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Woody Plant IDDr. Heidi KratschGreen Industry TrainingSpring 2015 1
SOAPBERRY FAMILY
Sapindaceae2
Acer rubrum (red maple)
3
Acer saccharinum (silver maple)
4
Acer × freemanii (Freeman maple)
5
‘Jeffersred’ (Autumn Blaze)
Acer pseudoplatanus (Sycamore maple)
6
Koelreuteria paniculata (goldenraintree)
7
PLANETREE FAMILY
Platanaceae8
Platanus occidentalis (American sycamore)
9
Platanus x acerifolia (London planetree)
10
CATALPA FAMILY
Bignoniaceae11
Catalpa speciosa (northern catalapa)
12
Leaves opposite or whorled
Catalpa bungei (Manchurian catalapa)
13
Catalpa bignonioides ‘Nana’
× Chitalpa kashtenkensis (Chitalpa)
14
‘Pink Dawn’
‘White Cloud’
OLIVE FAMILY
Oleaceae15
Fraxinus americana (white ash)
16
Fraxinus pennsylvanica (green ash)
17
cv. ‘Patmore’
Fraxinus oxycarpa ‘Raywood’
18
LEGUME FAMILY
Fabaceae 19
Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis (thornless honeylocust)
20
Robinia pseudoacacia (black locust)
21
cv. ‘Purple Robe’
The cultivar is actually a hybrid.
Gymnocladus dioicus (Kentucky coffeetree)
22A single leaf is bipinnately (doubly) compound.
BEECH FAMILY
Fagaceae23
Quercus macrocarpa (bur oak)
24
Quercus robur (English oak)
25
cv. ‘Fastigiata’
MALLOW FAMILY
Malvaceae26
Tilia cordata (littleleaf linden)
27cv. ‘Greenspire’
Tilia americana (American linden or basswood)
28
cv. ‘Redmond’ has a distinctly pyramidal form Leaves 4 to 8 inches long
Hibiscus syriacus (Rose-of-Sharon)
29
ROSE FAMILY
Rosaceae30
Cotoneaster species Section Chaenopetalum
Flowers white, spreading petalsSection Cotoneaster
Flowers pinkish, upright petals
31
Cotoneaster dammeribearberry cotoneasterEvergreen groundcover
Cotoneaster horizontalisrock cotoneasterDeciduous or semi-evergreen
Spiraea × vanhouttei (bridal wreath)
32Early spring bloom
Flower cluster an umbel
Buds divergent
Spiraea japonica ‘Anthony Waterer’
33Summer bloom Flower cluster a corymb
Buds tiny, appressed
MINT FAMILY
Lamiaceae 34
Caryopteris × clandonensisblue mist spirea
35Leaves oppositely attached
Blooms in late summer on new growth;Cut back in late winter
BARBERRY FAMILY
Berberidaceae36
Berberis thunbergii (Japanese barberry)
37
var. atropurpurea ‘Crimson Pygmy’Twig is slightly zig-zaggy
SPINDLE-TREE FAMILY
Celastraceae38
Euonymus alatus (winged euonymus or burning bush)
39
Twigs with corky wings
Fruit capsules with bright red arils
Cymes with 3 greenish-yellow flowers
aril
Euonymus fortuneii (wintercreeper)
40Cymes of greenish-yellow flowersFruit capsule with whitish arils
FIGWORT FAMILY
Scrophulariaceae41
Buddleja davidii (butterfly bush)
42
HONEYSUCKLE FAMILY
Caprifoliaceae43
Lonicera tatarica (Tatarian honeysuckle)
44
ELDERBERRY FAMILY
Adoxaceae45
Viburnum opulus (snowball bush)
46
glands on petioles
PINE FAMILY
Pinaceae 47
Pinus nigra (Austrian pine)
48
fascicle
Pinus sylvestris (Scotch pine)
49
Pinus ponderosa (Ponderosa pine)
50
CYPRESS FAMILY
Cupressaceae51
× Cupressocyparis leylandii (Leyland cypress)
52
Zone 6 – 10
Cupressus arizonica (Arizona cypress)
53
cv. ‘Fastigiata’
Zone 7 – 9
Juniperus chinensis (Chinese juniper)
54
cv. ‘Sea Green’
Sheared
Thuja occidentalis (eastern arborvitae)
55
Thuja occidentalisThuja orientalis
