01. Acer circinatum (N)

Common name: vine maple

Family name: Sapindaceae

Useful cultivars and selections:

USDA Hardiness Zone: 6-9

Mature height and spread: 8m/8m

Form: de. tr.

Water use: medium

Soil requirements: moist but well-drained

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: opposite

Fall colour: yellow

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): fruit V shape

Limitations: low branching, can be planted in full sun or part shade

Suitable uses: understory tree in moist woods with dappled shade and along stream banks, also grows in open areas.

Quick ID description: palmate leaves, 10 cm long and wide

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02. Acer glabrum var. douglasii (N)

Common name:  douglas maple

Family name: Sapindaceae

Useful cultivars and selections: var. douglasii

USDA Hardiness Zone: 4-7

Mature height and spread: 35 ft

Form: de. tr.

Water use:  medium

Soil requirements: well-drained, sun to part shade

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: opposite

Fall colour: red, orange, yellow

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): semara 30-60 degree

Limitations: sun to part shade, can be eaten by dears

Suitable uses: small garden, wood gardens

Quick ID: thin leaves, black bark

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03 Alnus viridis subsp. sinuata (N)

Common name: Sitka alder; mountain alder, green alder

Family name: Betulaceae

Useful cultivars and selections: subsp. sinuata

USDA Hardiness Zone: 3

Mature height and spread: 20-30 m

Form: de.tr.

Water use: medium

Soil requirements: well-drained

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: alternate

Fall colour: green

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): fruit: katkins

Limitations:

Suitable uses: shade tree, industrial area

Quick ID: double serrated leaves

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4. Alnus rubra

Common name: red alder

Family name: Betulaceae

Useful cultivars and selections:

USDA Hardiness Zone: 3

Mature height and spread: 60ft/30ft very tall

Form: de.tr.

Water use: medium

Soil requirements: well-drained

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: alternate

Fall colour: green

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): catkins: male 4cm female 1cm

Limitations: big tree

Suitable uses: Coastal and riparian planting, erosion control, wetland and woodland edges.

Quick ID description: leaves recurved

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5. Berberis aquifolium (N)

Common name: Oregon Grape

Family name: Berberidaceae

Useful cultivars and selections:

USDA Hardiness Zone: 5

Mature height and spread: 1m

Form: ev. tr.

Water use: low to medium

Soil requirements: adaptive

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: alternate

Fall colour: green

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): yellow flowers blue fruits

Limitations: N/A

Suitable uses: shrub border

Quick ID description: hard toothed compound leaves

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6. Cornus stolonifera (N)

Common name: red twig dogwood

Family name: Cornaceae

Useful cultivars and selections: de.sh.

USDA Hardiness Zone: 3

Mature height and spread: 4-10m

Form: de. sh.

Water use: medium

Soil requirements: moisture

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: opposite

Fall colour: red

Flower/cone/fruit description(s):  tiny, fragrant, round, showy, white flowers grown in flat-topped clusters

Limitations: susceptible to leaf and twig blights

Suitable uses:  flowering shrub. when the leaves are gone, the red stalks are showy

Quick ID description: red branches

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7. Holodiscus discolor (N)

Common name: ocean spray

Family name: Rosaceae

Useful cultivars and selections: ‘carneus’

USDA Hardiness Zone: 5

Mature height and spread: 5m

Form: de. sh.

Water use: low to medium

Soil requirements: adaptive

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: alternate

Fall colour: green

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): clusters of small creamy white flowers and fruits

Limitations: fireblight , fungal leaf spot and aphids. doesn’t look good in autumn and winter

Suitable uses: border, highway. full sun to part shade

Quick ID description: fuzzy clusters of fruits. doublely serrated leaves

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8. Malus fusca (N)

Common name: Pacific crab apple, Oregon crabapple

Family name: Rosaceae

Useful cultivars and selections:

USDA Hardiness Zone: 3-8

Mature height and spread: 4m

Form: de. tr.

Water use: meidum

Soil requirements: moist

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: alternate

Fall colour: red/orange/yellow

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): fruit 1cm. red

Limitations: thorny, looks bad in winter

Suitable uses: fruit, fall colour

Quick ID description: thorns on the branches

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9. Philadelphus lewisii (N)

Common name: Lewis’ mock orange, mock-orange

Family name: Hydrangea

Useful cultivars and selections: ‘Cheyenne’, ‘Blizzard’ (winter hardy), ‘Marjorie Schmidt’(double flowered), ‘Snow Velvet’, ‘Fallbrook’, ‘Goose Creek’, ‘Mount Tahoma’ (variegated), and ‘Waterton’.

USDA Hardiness Zone: 4

Mature height and spread: 5m

Form: de. sh.

Water use: meidum

Soil requirements:  well-drained

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: opposite

Fall colour: green

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): 5-petal white flowers

Limitations: poinous seeds

Suitable uses: flowering shrub

Quick ID description: some leaves have wavy margin

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10. Myrica gale (N)

Common name: sweet gale

Family name: Myricaceae

Useful cultivars and selections:

USDA Hardiness Zone:

Mature height and spread: 1m

Form: de. sh.

Water use: medium

Soil requirements: well-drained

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: alternate

Fall colour: green

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): fruits 2cm, purple to red

Limitations: poisonous, spreading

Suitable uses: shrub border

Quick ID description: long leaves and fruits

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11. Physocarpus capitatus (N)

Common name: Pacific ninebark, Western ninebark

Family name: Rosaceae

Useful cultivars and selections:

USDA Hardiness Zone: 4

Mature height and spread: 6-12 ft. 3m

Form: de. sh.

Water use: medium

Soil requirements: rain garden

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: alternate

Fall colour: yellow and green

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): cluster of small white flowers

Limitations: can not torlerant drought

Suitable uses: attract butterflies, yellow autumn colour

Quick ID description: 3-lobed leaves

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12. Populus tremuloides (N)

Common name: trembling aspen

Family name: Salicaceae

Useful cultivars and selections:

USDA Hardiness Zone: 2

Mature height and spread: 10m

Form: de. tr.

Water use: dry to medium

Soil requirements: well-drained

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: alternate

Fall colour: yellow

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): catkins not showy

Limitations: short lived

Suitable uses: street tree

Quick ID description: flat petiole, small leaves

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13. Populus trichocarpa (N)

Common name: black cottonwood

Family name: Salicaceae

Useful cultivars and selections:

USDA Hardiness Zone: 2

Mature height and spread: 15m-20m, one of the tallest tree in NA

Form: de. tr.

Water use: medium

Soil requirements: well-drained

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: alternate

Fall colour: yellow

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): catkins

Limitations: fast-growing short-lives

Suitable uses: fast growing trees. industrial area, street tree.

Quick ID description: the shape of ole leaves are different from new ones

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14. Rhododendron groenlandicum (N)

Common name: common Labrador tea, Labrador tea, bog tea, rusty Labrador tea, Hudson Bay tea, woolly tea, settler’s tea, tundra tea, Greenland Labrador tea, St. James tea

Family name: Ericaceae

Useful cultivars and selections:

USDA Hardiness Zone: 2

Mature height and spread: 1m

Form: ev. sh.

