Chinese Necklace Poplar(Populus Lasiocarpa) is one of the biggest leafed Poplars. I test a lot of Poplar species and fast growing Poplar hybrids on my Oasis.
Category Archives: Trees
Biond Hackberry
Biond Hackberry is an Asian species of the Celtis genus. Celtis biondii has unusual leaves.
Moosewood
Moosewood is a species in the Acer genus. These small trees have attractive leaves, but the bark is the most important ornamental aspect.
Cottonwood Last Stages of Life
There is a Cottonwood tree that has been slowly dying over the years. It has interesting features to briefly check out. I don’t stand under this tree long, as occasionally large limbs fall from high above.
Purple Robe Locust Limb Breakage
Some trees like the Purple Robe Locust grow fast and have a great flower show every year. But this hybrid tree has a poor form and has the top break out often in storms.
Rainbow Weeping Willow
A Weeping Willow and rainbow join forces in the landscape. r
Won’t Let Go
A dead branch has been hanging in the Weeping Willow tree for weeks. The pendulous branches are intertwined with the dead wood.
Columnar Purple Beech
New red leaves and old purple leaves combine on this little Beech tree. The Columnar Purple Beech is a cultivar of the European Beech(Fagus sylvatica).
Metasequoia Snow Flurries
Snow comes in the summer on this conifer. Snow Flurries is a rare cultivar of the Dawn Redwood.
Variegated Catalpa Versus Speckled Catalpa
A couple of unique Catalpas are growing close together in my nursery. Variegated Catalpa(Catalpa bignonioides ‘Variegata’) and Speckled Catalpa(Catalpa bignonioides ‘Pulverulentum’) are both listed as Southern Catalpa trees.