Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Serviceberry

Amelanchier canadensis

Hardiness Zones: 3 to 7
Height: 10 ft Spread: 6 ft Form: upright
Type: deciduous large shrub
Annual Growth Rate: 12 to 18 inches
Flowers: White
Fruit: Red turning to blue



Colorado Spruce

Picea pungens

Hardiness Zones: 3 to 7
Height: 60 ft Spread: 20 ft Form: pyramidal
Type: narrow-leaved evergreen tree
Annual Growth Rate: less than 12 inches



Sweet Gum

Liquidambar styraciflua

Hardiness Zones: 5 to 9
Height: 70 ft Spread: 45 ft Form: rounded
Type: deciduous tree
Annual Growth Rate: 12 to 18 inches



Cockspur Hawthorn

Crataegus crus-galli

Hardiness Zones: 3 to 7
Height: 25 ft Spread: 25 ft Form: rounded
Type: deciduous tree
Annual Growth Rate: 12 to 18 inches
Flowers: White
Fruit: Red



River Birch

Betula nigra

Hardiness Zones: 3 to 9
Height: 45 ft Spread: 35 ft Form: oval
Type: deciduous tree
Annual Growth Rate: more than 18 inches




English Ivy

Hedera helix

Hardiness Zones: 5 to 10
Height: 4 in Spread: 12 in
Type: broad-leaved evergreen vine

Comments: This clinging vine is most often used as
a ground cover but it also climbs on trees, buildings and
other objects.



London Planetree

Platanus x acerifolia

Hardiness Zones: 4 to 8
Height: 85 ft Spread: 70 ft Form: pyramidal
Type: deciduous tree
Annual Growth Rate: 12 to 18 inches



Austrian Pine

Pinus nigra

Ha
rdiness Zones: 3 to 7
Height: 60 ft Spread: 40 ft Form: pyramidal
Type: narrow-leaved evergreen tree
Annual Growth Rate: 12 to 18 inches



European Hornbeam

Carpinus betulus

Hardiness Zones: 4 to 7
Height: 50 ft Spread: 35 ft Form: rounded
Type: deciduous tree
Annual Growth Rate: less than 12 inches




Green Ash

Fraxinus pennsylvatica

Hardiness Zones: 3 to 9
Height: 55 ft Spread: 27 ft Form: irregular
Type: deciduous tree
Annual Growth Rate: more than 18 inches



American Beech

Fagus grandifola

Hardiness Zones: 3 to 9
Height: 60 ft Spread: 60 ft Form: irregular
Type: deciduous tree
Annual Growth Rate: less than 12 inches




Sawtooth Oak

Quercus acutissima


Hardiness Zones: 5 to 9
Height: 40 ft Spread: 40 ft Form: rounded
Type: deciduous tree
Annual Growth Rate: more than 18 inches

European Birch

Betula pendula
Hardiness Zones: 2 to 6
Height: 45 ft Spread: 30 ft Form: oval
Type: deciduous tree
Annual Growth Rate: 12 to 18 inches


Thornless Common Honeylocust

Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis

Hardiness Zones: 3 to 9
Height: 45 ft Spread: 45 ft
Form: irregular
Type: deciduous tree
Annual Growth Rate: more than
18 inches

Monday, March 15, 2010

Virginia Sweetspire


Hardiness Zones: 5 to 9
Height: 4 ft Spread: 5 ft Form: spreading
Type: deciduous shrub
Annual Growth Rate: 12 to 18 inches
Flowers: White

Blue Holly


Hardiness Zones: 5 to 7
Height: 8-12 ft Spread: 8-12 ft Form: rounded
Type: broad-leaved evergreen shrub
Annual Growth Rate: 12 to 18 inches
Fruits: Red, yellow

Winterberry


Ilex verticillata--Michigan Holly, WinterberryHardiness Zones: 3 to 9
Height: 8 ft Spread: 8 ft Form: rounded
Type: deciduous shrub
Annual Growth Rate: less than 12 inches
Fruits: Red, yellow

Oakleaf Hydrangea


Hardiness Zones: 5 to 9
Height: 6 ft Spread: 8 ft Form: irregular spreading
Type: deciduous shrub
Annual Growth Rate: 12 to 18 inches
Flowers: White

Bottlebrush Buckeye


Aesculus parviflora--Bottlebrush BuckeyeHardiness Zones: 4 to 8
Height: 10 ft Spread: 10 ft Form: spreading
Type: deciduous shrub
Annual Growth Rate: more than 18 inches
Flowers: White

Mentor Barberry


Hardiness Zones: 5 to 8
Height: 5 ft Spread: 6 ft Form: upright
Type: deciduous shrub
Annual Growth Rate: 12 to 18 inches
Flowers: Yellow

Comments: An excellent barrier plant with dark
green leaves, spiny twigs and yellow flowers.

Vernal Witchhazel


Hamamelis vernalis--Vernal WitchhazelHardiness Zones: 4 to 8
Height: 10 ft Spread: 10 ft Form: rounded
Type: deciduous shrub
Annual Growth Rate: less than 12 inches
Flowers: Yellow

Dwarf Fothergilla


Hardiness Zones: 5 to 8
Height: 3 ft Spread: 3 ft Form: rounded
Type: deciduous shrub
Annual Growth Rate: less than 12 inches
Flowers: White

Common Forsythia


Forsythia x intermedia--Border ForsythiaHardiness Zones: 5 to 8
Height: 9 ft Spread: 11 ft Form: rounded
Type: deciduous shrub
Annual Growth Rate: more than 18 inches
Flowers: Yellow

Spreading Cotoneaster


Hardiness Zones: 4 to 7
Height: 5 ft Spread: 7 ft Form: rounded
Type: deciduous shrub
Annual Growth Rate: 12 to 18 inches
Fruit: Red

Comments: A deciduous species that is a wide-spreading,
arching plant. Bright red berries persists into
winter and the glossy green foliage turns purplish red in
the fall.

Redtwig Dogwood (Redosier Dogwood)


Cornus sericea (stolonifera)--Red Twigged DogwoodHardiness Zones: 2 to 7
Height: 8 ft Spread: 8 ft Form: rounded
Type: deciduous shrub
Annual Growth Rate: more than 18 inches
Flowers: White
Fruit: White

Comments: Red Twigged Dogwood has bright red winter twig
coloration. It tolerates most light exposures and grows
in wet soils.

Gray Dogwood


Hardiness Zones: 3 to 8
Height: 12 ft Spread: 12 ft Form: rounded
Type: deciduous shrub
Annual Growth Rate: more 12 to 18 inches
Flowers: White
Fruit: White

Cornelian Cherry Dogwood


Hardiness Zones: 4 to 8
Height: 20 ft Spread: 20 ft Form: rounded
Type: deciduous tree
Annual Growth Rate: 12 to 18 inches
Flowers: Yellow
Fruit: Red

Fringe Tree


Chionanthus virginicus--Fringe TreeHardiness Zones: 4 to 9
Height: 20 ft Spread: 20 ft Form: rounded to irregular
Type: deciduous tree
Annual Growth Rate: less than 12 inches
Flowers: White
Fruit: Blue

Flowering Quince


Chaenomeles speciosa--Flowering QuinceHardiness Zones: 4 to 8
Height: 8 ft Spread: 8 ft Form: rounded
Type: deciduous shrub
Annual Growth Rate: 12 to 18 inches
Flowers: Red, orange, white, pink
Fruit: Green