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This selection is notable for the fragrant fuchsia-pink goblet-shaped flowers, each with 6 slightly twisted tepals. The blooms appear just before the leaves, then linger awhile to keep them fragrant company. æSusanÆ is one of the Little Girl series of hybrid magnolias (M. liliiflora æNigraÆ x M. stellata rosea) developed at the National Arboretum for compactness and later bloom. Blooms 2-4 weeks later than M. stellata.
An understory tree with a beautiful and elegant rounded habit. Tiny reddish blooms appear in spring along with round-oval, 4" leaves emerging reddish purple. Leaves mature to a subdued bluish-green in summer and on to brilliant shades of gold, orange and red in autumn. Fallen autumn leaves have been varyingly described as smelling of cinnamon buns, caramelized sugar or ripe apples. Best sited in a location protected from strong winds and hot afternoon sun.
The spreading, tiered branches along a central leader of this dogwood offer a remarkable waterfall effect of leaves with bold, creamy white margins and giant 7-inch blossoms, followed by intensely deep blue-black fruit. These grafted plants offer maximal leaf variegation when planted in a partially shaded site.
Dubbed a 'living fossil' by media reports of the day. Dawn Redwood was described from material growing in the village of Modaoqi, Sichuan in 1946. Seed became available outside of China in 1948. This deciduous 'conifer' attains a glorious golden color in fall before the needles drop for winter. Does well in most soil conditions, but thrives in slightly moist soil where older specimens will form attractive butteresses.
A deciduous small tree with showy, erect 4-10" long panicles of orange-red and narrow tubular flowers that appear in spring. Palmately compound, shiny, dark green leaves are attractive in spring and summer. Smooth, light brown, globular seed capsules encase 1-3 shiny seeds (buckeyes) that ripen in the fall. A native of the southeastern U.S. where it typically occurs in low rich wooded valleys, at bluff bases and along streams.
The oval, banana-like leaves, the largest leaves of all northern temperate plants in the New World, grow to an amazing 36 inches. They glisten light green on the surface, silvery gray beneath. In early summer come the sweetly fragrant, creamy-white blooms, forming huge 12-inch shallow cups. Over many years, it will grow 30 feet or so. Plant in full sun or light shade in any humus-rich, well-drained soil. This imposing American native is one tree you will visit regularly, and marvel.
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