Encore® Autumn Ruby® Azalea Tree

Imagine a diminutive tree in your yard, ablaze in ruby-red brilliance spring through fall. Each exquisite blossom features a profusion of trumpet-shaped floral delicacy surrounded by vibrant, dark green foliage that maintains its color. These qualities are striking in Autumn Ruby®'s shrub form but viewed in this unique tree form, your Autumn Ruby® Azalea Tree Form (Rhododendron 'Conler' PP12110) is sure to draw the eye of every passerby!

Gorgeous, bright green leaves stay evergreen for you. It gives your landscape color through the growing season, and a pretty, fine-textured structure all year long! The elevated tree form brings the beautiful red flowers closer to eye level and makes a safer landing pad for pollinators and Hummingbirds too!

This fabulous reblooming Azalea Tree stays nice and compact atop its straight and sturdy standard trunk! Autumn Ruby® is tall enough to create terrific visual impact but small enough not to have to fuss with it! Autumn Ruby® Azalea's name is a bit deceptive in implying its value is in its fall display. Encore® Azaleas really kick up the flower power! These cold-hardy, sun-tolerant, durable broad-leaved evergreens will produce three flushes of blooms plus can have fall color too!

Planting and Application:

Autumn Ruby® would look terrific in a container on your back patio or deck, sprucing up around your or plant a couple by the main entrance to your house for a warm welcome that can't be beat! Pot up in fancy urns and stand them on either side of your front steps or in the ground on either side of the start of a garden path for a grand entrance!

Your Autumn Ruby® Azalea Tree will provide you with ruby-red flowers from spring through fall. Make those red flowers pop against other warm shades of complementary colors. Or, rely on it as a red-hot accent plant against a backdrop of pure white-flowering groundcover, or plant as a focal point among other Encore® Azaleas! This is truly a modern-day foundation plant! Jazz up your existing plantings, or try two of them flanking on either side of your front door!

• Ruby Red Repeat Blooms Three Times a Year
• Bright Green Broad-Leaved Evergreen Foliage Looks Great All Year
• Compact Growth Habit Atop A 2-3 Foot Tall Standard Trunk
• Hummingbirds, Bees & Butterflies!
• High Impact Patio Containers, Flowering Specimens & Accents

#ProPlantTips For Care

The Autumn Ruby® Azalea Tree is adaptable to a variety of soils and conditions and is even tolerant of heat and loves afternoon shade. Doing well in full sun as well, plant in any enriched, well-drained soil with a healthy layer of mulch over the soil surface! Rhododendrons and Azaleas love a cool, moist, slightly acidic garden soil that is high in organic matter. Use pine bark/pine straw mulch to add acidity and improve your soil over time.

Provide a moderate amount of water on a regular basis. Keep containers watered by setting them on a drip irrigation system to keep it easy for yourself. If your soil is high pH alkaline, or doesn't drain well, you can grow Autumn Ruby® Encore Azalea Trees in pretty planters. Ensure there are several drainage holes, and plant them in an Acid Lovers potting soil mix.

When planting Azaleas in the ground, it's better to plant too high, than too low. Mound up when planting by leaving a few inches of the root ball showing above the ground. Pull pine bark or pine straw mulch up to cover the root system. Plan to reapply a mulch layer each year.

Right after the spring bloom is past, give your plants a light trim to encourage new flowers and correct shape, as needed. Avoid any major summer or fall pruning, or you will remove next year's spring flowers. Weed your plantings regularly, as the shallow roots won't like the competition. Apply a good, organic, slow-release Acid Lovers fertilizer in early spring according to the product directions.

• Tolerates Full Sun, Prefers Part Shade
• Provide a Protected Winter Location
• Acidic Well-Drained Soil
• Moderate Moisture & Mulched Beds
• Easy-Care, Vigorous Flowering Shrub
• Prune Immediately After Spring Flowers Fade

With this improved cultivar, the only thing you need to worry about is... how fast can you place your order? People are hungry for this brilliant red selection and the sell-out risk is extremely high. Order your own amazing Encore® Autumn Ruby® Azalea Tree today from NatureHills.com!

Azalea and Rhododendron Frequently Asked Questions

Where is the best place to plant an Azaleas?

Azaleas and Rhododendrons prefer partial shade (both dappled shade all day or morning sun with afternoon shade). Plant in a slightly acidic, consistently moist, enriched and well-drained soil location for best results. Their shallow roots dislike soggy soil but thrive with a 3-4 inch layer of arborist mulch over their surface.

How big does an Azalea Tree get?

Encore® Autumn Ruby® Azalea Tree can grow to around 3-4 feet in height on top of their 2-3 foot tall trunk, and spread about 3 feet wide, when grown in optimal conditions.

Are Azaleas low maintenance?

Azalea and Rhododendron shrubs are very easy to grow and low maintenance. Water during drought, prune only after flowering and fertilize with an acid-loving organic, slow-release flowering plant fertilizer.

What is the difference between Rhododendrons and Azaleas?

All Azaleas are Rhododendrons but not all Rhodondendrons are Azaleas. Azalea tends to be smaller-sized with smaller leaves and stems, while Rhododendrons can be larger with stout branching and larger bloom trusses. There can both be either deciduous or broad-leaved evergreens.

How Do I Find Azalea and Rhododendrons for Sale Near Me?

Make your life easier and your yard happier by shopping for Azaleas at NatureHills.com online nursery. You'll find a massive selection of flowering bushes for sale, including many lovely varieties!

Choose the right shrub for your area by first finding your growing zone by entering your zip code in the field above the Plant Highlights section on our product pages. Narrow down your options by plant hardiness zone, sun availability, and size requirements.

Place your order, knowing it's backed by the Nature Hills Nursery product guarantee and protected by Plant Sentry™, which helps ensure regulated plant materials aren't sent to prohibited areas.

Expect to receive your plants at the appropriate planting time for your growing zone when temperatures are safest to ship through and into.

What Shipping Options Do You Offer?

NatureHills.com works closely with our growers and nursery professionals to ensure we ship when it is most appropriate for your area. Our goal is to deliver the hardiest plants by avoiding extreme high and low temperatures. Check out our shipping schedule for more information and to learn our wills and don'ts when it comes to shipping plants. Find your Azaleas for sale here at NatureHills.com!