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Acer palmatum
'Baldsmith' |
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Green (Upright)Japanese Maple
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Zone:
6 |
Mature Size:
5' Tall x 7' Wide |
 
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Features: Here's something
really different, not only the name, but the apricot colors in the spring
foliage, this laceleaf is truly a little different... a spreading, mounding
growth habit, will grow 4' to 5' tall, 6' to 7' wide. Upright Growth
Habit |
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Acer palmatum
'Beni Kawa' |
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Green (Upright) Japanese Maple
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Mature Size:
15' Tall x 15' Wide |
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Features: This looks close
enough to 'Sango kaku' to be it's cousin; a little more cold hardy with a
vase shape to the form. The bark and new branching are a brilliant red in
the winter. Fall leaves yellowish-gold. Japanese translation "Red
River". Upright Growth Habit |
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Acer palmatum
'Bloodgood' |
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Red (Upright)
Japanese Maple
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Zone:
6 |
Mature Size:18'
Tall x 8' Wide
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Features: Vigorous, upright tree
with deep red leaves. New growth is bright red and matures to a deep, rich
purple. Retains color well, even during the heat of summer. Prominent,
small, scarlet-winged seeds. Fall color is crimson. Upright Growth Habit |
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Acer palmatum 'Crimson Prince |
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Red (Upright) Japanese Maple
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Zone:
6 |
Mature Size:
25' Tall x 25' Wide |
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Features: A hardy selection with
more vigor and a deeper red color than 'Bloodgood'. Holds color well in the
summer. Upright Growth Habit |
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Acer palmatum 'Crimson Queen' |
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Red (Weeping)
Japanese Maple
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Zone:
5 |
Mature Size:9'
Tall x 12' Wide
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Features: Strong-growing with a
broad canopy. Deep red color throughout the growing season. Extremely
bright scarlet tones in fall. Weeping Growth Habit |
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Acer palmatum 'Fire Glow' |
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Red (Upright)
Japanese Maple
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Zone:
5 |
Mature Size:
15' Tall x 15' Wide
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Features: New foliage bright
pink-red stays intense deep red all summer, turns deep purple red in fall.
Upright Growth Habit |
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Acer palmatum 'Inaba Shidare' |
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Red (Weeping)
Japanese Maple
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Zone:
5 |
Mature Size:6'
Tall x 6' Wide
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Features: A vigorous, sturdy,
and rapid growing weeper with a very broad canopy. Purple-red foliage holds
its color well, turning bright red in fall. Although it does cascade, it
tends to be a little more erect in appearance.
Weeping Growth Habit
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Acer palmatum 'Orangeola' |
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Green (Weeping)
Japanese Maple
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Zone:
6 |
Mature Size:6'
Tall x 6' Wide
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Features: Small specimen tree
has twining branches decked in feathery foliage. New growth is bright
reddish-orange, keeping an orange flush until turning a rich red-green tone
in shade, red-orange in sun. The orange tones become green by midsummer,
then new growth emerges orange again. Fall colors are red and yellow.
Weeping Growth Habit
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Acer palmatum 'Osakazuki' |
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Green (Upright)
Japanese Maple
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Zone:
6 |
Mature Size:25'
Tall x 20' Wide
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Features: A green Japanese Maple
with a large round crown and sturdy growth habit. This tree is known for its
rich green foliage throughout spring and summer and intense crimson color in
the fall. Upright Growth Habit
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Acer palmatum 'Sango Kaku' |
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Green (Upright)
Japanese Maple
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Zone:
6 |
Mature Size:
20' Tall x 12' Wide
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Features: Known for its
brilliant coral colored bark which intensifies in winter, and is most
prominent on new growth. Foliage is a bright green, turning to yellow-gold
in the fall with a strong blend of apricot and light red. Young plants grow
quite fast for the first few years and then take on a multi-branching and
thickening habit of growth. Upright Growth Habit |
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Acer palmatum 'Suminagashi' |
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Red (Upright) Japanese Maple
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Zone:
6 |
Mature Size:
15' Tall x 15' Wide |
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Features: The deeply-lobed
leaves are various shades of purplish red to maroon throughout the growing
season. Bright red fruit holds in early summer. Ideal for accent,
border, background and group planting. Best when planted in afternoon shade.
