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Hardiness
Zones:
3-9 |
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Habit:
Deciduous |
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Growth
Rate: Rapid |
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Site
Requirements: Sun; tolerates a wide range of soil types
including poor soil |
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Texture:
Medium |
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Form:
Upright; oval to rounded fairly open; strong
spreading branches
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Height:
50 to 70'
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Width:
40 to 60' |
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Leaf:
3 to 6" opposite, simple leaf with 5 deeply
cut lobes; silvery underside; green, yellow, brown combination fall color |
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Flower/Fruit:
Greenish yellow to red flowers in early
spring
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Comments:
Vigorous feeder; roots can crack sidewalks
and clog drains and septic systems; very easy to grow; potential insect
and disease problems; brittle wood
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Cultivars:
Blair (50 to 70'; Strong branching pattern; Yellow fall color), Lutescens (New
leaves are orangish yellow; yellowish green in summer; yellow fall color), Northline
(60 to 80' by 40 to 45'; Wide branching; Slow grower; good branch structure),
Silver Queen (50' by 40'; Upright oval rounded; Almost fruitless; bright green
summer leaves; yellow fall color), Skinner (Pyramidal; slender lateral branches;
Cut leaf; bright green summer leaves)
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