541-746-3922 fax - Gossler Farms Nursery

TROCHODENDRON ARALLOIDES - The Japanese
Wheel Tree. Trochodendron is a small evergreen tree of
subtle beauty. The bronze new growth expands as a single
shoot then during the growth season it branches. (It doesn't
stop growing, but essentially pinches itself.) The largest
plants we've seen are 25-30 feet tall and grow in a layered
form. Flower clusters are chartreuse and the seed pods turn
red in late summer. Slow growing and difficult to propagate.
1 gal. $ 25.00
TROPAEOLUM POLYPHYLLUM is a perennial
nasturtium from southern Chile. The foliage is gray blue
green in spring-early summer. The stems are only 18" long
and grow quickly in spring, but will totally disappear by early
July. The flowers are golden yellow and look like small
nasturtium flowers.. Tropaeolum polyhyllum is
extraordinarily difficult to find in gardens let alone nurseries.
We don't have a large supply but want to make the plant
available. T. polyphyllum needs well drained gravely soil and
with us seems to grow best scrambling through a small shrub.
Blooming size tuber $ 25.00
TSUGA MERTENSIANA is our mountain hemlock from
high in the Cascade mountains. We don't see this plant until
about 6000'. The mountain hemlock will be one of the last
windblown trees at the tree line.
The irregular stems are covered with deeep green
needles. This plant is a slow grower and makes a superb
specimen plant or grouping in our vallley gardens. We have
had a plant for 50 years and it's 30' X 8' and makes a stunning
focal point. The plants listed are bushy full small specimens.
2 gal. $ 35.00
6 gal. $ 55.00
VACCINIUM -BLUEBERRIES
For years we have grown the superb Vaccinium
'Sunshine Blue' for its blue foliage all spring-fall. In late fall
(December) the orange, red and yellow fall color appears.
During summer we get a month and a half of sweet fruit. V.
'Sunshine Blue' is cold hardy as well as being able to fruit in
southern California.
If you only have room for one blueberry,
V. 'Sunshine Blue' should be the one. But if you have more
room we are listing some blueberries for their fruit. These
plants all have beautiful fall color as well as delicious fruit that
is good for you (antioxidants and all that good stuff) They just
taste good!
We have chosen the 5 varieties of fruiting shrubs for
their adaptability to different parts of the country, excellent
fruit over a long period of time and superb fall color. These
plants can be purchased individually or as a group. You can
expect to enjoy 2 months of fruit every summer by ordering
the 5 varietes
5 different varieties 1 gal. $ 65.00
V. 'BLUE CROP' is supposedly the most widely
planted variety because of its large crops of fruit during the
midseason. V. 'Blue Crop' is a 4'-6' shrub that is healthy and
adaptable over a wide range of the country.
1 gal. $ 15.00
V. 'CHANDLER' is the largest blueberry in the world
with a long fruiting season of up to 6 weeks. This shrub is
slightly spreading up to 7' so it makes an easy plant to pick
fruit form. The fruit is large and has a very nice flavor.
1 gal. $ 15.00
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V. 'LEGACY 'is a USDA release that will hold its
leaves through most mild winters. In the east the foliage will
turn crimson red and here in the west it will be more mottled
with yellow orange and red. In the trials by the USDA V.
'Legacy' was considered to be one of the best flavored
blueberries. The 4'-6' shrub is a vigorous grower that will have
heavy crops of fruit. 1 gal. $ 15.00
V. PATRIOT' is a very cold tolerant shrub that will
grow 3'-4' tall making a handsome full shrub. Will grow better
in poorer drainage than other cultivars. This nice shrub will
provide a good crop of tangy fruit. 1 gal. $ 15.00
V. 'SUNSHINE BLUE' - This blueberry has small, rich
blue foliage all summer. The plant only gets 3-4 feet tall.
Will grow in full sun or semi-shade. We were perhaps the
first retail mail order offering V. 'Sunshine Blue' in the U.S.
These plants are of medium size, sweet tasting blueberries.
The fruit is produced over an extended period in late July-
August. 1 gal. $ 15.00
V. GLAUCO ALBUM - The more visitors see this plant
the more they want it. Our 10 year old plants are 12-18 inches
tall and are 24 inches across. Oval, dark green leaves have
blue indumentum (the correct term?) underneath the leaves.
Flowers, soft pink in small clusters---- no fruit so far.
1 gal. $ 10.00
2 gal. $ 15.00
VIBURNUM -
V. CARLESII 'COMPACTA' - Bush form - Gets to 6'
tall after many years. The flowers have pink buds that open to
white. The flowers are wonderfully scented cinnamon. We
have seen this plant in Detroit so know it is very hardy.
2 gal. $ 26.00
V. CARLESII 'DIANA' - Grows into a 10' shrub in
time. The deep pink buds open to pink and white flowers. The
beautiful flowers are sweetly scented of cinnamon in early
spring. 1 gal. $ 20.00
V. 'CAYUGA' - V. carlesii X V. x carlcephalum
(V. carlessii x macrocephalum). This compact plant comes
from Don Egolf's National Arboretum work. Flowers pink
turning white. Large numbers of flowers produced on a bushy
plant. 1 gal. $ 16.00
V. CONOY - This National Arboretum hybrid gets to
be a handsome 2-3' shrub. Whenever we see the plant in a
garden, we also always like the look. We finally put out a
plant in our garden 3 years ago. Flowers are white and are
cinnamon scented. 1 gal. $ 16.00
V. DENTATUM 'CARDINAL CANDY' -
(v.d. Henneke PPAF). This extra hardy plant (at least -30° F.)
has white flowers in late spring and in fall the fruit turns
brilliant red. 1 gal. $ 16.00
V. DILATATUM 'MICHAEL DODGE' - We first saw
this plant in several gardens along the Hudson River and
wanted it immediately. Not so easy to find. The normal V.
dilatatum has red fruit, but dilitatum 'Michael Dodge' has
golden yellow clusters. This is a truly gorgeous shrub for the
fall garden. Grow with V. 'Cardinal Candy' for a heavy fruit
set. 1 gal. $ 16.00
V. FARRERI - This pink viburnum blooms for us in
January-early March. This is one of the parents of V. 'Dawn'
so the fragrance is very pleasant in winter.
2 gal. $ 35.00