height and Spread of 6 to 8 Feet
  • Full Shade to Full Sun
  • Needs Well-Drained Soil, Loamy, Sandy, or Clay
  • Zones 5 to 9

Japanese Maple- Viridis Laceleaf
Acer palmatum dissectum ‘Viridis’

  • Bright Green Foliage with a Weeping, Cascading Mound Shaped Habit
  • Bright Green Laceleaf Spring through Summer
  • Golden-Yellow Fall Color with Occasional Crimson
  • Moderate Grower Reaching 8 to 10 Feet in Height and Width
  • Partial Sun to Shade
  • Prefers Well-Drained, Moist Soil, Loamy, Sandy, or Clay Soil
  • Zones 5 to 9

Gray Dogwood / Cornus racemosa

    • Deciduous shrub
  • Grows to 10 ‘-15’ High and Wide
  • Blooms May To June, Panicled White Flowers
  • Full sun to part shade
  • Likes Wet Areas, Great For Naturalizing
  • Attracts Birds, Butterflies
  • Zones 4 to 8

River Birch / Betula nigra

  • Unique Peeling Cinnamon-Colored Bark
  • Fast Growing
  • Year-Round Interest Standing Out in Fall and Winter
  • Highest Deer Resistant Rating Tier
  • Grows 40′ to 70′ with 40′ to 60′ spread
  • Zones 4 to 9

‘Wildfire’ Black Gum / Nyssa Sylvatica

  • Some of the most beautiful native trees of North America, ‘Wildfire’ has almost perfected the black gum
  • Excellent pyramidal form that displays brilliant, neon red fall color
  • Recommended for wildlife-friendly landscapes owing to the small black fruits, loved by birds
  • Grows in sun or part shade and does best in moist, acidic soils, can survive moist soil
  • Reaches 60 feet tall and about 25 feet wide, fast growth rate

Chicago Lustre Viburnum
Viburnum dentatum ‘Chicago Lustre’

  • Upright, Rounded, Dense Habit
  • Deep Green, Glossy Foliage Turns Reddish Purple in Fall
  • Deciduous (Loses Leaves in Winter)
  • Medium Growth Rate
  • Mature Height of 8 to 10 Feet, Width of 8 to 10 Feet
  • Widely Adaptable Plant But Prefers Full Sun to Partial Shade
  • Drought Tolerant
  • Creamy White Flowers Blooms in Spring Maturing Into Deep Blue Berries In August
  • Zones 3 to 8

Crapemyrtle (Crape Myrtle)
Lagerstroemia indica

  • Fast Growing Tree
  • Striking Pink, Red, Lavender, or White Flowers, Handsome Bark, and Attractive Fall Foliage
  • Great for Hot and Sunny Climates
  • Considerable Drought Tolerate Once Established
  • Great for Hedges and Screens
  • Zones 7 to 9

Pink Dogwood
Cornus florida

  • One of our Most Popular Flowering Trees
  • Attractive Pink Flowers with White Accents
  • Red Fall Foliage
  • 4 Season Tree
  • Low-Branching Tree
  • Grows 25′, 25′ Spread
  • Zones 5 to 9

White Dogwood
Cornus florida

  • Showy White Spring Flowers
  • Add Color to your Landscape All Four Seasons
  • Red-Purple Fall Color
  • Grows 25′, 25′ Spread
  • Zones 5 to 9

Downy Serviceberry
Amelanchier arborea

  • Beautiful White Clusters of Flowers
  • Bright red fall foliage colors
  • Fruit is loved by birds
  • Grows to 15\’ to 25\’ tall with 15′ to 25′ spread
  • Zones 4 to 9

Eastern Redbud
Cercis canadensis

  • Bright Rosy Pink Flowers that Appear in April
  • Great colorful foliage year round with reddish-brown leaves change to dark green then to yellow in fall
  • Grows to 20′ to 30′ with 25′ to 35′ spread
  • Zones 4 to 9

Forest Pansy Redbud
Cercis Canadensis

  • Bright Pink Flowers in Early Spring
  • Deep Purple Foliage in Spring and Early Summer
  • Moderate Growth Rate Reaching 20 Feet High and 25 Feet Wide
  • Needs Regular Watering, More in Extreme Heat
  • Prefers Sun to Part Shade
  • Zones 5 Through 9

Kousa Dogwood
Cornus kousa

  • Year-Round Beauty
  • Unique Late Blooming White Flowers
  • Purple and Scarlet Fall Leaves
  • Natural Deer Resistant Tree: Seldom Severely Damaged
  • Grows 15′ to 25′ Tall with 25′ Spread
  • Zones 5 to 8

Marley’s Pink Parasol Japanese Snowbell Tree

  • Sun Exposure: Full Sun, Partial Shade
  • Height/Habit: 8 – 10 feet
  • Spread: 4 – 5 feet
  • Hardiness Zone: 5-8
  • Flowering Date: Late spring to early summer
  • Winter Care: Frost sensitive when tree is young.
  • Flower Color: pink
  • Flower Form: Clusters of dainty weeping blossoms in lovely shades of creamy pink
  • Foliage Type: Medium to dark green that turns bright yellow in the fall
  • Soil Requirement: well-drained soil

 

Purple-Leaf Plum Tree / Prunus cerasifera

  • Beautiful Purple Foliage on Medium-sized Tree With Pink Blossoms In Spring
  • For Best Color and Blooming Should Be Grown In Full Sun To Only Partial Shade
  • Reaches a Mature Size of 25’ High and 25’ Across
  • Medium Growth Rate of About a Foot or Two Per Year
  • Zones 4-9

Saucer Magnolia
Magnolia x soulangeana

  • Large Saucer-Shaped Flower
  • Pinkish-Purple Outside with White Inside
  • Medium to Fast Growing Tree
  • Grows 20′ to 30′, 25′ Spread
  • Zones 4 to 9

Sourwood
Oxydendrum arboreum

  • White Fragrant Flowers in Early Summer
  • Great Fall Color Turing Yellow, Red, and Purple
  • Prefers Full Sun
  • Grows to 25′ to 30′ high with 20′ spread
  • Zones 5 to 9