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№ 109TreesCrape Myrtle: A Hundred Days of Bloom and the Crime of Bad Pruning
The signature summer tree of the American South — crinkled crepe-paper flowers for months, sculptural cinnamon bark all winter — and 'crape murder,' the butchering that ruins millions of them.
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№ 353TreesPersian Ironwood: Camouflage Bark and Fiery Autumn
A witch-hazel relative from the Caspian forests with flaking patchwork bark, some of the finest autumn colour of any tree, and a tolerance of almost anything.
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№ 462TreesStewartia: Camellia Flowers and Jigsaw Bark
A four-season aristocrat of the tea family — white summer flowers like single camellias, fiery autumn colour, and a flaking patchwork trunk that is the real reason to plant it.
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