Ussuri Plums can have good fall color. Most of my Ussuri Plums have died over unknown problems.
Category Archives: Trees
Variegated Elm Leaves
The Variegated Chinese Elm has nice variegation on some of the leaves. Though some of the leaves don’t show much variegation.
Pixie Crunch
Pixie Crunch Apple tree had a few apples for the first time this year. The Apple did not disappoint in the crunch, the flavor was pretty mild though.
Common Reed
Common Reed has running rhizomes and is found in odd places. These shoots are coming up between the trunk and bark of an old, cut-down Lombardy Poplar.
Last Mulberry of the Year
The Illinois Everbearing Mulberry had a productive year this year and lived up to its name. The tree had fruit starting to ripen in June and the last mulberry is getting close to ripe now.
Chinese Sumac
Chinese Sumac has only been marginally hardy in my Iowa location. After the main stem died from a bad winter, there have been a lot of suckers popping up.
Iowa English Walnut
I have a few English Walnuts growing for over a decade now. These Walnuts have not grown much over the years and still have not produced nuts for me.
Chinese Catalpa Bean Pods
Catalpas are commonly called Bean Trees because of their pods. The Chinese Catalpa has thinner pods than the native Catalpas.
Ripening Seaberries
Seabuckthorn is a shrubby, thorny tree, that suckers a lot. The ripening berries are orange and have a lot of flavor.
Cornus Kousa Fruit
I noticed a lot of the Cornus Kousa fruits are getting eaten now. I tried some of these fruit, but they weren’t very good yet.