What We Grow
Pack's Nursery, Inc. Boaz, Alabama Since 1968
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The following is a list of plants we grow and a description of them. We also offer the
homeowner and the landscape a larger variety of plants at our Garden Center.
Broad leaf Evergreens
Boxwood - American
Dense growing shrub with small, bright evergreen foliage. Ideal for borders and hedges.
Boxwood - Green Gem
Small leafed shrub, excellent foundation plant growing 3 to 4 feet tall and wide. Shears well.
Boxwood - Green Mountain
Upright, growing 5' x 3'. Small dark green leaves. Excellent for hedging.
Boxwood - Wintergreen
Very hardy evergreen shrub. Small, light green leaves. Performs well in cold climates.
Good hedge, foundation, edging. Grows 4' tall x 4' wide.
Eleagnus Fruitlandi
Evergreen shrub. Silvery green foliage. Excellent hedge or barrier plant. Grows 10-12' tall.
English Laurel
Evergreen, large shrub with large, dark green leaves. Can grow to 6' tall.
Ilex Cornuta Burfordi
Large, dense, evergreen rounded shrub, producing large red berries. Foliage is green with
few spines. Use as a background plant or a screen. Grows 15' tall x 10' wide.
Ilex Cornuta Carissa
Waxy dark green leaf. Grows 3-4' tall by 4-6' wide at maturity.
Ilex Cornuta Delcambre (Needlepoint)
Glossy dark green leaves are slightly twisted. Produces fruit abundantly. Can grow up to
15' if not trimmed. Great for corners.
Ilex Cornuta O'Spring
Irregular, upright form with yellow leaves. Plant in partial shade. Can grow up to 10' tall.
Ilex Crenata Bennett Compacta
Dense, globose evergreen shrub. In spring, young stems are purple. Leaves glossy green all
year. Great for foundation plantings. Grows 4' tall x 4' wide.
Ilex Crenata Sky Pencil
Slender, densely branched, dark green leaves. Grows 6-8'.
Ilex Fosteri
Glossy, green leaves usually have a spiny margin, and fruit is deep red. Growth is compact
and pyramidal, reaching 15-20' in height. Excellent corner plant.
Ilex Nellie R. Stephens
Vigorous grower with glossy green, spiny foliage; pyramidal. One of the best hollies for the
south. Grows 10' tall x 6' wide.
Ilex Soft Touch Holly
Dwarf compact growth reaches 2' in height and spreads slightly wider. Dark green foliage.
Ilex Yaupon - Dwarf
Dwarf, compact growth reaches 3-5' in height and spreads slightly wider. Responds well to
trimming.
Ligustrum Waxleaf
Medium size shrub or small tree. Evergreen with dark green glossy foliage. White flowers in
spring. Stands shearing well.
Schip Laurel
Evergreen large shrub with long, slender, dark green leaves. Can be planted in full sun to
part shade.
Coniferous Evergreens
Arborvitae - Emerald Green
Narrow, pyramidal form, with dark emerald green foliage that is retained throughout the
winter. Cold hardy and excellent heat tolerance. Good as accent, hedge or screen. Can
grow to 15' tall.
Arborvitae - Green Giant
Fast growing, dense, dark green foliage. Grows 30-40' tall and 12-15' wide. Excellent for
screens.
Arborvitae - Nigra
Strong, upright-growing variety with dark green foliage. Good accent or screen. Grows up
to 15' tall.
Juniper - Blue Pacific
Low, trailing habit and blue-green foliage. Rarely grows more than one foot high.
Juniper - Irish
A narrow, columnar evergreen with blue-green foliage on upright branches. Good for
limited space. Grows up to 10' tall.
Taxus Densiformus (Spreading Yew)
A densely branched spreading evergreen with soft, dark green foliage. Plant in well drained
areas. Grows 4' tall x 5' wide.
Taxus Hatfield (Upright Yew)
Columnar-shaped variety having deep green needles that densely cover upward growing
branches. Plant in well drained areas.
Deciduous Shrubs
Crape Myrtle - Natchez
Fast growing; multi-stemmed. Dark, cinnamon-brown bark with glossy green leaves,
turning orange and red in autumn. Pure white flowers July to September. Grows at laster
15-20' tall. Mildew resistant.
Crape Myrtle -Souix
Medium pink blooms. Mildew resistant. Grows 15-20' tall.
Crape Myrtle - Muskogee
Multi-stemmed, displaying light lavender flowers July to September. Dark green leaves.
Grows at least 15-20' tall. Mildew resistant.
Euonymous Alatus Compacta (Burning Bush)
Attractive, light green foliage in summer, turning to flame red in autumn. Great accents or
hedges.
Deciduous Trees
Japanese Flowering Cherry -Kwanzan
Vase shaped, spring flowering, deciduous tree. Large, three-inch pink blooms. Orange to
reddish brown fall color. Grows 35' tall.
Japanese Flowering Cherry - Yoshino
Wide, spreading tree with white-pink single flowers. Dark green foliage; arching branches.
