Most people love the beautiful spring/early summer flowers of crabapples, pear, serviceberry, and Cornelian Cherry Dogwoods, but did you know that that the Horsechestnut is another spring flowering choice, and you can add beautiful fall color with the Autumn Blaze and the Heptacodium (seven-son flower):

AUTUMN BLAZE - A cross between Red Maple and Silver Maple, the Autumn Blaze has excellent fall color. If you want a large, fast-growing tree with spectacular fall color, Autumn Blaze Maple is an excellent choice. Autumn Blaze Maple is very adaptable to a wide range of climate and soil conditions. It tolerates clay soil, and will withstand wet soil conditions and drought. This tree will grow in a wide range of climates.

HEPTACODIUM – What makes this large shrub or small tree so desirable is that it shines at a time of the year when most other plants are at their worst. Seven-son flower blooms in the late summer - early autumn. In spring, there is the foliage: large, narrowly heart-shaped, glossy and rich green, with three deep veins. Then there is the exfoliating bark, which peels in thin strips to reveal a cinnamon-brown color. Early autumn brings the showy flowers, for which the species is named: fragrant, creamy white clusters of seven flowers produced in terminal panicles. Late autumn replaces blooms with spectacular small rounded fruits, each topped with a persistent cherry red or purple calyx.

HORSECHESTNUT FT MCNAIR – Very hardy variety of red flowering chestnut ‘Fort McNair’ Horsechestnut is a relatively slow growing spring flowering tree (May), bright, dark pink panicles, with rounded form. It prefers well-drained soil with adequate moisture.