Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Trees


Japanese Maple Tree.

  • Acer Palmatum (A-Sir pal-MAT-um)
  • Can grow from 15 to 25 ft
  • Spacing 36 to 60 ft.
  • Foliage: green during summer; yellow, bronze, purple to red fall color
  • Sun exposure: Shady location
  • Life Cycle: Perennial
  • Landscape Use: Used accent borders 
Red Maple Tree.
  • Acer Rubrum (A-Sir Roo-brum) 
Can Grow up to 40 to 60 feet tall
  • Spacing is 30 to 40 ft
  • Foliage: yellow, yellow green. red, and orange.
  • Sun exposure: Sun to partial shade. 
  • Life Cycle: Perennial
  • Landscape use: Used as a shade tree, usually near decks or patios.
Eastern Red Bud/ Judas tree.
  • Cercis Canadensis (SER-sis kan-uh-DEN-sis)
  • Can grow 20 to 30ft
  • Spacing is 15ft
  • Sun Exposure: Full sunlight
  • Foliage is green
  • Life Cycle: Perennial
  • Landscape Use: Used around patios
Flowering Dogwood.
  • Cornus Florida (KOR-nus FLOR-ih-duh)
  • Can grow 15 to 25 feet
  • Spacing is 20ft 
  • Sun exposure: Partial to Full sunlight
  • Foliage Green fall purple/red
  • Life Cycle: Perennial
  • Lanscape Use: Used around patios, massings.
Leyland Cypress
  • X Cupressocyparis leylandii ( x koo-press-so-SIP-air-iss)
  • Can grow to 49ft
  • Spacing is 23ft 
  • Sun Exposure: Full Sunlight
  • Foliage Dark green needles
  • Life Cycle: Perennial
  • Landscape Use: Used form ornamental.
Crape Myrtle
  • Lagerstroemia indica cv. (la-ger-STRE-mee-a IN-di-ka x fa-ru-EE-i)
  • Can grow up to 9-25 feet
  • Spacing is 10-12 inches
  • Sun Exposure: Full sunlight
  • Foliage Green, red, pink, white and purple
  • Life Cycle: Perennial
  • Landscape Use: Ornamental, on urban streets.
Sweetgum

  • Liquidambar styraciflua ( lick-wid-AM-bar sty-rass-ih-FLOO-uh)
  • Can grow 10-40 feet
  • Spacing is 20-40 feet
  • Sun Exposure: Full sunlight
  • Foliage is green, turn a purple red in the fall
  • Life Cycle: Perennial
  • Landscape Use: Provides shade and is Ornamental 


Southern Magnolia
  • Magnolia Grandiflora (mag-NO-lee-uh gran-dih-FLOR-uh)
  • Can grow 60 to 80 feet
  • Spacing is 15 to 20 feet depending on how you use it.
  • Sun Exposure: Full Sun, shade and partial sun
  • Foliage is Green, white, cream, and grey
  • Life Cycle: Perennial
  • Landscape Use: Ornamental, Street tree
Flowering Crabapple
  • Mauls sp or cv (ma-luse)
  • Can grow 15 to 20 feet
  • Spacing is 10ft
  • Sun Exposure: Full sunlight
  • Foliage is Green, white, pink, and red
  • Life Cycle: Perennials
  • Landscape Use:Ornamental
Eastern White Pine
  • Pinus strobus (PEE=nis STRO-bus
  • Can grow 80ft
  • Spacing is 24ft
  • Sun Exposure: Full sun/ Partial shade
  • Foliage green needles
  • Life Cycle: Perennials
  • Landscape Use: Bird Attractor
Loblolly Pine
  • Pinus Taeda (PIE-nus TEE-duh)
  • Can grow from 98-115 feet
  • Spacing is 6-10 feet
  • Sun Exposer: Full sunlight
  • Foliage/flower color is green needles
  • Life Cycle:Perennial
  • Landscape Use: used as foundation plantings and accent trees, also good for lumber.
Japanese Flowering Cherry
  • Prunus Serrulata "Kwanzan" (PROO-nus sair-yoo-LAY-tuh)
  • Can grow 15 to 25 feet
  • Spacing is 15 to 20feet
  • Sun exposure: Full sunlight
  • Foliage: has pink attractive flowers
  • Life cycle: Perennial
  • Landscape Use : Ornamental
Bradford Pear
  • Pyrus calleryana "Bradford" (PIE-rus kal-ler-ee-AY-nuh)
  • Can grow 30-50 feet
  • Spacing is 20-30 feet
  • Sun exposure: Full sunlight
  • Foliage: is green flower color is white
  • Life Cycle: Perennial
  • Landscape Use: Fire wise and very damp areas.
Pin Oak
  • Quercus Palustris (KWER-kus-pa-LUS-tris)
  • Can grow 40-60 feet
  • Spacing is 12 feet
  • Sun exposure: Full sunlight
  • Foliage is green
  • Life Cycle: Perennial
  • Landscape use: Fire wise and woodland garden.
Willow Oak
  • Quercus Phellos (KWER-kus FEL-os)
  • Can grow 60-70 feet
  • Spacing is 40-50 feet
  • Sun Exposure: Full Sunlight
  • Foliage is Yellow and Brown
  • Life Cycle: Perennial
  • Landscape use: Used for furniture.

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