Trees in the Yard Below are my experiences with the trees in our yard. under construction ....

Acer rubrum (Red Maple)
Red Sunset, fall 1996	Red Sunset, fall 1999 Species Red Maple is on the left, not as good fall color but better growth and not attacked by twig borers.
July, 1999 Red Sunset cultivar in center, Indian Summer cultivar in left front of image (single stem, lighter green). Tree to the right of Red Sunset is a Walnut that squirrels planted.	Autumn Flame cultivar, fall 1999. Notice the new growth at the top, at least 4 feet and no signs of borer damage. Fall color not as good as Red Sunset, but 1999 was a drought year so color may have been effected.
One of the very first trees we purchased for the backyard was the Red Sunset maple. It has always shown excellent fall color, but growth has been slow and twig borer damage significant. Since then we have purchased 5 more red maples; Autumn Flame, Indian Summer, and 3 nameless trees on sale. I have grown 6 Red Maples from seed collected around the area. Autumn Flame has had the best performance (growth + fall color) of all the trees planted. Red Sunset has the best fall color, but is constantly attacked by twig borers and has shown chlorosis in the last two years. The red maples that I grew from seed are all still too young to evaluate.

Acer saccharum (Sugar Maple)

Amelanchier canadensis / arborea (Serviceberry)

Carpinus caroliniana (American Hornbeam)
Fall, 1996	Sept, 1999. Taken from an upstairs window, the Hornbeam is the tree in orange fall color surrounded by still green Spicebush.
Sept, 1999 Taken at eye level (5 feet), notice how the interior leaves are darker red.	July, 1999 Hornbeam is behind and just to the right of a Tuliptree. It is the tallest tree in the picture, the top reaching the small window.
Planted in August 1996 from a container. The large tree was purchased mail order in the spring of 1996. In 1999 the tree is 12 15 feet tall. Fall colors have been good, but not as brilliant as those shown in the 1996 picture. Typical fall color is a burnt orange-red with interior and shaded leaves turning a more brilliant red-orange. Has been very drought tolerant, putting on top growth during very dry summer of 1999.

	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 (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 macrocarpa (Bur Oak) Quercus muhlenbergii (Chinquapin 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)