They bear a canopy of oval shaped lustrous leaves which emerge bronze and burgundy mature to darker green in summer and turn spectacular shades of bronze crimson orange.
Ruby vase persian ironwood.
The mature bark exfoliates to patches of green tan and white.
Medium sized tree with dense vase shaped form.
Irregular limb location and development make it difficult to train and.
Persian parrotia or persian ironwood is a small upright tree or large rounded multi stemmed shrub.
An excellent small scale shade tree with a colorful spreading canopy of thick foliage that emerges reddish purple to bronze in spring and matures to glossy dark green in summer before turning vibrant shades of yellow orange and red in the fall.
Occasionally i come across something that exceeds my expectations and such is the case with the deciduous tree ruby vase persian ironwood parrotia persica ruby vase.
It is supposed to be a little more vase shaped than the vanessa.
The habit is a narrow vase shape with tight upright branching.
Does any one have experience with the ruby vase cultivar.
On the book parrotia persica ruby vase seems like the perfect tree.
Fall color is a showy vibrant red.
Fall colour is mostly an intense scarlet red.
More upright and columnar than the species its branches arch gracefully outward towards the tip.
Ruby vase persian ironwood is an excellent choice as a street tree or a showy specimen for small spaces.
Smooth gray bark with patches of green and white provides year round interest.
Size is definitely important and it says 24 30ft tall 15 18 ft wide.
Persian ironwood or cultivors of ruby vase vanessa and persian spire parrotia persica the parrotia or persian ironwood is a curious and under utilized tree that deserves much more attention.
An outstanding four season small tree parrotia persica vanessa persian ironwood is rich of many exceptional attributes.
Parrotia persica commonly called persian ironwood is a small single trunk deciduous tree eventually growing 20 40 tall but typically 10 after 7 8 years or a large multi stemmed shrub growing to 15 tall apetalous flowers with dense red stamens surrounded by brownish bracts appear in late winter to early spring before the foliage.
Parrotia persica inge s ruby vase inge s ruby vase persian ironwood is an introduction of specimen trees with an upright vase shaped crown.
New leaves emerge in spring with an attractive red margin.
Persian ironwood parrotia persica.
Related to witch hazel the oblong green leaves turn various shades of red orange and yellow in the fall often persisting into the winter months.
The foliage flushes bronzy red and keeps this well into summer.
Purchased and planted in 2012 i was attracted by the slender silhouette as compared to the typical persian ironwood parrotia persica that spreads up to 30 wide.
Parrotia persica igne s ruby vase ruby vase persian ironwood.