is excited to announce our annual SPRING PLANT SALE at Bush’s Pasture Park! WHEN Friday, April 25, 2025: 10am – 6pm Saturday, April 26, 2025: 9am – 3pm WHERE As usual, our spring sale will be at the foot of the Soap Box Derby track, Mission St. SE at Church St. SE, Salem…
Bed 501-The North Conservatory Landscape Bed- contains: Trees Quercus palustris (Pin Oak) Franklinia alatamaha (Franklin Tree) Acer palmatum (Japanese maple) Acer japonicum ‘Vitifolium’ (‘Full Moon’ Japanese Maple Acer palmatum cv. (Japanese Maple selection) Shrubs & Subshrubs Corylopsis pauciflora (Buttercup Winter Hazel) Viburnum ‘Summer Snowflake’ Punica granatum (Pomegranate) Rhododendron ‘Unique’ Enkianthus campanulatus (Redvein Enkianthus) Rhododendron (Evergreen…
The North Conservatory Bed B bed includes: Trees None Shrubs & Subshrubs Clerodendrum bungei (Rose Glorybower) Hydrangea serrata ‘Blue Billow’ (‘Blue Billow’ Mountain Hydrangea) Hydrangea serrata “Miyama-yae-Murasaki“ Hydrangea serrata cv. (Mountain Hydrangea cultivar) Erica x veitchii ‘Exeter’ (Exeter’ Heather) Erica arborea ‘Estrella Gold’ (‘Estrella Gold’ Tree Heather) Vaccinium sp. (Blueberry) Rhododendron sp. (Evergreen azalea) Rhododendron…
Landscape Bed 503-the North Conservatory Bed C-contains: Trees Malus domestica (Domestic Apple) Shrubs & Subshrubs Lonicera nitida ‘Baggesen’s Gold’ (‘Baggesen’s Gold’ Honeysuckle) Calluna vulgaris ‘Kinlochruel’ (‘Kinlochruel’ Scotch Heather) Daboecia cantabrica ‘Cinderella’ (‘Cinderella’ Irish Heath) Cornus sericea ‘Hedgerow’s Gold’ (‘Hedgerow’s Gold’ Red-osier Dogwood) Hydrangea serrata ‘Tiny Tuff Stuff’ (dwarf serrata hydrangea) Hypericum x Inodorum ‘Summer Gold’…
Bed 504-the North Conservatory Bed C-contains: Trees Crataegus azarolus ‘Angelo Rosso’ (Hawthorn sp.) Shrubs & Subshrubs Daphne genkwa ‘Hackenberry Group’ (Lilac Daphne) Camellia sasanqua ‘Setsugekka’ (‘Setsugekka’ Fall Camellia) Fatsia japonica (Japanese Fatsia) Daphne x transatlantica ‘Summer Ice’ (‘Summer Ice’ Daphne) Skimma japonica (Female) (Japanese Skimmia) Rhododendron sp. (Evergreen azalea selection) Lavandula augustifolia ‘Blue Mountain White’…
The Conservatory Entrance Beds 505 contains: Trees Malus ‘Sugarthyme’ (‘Tina’ Crabapple) Shrubs & Subshrubs Buxus sempervirens ‘Suffruticosa’ Lavandula ‘Goodwin Creek’ (‘Goodwin Creek’ Lavender) Lavandula augustifolia ‘Opal Rain’ Lavandula x intermedia ‘Riverina Alan’ Salvia officinalis ‘Purpurascens’ (Purple Sage) Salvia officinalis ‘Icterina’ (Golden sage) PERENNIALS & VINES Clematis flammula Salvia officinalis (Pink-blooming Common Sage) Nicotiana sylvestris (Flowering…
The cold frame bed is used for storage.
