Plant With Winter Interest Timber Tree For Sale In Raleigh

* Very ornamental tree. * Grown mostly for its striking red and multicolored bark that peels off to reveal other shades and colors. * It is a larger tree so should be given some room to grow.

* Resembles Celtis but has winged fruits to 3/4"; dark green foliage; "gray-brown bark exfoliates in patches and is quite handsome...for the plant collector this is a treasure to be unearthed" (Dirr); native to northern and central China.

* It is a small deciduous tree growing to 10–15 m tall with a trunk up to 40 cm diameter. * The bark is smooth, olive-green with regular narrow pale vertical stripes on young trees.

* It is more of a bronze-red when compared with other cultivars such as 'Inaba shidare,' 'Ever Red,' or 'Crimson Queen.' I * Stands out well in the landscape.

The leaves are needle-like, 1-2 cm long, rhombic in cross-section, shiny green to grayish-green with inconspicuous stomatal lines; the leaves subtending a bud are distinctively angled out at a greater angle than the rest of the leaves (a character shared...

* Yellow fall colors * Hardy in sun or shade.

* A stripebark with vivid white stripes on green or gray-green bark; vivid yellow fall color. * A species of maple native to northern forests in eastern North America from southern Ontario east to Nova Scotia and south to eastern Illinois and New Jersey...

* It is hardy and strongly cascading. * 50 to 100 year old trees being 4 meters tall. * The dark purple-red color holds up better than most cultivars.

* It has a very delicate texture and light yellow green foliage color. * It is pendulous, mound shaped and reaching 2 meters high by 3 meters wide. * The seedlings grown from seed collected from cultivars may not resemble the mother tree.

* Unique bark appearance, corky and rough with many cracks in it. * Leaves similar to that of Japanese Maple.

* It is popular as an ornamental landscaping tree and as a Christmas Tree. It is sometimes known as a Concolor fir. * The wood lacks a distinctive odor and so does not impart a flavor to items stored in it.

* It is densely branched and has bright green bark. * Fall color is various shades of yellow.

* Holds its color well in the summer and then turns a beautiful scarlet in the fall. * More upright than many cultivars and then cascades down from a higher starting point.

* The specific epithet pungens means "sharply pointed", referring to the leaves. * This species has a deeply penetrating root system that firmly anchors the tree against winds. * It is a popular ornamental tree found far beyond its native range.

The oil, when decolourized, is similar to 'Oil of Wintergreen' (obtained from Gaultheria procumbens) and is considered to be of superior quality. * An essential oil is obtained from the bark and twigs, it is distilled in quantity and is an item of commerce.

Generally, it grows in regions with a more continental climate than the other two Keteleeria species. Plants require a hot dry site if they are to flourish, with at least 4 months of temperatures above 25°c.

In this capacity it differs from many alpine conifers in its tolerance of relatively warm, damp environments, and in such settings remains healthy while growing slowly; ideal characteristics for an ornamental conifer.

* New spring growth that is covered in very fine silvery hairs making it look almost grey. * The deep red color of this dissected leaf variety also holds well into the summer. * Reaching 4-5 meters high.

* Light green leaves of this "little dwarf overlay each other like shingles on a roof."

* It has gracefully arching branches and grows somewhat faster than other cultivars. * The fall color is golden to red.

* The specific epithet pungens means "sharply pointed", referring to the leaves. * This species has a deeply penetrating root system that firmly anchors the tree against winds. * It is a popular ornamental tree found far beyond its native range.

* The crushed leaves have a strong lemony scent. * The wood lacks a distinctive odor and so does not impart a flavor to items stored in it. * The Colorado sources of Abies concolor are the hardiest that we sell.

This deciduous bonsai tree grows swiftly into its mature form and is readily receptive to training with most styles. This deciduous bonsai tree grows swiftly into its mature form and is readily receptive to training with most styles.

* This seed was mixed together by accident. Look at each individual species for descriptions. You will get some of each.

* Hardy and beautiful. * It will fit into smaller landscape plantings. * This is a striking American cultivar of the "ribbon-leaf" group of Japanese Maples.

* The specific epithet, menziesii, is after Archibald Menzies, a Scottish physician and rival naturalist to David Douglas. * Douglas fir seeds are an extremely important food for small mammals.

* More upright than many cultivars and then cascades down from a higher starting point. * Holds its color well in the summer and then turns a beautiful scarlet in the fall.