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Mountain ash berries and leaves in fall.


5. Northern Pin Oak (Quercus ellipsoi- dalis) This oak has greyish-black, deeply


furrowed bark. Rich dark summer leaf colour. Matures at 40 feet. Fall leaf colour: brick red – very


unusual! Summer leaf colour: dark green. Suggested varieties: Shooting Star.


6. Mountain Ash (Sorbus) Ornamental trees primarily planted


for their showy display of berries in fall and winter, mountain ash also provides some shade and attracts birds. Fall leaf colour: striking red-orange. Summer leaf colour: green. Suggested varieties: Cardinal Royal and Black Hawk.


7. Harvest Gold Linden or Basswood (Tilia mongolica ‘Harvest Gold’) Strikingly beautiful shade tree, this


linden has large leaves that really drop the summer temperature with their deep shade. Lovely exfoliating bark. Mature height is 40 feet. Fall leaf colour: gold- en-yellow. Summer leaf colour: deep, dark green.


8. Larch or Tamarack (Larix) Most people think of larch as an ever-


green, but it is actually a “deciduous conifer”, a cone-bearing tree that drops its lacy, needle-like foliage in fall. Larch or tamarack trees are a great solution for areas that do not drain well or where standing water lingers. Mature height is 40 to 50 feet. Fall leaf colour: intense golden-yellow. Summer leaf colour: green. Suggested varieties: Siberian and Oasis. (Oasis is so-named because it retains its green colour longer than Siberian larch and retains its needles until winter, then features many small cones.) h


Jan Pedersen works for Bylands Nursery. www.localgardener.net


Northern pin oak turns brick red in Autumn. Tatarian maple is colourful even in summer. Home and Gardener Living • 17 Honeylocust, a lovely airy tree, in fall. Golden Linden glows in the autumn sun.


Mountain ash puts on a summer long display.


Larch leaves turn golden in Autumn.


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