Firespire® Musclewood 'J.N. Upright'
Family: Betulaceae (Birch
Family)
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Height: 15 feet
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Spread: 8-10 feet
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Bloom: insignificant
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Light: full sun to
full shade; best fall color in higher light situations
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Soil: average,
tolerates clay soil; prefers moist, organically rich soils
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Moisture: medium
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Use: understory tree
for shady sites; useful screening or hedge tree due to upright form; street
tree under utility wires
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Care: low maintenance; mulching is recommended since sensitive to quick freezing low temps to its root system
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Concerns: no serious
insect or disease problems
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Native to: species native
to Eastern North America
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Notes: upright form
with orange-red fall color; smooth gray trunk and larger branches of mature tree exhibit a muscle-like fluting; extremely hard wood; tolerates black walnut
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Supplier: donated by
Johnson Nursery
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Teaching Garden
Location & Code: Wet Garden D003
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