Water use: medium

Soil requirements: well-drained

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: alternate

Fall colour: green

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): white flowers

Limitations:

Suitable uses: flowering shrub in small area

Quick ID description: long and small leaves

Photographs:

15. Rubus parviflorus (N)

Common name: thimbleberry

Family name: Rosaceae

Useful cultivars and selections:

USDA Hardiness Zone: 3

Mature height and spread: 3-5m

Form: de.  sh.

Water use: low

Soil requirements: adaptable to full sun to part shade

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: alternate

Fall colour: green

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): edible fruits

Limitations: speading

Suitable uses: border, edible fruits.

Quick ID description: big fuzzy leaves

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16. Rubus spectabilis (N)

Common name: Salmonberry

Family name: Rosaceae

Useful cultivars and selections:

Rubus spectabilis var. franciscanus (Rydb.) J.T. Howell

Rubus spectabilis var. spectabilis

USDA Hardiness Zone: 4

Mature height and spread: 2-3m

Form: de. sh.

Water use: meidum

Soil requirements: no

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: alternate

Fall colour: green

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): red or orange edible fruits

Limitations: spreading

Suitable uses: low maintanance shrub

Quick ID description: the 2 leflets in the bottom look like butterflies

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17. Sambucus nigra subsp. cerulea (N)

Common name:blue elder,blue elderberry, elderberry

Family name: Adoxaceae

Useful cultivars and selections: subsp. cerulea

USDA Hardiness Zone: 4

Mature height and spread: 5m

Form: de. sh.

Water use: medium

Soil requirements: well-drained

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: opposite

Fall colour: green

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): blue fruits coverd with wax

Limitations: blue fruits may stain on other things like pavers

Suitable uses: screens, borders, flowering shrub

Quick ID description: leaves 30 cm lomg

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18. Sambucus racemosa subsp. pubens var. arborescens (N)

Common name: red elderberry

Family name: Adoxaceae

Useful cultivars and selections:

USDA Hardiness Zone: 5

Mature height and spread: 2m

Form: de. sh.

Water use: medium

Soil requirements: well-drained

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: opposite

Fall colour: red

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): red fruits

Limitations: need acidic, moist soil

Suitable uses: can be grown in full sun to part shade

Quick ID description: leaves can be 10-50 cm long

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19. Spiraea douglasii (N)

Common name: Douglas’ spiraea

Family name: Rosaceae

Useful cultivars and selections:

USDA Hardiness Zone: 6

Mature height and spread: 2m-3m

Form: de. sh.

Water use: medium

Soil requirements: adaptable

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: alternate

Fall colour: green

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): pink flowers

Limitations: no. sun to part shade

Suitable uses: flowering shrub

Quick ID description: 1 serrated only on top of the leaves 2 short petiole

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20. Symphoricarpos albus (N)

Common name: snowberry

Family name:  Caprifoliaceae

Useful cultivars and selections:

USDA Hardiness Zone: 4

Mature height and spread: 1.5m

Form: de. sh.

Water use: low to meidum

Soil requirements: adaptable

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: opposite

Fall colour: green

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): white showy fruits 1cm

Limitations: no

Suitable uses: decorating shrub

Quick ID description: opposite leaves 2-3 cm, showy fruits

Photographs:

Book:

Michael A. Dirr, Manual of Woody Landscape Plants: Their Identification, Ornamental Characteristics, Culture, Propagation and Uses

Really useful book!

The chapter of plant morphology is very helpful to remember the terms to describe the plants. Pictures very explicit. I can also learn from the representation of the pictures in the book so that I can draw the sketches better.

All the plants are ordered alphabatically. Almost every infomation needed for landscape architects are covered in the book such as cultivation, size, texture, cultivars, etc.

However, not all plants have pictures. But basically I think this book is perfect.

websites:

Bean’s Trees and Shrubs

http://www.beanstreesandshrubs.org/

Although the website covers a wide range of plants and a lot of useful informations, it may take the reader a lot of time to find the infomation because it is written in long paragraphs.

There are no pictures in the website.

Royal Horticultural Society

https://www.rhs.org.uk/

The website is pretty helpful. The information is clearly shown. The website covers a wide range of plants.

The plant range is shown instead of USDA hardness zones. The garden usage and limiation of each plants are not mentioned. Each plant has just one picture. It’s better to have more.

1. Acer × freemanii ‘Armstrong’

Common name: Freeman maple

Family name: Sapindaceae

Useful cultivars and selections: ‘Armstrong’

USDA Hardiness Zone: 4

Mature height and spread: Height: 50.00 to 70.00 feet / Spread: 10.00 to 15.00 feet

Form: de. tr.

Water use: medium to wet

Soil requirements: well-drained, full sun to part shade

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: opposite

Fall colour: green

Flower/cone/fruit description(s):  showy red flowers

Limitations: the fall colour is green

Suitable uses: street tree

Quick ID description: 1. 5 lobed leaves 2. red petiole 3. the form of the crown is narrow

Photographs:

Sources of infomations:

http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=261905&isprofile=0&

http://plants.connon.ca/11100004/Plant/583/Armstrong_Maple

2. Acer x freemanii ‘Morgan’

Common name: Morgan freeman maple

Family name: Sapindaceae

Useful cultivars and selections: ‘Morgan’

USDA Hardiness Zone: 4-9

Mature height and spread: 45ft/40ft

Form: de.tr.

Water use: medium

Soil requirements: no drought

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: opposite

Fall colour: reliable red

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): red flowers in early spring

Limitations: large growing tree to 30-40 meter

Suitable uses: industrial landscape

Quick ID description: 3-lobed leaves

Photographs:

3. Acer rubrum

Common name: red maple

Family name: Sapindaceae

Useful cultivars and selections: ‘Autumn Flame”Bowhall”Columnare’ ‘Franksred’ (Red Sunset®)’Northwood’ (Northwood®)’October Glory’ (October Glory®)

http://www.hort.uconn.edu/plants/detail.php?pid=13

USDA Hardiness Zone: 3

Mature height and spread: 40-70 ft/ 30-50 ft

Form: de. tr.

Water use: Medium to wet

Soil requirements: prefers moist, acidic soils. Tolerates occasional flooding and wet soils

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: opposite

Fall colour: varies from greenish yellow to red

Flower/cone/fruit description(s):

Flowers

• red or orange, in late March and April, showy
• monoecious with male and female flowers on separate branches of a tree; some flowers may be perfect as well
• female flowers more showy with redder color

Fruit

• samaras, 0.75″ long
• often display some red color and ornamental appeal

http://www.hort.uconn.edu/plants/detail.php?pid=13

Limitations: Leaf hoppers

Suitable uses: street tree

Quick ID description: 3-lobed

Photographs:

4. Betula utilis var. Jacquemontii

Common name: Himalayan birch

Family name: Betulaceae

Useful cultivars and selections: Jacquemontii

USDA Hardiness Zone: 5-6

Mature height and spread:

Height: 30.00 to 40.00 feet

Spread: 18.00 to 25.00 feet

Form: de. tr.

Water use: medium, can not tolerate drought

Soil requirements: well-drained.

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: alternate

Fall colour: green

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): catkins. 4-5cm

Limitations: can not tolerate drought or shade. Bark is very thin

Suitable uses: planted in a distance from people.

