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Metasequoia<br />
Dawn Redwood<br />
Metasequoia glyptostroboides<br />
Dawn Redwood<br />
Zone: 5<br />
Height: 70'<br />
Spread: 25'<br />
Shape: Narrow,<br />
conical<br />
Foliage: Medium<br />
green, deciduous<br />
conifer<br />
Fall <strong>Co</strong>lor: Rusty<br />
orange<br />
Fast-growing conifer presents a very bright<br />
summer appearance due to its light green<br />
needles. Deciduous character allows winter sun<br />
to penetrate.<br />
Dawn Redwood<br />
Morus<br />
Mulberry<br />
Morus alba ‘Chaparral’<br />
Chaparral Weeping Mulberry<br />
Zone: 4<br />
Height: 12'<br />
Spread: 16'<br />
Shape: Weeping<br />
Foliage: Bright<br />
green, glossy<br />
Fall <strong>Co</strong>lor: Yellowish<br />
A gracefully weeping form covered with very<br />
attractive glossy foliage.<br />
Nyssa<br />
Tupelo<br />
Nyssa sylvatica<br />
Black Tupelo<br />
Zone: 5<br />
Height: 35'<br />
Spread: 20'<br />
Shape: Pyramidal<br />
when young,<br />
spreading and<br />
irregular with age<br />
Foliage: Dark green,<br />
glossy<br />
Fall <strong>Co</strong>lor: Hot<br />
coppery red<br />
Rich green glossy foliage ignites with brilliant fall<br />
tones, ranging from scarlet to maroon, yellow<br />
and orange. Fissured grey bark provides winter<br />
interest. Adaptable to urban conditions including<br />
compacted and poorly drained soils and<br />
occasional drought.<br />
Ostrya<br />
Hophornbeam<br />
Ostrya virginiana<br />
American Hophornbeam<br />
Zone: 4<br />
Height: 40'<br />
Spread: 25'<br />
Shape: Upright oval<br />
Foliage: Dark green<br />
Fall <strong>Co</strong>lor: Yellow<br />
This handsome small tree performs well in urban<br />
settings. Pest resistant and tolerant of drought<br />
and alkaline soils, its hard wood resists damage<br />
from ice and snow. Hop-like fruits and finely serrated<br />
hornbeam-like leaves give this adaptable<br />
tree its name.<br />
Oxydendrum<br />
Sourwood<br />
Oxydendrum arboreum<br />
Sourwood<br />
Zone: 5<br />
Height: 20'<br />
Spread: 15'<br />
Shape: Pyramidal to<br />
rounded<br />
Foliage: Dark green,<br />
glossy<br />
Fall <strong>Co</strong>lor: Orange,<br />
scarlet<br />
Flower: Creamy<br />
white, bell shaped<br />
A slow-growing, small tree whose light green,<br />
bronze tinted foliage turns brilliant orange<br />
and scarlet tones in the fall. Creamy white,<br />
bell shaped clusters up to 10 inches in length<br />
smother its branches in mid-summer.<br />
Black Tupelo<br />
Parrotia<br />
Parrotia persica<br />
Persian Parrotia<br />
Zone: 5<br />
Height: 30'<br />
Spread: 20'<br />
Shape: Broadly<br />
pyramidal to rounded<br />
Foliage: Green,<br />
textured<br />
Fall <strong>Co</strong>lor: Yellow,<br />
orange and red<br />
Flower: Showy red<br />
stamens<br />
A low-branched small tree with unusual form and<br />
texture, making it an interesting specimen. Early<br />
blooming small flowers have showy red stamens. Its<br />
fall color is generally excellent, often a mix of yellow,<br />
orange and red.<br />
Persian Parrotia<br />
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© J. <strong>Frank</strong> <strong>Schmidt</strong> & <strong>Son</strong> <strong>Co</strong>.<br />
Metasequoia - Dawn Redwood<br />
www.jfschmidt.com
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