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Heptacodium miconioides

[gallery ids="5086,5085,9495"] This is an open upright large shrub or small tree. The gray brown bark exfoliates, revealing darker brown bark beneath. The late summer flowers are white and fragrant, held on 6" long panicles. Sepals persist long after bloom, changing from green to rose-purple. Also called "Crepe Myrtle of the North". It will grow best...
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Gleditsia triacanthos (‘Suncole’) Sunburst®

[gallery ids="8048"] An irregular, spreading tree selected for the golden-yellow new foliage. The leaves gradually change to bright green, then back to yellow again in the fall. It is a fruitless selection. It is tolerant of drought, salt, high pH, and urban conditions. It produces a light, dappled shade....
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Ginkgo biloba ‘Princeton Sentry’®

A slow growing, narrowly pyramidal tree. It is a male selection with golden-yellow fall color. It is tolerant of high pH, salts, heat and urban conditions. The leaf shape resembles that of a Maidenhair fern, hence the common name....
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Fraxinus pennsylvanica ‘Urbanite’®

A broadly pyramidal tree with glossy, thick foliage that is dark green above and silver below. It is a male selection. The fall color is deep bronze. It is tolerant of high pH, drought, wind, urban conditions and heavy wet soils. Suitable as a street tree, in gardens and parks. Introduced in 1987 by Wandell...
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