Black Tupelo, Nyssa, is a deciduous tree that grows to 50 feet tall or more. Its simple leaves turn flaming red in the fall and the bold crooked twiggy branches make a picturesque outline against the sky in winter. Nyssa is a genus of North American deciduous leaves. Small greenish-white flowers are followed by purple…
Trees are the largest and longest-lived plants in the landscape. They bring beauty and serenity to the garden. The time and effort spent in tree care are minuscule compared to the decades of pleasure they give. Trees are relatively self-sufficient once established. Once a tree is established its care is mostly a matter of protecting…
Dawn Redwood, Metasequoia, is a pyramidal tree with small cones and soft, pale green needles that turn light bronze in autumn. The needles drop in winter to reveal an attractive silhouette. Young dawn redwoods have reddish bark; older trees have darker fissured bark and buttressed and fluted trunks. Branches grow upright. Dawn redwoods grow to…
Golden-rain tree, Koelreuteria, is a deciduous tree that grows to 30 feet tall. It bears compound leaves and large clusters of showy, star-like yellow flowers. Seedpods follow the flowers; they ripen from green to pinkish-tan in fall and resemble Japanese lanterns. Golden-rain tree has a rather compact rounded head. The leaves emerge with a pinkish…
Black walnut, Juglans, is a deciduous tree. It has a wide-spreading, ruggedly picturesque outline growing to 75 feet tall. Plant walnuts in large open areas–open lawns, park, or large field. Juglans is a genus of deciduous trees commonly called walnuts. The genus includes the Black Walnut, Butternut, and some strains of the English or Persian…
Carolina silverbell, Halesia, is a deciduous tree or large shrub of North America valued for its handsome, drooping, bell-shaped white flowers in early spring. Silverbell thrives in any well-drained soil. It northern, cold-winter regions it grows best in a sheltered position. Carolina Silverbell grows to 40 feet with spreading branches; in cold winter regions, it…
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