FALL TREES & SHRUBS

Fall is a great time to plant trees and shrubs! The combination of the weather cooling down and fall rain allows plants to establish their roots. Planting in the fall also gives trees and shrubs an extra growing season before the stress of summer heat and drought.

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TREES

• Franklinia alatamaha (Franklin Tree): Native to US. Typically grows to 15’x10’. Showy fragrant white flowers in August. Great fall color! Plant in full sun with light shade in moist soil.

• Lagerstroemia indica crape myrtle: Multi stemmed trees with beautiful late season color. Blooms late summer into fall. Exfoliating bark which continues to be showy into winter. Great diversity available.

• Maple Trees: Known for their fall color. {10 best Maples for fall color}

  • Acer palmatum: Japanese maples are easy to grow, cold hardy and remarkable adaptable. Their green leaf forms have the best fall color!

  • Acer ginnala: This smaller maple can be used as small specimen, patio tree and even works well in a container. It has a particularly fabulous fall color!

• Myrica pensylvanica (Bayberry): Native to Martha’s Vineyard. Typically grows to 10’ x 8’. Plant in full sun. It tolerates drought once established. Deer resistant.

• Nysa sylvatica (Beetlebung Tree): An island native that grows where there is quite a bit of water. Often found growing in low points and bogs on the island. Has beautiful fall color and a distinguished shape. We have some young beauties for sale at the nursery.

• Osmanthus heterophyllus (False Holly): An evergreen shrub that typically grows to 10’ x 10’. Blooms late fall into the winter (Oct-Nov) with small fragrant white flowers. Shade tolerant and deer resistant.

• Oxydendron arboreum: Native tree known for its fall color.

SHRUBS

• Callicarpa dichotoma: Beauty Bush with beautiful lavender berries.

  • Early Amethyst: A smaller variety

  • Pearl Glam: A new Proven Winner cultivar, with dark foliage.

• Callicarpa japonica Leucocarpa: An upright beauty berry with white berries. Pale pink-white flowers in summer.

• Clerodendron trichotomum: Once the fragrant white flowers have passed the red calyces and purple berry are a showy season extender.

• Fothergilla: A native shrub known for its fall color. It blooms in June and later lights up your yard with red and purple fall color. If you need a large shrub the species to get is major. There is a dwarf species available called gardenii, for a smaller shrub.

• Hamamelis (Witch Hazel): Large native shrubs known for their fall color.

  • Hamamelis virginiana: A fall yellow bloomer

  • Hamamelis vernalis: Blooms in February

• Hydrangeas: Many of the panicle hydrangeas fade to pink and hold the dried blooms way into the fall. There are some late summer bloomers that bloom into fall.

• Symphoricarpos (Snow Berry): A season extender. This shrub has large white berries.

• Vaccinium Corymbosum (High bush blueberry): Native to Martha’s Vineyard. Typically grows to 8’x 6’. Great fall color! Plant in full sun. Deer resistant.

• Viburnums: There are many which have fabulous fall color and berries.

  • Viburnum dentatum (arrowwood viburnum): Native to Martha’s Vineyard. Non-fragrant flat-topped white flowers appear in late spring. Flowers give way to blue-black, berries which are quite attractive to birds and wildlife. Tolerates light shade.

  • Viburnum dilatatum: Known for their drooping berries. We carry Cardinal Candy with red berries and Michael Dodge with yellow berries.

  • Viburnum plicatums: These are Chris Wiley’s favorite Viburnum in flower.