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Show-stopping trees
Select trees that will complement your favorite colors. Here are
some suggestions.
- Tricolor beech (Fagus sylvatica 'Tricolor'): People are amazed when they look closely at this tree's leaves, which look almost like flowers. They are a burgundy-red color, edged with white and pink. If I were forced to grow only one tree, it would be this one.
- Sunburst honey locust (Gleditsia triacanthos 'Sunburst'): The early burst of yellow-green leaves lights up the garden. In many climates, by late June, a quieter shade of bright green develops. But by mid-July, a new flush of growth appears and the tree glows again! The small leaves are somewhat feathery in appearance, and the dappled shade they provide is often ideal for other plants. Fall frosts give a touch of burgundy to some of the leaves.
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The garden in early June: tricolor beech (pink-leaved
tree, right background) with Dame's rocket
(violet ground cover, left foreground);
alliums (tall purple flower, left foreground);
tulips (red flower, right foreground);
forget-me-nots (blue ground cover, right
foreground).
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