Common Caragana – Caragana arborescens‘Sutherland’ Caragana – Caragana arborescens ‘Sutherland’Fernleaf Caragana – Caragana lobergii‘Walker’ Weeping Caragana – Caragana arborescens ‘Walker’Pygmy Caragana – Caragana pygmaeaThe various caragana species are quite...
Dwarf Burning Bush – Euonymus nanusWinged Burning Bush – Euonymus alatusThese are useful shrubs to use in the landscape Dwarf burning bush has unique pink capsules with a showy red seed, and winged burning bush exhibits arguably the best fall colour of any ornamentals shrub on the...
Silver Buffaloberry – Shepherdia argenteaCanada Buffaloberry – Shepherdia CanadensisThese are attractive landscape shrubs that are infrequently planted They are slow-growing, short-lived species, and I have only encountered a few specimens around the 40 year old range, and these were...
Paper Birch – Betula papyriferaWeeping Birch – Betula pendula ‘Dalecarlica’River Birch – Betula fontinalis‘Youngs’ Weeping Birch – Betula pendula ‘Youngii’These are common trees in older residential neighbourhoods Generally speaking, once proper structure has achieved...
Trembling Aspen – Populus tremuloidesSwedish Columnar Aspen – Populus tremula ‘Erecta’Tower Poplar – Populus x canescens ‘Tower’Aspen grove at Birchcliff, AlbertaHealthy aspens are some of my favourite trees The way the leaves quake in the summer breezes reminds me of simpler...