Bed 508-the South Conservatory Entrance Bed-contains: Trees Cornus florida (Flowering Dogwood) Carpinus japonica (Japanese Hornbeam) Shrubs & Subshrubs Hydrangea paniculata cv. (standard Panicled Hydrangea selection) Syringa cvs. Lonicera nitida ‘Birloni’ (Dwarf Honeysuckle) Ribes davidii aff. wilsonii (Evergreen Currant) Hydrangea arborescens ‘Annabelle’ (‘Annabelle’ Smooth Hydrangea) Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Ruby Slippers’ (‘Ruby Slippers’ Oakleaf Hydrangea) Rhododendron ‘Kodiak’ Berberis…
The Conservatory west bed is fronted by a mature boxwood hedge and includes: Trees Prunus mume ‘Peggy Clarke’ Prunus serrulata ‘Shogetsu’ Shrubs & Subshrubs Enkianthus campanulatus Kerria japonica ‘Pleniflora’ Perennials, Vines & Grasses Agastache ‘Licorice Candy’ – ‘Licorice Candy’ anise hyssop Aquilegia cvs. (Columbine cultivars) Digitalis purpurea ‘Alba’ Echinacea ‘Cheyenne Spirit’ Echinacea ‘Green Twister’ Echinacea…
This bed contains: Trees Magnolia acuminita (Cucumber Magnolia) Syringia reticulata (Japanese Tree Lilac) Magnolia soulangeana (Tulip Lilac) Prunus serrulata ‘Shirofugen’ (‘Shirofugen’ Flowering Cherry) Malus seiboldii var. arborescens (Toringo Crabapple) Phellodendron amurense (Cork Tree) Quercus rubar (Red Oak) Shrubs Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Curtis’ Legacy’ Hydrangea serrata ‘Caerulea Rhododendron x ‘Fastuosum Floroplena’ Rhododendron ‘Midnight’ Rhododendron ‘Pawhuska Rhododendron ‘Red…
Bed 512-the Trident Maple Bed-contains: Trees Trident maple (Acer buergeranum) Shrubs & Subshrubs Silver Showers Mock Orange (Philadelphus x lemoinei ‘Silberregan’) Bridalwreath Spirea (Spirea x vanhouttei) Perennials, Vines & Grasses Barrenwort (Epimedium), Unknown species or cultivar Bronze Peacock Rodgersia (Rodgersia pinnata ‘Bronze Peacock) Huechera cvs. Golden Panda Fumewort (Corydalis flexuosa ‘Golden Panda’) ‘Brilliance’ Autumn Fern…
Bed 513-the Dogwood Bed-on the grounds of the Bush House Museum includes: Trees Cornus kousa (Kousa Dogwood) Cornus mas ‘Golden Glory’ (‘Golden Glory’ Cornelian Cherry) Corylus avellana cv. (Hazelnut) Heptacodium micenoides (Seven Sons’ Tree) Shrubs & Subshrubs Duetzia x ‘Cherry Blossom’ Hydrangea macrophylla cv. (Mophead Hydrangea selection) Hydrangea serrata ‘Preziosa’ Lagerstroemia x ‘Enduring Summer Fuchsia’…
Bed 514 contains: Perennials & Vines Wisteria sinensis Geophytes Narcissus ‘Silver Chimes’
The Styrax bed runs north to south and separates the Bush Hose Museum grounds from the Orchard. The Styrax bed contains: Trees Styrax japonica (Japanese Snowbell) Quercus robur ‘Fastigiata’ (Columnar English Oak) Prunus x yedoensis ‘Yoshino‘ (Yoshino Cherry” Shrubs Rhododendron sp. (Exbury Azalea) Geophytes Narcissus ‘February Gold’
Bed 516-the Mahonia Bed-is a central feature of the Bush House grounds and contains: Trees Betula pendula ‘Lacianata’ (European Cutleaf Birch) Betula pendula ‘Trost’s Dwarf’ (Croft’s Dwarf Cutleaf Birch) Shrubs Mahonia aquifolium (Oregon Grape) Mahonia aquifolium ‘Compacta’ (Compact Oregon Grape) Berberis thunbergii ‘Crimson Pygmy’ (Crimson Pygmy Japanese Barberry) Abelia x grandiflora (Shiny Abelia) Abelia x…
