Flowering plum - Prunus nigra
A pretty small tree to around 4 to 5m mtrs. Flowering plums have a dark purple leaf which make them very ornamental for large and small gardens. Light pink flowers develop in early spring.
nigra 'Heritage', 'Little King'; B. papyrifera; B. pendula
QUIRKS: Drops small twigs and leaves that require raking
GOOD NEIGHBORS: False cypress, pines, red-osier dogwood, winterberry holly, viburnums
WHERE IT GROWS BEST: Moist soil and full sun ...
'Nigra' (H. macrophylla) sets off large blooms with striking black stems that pop out of the landscape in winter.
Sambucus nigra 'Eva' and 'Gerda' (USDA Zones 4 to 7)
Ajuga 'Catlin's Giant' (USDA Zones 3 to 8)
black bamboo (Phyllostachys nigra, USDA Zones 7 to 10) ...
The Juglans nigra, commonly known as the Black Walnut tree, is native to the. More
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Phyllostachys nigra
Gunnera manicata
Rodgersia pinnata 'Superba'
Pseudopanax crassifolius
Hosta 'Royal Standard' ...
'Cut Leaved' (nigra) AAN Proc. 141, 1949
Koelreuteria
'September' (paniculata) Arnoldia 27:64, 1967 ...
Include plants or shrubs with textured or colourful bark or branches such as paperbark maple (Acer griseum), river birch (Betula nigra), some dogwoods (e.g., Cornus alba 'Sibirica', C. sanguinea 'Winter Beauty', C.
Phyllostachys nigra 'Black Bamboo' New culms start out green and turn black in the sun.
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Zones 6 and up
Full Sun
30' H ...
Magnolia liliflora 'Nigra' in dappled sunshine
When a deciduous magnolia blooms, everyone stops to admire. Its blossoms, on bare branches, are showy and often fragrant.
Nuts - hard-shelled, usually one-seeded, indehiscent fruits, such as Juglans nigra (black walnut) or Carya illinoinensis (pecan).
Grain or Caryopsis - one-seeded, indehiscent fruit of most grasses, including the cereals.
Black walnuts (Juglans nigra) are large, elegant trees, native in this country from Massachusetts to Florida and west to Minnesota and Texas.
The Black Mulberry (Morus nigra) is the rich red berry that stains when it is picked in late spring and makes excellent jam and jelly. Silkworms will eat the foliage although it's the White Mulberry (Morus alba) that they really favour.
Trees: bald cypress (Taxodium distichum), dawn redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides), river birch (Betula nigra), black tupelo (Nyssa sylvatica) and willow (Salix sp.).
Botanical Name: Betula nigra.
Hardiness: Zones 4 to 9.
Bloom Time: Early spring.
Size: 40 to 70 feet tall, 40 to 60 feet wide.
Foliage: Rhombic to oval; green, turning yellow in fall.
Light Needs: Full sun to part shade.
Black Walnut (Juglans nigra)
Native to North America, Black walnut is the tallest of the walnuts, with the potential to reach 100 feet and a diameter of 2 to 4 feet.. Trees range in height from 70-150 feet and have a diameter of 2-4 feet.
Junglens nigra
ANNUALS AND PERENNIALS for fruit and seed
Many flowering plants produce large quantities of seed each year. This is a very important food source for many sparrows, finches and other songbirds.
The walnut twig beetle (Pityophthorus juglandis) is causing major decline of Juglans nigra in Boulder, Westminster and Arvada. In addition, there have been multiple trunk and branch cankers caused by the fungus Fusarium solani on trees.
When an author names a new subspecies or variety, the species is given the same new rank, based on the original type of the species and duplicating the epithet, e.g., when Pinus nigra ssp. larico was designated, Pinus nigra ssp. nigra came into being.
Black Hollyhock (Alcea rosea 'Nigra')
Chocolate Cosmos (Cosmos atrosanguineus)
Moulin Rouge Sunflower (Helianthus annuus ‘Moulin Rouge')
Black Prince Snapdragon (Antirrhinum majus 'Black Prince') ...
Black walnut trees (Juglans nigra) are the last trees to arrive in spring and the first trees to leave in the fall. They are known for their highly prized wood and delicious nuts.
Information on, uses of and how to grow elder:
Name Sambucus nigra.
Family Caprifoliaceae.
History The Elder has long been highly regarded by herbalists because of its many uses.
Also good as hedges and windbreaks.
Pinus nigra 'Arnold Sentinel' - Austrian Pine, 10-12 feet tall by 2-3 feet wide.
Picea pungens 'Fastigiata' - Columnar Colorado Spruce, 25 feet tall by 5 feet wide.
Hedging plants that root readily from hardwood cuttings include privet, forsythia, Prunus cerasifera ‘Nigra' and laurel.
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Soil with a hardpan or hard crust: horse nettle (Solanum carolinense), pennycress (Thiaspi arvense), quack grass (Agropyron repens), field mustard (Brassica nigra), morning-glory (Ipomoea purpurea), pineapple weed (Matricaria sauveolens) ...
For deeper coloured dwarf magnolias M. liliflora Nigra is hard to beat, with more lily shaped flowers in a rich reddish purple. This form has been used to produce hybrids such as 'Ann','Betty', 'Ricki' and 'Susan'.
Weeping Norway spruce (Picea abies 'Pendula') zones 3 to 7
6. Bird's nest spruce (Picea abies 'Pumila Nigra') zones 3 to 8
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Sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflau)
Gingko (Ginkgo biloba)
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