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Wednesday - May 12, 2010
From: Branchburg, NJ
Region: Northeast
Topic: Non-Natives
Title: A non-native Japanese Maple for Branchburg NJ
Answered by: Barbara Medford
QUESTION:
I am landscaping around my house and am looking for a tree that wont eventually grow too large. I thought maybe a bloodgood Japanese maple. Any suggestions would helpANSWER:
Acer palmatum, Japanese maple, is non-native to North America, and therefore does not appear in our Native Plant Database. However, here is an article from Paghat's Garden on Acer palmatum 'Bloodgood,' that has some information you can use.
Since we would prefer you plant trees native not only to North America but to the area in Somerset County in central New Jersey, we will look in our database for trees suitable to USDA Hardiness Zone 6b that will not grow too large.
Small Trees Native to Somerset County, NJ:
Amelanchier canadensis (Canadian serviceberry) - 4 to 20 ft. tall, blooms white April and May, sun, part shade or shade
Betula populifolia (gray birch) - 35 to 50 ft., sun, part shade or shade
Cercis canadensis (eastern redbud) - 15 to 30 ft., part shade or shade
Ilex opaca (American holly) - 25 ft., evergreen, sun, part shade or shade
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