Martha_Stewart_Living_November_2016

IN LIVING

COLOR
Here are my
favorite varieties
that I have grow-
ing on the farm.

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1. BALD CYPRESS
   The needles on this
   deciduous conifer turn
   orange-brown before
   dropping in fall.


2. JAPANESE STEWARTIA
   Beautiful in all seasons,
   this slow grower has
   exfoliating bark and
   produces camellia-like
   flowers in summer.
   2. APPLE
   Several specimens
   that are original to
   the property provide
   fruit to make cider.
   5. WEEPING HORNBEAM
   Striking and unusual,
   it provides an umbrella
   of shade.
   3. SUGAR MAPLE
   This towering example
   could be more than
   one hundred years old.
   6. PIN OAK
   I planted an allée of
   this fast-growing variety,
   which can reach 70
   feet in height.

Keep Growing

To learn more about trees, I suggest these

books: The Glory of the Tree: An Illustrated

History, by Noel Kingsbury (Firefly, 2014);

The Hillier Manual of Trees & Shrubs, edited

by John G. Hillier and Roy Lancaster (Royal

Horticultural Society, 2014); and Dirr’s

Encyclopedia of Trees & Shrubs, by Michael

A. Dirr (Timber Press, 2011).

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FROM MARTHA

Trees