by cooperyounggardenclub | Feb 19, 2017
The cherry plum is a popular ornamental tree for garden and landscape use, grown for its very early flowering. Numerous cultivars have been developed, many of them selected for purple foliage. Cherry plums, botanical name Prunus cerasifera, are a stone fruit and...
by cooperyounggardenclub | Feb 19, 2017
Prunus laurocerasus commonly called cherry laurel or English laurel is a broad, dense, spreading, evergreen that in cultivation typically matures over time to 10-18’ tall with a spread to 20-25’. Lustrous, oblong, dark green leaves (to 6” long). Foliage is evergreen...
by cooperyounggardenclub | Feb 19, 2017
A popular yet fickle fruit tree, with firm, juicy reddish peaches in mid summer; quite ornamental, with showy pink flowers in spring and a low, spreading habit; susceptible to late spring freezes and disease, needs full sun and well-drained soil. Redhaven Peach is...
by cooperyounggardenclub | Feb 19, 2017
This tree will grow in almost any soil and flourishes in the shelter of larger trees. The five to six inch leaves are dark green on top and light green below. The wild cherries tempt many birds and small animals. The leaves are a favorite of butterflies, and deer...
by cooperyounggardenclub | Feb 19, 2017
Yoshino cherry is a graceful ornamental flowering cherry tree that typically grows 30-40’ tall with a spreading, broad-rounded, open crown. Fragrant white (sometimes tinged pink) flowers in 3 to 6-flowered clusters (racemes) appear before or simultaneous to the...
