Common Name: Sourwood Scientific Name: Oxydendrum arboreum Description: Habit: Spring Summer Fall Winter Fruit: Flower:
Category: Advice for Homeowners
We recommend some trees here which tend to do well in the New London, CT climate. However, there are many factors which go into deciding which tree to plant at your home and so please take consult with a member of New London Trees or a local arborist for more specific advice to your situation.
River Birch (Betula nigra)
Common Name: River Birch Scientific Name: Betula nigra Description: Habit: Spring Summer Fall Winter Fruit: Flower:
Beach Plum (Prunus maritima)
Common Name: Beach Plum Scientific Name: Prunus maritima Description: Habit: Spring Summer Fall Winter Fruit: Flower:
Sweet Bay Magnolia (Magnolia virginiana)
Common Name: Sweet Bay Magnolia Scientific Name: Magnolia virginiana Description: The lovely native sweetbay magnolia features creamy-white blooms with a light, lemony scent. Sweetbay magnolia blooms sporadically throughout the summer, followed by cone-like fruits that are aggregates of follicles. When the follicles split open in late summer, scarlet seeds that attract birds are exposed. Sweetbay…
Downy Serviceberry (Amelanchier arborea)
Common Name: Downy Serviceberry (also Juneberry, Shadbush, Servicetree) Scientific Name: Amelanchier arborea Description: Habit: Spring Summer Fall Winter Fruit: Flower: