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Red maple (Acer rubrum)

  • SCIENTIFIC NAME: Acer rubrum
  • PLANT TYPE: Tree
  • SCIENTIFIC NAME PRONUNCIATION: (AY-ser ROO-brum)
  • TAGS: Plant Tags: deciduous and fall color. Plant Types: Tree.

Red maple has nice fall color; flowers are somewhat showy in late winter to early spring; good shade tree; tolerates some air pollution; grows in most soil types and moisture levels; a number of cultivars are available in the nursery trade (such as ‘October Glory’). Best in moist, fertile, loamy soils but also grows in dry, rocky, upland...
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Redbud (Cercis canadensis)

  • SCIENTIFIC NAME: Cercis canadensis
  • PLANT TYPE: Tree
  • SCIENTIFIC NAME PRONUNCIATION: (SER-sis ka-na-DEN-sis)
  • TAGS: Plant Tags: bees and edible flowers. Plant Types: Tree.

Sun to part sun; dry to moist soil but cannot tolerate soggy soil; acid to alkaline soil. Quite a few cultivars are available in the nursery trade including ‘Forest Pansy’ which has purplish foliage.
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Sourwood (Oxydendrum arboreum)

  • SCIENTIFIC NAME: Oxydendrum arboreum
  • PLANT TYPE: Tree
  • SCIENTIFIC NAME PRONUNCIATION: oks-ee-DEN-drum ar-BOR-ee-um
  • TAGS: Plant Tags: bees, ornamental, and summer. Plant Types: Tree.

Sourwood (Oxydendrum arboreum) grows in sun to light shade; sun will bring out the best fall color; prefers moist, acidic soil, but is adaptable. Genus name comes from the Greek oxys (sour) and dendron (tree) in reference to the sour tasting foliage. Other Common Names: Lily of Valley Tree,...
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