Ceridiphyllum japonica 'Mariorika Weeping'
The Katsura Tree is an uncommon beauty that ought to be used more often. Delicate, heart-shaped foliage puts on a colorful and everchanging show throughout the growing season, emerging with an unusual bronze tint and gradually taking on a rich bluish green color in the summer. The two to three-inch leaves, shaped like Cercis (redbud) for which the tree is named, are borne on long reddish petioles and spaced in pairs along the arching branches. Foliage stays fresh and crisp throughout the summer and then bursts into a show of fall color that ranges from yellow to apricot-orange. A carmel-like fragrance fills the air as the leaves fall to the ground in the fall. A graceful, magnificent tree with no serious pest or disease problems. Prefers to have some afternoon shade in hotter climates. Zone 5

Enkianthus campanulatus 'Princeton Red Bells'
Chosen for its deep red pendant bell-like flowers which appear in May. An upright, narrow ornamental tree 6 - 8' tall x 4-6' wide. Prefers average to moist areas. Fall color is an excellent dark red. Full sun (part shade/shade tolerant). Deer resistant.

Fagus sylvatica 'Purple Fountain'
A deciduous, columnar, dark-leaved tree with bronze-purple, wavy margined leaves and cascading branches. Leaves become more green as summer wears on. A great specimen tree! Similar to Fagus sylvatica 'Pendula', but is much more columnar. At maturity, it can reach a height of 25' tall x 15' wide. Fall color is yellow turning to orange-brown. Full sun/part shade. Zone 4.

Fagus sylvatica 'Red Obelisk'
Dark purple leaves with dissected margins cover the compact, columnar form. Narrow form and slow growth makes this tree ideal for smaller residential landscapes while also a striking verical accent or specimen in most any setting. Water in extreme heat. Slow growing to 10-12' tall x 3' wide. Zone 4

Fagus sylvatica 'Toruosa Purpurea'
Contorted Purple European Beech. A small deciduous tree with twisted and turning branches. Can be pruned to stay more compact, or left to grow free-form. Adds interest to the winter garden. Zone 4. 10 yrs: 7' tall x 4' wide.

Ginkgo biloba 'DJ's Bow Tie'
Dwarf shrub. Leaves look like bowties.

Stewartia koreana
A wonderful specimen plant, which should not be hidden in the landscape. Stewartia koreana offers beautiful flowers in the summer, leaves that turn a brilliant shade of red in the fall, and bark which serves as an interest all year round, especially in the winter. White solitary flowers, with 5-6 petals and yellow stamens open up in June-July. Flowers open wider, more of a flattened look, than most other species of Stewartia.

Stewartia prefer a partly shaded to full sun area, in which their roots are shaded during the hottest periods of the day. They particularly like sheltering from other trees to block high winds. They favor a rich, moist, well-drained, acidic loam. A slight pyramidal growing habit that will grow to 20-30 ft. Zone 5

Robinia pseudoacacia 'Twisty Baby'
Here's a tree worthy of being a focal point in the connoisseur's garden. Robinia pseudoacacia, the black locust, is a pest and drought-resistant native of North America. 'Twisty Baby' is a horticultural selection, propagated by grafting, with contorted branches and leaves.

What makes the tree especially appealing is the tightly growing leaf clusters that hang down, very much like wisteria blooms. Because black locusts produce new terminal growth all summer long, until leaf fall in autumn, the growing tips are always a fresh apple green color; the leaflets curl up, showing a greyish underside, and the mature leaves a deep, bluish green. The lovely multi-tone effect thus created lasts the entire summer. In winter, the twisted branches have great character as well.

The leading branches of this fast grower can be trained easily by the artistic gardener to a shape that will emphasize their contorted nature, especially when grown as a multi-stemmed specimen.

Definitely worthy of being grown as a specimen, away from visual distractions so that it might be viewed against the sky. The tree is very accommodating of soil types, is drought and pest resistant but will respond favorably to rich, well-drained, moist soil. Prefers a sunny location. Zone 4 (3) Height 10 -20' (depending on pruning). Can't keep this one in stock!

Acer japonicum 'Ao jutan'
A slightly-cascading deciduous spreader with large green leaves dissected to the petiole. Vibrant fall colors of gold, orange, red and purple.
10 yrs: 2' tall x 5' wide.

Acer palmatum 'Orangeola'
A weeping, mounding dissectum. Foliage emerges a bright orange-red in spring, turning to reddish-green midsummer and fiery orange to red in fall.
10 yrs: 4' tall x 3' wide. Zone 5

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