Quick ID description: serrated leaves. White, thin bark. catkins

Photographs:

Sources of infomations:

5.fraxinus angustifolia ‘Raywood’

Common name: ash ‘Raywood‘

Family name: Oleaceae

Useful cultivars and selections: ‘Raywood’

USDA Hardiness Zone: 7-9

Mature height and spread: 12m/8m

Form: de.tr.

Water use: drought-tolerant

Soil requirements: drought-tolerant

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: alternate

Fall colour: purple and yellow

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): single seed serama

Limitations: the branches may fall down

Suitable uses:  near lake

Quick ID description: purple yellow thin leaves

Photographs:

6. Liquidambar styraciflua

Common name: sweet gum, American red gum

Family name: Altingiaceae

Useful cultivars and selections:   ‘Grazam’ (Grandmaster™)’Gumball’ ‘Moraine”Rotundiloba”Variegata’

USDA Hardiness Zone: 5

Mature height and spread:

Form: de. tr.

Water use: medium

Soil requirements: deep moist soil

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: alternate

Fall colour: red

Flower/cone/fruit description(s):  fruits:  spiny balls -3cm

Limitations:No serious insect or disease problems. Webworms, caterpillars, borers and scale may cause problems in some areas. Leaf spots, wood rot and bleeding necrosis may occur. Iron chlorosis may occur in alkaline soils.

Suitable uses:Excellent shade, lawn or park tree. Must be planted in large area with room to grow. Fruit can cause litter problems that detract from using this tree as a street tree.

http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=281024&isprofile=0&

Quick ID description: big alternate leaves. The fruit is 2-3 cm

Photographs:

Sources of infomations: http://www.hort.uconn.edu/plants/detail.php?pid=259

7. Liriodendron tulipifera

Common name: tulip tree

Family name: Magnoliaceae

Useful cultivars and selections: ‘Ardis’‘Arnold’‘Aureomarginatum’ ‘Fastigatum’‘Florida Strain’ ‘Integrifolium’‘JFS-Oz’‘Leucanthum’ ‘Little Volunteer’‘Mediopictum’ ‘Roothaan’

USDA Hardiness Zone: 4-9

Mature height and spread:

Height: 60.00 to 90.00 feet

Spread: 30.00 to 50.00 feet

Form: de.tr.

Water use: medium

Soil requirements: deep soil

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: alternate

Fall colour: yellw

Flower/cone/fruit description(s):

Flowers

• 2″ to 3″ long, tulip-shaped, upright blossoms
• borne singly at branch ends
• blooms late may through mid-June
• petals are yellow-green
• the inside of the corolla base is orange
• unfortunately most flowers are borne in the higher reaches of the plant and are not easily observed

Fruit

• a cone-shaped aggregate fruit
• change from green to tan-brown in October
• persist in the winter

http://www.hort.uconn.edu/plants/detail.php?pid=260

Limitations: must be planted in deep soil

Suitable uses: lawn tree, shade tree

Quick ID description: leaves like shirts

Photographs:

8. Physocarpus opulifolius

Common name: ninebark

Family name: Rosaceae

Useful cultivars and selections:’Diabolo’ ‘Centre Grow’ ‘Seward’ ‘Mindia’ ‘Ruby Spice’ ‘Jefam’

USDA Hardiness Zone: 3-7

Mature height and spread: 4-8 ft/4-8ft

Form: de. sh.

Water use: dry to medium

Soil requirements: well drained

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: alternate

Fall colour: purple

Flower/cone/fruit description(s):clusters of reddish fruit.

Limitations: need to be trimmed properly

Suitable uses: hedge, shrub border

Quick ID description: 3 lobed leaves

Photographs:

9. Potentilla fruticosa

Common name: Shrubby cinquefoil

Family name:Rosaceae

Useful cultivars and selections:  ‘Coronation Triumph’

USDA Hardiness Zone: 1

Mature height and spread: 20cm

Form: de. sh.

Water use: medium

Soil requirements: well-drained

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: alternate

Fall colour: green

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): 5 petals flower

Limitations: can not tolerate shade

Suitable uses: ground cover

Quick ID description: 5 lobed leaves

Photographs:

 

10. Quercus palustris

Common name: pin oak

Family name: Fagaceae

Useful cultivars and selections: ‘Crownright’Green Pillar”Sovereign’

USDA Hardiness Zone: 4

Mature height and spread: 15m

Form:de. tr.

Water use: dry to medium

Soil requirements: drought, compact soil ok

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: alternate

Fall colour: brown

Flower/cone/fruit description(s):

Flowers

• pale yellow-green catkins (male)
• blooms in mid-spring (May)
• monoecious

Fruit

• small acorns around 0.66″ to 0.75″ in diameter
• acorns take 2 years to mature (black oak group)

http://www.hort.uconn.edu/plants/detail.php?pid=376

Limitations: The crown needed to be lifted up

Suitable uses: shade tree

Quick ID description: hair on the tips of the leaf

Photographs:

11. Rhododendron ‘Scarlet Wonder’

Common name: rhododendron ‘Scarlet Wonder’

Family name: Ericaceae

Useful cultivars and selections: ‘Scarlet Wonder’

Mature height and spread:

Height: 1-1.5 metres

spread: 1-1.5 metres

Form: ev. sh.

Water use: medium

Soil requirements: moisture but well-drained

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: alternate

Fall colour: dark, bluish, shinny green

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): scarlet flowers

Limitations: need shade

Suitable uses: flowering or border shrunb

Quick ID description: orange fur in the back of the leaves

Photographs:

12. Rhododendron ‘Hansel’

Common name: Hansel rhoodendron

Family name: Ericaceae

Useful cultivars and selections: ‘Hansel’

USDA Hardiness Zone: 6

Mature height and spread: 1.5m

Form: ev. sh.

Water use: medium

Soil requirements: well-drained

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: alternate

Fall colour: dull green

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): pink flower

Limitations: no

Suitable uses: flowering shrub

Quick ID description: no hair on the leaves. small leaves

Photographs:

13. Rhododendron ‘Titian Beauty’

Common name: Titian beauty rhododendron

Family name: Ericaceae

Useful cultivars and selections: ‘Titian Beauty’

USDA Hardiness Zone: 6

Mature height and spread: 1m

Form: ev. sh.

Water use: medium

Soil requirements: well-drained

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: alternate

Fall colour: green

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): red flower

Limitations: need to be in shade

Suitable uses: small shrub, can be planted in courtyards

Quick ID description: not very fuzzy leaves

Photographs:

14. Rosa ‘Meicoublan’ (White Meidiland™)

Common name: shrub rose

Family name: Rosaceae

Useful cultivars and selections: ‘Meicoublan’

USDA Hardiness Zone:

Mature height and spread: 40-50 cm

Form: de. sh.

Water use: medium, avoid over watering

Soil requirements: rich

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: alternate

Fall colour: green

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): white flowers 5-8cm

Limitations: need rich soil

Suitable uses: flowering shrubs

Quick ID description: 5-7 leflets 2*4 cm.  compound leaves 8-10 cm long

Photographs:

15. Rosa ‘Meiflopan'(Alba Meidiland)

Common name: alba Meidiland rose

Family name: Rosaceae

Useful cultivars and selections: ‘Meiflopan’

USDA Hardiness Zone: 4

Mature height and spread: 0.5m

Form: de. sh.

