|
Trees Intro
Large Trees
Japanese Maples
Flowering Trees
Return To Landscape 101
DOGWOOD
The
dogwood is famous for its beautiful soft white or pink flowers in
spring. It grows best in partial shade to heights of 15 to 25 feet.
Dogwoods, in their natural state, are found in the woods under larger
trees, thus it is an understory tree. It will survive in full sun if
watered with its root system adequately mulched. The dogwood's roots are
very shallow and widespread, making the tree very difficult to
transplant. The dogwood's glossy red fall berries are a favorite food of
birds. Fall foliage varies in color from red, to reddish purple,and to
orange red. Native dogwoods have fallen prey to anthracnose, a disease
that causes the tree to lose its leaves. Some fungicides minimize loss.
Powdery mildew can also devastate summer foliage. Its sweeping canopy
make it an excellent tree for night lighting.
EASTERN REDBUD
The
dark pink flowers growing on the trees leafless branches in April make
this a favorite springtime tree. New leaves in the spring are a
beautiful reddish purple, turning green in late spring. Like the
dogwood, this tree is difficult to transplant. It can reach a height of
20 to 30 feet tall.
CREPE MYRTLE
This
summer flowering tree is available in many heights and flower colors.
Most varieties are multi-trunked, growing to heights of 15 to 25 feet.
The flowers of crepe myrtles are white, varying shades of pink,
watermelon red, or lavender.
YOSHINO CHERRY
A
beautiful spring flowering tree with spectacular 1/2" to 5/8" white
flowers in spring. The Yoshino Cherry tree grows 40 feet high and wide.
KWANZAN CHERRY
This
vase shaped only lasts 10 to 15 years. Though its life is short
lived, it produces beautiful deep rosy pink double flowers in the
spring. and grows to 20 feet tall. It has a bronze and soft red fall
color.
MAGNOLIA
A
large specimen tree seen only in the south, it is famous for its large
white flowers which appear in May & June. The creamy white flower is 8
to 12" in diameter and exquisitely fragrant. It is used as a specimen
tree, as a screen, and in groupings.
Little Gem Magnolia

BRADFORD PEAR
Reaching
heights to 50' high and 40' wide, this fast growing tree has showy
spring flowers and spectacular red fall foliage. It has a very crisp,
columnar shape with dense foliage of small dark green leaves, thus
providing dense shade. However, this beautiful tree has two major
drawbacks. Its beautiful spring flowers appear too early and in
most years are quickly killed by frost, turning the white flowers brown.
Its more serious problem is that the main branches emerge from a common
point on the trunk, often causing the tree to split in storms after it
reaches 25' in height. A better tree to try would be the Chanticleer or
Trinity Pears .
GOLDEN-RAIN TREE
This tree grows extremely fast in moist,
well drained soils, reaching heights of 30-40 feet high and wide.
The tree is famous for it's yellow flowers in June and July.
SOURWOOD
The Sourwood is a deciduous tree, usually growing 20-30 feet tall.
The leaves are bright green in summer, turning scarlet, gold, or purple
in the fall. It produces fragrant white flowers in the summer.
OKAME CHERRY

Trees Intro
Large Trees
Japanese Maples
Flowering Trees
Return To Landscape 101 |