TREE BIBLE Horticulture A Mr. Olson Spanish Fork High Modified by Georgia Agricultural Education Curriculum Office July 2002

Norway maple (Acer platanoides) 45’ tall x 30’ wide Deciduous Helicopter seeds Turns from green to yellow (fall color)

Virginia Creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia) Fast growing vine Green leaves to red leaves (fall color) Compound palmate leaves Blue berries

Thornless Honeylocust (Gleditsia tricanthos) 40’ tall 30’ wide Fast growing shade tree Compound pinnate leaves

Horsechestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum) 35’ tall 20’ wide Red flowers in the summer (cone shaped) Compound palmate leaves Chestnuts (fruit)

Austrian Pine (Pinus nigra) 45’ tall 35’ wide Needles 3 to 4’’ long 2 needles in a sheath Evergreen

Quaking Aspen (Populus tremuloides) 35’ tall 15’wide Light colored bark White powder on trunk Fast Growing

Blue Spruce (Picea pungens) Heigth 40’x30’ Wide Needles 1in. Long, and 1 needle per sheath Silvery blue color Slow growing

Japanese Yew (Taxus cuspidata) Heigth 3’x 4’ Wide Grows well in the shade Needles dark green (3/4in.long) Some species have red berries (cones)

Dwarf Alberta Spruce (Picea glauca) Height 8’x 4’ Wide Needles ¼” long Slow growing

Potentilla (Potentilla fruticosa) Height 3’x 3’ Wide Yellow blooms most of the summer Fast growing

Little Leaf Linden (Tillia cordata) Height 40’x 25’ Wide Tree shape rounded bottom, pointed top Light green seed pod attached to the leaf

Purple Leaf Plum (Prunus cerasifera) Purple leaves all year long Height 20’x 12’Wide Pinkish white flowers in the spring

Rose Bush (Rosa acisa) Most have thorns Height 4-5’x 4’Wide Flowers all summer

London Plane Tree (Platanus acerifolia) Shade Tree Height 70’x 40’Wide Fruit/Nut Tree Big like Horse Chestnut

Ponderosa Pine (Pinus ponderosa) Looks a lot like Austrian Pine 2-3 needles in sheath Height 60’x 30’Wide Fairly fast growing

Catalpa (Catalpa bignoides) Height 60’x 40’ Wide Fruit (indian cigars) Large leaves (8”to 12”)

Russian Olive (Eleagnus angustifolia) Height 30’x20’ Wide Weed Tree Silver blue leaves Thorns and small gray olives

Globe Willow (Salix mastudana) Height 40’x 30’Wide Fast growing shade tree Problems with insects and disease

Arborvitae (Thuja orentallis) Flat scale leaves Height 12’x 6’ Wide Blue berries that are cones

Fremont Poplar (Populus fremontii) Leaf looks like Quaking Aspen leaf but bigger Height 80’x 50’Wide Very fast growing

Crimson King Maple (Acer Platanoides) Height 40’x25’ Wide Crimson color leaves, helicopter seeds Slow growing

Green Ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica) Height 45’x30’ Wide Leaves green to yellow fall color Moderate growth

Chinese Elm (Ulmus parvifolia) Height 50’x 40’ Wide’ WEED Tree Gets diseases easily

Mountain Ash (Sorbus aucuparia) Heigth 25’x 15’ Wide White flowers spring, orange berries fall Compound pinnate leaves

Weeping White Birch (Betula pendula) Height 45’x 25’ wide White bark Catkins (contain seeds) Weeping (pendulous branches

Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum) Height 50’x 35’ Wide Green leaves, fall (Orange) Produces maple syrup

Tree of Heaven (Ailanthus altissima) Height 40’x 40’ Wide Weed tree (lots and lots of seeds) Compound pinnate leaf

Mimosia (Albizia julibrissin) Height 25’x 20’ Wide Pink flowers in the summer Bi pinnately compound leaves

Golden Rain Tree (Koelreuteria paniculata Height 30’x 20’ Wide Yellow flowers in the spring Large(raindrop shaped seed pods in the fall)

Tam Juniper (Juniperus sabina) Height 30”x 4’ Wide Scale like leaves (no leaves under branch) Evergreen, Conifer

Pfitzer Juniper (Juniperus chinensis ‘Pfitzeraiana’) Height 6’-10’x 5’ wide Different varieties different colors Blue berries (cones)

White Fir (Abies concolor) Height 60’x 20’ Wide Needles ¾” long and all point up Evergreen, conifer

Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) Height 60’x 25’ wide Needles flat and soft, ½” long Cones have a snakelike tongue on scales

European Larch (Larix decidua) Height 60’x25’ Wide Deciduous conifer Needles grow in clusters, bluish green

English Walnut (Juglans regia) Height 40’x 30’ Wide Nuts 2” in diameter Bark is smooth and light silver color

Ginkgo Tree (Ginkgo biloba) Height 40’x 25’ Wide Living Fossil Broadleaf deciduous conifer

Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum) Height 12’x 5’ Wide Most have red leaves Grows in some shade