Water use: medium

Soil requirements: rich

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: alternate

Fall colour: green

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): small white flowers d=3cm. red fruits 0.5cm

Limitations: need rich soil

Suitable uses: flowering shrub or ground cover

Quick ID description: leaf 4cm long

Photographs:

16. Rosa rugosa

Common name: Japanese rose

Family name: Rosaceae

Useful cultivars and selections: ‘Albo-plena’ ‘Belle Poitevine‘‘Blanc Double de Coubert’‘Fru Dagmar Hastrup‘‘Grootendorst’‘Hansa’

USDA Hardiness Zone:2-7

Mature height and spread: 1m

Form: de. sh.

Water use: medium

Soil requirements: moist. Easily maintain.

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: alternate

Fall colour: green

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): Showy pink flowers. fruits like tomato 2-3cm, bloom in summer

Limitations: easily maintain, tough zone 2

Suitable uses: flowering shrub

Quick ID description: leaflets 2*4 cm, leaf 12-15 cm long. 9 leaflets

Photographs:

17. Salix purpurea

Common name: purple willow

Family name: Salicaceae

Useful cultivars and selections:

Salix purpurea ’Nana’  ; Salix purpurea ’Streamco’

USDA Hardiness Zone: 3-6

Mature height and spread: 1.5m/1.5m

Form: de. sh.

Water use: medium

Soil requirements: well-drained

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: alternate

Fall colour: green

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): catkins

Limitations: coppcing

Suitable uses: shrub border

Quick ID description: leaves 7-8 cm

Photographs:

18.Sorbus aucuparia

Common name: European mountainash

Family name: Rosaceae

Useful cultivars and selections:  ‘Asplenifolia”Fastigiata’ ‘Michred’ (Cardinal Royal™)’Pendula”Xanthocarpa’

USDA Hardiness Zone: 3

Mature height and spread: 5-8m

Form: de. tr.

Water use: medium

Soil requirements: avoid compact soil

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: alternate

Fall colour: green

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): white clusters of flowers in May. Orange fruits 1cm

Limitations: spread into local woods.

Suitable uses: fruits tree atractive to birds. small shade tree

Quick ID description: orange to red fruits. leaflets 1.2*4cm. leaf 10-12 cm long

Photographs:

19. Tilia cordata

Common name: Small Leaved Lime, Littleleaf linden

Family name: Tiliaceae

Useful cultivars and selections: ‘Corinthian’‘Greenspire’ ‘June Bride’‘Winter Orange’

USDA Hardiness Zone: 3-7

Mature height and spread: 10-20m

Form: de. tr.

Water use: low to medium

Soil requirements: can tolerate drought

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: alternate

Fall colour: green

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): fruit 7 cm

Limitations: 1. Attractive to pests. 2. bark easily got sunburnt. 3.tolerate drought but looks bad

Suitable uses: street tree, shade tree

Quick ID description: 1. football-liked buds 2. leaves 7*7 cm

Photographs:

20. Tilia tomentosa

Common name: Silver Linden

Family name: Tiliaceae

Useful cultivars and selections:‘Sashazam’ (Satin Shadow™) ‘Sterling Silver’ 

USDA Hardiness Zone: 5

Mature height and spread: 30m

Form: de. tr.

Water use: low to medium

Soil requirements:

• prefers moist, deep, fertile, well-drained soils
• tolerant of difficult growing sites and soils
• urban tolerant
• pollution tolerant
• very pH adaptable
• tolerates hedging well
• heat and drought tolerant

 

 

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: alternate

Fall colour: green

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): fruit 7 cm

Limitations: large

Suitable uses: industrial area

Quick ID description: 1. short/dense hair 2. leaf 10*10 cm 3. fruit 12cm long

Photographs:

19. Tilia × flavescens ‘Glenleven’

Common name: Glenleven Linden

Family name: Tiliaceae

Useful cultivars and selections:

USDA Hardiness Zone: 2-7

Mature height and spread: 10-20m

Form: de. tr.

Water use: medium

Soil requirements: well-drained

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: alternate

Fall colour: green

Flower/cone/fruit description(s):

Limitations:

Suitable uses: street tree, shade tree

Quick ID description: 1.leaf 9*9cm

Photographs:

 

1. Arbutus menziesii (N)

Common name: arbutus

Family name: Ericaceae

USDA Hardiness Zone: 7

Mature height and spread: 5-12m/3-8m

Form: ev. tr.

Water use: medium

Soil requirements: well-drained, moist. can not tolerant compact, dry soil

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: alternate

Fall colour: green

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): clusters. fruits 1-1.5cm, red

Limitations: can not tolerate compact, extra water,  drought or shade

Suitable uses: ornamental for the flowers and fruits

Quick ID description: serrated or not, 5*12cm leaves

Photographs:

2. Clematis montana

Common name: clematis

Family name: Ranunculaceae

Useful cultivars and selections: ‘Mayleen‘ 

‘Wilsonii’ ‘Elizabeth’

USDA Hardiness Zone: 7

Mature height and spread:

 

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: opposite

Fall colour: green

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): white flower

Limitations: Fungus disease, causing foliage to wilt, can be a problem. Plant crown 2-3″ deep. Prune to restrict growth right after blooming.

http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=244362&isprofile=0&

Suitable uses:

This clematis can be trained to climb walls, trellises, fences, arbors, porches or posts. Can also be planted to sprawl over and through large shrubs or over old tree stumps. Provides height and good architectural framework for small gardens. Can potentially grow up to 40′ unless kept smaller by pruning.

http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=244362&isprofile=0&

Quick ID description: compound leaf

Photographs:

3. Cornus ‘Eddie’s White Wonder’

 

Common name: ‘Eddie’s White Wonder’ dogwood

Family name: Cornaceae

USDA Hardiness Zone: 6-9

Mature height and spread: 4-8m/5m

Form: de. tr.

Water use: medium to moist

Soil requirements: moist but well-drained

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: opposite

Fall colour: red

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): flower colour: white, 4-6 bracts

Limitations: In too much shade or areas without good air circulation foliage disease can be a problem.

Suitable uses: flower tree

Quick ID description: leaves 10*8 cm

Photographs:

4. Fagus sylvatica

Common name:  commom beech

Family name: Fagaceae

Useful cultivars and selections:1.’Cuprea’ 2.’Nigra’ 3.’Riversii’ 4.’Spaethiana’.

USDA Hardiness Zone: 4-7

Mature height and spread: 50-60ft/35-50ft

Form: de. tr.

Water use: medium

Soil requirements: well-drained

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: alternate

Fall colour: copper

Flower/cone/fruit description(s):

Flower: Male flowers are borne in dangling round clusters while the prickly female flowers are usually single.

Fruit: Fruit is a prickly husk containing 2 to 3 triangular nuts.

Limitations: Beech scale

Suitable uses: large space, shade tree

Quick ID description: 1. fruit is thee side nut

Photographs:

5. Fagus Sylvatica ‘Dawyck’

Common name:  Dawyck Beech

Family name: Fagaceae

USDA Hardiness Zone: 6

Mature height and spread: 12m/4-6m

Form: de. tr.

