ARBUTUS MENZIESEII
- Arbutus, Medrona
- Ericaceae
- zone 7
- 40′ x 30′
- Variable in shape, can get very large. Multi-stemmed, twisted braches with green-brown- tan bark. Cinnamon in color as it ages and peels. broadleaf evergreen
- low water, dry summer
- excellent drainage, acidic, rocky/gravelly/dry. likes to grow in rain shadow on steep, sunny slope
- alternate leaf, glossy, grey/green below, small leaves held for two years then fall
- upside down bell shaped flowers, white and pink, smell like honey. bloom may-june. edible but not incredible fruit. Showy bright orange -red bumpy fruit. birds, raccoon, deer , and bears love the fruit.
- hard to transplant .
- star tree!! native plantings, wildlife, specimen tree
- CLEMATIS MONTANA
- Anemone Clematis
- Ranunculaceae
- ‘Rubens’ cultivar
- zone 6
- 10m x 3m
- deciduous vine, climbing twiner
- low to medium water
- well-drained soil, full sun to part shade
- oppositely arranged , compund pinnate leaves, toothed, attractive dark blue green leaves
- red fall color
- four petals white flowers, smell like vanilla
- needs structure to climb on that isn’t thicker than your thumb, twines with petiole
- CORNUS ‘ EDDIE’S WHITE WONDER’
- Eddie’s white wonder dogwood
- Cornaceae
- zone 6
- 20′ tall x 20′ wide
- small deciduous tree. open spreading, twiggy
- low -medium water
- well drained soil, full sun part shade
- oppostire, simple leaves
- orange-red good fall color
- large white brachts coer tree, bigger longer lasting flowers than other dogwoods. sterile=no fruit
- bred to be more disease resistant
- specimen, accent tree, shade tree
- FAGUS SYLVATICA
- Beech Tree
- Fagaceae
- ‘Dawyck’- cultivar with purple leaves, grows in a columnar fashion
- zone 4-5
- 60′ tall x 50′ wide
- large open rounded crown, deciduous
- moderate water
- moist, well drained soil in full sun to part shade
- prominent zig-zagging stems. alt leaf, pointy buds, fuzzy hairs on back of leaf and sides, glossy above
- not great fall color
- flowers bloom in april-may. not showy. tasty beech nuts!
- want shade when younger. cant take floods. needs space to grow where it wont be run into
- hedge row, specimen, people food
FAGUS SYLVATICA ‘ DAWYCK’
- Gold Columnar Beech
- Fagaceae
- ‘Dawyck Gold’
- zone 4-5
- 22-30m tall x 25m wide
- bred to grow upright, tall, narrow, deciduous
- moderate water
- well drained soil
- alternate arrangement, pointy buds, hairy leaf
- yellow fall color
- catkins, brown nuts
- thin wood
- good street tree
- FRAXINUS ORNUS
- Flowering Ash
- Oleaceae
- zone 6
- 50′ tall and wide
- large deciduous tree
- moist, well drained rich soil, loves sun
- opposite, toothed, pinnately compund, daull brown buds with grey hairs. FLATTENED NODES. single smara!
- showy white flowers that smell good in april/may
- make allergic pollen, no pests/diseases
- wood used for tools, very hard. valued for slow growth
- HAMAMELIS X INTERMEDIA
- Hybrid Witch-Hazel
- Hamamelidaceae
- zone 6
- 20′ wide x 20′ tall
- large deciduous shrub/tree
- medium water
- well-drained , moist soil in sun to part shade
- alt. leaf, ovate, wavy margins, fuzzy, ultre-suede feel leaf and stem
- beautiful scarlet fall color
- yellow, red flowers, smell like lemon. bloom in jan-feb
- resilient, needs room to spread.
- specimen tree, mixed shrub border.
- fuzzy leaf and stem
HYPERICUM CALYCINUM
- St John’s Wort
- Hyperiaceae
- zone 6
- .4m high x greater than 25 m spread
- mounded, horizontal, semi evergreen groundcover shrub
- moderate water
- well drained, can grow in any soil!! tough!
- long, oval, oblong with net-like veins on leaf. opposite, thick leathery leaves
- evergreen
- bright yellow flowers bloom July
- Spreads rapidly, tough, covers a lot of ground
- keeps weeds out, erosion control, dryland – needs no watering
- PACHYSANDRA TERMINALIS
- Japanese Spurge
- Buxaceae
- zone 5
- .2m tall x greater than 25m spread
- broadleaf evergreen ground cover shrub, spreading upright
- low-medium water
- rich well drained soil, half shade to full shade
- alt., simple dentate leaves, whorled at top. leaves get bigger the older they are.
- evergreen
- small white flowers
- not as aggressive as Hypericum calycinum
- PARTHENOCISSUS QUINQUEFOLIA
- Virginia Creeper
- Vitaceae
- zone 3
- 40′ tall x 25m spread
- spreading deciduous vine
- moderate water
- well drained soil in sun to part shade
- alt arranged, palmately compound, 5 leaflets(quin)
- red-scarlet –beautiful fall color!!
