(Pearlbush)

(Girald's Pearlbush)

Pink-tinted new leaves accompany the bright white flower buds and blossoms on the redbud pearlbush towards late spring. From northwestern China, this deciduous shrub has a rounded, spreading mass of branches that can have a slightly arching habit. It naturally grows in rocky soils and scrubland.

As the young pinkish green leaves begin to unfurl in mid-spring, many white flower buds, resembling pearls, appear in short, upright spikes on the twigs. As the leaves enlarge and endure past the flowers,...

(Wilson's Pearlbush)

Pink-tinted new leaves accompany the bright white flower buds and blossoms on the redbud pearlbush towards late spring. From northwestern China, this deciduous shrub has a rounded, spreading mass of branches that can have a slightly arching habit. It naturally grows in rocky soils and scrubland.

As the young pinkish green leaves begin to unfurl in mid-spring, many white flower buds, resembling pearls, appear in short, upright spikes on the twigs. As the leaves enlarge and endure past the flowers,...

(Common Pearlbush)

Showy clusters of large snowy blooms deck the arching branches of common pearlbush in mid-spring. This large, rounded, deciduous shrub is native to shady hillsides in eastern China.

The dull green, elliptic leaves of this hardy shrub emerge in early spring, shortly before the white, five-petaled, silver-dollar-sized blooms appear. The flowers are borne in 6- to 10-flowered racemes along the outer branches. Five-lobed, turban-shaped seed capsules follow the flowers. The capsules persist long...

(Pearlbush)

Forming a vase-like shrub and lined with white blossoms in spring, the hybrid pearlbush combines the qualities of the common pearlbush (Exochorda racemosa) and Exochorda korolkowii. A hybrid deciduous shrub it attains a floppy, somewhat unkempt habit in a few years. Seed capsules persist on the shrub into winter, adding interest.

Before any leaves emerge in mid-spring, the five-petaled white blossoms cover the branches. Each blossom has five petals and appears on racemes, short-stemmed...

(Pearlbush)

Forming a mounding, almost weeping shrub lined with white blossoms in spring, The Bride hybrid pearlbush combines the qualities of the common pearlbush (Exochorda racemosa) and Exochorda korolkowii. A deciduous shrub, it attains a mounded, partially weeping habit apropos for the average garden's scale and size. When in flower you may mistaken it as a spirea.

Before any leaves emerge in mid-spring, the white blossoms cover the drooping branches. Each blossom has five petals...

(American Beech)

The American beech is one of the most distinctive and beautiful of the North American hardwood trees. It is a large, deciduous tree best known for its smooth, gray, elephantine bark that people can’t resist carving their initials into (sadly). When mature, it develops a shallow, spreading root system and broad canopy. Both are so dense it is difficult to successfully grow shade-loving annuals and perennials beneath. Native populations inhabit forests across the eastern half of North America, from...

(European Beech)

Native to much of Europe, this magnificent spreading deciduous tree is best known for its silver-gray bark, which is smooth and “elephantine.” Its glossy, elliptic, wavy-edged leaves are bright green when new, darker in summer, and rich bronze in autumn. Sometimes dry tawny brown leaves cling through winter, particularly on young trees. Inconspicuous flowers in spring are followed by small bristly capsules in late summer and fall, which contain one to three nuts. Although eagerly consumed by wildlife,...

(European Beech)

Cherished for its smooth gray bark, elegant deciduous foliage, stately habit, and adaptability, European beech has long been a garden favorite on its native continent and elsewhere. Introduced around 1800, the cultivar 'Asplenifolia' has slender lacy leaves that are often deeply lobed. Shimmering golden-green in spring, the leaves mature to rich green in summer. In autumn they turn shades of yellow, orange and bronze. Inconspicuous flowers in spring give rise to bristly capsules that ripen to tan...

(Dawyck Gold European Beech, European Beech)

Cherished for its smooth gray bark, elegant deciduous foliage, stately habit, and adaptability, European beech has long been a garden favorite on its native continent and elsewhere. A seedling of 'Dawyck' that shares that cultivar's dense narrow columnar habit, 'Dawyck Gold' has bright golden spring leaves that deepen to yellowish green in summer. In autumn they turn shades of yellow, orange and bronze. Inconspicuous flowers in spring usually do not result in fruit. This cultivar is fastigiate when...