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Re: Wanting winter interest plants


Christopher P. Lindsey wrote:
> 
> Here in zone 5b USDA (Urbana, Illinois) we've still got some color left on
> the trees.  Across the street from my window here at work a burning bush
> is still glowing bright red, but the amelanchier 5 feet out doesn't
> have any more leaves left on it.
> 
> I know that in another month things are going to be depressing as most
> of the color leaves the landscape.
> 
> Does anyone have preferred tree or shrub selections for winter interest?
> Even something as subtle as the dried flower panicles of a bottlebrush
> buckeye sticking out of the snow is appreciated.
> 
> So what about it?  Who has favorites that have interesting bark highlighted
> by the cold winter months?  What about persistent fruit or winter flowers?
> 
Pretty tough to beat a Coralbark Maple....
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