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