|
|
 |
Black Locust
Black Locust Fast-Growing Ornamental Tree The Black Locust is a fast-growing, hardy ornamental tree. Plant it near a window so you can enjoy its spring fragrance. Carried on the late spring breeze, the honeysuckle-like bouquet of the Black Locust will reach out and draw you to it. The allure of the fragrant, long, hanging clusters of pure white, sweet pea-like blossoms dripping from the grey branches won’t be overlooked by the hummingbirds who are returning from their winter sojourns. Reach up and pluck a blossom to pop into your mouth. You’ll be surprised by the sweet tasting nature of this incredible flower. When spring passes, your locust will still delight with its elegant form and handsome foliage that will quickly fill out your Locust for the summer months. Reaching a height of 50 feet, with a spread of 35 feet, your Locust is a fast-grower that will provide beauty and shade in your landscape in no time at all. Your Locust’s seed is a 5-inch pod with a unique purplish hue that your birds will certainly be thankful for. In the fall, your Locust’s leaves will turn a pretty yellow as a fitting close to the season. There aren’t many trees as tough as this one. The Locust is so hardy that it will not only tolerate difficult conditions, but thrive in them. It is drought and cold hardy, and is even a nitrogen-fixing plant, so can help remedy problem soil types. The Black Locust is a fast-growing, hardy tree with incredible ornamental features. Plant one today and begin enjoying its rare and unique features. * Fast-growing * Fragrant spring flower * Edible * Attractive to wildlife
Black Locust related products:
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 |
| Sumac - Tiger Eyes® Cutleaf Staghorn - Sale Price: $92.75 Beautifully Colored Compact Sumac The Tiger Eyes® Sumac, Rhus typhina 'Bailtiger' (PP16,185), is a Bailey Nurseries introduction. Tiger Eyes® is a beautiful golden-leafed form of Cutleaf Staghorn Sumac. New growth is a lively chartreuse green, quickly changing to yellow, both colors contrasting nicely with the rosy-pink leaf stems. The branches angle upward while the deeply cut leaflets drape downward, giving it a rather oriental look. As magnificent as the summer colors are, the dramatic effect of yellow, orange and intense scarlet in autumn are unparalleled. |
| Autumn Olive - Sale Price: $78.50 Ornamental Shrub Attractive to Wildlife The Autumn Olive is an ornamental shrub that is great for wildlife. Plant a few in a naturalized area of your landscape, or one in a sunny location of the yard where you can enjoy watching it progress through the seasons. There are several outstanding advantages of having an Autumn Olive in your yard, not least of which is that it’s an incredibly beautiful plant. The leaves are 3-inches long and lance-shaped, creating a full and healthy appearance throughout the summer. Its bark is grey, but almost every other part of it is graced with silvery flakes. You’ll soon see that the silver effect is quite stunning, especially when its shimmering brilliance is captured by the morning sun. In the spring your Autumn Olive will be one of the first plants to leaf out. Once the leaves have made their appearance, tiny yellow flowers will appear. You’ll certainly appreciate how the lovely blooms decorate your spring landscape, but it’s the heavenly scent that will most impress. Even just one Autumn Olive in the yard is enough to infuse the entire area with its intoxicating aroma. In the fall, your Autumn Olive produces ½ inch berries. As with most parts of your plant, the fruits are sprinkled with silvery highlights, an alluring contrast to their rich burgundy color. Your berries will persist on the shrub into late winter, providing a beneficial supplement to your winter wildlife’s diet Your Autumn Olive’s berries aren’t just for the wildlife. They are a delicious sweet-tart treat rich in vitamins. They are even higher in lycopene than tomatoes, which have been shown to promote prostrate health. Autumn Olive is a multi-stemmed, branching shrub that grows to about 15 feet tall. It thrives in the sun but will tolerate shade and almost any soil conditions. In fact, its roots have nitrogen-fixing symbiants so it is often used to help with poor soils. The Autumn Olive is an amazing shrub. Beautiful, hardy and beneficial on many levels, the Autumn Olive is an outstanding addition to almost any landscape. * Unusual silver highlights* Spring scented flowers* Fall edible berries* Advantages for wildlife* Hardy |
| Hackberry - Sale Price: $64.25 Fast Growing Tree with Edible Fruit The Hackberry is a fast growing, deciduous tree that produces edible fruit. Plant one in your yard for its shade and seasonal interest, especially if you have a place where the soil is too poor for other trees. Your Hackberry can grow up to 60 feet with a 40-50 foot spread, so it’s quite an expansive shade tree for your yard. It has a cylindrical shape with 5-inch alternate, green leaves with undersides of a slightly yellow hue. Those leaves will turn completely yellow in autumn for a showy accent in your yard. Your Hackberry’s foliage arrives at the same time as the ¼-inch spring flowers, giving your tree a vivacious, lime-green appearance that will certainly draw your eye. Those flowers will eventually give way to 1/3-inch, deep-purple drupes that can persist on your tree into the winter months. The drupes have a somewhat date-like flavor and were traditionally used by Native Americans as a food source. Wildlife will also treasure the tiny fruits for the added nutrition they can provide, in addition to the shelter and nesting opportunities the tree presents. The Hackberry’s trunk has a corky appearance, offering some added decorative definition to the barren winter landscape. That wood can also be used for furniture or other projects (it’s soft but heavy). Hackberry trees are tolerant of most conditions, including wind and urban conditions. It’s a great way to have an impressive shade tree with ornamental appeal in less time than other large trees would require. The edible fruit sweetens the deal as a fun and useful addition to an already outstanding tree. * Fast-growing shade* Spring and fall color* Edible fruit* Wildlife interest |
| Persimmon - Sale Price: $78.50 Ornamental Tree with Edible Fruit The persimmon is a deciduous ornamental tree with edible fruit. You could plant one in a side or back yard where you can enjoy the ornamental feature but not be bothered by dropping fruit on sidewalks or driveways. Your Persimmon tree has several outstanding features, including some of the most delightful little flowers you’ve ever seen. Tiny white, bell-shaped flowers dangle from the spring branches. You’ll love how the creamy white petals are adorably kissed with yellow at the tips, and emit a pleasing sweet fragrance. Another fascinating feature of your Persimmon tree is the dark grey ornamental bark. This is especially showy in the winter months when the leaves have fallen. As lovely as the flowers and bark are however, the Persimmon tree truly shines when its fall harvest begins. The Persimmon fruit starts out green, but slowly transitions to an orange/deep red shade. The 2- inch, round fruit has a sticky, sweet interior that is unique in its flavor and texture. Persimmon fruits are low in calories and fat, but high in fiber, vitamins and other nutrients. They can be eaten fresh or used in preserves and various other dishes. The shiny 2-6 inch ovate foliage is bright green on top with a paler underside, and fills out the rounded crown quite nicely. Those leaves will later transform to yellow, reds and purples in their fall glory. Persimmon trees are lovely ornamentals with outstanding fall fruit. The persimmon tree is, quite simply, a tree an attractive tree with many benefits. * Edible fruit * Spring flowers * Ornamental bark |
|
Black Locust User Comments:There are currently 0 comments for Black Locust
|
|