Woody Plant ID

Woody Plant IDDr. Heidi KratschGreen Industry TrainingSpring 2015 1

SOAPBERRY FAMILY

Sapindaceae2

Acer rubrum (red maple)

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Acer saccharinum (silver maple)

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Acer × freemanii (Freeman maple)

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‘Jeffersred’ (Autumn Blaze)

Acer pseudoplatanus (Sycamore maple)

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Koelreuteria paniculata (goldenraintree)

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PLANETREE FAMILY

Platanaceae8

Platanus occidentalis (American sycamore)

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Platanus x acerifolia (London planetree)

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CATALPA FAMILY

Bignoniaceae11

Catalpa speciosa (northern catalapa)

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Leaves opposite or whorled

Catalpa bungei (Manchurian catalapa)

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Catalpa bignonioides ‘Nana’

× Chitalpa kashtenkensis (Chitalpa)

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‘Pink Dawn’

‘White Cloud’

OLIVE FAMILY

Oleaceae15

Fraxinus americana (white ash)

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Fraxinus pennsylvanica (green ash)

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cv. ‘Patmore’

Fraxinus oxycarpa ‘Raywood’

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LEGUME FAMILY

Fabaceae 19

Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis (thornless honeylocust)

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Robinia pseudoacacia (black locust)

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cv. ‘Purple Robe’

The cultivar is actually a hybrid.

Gymnocladus dioicus (Kentucky coffeetree)

22A single leaf is bipinnately (doubly) compound.

BEECH FAMILY

Fagaceae23

Quercus macrocarpa (bur oak)

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Quercus robur (English oak)

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cv. ‘Fastigiata’

MALLOW FAMILY

Malvaceae26

Tilia cordata (littleleaf linden)

27cv. ‘Greenspire’

Tilia americana (American linden or basswood)

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cv. ‘Redmond’ has a distinctly pyramidal form Leaves 4 to 8 inches long

Hibiscus syriacus (Rose-of-Sharon)

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ROSE FAMILY

Rosaceae30

Cotoneaster species Section Chaenopetalum

Flowers white, spreading petalsSection Cotoneaster

Flowers pinkish, upright petals

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Cotoneaster dammeribearberry cotoneasterEvergreen groundcover

Cotoneaster horizontalisrock cotoneasterDeciduous or semi-evergreen

Spiraea × vanhouttei (bridal wreath)

32Early spring bloom

Flower cluster an umbel

Buds divergent

Spiraea japonica ‘Anthony Waterer’

33Summer bloom Flower cluster a corymb

Buds tiny, appressed

MINT FAMILY

Lamiaceae 34

Caryopteris × clandonensisblue mist spirea

35Leaves oppositely attached

Blooms in late summer on new growth;Cut back in late winter

BARBERRY FAMILY

Berberidaceae36

Berberis thunbergii (Japanese barberry)

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var. atropurpurea ‘Crimson Pygmy’Twig is slightly zig-zaggy

SPINDLE-TREE FAMILY

Celastraceae38

Euonymus alatus (winged euonymus or burning bush)

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Twigs with corky wings

Fruit capsules with bright red arils

Cymes with 3 greenish-yellow flowers

aril

Euonymus fortuneii (wintercreeper)

40Cymes of greenish-yellow flowersFruit capsule with whitish arils

FIGWORT FAMILY

Scrophulariaceae41

Buddleja davidii (butterfly bush)

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HONEYSUCKLE FAMILY

Caprifoliaceae43

Lonicera tatarica (Tatarian honeysuckle)

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ELDERBERRY FAMILY

Adoxaceae45

Viburnum opulus (snowball bush)

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glands on petioles

PINE FAMILY

Pinaceae 47

Pinus nigra (Austrian pine)

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fascicle

Pinus sylvestris (Scotch pine)

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Pinus ponderosa (Ponderosa pine)

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CYPRESS FAMILY

Cupressaceae51

× Cupressocyparis leylandii (Leyland cypress)

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Zone 6 – 10

Cupressus arizonica (Arizona cypress)

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cv. ‘Fastigiata’

Zone 7 – 9

Juniperus chinensis (Chinese juniper)

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cv. ‘Sea Green’

Sheared

Thuja occidentalis (eastern arborvitae)

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Thuja occidentalisThuja orientalis

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