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Amur Chokecherry
Amur Chokecherry The Amur Chokecherry, Prunus maackii, is a small tree that produces white flowers and black fruit, usually eaten by birds before fully ripe. This plant blooms in April and the flowers are fragrant. The outstanding exfoliating bark is golden brown to dark red with a glistening metallic color, which gives an excellent winter effect and landscape interest. Clumps will have two or more stems. It does best in moist, well-drained soil high in organic matter, but it is also moderately salt tolerant. This tree has a moderate growth rate and can be grown as a single or multi-trunked tree. Amur has a pyramidal shape when young that becomes rounded with age. Pruning out the lower branches allows the attractive bark to be more visible when in leaf. Use as a specimen tree in areas where it can be appreciated for the bark and silhouette in winter. It is ideal for the small yard because of its smaller size. Its name comes from the Amur River that flows for 1,000 miles as the natural boundary between China and Russia. Use this tree as a specimen plant, a street tree, or a patio tree. These trees with its showy bark will really standout in the winter landscape! Zones 2-6.
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| Lavender Twist Weeping Redbud (PP10328) - Sale Price: $142.75 Spring and Fall Color on a Small Weeping Variety This is an adorable small tree with amazing spring and fall color. Its umbrella-shape is accentuated by the weeping, twisted branches tipping towards the ground. The Weeping Redbud will reach a height of 4-10 feet with an equal spread, packing a lot of interest into a small garden plant. Your Redbud will explode in the spring with lovely little clusters of pink to lavender flowers along its bare branches. The weeping nature of this Redbud, gives you an impression of cascading flowers pouring over the crest of the tree. You’ll be amazed how quickly hummingbirds and butterflies will flock to its fragrant branches…but never have to worry about deer doing the same. As the season transitions into summer, your Redbud will further delight as its heart-shaped leaves appear with the slightest pink tint to their eventually dark green shade. Those same leaves will offer up a lively yellow display on the Redbud’s arching, cascading branches when autumn arrives. This is simply an endearing tree that offers so much in such a small package. There’s always space for a Weeping Redbud in any landscape, and it will look terrific in yours as well. * Small, cascading tree* Spring and fall color |
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