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Brandywine Maple
A medium-sized shade tree, it is perfect for the urban garden. Only male flowers are produced in spring so there are no messy seeds to clean up. Its bright, enduring fall color begins red and gradually turns brilliant purple red over a long period. The Brandywine Maple, Acer rubrum 'Brandywine', is known for its long lasting, brilliant reddish purple fall color. This maple was developed by the National Arboretum and grows 25 feet tall and 12 feet wide which gives it an oval shape. It exhibits significant tolerance to leafhopper, one of the major pests of landscape red maples. ... additional information
Overcup Oak The oak tree derives it's name from the acorn cap that very nearly covers the acorn. This oak tree is long overlooked by growers; the tree is just starting to be more popular and thus more readily available for home landscapes. The Overcup Oak tree, Quercus lyrata, is a long-lived, very sturdy shade tree that will thrive in a wide variety of soil conditions. Acorns are produced annually and are relatively small, usually between 1/2 an 1 inch. An important tree in difficult urban landscaping situations with uniform branching forming a rounded shape with an open crown. Overcup Oak trees can create wildlife habitat on land where most oak species can not survive. The tree can produce very prolific acorn crops but generally does not begin to produce for 15 + years. The Overcup Oak has brilliant reddish or gray brown bark and displays leathery dark green leaves in summer. Fall color is a rich yellow-brown. The Overcup oak is easy to transplant and tolerates most soil conditions and partial shade to full sun. |
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