During the storm of 2014, a lot of the Cottonwoods were destroyed in this area. Some still persist and have given some golden fall color this autumn.
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Large Leaves of the Sycamore Tree
Sycamore trees create a lot of leaf litter when their gigantic leaves fall on the ground. But their leaves are small when compared to Paulownia trees. Luckily, the Paulownia leaves quickly disintegrate.
Swedish Columnar Aspen New Growth
The new growth on my Swedish Columnar Aspens comes out looking bronze, but will green up soon. These aspens are very narrow and can fit in tight spots.
Prospector Elm Red Growth
Prospector Elm is a vigorous Hybrid Elm of Asian DNA. The young growth will have you seeing red.
Tower Poplar Trunk
The Tower Poplar’s trunk is lighter colored than the native Poplars in the area. These fast growing Hybrid Poplars are good for windbreaks, but are not as easy to propagate from stem cuttings as other Poplars.
Green King Hybrid Elm
The Green King Hybrid Elm was planted 10 years ago, back in spring of 2004. This hybrid tree has grown fast, even though early on it had some bark stripped off the trunk by goats.
Hybrid Maples
Leaves of a hybrid maple that I am growing: There are a lot of different maples that I can grow in Iowa.
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.
Bigfoot
Sometimes in the past I would find an unusual leaf and have it dry pressed in a middle of a magazine or catalog. I guess I usually forget about them though and had found this leaf after many years. This is a Bigfoot Hybrid Willow leaf that looks like three leaves fused together into one. […]
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.