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Trees with heart-shaped leaves add a lovely touch to the landscape.
Aspen, Japanese tree lilac, and weeping redbud offer these features, respectively.
But they are just three of the 15 trees with heart-shaped leaves we’ll consider below.
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Read on to browse some trees that are sure to give your home a little love.
One of the most important differences is that it’s more resistant to powdery mildew disease.
Their flowers are white and bloom later than those onSyringa vulgaris.
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Dove Tree
The Dove tree has another common name: “handkerchief tree.”
Both common names refer to the unusual flowers.
But the tree’s heart-shaped leaves are also attractive.
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Red flowers framed by large white bracts stud the tree in spring.
The bracts remain long after the blooms have gone by.
On windy days, these bracts flutter attractively in the wind.
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There are many types ofpoplars, each with its various pros and cons.
One pro is that they are among the hardiestdeciduoustrees.
Many, such as balsam poplar, have heart-shaped leaves.
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Balsam poplar’s leaves also have a resinous smell.
It makes a good street tree, beingtolerant of pollution and salt.
But their best feature may be their fall color.
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The tree has smooth, light-colored bark, interrupted by darker knots and horizontal scarring.
The flower is a catkin, as on thepussy willow (Salixspp.).
The plant spreads through its underground root system.
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Thus its narrow zone range: 5 to 7.
The heart-shaped leaves are evergreen in tropical climates.
Eastern Redbud
This classic flowering tree of spring is easy to identify.
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Its branches are studded with small, rosey-pink flowers before the first leaves appear.
‘Ruby Falls’ is one cultivar of redbud that offers this feature; another isCercis canadensis’Covey Lavender Twist.'
Besides its heart-shaped leaves, the ‘Pendula’ cultivar offers an attractive, weeping habit.
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It is an attractive tree because this foliage is dense and the tree is low-branched.
Flowers yield to small nuts that are attached to wing-like bracts.
Southern Catalpa
There are a fewdifferent types of catalpa.
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Southern catalpa and northern catalpa are the main types grown in the U.S.
Both are messy trees, so be prepared for the extra landscape maintenance involved in cleaning up after them.
The main difference between the northern and the southern is that the latter is shorter and stouter.
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It is lovely in bloom.
However, it is a messy tree that causes you a lot of extra landscape maintenance.
The large leaves turn black in fall and litter a large area when they drop.
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You must also rake up the pods.
Empress Tree
Empress tree presents a dilemma for potential growers.
It has some great features, like fragrant flowers, lavender blooms, and fast-growing properties.
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It has a beautiful fall color scheme, changing from yellow to purple as the season grows on.
Its uniqueness makes it a great choice for your yard.
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