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This cold-hardy variety produces crisp, sweet, mildly tart fruit that ripens in mid-September. The 'McIntosh' is a manageable sized tree with large, reachable fruits within the first 6-10' of growth. They average out at 15-20' tall and 8-10' wide and create quite an abundant crop when paired with a pollinator, such as the 'Jonathan' and 'Liberty' varieties.
The 'Goldcot' apricot tree will produce juicy, tangy flavored fruits that ripen in mid-summer and are great for baking, eating, canning and drying. This tree averages at 15-20' tall and wide, but will benefit from pruning. This variety is self-pollinating, but will produce more abundant crop if pollinators are nearby.
The 'Black Pearl' is admired for its intensely dark-purple, heart-shaped foliage. Beautiful lavender blossoms cover the entire tree in early spring, and foliage appears soon after blooms have fallen. This variety will get 15-20' tall and 20-25' wide at full maturity. They are shade tolerant, but the foliage color will be much more vivid when planted in full sun.
Flame Thrower Redbud. The 'Flame Thrower' is admired for its striking leaf coloration that persists throughout the growing seasons. Foliage emerges deep, burgundy-red and ages to vibrant tones of yellow and green. This variety will grow 15-20' tall and 12-15' wide. Pink blossoms emerge in early spring before foliage appears.
Pink Pom Poms Redbud | The 'Pink Pom Poms' is prized for its large, dark-pink flowers that emerge in early spring before its rich-green, heart-shaped foliage appears. It has an open, upright growth habit and will reach 15-20' tall and 12-15' wide at maturity.
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The 'Oakland' holly is prized for its uniquely-toothed foliage and dense, conical growth habit. It will reach 15-20' tall and 12-15' wide at maturity. Self-pollinating.
The 'Choctaw' is a large variety with a broad growth habit, reaching 15-20' tall and wide at maturity. It produces large, pink blooms that will persist through the summer. Burgundy fall foliage and rich, cinnamon colored bark add interest all year round.
The 'Colorama Scarlet' is a stunning variety with large clusters of vibrant red flowers that emerge and summer and persist into fall. Exfoliating bark in the late fall and winter adds seasonal interest. This variety will get 15-20' tall and 10-12' wide.
Height: 25 feet
Spread: 20 feet
Sunlight: full sun partial shade
Hardiness Zone: 6b
Other Names: Crape Myrtle, Crepe Myrtle
Description:
This attractive ornamental shrub or small tree is covered in striking coral-pink blooms in summer, followed by red-orange fall foliage; a captivating focal point for the garden or border
Ornamental Features:
Tuscarora Crapemyrtle is blanketed in stunning panicles of coral-pink frilly flowers with hot pink overtones at the ends of the branches from early to late summer. It has attractive dark green deciduous foliage which emerges coppery-bronze in spring. The oval leaves are highly ornamental and turn orange in fall. The mottled khaki (brownish-green) bark is extremely showy and adds significant winter interest.
Landscape Attributes:
Tuscarora Crapemyrtle is a dense multi-stemmed deciduous tree with a more or less rounded form. Its relatively fine texture sets it apart from other landscape plants with less refined foliage.
This is a relatively low maintenance tree, and is best pruned in late winter once the threat of extreme cold has passed. It has no significant negative characteristics.
Tuscarora Crapemyrtle is recommended for the following landscape applications:
- Accent
- Mass Planting
- Hedges/Screening
- General Garden Use
Planting & Growing:
Tuscarora Crapemyrtle will grow to be about 25 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 20 feet. It has a low canopy with a typical clearance of 4 feet from the ground, and is suitable for planting under power lines. It grows at a fast rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for 50 years or more.
This tree does best in full sun to partial shade. It prefers to grow in average to moist conditions, and shouldn't be allowed to dry out. It is very fussy about its soil conditions and must have rich, acidic soils to ensure success, and is subject to chlorosis (yellowing) of the foliage in alkaline soils. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid.
The 'Prairifire' crabapple is a rounded, mid-sized variety that makes quite an impact. Vibrant reddish-pink blooms explode in mid-spring, covering every inch of the branches. In the fall, glossy red fruits appear and persist for months without dropping. This variety gets 15-20' tall and wide and is a perfect specimen tree.
The 'European Combo' pear grows 15-20' tall and 8-12' wide. It combines 3-4 European pear varieties to extend the harvest season. Fruits ripen in summer and fall.
