Tree Id Round 9

Front 1

Corylus americana

American hazelnut (filbert)

Native large shrub: 8 - 12 feet

Back 1

1. Good fall color

2. Suckers and forms colonies

3. Male catkins

4. Soils: alkaline, loamy, sandy, moist

5. Naturalizing; hedges

6. Winter hardy

Front 2

Corylus avellana 'Contorta'

contorted filbert or Harry Lauder's walkingstick

Medium to large shrub: 5 - 10 feet

Back 2

1. No fall color

2. Foundation; specimen

3. Great for winter effect

4. Grafted onto straight species

5. Leaves more puckered than straight species

Front 3

Cotinus coggygria

European smoketree

Small tree or large shrub: 15 feet tall

Back 3

1. Good fall color

2. Flowers - fine threads that persist in winter

3. Flower beds, screen, groups, mass plantings

4. More commonly used than C. obovatus

5. Many cultivars of different colors

Front 4

Cotinus obovatus

American smoketree

Midstory tree: 15 - 20 feet tall

Back 4

1. Good fall color

2. Leaves more elongated than C. coggygria

3. Y pattern in branching

4. Flowers - fine threads that persist in witner

5. Drought tolerant; low salt tolerance

6. Could be close to extinction

7. Woodland edges

Front 5

Cotoneaster apiculatus

cranberry cotoneaster

Introduced - small shrub: 1.5 feet high; 3 - 5 feet wide

Back 5

1. Good red fall color

2. Fishbone branching, typical of Cotoneasters

3. Red berries persist through winter

4. Easy to grow - drought resistant; tolerant of compacted soils; grows in moist soils

5. Foundations, groups, ground covers, trailing

Front 6

Cotoneaster lucidus

hedge cotoneaster

Introduced - medium to large shrub: 6 - 10 feet high & wide

Back 6

1. Fair red fall color

2. Noticeable spurs where buds occur

2. Short internode space - take repeated pruning

3. Prolific black berries persist into winter

5. Hedge, groups; common

6. Easy to grow; leaning toward invasive

Front 7

Cotoneaster multiflorus

many-flowered cotoneaster

Introduced - large shrub 9 - 12 feet high; 15' wide

Back 7

1. No fall color

2. Nice white flowers; unpleasant fragrance

3. Prolific red berries; persist through fall only

4. Wide spread; fountain like; strong arching

5. Specimen, groups, hedge; as a small tree

6. Leaning toward invasive

Front 8

Euonymus alatus 'Compactus'

dwarf winged euonymus or burning bush

Introduced - medium to large shrub 6 - 8' high

Back 8

1. Pending legislation to be declared invasive

2. Excellent fall color with full sun

3. Does not tolerate heavily wet soils

4. Orange berries can last through winter

5. Can be sheared/heavily pruned

6. Hedge, foundation, groups, specimen; shrub border

Front 9

Itea virginica

Virginia sweetspire

Native - medium to large shrub 6 - 8 feet; 5' wide

Back 9

1. Good fall color; stems turn red also

2. 6" long bottlebrush white flowers; finger like and drooping; nice fragrance; abundant

3. Woody capsules persist through winter

4. Arching shape, loose shrub, sucker forming

5. Swampy areas; like organic mulch

6. No tolerance for drought or compaction

7. Great shrub; rain garden; foundation, specimen, border

Front 10

Ligustrum vulgare

European privet

Introduced - large shrub 10 - 15 feet high

Back 10

1. Poor fall color

2. Very bad smelling flowers; heavy flowering; bloom late May - June

3. Black berries persist through winter

4. Full sun; can be sheared; hardy

5. Excellent hedge, but watchlisted for invasiveness

Front 11

Myrica pensylvanica

northern bayberry

Native - medium to large shrub 6 - 9 feet high

Back 11

1. Leaves aromatic when crushed; last long in fall

2. Gray-white aromatic berries on female plants

3. Spreads by suckers; irregular shape

4. Dunes; wet or good drainage; poor soil; salt tolerant

5. Hedge, screen, masses, highways, foundation

6. Dioecious - plant male and female for berries

Front 12

Rhus aromatica 'Gro-low'

Gro-low fragrant sumac

Small shrub 1.5 - 2 feet high

Back 12

1. Trifoliate leaves; good fall color; smell

2. 3 strongly scaled buds; like a bird's foot

3. Yellow small flowers; not always present

4. Rare to see fruit

5. Salt tolerant; tough and durable groundcover

6. Not much seasonal interest

Front 13

Rhus glabra

smooth sumac

Native - large shrub or small tree 9 - 15 feet

Back 13

1. Serrated leaf margins; smooth twigs

2. Fuller seedheads and slightly smaller than R. typhina

3. Showy flowers attracts bees/butterflies

4. Prefers moist well drained soils; but drought resistant; shallow roots; no soil compaction

5. Use on slopes for stabilizing

Front 14

Rhus typhina

staghorn sumac

Native - small - medium tree 25 - 30 feet high

Back 14

1. Serrated leaf margins; hairy young twigs

2. Distinctive, circular leaf buds

3. June or July flowering; yellow-green

4. Natural areas, roadside

5. Colonizes and suckers; more than R. glabra

6. Salt and drought tolerant; good drainage; shallow roots

Front 15

Ribes alpinum

alpine currant

Introduced - medium shrub 5 - 6 feet high

Back 15

1. Distinctive small, white/tan buds

2. Small inconspicuous flowers, rarely produce fruit

3. Grows in alkaline soils; durable; dry and compacted soils; drought; urban conditions

4. Takes heavy pruning

5. Overused - find other alternatives

Front 16

Sambucus canadensis

American elderberry

Native - medium to large shrub 6 - 12 feet high

Back 16

1. Opposite, pinnately compound, serrate

2. Poor yellow-green fall color

3. Profuse bloom in June/July

4. Purple-black berries; late summer to fall

5. Branches like a fountain; suckers

6. Grows anywhere; shade; flooded

7. Transplants well

Front 17

Stephanandra incisa 'Crispa'

(cutleaf) stephanandra

Small shurb - 1.5 feet high

Back 17

1. Grows fast

2. Tiny white flowers May/June

3. Low growing mound; strongly arching

4. Durable; fairly drought tolerant

5. Over retaining wall; tight spaces

Front 18

Yucca filamentosa

(Adam's needle) yucca

Native - small shrub

Back 18

1. Evergreen; slow growth

2. May or June bloom; white on 4-8' spike

3. Flower beds, rock gardens, island beds

4. Deep tap roots; cannot be divided, but produces off-shoots