… 'Jade Butterflies' is a vase shaped, multi-stemmed, dwarf form. Its fan shaped leaves are said to resemble green … a maidenhair fern frond. It is one of the most pollution-tolerant trees and works well in the city. Insignificant green flowers appear in the spring. Ginkgo has wonderful yellow fall color. It produces stout spurs along the …
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… EMPEROR™ ginkgo is a seedless selection with a strong central leader and an attractive branching pattern. This … or a garden centerpiece. It is also one of the most pollution-tolerant trees and works well in the city. It has the typical ginkgo outstanding golden yellow fall color and is drought … Growers Association of Northern Illinois formed to promote plant cultivars that perform well in northern Illinois. This variety was selected by the Berthold Nursery after the parent tree in …
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… The Jonamac apple is a cross between the Jonathan and the McIntosh with texture and flavor qualities of both … it is considered a crabapple. While apple fruit trees are generally grown commercially and in quantity as a crop, they can also be grown in the home garden. Special attention to pollination, disease/pest vigilance, and pruning may be …
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… The Red Haralson apple has a crisp and juicy texture and a tart flavor. It is recommended for eating fresh and cooking. The difference between apples and crabapples is the … it is considered a crabapple. While apple fruit trees are generally grown commercially and in quantity as a crop, they can also be grown in the home garden. Special attention to pollination, disease/pest vigilance, and pruning may be …
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… Euphorbia pulcherrima 'Marblestar' is a large bracted poinsettia, featuring pink-and-white bracts (flowers). This cultivar of poinsettia features salmon pink bracts edged in cream. The ultimate size of the plant depends on the size of pot it is grown in and the growth regulators applied to control height and pinching to encourage branching. Place …
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… Citronelle Coral Bells is a bright lime green sport of the popular amber colored Caramel Coral Bells. It was discovered in a perennial nursery in the Netherlands in 2005. Humidity and heat tolerant, this brightly colored Coral Bells is …
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… William's Pride apple has an aromatic flavor and is considered a good apple to eat fresh. This cultivar is one of many developed by PRI, a disease … 2”, it is considered a crabapple. While apple fruit trees are generally grown commercially and in quantity as a crop, they can also be grown in the home garden. Special attention to pollination, disease/pest vigilance and pruning may be …
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… Tempelhof Hinoki cypress is a native of Japan, where they are used in the timber industry. Hinoki cypress is considered … by the Shintos. ‘Tempelhof’ is a broad, cone-shaped conifer with deep-green foliage growing in broad overlapping whorls on orange stems. Excellent as an informal hedge, it grows to 12 feet …
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… held on wiry, branching stems 9 – 12 inches above a clump of medium green foliage. It blooms in late spring to early summer with 1 ¼ inch wide flowers that are semi doubles and face upward. Plant it in full sun to part shade. It is hardy in zones 4 – 8. It is attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds and is resistant to …
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… Korean azalea ( Rhododendron yedoense var. poukhanense ) is a low-growing azalea covered with pink-mauve flowers in spring and orange to red fall color later in the season. Like other plants native to Korea, this species is winter hardy in many parts of …
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