Water use: medium

Soil requirements: well-drained

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: alternate

Fall colour: green

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): not opposite

Limitations: full sun

Suitable uses: street tree

Quick ID description: 1. zigzag middle vein & branches 2. thin leaf 3. spindle shape crown 4. smooth bark

Photographs:

6. Fraxinus ornus

Common name: flowering ash

Family name: Oleaceae

Useful cultivars and selections: ‘Meczek’

USDA Hardiness Zone: 5-6

Mature height and spread: 40-50 ft

Form: de. tr.

Water use: medium

Soil requirements:

• prefers moist, deep, fertile soils for best growth
• quite soil adaptable
• soil pH is not critical
• easily transplanted and established
• tolerant of poorly-drained soils

http://www.hort.uconn.edu/plants/detail.php?pid=187

 

 

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: Odd-pinnate compound leaves (5-8” long) have 5-9 leaflets. Leaflets (2-3” long) are ovate to oblong, toothed and dark green above.

Fall colour: yellow

Flower/cone/fruit description(s):

Flowers

• white flowers
• blooms in spring
• showy
• fragrant
• borne in 0.5′ long panicles

Fruit

• female plants produce samaras
• large numbers of fruit can be produced
• samaras are 1″ to 2″ long and narrow
• some describe them as paddle-shaped
• color changes from green to tan as they mature
• persist
• not ornamentally important

http://www.hort.uconn.edu/plants/detail.php?pid=187

Limitations: pests

Suitable uses: flowering tree

Quick ID description: pinnately compound leaves, female plants with paddle-shaped samaras

Photographs:

http://www.hort.uconn.edu/plants/detail.php?pid=187

7. Hamamelis×intermedia

Common name: hybrid witch-hazel

Family name: Hamamelidaceae

Useful cultivars and selections: ‘Jelena’

USDA Hardiness Zone: 5-8

Mature height and spread: 3-5m

Form: de. sh.

Water use: medium

Soil requirements: medium moisture, well-drained soils

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: opposite

Fall colour: orange-red

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): flower: showy fragrant

Suitable uses: very tall flower shrub

Quick ID description: 1. vase shape 2. ascending branches 3. asymetrical leaf base

Photographs:

1. Hypericum calycinum

Common name: St. John’s wort

Family name: Hypericaceae

Useful cultivars and selections: ‘Brigadoon’

USDA Hardiness Zone: 5-9

Mature height and spread: 0.4m/0.6m

Form: de. sh.

Water use: Medium

Soil requirements: tolerant to drainage and compact soil

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: opposite

Fall colour: green

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): yellow flower

Limitations: rust disease

Suitable uses: ground cover

Quick ID description: opposite long oval leaves, red branches, no petiole

Photographs:

9. Pachysandra terminalis

Common name: Japanese pachysandra

Family name: Buxaceae

Useful cultivars and selections: ‘Green Carpet’ ‘Variegata’‘Green Sheen’

USDA Hardiness Zone: 5-9

Mature height and spread: 10cm

Form: ev. sh.

Water use: medium

Soil requirements:  need well-drained, rich soil

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: alternate

Fall colour: green

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): Tiny white flowers in 1-2″ long, in early spring.

Limitations: can not grow in compact soil

Suitable uses: shade tolerant, ground cover

Quick ID description: 1. leaves serrated only on top 2. the older leaves bigger

Photographs:

10. Parthenocissus quinquefolia

Common name: Virginia creeper

Family name: Vitaceae

Useful cultivars and selections: ‘Monham’

USDA Hardiness Zone: 3-5

Mature height and spread: 30-50ft

Form: de. cl.

Water use: little

Soil requirements: no

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: alternate

Fall colour: red/orange

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): black-bluish berries diameter=0.7cm

Limitations: difficult to remove

Suitable uses: wall cover

Quick ID description: 5 palmate compound leaves

Photographs:

11. Phyllostachys nigra

Common name: black bamboo

Family name: Poaceae

USDA Hardiness Zone: 5-7

Mature height and spread: 5-8m

Form: ev. sh.

Water use: medium

Soil requirements: well-drained

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: alternate

Fall colour: green

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): not obvious

Limitations: may spread

Suitable uses: ornamental plants, high shrub

Quick ID description: black stem

Photographs:

12. Platanus×hispanica

Common name: London plane

Family name: Platanceae

Mature height and spread: 12m/ 8m

Form: de.tr.

Water use: medium

Soil requirements: well-drained

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: alternate

Fall colour: brown

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): rounded, fuzzy looking fruits

Limitations: fruit may cause allergy

Suitable uses: street tree, shade tree

Quick ID description: 1. maple-like leaf  2. bark 3. rounded fruits

Photographs:

13. Prunus laurocerasus ‘Otto Luyken’

Common name: cherry laurel ‘Otto Luyken’

Family name: Rosaceae

USDA Hardiness Zone: 6-9

Mature height and spread: 0.5-1m/1-1.5m

Form: ev. sh.

Water use: medium

Soil requirements: well-drained

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: alternate

Fall colour: green

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): black fruits 0.8cm, white flowers

Limitations: laurel leaf disease

Suitable uses: hedge

Quick ID description: darker pointy leaves, more upright leaves and branches

Photographs:

14. Prunus laurocerasus ‘Zabeliana’

Common name: Zabel’s cherry laurel

Family name: Rosaceae

USDA Hardiness Zone: 3-9

Mature height and spread: 5m

Form: ev.sh.

Water use: medium

Soil requirements: well-drained

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: alternate

Fall colour: green

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): white flowers, black or blue drupes

Limitations: must be pruned properly

Suitable uses: hedge

Quick ID description: horizontal branches

Photographs:

15. Prunus×yedoensis

Common name: yoshino cherry

Family name: Rosaceae

Useful cultivars and selections: ‘Akebono”Berry”Ivensii”Shidare Yoshino”Snow Fountains’

USDA Hardiness Zone: 5-6

Mature height and spread: 30-40ft

Form: de. tr.

Water use: medium

Soil requirements: well-drained

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: alternate

Fall colour: reddish green

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): light pink flowers

Limitations: bumps in the trunk

Suitable uses: flowering tree, streen tree.  disease resistant

Quick ID description: 1. serrated leaf margin 2. red petiole 3.

Photographs:

16. Pseudosasa japonica

Common name: arrow bamboo

Family name: Poaceae

USDA Hardiness Zone:  6-9

Mature height and spread: 3m

Form: ev. sh.

Water use: medium

Soil requirements: well-drained

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: alternate

Fall colour: green

Limitations: very loud, running

Suitable uses: hedge, ornamental grass

Quick ID description: big leaves (10cm)

Photographs:

17. Rosa ‘Meidomonac’

Common name: shrub rose

Family name: Rosaceae

USDA Hardiness Zone: 6

Mature height and spread: 0.5-1m

Form: de. sh.

Water use: medium

Soil requirements: rich soil

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: alternate

Fall colour: green

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): soft pink flower 4cm

Limitations: can not be grown in shade or drought

Suitable uses: flower borders

Quick ID description: compound leaf: 6*6cm to 12*12 cm, leaflets: 2*4cm to 4*6cm, orange fruit 1cm

Photographs:

19. Weigela florida

Common name: weigela

Family name: Caprifoliaceae

Useful cultivars and selections:

Cultivars/Varieties

Dozens of cultivars are known, plus there has been a recent resurgence in the number of new introductions. The descriptions presented here attempt to summarize the most common forms.

