Important Information About Your 10 Flowering Trees (7192)

Important Information About Your 10 Flowering Trees (7192)

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Dear Member,

Thank you for contributing to the Arbor Day Foundation and for
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START HERE: Guide to Your New Trees SARGENT CRABAPPLE Malus sargentii
Number of trees: 2 Bark ID color: PURPLE
Please refer to the information below to identify each
Profuse clusters of small, white, fragrant flowers in spring are followed by
tree or shrub species in your bundle and to ensure proper ½" red berries that persist into winter and attract birds. New leaves are light
green, later turning a darker green.
planting sites and conditions for each.
Mature Height 6'–10'
Mature Canopy Spread 6'–12'
Growth Rate Slow (12" or less per year)
Sun Preference Full Sun
Soil Preference Acidic or Alkaline, Moist, Rich, Well-drained

IDENTIFICATION CHART
10 Flowering Trees (Tree Package 7192)
Species Bark ID Color
WASHINGTON HAWTHORN Crataegus phaenopyrum
3 Eastern Redbuds (Cercis canadensis) None Number of trees: 2 Bark ID color: YELLOW
White spring flowers are followed by ¼" red fruits that stay on the tree into
2 Sargent Crabapples (Malus sargentii) Purple winter. Thorny stems produce reddish-purple leaves that change to dark
2 Washington Hawthorns (Crataegus phaenopyrum) Yellow green in summer, then to orange, scarlet, or purple in fall. This tree has a
high wildlife value.
3 White Flowering Dogwoods (Cornus florida) White Mature Height 20'–30'
Mature Canopy Spread 25'
Growth Rate Medium (13"–24" per year)
Sun Preference Full Sun
Soil Preference Acidic or Alkaline, Clay, Drought-tolerant, Loamy,
Moist,Sandy, Well-drained, or Wet

EASTERN REDBUD Cercis canadensis WHITE FLOWERING DOGWOOD Cornus florida

Number of trees: 3 Bark ID color: NONE Number of trees: 3 Bark ID color: WHITE
Small, rosy pink spring flowers are followed by reddish-purple leaves in Showy, white spring petal-like bracts are followed by glossy red ½" fruits
summer that turn yellow in fall. The shiny reddish-brown 2"-3" seed pods that ripen in fall and linger into winter. Summer’s dark green leaves turn
remain on the tree throughout winter. red-purple in fall. This tree has a high wildlife value.
Mature Height 20'–30' Mature Height 20'–25'
Mature Canopy Spread 25'–35' Mature Canopy Spread 25'
Growth Rate Medium (13"–24" per year) Growth Rate Medium (13"–24" per year)
Sun Preference Full Sun, Partial Shade Sun Preference Full Sun, Partial Shade
Soil Preference Acidic or Alkaline, Clay, Loamy, Moist, Rich, Soil Preference Acidic, Clay, Loamy, Moist, Rich, Sandy,
Sandy, Well-drained Well-drained

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