Everybody knows about the large leaves and acorns they drop in autumn.
Incidentally, the acornsif they fall from a great enough heightcan even put small dents in your car.
But the messiness of red oak is not just an autumn phenomenonthey are also messy in spring.
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Large specimens can shed a massive volume of catkins composed of tiny, staminate flowers.
It can also take different forms.
But what if you really want to grow a pine?
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Forsmall yards, you will be much happier with thedwarf Japanese white pine.
It sounds refined, doesn’t it?
But there is a problem: This maiden is an awful slob.
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These cones are evident even on very young trees available for sale in pots at the garden center.
Good garden centers may not even carry the female trees in their stock.
Those globular seed balls yield yet another common name: “buttonball trees.”
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But take heart: Horticulturalists have developed seedless versions of this tree.
But there is a problem with many types: The flattened seed pods are a bother to rake up.
But the kind shown in the picture is podlessproblem solved.
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inermis’Suncole,' better known as “Sunburst” honey locust.
Its large leaves add to the litter.
But their orchid-like flowers are lovely.
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Whenever you see the cultivar name, ‘Nana,’ you know you’re dealing with a dwarf.
This tree stands 10 to 12 feet high, with a slightly greater spread.
It is recommended forhardiness zones5 to 9, as is its golden-leafed version,Catalpa bignonioides’Aurea Nana.'
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It shares this flaw with many other trees, includingsilver maple (Acer saccharinum).
However, the real reason to avoid this tree is its highly invasive tendency.
It serves as one of the best alternatives to Bradford pear.
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Aspen Trees (Populus tremuloides)
Aspen trees are popular specimens for fall foliage in the West.
This family of shrubs and trees is infamous for having vigorous root systems that seek out water.
Warning
This water-seeking behavior makes them a threat to do damage to pipes.
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Eastern cottonwood (Populus deltoides) and mulberry (Morus spp.)
Avoid Deadly Risk of Dying Ash Trees with Timely Tree Removal.Purdue University Extension - Forestry and Natural Resources.
Black Walnut Toxicity.Morton Arboretum.
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Ginkgo biloba.North Carolina State University Extension Gardener.
The Harsh Reality of the Bradford Pear.University of Illinois Extension.
