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Comment by Maria Costa on November 7, 2010 at 1:10pm

Comment by Maria Costa on November 7, 2010 at 1:08pm

My Cassia!

Comment by Maria Costa on October 2, 2010 at 5:44pm

Here are some Cassias in bloom. The photo doesn't do it justice.

Comment by Maria Costa on October 2, 2010 at 5:44pm

Comment by Maria Costa on October 1, 2010 at 11:19pm

It's the yellow one of course!

Comment by Maria Costa on October 1, 2010 at 11:18pm

I absolutely love the Cassia tree/shrub. It blooms in October. Mine is growing in zone 9, but it will grow also in zones 10 and 11. I will post better photos when it blooms again later this month.

Comment by Ronald G Maxwell z5/MI on October 1, 2010 at 7:17pm

hey, does anyone know where I can get a catalpa tree, The leaves are huge and have nice flowers with bean pods that hang in the fall.

Comment by Rich Bishop on February 10, 2010 at 7:18pm

Just joined this group and I've got a million favorite shrubs. My newest one is Abelia mosanensis. It's known as the Hardy Abelia, and it is ! I've had it here in a Denver suburb, elev. 5450 ft., zone 5, and it has been doing great. It's deciduous, unlike the usual grandiflora varieties seen in zone 7 and up. Clusters of fragrant pink-tinged white flowers appear with the shiny leaves on the ends of the stems as the plant comes to life in the spring. The flowers are much more fragrant than grandifloras. It gets about 6ft high and just as wide as the canes arch up then down. I have it in full sun and heavy clay soil on a slope. It doesn't get much water in the summer and seems to do well on a water-restricted diet. As a bonus, it will flower on the new canes in late summer. It is said it has nice fall color but mine just gets a little orange, not drab but nothing special. It's a real winner here and I'm sure it will do well where it can get some winter cold/rest. I had to mail-order it . It's worth looking around for.

Comment by Stacy A Bradt on June 26, 2009 at 7:41pm

Just aquired a Ginko standard with a nice round top. I planted it in a square hole. Does anyone know how large it will get??

Comment by Stacy A Bradt on June 23, 2009 at 9:26pm

I just planted a green leafed, Eastern Red Bud tree today. I placed it near our pathway so we can enjoy it more in the springtime.