Trees, Shrubs and Conifers: I think it's an oak, but which one?, 1 by ViburnumValley

ViburnumValley wrote:
So, you want my tale of woe?

The pics are from the nursery of one of the finest propagators I know (in Belvidere, TN). The date on the images is August 17, 2006.

'Hearts of Gold' emerges in the spring with this color foliage. That foliage will gain some greenness as it matures. New flushes of foliage (as illustrated) will again be incandescent yellow.

I expect the shadier your site, the less the intensity of variegation will be. That is typical with a lot of variegated woody plants.

I got this plant that year (2006). The Easter freeze in spring 2007 was not kind to it. It survived - barely - and was insulted yet again by cicadas and drought. That it still bothers to put out leaves here is simply amazing, so I will give it bonus points for tenacity.

I'm not one for much in the variegated category. I can count on one hand the sum total on the Valley's ten acres (I think I'm up to three). I try these few in order to be able to recommend (or not) these plants for others' landscapes.

This image shows the range of August foliage color in 'Forest Pansy' and 'Hearts of Gold' under nursery conditions (with some nice TN hillside forest in the background).