Plant With Winter Interest Flowering Tree For Sale In Baltimore

* Resembles Celtis but has winged fruits to 3/4"; dark green foliage; "gray-brown bark exfoliates in patches and is quite handsome...for the plant collector this is a treasure to be unearthed" (Dirr); native to northern and central China.

* 'Beni otake' means Red Bamboo in Japanese. * The leaves keep their red color from spring to fall, changing only in hue.

* Rich, deep orange fall color. * The spring and Summer foliage is a deep, rich green.

* It grows as a mound and holds its red color well in the summer. * A great deal of variation can be expected when growing this plant.

* The glossy green foliage turns yellow in the fall. * The parent is a vigorous cultivar said to be more resistant to birch borers and tolerant to heat. * This deciduous tree has bark that is white and does not exfoliate (peel off).

* A very desirable color * Makes a delightful upright small tree, maturing at 4 meters. * The foliage is purplish-red holding into the summer then some green tones come in changing to red and scarlet in fall.

The crown is a neat slender conic shape in young trees with a tilted or drooping lead shoot, becoming cylindric in older trees. Taylor and Taylor (76) thoroughly describe its form.

* The leaves have very narrow lobes that are purple red in the summer turning to orange red in the fall. * Hardier than green-leaved types. * Fall color is sensational.

Glauca is the Rocky Mountain variety of this tree. * The specific epithet, menziesii, is after Archibald Menzies, a Scottish physician and rival naturalist to David Douglas. * Douglas fir seeds are an extremely important food for small mammals.

* A very desirable color * Makes a delightful upright small tree, maturing at 4 meters. * The foliage is purplish-red holding into the summer then some green tones come in changing to red and scarlet in fall.

* Native to northeast Asia. * Green to greenish purple stems with white stripes; of open habit with yellow fall color.

* Rich, deep orange fall color. * The spring and Summer foliage is a deep, rich green.

Fall color is usually insignificant, however leaves may sometimes turn yellow to red. * Japanese snowbell is a compact, deciduous flowering tree with horizontal branching and a rounded crown.

* Many wholesale growers prefer this seed. * Hardier than green-leaved types. * Fall color is sensational.

* Unique bark appearance, corky and rough with many cracks in it. * Leaves similar to that of Japanese Maple.

* It is a cascading type but not as fully drooping as some cultivars * In sun the leaves are a very interesting shade of red.

Flowers appear in May-June (somewhat late for trees) and give way to grayish-brown drupes which persist into late autumn. Features small pendulous clusters of bell-shaped, mildly fragrant, pale pink, long-stalked flowers (3/4" long) with showy yellow...

* It has gracefully arching branches and grows somewhat faster than other cultivars. * The fall color is golden to red.

* Grows well in heavy clay soils, requiring a cool position in a good moist but not water-logged soil. * It is a large evergreen tree typically up to 40-60 m tall and 2 m trunk diameter.

* Korean Birch is a very interesting tree. * The bright green leaves turn golden in the fall. The bark characteristics are complex with many shades of white and tan blending and overlaying to from texture rarely seen in other birches.

* Very similar to Osakazuki * The main difference is the fall color. It works well when planted with Osakazuki so that the leaves in the fall compliment each other. * As with all seed collected from cultivars it is uncertain if the resulting seedlings...

* It has gracefully arching branches and grows somewhat faster than other cultivars. * The fall color is golden to red.

* Similar to Cornus alba but with coral red stems and bluish fruits. * Fruit is quite attractive to birds and is generally considered to have as much if not more ornamental interest than the flowers.

* Plants are very shade tolerant but growth is slower in dense shade. Thus it can be used for making tubs for storing food items. It is sometimes known as a Concolor fir. Highly recommended for zones 5 and 6.

The shrub is mid winter flowering with a delightful sweet scent. * Sarcococca confusa is a very adaptable and reliable shrub that is easily grown in many situations, including dense shade with very dry soil.

* It is a larger tree so should be given some room to grow. * Very ornamental tree. * Grown mostly for its striking red and multicolored bark that peels off to reveal other shades and colors.

* Grown mostly for it's beautiful exfoliating bark. * Small landscape tree * Somewhat reminiscent of Betua nigra bark, but the sections that break off are smaller and more block like.