Fall Foliage
When we think of adding color to our homes with landscaping we usually think first of flowering plants. Another direction to consider are trees. The following trees enhance your landscape with their beautifully fall foliage. The following trees all grow well in growing zone 7 in moist, well-drained soil.
Sugar Maple (top picture) is a great, extra-reliable tree that makes a big statement in fall, sugar maple offers gorgeous red, orange, or yellow end-of-the-season leaves. They grow to 70 feet tall and are best suited for sun to shade.
Sweet Birch (middle) are beautiful trees as well and has a cinnamon-colored peeling bark and triangular dark green leaves that turn beautiful golden-yellow in fall. This tree is best suited for sun to shade and grows up to 50 feet tall.
Virginia Sweetspire (bottom), is a great shrub with different looks each season. In summer, it offers fragrant white flowers. Then in autumn, it develops rich purple-red leaf color. Plus, it’s very easy to grow. It grows best in full sun to part shade and grows up to 10 feet tall.