‘Alexandra’ (Wine and Roses®, probably the same as ‘Victoria’) – Many amateur horticulturists have been taken by this new form, which offers rose-red blooms amidst a backdrop of rich, glossy burgundy leaves. It appears to be superior to other purple-foliage selections. It grows 4′-5′ tall. ‘Elvera’ (Midnight Wine™) is a brand new plant that is basically a dwarf form of ‘Alexandra’. It will mature under 3′ tall, making it useful in small gardens.

‘Brigela’ (French Lace™) – This is a new variegated form that is quickly entering the market. The green leaves are edged with a wide margin of lime green that contrasts well with the red flowers.

‘Bristol Ruby’ – This is an older cultivar very popular for its deep red flowers. It is upright-growing to 8′ tall.

‘Canary’ – A form of uncertain parentage, this new selection is notable for its light yellow blooms that fade to pink or are mixed with pink flowers on the same plant.

‘Candida’ – This is one of the more popular white-flowered forms. The blooms are set against bright green leaves on an 8′ spreading plant. ‘Bristol Snowflake’ is similar, but the blooms are slightly tinged pink and the plant is more vigorous.

‘Carnaval’ (also known as ‘Courtalor’) – One of the more unique forms available, this 4′ tall plant offers profuse quantities of red, white and pink blooms on the same plant.

‘Java Red’ (perhaps the same as ‘Foliis Purpureis’) – An old, compact form that only reaches 4′ tall and slightly wider, this plant bears deep pink blooms that open from reddish buds. The deep green foliage is tinged with purple-red.

‘Minuet’ – One of the smallest forms available, this plant only reaches 30″ tall with profuse production of red-purple flowers. The leaves also have a reddish tinge. It has shown good cold hardiness.

‘Pink Delight’ and ‘Pink Princess’ – These are two improved, popular pink-flowering forms with blooms that do not fade. They are hardy and more reduced in size, to 6′ tall and wide. ‘Sunny Princess’ is a variegated selection of ‘Pink Princess’ with a thin yellow margin on the foliage.

‘Polka’ – Considered by many authorities to be the best pink-flowered form, this Canadian development is reportedly hardy to zone 3. It is covered in late spring by deep pink blooms that adorn the arching branches to 4′ tall and wider.

‘Red Prince’ – Hardy to USDA zone 4, this plant produces strong red blooms on an upright, 6′ plant. It often reblooms later in the season.

‘Rumba’ – Another form with novel leaf color, this 3′ compact selection offers yellow-green edged in purple. The flowers are red with a yellowish throat and are produced over an extended period. The plant has shown good hardiness.

‘Rubidor’ (probably the same as ‘Rubigold’) – Very popular for the contrast between flowers and foliage, this selection offers gold leaves and red blooms on a 5′-7′ plant. The color of the leaves may fade somewhat in warm summer areas.

‘Variegata’ – This is a very popular selection that offers interest all season with leaves that are edged with a creamy white margin. The blooms are rose-pink and the plant is more compact and mounded, to 6′ tall. ‘Variegata Nana’ is similar but smaller growing, perhaps to 3′ or 4′ tall.

‘White Knight’ – A popular white-flowered plant, this selection is also notable for its densely-branched, compact habit to 6′ tall and wide. It may rebloom sporadically through the summer.

http://www.hort.uconn.edu/plants/detail.php?pid=545

USDA Hardiness Zone: 4-8

Mature height and spread: 1m

Form: de. sh.

Water use: medium

Soil requirements: well-drained, full sun

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: opposite

Fall colour: green

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): pink flowers on the top of the branches

Suitable uses: flower shrub

Quick ID description: serrated margin, opposite leaves

Photographs:

20. Wisteria sinensis

Common name: Chinese wisteria

Family name: Fabaceae

Useful cultivars and selections: ‘prolific’ ‘alba’

USDA Hardiness Zone: 5-8

Mature height and spread: 3-5m

Form: de. cl.

Water use: medium

Soil requirements: well-drained

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: alternate

Fall colour: green

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): flowers: purple, clusters  fruit: legume 20cm

Suitable uses: flowering climber

Quick ID description: alternate compound leaves. 9-11 leaflets

Photographs:

21. Physocarpus opulifolius

Common name: ninebark

Family name: Rosaceae

Useful cultivars and selections: var. intermedius, ‘Dart’s Gold”Monlo”Snowfall’

USDA Hardiness Zone: 2

Mature height and spread: 3-5m

Form: de.sh.

Water use: dry to medium

Soil requirements: easy to grow

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: alternate

Fall colour: yellow/bronze/purple

Flower/cone/fruit description(s):

Flowers

• whitish pink flowers
• less then 0.5″ in diameter
• blooms may to June
• flowers borne in 1″ to 2″ cymes

Fruit

• grouping of 3 to 5 follicles
• glabrous
• reddish
• ripens in September to October

http://www.hort.uconn.edu/plants/detail.php?pid=308

Limitations:

need to be pruned properly

Suitable uses: shrub border

Quick ID description: 3 lobed leaves

Photographs:

C.P Lyons, Bill Merlees, Threes Shrubs and Flowers to Know in British Columbia

The pictures of the book are very helpful: first, there are coloured photos in the begining. Second, each tree or shrub has at least 3 sketches: the detail of the tree(leaves and branches), the whole shape of the tree and the map of its growing area. I like the sketches in different scales so that I can not only recognize a tree from a close distance, but also know the overall shape of the crown. And the map also shows what kind of climate the plant likes in a more obvious way.

The description of each plant is also detailed. If you find a plant you don’t know, you can try to find in the book.

However, the amout of plants it covers is not enough for this class. And it doesn’t mention the water and soil requirement, USDA hardness zone and what need to consider when growing the plants. It focuses on recognizing plants,  not on designing, planting of maintaining.

Great Plant Picks:

http://www.greatplantpicks.org/plantlists/search

The main page is a menu where I can browse all kinds of plants by certain characters, such as all cornifers, all plants have red foliage, etc. Which is very helpful in landscape designing. The website covers quite a number of plants and cultivars as well. For each plants, there are a short paragraph of succinct description and some quick facks as well as culture notes.

However, it lacks the description of flowers and fruits.

USDA Natrual Resources Conservation Service Plants Database:

http://plants.usda.gov/checklist.html

The website covers most of the plants in north America. Searching is very easy. There are many photos for each plants, which are very helpful.

The advanced search: http://plants.usda.gov/adv_search.html

is useful.

There are “related link” page for each plants. Although the infomation in the webpage itself is far from enough, by clicking on the “related link” page, I can find other infomation needed.

 

 

1. Acer pensylvanicum

Common name: moosewood/snakebark maple

Family name: Sapindaceae

Useful cultivars and selections : ‘Erythrocladum’

USDA Hardiness Zone: 3-7

Mature height and spread:

Height: 15.00 to 25.00 feet

Spread: 12.00 to 20.00 feet

Form: de. tr.

