… This thorny round shrub needs full sun and moderate soil conditions to reach a height of about 2 feet. Its deep crimson foliage is eye catching during the growing season and becomes brighter in the fall. In the spring it produces insignificant yellow flowers that give way to red fruits that attract birds. This plant belongs in a hedge or border. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This maple is very similar to Acer japonicum and is also known commonly as the full moon maple. It can reach a height of 12 feet with a spread of 8 feet. Reddish-purple flowers give way to samaras that mature to red. The round, palmate leaves are bright yellow to burnt orange, …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This plant is a hybrid of the Japanese flowering quince and the common flowering quince. It will tolerate a wide range of light (full sun to partial shade) and soil conditions. The peach-pink flowers in the spring give way to fruit that ripens in the fall. The showy yellow fruit is bitter but edible and may be used …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… four bird species that usually live in northern boreal and mixed coniferous forests. They come to feast on birch catkins, alder seeds, and spruce cone seeds as well as on thistles in feeders … in garden plantings, and in the wild. Seed production on trees varies from year to year. It is the tree's way of saving energy. But in some years, trees across the northern region take a break from …
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… This large shrub to small tree grows close to 10 feet tall with full sun and well-drained, moderate soil moisture … conditions. In March and April, it produces showy, fragrant, pink blossoms. These give way to orange, red, and yellow apricots that attract birds (and people). This is one of the hardiest and earliest of the Prunus to flower in Chicago-area gardens. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… New! Seed is a precious common heritage, and an essential component to the future sustainability of our …
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… Q. When is the best time to prune a cherry tree? A. The best time to prune a cherry tree or to remove dead wood is in the summer. Pruning in summer …
Type: Plant Info
… Native to Japan, Chaenomeles japonica ‘Maulei' is an oval or rounded shrub producing orange or salmon-colored flowers in late winter and early spring. The flowers give way to yellow and red fruit that attract birds. It reaches a maximum height of 3 feet under full …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… educators and horticulturists credit their personal growth and professional development to early doses of “Vitamin G” (a term to describe the benefits of exposure to green environments). Their words and childhood pictures best capture the joyful impact of nature on their lives. Deeply Rooted Educators Kris Jarantoski … in learning science with my love of nature and share it with others, I thought, ‘This is the place for me’.” Jennifer at the Morton Arboretum in Lisle, age 4 Eileen Prendergast …
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… Q. When is the best time to prune boxwood shrubs? A. Established boxwood shrubs requiring little or no pruning. The best time for overall pruning to shape boxwoods is in the early spring. However, trimming stray …
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