Interesting Bark
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Plant Guide‘Snow Queen’ oakleaf hydrangea
Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Snow Queen’This cultivar produces 8-inch-long, conical flower heads from early summer on.
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Plant GuideGolden larch
Pseudolarix kaempferiThe golden larch is a lovely deciduous conifer whose lacy foliage turns golden in autumn.
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Plant GuideAlder-leaved serviceberry
Amelanchier alnifolia
This multi-stemmed shrub or tree can reach almost 20 feet tall.
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Plant GuideCarolina silverbell
Halesia carolina
Carolina silverbell is a handsome tree with clean green foliage and an upright spreading habit.
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Plant Guide
Montgomery palm
Veitchia montgomeryanaThis tropical palm grows to 35 feet tall and has stiff, feathery-textured fronds.
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Plant GuidePaperbark maple
Acer griseum
This slow-growing understory tree has highly ornamental, peeling orange-cinnamon bark.
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Plant GuideBald cypress
Taxodium distichum and cvs.Its great beauty and variety of sizes and shapes makes this deciduous conifer a candidate for extensive use.
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Plant GuideMaidenhair tree
Ginkgo bilobaOne of the oldest tree species on the planet, ginkgo grows only about a foot a year, reaching 50 to 80 feet.
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Plant Guide
‘Dorothy Wyckoff’ andromeda
Pieris japonica ‘Dorothy Wyckoff’This compact, rounded shrub produces reddish-purple buds that first open as soft pink then mature to white.
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Plant Guide‘Elegantissima’ redtwig dogwood
Cornus alba ‘Elegantissima’This vigorous deciduous shrub provides a long season of interest in the garden with its variegated leaves, attractive berries, pretty fall color, and red winter stems.
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