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Photos by Matthew Berry & Submitt

Ornamental trees add flourish to landscape

Finding the perfect tree for asmaller yard is not always easy.

Garden centers have an abundance of large maples,white pines and crabapples, but finding the perfect treemight take more effort than searching through nurseryyards. You also might need to do some research.

First, decide what matters most to you: Do youneed a flowering tree or an evergreen? How big isthe space you want to fill, and what is the soil like?Is water available nearby?

Here are a few trees to consider:Paperbark MapleAcer griseum

Perhaps the most beautiful maple, the paperbark hasorange to bronze peeling, papery bark that provides year-round interest, even at a young age. Growing to about 25feet, this tree has vibrant, scarlet autumn foliage.

It has an unusual leaf color, almost bluish green, whichreally stands out, says Mike Ecker, director of horticultureat Dawes Arboretum. It is fairly tolerant of our soils, eventhough it is native to China.Fernleaf Full-Moon Maple Acer japonicum Aconitifolium

More of a large shrub, this Japanese native grows to 15feet and works well as a large screen, especially on thenorth side.

It likes some shade, especially in winter, or the tips ofthe branches will die back. The leaves are finely dissected,giving it a fine texture.

The fall color is unbelievable with orange and reds in

the same leaf, Ecker says.Allegheny Serviceberry Amelanchier laevis

A native to Canada, this serviceberry grows downthrough Georgia and across to Kansas. Deciduous, grow-ing up to 25 feet tall and 5 to 10 feet wide, this can bemulti-stemmed or grown as a single trunk. The serviceber-ry has multiple-season appeal with white flowers, apple-green leaf color, outstanding fall color and red fruit.

They grow naturally along stream banks, so they liketheir roots in the shade and some shade in the hottestparts of the area, Ecker says.Cornelian Cherry Dogwood Cornus mas

A large ornamental shrub or small tree, the Corneliancherry dogwood gets up to 15 feet tall and 20 feet wideand is very urban tolerant. Either multi-trunked or single-trunked, this deciduous plant native to Europe has low-hanging branches and maintains an oval shape withoutpruning. It is one of the first to bloom in spring.

When you are at the point when nothing else is bloom-ing and you are ready to scream, this blooms little yellowflowers so many that it covers the plant, like a big yel-low ball, Ecker says. Golden Glory is a particularly goodvariety.Chinese Fringetree Chionanthus retusus

Forming a round ball if left unpruned, Chinese Fringet-ree can be trained into a small tree with its lower branchesremoved. It is naturally multi-trunked and makes the per-fect patio tree, with pure-white, fragrant flowers.

It looks like white rain when in flower, Ecker says. Thefruit looks like a cluster of grapes.


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