Red Fox Katsura Tree - Planted Front Yard - September 2020
Yesterday, I posted about the purchase of a Red Fox Katsura tree from the Morton Arboretum Fall Plant Sale and talked about how it has a columnar habit and purple-ish leaves that turn green as they mature. This is the 52nd tree that I've now planted on our property and the 17th of the year - matching the high-water mark of 2018 when I planted 17 trees, too. This tree is VERY thin. Like, VERY thin. I was told it is a two-year old tree and has very little limb activity going on. The top of it is so tall and thin that it is now drooping over in what you would think was a weeping habit. Here, below, is a photo showing the tree with the top weeping over and the one branch that exists. I dug a nice hole, removed the clay with the post-hole-digger and heavily amended the soil with composted manure. I need to buy some bamboo and straighten out the top. Below is the tag that shows the height (40-60') and spread (25-40'). I mentioned that I planted this as an "u