
Amazing Bark for Winter Interest
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Botanical Name
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Common Name |
Bark |
Ht/Sp (m)
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Profile
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| Betula papyrifera |
Paper Birch |
papery white, peely |
10-12 / 6
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| Caragana arborescens |
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| 'Sutherland' |
Sutherland Caragana |
bronze to green |
3-4 / 1
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| Cornus alba |
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| 'Buds Yellow' |
Buds Yellow Dogwood |
bright green/yellow |
2 / 2
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| Cornus sericea 'Cardinal' |
Red Osier Dogwood |
bright red |
2.5-3 / 2.5-3
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| Crataegus x mordensis 'Toba' |
Toba Hawthorn |
twisting |
4-6 / 5-8
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| Eleagnus angustifiolia |
Russian Olive |
white stems, black bark |
4-7 / 4-7
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| Pinus sylvestris |
Scots Pine |
orange, peely |
15-30 / 8
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| Prunus maackii |
Amur Cherry |
papery orange, peely |
8-12 / 5-6
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| Prunus padus var. commutata |
May Day |
dull 'metal' silvery grey |
10 / 10
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| Quercus macrocarpa |
Bur Oak |
old looking, black/brown |
10-15 / 8-10
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| Rosa rubrifolia |
Redleaf Rose |
red-purple |
1.5-2 / 2
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Salix alba 'Sericea'
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Silver Willow |
yellow to brown |
12 / 10
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| Salix alba 'Vitellina' |
Golden Willow |
yellow |
15 / 12
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| Salix pentandra |
Laurel leaf Willow |
deeply furrowed, twisting |
12 / 15
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| Sorbus americana |
American Mountain Ash |
bronze to reddish brown |
5-8 / 6
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| Syringa reticulata |
Japanese Tree Lilac |
dark purple/red/brown |
6-8 / 5
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