The Golden Hoptree(Ptelea trifoliata ‘Aurea’) has leaves that nearly glow bright like the Sun. This little tree is also commonly called a Wafer Ash.
Category Archives: Trees
Yellow Willow Catkins
The native Black Willow can be attractive with its many yellow catkins. Black Willow(Salix nigra) doesn’t make a good landscape tree because the branches break easily like a Crack Willow(Salix fragilis).
Blue Ash
Blue Ash(Fraxinus quadrangulata) stems are actually square-shaped. The Blue Ash is said to have some resistance to Emerald Ash Borer, so I may as well grow some and see.
Painted Maple
The Painted Maple(Acer pictum) is a rare maple tree that leafs out gorgeously. This tree produces good, strong growth.
Black Cherry Flowering
You always can see where the Black Cherries(Prunus Serotina) are when they are flowering. Later in summer, the trees have cherries that the wildlife love to eat.
Tartarian Maple Young Leaves
The Tartarian Maple is an attractive small maple tree. These maple trees will start producing seed while young.
Fast Growing Hybrid Elm
The Accolade Elm is a hybrid of Asian Elms. This fast growing elm has resistance to Dutch Elm Disease and Elm Yellows.
Chojuro Asian Pear Another Year Flowering
The Chojuro Pear has flowered again this spring. This pear tree has never produced fruit yet, but has flowered for multiple years.
Yellowhorn Flowering
The Yellowhorn(Xanthoceras sorbifolium) has started flowering at a young size and age. The end result should be edible nuts. Pretty good for an ornamental flowering shrub.
Orchard Trees Flowering
By how the Double Red Delicious Apple and Kieffer Pear are flowering, I should have a lot of fruit this year. These older trees usually produce fruit every year.