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

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

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

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

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

6. Site Characteristics Plant hardiness Plant hardiness Cold tolerance Cold tolerance Heat tolerance Heat tolerance

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

8. 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

9. Aesthetic Characteristics Plant Size Plant Size Height Height width width

10. 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

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

12. Aesthetic Characteristics Leaf Texture Leaf Texture Fine Fine Medium Medium Coarse Coarse

13. 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

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

15. Leaf Condition Pest free Pest free Fully turgid Fully turgid

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

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

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

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

20. Planting (part 3) Watering Watering

21. 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

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

23. 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

24. Groundcovers

25. Ajuga reptans

26. Ardisia japonica

27. Asarum splendens

28. Epimedium taxa

29. Juniperus horizontalis

30. Lysimachia nummularia

31. Mazus reptans

32. Ophiopogon japonicus

33. Pachysandra terminalis

34. Phlox subulata

35. Pratia pedunculata

36. Reineckia carnea

37. Sedum taxa

38. Sarcococca hookeriana var. humilis

39. Saxifraga stolonifera

40. Stachys byzantina

41. Vinca minor

42. Vines

43. Actinidia kolomikta

44. Aristolochia durior

45. Bignonia capreolata

46. Celastrus scandens

47. Clematis armandii

48. Clematis X jackmanii

49. Clematis montana

50. Ficus pumila

51. Humulus lupulus

52. Hydrangea anomala subsp. petiolaris

53. Jasminum X stephanense

54. Kadsura japonica

55. Lathyrus latifolius

56. Lonicera sempervirens

57. Millettia reticulata

58. Parthenocissus henryana

59. Polygonum aubertii

60. Rosa banksia

61. Schisandra chinensis

62. Schizophragma hydrangeoides

63. Stauntonia hexaphylla

64. Trachelospermum jasminoides

65. Wisteria frutescens

66. Thank You Mike Andruczyk VCE – Horticulture Agent Dept. of Agriculture 310 Shea Drive Chesapeake, VA 23322-5571 757-382-6348 757-382-6665 fax Mikeand@vt.edu