medium/large tree

190 million years old (BONUS)

drought tolerant, tough character, dioecious

means 'silver apricot'

great fall color, hardfrost triggers majority of leaf dropping

medium tree, vase shaped form, low to the ground

tough, drough tolerant, urban tree

flowers late June/July, showy

chinese lantern seedpods, good fall color

corky bark, horizontal habit

somewhat drought tolerant

dioecious, non showy flowers

messy fruit, medium invasive tendencies

medium/large shrub

flowers in April

metallic purple fruit in fall

small, non showy flowers

invasive tendencies - medium/insignificant

medium tree, flowers in June, showy, musty flowers

edible chestnuts, pubescent buds

chesnut husks - maintenance issue

dentata means teeth

blight (fungus) wiped out many native trees - produces cankers

glabrous - without hair

teeth on leaves

medium/large shade trees, not suitable for small lot sizes

clustered buds, bud scales, fall color - brown

messy - male flowers spring, acorns and leaves in fall

hybridize readily, pest issues

most oaks are drought tolerant

some tolerate moist/dry soil

require ph less than 7.5

chlorosis - yellowing of foliage (nutrient issue)

wide, spreading tendency (horizontal)

drought tolerant, urban tree

fringes on acorn caps

shingle-like bud scales

large tree, messy flowers

thin bumpy caps on acorns

slow growing compared to other oaks

sensitive to compaction

occidentalis - of the west

beautiful white bark

single fruit, messy, not for average residential setting

anthracnose - cool, wet springs

latent (resting) buds

thorns

pest prone

flowers in April, small tree

spectacular flowers, multi-trunk

fruit appear in June, edible

notable fall color, fissures in bark

cultivar characteristics - leaf spot resistance, fall color, fruit, form

Autumn Brilliance - disease resistant, fall foliage color

small tree, flowers in June, showy

relatively drought tolerant, thorns

fair to good fall color, excellent persistant fruit

glossy red berries

small tree, flowers in May, showy

relatively drought tolerant, thorns are smaller and less numerous

showy fruit, dull berries

patchy scaly bark

2 inch fruit or smaller, small tree, showy flowers

drought tolerant, fruit flower form foliage

bloom in April/May, spectacular in bloom

many different forms

fire blight, apple scab, cedar-apple rust, powdery mildew

japanese beetle

disease resistance - number one cultivar selection criteria

medium/large tree, tough character, tolerates moist, dry, high pH soils

fast growing, native from east to midwest

showy bark, nipple gall, witch's broom

medium/large tree, classic vase shape

fast growing, tolerates drought, wet soils, alkaline soils, salt

urban tree, ok fall color (fair to good)

came from himalayas (putatively), then to Europe from the dutch east indies in late 1800s, spread to north america in 1930s.

last 70 years, killed 80 million American elms (75%)

beetle is transmitter of fungus

resistant cultivars - 'Princeton' (1922)

fast growing, need pruning

DED resistant, medium/large tree, variable in its habit

handles dry soil, tough character, fast growing

susceptible to ice damage in its youth

'Athena' - compact rounded form

'Allee' - vase shape

showy bark

undesirable tree for landscape

weak wooded, subject to number of pest diseases

tough character, handles dry, moist, poor soils

slime flux - bacteria bleaches white stripe in bark

medium/large tree, distinct vase shape

urban tolerant, tough plant (dry)

congestion of stems, needs to be pruned

with age, showy exfoliating bark

varying fall color (fair to good)

'Green Vase' - best of species characteristics

medium trees, prefer cool, moist sites

good fall foliage, short lived due to pest problems

zones 6-7 (iffy)

bronze birch borer - larvae eat inside of bark, exit holes

birch leaf miner - turns leaves brown, get inside leaf and eat leaf

showy bark

Native Americans utilized this tree for many things

weeping branches

graceful habit

bark darkens with age

medium/large tree, fast growing

tolerate wet soils, flower in spring (showy)

last to lose leaves, first to grow leaves

weak wooded, galls

exceptional fall color, think cap

bacterial leaf scorch (lethal)

gypsy moth - major pest

Leopold Trouvelot (astronomer) 1868 imported

larva defoliate the leaves

oaks are very sensitive 1-2 years

gypsy fungus from japan

introduced into boston area to control gypsy moth

wet soils, not as hardy here, more common in east

especially sensitive to pH

fine texture

interveinal chlorosis

named chestnut oak due to the resemblence to the AMerican chestnut leaves

ridge tops of mountains, super drought tolerant

white oak family

pwder mildew can be a problem

cultivars show resistance

'Fastigiata'

'Skyrocket' - holds branches tighter

wet soils, drought tolerant

bark unravels on smaller stems

'Regal Prince' - Q robur Fastigiata x Q bicolor

good urban landscape

best of the oaks for fall color (exceptional)

