Bought as a Brown Turkey Fig, it produces fruit about every year. If I could only grow one potted plant, this would be it. I love eating the figs.
Category Archives: Trees
Iowa Aralia Elata
Aralia Elata is a fast growing spiny shrub-like tree. It has started to sucker.
Colors of Poplars
Comparing the leaves of Sun ‘n Snow Poplar and the fast growing Rocket Poplar Hybrid: One tree is a fast growing ornamental shade tree and the other is a utility tree for fast growing windbreaks and screens.
Amur Maple Fall
Amur Maple(Acer ginnala) is an attractive little tree that is drought-hardy and fast growing. This species has beautiful fall color every year.
Iowa Paulownia Tomentosa
Paulownia Tomentosa is not completely hardy here. It is the shrubby tree growing on the left side. The leaves can be huge early in life.
Iowa Tree Frog
Tree frogs are beautiful animals. Found this one resting on a leaf.
Chicken of the Woods
Chicken of the Woods(Laetiporus sulphureus) has been found growing on and around an old Red Oak. It is considered edible for some people and not others.
Given Up
Sometimes plants know when to give up and die. This American Plum, even in the dead form, can provide habitat for small animals.
Japanese Larch Suffering
The Japanese Larch(Larix kaempferi) didn’t like this Summer’s drought and heat. They look beat up in August.
Sun Race
My fast growing Bigfoot Willow is racing against the early morning Sun to reach high up in the sky. Bigfoot Hybrid Willow is one of the fastest growing trees in America, and is the fastest growing tree I have grown in Iowa.