Landscape bed 517A contains: Trees Cladrastrus kentuckea Annuals 2021: Tulipa ‘Jaap Groot,’ Tulipa ‘Orange Queen’ and Tulipa ‘World’s Favorite’
Shrubs & Subshrubs Buxus sempervirens Rhaphiolepis indica
The porte-cochere landscape bed was installed after the Bush House and property became a City park. Roughly one-third of the bed consists of annual plantings, often tulips in the spring followed by a second planting of later annuals, while the remaining two-thirds consists of trees and shrubs, including: Trees Betula pendula (Silver Birch) Cornus sp. (Dogwood) Shrubs…
This bed contains: Trees Acer palmatum var. dissectum ‘Crimson Queen’ (‘Crimson Queen’ Japanese Maple) Arbutus unedo (Strawberry Tree) Shrubs Buxus sempervirens Buxus sempervirens ‘Aureovariegata’ (Variegated Boxwood) Aucuba japonica Acuba japonica ‘Rozannie’ Camellia sasanqua (Winter Camellia) Camellia sasanqua – October Magic ‘White Shi Shi’ Camellia japonica cv. Camellia japonica “Nuccio’s Pearl’ Choisya ternata (Mexican Mock Orange) Daphne genkwa ‘Hackenberry’ Daphne x…
(Vaccinium ovatum, snowberry, Halesia, Rhododendron ponticum?)
This small bed is located in The Orchard and it was likely installed between 1939 and 1972. The presence of a Deutzia cultivar hints at the involvement of Lord & Schryver. The bed contains: Punica grantaum (Pomegranate) Deutzia cultivar Philadelphus cultivar A sword fern (Polystichum munitum) has self-seeded into the bed. The small boulder is…
Bed 522-the Lady Jane bed-contains: Trees Magnolia soulangeana (Saucer Magnolia) Malus cv. (Crabapple Selection) Shrubs & Subshrubs Sorbaria sorbifolia (Ural False Spirea) Rhododendron sp. (Exbury Deciduous Azalea) Bulbs, Rhizomes, Tubers & Corms Tulipa clusiana ‘Lady Jane‘ (Lady Jane Candlestick Tulip)
Bed 523-the Camas bed-is one of the earliest landscape beds in the park, dating back to the era of Miss Sally Bush at the turn of the 20th Century. It originally contained bearded iris, but transitioned to a tree and shrub bed between the 1930’s and 1960’s. Currently, the bed contains: Trees Magnolia soulangeana (Saucer…
Bed 524 contains: Trees Hamamelis vernalis Shrubs and Subshrubs Corylopsis spicata ‘Aurea’ Perennials & Vines Huchera cv. Geophytes Crocus tommasinianus
Trees Shrubs & Subshrubs Calycanthus sp. Berberis sp. Calluna vulgaris ‘Anthony Davis’ Erica carnea ‘Springwood White’
Landscape Bed 526 contains: Trees Cedrus sp. Cornus florida Oxydendron arboretum Pinus contorta Shrubs Abelia x grandiflora (Glossy Abelia) Camellia sasanqua ‘Mine-no-yuki’ (White Doves Winter Camellia) Hamamelis vernalis ‘Lombart’s Weeping‘ (Lombart’s Weeping Witch Hazel) Perennials Paeonia mlokosewitschii (Molly-the-Witch Peony)
(remove bird cherry, crabapple seedling, etc.) – add Kolkwitzia/lilac – ‘Ivory . . .’/ Deutzia, Viburnum. . .
