Friday, May 30, 2008

Moosewood

Acer pensylvanicum

The Moosewood, as it is called locally, was the first Stripe-Bark Maple to be described, and still holds its own among a vast number of exotic Asiatic species. Bold, lobed foliage unfurls in spring green, later turning butter yellow before dropping. Then is exposed a phantasm of striking, finely striated, phosphorescent bark of white and green. These are seedlings from our trees, that we raised from seed collected in Antrim County, Michigan in 1987.

- Heronswood (link here)

Add this one to my wish list.

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