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trunks. Sometimes there will be many
colors including red all on one tree.
This is the same tree that's tapped for
syrup in the spring.
The sugar maple grows quite large
so make sure that you really have
room for it. The native tree can get up
to 150 feet! But one that's cultivated
probably won't go much more than
75 to 80 feet. Sugar maples don't like
to be planted close to buildings and
pavement in cities. They tend to suf-
fer from leaf scorch when this is
done. Use them only where there's
plenty of open space.
If these maples seem too large for
your landscape, there are other spec-
tacular choices. There's a tinier, dain-
ty one known as the Amur maple
(Acer ginnala) that's a real beauty;
and it doesn't grow much taller than
about 25 feet. This turns color about
the beginning of October in south-
eastern Michigan. Leaves boast a tri-
pointed shape and there's another
bonus: interesting winged keys or
fruits that turn red long before
the foliage.
Strangely enough, the lovely flow-
ering dogwood (Cornus florida) her-
alded each spring in North and South
when it produces those dramatic
white (and now also pink or red)
blooms, doesn't seem to come to the
minds of many people for fall color.
Yet anyone who's ever grown one can
testify to the stunning scarlet shades
it produces in autumn. With luck
there are often dramatic red berries
to add to the overall effect. These
small trees, growing 20 to 25 feet tall,
develop picturesque horizontal
branching shapes, as they age.
Dogwoods grow naturally as under-
story trees in the woods which is why
they should be put in protected semi-
shaded spots near the house.
Remember that when appearing in
southern Michigan they're growing at
the northern boundaries of their lim-
its. One should not try to use them in
landscapes much further north than
East Lansing.
There's another delightful flowering
dogwood (Cornus kousa) that also
produces a lovely fall show in deli-
cate muted rosy tones. This tree
should be used much more. Many
gardeners seem totally unaware of it.