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Plant Identification
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Abelia X grandiflora COMMON NAME: Glossy Abelia
SIZE: 4-6 feet tall, 3-5 feet wide FORM: Semiglobal, fine texture FOLIAGE: Summer=dark green, fall and winter=bronze-green to bronze-red and bronze-purple FLOWERS: funnel shaped, white with a hint of pink, slightly fragrant
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Abelia X grandiflora
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Acer rubrum COMMON NAME: Red Maple SIZE: 60-75 feet tall
FORM: ovoid or rounded crown, develops ascending branches FOLIAGE: leaves opposite, simple, 5-10 cm long and wide, usually 3-lobed but often 5, medium to dark green FLOWERS: red FRUIT: samara
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Growth habit in winter and summer
Acer rubrum Growth habit in winter and summer
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Acer rubrum Fall foliage color
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Aracaria heterophylla
COMMON NAME: Norfolk Island Pine SIZE: 2-6 feet tall, 1-4 feet wide FOLIAGE: needle-like, spirally arranged, to 1 ½” long, drooping branches with age FLOWERS: cones, not seen in indoor cultivation
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Aracaria heterophylla
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Berberis thumbergii COMMON NAME: Japanese Barberry
FORM: 3 to 6 feet tall, slightly wider than tall, very twiggy FOLIAGE: ovate shape, significantly wider at the tip than at the base, 0.5 to 1.25 inches long, inches wide FRUIT: bright red berries that color in October
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Berberis thumbergii
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Berberis thumbergii Summer foliage
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Small, but slightly showy flowers
Berberis thumbergii Small, but slightly showy flowers
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Showy fall and winter berries
Berberis thumbergii Showy fall and winter berries
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Betula nigra COMMON NAME: River Birch
FORM: medium sized tree, 50 to 70 feet tall or taller, oval or pyramidal FOLIAGE: lustrous medium or dark green, alternate, simple leaves, doubly serrate margin, diamond shaped leaves FLOWERS: flowers are catkins BARK: showy exfoliating bark
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Betula nigra
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Diamond-shaped, doubly serrate leaves
Betula nigra Diamond-shaped, doubly serrate leaves
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Showy, exfoliating bark
Betula nigra Showy, exfoliating bark
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Cercis canadensis COMMON NAME: Eastern Red Bud
FORM: a small, deciduous tree, 20 to 30 feet tall, 25 to 35 feet wide, shape is rounded to broad and flat-topped FOLIAGE: wide, heart-shaped leaves, 3” to 5” long and wide FLOWERS: small, purplish-pink pea-like flowers, numerous and appear before the foliage
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Cercis canadensis
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Cercis canadensis
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Cercis canadensis
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Chlorophytum comosum COMMON NAME: Spider plant
FOLIAGE: arching leaves with cascading wiry stems FLOWERS: small white flowers ID FEATURE: many times will contain tiny plantlets at the apex of leaves
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Chlorophytum comosum
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Cornus florida COMMON NAME: Flowering Dogwood
FORM: a small deciduous tree, grows to about 30 feet tall with an equal or greater spread FOLIAGE: oval to ovate shape, 3” to 6” long, 1.5” to 3” wide, medium green FLOWERS: small and yellowish-green with four showy white bracts
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Cornus florida
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Cornus florida
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Cornus florida Actual flower is yellowish-green center surrounded by four white bracts
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X Cupressocyparis leylandii
COMMON NAME: Leyland cypress FORM: narrow-leaved evergreen, 65 ft spread, and 12 ft height, columnar form FOLIAGE: small needle like leaves, ends of branches tend to twist FRUIT: round, small cone, ½ to ¾” diameter, brown, rarely found
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X Cupressocyparis leylandii
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X Cupressocyparis leylandii
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X Cupressocyparis leylandii
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Dieffenbachia maculata
COMMON NAME: Dumbcane FORM: erect herb less than 1 meter tall FOLIAGE: petiolate, petiole up to 30 cm long, grooved and winged from the base to beyond the halfway point, surface patterned with many irregular yellowish or cream-green splotches
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Dieffenbachia maculata
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Dieffenbachia maculata
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Euonymous alata COMMON NAME: Winged Euonymous
FORM: deciduous shrub, 15-20’ tall with an equal spread FOLIAGE: simple, elliptic leaves, 1” to 3” long with fine sharp leaf serrations, dark green leaf color BARK: long corky wings on stems
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Euonymous alata
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Euonymous alata
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Euonymous alata
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Euonymous alata Stems have corky wings
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Euonymous japonica COMMON NAME: Evergreen Euonymous
FORM: evergreen bush to 10 feet tall with a 6 feet spread
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Euonymous japonica
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Euphorbia pulcherrima
COMMON NAME: Poinsettia FORM: shrub FOLIAGE: large alternate leaves with or without teeth on the margin FLOWER: cup-shaped flowers in a cluster above the showy red, pink, or creamy leaf bracts with a large yellow gland on the rim of the flower
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Euphorbia pulcherrima
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Euphorbia pulcherrima
Red petals are actually bracts, not flowers.
