Red Fox Katsura Tree - Bought At Morton Arboretum - September 2020
At the Morton Arboretum Fall Plant Sale, they had a series of trees for sale including some shade and fruit trees as well as large trees and 'understory trees'. You know that I can't go to a nursery with a tree sale and not come home with a tree for our yard. I couldn't decide what tree to buy (I was considering an Ironwood tree), but I asked the staff at the Arboretum which tree they liked the best and BOTH of the arborists that I asked pointed me toward a set of trees that had the fewest there. There were just three of these Red Fox Katsura trees, but both arborists told me that this was the tree that they'd bring home. You can see the price above ($24), so it isn't a budget buster. The description from the sign reads: A purple-leaved selection of the Katsura tree, this specimen has a narrow upright, columnar growth habit and is relatively low maintenance. Columnar? Check. Red? Check. And, turns out...it is Japanese. So, check. Below is the tag