Acer palmatum 'Tsukasa Silhouette' ~ Tsukasa Japanese MapleTsukasa Japanese Maple is a beautiful compact deciduous tree with a nearly columnar pyramidal crown and low branching. Its palmate rich deep green leaves emerge bright chartreuse and becomes crimson with orange hues in fall. Small non showy umbels of red purple flowers bloom mid spring followed by samaras. Grows best in rich, moist, slightly acidic well drained soils. Prefers full sun in cooler climates, but needs afternoon shade in southern areas.

(5) Plant Image Library from Boston

Carolina Sentinel Holly

They thrive in wet areas like swamps and bottomland forests

oak skeletonizer

dry periods

or occasionally more interesting shades of yellow

and cankers

5’ - 10'

60’ - 70’

IMAGE: Photo by NatureServe

Its large sweetly fragrant white flowers bloom in abundance from from late spring into summer

small greenish-white flowers appear on the tree