The Backyard

Also see my notes and pictures from the Backyard in 1996 and pictures of the Backyard Over Time in 1997 .

Click on any image to see a larger view.

Pictures of the Backyard in July, 1998 on top and 1997 on the bottom.

Acer rubrum (Red Maple 'Red Sunset')
	Purchased in the spring of 1996, has grown 3 feet since then. Always has spectacular fall color. The top picture is in the fall of 1996. The bottom picture was taken in the fall of 1997.

• Acer saccharum (Sugar Maple 'Legacy')
• Amelanchier canadensis (Shadblow Serviceberry)
• Betula nigra (River Birch 'Heritage')

	Carpinus caroliniana (American Hornbeam) Planted in August 1996 from a container. I purchased this plant mail order in the spring of 1996. Shown here in brilliant fall colors (Oct 10).
	Native to Ohio

	Cercis canadensis (Eastern Redbud) Planted in spring 1996. Seen here in center with an Autumn Purple Ash in the foreground and a Black Tupelo on the right. Picture taken Oct 15th. Bloomed this spring .
	Native to Ohio

• Cornus florida var rubra (Pink Flowering Dogwood)
• Diospyros virginiana (Common Persimmon)
• Fraxinus americana 'Autumn Purple' (White Ash cultivar 'Autumn Purple')
• Fraxinus pennsylvanica lanceolata (Green Ash)
• Liquidambar styraciflua (Sweet Gum)

	Nyssa sylvatica (Black Tupelo) Planted spring 1996. Seen here in fall color on Oct 10th.
	Native to Ohio

	Nyssa sylvatica (Black Tupelo 'Miss Scarlet')
	Native to Ohio

Quercus coccinea (Scarlet Oak) Planted in July 1996 from a container. No new growth since planted. Leaves maintained a rich green all year. Currently (Oct 19) fall colored dark red with some scarlet around the edges. Picture shows fall color peak on Oct 23. Leaves are now brown and have not fallen yet (Nov 16).

• Quercus rubra or borealis (Northern Red Oak)

	Sassafras albidum (Sassafras)
	Native to Ohio

	Viburnum prunifolium (Blackhaw Viburnum) Planted in Aug 1996. Here in bright red fall color on Oct 4th.
	Native to Ohio

	Viburnum rufidulum (Rusty Blackhaw Viburnum)
	Native to Ohio

Here is a list of some of the trees in the woods in and behind our lot:

• Acer negundo (Boxelder)
• Acer saccharum (Sugar Maple)
• Aesculus glabra (Ohio Buckeye)
• Asimina triloba (Common Pawpaw)
• Carpinus caroliniana (American Hornbeam)
• Carya cordiformis (Bitternut Hickory)
• Carya ovata (Shagbark Hickory)
• Celtis occidentalis (Common Hackberry)
• Fraxinus americana (White Ash)
• Juglans nigra (Eastern Black Walnut)
• Platanus occidentalis (American Planetree or Sycamore)
• Populus deltoides (Eastern Poplar or Cottonwood)
• Prunus serotina (Black Cherry)
• Quercus bicolor (Swamp White Oak)
• Quercus macrocarpa (Bur Oak)

	Robinia pseudoacacia (Black Locust) May, 1996 Black Locusts in bloom.
	Native to Ohio

• Ulmus americana (American Elm)
• Ulmus rubra (Red or Slippery Elm)
• Viburnum prunifolium (Blackhaw Viburnum)