Liriodendron — commonly called tulip tree–is a fast-growing, pyramidal-shaped tree that bears tulip-shaped flowers in spring. Liriodendron is deciduous. The leaves are squarish and blunt-tipped looking a bit like a saddle. The leaves turn from bright green to bright yellow in autumn. Liriodendron’s flowers appear in late spring. They are greenish-yellow and orange at the base. They…
Crataegus–commonly called hawthorn–are small trees known for their year-round beauty. They bear white to deep pink five-petaled flowers in dense clusters. Flowers are followed by showy fruit resembling tiny apples in summer and fall, and often into winter. Crataegus bloom in late spring after most other trees. Paired with early spring bloomers, they increase the…
Calocedrus — commonly called Incense Cedar–is a dense, symmetrical tree with a narrow, pyramidal corwn. It has rich green foliage in flat sprays and reddish-brown bark. It has scalelike leaves in whorls of four. Calocedrus is an adaptable tree that is widely grown in the Western United States. It tolerates a variety of soils and can withstand…
The genus Abies–commonly called firs–are tall, erect, symmetrical conifers with dense whorled branches and a rigid pyramidal or conical shapes. The needles are glossy, mid-to dark green often with long silver bands beneath. Abies firs are mostly tall trees 80 to 150 feet (25-45m) high are taller. They require plenty of space. They are often…
Sorbus–commonly called mountain ash–is often grown for its showy spring flowers and shower autumn fruit. Creamy white blossoms appear in broad, flat clusters scattered over the canopy. The flowers turn to hanging clusters of small, red or orange-red berry-like fruit that color in late summer and early fall. Sorbus are deciduous trees or shrubs. There…
Salix is a genus of deciduous trees commonly called willows. Willows come in diverse forms. There are large willows best suited for large gardens, smaller willows that can be used as specimens in small gardens, shrubby willows suited for shrub borders, and often grown for their catkins–called “pussy willows.” But, perhaps the best known are…
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