1. Plant ID Spring Week 10

2. Pyrus calleryana ‘Bradford’ Habit: Deciduous Growth Rate: Rapid Height: 20 to 40' Width:20 to 30‘ Leaf: 1.5 to 3" alternate, simple glossy dark green leaves; yellow, scarlet, purple fall color

3. Pyrus calleryana ‘Bradford’ Flower/Fruit: White, flowers in March; unpleasant odor;.5" rounded brown fruit Comments: Upright, weak crotches that break with age; easy to transplant; tolerates drought, air pollution, heat; may have thorns

4. Quercus palustris Habit: Deciduous Growth Rate: Rapid Height: 60 to 80' Width: 40 to 50‘ Leaf: 3 to 6" alternate, simple leaves; 5 to 7 deeply cut lobes; russet, bronze, red fall color

5. Quercus palustris Flower/Fruit:.5" acorn Comments: Young trees and lower branches of older trees hold leaves throughout winter; fibrous root system; transplants well

6. Quercus phellos Habit: Deciduous Growth Rate: Moderate to rapid Height: 60 to 80' Width: 30 to 40‘ Leaf: 2 to 5.5" alternate, narrow, simple leaves; slightly wavy; yellow to yellow brown fall color

7. Quercus phellos Flower/Fruit:.5" acorn; often alternate years of heavy bearing; not as messy as some oaks Comments: Native; fibrous root system; easy to transplant; good street tree; tolerant of heat, drought, air pollution and standing water; acorns eaten by birds and squirrels; small leaves are easy to clean up in fall

8. Japanese Barberry: Berberis thunbergii Deciduous shrub, except it is red in color. Leaf: alternate, ovate, entire margin, less than ½” wide and long Sun, 3-5’ tall/wide Yellow spring flower ½” long spines

9. Euonymous alata Site Requirements: Sun to partial shade; range of soil types except wet Height: 15 to 20 feet Width: 15 to 20 feet Flower/Fruit: Non-showy yellow-green flowers; 0.5 to 0.3" red fruit in fall

10. Euonymous alata Foliage: Opposite to sub-opposite, simple leaves; 1 to 3" long; finely serrated; corky winged branches; excellent red fall color Comments: Drought tolerant; fruit attracts birds; can be severely pruned

11. Border Forsythia: Forsythia x intermedia Deciduous shrub Leaf: opposite, serrated, elliptical, pinnate, 3- 5”long,1 ½” wide 8-10’tall/wide Sun Yellow flower in late winter, early spring. Green pod for fruit. Stem is 4-sided, has noticeable lenticels

12. Glossy Abelia: Abelia x grandiflora Evergreen shrub Leaf: opposite, elliptical, serrated, pinnate, simple Pink flower, funnel/tube shaped. Twigs are reddish- brown with streaks

13. Aucuba japonica Height: 6 to 10 feet Width: 4 to 6 feet Evergreen Flower/Fruit: Grown for foliage rather than flowers; purple male flowers; 0.5" scarlet fruit matures in fall and persists till spring; often hidden by foliage

14. Aucuba japonica Foliage: Opposite, simple, lustrous, leathery le Comments: Drought tolerant; young leaves exposed to sun will blacken; easy to transplant; remains dense even in heavy shade; male and female plants aves; 3 to 8" long; rounded green stems