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Monthly Archives: October 2016

Cotinus obovatus

Cotinus obovatus
[gallery ids="8714,8727"] A large upright shrub or small tree, depending on how each plant is trained. It has fluffy clusters of small flowers, followed by airy seed heads. The fall color is intense yellows, oranges, and reds.  It prefers average, well-drained soil and full sun. It is however, adaptable to a range of sites....
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Acer rubrum (‘Frank Jr’) Red Pointe®

A selection with brilliant red fall color. The form is upright and broadly pyramidal. It has a straight dominant central leader with strong branch angles. More tolerant of higher pH soils than other red maples....
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Sorbaria sorbifolia ‘Sem’

[gallery ids="8720,8721,8722,8723"] A dense shrub with fern-like foliage that is pinkish-red when young.  It has large clusters of creamy white flowers in mid-summer. It can spread by suckers to form a colony. Prefers full sun; not fussy about soil....
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Picea omorika ‘Pendula Bruns’

Very narrow and possibly the most pendulous upright Serbian spruce, this weeping tree develops a leader that grows straight without staking. Branches hang down close to the trunk. Also listed as ‘Bruns Pendula’ by some nurseries, it was chosen Collector’s Conifer of the Year in 2006....
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