Enter the red maple, a native tree valued for its fast growth, symmetrical form, smooth gray bark and gorgeous fall color. saccharum subspecies floridanum), but its fall color is not as strong. Red maple ( Acer rubrum): The sugar maple is the poster tree for fall color, but it is likely to be stressed by the heat and humidity of the Mid-Atlantic unless you're in the mountains.
When choosing a site to plant one, worry more about the eventual width than the height. Shade trees cast shade, but they tend to like their heads in the sun. Meyer/Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania) Shade trees (Illustration by Peter Hoey ginkgo photo by Carolyn Kaster/AP other photos by Paul W. Shade trees, in particular will get substantially larger after several more decades. Location, soil conditions and other factors will affect the growth rate. These sizes reflect the general stature a decade after planting, aas the plant approaches a mature form. Individual plants vary in their coloration as well as their stem structure, so it pays to look at them at a well-stocked garden center before buying. It doesn’t include sumacs, for example, or crape myrtles or aronias or blueberry bushes, all of which can have spectacular coloration. Even if you had an acre or two for the entire lot, chances are your soil and shade conditions wouldn’t work for them all, nor would your overall planting design. This is not a planting kit that every garden should have, but suggestions for individual plants that will enhance your landscape. In selecting 15 of my favorite fall-color plants, I realized that all of them are simply great garden plants of year-round beauty and interest.
All right, that might be a bit of a stretch, but the point is, there are many shade trees, ornamental trees and shrubs with above-par displays. But if you actively choose and cultivate autumn beauties, you can forgo that trip to New England or Skyline Drive and have your own show at home. Some of your garden plants are going to present magical progressions of color whether you planned for them or not. But even with a reduced display, the pageantry of this finale forms one of the sweetest garden moments of the year. The lack of rain in recent weeks and lingering summer warmth are likely to diminish the fall color show.
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