Upright Growth Habit |
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Acer palmatum 'Waterfall' |
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Green (Weeping)
Japanese Maple
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Zone:
6 |
Mature Size:
9' Tall x 12' Wide
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Features: Foliage retains its
bright green color all season and has a longer, more flowing appearance as
it cascades down the outside of the mature plant. The plant stands full sun
very well. Fall colors are brilliant gold tones suffused with crimson
blends. Weeping Growth Habit |
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Acer palmatum
dissectum 'Garnet' |
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Red (Weeping)
Japanese Maple
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Zone:
5 |
Mature Size:
12' Tall x 12' Wide |
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Features: Pendulous mounding
habit with vigor. Dark red green in shade, garnet in sun. Rich red-orange
fall color. Weeping Growth Habit |
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Acer palmatum dissectum 'Tamukeyama' |
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Red (Weeping)
Japanese Maple
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Zone:
5 |
Mature Size:
12' Tall x 12' Wide |
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Features: A weeping, cut
leaf form with purple foliage that turns red in the fall. Maintains dark
purple-red color in summer. Vigorous for a laceleaf, has long cascading
branches. Weeping Growth Habit |
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Acer palmatum dissectum 'Viridis' |
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Green (Weeping)
Japanese Maple
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Zone:
5 |
Mature Size:
9' Tall x 12' Wide |
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Features: Bright
green, intricately divided leaves on weeping branches turn golden-yellow/red
in fall. Weeping Growth Habit |
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Acer rubrum
'Franksred' |
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Red Sunset® Maple
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Zone: 4 |
Mature Size:50'
Tall x 30' Wide |
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Features: Bright reddish-orange
fall foliage that colors early. Pyramidal to rounded form, develops good
branch angles. Attractive Foliage |
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Acer rubrum 'October Glory' |
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October Glory
Maple
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Zone:
4 |
Mature Size:50'
Tall x35' Wide
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Features: Holds foliage well
into fall, intense red color. Good oval-rounded from, fast growing. One of
the last shade trees to color. Excellent as a specimen tree for lawn, park
or street. Attractive Foliage |
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Acer x freemanii 'Jeffersred' PP#4864 |
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Autumn Blaze® Maple |
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Zone: 4 |
Mature Size: 50'
Tall x 40' Wide |
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Features: Rapid growing, often
in excess of 2’ per year. Drought-tolerant when established. Dense, oval
crown and excellent branch structure. Persistent vivid orange-red fall
color. Urban Tree of the Year selection for 2004. Fast Grower |
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Amelanchier
x grandiflora 'Autumn Brillance'®
PP#5717 |
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Serviceberry
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Zone:
4 |
Mature
Size:20' Tall x 20' Wide |
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Features: This is a rapid
upright grower with a rounded crown, dense branches and light gray
bark. In early spring, 2" to 4" clusters of white flowers cover the
branches as the leaves begin to appear, producing small edible fruit
that matures in June. The medium green foliage becomes a brilliant
red in early fall. Rarely needs pruning. Fast Grower
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Betula nigra 'Heritage' PP#4409 |
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Heritage River Birch
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Zone: 4 |
Mature Size:
50' Tall x 35' Wide |
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Features: Broadly pyramidal with
light green foliage. Fast growing. Transplants well from containers.
Tolerates pH as low as 3 and 4, as well as moist soils. Bark becomes
reddish-brown and curls into thin sheets. Urban Tree of the Year selection
for 2002. Attractive Bark |
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Cercis canadensis
'Ace
of Hearts' |
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Ace of Hearts Redbud |
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Zone:6-9 |
Mature Size:
12' Tall x 12' Wide
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Features: A dwarf, compact tree
with a dense dome-shaped canopy. Light violet blossoms in spring followed by
small semi-glossy, heart-shaped leaves. 'Ace of hearts' requires no pruning
to maintain its compact shape. Dwarf Size |
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Cercis canadensis 'Forest Pansy' PP#2556 |
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Forest Pansy Redbud |
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Zone: 5 |
Mature Size:
25' Tall x 25' Wide
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Features: Rounded vase-shaped
with a moderately dense crown. Reddish-purple buds open to rosy pink-purple
flowers that cover the branches for 2-3 weeks. Handsome purple foliage
follows and lasts throughout the season. Drought-tolerant and
pest-resistant. Attractive Foliage |
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Cercis
canadensis ''Hearts of Gold' |
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Hearts of Gold Redbud
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Zone: 5
- 9 |
Mature Size:
15' Tall x 20' Wide |
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Features: Clusters of bright
lavender blooms in spring are followed by intense golden-yellow, heart
shaped foliage. Leaves that are shaded by other leaves will turn green.