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Ficus benjamina COMMON NAME: Weeping fig
FORM: evergreen shrub or tree with drooping branches FOLIAGE: leaves alternate, simple, long-tipped, glossy FLOWERS & FRUIT: enclosed in a fleshy sac turning from green to orange-red and then purplish-black
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Ficus benjamina
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Ficus elastica COMMON NAME: rubber plant
FORM: straight growing central-stemmed plant FOLIAGE: dark green oval-oblong leaves up to 15 inches long, grow at a 45 degree angle from the main stem
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Ficus elastica
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Forsythia X intermedia
COMMON NAME: Border forsythia FORM: a deciduous shrub 8 to 10 feet tall and 10 to 12 feet wide FOLIAGE: opposite, ovate to lanceolate leaves, toothed margins, 3” to 5” long and 0.5” to 1” wide, medium to dark green color above and lighter on underside FLOWERS: brilliant yellow color
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Forsythia X intermedia
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Forsythia X intermedia
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Forsythia X intermedia
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Forsythia X intermedia
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Hosta sp. COMMON NAME: Hosta FORM: clumping growth habit
FOLIAGE: medium green or variegated large clasping leaves with prominent veins FLOWERS: varying colors from white to purple
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Hosta sp.
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Hosta sp.
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Juniperus horizontalis
COMMON NAME: Creeping juniper FORM: dense, evergreen shrub, branches very long and flexible, 1 to 2 feet tall and 4 to 8 feet wide FOLIAGE: two kinds of needles: awl- shaped and scale-like, awls are found in opposite pairs, tip sharply pointed, green to blue-green
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Juniperus horizontalis
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Juniperus horizontalis
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Lagerstroemia indica COMMON NAME: Crape Myrtle
FORM: deciduous shrub to small tree, to 20 feet or more FOLIAGE: oblong-elliptic to rounded, to 2.75 inches long, glabrous or pubescent on veins FLOWERS: pink white or purple calyx tube is showy part BARK: smooth exfoliating bark
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Lagerstroemia indica
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Lagerstroemia indica
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Liquidambar styraciflua
COMMON NAME: Sweetgum FORM: deciduous shade tree, typically 60 to 80 feet tall and 40 to 60 feet wide FOLIAGE: alternate “maple-like” star shaped leaves, 5 to 7 lobed, 4-8 inches long and wide FRUIT: 1” to 1.5” spiny balls change from green to brown
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Liquidambar styraciflua
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Liquidambar styraciflua
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Liquidambar styraciflua
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Magnolia grandiflora COMMON NAME: Southern Magnolia
FORM: a large evergreen tree, 60 to 80 feet tall and 30 to 50 feet wide FOLIAGE: elliptic leaf shape, 5 to 10 inches long 2 to 5 inches wide, color dark green and pubescent on underside FLOWERS: white flowers, blooms in spring, up to 12” in diameter, saucer shaped
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Magnolia grandiflora FRUIT: elongated aggregates of follicles, 3” to 8” long, red seeds, very showy
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Magnolia grandiflora
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Magnolia grandiflora
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Magnolia grandiflora
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Magnolia grandiflora
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Malus sp. COMMON NAME: Flowering crabapple
FORM: height range of 6 to 50 feet with most in the 15 to 25 feet range, form varies from weeping, spreading, columnar, vase-shaped to pyramidal FLOWERS: colors range from white to pink to red
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Malus sp.
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Malus sp.
