Catalog Description
An eye-catching specimen; its weeping branches form an attractive, dense crown. Beautiful blue-green foliage turns bright yellow in fall. Grafted at 5 feet to display pendulous branches. Deciduous. Full sun. Slow grower to 15 to 25 feet tall, 10 to 15 feet wide. Grafted. |
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Average Landscape Size
Slow grower to 15 to 25 ft. tall, 10 to 15 ft. wide. |
Key Plant Benefits
An eye-catching specimen; it`s weeping branches form an attractive dense crown. Beautiful blue-green foliage turns bright yellow in fall. Grafted at 5 ft. to display pendulous branches. Deciduous. |
Care Instructions
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Watering can be reduced after establishment. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. |
Growth Conditions
| Growth Rate |
 Slow Growing |
| Growth Habit |
| Weeping |
| Heat Zones |
High:
| 8 (>90 to 120 days) |
| Low: | 3 (>7 to 14 days) |
| Cold Hardiness |
| High: | 8 (10 to 20 F) (see map) |
| Low: | 4 (-30 to -20 F) |
| Water Requirements |
| Water regularly, when top 3 in. of soil is dry. |
| Sun Exposure |
| Full sun |
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Flowering
Flower or Bloom description:
Tiny
| Flower Color |
| Red |
| Flowering Time/Season |
| Flowers are insignificant. |
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Propagation
| Best time to Prune |
| Winter |
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Attributes
Dramatic Foliage Color
Extremely Hardy
Fall Color
Spring Flowering |
Foliage
Blue-tinged
| Foliage Shape | Rounded |
| Normal foliage color | Green |
| Underside foliage | Gray |
| Juvenile foliage | Bronze |
| Mature foliage | Green |
| New foliage | Bronze |
| Spring foliage | Bronze |
| Summer foliage | Green |
| Fall foliage | Yellow |
| Winter foliage | No Value |
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