Hydrangea petiolaris

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Scientific name: Hydrangea petiolaris

Common name: climbing hydrangea

Family name: Hydrangeaceae

Useful cultivars and selections:

USDA hardiness zone: 4

Mature height and spread: 7-10m tall, 1-2m wide

Form: climbing

Water use: moderate

Soil requirements: well-drained

Leaf arrangement: simple. Opposite.

Fall colour: Green/yellow; not great.

Flower/cone/fruit description: panicle flowers (showy white). Brown capsule.

Limitations: Twinning vine; needs rough surface to grow on. Fragile stems.

Suitable uses: Accent plant. Low maintenance. Residential.

Quick ID: Dec. Climbing vine. Simple. Opposite. Hydrangea lace-cap flowers. Big round brown stems. Ovate with pointy tip, serrate (heart shaped).

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Euonymus alatus

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Scientific name: Euonymus alatus

Common name: winged Euonymus

Family name: Celastraceae

Useful cultivars and selections: Compactus

USDA hardiness zone: 3

Mature height and spread: 2-3m spread and height

Form: Oval, dense

Water use: Moderate

Soil requirements: Well-drained

Leaf arrangement: Simple. Opposite.

Fall colour: red

Flower/cone/fruit description: Orange fruit capsule. Cyme flowers; insignificant.

Limitations: Poisonous if consume lots of it; limits planting.

Suitable uses: Group plantings. Border. Adaptable to compact soil.

Quick ID: Dec. Shrub. Simple. Opposite. 4-angled winged shoots. Oblanceolate. Toothed. Orange fruit capsule with red casting (like other euonymus). Finely toothed margins and pointy leaf tips.

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Cotoneaster salicifolius

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Scientific name: Cotoneaster salicifolius

Common name: willowleaf cotoneaster

Family name: Rosaceae

Useful cultivars and selections:

USDA hardiness zone: 6

Mature height and spread: 4-7m tall and wide

Form: Rounded and arching

Water use: Moderate

Soil requirements: Well-drained

Leaf arrangement: Alternate. Simple.

Fall colour: none

Flower/cone/fruit description: Small, white flowers in corymbs. Red drupe fruit.

Limitations: Bees attracted to flowers. Needs good pruning.

Suitable uses: Hedge, mass plantings. Very tough and adaptable.

Quick ID: Evergreen shrub. Alternate. Simple. Long and linear leaves (has willow-like leaves). Grey, slightly fuzzy underside. Red berry cluster. Deeply impressed veins with rolled under margins.

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Cornus alba ‘Argenteo-Marginata’

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Scientific name: Cornus alba ‘Argenteo-Marginata’

Common name: tatarian dogwood

Family name: Cornaceae

Useful cultivars and selections:

USDA hardiness zone: 3

Mature height and spread: 2-3m wide and tall

Form: Arching, oval

Water use: moderate

Soil requirements: well-drained

Leaf arrangement: Simple. Opposite.

Fall colour: Rose; insignificant.

Flower/cone/fruit description: Cyme flowers (showy, white). White drupe.

Limitations: None.

Suitable uses: Border. Screening. Good plant for three seasons (flowers; leaves, red stems)

Quick ID: Dec. Shrub. Simple. Opposite. Smooth margins. White edible drupe (berry like clusters). Variegated leaves (white edges). Red stem but with cornus leaves (arcuate veins)

Clematis armandii

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Scientific name: Clematis armandii

Common name: evergreen clematis

Family name: Ranunculaceae

Useful cultivars and selections:

USDA hardiness zone: 7

Mature height and spread: 3-5m tall, 2-3m wide

Form: Spreading and climbing

Water use: Moderate

Soil requirements: Well-drained

Leaf arrangement: Compound. Opposite.

Fall colour: None.

Flower/cone/fruit description: Cyme flowers; white and showy. Achene seed.

Limitations: Needs sheltered location.

Suitable uses: Screening. Winter use. Twinning vine (needs trellis).

Quick ID: Evergreen. Vine. Compound (trifoliate). Smooth margins. Opposite. Oblanceolate (very long leaves). Each leaflet has 3 prominent veins.

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Carpinus betulus ‘Fastigiata’

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Scientific name: Carpinus betulus ‘Fastigiata’

Common name: pyramidal European hornbeam

Family name: Betulaceae

Useful cultivars and selections:

USDA hardiness zone: 5

Mature height and spread: 15-22m tall, 4-5m wide

Form: Tall and thin, narrow

Water use: Moderate

Soil requirements: Well-drained

Leaf arrangement: Simple. Alternate.

Fall colour: Yellow; insignificant

Flower/cone/fruit description: Catkin; insignificant. Brown nut.

Limitations: Not very exciting to look at.

Suitable uses: Street tree. Great for narrow locations. Very tough.

Quick ID: Dec. Tree. Simple. Alternate. Serrated and toothed. Many buds. Brown nut. Strong venation. Paper-feeling leaves.

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Buxus sempervirens

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Scientific name: Buxus sempervirens

Common name: common buxwood

Family name: Buxaceae

Useful cultivars and selections:

USDA hardiness zone: 6

Mature height and spread: 2-3m wide and tall

Form: Round, dense

Water use: Moderate

Soil requirements: well-drained

Leaf arrangement: Simple. Opposite.

Fall colour: None.

Flower/cone/fruit description: Raceme flowers; not showy. Capsule brown fruit.

Limitations: Smells like pee; limits placement.

Suitable uses: Hedge.

Quick ID: Evergreen, Shrub. Simple. Opposite. Notched tip of leaves. Odour of burnt hair when leaves crushed. Angular stem (not round). Brown capsular fruit.

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Betula nigra ‘Cully’

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Scientific name: Betula nigra ‘Cully’

Common name: River birch

Family name: Betulaceae

Useful cultivars and selections:

USDA hardiness zone: 4

Mature height and spread: 15-22m tall, 10-15m wide

Form: Oval, uprights, multi-stemmed

Water use: High

Soil requirements: Well-drained, acidic, bog

Leaf arrangement: Simple. Alternate.

Fall colour: Yellow

Flower/cone/fruit description: Catkin. Brown nut.

Limitations: Thin bark. Needs full sun.

Suitable uses: Best out of birches with respect to disease resistance

Quick ID: Dec. tree. Brown nut. Simple. Alternate. Diamond-shaped leaves. Strong veins. Leaf base just less than flat; double serrate. Peeling bark (purplish).