Yearly Archives: 2014

[gallery ids="2465,6241,9657"]   A medium, openly branched tree with large, deeply dissected green leaves. Similar to 'Acontifolium', except that the leaves are larger and not as deeply cut. The small flowers are dark red, held in hanging clusters. Fall color is striking scarlet to orange. The bark is a smooth gray. Prefers moist soils and some shade....

[gallery ids="6296"]   A slow growing, rounded, bushy, small tree with large green, deeply dissected, serrated leaves. In spring, reddish-purple flowers appear before the leaves. The fall color is an outstanding crimson. The bark is smooth and gray. Prefers light shade, in a rich, well-drained soil, but will tolerate many soils with regular summer watering....

[gallery ids="2455,3550,3552"]   A slow growing maple with striking cinnamon brown to reddish brown, exfoliating bark. Green trifoliate leaves, silvery underside, turn to bright red and orange in the fall. An excellent small garden tree, that should be better known for its toughness. Grown from seeds, the form varies from a tree form to low branched and...

[gallery ids="2420"]   A slow growing maple, native to the Rocky Mountains, and related to sugar maples. The summer foliage is dark green, turning to orange in the fall. It will tolerate drought and alkaline soils. Prefers full sun. Grown both in tree and clump form....