LAMTREE FARM

Established in 1979, we strive to offer the highest of quality available to the public. We handle Propagation from start to finish! Our solar Greenhouse starts our plants out from seed we collect from our premium plants on our farm, and, throughout our beautiful Counties of Ashe, Watauga, Avery, and Blowing Rock, NC. Our plants are eventually graduated into beds from containers, and are field-grown and sold as B&B plant material. We are open by appointment only due to the fact that we could be out landscaping, or, we could be on one of the 140 acres here on the farm... and... you might not find us! We do have a great website though. We look forward to having you visit, so give us a call.


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Abies fraseri
Fraser Fir, She-balsam

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Shade
Water:

Aesculus parviflora
Bottlebrush Buckeye

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Part-shade
Water:

Aesculus pavia
Red Buckeye, Scarlet Buckeye , Firecracker Plant

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub, Tree
Light: Part-shade
Water: Moist

Amelanchier alnifolia
Saskatoon Serviceberry, Western Serviceberry, Juneberry

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade
Water: Moist, Dry

Amelanchier canadensis
Canadian Serviceberry, Canadian Service-berry, Shadblow Serviceberry, Juneberry, Shadbush, Junebush

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade
Water: Wet, Moist

Betula nigra
River Birch, Red Birch, Black Birch, Water Birch

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Part-shade
Water: Moist

Calycanthus floridus
Eastern Sweetshrub, Carolina Allspice, Sweet Shrub

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Part-shade
Water: Moist

Castanea pumila
Allegheny Chinquapin, Allegheny Chinkapin, Chinquapin, Chinkapin

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Part-shade
Water: Dry

Cephalanthus occidentalis
Common Buttonbush, Buttonbush, Button Willow, Honey Bells, Honeybells, Honey Balls, Honeyballs, Button-bush

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Shade, Part-shade
Water: Wet, Moist

Chionanthus virginicus
White Fringetree, Fringe Tree, Snowflower Tree, Flowering Ash, Old Man's Beard, Grandfather Graybeard, Grancy Graybeard

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Part-shade
Water: Moist

Clethra acuminata
Mountain Pepperbush, Mountain Sweet Pepperbush, Cinnamon Clethra

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Part-shade
Water:

Clethra alnifolia
Coastal Pepperbush, Coastal Sweet Pepperbush, Coastal Sweet Pepper, Alderleaf Pepperbush, Alderleaf Clethra, Clethra, Summer Sweet

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade
Water: Wet, Moist

Cornus florida
Flowering Dogwood, Virginia Dogwood, Florida Dogwood, White Cornel, Arrowwood, American Boxwood, False Box, St. Peter's Crown, Corona De San Pedro

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Shade, Part-shade
Water: Moist, Dry

Diospyros virginiana
Common Persimmon, Eastern Persimmon, Possumwood, Date Plum, Winter Plum, Jove's Fruit

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Part-shade
Water: Dry

Euonymus americanus
American Strawberry Bush, Strawberry Bush, Brook Euonymus, Hearts-a-burstin, Bursting Heart, Wahoo

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Part-shade
Water: Moist

Fothergilla gardenii
Dwarf Witchalder, Dwarf Witch-alder, Dwarf Fothergilla

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Sun, Part-shade
Water:

Franklinia alatamaha
Franklin Tree, Franklintree, Franklinia

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Part-shade
Water: Moist

Halesia carolina
Carolina Silverbell

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Shade
Water:

Hamamelis virginiana
Witch-hazel, American Witch-hazel, Common Witch-hazel, Winterbloom, Snapping Hazelnut, Striped Alder, Spotted Alder, Tobacco-wood, Water-witch

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Shade, Part-shade
Water: Moist, Dry

Hydrangea quercifolia
Oakleaf Hydrangea, Oak-leaf Hydrangea

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Shade
Water: Moist

Hypericum prolificum
Shrubby St. John's-wort

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Shade, Part-shade
Water: Moist, Dry

Itea virginica
Virginia Sweetspire, Tassel-white, Virginia Willow

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Part-shade
Water: Moist

Kalmia angustifolia
Sheep Laurel, Lambkill Kalmia, Lambkill

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Part-shade
Water: Wet

Kalmia latifolia
Mountain Laurel, Calico Bush, Kalmia, Mountain-laurel

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Part-shade
Water: Moist

Leucothoe fontanesiana
Highland Doghobble, Drooping Leucothoe

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Part-shade
Water: Moist

Lilium superbum
Turk's-cap Lily

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun
Water: Moist

Lindera benzoin
Northern Spicebush, Spicebush, Wild Allspice

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade
Water: Wet, Moist, Dry

Oxydendrum arboreum
Sourwood, Sorrel Tree

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Part-shade
Water:

Polystichum acrostichoides
Christmas Fern

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Fern
Light: Shade, Part-shade
Water: Moist

Quercus phellos
Willow Oak, Swamp Willow Oak, Pin Oak, Peach Oak

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Part-shade
Water: Moist

Rhododendron alabamense
Alabama Azalea

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Shade
Water:

Rhododendron arborescens
Smooth Azalea, Sweet Azalea

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Part-shade
Water: Moist

Rhododendron atlanticum
Dwarf Azalea, Coastal Azalea

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Part-shade
Water: Dry

Rhododendron calendulaceum
Flame Azalea

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Part-shade
Water: Moist

Rhododendron canadense
Rhodora

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Sun, Part-shade
Water: Wet, Moist, Dry

Rhododendron canescens
Mountain Azalea, Wild Azalea, Honeysuckle Azalea, Piedmont Azalea, Sweet Azalea, Hoary Azalea, Southern Pinxterflower

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Part-shade
Water: Dry

Rhododendron carolinianum
Carolina Azalea, Carolina Rhododendron, Carolina Laurel

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Shade
Water:

Rhododendron catawbiense
Catawba Rosebay, Purple Rhododendron, Red Laurel, Catawba Rhododendron, Mountain Rosebay

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Shade
Water:

Rhododendron maximum
Great Laurel, Wild Rhododendron, Rosebay Rhododendron, White Laurel, Rosebay

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Part-shade
Water: Wet, Moist

Rhododendron periclymenoides
Pink Azalea, Pinxterbloom Azalea, Pinxterflower

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Part-shade
Water: Wet

Rhododendron vaseyi
Pinkshell Azalea, Pink-shell Azalea

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Shade
Water: Moist

Rhododendron viscosum
Swamp Azalea, Clammy Azalea, Cory Azalea, Hammock Sweet Azalea

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Part-shade
Water: Wet

Sorbus americana
American Mountain Ash, American Mountain-ash

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade
Water: Moist, Dry

Stewartia malacodendron
Silky Camellia, Virginia Stewartia, Round-fruited Stewartia

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Shade
Water:

Stewartia ovata
Mountain Camellia, Mountain Stewartia

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Shade
Water: Moist

Styrax americanus
American Snowbell, American Snowbells, American Silverbells, Big-leaf Snowbell, Storax

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Part-shade
Water: Wet

Taxodium distichum
Bald Cypress, Baldcypress, Common Bald Cypress, Southern Bald Cypress, Deciduous Cypress, Southern Cypress, Swamp Cypress, Red Cypress, White Cypress, Yellow Cypress, Gulf Cypress, Tidewater Red Cypress

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Sun, Part-shade
Water: Moist

Tsuga canadensis
Eastern Hemlock

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Shade, Part-shade
Water: Moist

Tsuga caroliniana
Carolina Hemlock

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Part-shade
Water: Moist

Viburnum nudum
Possumhaw Viburnum, Possumhaw

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade
Water: Wet, Moist