Plant With Winter Interest Flowering Tree For Sale In Killeen

* Yellow fall colors * Hardy in sun or shade.

* The specific epithet, menziesii, is after Archibald Menzies, a Scottish physician and rival naturalist to David Douglas. Mice, voles, shrews, and chipmunks consumed an estimated 65 percent of a Douglas fir seed crop following dispersal in western Oregon.

Glauca is the Rocky Mountain variety of this tree. * Pseduotsuga menziesii var. Glauca is hardy to Zone 4). * The specific epithet, menziesii, is after Archibald Menzies, a Scottish physician and rival naturalist to David Douglas.

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

* It is strong growing an reaches 4 meters in height. * Fall color is sensational. * Hardier than green-leaved types. * The spring color is bright purple-red, black red or maroon in summer, changing to green red or brown red in late summer and then crimson...

* The deep red color of this dissected leaf variety also holds well into the summer. * Reaching 4-5 meters high. * New spring growth that is covered in very fine silvery hairs making it look almost grey.

* This deciduous tree has bark that is white and does not exfoliate (peel off). * 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.

* Mostly grown for its intense glowing crimson fall color. * Perhaps the brightest leaf color of all maples. * It has very large leaves and is a fast grower.

* It is upright growing, hardy and sturdy. * Bright reddish purple color in spring deepening as summer advances, turning to carmine and scarlet in the fall.

* The bark is smooth, olive-green with regular narrow pale vertical stripes on young trees. * It is a small deciduous tree growing to 10–15 m tall with a trunk up to 40 cm diameter.

* A beautiful tree in every respect; 2-2 1/2" white flowers with orange centers in July; lovely exfoliating bark in patches of orangy brown, gray, and brown; fall colors include yellow, red, and dark reddish purple; of conical or oval habit; Dirr notes...

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

* 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.

It is noted for its pendulous clusters of bell-shaped, mildly fragrant, 5-petaled, waxy white flowers (each to 3/4” diameter) that bloom in May-June. * Japanese snowbell is a compact, deciduous flowering tree with horizontal branching and a rounded...

It will however grow in full sun, even though the foliage appears to "bleach" a little. 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,...

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

* Fall color is sensational. * 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.

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

* Fall color is various shades of yellow. * It is densely branched and has bright green bark.

Horizontal branches may root where they touch the ground. * A compact species with shiny dark green leaves, small rose-colored flowers, and 1/3" to 1/2" dark red fruit; spreads by rooting of branch tips; native to western China.

* The leaves of this variety are deeply cut to the base of the leaf and are slightly larger than the species.

Acer buergerianum is a popular bonsai for its splendid multitude of green leaves and fall color of red, orange and yellow. The trunk thickens fast and develops some rust colored peeling appearance.

* A decidious Tree growing to 8 m (26ft) by 6 m (19ft). * 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...

* Large seed is more likely to produce greater variation in seedlings; can be used as understock. * A decidious Tree growing to 8 m (26ft) by 6 m (19ft). * Japanese Maple has been cultivated in Japan for centuries and in temperate areas around the world...

* It can grow in heavy clay soil, in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade, but must be moist soil. * The fruit is a good wildlife food source, especially for birds. * The smallest crab; fragrant half-inch white flowers; dark red fruit "about the size...

* Pine relatives; cone green when young, 8" long; probably hardier than K. They grow best in a Mediterranean climate. The tree is restricted to hills, mountains, and valleys at elevations of 200-1500 m.

A sour taste, but the fruit is palatable. Fruit from the typical species is about 1cm in diameter, though there are sub-species and cultivated forms with considerably larger fruits.