Water use: medium

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: opposite

Fall colour: Green-yellow

Flower/cone/fruit description(s) :

Fruit: Samara. The seeds are about 27 mm (1.08 inches) long and 11 mm (0.44 inch) broad

Flower: Small yellow flowers

Limitations : No serious insect or disease problems. Leaves may scorch in full sun locations. Potential disease problems include verticillium wilt, leaf spots, tar spot, canker and root rots. Potential insect problems include aphids, scale, borers and caterpillars. Mites may appear.

Suitable uses :

don’t plant them in the sun

Quick ID description: 1 leaves like duck feet. 2. 60 degree semara 3. green bark

Photographs

 

• Sources of information

http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=275379&isprofile=0&

https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/Search-Results?s=asc(plant_botanical_sort)&query=Acer+pensylvanicum&form-mode=true&context=b%253D0%2526hf%253D10%2526l%253Den%2526q%253DAcer%252Bpensylvanicum%2526s%253Ddesc%252528plant_merged%252529%2526sl%253Dplants

 

http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/BoyScouts/AdvancementandAwards/MeritBadges/mb-FORE.aspx

http://www.na.fs.fed.us/pubs/silvics_manual/volume_2/acer/pensylvanicum.htm

2. Actinidia arguta

Common name: hardy kiwi

Family name: Actinidiaceae

Useful cultivars and selections: ‘lssai’

USDA Hardiness Zone: 3-8

Mature height and spread: 25-30ft

Form: de. cl.

Water use: medium

Soil requirements: average, medium moistrue, well-drained

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: alternate

Fall colour: green

Flower/cone/fruit description(s):

Flower: scented greenish-white flowers (to 3/4″ long) bloom in June

Fruit:edible grape-sized smooth-skinned fruits (to 1 1/4″ long) mature in September-October.

(source:http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=r320)

Limitations: No serious disease or insect problems.

Suitable uses: climber, edible fruit

Quick ID description: 1. not fuzzy. 2. fruit in clusters, diameter=1.5cm 3. sharp leaf, toothed

Photographs

Source: http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=r320

3. Actinidia deliciosa

Common name: fussy kiwi

Family name: Actinidiaceae

Useful cultivars and selections: var. chlorocarpa

USDA Hardiness Zone: 6-9

Mature height and spread: 9m

Form: de. cl.

Water use: Medium

Soil requirements: moist, well-drained

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: alternate

Fall colour: green

Flower/cone/fruit description(s):

Flower: The flowers are fragrant, dioecious or unisexual

Fruit: oblong fuzzy fruits

(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actinidia_deliciosa#Flowers)

Limitations : Hairs of fruits can cause throat irritation

Suitable uses: climber, edible fruits

Quick ID description: fussy everything; big leaves

Photographs:

4.Campsis x tagliabuana ‘Mme. Galen’

Common name: trumpet creeper

Family name: Bignoniaceae

Useful cultivars and selections: ‘Crimson Trumpet’ , ‘Coccinea’

USDA Hardiness Zone: 4

Mature height and spread: 4-8m

Form: de. cl.

Water use: medium

Soil requirements: well-drained

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: opposite

Fall colour: green

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): Reddish-orange tubular flowers, bloom in late summer or early autumn

Limitations: Aphids may attack the flowers; flowers are very attractive to bees, butterflies and birds

Suitable uses: ornamental climber, planted on shelves, wall of the buildings…

Quick ID description: 1. opposite compound leaf 2. serrated leaflets 5-7 pairs 3. leaf back fussy

Photographs:

5. Cornus alternifolia

Common name: pagoda dogwood

Family name: Cornaceae

Useful cultivars and selections: ‘Argentea’

USDA Hardiness Zone: 3-7

Mature height and spread: 15-25 feet

Form: de. tr.

Water use: medium

Soil requirements: acidic, moisture

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: alternate

Fall colour: redish purple

Flower/cone/fruit description(s):

Small, fragrant, yellowish-white flowers bloom in flattened cymes (each to 2 1/2″ across)

bluish-black fruits (drupes) on red stalks.

Fruits mature in late summer. white in clusters

Limitations:

Susceptible to leaf spot, twig and leaf blights, root rot and canker. Scale, leaf miner and borers are occasional insect pests.

Suitable uses: specimen, shrub borders

Quick ID description: 1. alternate 2. red petiole 3. white dots and white rings on the branches

Photographs:

Sorces: http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=b992

6. Cornus florida

Common name: flowering dogwood

Family name: Cornaceae

Useful cultivars and selections: cv. ‘Cherokee Chief’  cv. ‘Pendula’   cv. ‘White Cloud’   f. rubra

USDA Hardiness Zone: 5-9

Mature height and spread: 15.00 to 30.00 feet /15.00 to 30.00 feet

Form: de. tr.

Water use: medium

Soil requirements: acidic

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: opposite

Fall colour: dark red purple

Flower/cone/fruit description(s):

Flower: White (bracts)

Fruit: Showy, red, about five in a group, diameter=1-2cm

Limitations: looks unhealthy

Suitable uses: specimen,shrub borders, woodland gardens, bird gardens

Quick ID description: end of the branches has white wax, leaves go down.

Photographs

7. Cornus mas

Common name:  Cornelian cherry

Family name: Cornaceae

USDA Hardiness Zone: 4-8

Mature height and spread: height: 5-12m/ spread: 10m

Form: de. tr.

Water use: medium

Soil requirements: acidic

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: opposite

Fall colour: red

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): fruits in pairs in the bottomn of the leaves, 1-2cm when ripe

Limitations: No serious insect or disease problems.

Suitable uses: medium

Quick ID description: 1. red fruits 1-2 cm 2. red fall colour 3. horizontal branches

Photographs:

8. Euonymus europaeus

Common name: European spindle tree

Family name: Celastraceae

Useful cultivars and selections: ‘Red Cascade’

USDA Hardiness Zone: 3-7

Mature height and spread: 7-10m/5-7m

Form: de. tr.

Water use:  medium

Soil requirements: well-drained, acidic

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: opposite

Fall colour: red and green

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): pink/orange fruits

Limitations: poisonious seed

Suitable uses: Foundations, shrub borders, screen or hedge. Woodland gardens. Specimen/accent.

Quick ID description: 1. buds not very big 2. fruit is pink not red

Photographs:

6. Ficus carica

Common name: fig

Family name: Moraceae

Useful cultivars and selections: ‘Croisic’ , ‘Desert king’,’Osborn’s Prolific’ ‘Brown Turkey’

USDA Hardiness Zone: 7

Mature height and spread: 5m

Form: de. sh./tr.

Water use: medium

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: alternate

Fall colour: green

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): edible fruits diameter=4-5cm

Limitations:No serious insect or disease problems. Watch for root knot nematodes, scale, aphids, mealybugs and spider mites. Leaf spots, rust and blight may occur. Fruit can become a mess if not promptly harvested.

Suitable uses:Ornamental or fruit tree. In Missouri, plants may be grown in sheltered locations outdoors with root mulch or in containers that are overwintered indoors.

Quick ID description: Large, palmate, hairy, 3-5 lobed leaves (to 10” long) are rough dark green above and smooth light green beneath.

Photographs:

http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=282762&isprofile=0&

10. Hydrangea macrophylla

Common name: bigleaf hydrangea

Family name: Hydrangeaceae

Useful cultivars and selections:  a lot

USDA Hardiness Zone: 6-9

Mature height and spread: 2m

Form: de. sh.

