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Ideas for: Dark red leaf trees/bushes, PacificNW (8b)

Chris G.
5 years ago
last modified: 5 years ago

I have two front-of-house areas to landscape. Room for 3 trees up to 12 feet high, not much limit for width, and several (up to 10?) bushes. Must be deer and rabbit resistant. Background is a light colored stone (off white and beige mostly) house. Sun is morning heavy shade, 4-5 hours of direct sun in summer (<2 in winter), then medium, slowly changing to deep, shade for mid afternoon on. Must be able to handle medium buildup of freezing rain. Portland Oregon metro area, 500 ft. (152 meters) elevation exactly. Area 8b. Drainage average, soil loam over sand (probably, and good soil depth varies).


I want to use exclusively dark red leaf plants, like the Japanese Maple. No bright red, probably no purple. I am wanting recommendations for trees and especially bushes. One will probably be a Japanese Maple. Bird and bee friendly and nice smell flowers always a plus, but leaf color is primary.

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