Horticulture II – LC Plant ID Trees
Mar 27, 2015
Horticulture II – LC
Plant ID
Trees
Acer palmatum Common Name: Japanese Maple Small, deciduous tree Wide, palmate, deeply lobed leaves Fruit: Samara Popular landscape plant Fall: bright color, red, orange,
yellow, or purple
Acer rubrum Common Name: Red Maple Large, deciduous tree – 50’ tall Spring – Red flowers before leaves Summer – Dark green leaves, gray
underneath Leaves – 3 – 5 lobes Fall – bright red leaves Bark – light gray Fruit – samara
Betula nigra
Common Name: River Birch medium, deciduous tree Bark – thin, brown, peeling bark Multiple trunks Serrated leaves
Cornus florida
CN: Flowering Dogwood State flower of NC, grows wild Small, deciduous tree Crooked White flowers (or pink)
bracts with brownish tip Red berries with hard seed
Cornus kousa
CN: Chinese Dogwood Small, deciduous tree Spreading Habit Flowers = Bracts
white or pink Very Pointed!
Fruit = Fall ,red
Ilex X attenuate ‘Fosteri’
CN: Fosteri Holly Large, evergreen shrub Upright, pyramidal, compact Leaves: 1 – 3”
spiny points
Large amt. red berries
Horticulture II - Landscaping
Plant ID
Trees II
Lagerstroemia indica cv.
Common Name: Crape Myrtle small, deciduous tree Bark – light, tan, smooth Flowers – purple, white, pink, red Flowers all summer & early fall Mulit-trunked
Liquidambar styraciflua cv. ‘Rotundiloba’
Common Name: Fruitless Sweetgum Medium, deciduous tree Leaves: star shape
round not pointed lobes glossy green
No spiky balls like regular variety
Magnolia grandiflora
Common Name: Southern Magnolia Large, evergreen tree Large, shiny leaves 5-10”
Think & leathery Elliptical shape
6-9” white flowers Very messy – cone-like pods
bright red seeds
Pyrus calleryana ‘Bradford’
CN: Bradford Pear Medium, deciduous tree Spring – white flowers Fall – reddish, purple leaves Symmetrical shape Bad smell Simple leaves
lush, green in summer
Quercus phellos
Common Name: Willow Oak Large, deciduous tree – 60’ high, 40’ wide Narrow green leaves Small acorns
Zelkova serrata
CN: Zelkova Medium, deciduous tree 50-80’ Leaves = serrated, pointed Short trunk Exfoliating Bark
orange underneath