Water use: drought-tolerant

Soil requirements: acidic

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: alternate

Fall colour: green

Flower/cone/fruit description(s):

Showy Flowers

(The color is affected by soil pH)

Fruit shape: oval

Limitations: Gray mold, slugs, powdery mildew, rust, ringspot virus, leaf spots.

Suitable uses:

Uses  Beds and Borders,

Container  Cut Flower, Dried Flower

Style  Cottage Garden

Quick ID description: flower, leaf shape

Photographs:

11. Hydrangea paniculata

Common name: panicle hydrangea

Family name: Hydrangeaceae

Useful cultivars and selections: ‘Brussels Lace’, ‘Floribunda’, ‘Greenspire’, ‘Melody’, ‘Pee Wee’, ‘Tardiva’, ‘Unique’, ‘Grandiflora’, ‘Limeligh’

USDA Hardiness Zone: 3-8

Mature height and spread: 1m

Form: de.sh.

Water use: drought-tolerant

Soil requirements: acidic soil

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: alternate

Fall colour: green

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): flower white, turn pink then turn to brown

Limitations: bud blight, bacterial wilt, leaf spot, rust and mildew. Aphids and mites

Suitable uses: flower border

Quick ID description: flowers. leaves are ovate, smaller than H. macrophylla

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12. Hydrangea quercifolia

Common nam: oakleaf hydrangea

Family name: Hydrangeaceae

Useful cultivars and selections:

‘Snow Queen’ ‘Snow Flake”Harmony’

USDA Hardiness Zone: 5-9

Mature height and spread: 1m

Form: de. sh.

Water use: medium

Soil requirements: need moisture if grow in full sun

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: alternate

Fall colour: green

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): similar to H. paniculata

Limitations: need water if grown in full sun

Suitable uses: flower border, courtyard

Quick ID description: lobed leaf

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13. Kalmia latifolia

Common name: mountain laurel

Family name: Ericaceae

Useful cultivars and selections: ‘Olympic Fire’, ‘Freckles’

USDA Hardiness Zone: 4-9

Mature height and spread: 2m

Form: e. sh.

Water use: tolerate sun with moisture

Soil requirements:  need very good drainage

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: alternate

Fall colour: green

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): flower: white/pink/rose, fruit: dry, in clusters, split over

Limitations: need good drainage, leaf spot, blights

Suitable uses:groups or massing in shrub borders, cottage gardens, woodland areas

Quick ID description: 1.vein can not be seen 2. fine tooth

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14. Magnolia grandiflora

Common name: sorthern magnolia

Family name: Magnoliaceae

Useful cultivars and selections: ‘Edith Bogue’,  ‘Little Gem’, ‘Victoria’,  ‘Bracken’s Brown Beauty’ 

USDA Hardiness Zone: 7-9

Mature height and spread: 60-80 ft/ 30-50 ft

Form: e. tr.

Water use: medium

Soil requirements: well-grained

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: alternate

Fall colour: dark green

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): big white flower/ fussy fruit

Limitations: 1. leaf colour too dark.  2. branches easy to broke in snow

Suitable uses: flowering tree

Quick ID description: 1. thick leathery leaf 2. dense branching dark green colour

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15. Nyssa sylvatica

Common name: black gum

Family name: Cornaceae/ Nyssaceae

USDA Hardiness Zone: 3-9

Mature height and spread: 30-50ft/ 20-30ft

Form: de. tr.

Water use: medium to wet

Soil requirements: medium to wet soils in full sun to part shade. Prefers moist, acidic soils.

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: alternate

Fall colour: scarlet

Flower/cone/fruit description(s):

Fruit: black-blue, ovoid stone fruit, about 10 mm long with a thin, oily

Limitations: leaf spots, canker, rust, leaf miner and scale.

Suitable uses: Shade Tree, Street Tree, Rain Garden

Quick ID description: 1. black branches 2. leaves smaller/shorter than N. sinensis

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16. Oxydendrum arboreum

Common name: sourwood

Family name: Ericaceae

Useful cultivars and selections: ‘Chameleon’ and ‘Mt. Charm’.

USDA Hardiness Zone: 7

Mature height and spread: 10-20m/5-10m

Form: de. tr.

Water use: medium

Soil requirements: well-drained

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: alternate

Fall colour: red

Flower/cone/fruit description(s):

White flowers, bell shaped, 6-9mm long with 15-25cm panicles in late summer;

Small woody five-valved capsule fruit

Limitations: Leaf spot and twig blight

Suitable uses: ornamental tree for fall colour and flower

Quick ID description: 1. flower 2. red petiole

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17. Quercus garryana (N)

Common name: garry oak

Family name: Fagaceae

USDA Hardiness Zone: 7-9

Mature height and spread: 10m

Form: de. tr.

Water use: little

Soil requirements: no

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: alternate

Fall colour: dark green

Flower/cone/fruit description(s):

Fruit: Solitary or paired acorns about 1 inch long, light brown, cap is shallow and bowl-like, covering about 1/3 of the nut.

Limitations: too dark green

Suitable uses: street tree

Quick ID description

Enlish oak: shallow leaf lobing, short petioles, long stalks

Garry oak: deep lobing (halfway to midrib), long petiole (1-2 cm), stalkless

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18. Rhus typhina

Common name: staghorn sumac

Family name: Anacardiaceae

Useful cultivars and selections: cv. ‘Dissecta’ f. laciniata

USDA Hardiness Zone: 3-8

Mature height and spread: 15-25 ft

Form: de. sh./tr.

Water use: dry to medium

Soil requirements: dry

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: alternate compound leaf. leaflets are 8-9 pairs

Fall colour: red

Flower/cone/fruit description(s):

Flower:

• dioecious
• borne in large hairy panicles
• male flower head larger than female
• blooms in June

Fruit:

• crimson, pyramidal panicle of seeds
• matures in late August
• persists

Limitations: May spread aggressively by root suckers.

Suitable uses: dry areas, slopes, wood border or shrub border

Quick ID description: 1. red fruit 2. compound leaves 40-50 cm, leaflets 3*12cm, 9-10 pairs

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19. Rosa rubrifolia

Common name: redleaf rose

Family name: Rosaceae

Useful cultivars and selections: ‘Carmenetta’

Mature height and spread: 2m-3m

Form: de. sh.

Water use: medium

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: alterneate

Fall colour:blue- green

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): fruit: red, 1.5cm

Limitations: black spot, rust

Suitable uses: flower shrub, can tolerant shade

Quick ID description: 1. leaf 10cm 2. 5-7 leaflets 3. not very throny

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20. Spiraea japonica

Common name: Japanese spirea

Family name: Rosaceae

Useful cultivars and selections: ‘Candlelight’, ‘Dart’s Red’, ‘Golden Princess’, ‘Magic Carpet’, ‘Nana’

USDA Hardiness Zone: 3-8

Mature height and spread: 1m

Form: de. sh.

Water use: medium

Soil requirements: rich

Leaf arrangement/Foliage: alternate

Fall colour: brown

Flower/cone/fruit description(s):

Clusters of rosy-pink flowers( flat topped) at the tips of the branches.

Limitations: adaptable

Suitable uses:borders, ground cover

Quick ID description: 1. dry flower 2. red/black branches 3. toothed leaf

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