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Myrica cerifera COMMON NAME: Wax Myrtle
FORM: aromatic shrub or small tree as clumps of trunks up to 25’ in height FOLIAGE: semi-evergreen leaves FRUIT: waxy gray fruit attached to the twigs, glandular and smell like bayberry when crushed
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Myrica cerifera
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Myrica cerifera
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Nephrolepis exaltata COMMON NAME: Boston Fern
FORM: evergreen fern, up to 5 feet tall Reproduces by spores located on the bottom side of leaves
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Nephrolepis exaltata
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Nephrolepis exaltata
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Pelargonium X hortorum
COMMON NAME: Geranium FORM: small to medium-sized herbaceous perennial, ranges from 12 to 18 inches tall and 18” to 24” wide, spreading mound growth form FOLIAGE: leaves 3 to 4 inches across, medium to dark green, cordate in shape, bold-textured, thick and clustered
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Pelargonium X hortorum
FLOWERS: white, pink, red, salmon, orange, violet, and all shades in-between, with bicolors and double flowers available, spherical clusters atop long stiff peduncles
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Pelargonium X hortorum
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Pelargonium X hortorum
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Pinus strobus COMMON NAME: Eastern White Pine
FORM: evergreen tree, conical when young, less defined with age, 50 to 80 feet tall and 30 to 50 feet wide FOLIAGE: light green with a bluish cast, 5 needles per fasicle, thin flexible needles, 4” long, serrated margins FRUIT: light brown cones, 6-8” long
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Pinus strobus
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Pinus strobus
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Pinus strobus
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Prunus serrulata ‘Kwanzan’
COMMON NAME: Japanese flowering cherry FORM: a large deciduous tree, 60 to 70 feet tall, round to vase-like shape FOLIAGE: ovate leaf shape, 3” to 5” long and up to 2” wide, serrate margin FLOWERS: range from white to pink FRUIT: blackish purple fruit
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Prunus serrulata ‘Kwanzan’
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Prunus serrulata ‘Kwanzan’
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Pyrus calleryana ‘Bradford’
COMMON NAME: Bradford Pear FORM: a medium-sized deciduous tree, 30 to 40 feet tall and about 1/3 as wide FOLIAGE: ovate leaves that are 2 to 3 inches long and almost as wide FLOWERS: white flowers, 3 inches in diameter, usually peak before leaf set
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Pyrus calleryana ‘Bradford’
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Pyrus calleryana ‘Bradford’
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Pyrus calleryana ‘Bradford’
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Pyrus calleryana ‘Bradford’
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Quercus palustris COMMON NAME: Pin oak
FORM: a large, deciduous tree, 75 feet tall and 40 feet wide at its maximum FOLIAGE: alternate leaf arrangement with sharply pointed lobes, 5 to 7 lobes each with terminal bristles, 3 to 6” long FRUIT: small acorns around 0.66” to 0.75” in diameter
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Quercus palustris
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Quercus palustris
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Fruit are pale yellow-green catkins
Quercus palustris Fruit are pale yellow-green catkins
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Quercus phellos COMMON NAME: Willow oak
FORM: medium-sized, deciduous tree, 50 to 70 feet tall and 30 to 50 feet wide FOLIAGE: lanceolate leaf shape, 2 to 5” long, bristle-tipped leaf apex, dark green leaf color FLOWERS: pendulous yellow-brown catkins
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Quercus phellos
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Rhododendron catawbiense
COMMON NAME: Catawba Hybrid Rhododendron FORM: an evergreen shrub, typically 6 to 10 feet tall with an equivalent spread FOLIAGE: evergreen, elliptical leaves 3 to 6” long and 1 to 2” wide, dark green FLOWERS: 2.5” across and funnel-shaped, clusters are 5 to 6” in diameter and comprised of 5 to 10 flowers
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Rhododendron catawbiense
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Rhododendron catawbiense
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Rhododendron catawbiense
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Rhododendron catawbiense
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Viola X wittrockiana COMMON NAME: pansy
FORM: low, bushy growing habit with a height of .25 to .75 feet tall and a width of .5 to .75 feet FLOWERS: white, yellow, black, brown, lavender, purple, blue, pink, often with blotches that resemble animals’ faces
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Viola X wittrockiana
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Viola X wittrockiana
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Viola X wittrockiana
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