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Friday, October 17th, 2008 by Heather Hartman

Acer buergerianum

Scientific Name: Acer buergerianum Common Names: Trident Maple, three pronged maple, san jiao feng, Chinese ahorn, tokaede Cultivars: Acer b. formosanum, the Taiwan or Formosan Trident. ‘Eastwood Cloud’ – Almost pure white spring foliage, that slowly turns to a creamy pink and finally light green. Slower grower than the species. ‘Goshika Kaede’ – a pink and green variegated ...

. . — Deciduous

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008 by Heather Hartman

Acer palmatum

Scientific Name: Acer palmatum Common Names: Japanese maple, smooth barked Japanese maple, kaede, momiji Cultivars: There are too many cultivars of Japanese Maples to list here. For a far more complete list, I highly recommend the book, Japanese Maples, by J.D. Vertrees. Listed below is a small selection: ‘Atropurpereum’ – Red maple variety with larger leaves. The ...

. . — Deciduous

Thursday, March 6th, 2008 by Heather Hartman

Ginkgo biloba

Scientific Name: Ginkgo biloba Common Names: ginkgo, ginkgo biloba, fossil tree, maidenhair tree, Japanese silver apricot, baiguo, bai guo ye, yin gou, kew tree, yinhsing (yin-hsing), ichou, ginnan Cultivars: ‘Aurea’ Yellow leaves in summer. ‘Autumn Gold’ Male cultivar with a broad, symetrical growth and intense autumn colour. ‘Chichi Icho’ desirable cultivar, has smaller leaves and a textured trunk. ‘Fastigiata’ ...

. . — Coniferous . Deciduous