Honey Locust is the common name for the genus Gleditsia, a member of the Pea Family. Honey Locusts are deciduous trees, often spiny, which are used for shade trees and other ornamental purposes. Sweet Locust, Gleditsia triacanthos grow to 70 feet (21m); the trunk and branches are armed with stout, rigid, 3-forked spines 3 to…
Ginkgo is an Asiatic genus of hardy deciduous trees represented notably by one species, Ginkgo biloba, often called Maidenhair tree because of its attractive foliage that resembles in form that of the popular Maidenhair fern (Adiantum). Ginkgo biloba tree grows to 35 feet (10.6m) tall with a characteristic diagonally upright form and flowers in loose…
Flowering ash, Fraxinus, is a round-headed deciduous tree. It bears dark green leaves to 8 inches (20cm) long; the leaves turn purple-red in autumn. In spring and early summer, the flowering ash produces larger terminal panicles of fragrant, creamy-white flowers. Ash is the common name for the genus Fraxinus, a group of hardy deciduous tree…
Fagus is a genus of hardy deciduous tree belonging to the same family as the oaks and chestnuts. There are several species all native of the north temperate zones of America, Europe, and Asian. Beech trees are round-headed and spreading, growing to 80 feet or more with light-colored, smooth bark. Beech trees seem partial to…
Eucalyptus is a genus or rapidly growing broad-leaved evergreen trees native to subtropical and warm-temperate climates. Many eucalyptus are known as Gum Trees. Eucalyptus are members of the Myrtle Family. They grow to great size and are of ornamental value for street and lawn. Eucalyptus has attractive gray-green or bluish, lance-shaped, or ovate leaves on…
American yellowwood, Cladrastis, is a deciduous tree that grows to a wide-spreading rounded form. Yellowwood trees have bell-shaped slightly fragrant white flowers marked with yellow borne on one-foot terminal clusters in spring. Yellowwoods can be grown as specimens or as shade trees in small yards. Yellowwood is the common name for the genus Cladrastis. Yellowwood…
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