Fall Featured Plants 

A selection of some of Amherst Nurseries' fall favorites.

Red Maple 'Red Sunset' (Acer rubrum 'Red Sunset')

• Full Sun
• 40-50' tall x 40-50' wide
• Zone 4-9
• Fast growing and disease resistant
• Beautiful orange to red fall color

Crabapple 'PrairieFire' (Malus x 'PrairieFire')

•  Full Sun
• 20' tall x 20' wide
• Zone 4-8
• Blanketed with Pink flowers in May
• Reddish green leaves all season long
• Beautiful reddish bark
• Clusters of small red crabapples in fall
 

 Ninebark 'Summer Wine' (Physocarpus opulifolius 'Seward')

• Full Sun
• Zone 3-7
• 5-6' tall x 3-5' wide
• Unique Dark Crimson-Red Foliage from spring through fall
• Red Stems and Clusters of pinkish-white flowers in spring

Beauty Berry (Callicarpa japonica)

• Full Sun to partical shade
• Zone 5
• 4-6' tall x 4' wide
• Multistemmed, decidious shrub with arching branches
• Produces clusters of lavender berries in the fall that persist into winter

Sweet Autumn Clematis (Clematis paniculata)

• Full Sun to partical shade
• Zone 4-8
• 30' tall x 4-6' wide
• Blooms August - September

Virginia Sweetspire 'Henry's Garnet' (Itea virginica 'Henry's Garnet')

• Full Sun to particial shade
• zone 5-9
• 3-4' tall x 4-6' wide
• Multistemmed, deciduous shrubs
• White bottle brush flowers May-June
• Fantastic red fall foliage

Miscanthus 'Super Stripe' (Miscanthus sinensis 'Super Stripe')

• Full Sun
• 4' tall x 4' wide
• Zone 5
• Superior gold banded leaves
• Early, sturdy flower stalks that persist into winter

Switchgrass 'Northwind' (Panicum virgatum 'Northwind')

• Full Sun
• Zone 4-9
• 5-6' tall x 2-3' wide
• A North American Native Grass
• Strong vertical habit with airy clouds of seed heads in fall