Grows 30-40' tall.
homeowner and the landscape a larger variety of plants at our Garden Center.
Broad leaf Evergreens
Boxwood - American
Dense growing shrub with small, bright evergreen foliage. Ideal for borders and hedges.
Boxwood - Green Gem
Small leafed shrub, excellent foundation plant growing 3 to 4 feet tall and wide. Shears well.
Boxwood - Green Mountain
Upright, growing 5' x 3'. Small dark green leaves. Excellent for hedging.
Boxwood - Wintergreen
Very hardy evergreen shrub. Small, light green leaves. Performs well in cold climates.
Good hedge, foundation, edging. Grows 4' tall x 4' wide.
Eleagnus Fruitlandi
Evergreen shrub. Silvery green foliage. Excellent hedge or barrier plant. Grows 10-12' tall.
English Laurel
Evergreen, large shrub with large, dark green leaves. Can grow to 6' tall.
Ilex Cornuta Burfordi
Large, dense, evergreen rounded shrub, producing large red berries. Foliage is green with
few spines. Use as a background plant or a screen. Grows 15' tall x 10' wide.
Ilex Cornuta Carissa
Waxy dark green leaf. Grows 3-4' tall by 4-6' wide at maturity.
Ilex Cornuta Delcambre (Needlepoint)
Glossy dark green leaves are slightly twisted. Produces fruit abundantly. Can grow up to
15' if not trimmed. Great for corners.
Ilex Cornuta O'Spring
Irregular, upright form with yellow leaves. Plant in partial shade. Can grow up to 10' tall.
Ilex Crenata Bennett Compacta
Dense, globose evergreen shrub. In spring, young stems are purple. Leaves glossy green all
year. Great for foundation plantings. Grows 4' tall x 4' wide.
Ilex Crenata Sky Pencil
Slender, densely branched, dark green leaves. Grows 6-8'.
Ilex Fosteri
Glossy, green leaves usually have a spiny margin, and fruit is deep red. Growth is compact
and pyramidal, reaching 15-20' in height. Excellent corner plant.
Ilex Nellie R. Stephens
Vigorous grower with glossy green, spiny foliage; pyramidal. One of the best hollies for the
south. Grows 10' tall x 6' wide.
Ilex Soft Touch Holly
Dwarf compact growth reaches 2' in height and spreads slightly wider. Dark green foliage.
Ilex Yaupon - Dwarf
Dwarf, compact growth reaches 3-5' in height and spreads slightly wider. Responds well to
trimming.
Ligustrum Waxleaf
Medium size shrub or small tree. Evergreen with dark green glossy foliage. White flowers in
spring. Stands shearing well.
Schip Laurel
Evergreen large shrub with long, slender, dark green leaves. Can be planted in full sun to
part shade.
Coniferous Evergreens
Arborvitae - Emerald Green
Narrow, pyramidal form, with dark emerald green foliage that is retained throughout the
winter. Cold hardy and excellent heat tolerance. Good as accent, hedge or screen. Can
grow to 15' tall.
Arborvitae - Green Giant
Fast growing, dense, dark green foliage. Grows 30-40' tall and 12-15' wide. Excellent for
screens.
Arborvitae - Nigra
Strong, upright-growing variety with dark green foliage. Good accent or screen. Grows up
to 15' tall.
Juniper - Blue Pacific
Low, trailing habit and blue-green foliage. Rarely grows more than one foot high.
Juniper - Irish
A narrow, columnar evergreen with blue-green foliage on upright branches. Good for
limited space. Grows up to 10' tall.
Taxus Densiformus (Spreading Yew)
A densely branched spreading evergreen with soft, dark green foliage. Plant in well drained
areas. Grows 4' tall x 5' wide.
Taxus Hatfield (Upright Yew)
Columnar-shaped variety having deep green needles that densely cover upward growing
branches. Plant in well drained areas.
Deciduous Shrubs
Crape Myrtle - Natchez
Fast growing; multi-stemmed. Dark, cinnamon-brown bark with glossy green leaves,
turning orange and red in autumn. Pure white flowers July to September. Grows at laster
15-20' tall. Mildew resistant.
Crape Myrtle -Souix
Medium pink blooms. Mildew resistant. Grows 15-20' tall.
Crape Myrtle - Muskogee
Multi-stemmed, displaying light lavender flowers July to September. Dark green leaves.
Grows at least 15-20' tall. Mildew resistant.
Euonymous Alatus Compacta (Burning Bush)
Attractive, light green foliage in summer, turning to flame red in autumn. Great accents or
hedges.
Deciduous Trees
Japanese Flowering Cherry -Kwanzan
Vase shaped, spring flowering, deciduous tree. Large, three-inch pink blooms. Orange to
reddish brown fall color. Grows 35' tall.
Japanese Flowering Cherry - Yoshino
Wide, spreading tree with white-pink single flowers. Dark green foliage; arching branches.
Grows 30-40' tall.
