Fruit is happening on the Korean Sweetheart trees. I planted them there on Korean Hill just over twenty years ago. For the longest time I thought they were shrubs . They just kept on growing though. They're a nice size for a tree in a smallish garden. They've got flowers in the spring, these cool fruits at the end of summer, and great fall color. I always like to consider how plants look like with their leaves off. This one is quite nice, say a 7.9 where 10 would be a Japanese maple and 3, maybe a suckering magnolia.
One in Adelphi, Maryland, one in Wildwood, Florida, one at the US National Arboretum with a grandfatherly interest in many more around the DC area (unless noted, pictures are taken the day of post)
Monday, August 20, 2012
Euscaphis japonica
Fruit is happening on the Korean Sweetheart trees. I planted them there on Korean Hill just over twenty years ago. For the longest time I thought they were shrubs . They just kept on growing though. They're a nice size for a tree in a smallish garden. They've got flowers in the spring, these cool fruits at the end of summer, and great fall color. I always like to consider how plants look like with their leaves off. This one is quite nice, say a 7.9 where 10 would be a Japanese maple and 3, maybe a suckering magnolia.
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