Trees: Design Characteristics

Fruit

The following trees offer ornamental fruit. The primary fruit color(s) is indicated for each plant, although variations will occur within a species or genus, and many fruit change color as they mature.

Tree Acer ginnala Acer rubrum Acer tataricum Amelanchier Aralia Asimina triloba Castanea mollissima Cornus alternifolia Cornus florida Cornus kousa Cornus mas Cornus officinalis Crataegus Euonymus bungeanus Euonymus europaeus Evodia daniellii Halesia Hippophae rhamnoides Hovenia dulcis Kalopanax pictus Koelreuteria paniculata Magnolia acuminata Magnolia macrophylla Magnolia virginiana Malus floribunda Malus hupehensis Malus sargentii Malus sieboldii var. zumi Malus cultivars Oxydendrum arboreum Paulownia tomentosa Prunus avium Prunus cerasifera Prunus maackii Prunus padus Prunus persica Prunus sargentii Prunus serotina Prunus subhirtella Prunus virginiana Prunus xyedoensis Sophora japonica Sorbus Xanthoceras sorbifolium

Color Red Red Red Purple-Black Purple-Black Black Brown Purple-Black Red Red Red Red Red Pinkish Pink, Red Black Brown Orange Red Blue-Black Brown Pinkish Red Rose Red Yellow-Red Yellow-Red Red Red Red Brown Brown Reddish Black Purple, Red Black Black Yellow, Red Purple-Black Black Black Purple-Black Black Yellow, Brown Orange, Red Brown

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Comments Matures from greenish yellow to black Nuts edible, but messy Pinkish red fruit stalks Orange seeds Orange seeds Matures from red to black Matures from green to light brown Edible fruit stalks Matures from green to yellow to brown Fruit Messy Matures from red to black Matures from red to black Matures from red to black Matures from green to yellow and brown Matures from green to brown