Bed 528 contains: Trees Malus hupensis Shrubs & Subshrubs Rhododendron sp. – deciduous azalea
Bed 529 contains: Trees Chamaecyparis thyoides – Atlantic White Cedar Malus cv. – propagated from L&S Gaiety Hollow garden crabapple Malus seiboldii var. arborescens (Toringo Crabapple) Pices pungens ‘Iseli Foxtail’ (‘Foxtail’ Colorado Blue Spruce) Shrubs & Subshrubs Abelia x grandiflora (Glossy Abelia( Berberis x ottawensis ‘Silver Miles’ Berberis thunbergia ‘Admiration’ Berberis thunbergia ‘Sunjoy Neo’ Cotoneaster…
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Bed 531 contains: Trees Pinus thunbergii ‘Kotobuki’ Shrubs & Subshrubs Berberis x ottawensis ‘Silver Miles Berberis thunbergii ‘Bagatelle Clethra alnifolia ‘September Beauty’ Deutzia gracilis ‘Nikko’ Deutzia scabra ‘Pride of Rochester’ Deutzia x hybrida ‘Magicien Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Snow Queen’ Paeonia ludlowii Paeonia – tree peony Picea abies ‘Little Globe’ Syringa vulgaris (Common Lilac) (moved from the…
This bed contains: Trees Betula nigra (River Birch) Syringa reticulata (Japanese Tree Lilac) Syringa vulgaris (Common Lilac) Shrubs and Subshrubs Mahonia sp.
This bed contains: Trees Betula nigra ‘Heritage’ Shrubs & Subshrubs Spirea douglasii (Douglas spirea) Nandina domestica (Heavenly Bamboo) Kolkwitzia amabilis (Beauty Bush) Abelia x grandiflora Glossy Abelia) Leycesteria formosa (Himalayan Honeysuckle)
Bed 534-the South Foundation Bed to the Bush Barn Art Center-contains: Trees Crataegus x lavallei (Carriere Hawthorn) Shrubs and Subshrubs Caenothus prostratus Viburnum davidii (David’s Viburnum) Sarcococca ruscifolia (Sweetbox) Winter Snowman camellia (Camellia sasanqua ‘Winter’s Snowman’) Viburnum tinus Rhododendron ‘Irene Koster’ (‘Irene Koster’ deciduous azalea) Enkianthus campanulatus (Redvein Enkianthis) Rhododendron sp. (Exbury deciduous azalea) Rhododendron sp. (Evergreen azalea)…
Bed 535-the North Foundation Bed to the Bush Barn Art Center includes Trees Fagus sylvatica (European Beach Tree) Shrubs & Subshrubs Camellia japonica cvs. Skimmia japonica (Male Japanese Skimmia Rhododendron sp. Evergreen Azalea Hedge) Camellia sasanqua ‘Winter Snowman’ (‘Winter Snowman’ Fall Camellia) Viburnum davidii (David’s Viburnum) Sarcococca ruscifolia (Sweet Box) Mahonia repens (Creeping Oregon Grape)…
The west foundation beds of the Bush Barn Art Center include: Trees Acer sp. (Snakebark Maple) Acer circinatum (Vine Maple) Shrub & Subshrub Berberis thunbergia ‘Admiration’ Berberis thunbergia ‘Golden Nugget’ (‘Golden Nugget’ Barberry) Camellia japonica sps. Daphne odora (Winter Daphne) Deutzia setchuenensis var. corymbiflora (Chinese Snow Flower) Euonymous fortunei ‘Silver Queen’ Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Enziandom’ (‘Enziondom’ Mophead Hydrangea)…
