When selecting plants for the home landscape, most trees and shrubs are chosen for their attractive flowers or colorful foliage.
Little consideration is given to their appearance during the winter months.
As a result, many home landscapes are rather boring from November through March. However, there are a number of trees and shrubs that provide interest during the winter months. These plants may possess colorful, persistent fruit, attractive bark, interesting growth habit or form or even flowers. The small crabapple-like fruit of the hawthorns turn red in fall and persist into winter. All of the aforementioned shrubs have brightly colored red fruit.