- blue/black berries that birds love
- pathetic creeper-not vigorous
- happiest as low shrub/tree, has sucker pad
- PHYLLOSTACHYS NIGRA
- Black Bamboo, Blackstem Bamboo
- Poaceae
- zone 6
- 25′ tall
- stalks
- acidic soil, humus rich, well drained
- narrow lanceolate leaves. atl flat stemmed, has groove on stem
- flowers in 60-130 year interval?? no one really knows. when one blooms–they alllll blooommm!!
- spread running –it will pop up everywhere and anywhere if you dont confine it!!
- screening
- PHYSOCARPUS OPULIFOLIUS ‘MONLO’ (DIABLO)
- Ninebark (nine layers of stem)
- Rosaceae
- zone 4
- 8′ tall x 9′ wide
- deciduous shrub
- slightly acidic, dry to medium moisture, well drained soil, loves sun!
- alt. palmate leaf, 3-7 lobes, toothed, purple
- purple fall color
- white flower clusters. fruit like bubblewrap ( comes from Greek–bladderfruit)
- pair with lighter colored plants/flowers, hedge
- PLATINUS X HISPANICA
- London Plane Tree, Sycamore
- Platanaceae
- zone 5
- 80′ tall x 50′ wide hUGEEE
- large deciduous, irregular open spreading habit. narrower when young, wider and broader when old. bark shed off. very pretty
- well drained soil, loves deep soil
- leaves look like maple but arent! alt arrangement, palamtely lobed, secondary lobes
- insignificant flowers
- spherical spiky seed balls, break apart
- leaves dont break down. tolerant of urban conditions– heat, drought, pollution
- tough adaptable tree. good for streets
- PRUNUS LAUROCERASUS ‘OTTO LUYKEN’
- Otto Luyken Laurel
- Rosaceae
- zone 6
- 4′ tall x 6′ wide
- broadleaf evergreen shrub. low, dense, round vase
- low water
- acidic , well drained soil
- slightly serrate, alt. , leaves point up!
- evergreen
- white racimes of flowers, fragrant, point up from plant, purple fruit
- very tough, very adaptable
- “gas station plant” so tough!!!
- PRUNUS LAUROCERASUS ‘ZABELIANA’
- Zabeliana Laurel
- Rosaceae
- zone 5
- 4′ tall x very wide
- full, dense, low growing evergreen shrub
- moderate water use
- acidic well drained, full sun to part shade
- alt, simple
- evergreen
- same flowers as Otto
- hedge, group plantings, grows horizontal
- PRUNUS X YEDOENSIS
- Flowering Cherry, Akebono Cheery
- Rosaceae
- zone 5
- 35′ tall and wide
- medium, upright, grown for flowers
- well drained deep soil, full sun, tolerant of some shade
- doubly serrate, ovate, alt
- yellow, not showy
- beautiful flowers! white and pink, round black fruit, attracts birds, cluster of buds and flowers
- prone to fungal infection, needs air circulation, usually grafted trees–these sometimes look awkward and have crowded branching.
- prone to canker when grafted
- street trees
- PSEUDOSASA JAPONICA
- Arrow bamboo
- Poaceae
- zone 5
- 5m tall x 1” diameter
- clumping bamboo, tall and aggressive, thinner than other bamboos, NO GROOVE.
- moist well drained soil, full sun to part shade. good in containers
- branches along stem. lanceolate leaf
- must be contained or will spread . shorter and bushier than other bamboos
- ROSA ‘MEIDOMONAC’
- Bonica Rose
- Rosaceae
- zone 4
- 4-6 m tall and wide
- deciduous shrub
- medium water, full sun
- slightly acidic soil
- alt., –all roses are
- yellow/brown fall color, boring when not blooming
- pretty pink rose, rose hips
- disease/pest prone, lots of probs here
- massed in borders, small hedge
- WEIGELA FLORIDA
- Weigela
- Caprifoliaceae
- ‘Midnight Wine’
- zone 5
- 12′ x 12′
- large deciduous shrub
- moderate
- medium moist soil, well drained, loves sun
- rough serrated leaves, oppositely arranged, two lines of hair along grey-brown stem
- not great fall color
- flowers in may/june
- needs good gardener
- large garden space border
- cig-like fruit
- WISTERIA SINENSIS
- Chinese Wisteria
- Fabaceae
- zone 5
- 7-10m high, spreads greater than 25 m
- deciduous vine/climber
- moderate water
- well drained, deep soil, full sun to part shade, likes heat
- alt, pinnately compound, one leaflet at end
- yellow fall color
- white/purple flowers. covered with long racemes of flowers. beautifull!!!! fuzzy bean is full of fruit.
- needs strong support, very aggressive climber! will tear your house down. can take 10 years to bloom