Prefers well-drained soil and is drought tolerant. Attractive Foliage |
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Cercis
canadensis 'Little Woody'
PP#15854 |
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Little Woody Redbud
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Zone:
5 - 9 |
Mature Size:
8' Tall x 10' Wide |
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Features: A compact tree with a
vase-shaped growth habit. Clusters of purple blooms in early spring are
followed by dark, green, gnarled leaves that appear rubbery. Prefers
well-drained soils. Drought tolerant. |
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Cercis canadensis
'Oklahoma' |
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Oklahoma Redbud |
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Zone: 5 |
Mature Size:
25' Tall x 25' Wide
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Features: Rounded vase-shaped
with an open habit. Clusters of deep purple flowers cover the branches,
followed in the summer by glossy dark green foliage. Drought-tolerant once
established. Pest-resistant. Excellent as a small specimen tree.
Attractive Blooms |
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Cercis
chinensis 'Don Egolf' |
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Don Egolf Redbud
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Zone:
6 - 9 |
Mature Size:
9' Tall x 9.5' Wide |
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Features: A deciduous,
slow-growing, compact, multi-stemmed shrub with heavy, dark green,
heart-shaped leaves which produces no seed. Prolific, bright, rosy-mauve
flowers in early spring. |
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Chionanthus virginicus |
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Fringe Tree |
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Zone: 3
- 9 |
Size:
12'-20' Tall x 12'-20' Wide |
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Features: This is a large shrub
or small tree, reaching a height of 20 feet or so, with one or few short
trunks and a rounded open crown. It has fragrant white flowers in May and
dark blue fruit in fall. Prefers moist, well drained soil. Fragrant
Flowers |
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Cornus alternifolia
'Golden Shadows' |
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Padoga Dogwood |
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Zone: 3 |
Size:
10' - 12' Tall |
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Bloom Time:
Spring |
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Features:
A new Pagoda dogwood with large heart shaped leaves that are bright yellow
with irregular thumbprint, and the new growth is often flushed with hues of
reddish-orange. Attractive lacy white flowers in spring. It is at its best
when planted in filtered shade. Attractive Foliage |
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Cornus florida 'Cherokee Brave' PP#10166 |
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Red
Flowering Dogwood |
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Zone: 5 |
Mature Size: 20'
Tall x 20' Wide |
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Features: Vigorous grower, reddish-pink to burgundy spring blooms have a
white center. Red berries in fall complement deep burgundy-red foliage. Good
mildew resistance. Colorful Berries/Fruit |
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Cornus florida
'Cherokee Princess' |
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White
Flowering Dogwood |
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Zone: 5 |
Mature Size: 20'
Tall x 20' Wide |
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Features: Large, white bracts up
to 5” across bloom abundantly in early spring, followed by red berries.
Green foliage turns red to reddish-purple in the fall. Among the best of the Cornus florida cultivars.
