Quercus acerifolia 26/5 Restock recalling the old habit of

recalling the old habit of hanging flowering St

drought-proof specimen for a courtyard

describes as the miniature weeping crape myrtles for their low

so the tree carries color without depending on the usual autumn display

writes that this overlooked native should be included in more gardens

Quercus acerifolia 26/5 Restock recalling the old habit ofQuercus acerifolia is one of the rarest oaks in North America, and one of the most quietly beautiful. The name says the first thing you notice: acerifolia means maple leaved, and the upper leaves really do look like a sugar maple's, often as wide as they are long, cut into three to five sharp, glossy lobes that turn deep red and burgundy in fall. A close relative of the Shumard oak, maple leaf oak grows as anything from a stunted, multi trunked shrub