Yearly Archives: 2014

[gallery ids="2604,2603"] This is a broadly rounded, dense shade tree. Bright red flowers appear in upright terminal panicles (to 8-10” long) in mid-spring. The leaves are dark green and more resistant to sun scorch than A. hippocastanum. The fall color is unremarkable. Easily grown in average, well-drained soils, in full sun to part shade. ‘Briotii’ is...

[gallery ids="2601,2600,8049"] A small upright spreading tree with dark green foliage. Small yellow flowers are followed by scarlet-red samaras in summer. The fall foliage changes from yellow to orange red. Grown both as a single and multi-trunk. It has strong branch unions making it less prone to storm damage. Prefers full sun to filtered sun, and...

[gallery ids="2589,2587,10498"] A broadly oval, upright tree with large deep green foliage. Outstanding fall colors in a rich mix of yellow, orange, and red. It prefers a moist, well-drained soil. It is resistant to sun scald, frost cracks and summer heat, wind and drought. Introduced by Bailey's Nursery. PP 11,119....

An oval to rounded, fast growing tree with thick, deep green, glossy leaves that are resistant to leaf tatter. In the fall, the foliage changes to bright orange with blushes of red about two weeks before other sugar maples. Sugar maples prefer well-drained soils, but are tolerant of sandy and clay soils. It performs best...