Plant identification

May 13th, 2013

Quercus phellosWillow Oak

• Habit: Deciduous • Growth Rate: Moderate

to rapid• Height: 60 to 80' • Width: 30 to 40‘• Leaf: 2 to 5.5" alternate,

narrow, simple leaves; slightly wavy; yellow to yellow brown fall color

Quercus phellos• Flower/Fruit: .5" acorn; often alternate years

of heavy bearing; not as messy as some oaks Comments: Native; fibrous root system; easy to transplant; good street tree; tolerant of heat, drought, air pollution and standing water; acorns eaten by birds and squirrels; small leaves are easy to clean up in fall

Lagerstroemia indica cv.Crape Myrtle

• Height: 15-30 ft.• Width: 10-25 ft.• When planting space 8-15 ft apart.

• Flowers: Come in pink, fuschia, red, coral, white• Panicle shape flower• Blooms: mid summer late summer/early fall mid fall

• Bark: smooth to exfoliating• Leaves:

1”- 3” longOpposite to whorled leaf pattern

• Yellow fall color• Simple Leaf• Growth Form: Round• Likes Sun• Rapid Growth

Hemerocallis cvs.

• Common name: Daylily

• Each bloom only blooms for ONE day!• Not a true lily• Daylilies are useful in the perennial flower

border, planted in large masses, or as a ground cover on slopes, where they form a dense mat in just a few years.

• Full sun • Height:

6-12 in. (15-30 cm)

• Spacing:18-24 in. (45-60 cm)

• Propagation Methods:By dividing the rootball

• Bloom Time:Early midseason (EM)Reblooming (Re)

• Flower Size:Miniature (less than 3" diameter)

Liquidambar strycafluaSweetgum

•Height: 60-100’•Spread: 50-75’•5-7 lobed, star shaped leaves•Synacarp in fall and winter•Part shade-sun

Prunus serrulata ‘Kwanzan’ Japanese Flowering Cherry

•Height: 15-25’•Spread: 15-20’•Small serrated hairs on margin•White-pink single and double flowers in April and May•Sun-Part shade