Lucky,
Argh! the USDA plant database shows rubra with shiny leaves, the opposite
of the VT site listed below.
http://plants.usda.gov/cgi_bin/topics.cgi?earl=plant_profile.cgi&symbol=MOAL
&photoID=moal_001_avd.tif
It does seem that alba is the big problem rather than rubra. Maybe nigra is
the best answer - hardy to zone 6 only.
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