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Willow Oak
The Willow Oak tree, Quercus phellos, is one of the most popular trees for streets, parks, estates, and residential properties. A beautiful specimen oak, the Willow Oak is a relatively fast growing species, about 2’ a year. The small leaves are easy to clean up in the fall. This deciduous trees fall color is yellow to yellow-brown. Willow Oak trees have moderate water requirements and a moderate tolerance to salt and alkali soils. Acorns are a good food source for birds and squirrels. This shade tree is also grown as far north as Cape Cod with reasonable success. The Willow Oak is a good street tree because it is tolerant of heat, drought, air pollution and standing water. ... additional information
Serviceberry The Serviceberry tree, Amelanchier canadensis, may also be known as a Juneberry, Shadblow, or Shadbush. The flowers are white and borne in erect clusters in early spring as the leaves are unfolding. The little serviceberry shrubs are useful in naturalized plantings, especially in open woodlands, under tall oaks or pines. This deciduous tree/shrub is multistemmed and gets up to 20 ft tall with a dense, bushy spread up to 10 ft across. This large shrub has erect stems that form multi-stemmed clumps The serviceberries, genus Amelanchier, are deciduous shrubs or small trees that grow in the understory of temperate forests. The bush sends up numerous suckers and can become quite a thicket. Serviceberry trees have leaves that are 2 inches long and have a very pretty white fuzzy coat when young, but becoming shiny green as they mature. Ths fall color is brilliant yellow, red or orange. Their beautiful, but brief, early spring flowering beats all but the earliest shrubs, and their fall foliage is first rate. It is an excellent small yard tree. |
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