Description

An eye catching medium sized accent tree featuring long racemes of white flowers in spring followed by tiny bitter fruit, attractive to birds; leaves emerge green and mature to burgundy; best in full sun, can be susceptible to black-knot

Landscape Attributes

Merlot Mayday is a deciduous tree with a shapely oval form. Its average texture blends into the landscape, but can be balanced by one or two finer or coarser trees or shrubs for an effective composition.

Merlot Mayday is recommended for the following landscape applications;

Planting & Growing

Merlot Mayday will grow to be about 30 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 25 feet. It has a low canopy with a typical clearance of 4 feet from the ground, and should not be planted underneath power lines. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 30 years.

This tree should only be grown in full sunlight. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America.