Plant With Winter Interest Flowering Tree For Sale In Iowa

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

* Rich red-orange leaf color. * It has relatively large leaves and a cascading mound shape.

* It is a popular ornamental tree found far beyond its native range. * This species has a deeply penetrating root system that firmly anchors the tree against winds. * The specific epithet pungens means "sharply pointed", referring to the leaves.

* Light green leaves of this "little dwarf overlay each other like shingles on a roof."

* Japanese Maple has been cultivated in Japan for centuries and in temperate areas around the world since the 1800s * Of easy cultivation, it succeeds in most soils preferring a good moist well-drained soil on the acid side and partial shade * Many professional...

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

* It has a very delicate texture and light yellow green foliage color. * The seedlings grown from seed collected from cultivars may not resemble the mother tree. * It is pendulous, mound shaped and reaching 2 meters high by 3 meters wide.

* Prefers growing on a north-facing slope. * Grows well in heavy clay soils, requiring a cool position in a good moist but not water-logged soil. * Very shade tolerant, especially when young, but growth is slower in dense shade.

* Parrotia persica ( Persian Ironwood ) is a deciduous tree in the family Hamamelidaceae , the sole species in the genus Parrotia but closely related to the genus Hamamelis (Witch-hazels).

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

* It is a popular ornamental tree found far beyond its native range. * This species has a deeply penetrating root system that firmly anchors the tree against winds. * The specific epithet pungens means "sharply pointed", referring to the leaves.

The bark is thin and square-cracked or furrowed, and gray in color. In this capacity it differs from many alpine conifers in its tolerance of relatively warm, damp environments, and in such settings remains healthy while growing slowly; ideal characteristics...

It is most easily removed in late spring to early summer. It is waterproof, durable, tough and resinous[11, 61]. Only the outer bark is removed, this does not kill the tree. * Betula pubescens ( Downy Birch ; also known as White Birch , European White...

* 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.

It grows in any soil, often very quickly and is short-lived and subject to diseases. The tree is an important source of pulpwood and a breeze moving through a stand of aspen, ruffling every leaf as it passes, is a magical sight; the fall color is yellow.

Last updated: 22-Oct-2001 No species priority site assigned. Taxon: Acer pectinatum Wall. Check PlantSearch database of Botanic Gardens Conservation International for possible non-NPGS germplasm.

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

* Hardier than green-leaved types. * The mother trees are mound forming red cut leaved types. * Fall color is sensational.

* The smallest crab; fragrant half-inch white flowers; dark red fruit "about the size of a small pea" (Wyman), borne annually; forms a dense, rounded shrub; native to Japan. * The fruit is a good wildlife food source, especially for birds.

* Hardier than green-leaved types. * Fall color is sensational.

The cultivar 'Winter King' is a well-known selection. * Crataegus viridis is a species of hawthorn that is native to the southeastern US . Forms vary considerably, and many desirable ornamental forms could be selected from the wild.

* Eucalyptus deglupta is a tall tree, commonly known as the Rainbow Eucalyptus , the Mindanao Gum , or the Rainbow Gum . It is the dominant species used for pulpwood plantations in Philippines .

* A maple in the snake-bark maple group. * It is native to mountains forests of Japan.

Glauca is the commonly cultivated variety of this tree for areas outside of the Pacific Northwest, and is clearly a better selection for midwestern climates than the species because of its better cold tolerance (species is hardy to USDA Zone 6, but var.

* Japanese Maple has been cultivated in Japan for centuries and in temperate areas around the world since the 1800s * Of easy cultivation, it succeeds in most soils preferring a good moist well-drained soil on the acid side and partial shade * Grown for...

* 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.

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