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Bearded maple: complete guide
Acer barbinerve
Bearded maple (Acer barbinerve) delivers refined foliage and elegant winged fruits. Discover optimal location, soil requirements, watering, and maintenance for this East Asian maple.
SapindaceaeField maple: complete guide
Acer campestre
Complete growing guide for Acer campest rue: ideal location, soil, pruning and seasonal care. Perfect for hedges, screens or specimen trees. Learn more on gardenworld.app.
SapindaceaeAcer heldreichii: complete guide
Acer heldreichii
Discover the Balkan maple, an elegant mountain maple from the Balkans. Perfect for landscape gardens with frost hardiness and brilliant autumn color.
SapindaceaeBalkan maple (Acer hyrcanum): complete guide
Acer hyrcanum
Explore the Balkan maple, an elegant Mediterranean tree with refined foliage and autumn colour. Growing and design advice for gardens.
SapindaceaeAcer mandshuricum: complete guide
Acer mandshuricum
Acer mandshuricum or Manchurian maple is a graceful deciduous tree from Asia with stunning autumn foliage. Discover how to grow this elegant tree in your garden.
SapindaceaeItalian maple: complete guide
Acer opalus
Discover everything about Acer opalus: ideal growing conditions, care tips, bloom season and best companion plants. Perfect for gardens in USDA zones 6-9.
SapindaceaeAcer pictum: complete guide
Acer pictum
The Painted Maple from Japan and China is an elegant and robust deciduous tree. Learn everything about cultivation, perfect autumn color and ideal growing conditions.
Acer pycnanthum: complete guide
Acer pycnanthum
Acer pycnanthum, the Japanese swamp maple, is a fast-growing tree with early red flowers and brilliant autumn color, ideal for damp garden settings.
RosaceaeJuneberry: complete guide
Amelanchier canadensis
Juneberry (Amelanchier canadensis) is an elegant shrub with stunning white spring flowers, edible red berries, and brilliant fall foliage. Discover our comprehensive care guide.
PoaceaeBig bluestem: complete guide
Andropogon gerardii
Complete guide to big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii): planting, care, location, soil, winter hardiness and companion planting in the garden.
RosaceaeBlack Chokeberry: complete guide
Aronia melanocarpa
The Black Chokeberry is a nutritious berry plant with many antioxidants. Learn how to grow this healthy plant in your garden.
BetulaceaeJapanese hornbeam: complete guide
Carpinus japonica
Japanese hornbeam (Carpinus japonica) is an elegant deciduous tree with fine foliage. Learn about cultivation, pruning, and landscape integration.
Carpinus tschonoskii: complete guide
Carpinus tschonoskii
Discover Carpinus tschonoskii (Asian hornbeam), an elegant tree from Japan and Korea with spectacular autumn color.
CornaceaeLargeleaf dogwood: complete guide
Cornus macrophylla
Discover the largeleaf dogwood (Cornus macrophylla). Hardy tree with large leaves and delicate flowers. Perfect for mixed gardens with seasonal interest throughout the year.
EbenaceaeLotus persimmon: complete guide
Diospyros lotus
Everything you need to know about Diospyros lotus: growing conditions, care, pruning, and companion plants. A resilient tree for low-maintenance gardens.
EbenaceaeAmerican Persimmon: complete guide
Diospyros virginiana
The American Persimmon is a cold-hardy fruit tree with delicious, sweet fruits and autumn color. Learn how to grow this native tree successfully in your garden.
OnagraceaeEpilobium angustifolium: complete guide
Epilobium angustifolium
Discover the Rosebay Willowherb - dramatic purple-pink flowers and stunning fall foliage. Care requirements, design tips, and ecological benefits.
CelastraceaeEuonymus hamiltonianus: complete guide
Euonymus hamiltonianus
Discover Hamilton's spindle: an elegant shrub with glossy foliage and stunning pink seed capsules in autumn. Versatile for borders and hedging.
Bunge's Spindle: complete guide
Euonymus maackii
Discover Euonymus maackii, a cold-hardy shrub with striking red seed capsules. Ideal for hedges, wildlife gardens and temperate climates worldwide.
CelastraceaeEuonymus sachalinensis: complete guide
Euonymus sachalinensis
The Sakhalin spindletree (Euonymus sachalinensis) is a graceful deciduous shrub from Japan. This woody plant grows to 4 meters with attractive red fruits. Ideal for mixed borders.
FagaceaeFagus japonica: complete guide
Fagus japonica
Discover the Japanese beech, an elegant deciduous tree from Japan. With beautiful red autumn foliage and graceful form, perfect deciduous specimen for large gardens.
OleaceaeBlack Ash: complete guide
Fraxinus nigra
Discover the Black Ash, a beautiful shade tree from North America. Cultivation, maintenance and applications in gardens and parks.
Hydrangea heteromalla: complete guide
Hydrangea heteromalla
Chinese hydrangea offers large white flower clusters and beautiful autumn color. Discover how to grow this mountain hydrangea in your garden.
PoaceaeHyparrhenia hirta: complete guide
Hyparrhenia hirta
South African bluestem: an ornamental grass with silky plumes and golden autumn color. Drought-tolerant and bird-seed attractive.
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