Week #1 Plant List
Sugar Maple- Acer saccharum Decidious Large Shade Tree Gumdrop-shaped Leaves- opposite, 5 lobed (2 smaller basal lobes) Turns yellow, orange, or red Samaras
Paper Birch- Betula papyrifera Medium sized tree Irregular shape Often grown in clumps Leaves- Alternate, ovate, simple White, peeling bark Yellow fall foliage
Winged Euonymus- Euonymus alatus Decidious Shrub 15-20’ tall Oppositve leaves, simple, elliptic Fine sharp leaf serrations Bright Red (fall) Long wings along stems
Rose of Sharon- Hibiscus syriacus Deciduous flowering 8-10’ tall, vase shape Alternate, simple, 3 lobed leaves, margins coarsely toothed Showy flower
Red Maple- Acer rubrum Decidiuous Rounded/oval outline Medium to large tree Leaves- opposite, 3 lobed gray green underside of leaf Bright Red fall foliage Samaras