Martha_Stewart_Living_November_2016

(Dana P.) #1

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

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