Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia

Promoting environmentally sound gardening practices for over 35 years!

Fothergilla gardenii Witch Alder
Fothergilla gardenii (Witch Alder). Photo © Mary Free

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A colorful October at Fort Shantok; red and sugar maples, birch and oak species,
and American beech are the most common deciduous canopy trees in Connecticut.
Photo © Mary Free

A colorful October at Fort Shantok; red and sugar maples, birch and oak species, and American beech are the most common deciduous canopy trees in Connecticut.