Location: These trees are beside the No. 8 tee and behind the No. 8 green.
Tree information: A native European tree long cultivated (since at least the 1800s). Has an edible nut.
Size: Can reach 50 to 60’ with equal spread.
Growth rate: slow, usually a foot per year.
Foliage description: White Variegated margins with red to pink shade and a green or occasionally more purple inner leaf. Can appear like a stained-glass window when backlit in the morning. The darker red colors show best with more acid soils.
USDA hardiness zone: 4 to 7. Can sunburn and crenate in extreme heat and drought.
Provenance: Green Valley Nursery. Planted in 2012.