Attractive Blooms |
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Cornus kousa 'Milky Way' |
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White
Kousa Dogwood |
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Zone: 5 |
Mature Size: 20'
Tall x 30' Wide |
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Features: A broad, bushy form
suitable for smaller landscapes. White blooms in late spring, followed by
red berries. More floriferous than the species. Deep purple-red foliage in
the fall. Excellent as a small specimen tree. Attractive Foliage |
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Cornus rutcan 'Constellation' PP#7210 |
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Dogwood |
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Zone:
5 |
Mature Size:
20' Tall x 20' Wide |
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Features: Has an
erect habit and more vigorous than C. kousa, it is low
branching and uniformly wide from base to top. White floral bracts are
obovate with an acute tip, they do not overlap The floral display is quite
spectacular even when viewed at a distance. Attractive Blooms |
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Cornus rutdan
'Stellar Pink' PP#7207 |
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Pink
Flowering Dogwood |
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Zone: 5 |
Mature Size:
20' Tall x 20' wide |
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Features: Pink, spring flowers
with broad bracts produce red berries in the fall. Deep green foliage turns
red-purple for fall. Displays excellent vigor, resistant to dogwood borers
and anthracnose. Rutgers Hybrid. Cross between Cornus florida and
Cornus kousa. Red berries and leaves for fall interest. Attractive
Foliage |
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Magnolia grandiflora
'Bracken's Brown Beauty' |
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Southern
Magnolia
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Zone:
6 |
Mature Size:
30' Tall x 15' Wide |
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Features:
This compact, dense tree has small 6" leaves with dark green upper and rust
brown undersides. Late spring flowers are creamy white and 5" to 6" in
diameter with 2" to 3" long fruit. This tree is cold hardy, but protect from
winter winds and sun in northern areas. |
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Magnolia grandiflora 'D.D. Blanchard' |
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Southern
Magnolia
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Zone:
6 |
Mature Size:
40' Tall x 30' Wide |
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Features: This evergreen tree
has lustrous dark green foliage with rich orange-brown undersides. The
large, fragrant white flowers appear in early summer and persist in the
heat. "D.D. Blanchard' has an exceptionally handsome pyramidal form. |
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Metasequoia glyptostrobiodes
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Dawn Redwood
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Zone:
5 |
Mature Size:
70' Tall x 25' Wide |
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Features: Dawn Redwood has a
pyramidal, conical habit. This tree has persistent and deciduous branchlets.
The feathery deciduous foliage is bright green and turns orange-red to brown
in fall. Bark is bright reddist brown in youth and turns reddish to
yellowish brown with age. |
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Nyssa sylvatica |
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Black Gum Tree
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Zone:
4 |
Mature Size:
30' Tall x 20' Wide |
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Features: This native has a
dense crown and lustrous dark green leaves, changing to fluorescent
yellow-orange. Small yellow-green flowers appear with the foliage and
produce a small bluish-black fruit in early fall. One of the first trees to
show color in late summer to early fall. This is an excellent specimen tree
in naturalized areas. Prune in fall. Also known as Tupelo. |
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Prunus cerasifera 'Thundercloud' |
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Purple Leaf Plum |
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Zone: 5 |
Mature Size:
20' Tall x 20' Wide
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Features: Upright, loose growth
habit. Single, fragrant, pink flowers cover the tree before deep purple
foliage emerges. Retaining its purple foliage throughout growing season
makes this an excellent accent specimen. Attractive Foliage |
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Prunus serrulata
'Kwanzan' |
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Kwanzan Cherry |
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Zone: 5 |
Mature Size: 35'
Tall x 35' Wide
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Features: A popular and hardy
cherry tree. Deep pink flowers blooming in spring are 2 ˝” across and have
double petals. Bronzy new foliage turns green in summer, then orange-bronze
in fall. A great specimen tree of character and beauty. Attractive
Foliage |
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Prunus x yedoenis
'Yoshino' |
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Yoshino Cherry |
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Zone: 5 |
Mature Size:
25' Tall x 25' Wide |
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Features: A beautiful,
spring-flowering cherry with clusters of fragrant pink-white blooms. Glossy,
green foliage, upright spreading habit. Beautiful, medium-sized specimen
tree. This is the popular cherry planted throughout Washington, D.C. |
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Stewartia
pseudocamellia |
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Japanese
Stewartia |
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Zone: 5 |
Mature Size:
20' Tall x 40' Wide |
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Features: This Stewardia is a
magnificent small to medium size, pyramidal, oval-shaped tree. Medium dark
green foliage turns yellow-red to purple in fall. Creamy white 2 1/2"
flowers bloom in July. The bark exfoliates with maturity. Protect from hot
late-day summer sun, prefers moist, acid soils. |
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Styrax
japonica |
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Japanese
Snowbell |
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Zone: 5 |
Mature Size:
20' Tall x 20' Wide |
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Features: This small,
low-branched tree develops a broad, rounded horizontal crown with age. May
through June, 3 to 6 pendulous 3/4" white flowers bloom on 1" to 1 1/2"
pendulous stalks with produce 1/2" bluish-gray fruit. Leaves are medium to
dark green ,changing to yellow-red in fall. Protect from afternoon sun in
zones 7 - 8. Prune in winter. |
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