Woody Plant Selection and Care By Mike Andruczyk VCE – Horticulture Agent City of Chesapeake

Selecting Woodies Site Characteristics Site Characteristics Aesthetic Characteristics Aesthetic Characteristics Nursery/Garden Center Condition Nursery/Garden Center Condition

Selecting Woodies Site Characteristics Site Characteristics Soil conditions Soil conditions Site exposure Site exposure Plant hardiness Plant hardiness Maintenance needs Maintenance needs

Site Characteristics Soil conditions Soil conditions Type of soil Type of soil Drainage Drainage Depth of soil Depth of soil

Site Characteristics Site exposure Site exposure Amount of sun Amount of sun Amount of wind Amount of wind Amount of rain Amount of rain

Site Characteristics Plant hardiness Plant hardiness Cold tolerance Cold tolerance Heat tolerance Heat tolerance

Site Characteristics Maintenance needs Maintenance needs Pest resistant Pest resistant Pruning needs Pruning needs Clean up needs Clean up needs

Selecting Woodies Aesthetic Characteristics Aesthetic Characteristics Plant size Plant size Plant form Plant form Leaf type Leaf type Leaf texture Leaf texture Flower/Fruit Color Flower/Fruit Color

Aesthetic Characteristics Plant Size Plant Size Height Height width width

Aesthetic Characteristics Plant Form Plant Form Groundcover/vine/shrub Groundcover/vine/shrub Habit Habit Trailing/mat Trailing/mat Mound/spreading Mound/spreading Clump/tuft Clump/tuft V-shaped V-shaped Round/rounded Round/rounded Oval Oval Pyramidal/conical Pyramidal/conical Columnar Columnar

Aesthetic Characteristics Leaf Type Leaf Type Deciduous/Evergreen Deciduous/Evergreen Green/other colored Green/other colored

Aesthetic Characteristics Leaf Texture Leaf Texture Fine Fine Medium Medium Coarse Coarse

Aesthetic Characteristics Color Color Flower Flower When When Length of bloom time Length of bloom time Mess/allergies Mess/allergies Fruit Fruit When When Wildlife attraction Wildlife attraction Length of display Length of display Mess Mess

Nursery/Garden Center Condition Leaf condition Leaf condition Plant Shape Plant Shape Root/soil Condition Root/soil Condition

Leaf Condition Pest free Pest free Fully turgid Fully turgid

Plant Shape Central leader / multiple stemmed Central leader / multiple stemmed Dense branching / non-leggy Dense branching / non-leggy

Root/Soil Condition Moist soil/roots Moist soil/roots Not pot-bound Not pot-bound Intact B&B Intact B&B

Planting (part 1) Size of hole Size of hole Setting in the hole Setting in the hole

Planting (part 2) Removal of “extras” Removal of “extras” Refilling / amending Refilling / amending Fertilizing Fertilizing

Planting (part 3) Watering Watering

Planting (part 4) Pruning Pruning Suckers/watersprouts Suckers/watersprouts Broken branches Broken branches Diseased/dead wood Diseased/dead wood Crossing/inward branches Crossing/inward branches Narrow crotch/double leader Narrow crotch/double leader Shaping Shaping Health Health Aesthetics Aesthetics

Planting (part 5) Staking Staking When to When to Methods Methods Removal Removal

Planting (part 6) Mulching Organic Organic Leaves, bark, pine needles, wood chips Leaves, bark, pine needles, wood chips Inorganic Inorganic Rubber, fabrics, rock Rubber, fabrics, rock

Groundcovers

Ajuga reptans

Ardisia japonica

Asarum splendens

Epimedium taxa

Juniperus horizontalis

Lysimachia nummularia

Mazus reptans

Ophiopogon japonicus

Pachysandra terminalis

Phlox subulata

Pratia pedunculata

Reineckia carnea

Sedum taxa

Sarcococca hookeriana var. humilis

Saxifraga stolonifera

Stachys byzantina

Vinca minor

Vines

Actinidia kolomikta

Aristolochia durior

Bignonia capreolata

Celastrus scandens

Clematis armandii

Clematis X jackmanii

Clematis montana

Ficus pumila

Humulus lupulus

Hydrangea anomala subsp. petiolaris

Jasminum X stephanense

Kadsura japonica

Lathyrus latifolius

Lonicera sempervirens

Millettia reticulata

Parthenocissus henryana

Polygonum aubertii

Rosa banksia

Schisandra chinensis

Schizophragma hydrangeoides

Stauntonia hexaphylla

Trachelospermum jasminoides

Wisteria frutescens

Thank You Mike Andruczyk VCE – Horticulture Agent Dept. of Agriculture 310 Shea Drive Chesapeake, VA fax