Plant With Winter Interest Flowering Tree For Sale In Santa Rosa

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.

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

* The fall color is rich red. * The foliage starts off with a tinge of orange-red then becoming rich green. * It is a strong growing round-headed tree several meters high.

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

* Leaves start off red in the spring fade to greenish red in the summer and then turn crimson in the fall.

* Species of maple in the snakebark maple group. * The flowers are small, yellow, with five sepals and petals. * The bark is smooth, olive-green with regular narrow pale vertical stripes on young trees.

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

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 for an ornamental conifer.

* The leaves are brick red blended over a deep green color base. Unique individuals will most likely result which can be even more interesting than the parent. * Seeds colected from cultivars such as this may not resemble the mother tree.

* It is popular as an ornamental landscaping tree and as a Christmas Tree. * The wood lacks a distinctive odor and so does not impart a flavor to items stored in it. Thus it can be used for making tubs for storing food items.

* It is popular as an ornamental landscaping tree and as a Christmas Tree. * The wood lacks a distinctive odor and so does not impart a flavor to items stored in it. Thus it can be used for making tubs for storing food items.

* As with all seed collected from cultivars the resulting seedlings may not resemble the mother tree. * Fall color is sensational. * Hardier than green-leaved types. * This variety has glossy deep purple-red leaves that hold their color well into the...

* 50 to 100 year old trees being 4 meters tall. * It is hardy and strongly cascading. * The dark purple-red color holds up better than most cultivars.

It is native to northern Iran , where it is endemic in the Alborz mountains. * 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).

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

A lotion of the leaves is used in the treatment of carbuncles, haemorrhoids and sores. * A fibre is obtained by retting the bark. , ( Firmiana simplex , syn. A hair wash is made fromthe leaves and fibre.

* It will become wider than tall and its brilliant red fall color is one of its most outstanding attributes. * Upright growing to 6-10 feet over time. * The leaves are green during the growing season.

* Leaves start off red in the spring fade to greenish red in the summer and then turn crimson in the fall.

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.

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

* The fall color is a "beautiful gold with overtones of crimson for which it is famous." * Makes an excellent larger bonsai specimen. * The leaf color is a combination of green and red on the same leaf.

* It has almost star shaped leaves with very rich purple-red or black-red color. * One of the better dark-toned palmatums.

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

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

* As with all cultivars grown from seed the resulting seedlings may or may not resemble the mother tree. * It will become wider than tall and its brilliant red fall color is one of its most outstanding attributes.

* 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.

* Holds its color well in the summer and then turns a beautiful scarlet in the fall. * More upright than many cultivars and then cascades down from a higher starting point.