History:
The Botany Shop, Inc. started in 1973 as a retail garden center,
landscape and tree spraying business is located at 710 Minnesota Ave
(MAP) in downtown
Joplin Missouri just off
Interstate Highway I-44 in SW Missouri between Springfield MO and
Tulsa OK. In 1985 we started specializing in improved
cultivars
of red maples and other genetically superior trees and
shrubs suitable to our area--Zone 6. In 1996 I went to the Southern
Plant Conference and visited the NC State University Arboretum
(Raleigh, NC). The now famous J.C. Raulston Arboretum. At that time I
became aware of his Thuja Plicata Collection and was very impressed with the species (cultivars) and its ability to grow well and fast
under adverse conditions. Due to the disease, insect, deer and other
problems with our Pines, Spruces and Junipers, I was looking for
substitute plants for screening and specimen evergreens. After
visiting many botanical gardens and extensive literature reviews I am
convinced Thuja Plicata, its cultivars and hybrids (Green
Giant), will be very important plants for our future landscape.
Mission
Statement:
January 2000
The Botany Shop is
starting its E-Commerce, Mail-Order business with three of the most
vigorous outstanding new ornamentals we have ever used.
1.
Thuja Green Giant - a newly released screening evergreen from the US
National Arboretum.
2.
Autumn Blaze Maple - an outstanding, tough tree. Probably the most
sought after maple in the U.S.
3.
Honeycomb B. wyeriana - Butterfly Bush. (Summer Lilac) The best yellow
we have ever used. Discovered and introduced by Dr. Michael Dirr. His
book--Manual of Woody Landscape Plants--is the bible of the industry.
This book is a must for any serious student of landscape plants.
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As 0f July 24, 2000 we are
adding several new USDA Acer Rubrum Red Maple varieties as well as
some of the older, superior, Red Maple cultivars. Jan 2002 we have
added smaller size USDA red maples.
Valley Forge American Elm will be
added in January or February of 2001.
February 15 2002 we are
adding 10 more superior varieties of butterfly bush and will start shipping
May 1st A2002.
June 2003 we added the
other two disease resistant American Elm trees, New Harmony and Princeton.
We also added Knock Out™ roses and many Pennsylvania Horticultural
Society gold medal award winning plants.
In the Spring of 2004
we are adding three cold hardy, continuously flowering, Hydrangea
Macrophylla and Pink Knock Out™ roses.
Michael F. Shade-owner
Botany Shop Garden Center
710 Minnesota Ave.
Joplin, Missouri 64801
Phone: 417-781-6431
Questions or
comments?
mailto:
Info@botanyshop.com