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Hackberry
Light green summer foliage turns to a yellow fall color. The Hackberry tree is tall, and has similar spread, with ascending arching branches, and some drooping branches. Hackberry trees have a large spreading crown with red-orange fruit in the fall. This deciduous tree has low water requirements, and a high tolerance to salt and alkali soils and urban conditions. The trunk takes on a corky appearance as it matures. The Hackberry tree, Celtis Occidentalis, is a superior tree that withstands heat, drought, wind, and alkaline soils. The Hackberry is a moderate growing rugged tree. ... more
Zumi Crabapple The Zumi Crabapple tree, Malus x Zumi 'Calocarpa', is valued for its profuse, spring bloom of fragrant, white flowers and for its glossy, small, bright red crabapples which mature in the fall and often persist into December. Fruits are long-lasting and attractive to birds. This deciduous tree has rich, dark green foliage. The flower buds are pink, foliage is green, disease resistance is excellent. This is a semi-dwarf crabapple which is effective when planted as background for other early flowering plants, near fences, in groups as a screen or hedge, or as a specimen planting in the lawn or near the patio. This crabapple is the standard for which other white flowering trees are compared. In the fall, a long lasting display of small red fruit is offered. The small fruits are edible, but not usually used in cooking. May be used as a street tree. A dense, rounded-to-spreading, deciduous tree which grows 12-20' high. |