Bed 537-the Crescent camellia Bed-includes: Trees Chionanthus virginicus (White Fringe Tree) Malus seiboldii var. arborescens (Toringo Crabapple) Shrubs & Subshrubs Calluna sp. Camellia japonica ssp. Chamaecyparis thyoides Fatsia japonica (Japanese fatsia) Pieris japonica ‘Variegata’ (Variegated Lily-of-the-valley Shrub) Rhododendron indicum ‘Macrantha Pink’ (‘Macrantha Pink’ Azalea) Sarcococca confusa (Sweet Box) Viburnum sp. Viburnum tinus Perennials Paeonia obovata (Obovate Peony) Polystichum…
The Bush Barn Annex foundation beds includes: East Beds: Lavandula stoechas ‘Anouk Silver’ (‘Anouk Silver’ Spanish Lavender) Pinus mugo ‘Carsten’s Wintergold’ Sedum ‘Firecracker’ Rudbeckia fulgida var. sullivantii ‘Little Goldstar’ South Bed: Spirea douglasii (Native Douglas’s Spirea) Holodiscus discolor (Native Ocean Spray) Aronia arbutifolia (Red Chokeberry) Canna sp. (Purple-leafed Canna) Iris foetidissima (Stinking Iris) West Bed:…
The Weeping Spruce bed contains: Trees Picea abies ‘Pendula’ (Weeping Norway Spruce) Magnolia grandiflora (Southern magnolia) Shrubs and Subshrubs Osmanthus delevayii (Sweet Olive)
Bed 540-the North Island Bed-contains the following plants: Trees Cornus alternifolia ‘Argentea’ Malus x micromalus ‘Kaido Crabapple’ Prunus cerasifera ‘Thundercloud’ (‘Thundercloud’ Purple-leaved Plum) Shrubs & Subshrubs Acanthopanax sieboldianum variegatus Berberis thunbergii ‘Helmond’s Pillar’ Berberis thunbergii ‘Golden Ring’ Berneris thunbergii ‘Crimson Velvet’ Cryptomeria japonica ‘Vilmoriniana’ Fothergilla ‘Mt. Airy’ Hydrangea paniculata ‘Limelight’ Impatiens omieana ‘Silver Pink Juniperus communis…
Bed 541-the South Island Bed-contains the following: Trees Acer griseum Fraxinus latifolia (Oregon Native Ash) Magnolia grandiflora (Evergreen Magnolia) Shrubs & Subshrubs Archtostaphylos hookeri ‘Wayside’ Berberis ‘Concorde’ Berberis thunbergii ‘Golden Ring’ Decaisnea fargesii Deutzia crenata var. nakaiana ‘Nikko’ Choisya ternate ‘Sundance’ Cotinus coggygria ‘Royal Purple’ Cotinus ‘Grace’ Cotinus obovatus Euonymus europaeus Juniperus communis ‘Compressa’ Osmanthus…
This Stewartia Bed contains: Trees Dove Tree (Davidia involucrata) Winterberry (Ilex verticillata) Saucer Magnolia (Magnolia x soulangeana) Butterflies Magnolia (Magnolia x ‘Butterflies’) Elizabeth Magnolia (Magnolia x ‘Elizabeth) Oregon White Oak (Quercus garryana) Orangebark Stewartia (Stewartia monodelpha) Japanese Stewartia (Stewartia pseudocamellia) Shrubs and Subshrubs Berberis thunbergii f. atropurpurea ‘Bagatelle’ Berberis thunbergii f. atropurpurea ‘Golden Ring’ Berberis thunbergii…
The Crooked House Playground Bed is immediately north of the playground. It was installed sometime after the land became a City park. The bed includes: Trees Kobus Magnolia (Magnolia kobus) Malus ‘Donald Wyman’ (‘Donald Wyman Crabapple) Japanese maple (Acer palmatum), Unknown cultivar Shrubs & Subshrubs Japanese Fatsia (Fatsia japonica) Miss Kim Manchurian Lilac (Syringa pubescens…
The paperbark maple landscape bed contains: Trees Acer griseum (Paperbark Maple) Shrubs and Subshrubs Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Ruby Slippers’ (‘Ruby Slippers’ Oakleaf Hydrangea) Erica sp. (Heather) This bed is next to the the Sculpture Lawn and the Crooked House Playground bed.
