by cooperyounggardenclub | Feb 19, 2017
What makes the Redbud so special is its gift of spring color and its hardy adaptability. This tree, which usually grows no taller than 30 feet, bears showy pink flowers in very early spring which last two to three weeks. Â The leaves also emerge with a reddish color,...
by cooperyounggardenclub | Feb 19, 2017
Atlantic white cedar is an evergreen with scaly leaves that occur in a flat fern-like appearance. This species usually grows in very dense, solid stands, and has small rounded cones. Â Pioneers prized the durable wood for log cabins, including floors and shingles....
by cooperyounggardenclub | Feb 19, 2017
Chionanthus retusus, commonly called Chinese Fringetree, is native to China, Korea and Japan. Â This plant is noted for its profuse spring bloom of fragrant white flowers.Plants are primarily dioecious (separate male and female plants), but some plants may have some...
by cooperyounggardenclub | Feb 19, 2017
American yellowwood, is a medium-sized, deciduous tree of the legume family that typically grows 30-50’ tall with upright branching and a broad, rounded crown. It is noted for its pinnately compound foliage, panicles of fragrant white spring flowers, autumn seed pods...
by cooperyounggardenclub | Feb 19, 2017
Roughleaf dogwood is a small tree, to 16 ft., with flat-topped clusters of creamy-yellow flowers and hard, white fruit on reddish brown or gray branchlets. Leaves are opposite on green twigs, blades up to 4 inches long, roughly ovate with an abruptly drawn-out tip and...
