By Lois Scott, Master Gardener Welcome to the second edition of Garden Jeopardy featuring a number of smaller native trees. I do love trees and in my suburban garden the opportunity to grow multiple smaller varieties is appealing. The …  | By peterboroughmastergardeners on September 2, 2024 | By Lois Scott, Master Gardener Welcome to the second edition of Garden Jeopardy featuring a number of smaller native trees. I do love trees and in my suburban garden the opportunity to grow multiple smaller varieties is appealing. The choices are many and discovering an interesting characteristic or benefit about a particular species inspires my choices. Hopefully this edition will be inspiring for gardeners looking to add more trees to their gardens this fall. You can confirm your responses at the end. - A shade-tolerant tree with smooth, blue-tinged bark and a fluted trunk sometimes known as 'musclewood'.
- A tree that bears white, showy clusters of flowers in June or July that develop into orange or red fruits that are persistant throughout the winter and much loved by birds.
- A small evergreen tree that is resistant to insects and rot, rarely requires pruning and produces dark blue, berry-like cones that are a food source for Cedar Waxwings.
- A species at risk tree for part to full shade that is a host tree for the Giant Swallowtail butterfly, the largest butterfly found in Canada.
- An understory tree with branches in distinct layers that produces clusters of white flowers in spring, red leaves in the fall and is an important butterfly larval host.
- A tough, adaptable and urban friendly tree with a distinct upright trunk, wide-spreading crown and the densest Canadian wood.
- A tree bearing pea-flower shaped intense pink flowers in spring prior to leafing out, that is not native to Peterborough but will thrive here in a protected area.
- An excellent Peterborough source for the aforementioned trees.
 A bedraggled Giant Swallowtail in my garden. - What is the Blue Beech; Carpinus caroliniana?
- What is the American Mountain Ash; Sorbus americana?
- What is the Eastern Redcedar; Juniperus virginiana?
- What is the Common Hoptree; Ptelea trifoliata?
- What is the Alternate-Leaf Dogwood; Cornus alternifolia?
- What is the Ironwood, Hop-hornbeam; Ostrya virginiana?
- What is the Redbud; Cercis canadensis?
- What is Ecology Park Native Plant Nursery? https://greenup.on.ca/ecology-park/
 Pagoda Dogwood in fall. Thank you for participating in this edition of Garden Jeopardy! For information on tree planting please check out MG Cheryl Harrison's blog on planting trees which includes a link on how to properly plant a tree. https://peterboroughmastergardeners.com/2024/04/22/earth-day-2024-plant-a-tree/ | | | |  | You can also reply to this email to leave a comment. | | | | |
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