What One Can Find at Select Horticulture Inc. In Pound Ridge, New York

September 22, 2025

What One Can Find at Select Horticulture Inc. In Pound Ridge, New York

Located on a scenic country road in Pound Ridge, New York, is Select Horticulture, Inc., a successful and trustworthy nursery offering premium quality trees and shrubs, large and unusual specimens, with both stand-alone and mature espaliered options.

Visiting local nurseries is a great way to learn about the plants and trees that can flourish in one's area. It's also where one can get expert advice on selecting and maintaining those specimens. I have many trees and shrubs from Select Horticulture Inc. at my farm. All of them are beautiful, well-rooted plantings that thrive in my allées, gardens, groves, around my pool, and in my living maze. Among them - tall American Sweetgums, yews, privets, eastern redbuds, Japanese maples, boxwood, Ginkgo biloba Goldspire Obelisk trees, and others. If you're in Westchester, New York or Lancaster, Massachusetts and are looking for healthy, well-nurtured trees, be sure to stop in and check out the inventory at Select Horticulture Inc.

Here are a few photos, enjoy.

: Select Horticulture Inc. is filled with beautiful and well maintained specimens, which can be seen from the road.

: Every row of trees and shrubs is neat, tidy, and every item is properly tagged and identified.

: All the trees at Select Horticulture Inc. are meticulously wrapped and tied. Always look for well maintained root balls which are crucial for good transport, handling, and planting at its new location.

: And every tree is connected to an extensive water irrigation system. There are multiple stakes in each root ball that connect to the water source. All the trees are checked often to make sure they’re getting the water they need.

: Close to the office is a display of Japanese maples. This is Acer palmatum Dissectum ‘Viridis,’ a laceleaf Japanese maple. It is a dwarf, multi-stemmed tree with a low, spreading habit and graceful, cascading branches. In the fall, the leaves turn golden yellow with splashes of crimson.

: Nearby is this Picea abies ‘Acrocona’ – a unique Norway spruce cultivar with abundant reddish cones that contrast so wonderfully with the green foliage.

: Cryptomeria japonica ‘Yoshino,’ also known as Japanese cedar or sugi, is a slender pyramidal evergreen conifer with a graceful habit.

: It has pretty, soft green needles and round cones. This cedar is also resistant to deer damage.

: Syringa patula ‘Miss Kim’ is among my favorite lilacs. Along with its sweetly fragrant ice blue flowers, it features dark green leaves in spring and summer that turn a striking burgundy color in the fall.

: Cornus kousa ‘Greensleeves’ is a Kousa Dogwood, a small deciduous tree with large, broad glossy white flowers in early summer and large red fruit in fall.

: The crop of red fruits is a feast for visiting birds.

: This is a single trunk version of the Little Lime panicle hydrangea. It features a rounded canopy with abundant flower clusters emerging bright lime green in summer and then pink in autumn. All the hydrangeas are looking so great this year.

: Another hydrangea is Hydrangea paniculata ‘Grandiflora,’ commonly known as PeeGee Hydrangea. It is a popular variety that typically grows eight to 15 feet tall with upright conical flowers that bloom in late summer to autumn from creamy white to pink to brown.

: You may have seen these before… I have six of them surrounding my pool. These are Ginkgo biloba Goldspire Obelisk trees. These have very upright, tight fastigiate habits, with foliage that tends to be smaller than other species. The foliage is a rich shade of green, fan-shaped, and slightly curled. It keeps its color through summer, then turns buttery shades of yellow and gold in autumn before dropping.

: Pinus thunbergii ‘Thunderhead’ is definitely eye-catching with its unique growth habit and rich, dark green, densely packed needles.

: The cones of the ‘Thunderhead’ pine are up to three inches long, oval, and greenish brown.

: This pine is Pinus parviflora ‘Glauca’ with attractive blue-green needles and an upright growth habit.

: Its cones are reddish-brown and can persist on a tree for more than five years.

: Picea orientalis ‘Gowdy’ is a slow-growing, narrow upright tree with glossy, dark green foliage held close to the stems on sweeping downward branches.

: And here is a Parrotia persica ‘JL Columnar,’ which features dark green leaves that turn vibrant shades of red and purple in autumn. I love these parrotia trees and have many at my farm.

: There’s still a lot of time to plant in the garden, so stop in at a local nursery. You’ll learn a lot and most likely find something you love to take home.

: Select Horticulture Inc. has locations in Lancaster, Massachusetts and here in Westchester, New York right off route 137. It’s owned by Scott Richard and Jim Freeborn who are often at the nurseries ready to answer any questions. Maybe I’ll see you there also.