Plant Profile: Castor Aralia (Kalopanax septemlobus)
Karen This relative of ivy is the only member of the family (Araliaceae) that is a large hardy tree. A native of China, Korea and Japan this deciduous tree has a…
Plant Profile: Red Horsechestnut (Aesculus x carnea)
This small to medium, deciduous, flowering tree is a hybrid between Aesculus hippocastaneum, native to southeastern Europe, and Aesculus pavia, native to Southeastern United States, probably originating in Germany in…
Plant Profile: Washington Hawthorn (Crataegus phaenopyrum)
This medium sized deciduous tree is native to southern United States from Virginia to Alabama where it can be found in open woods, stream banks, and rocky areas. It was…
Plant Profile: Golden Chain Tree (Laburnum x watereri)
There is probably no more beautiful sight in the garden than a golden chain tree in bloom with its long dense pendulous chain of yellow pea-like flowers in spring. As…
Plant Profile: Crabapple (Malus hybrids)
The ornamental crabapple is a beautiful spring flowering tree that brings color and delicacy to the garden when it blooms and has attractive fruits enjoyed by birds in the fall…
Plant Profile: Yellowwood (Cladrastis kentukea )
This southeastern native provides year round interest for those living in areas where summers are hot and winters are cold. The foot-long wisteria-like clusters of fragrant flowers appear in late…
Plant Profile: Persian Silk Tree (Albizia julibrissin)
A native of southwestern and eastern Asia, Persian silk tree, sometimes called mimosa, and is a member of the legume family that also includes beans, lupine clover. It is a…