Yearly Archives: 2014

[gallery ids="5044"] A small, graceful tree with slender spreading and pendulous branches and reddish brown bark. The twigs and branches are red colored, giving the same effect as red twigged dogwood. It is native to the Northwest and Rocky Mountain states. It is often found in moist areas such as streamside or moist open woods. It...

[gallery ids="6401,6400"] This is a pyramidal tree that becomes more rounded with age. Lustrous dark green leaves turn a beautiful golden yellow in fall. It is also known as Cherry Birch or Black Birch. Historically, Wintergreen oil was produced from its bark. It prefers full sun to partial shade, and a moist acidic soil, but will...

[gallery ids="5043,5042"] A uniform, dense, low-mounded shrub, similar to Berberis t. 'Crimson Pygmy' but with richer red-purple foliage. The color holds well all summer. In fall, the color changes to reddish-black. It will grow best in full sun, in most soils, as long as they are well-drained. It requires minimal maintenance. PP 9,461....

[gallery ids="4954"] A low spreading shrub with bright orange new growth, that ages to burgundy. The branches are slender, spiny and small. Small yellow flowers in spring are followed by small bright red berries in fall. Performs well in most soils, as long as they are well-drained. The color is best in full sun. Useful as...