I’ve started eating some of the Whitney Crabapples and Zestar! Apples.
So far these two are my earliest apple varieties.
Up Up and Away
World of Poplars
Poplar trees, of the Populus genus, can come in a lot of variety of leaf shapes, sizes, and colors.
The giant leaf of the Chinese Necklace Poplar dwarfs the leaves of the Golden White Poplar.
Mello Yello
The new Variegated Catalpa graft is putting on good growth this summer.
Catalpas are big-leafed trees, so the variegation is very noticeable on the new leaves.
Cherry Sucker Versus Goji Berry
Goji Berries haven’t done very well in my climate. These plants grow like they are half vine and shrub, sprawling all over. The leaves fall off prematurely and the the fruit is usually ate up by the birds.
Now a Carmine Jewel Cherry sucker has grown incredibly close to the Goji Berry, threatening to take up the prime real estate since the Goji hasn’t thrived there.
False spirea
False Spirea can refer to any of the species in the Sorbaria genus.
The flowers on all the different species will attract a lot of insects.
Daylily Seedlings
There are various Daylilies that grow tall and are a good choice to be propagated on my Oasis.
The flowers can rise above most of the green.
Lanham’s Purple Sumac
The color on Lanham’s Purple Sumac isn’t a strong purple color.
This is a cultivar of the species Shining Sumac. This form seems to have leaves that are more dark and dull, giving it a more subtle look in the landscape.
Red Samaras
Redwings Maple looks like it is flowering with its red hot samaras.
This cultivar is similar to other Tatarian Maple cultivars such as Hot Wings.
Invasive Bindweed
Bindweed Vine has been spreading around in the cultivated areas.
This weed can look pretty when crawling up fences and blooming.