This bed contains: Trees Acer circinatum (Vine Maple) Acer circinatum ‘Monroe’ (Monroe Vine Maple) Arbutus menziesii (Pacific Madrone) Tsuga mertensiana (Canadian Hemlock) Shrubs & Subshrubs Arctostaphylos columbiana (Hairy Manzinata) Garrya elliptica (Coast Silktassel Shrub) Garrya elliptica ‘James Roof’ (James Roof Silktassel Shrub) Garrya fremontii (Fremont’s Silktassel Shrub) Berberis aquifolium (Oregon Grape) Forsythia cv. Vaccinium ovatum (Evergreen Huckleberry) Mahonia…
Bed 546-the Pieris Bed-contains: Trees Magnolia soulangeana (Saucer Magnolia) Tsuga sp. (Hemlock species) Shrubs & Subshrubs Pieris japonica ‘Variegatus’ (Variegated Japanese Andromeda) Pieris japonica (Japanese Andromeda) Enkianthus campanulatus (Redvein Enkianthus) Viburnum opulus ‘Nanum’ (Dwarf Cranberry Bush) Perennials Polystichum munitum
Bed 547-the Yew Bed-contains: Trees Chamaecyparis obtusa (Hinoki Cypress) Shrubs & Subshrubs Viburnum ‘Chesapeake’ Mahonia aquifolium Taxus sp. (Yew selection) Euonymus cv. Philadelphus coronarius Perennials Polystichum munitum (Sword Fern) Sisyrinchium striatim Epimedium cv.
This bed contains: Trees Acer japonicum ‘Green Cascade‘ Acer japonicum ‘Aconitifolium‘ Styrax japonicus Prunus serrulata ‘Ukon‘ Pseudotsuga menziesii (Douglas Fir) Shrubs & Subshrubs Viburnum opulus ‘nanum‘ Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Arnold’s Promise‘ Viburnum trilobum ‘Bailey’s Compact’ Prunum laurocerasus ‘Mount Vernon’ (‘Mount Vernon’ Dwarf Laurel) Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Snow Queen‘ Rhododendron ‘Christmas Cheer‘ Rhododendron ‘Percy Wiseman‘ Rhododendron ponticum…
The lower Ravine landscape bed contains: Trees Magnolia stellata Styrax japonicus ‘Emerald Pagoda’ Styrax japonicus Cornus x ‘Eddie’s White Wonder’ Shrubs & Subshrubs Kalmia latifolia Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Hiltingbury‘ Rhododendron ssp. (broadleaf) Rhododendron ssp. (azalea) Rhododendron ‘PJM Elite’ Euonymus alatas compacta Escallonia x exoniensis ‘Pink Princess’ Berberis ssp Berberis thunbergii f. atropurpurea ‘Bagatelle’ Mahonia sp. Pinus mugo ‘Pumilio’ Calluna…
The Ravine north hillside landscape bed contains: Trees Toxodium mucronatum (Montezuma Cypress) Magnolia stellata ‘Jane Platt‘ (Jane Platt Star Magnolia) Corylus americana Acer buergerianum (Trident Maple) Shrubs & Subshrubs Camellia japonica ssp. Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Snowflake‘ Skimmia japonica Evergreen azaleas Deciduous azalea Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Sykes Dwarf’ Rhododendron ‘Herbert’ Prunus laurocerasus ‘Mount Vernon’
The plants in this bed include: Camellia sasanqua cv. (Winter Camellia) Enkianthus campanulatus Forsythia cv. Camellia sasanqua ‘Apple Blossom’ Hamamelis vernalis ‘Lombart’s Weeping’ (‘Lombart’s Weeping’ Witch Hazel Vaccinium parvifolium (Red Huckleberry) Fragaria vesca (Woodland Strawberry) Tiarella trifoliata (Foamflower) Polytstichum munitum (Sword Fern) Maianthemum stellatum (Starry False Solomon Seal) Cyclamen coum (Persian Violet)
The arboriculture company Bartlett’s Tree Experts was in Bush’s Pasture Park on Tuesday, May 10th, on several projects to help extend the life park’s trees. One of those projects was reinvigorating the root system around an historic flowering cherry tree. Root invigoration is a well-studied treatment that uses an air spade to blow soil away…