2 year acorn stages

wet soils and alkaline tolerant

red oak family

wet and alkaline tolerant

large tree

'bur' - the fringe of the bottom of the acorn cap

of the streams

wet tolerant

iron dilorosis in high pH soils, especially sensitive to pH

chlorosis - yellowing of foliage because of nutrient defficiency (iron)

cultivars self incompatible (self sterile)

weak branch structure

around 1918 they were looking for root stock for commercial pears

then in 1963 they selected Bradford

5 f's - flower in april, good fall foliage color, fast growing, fortitude (tolerates adverse conditions), fire blight resistant

very showy flowers, handels very dry to very moist soils, very symmetrical form, negatives - tight branch angles, causes the trees to break apart

many cultivars

native to coastal areas, tolerates drought and poor soils

can be called sea tomoato, roses look like tomatos

flowers summer to frost

'Frau Dagmar Hastrup' - resistant to japanaese beetle and disease

japanese beetle is serious problem

'topaz jewel' - less pest problems

showy fruit, lot of vitamin c, very thorny

national cherry blossom festival

blooming period between march-april

very showy in bloom

shiny bark w/ horizontal lenticils

fair to good fall color

many cultivars

very showy bark

dark color, very glossy

small trees with wonderful show of flowers

late march/april - x yedoensis, subhirtella, cerasifera

late april/may - serrulata

small tree

purple foliage

wonderful flower show (early)

blooms later

small tree

double flowes

many cultivars, fair to good fall color

medium shrub, suckers, wet/dry soils

flowers in MAY

very showy fruit (relatively persistant)

'Brilliantissima' - best of the species characteristics, flowers more, fruit is larger

dark berries

very rich in antioxidants

used in mass, borders/foundations, drought tolerant

medium shrub flowers in may, good show up close, decent fall color, showy fruit

ground cover, bright red showy persistant fruit

good fall color

medium shrub

medium/large shrub, very showy in fall, purple berries

'dichotoma' is invasive

very tolerant of tough conditions

medium/large tree

parents - platanus orientalis and occidentalis

showy bark, messy tree

anthracnose - fungal

canker stain is a fungus and letal

medium shrub, moist/wet to dry soil conditions

best of the species characteristics

glossy foliage, flowers in june, showy in flower

nice fruit show, relatively brief

showy flowers in may/june

medium/large shrub

2 glands at the bottom of leaves

showy fruit, red/orange

persistant fruit

'compactum' - medium shrub, compact form

always green, can be evergreen

flowers may-june, hummingbirds love the shit out of it

man cultivars

aphids can be a problem

straight shoots

moist/dry soils, suckers, showy flowers in may

dark blue fruit, fair-good fruit, fair-good fall color

horizontal form, medium/large shrub

very showy flowers

showy but brief fruit

good fall color

sylvatica - of the forest

tough plant - handles very wet and dry soils

very pretty foliage, fantastic fall color

evergreen in zone 6b

can get big

flowers summer to frost

showy flowers, persistant pink sepals

usually used as hedge or wall plants

many cultivars

very tough, tolerant plant

very invasive, tough to control

evergreen in our area

vine or ground cover (climbs by twining)

produces seeds, very fragrant

very prunable, makes herbal teas

many cultivars, form is an issue in ice storms

pest issue - japanese beetles, aphids, sooty mold

most drought tolerant, toughest linden

many cultivars, very fragrant, bees fucking love lindens

small tree, very showy flowers, showy fall color

'exacting' - cultural conditions - well drained organic soil

blooms in august/september

2-3 in flowers, slow growing

medium tree, very showy flowers in april

bell shaped flowers, likes moist and wet soils

showy seed pods (4 wings)

showy flowers in may

small tree

pendulous, bell shaped, white flowers

oval fruits

'Emerald pagoda' - larger glossier leaves, larger flowers

JC Raulston - horticulturalist at NC State, traveled the world finding plants, arboretum named after him

showy flowers in june/july

showy cinnamon bark

patchy bark

good fall color

slow growing

tons of cultivars

medium/large tree

specimen trees, exceptional bark (elephant skin)

'Asplenifolia' - slow growing, leaf form, finer texture

'Pendula' - beautiful shape, party under the tree

'Tricolor' - in the spring, very pink,

white, cream, purple, pink

very pretty

can be used as a hedge

large upright tree

not really for dry soil

very yellow, native, plant for large property

tulip like flower blooms in  may

not very showy cause they are at the top

seed pods

black spots - sooty mold fungus

smooth gray bark, not special fall color, quite nice though

wild in the woods, young trees hold their foliage

great form

beech bark disease - becoming an issue

zones 4-9

sensitive to compacted and alkaline soils

small/medium tree depending where its grown

tolerates wet soils (stream side)

silver underside of leaves

flowers in may, lemon scent

red seedpods

'henry hicks' - evergreen leaves, zone 5 still evergreen

medium tree, not good in windy location or dry soil

likes wet soil, largest simple leaf in north america

large gragrant flowers on old wood in may

medium/small tree

whorled leaves

not as good flowers as macrophylla

old wood in april