Acer Palmatum

Acer Palmatum: Three Trees For Sunny Connecticut Gardens

16.07.11But Japanese stewartia’s most one and only feature is its handsome exfoliating bark. As trees sophisticated, the bark takes on a smooth, camouflage suggestion that is unlike that of any other tree. Mature trees can reach 25-feet in most gardens. Thriving in teary, well-drained soil in full to partial sun, Japanese stewartia dislikes animated heat and drought and appreciates shelter from deep afternoon sun. Seven-son flower (Heptacodium miconioides) is a late-model introduction to the horticulture trade, so it is rare to find one in a Connecticut garden. Creamy pallid blossoms, each containing seven tiny flowers, arrive on branch tips in late summer. Flowers are replaced with pink -red calyxes that give seven-son floweret a second, even showier, bloom in an entirely contrastive color.

Source: Patch.com