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Red Maple - Red Sunset
The Red Sunset's® leaves are shiny green above and pale green beneath, 3-5 lobed and 3-6" across. Full sun. Species name of rubrum (meaning red) is everywhere in evidence: red flowers in dense clusters in late March to early April (before the leaves appear), red fruit (reddish two-winged samara), reddish stems and twigs. An excellent choice for lawn or street planting. Grows faster than Norway and sugar maples, but slower than silver maple. Glossy green leaves turn brilliant orange-scarlet, extremely showy. The Red Sunset® Red Maple tree, Acer Rubrum Red Sunset, is considered one of the best trees for early fall color! This is a large deciduous tree that has pyramidal form when young becoming rounded with age. The Red Sunset® is one of the best red maple cultivars available in commerce, with outstanding orange to red fall color. ... get more information
Prairie Gold Aspen It should perform well in other parts of the Great Plains and the front range of the Rockies as well. . This selection was discovered growing near a northeast Nebraska creek by the late, dedicated plants man, Allen Wilke, where it had survived and thrived for years. It has attractive cream-colored bark, beautiful silvery catkins in early spring, and lustrous dark green leaves that flutter in the slightest breeze, finally turning yellow in fall. This selection does not seem to be affected by the host of diseases that usually plague this species. ‘Prairie Gold’ has performed well in the landscape and seems to thrive in the heat and high humidity of eastern Nebraska. The Prairie Gold Quaking Aspen, 'Populus tremuloides ‘Prairie Gold’, is a fast-growing tree that grows in everything from moist sandy soil to shallow rocky soils and clay. Grows to 35-40’ high and 20-30’ wide. |
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