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Plant identification . May 13 th , 2013. Quercus phellos Willow Oak. 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. Quercus phellos.
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Plant identification May 13th, 2013
QuercusphellosWillow Oak • 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
Quercusphellos • 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
Lagerstroemia indica cv.Crape Myrtle • Height: 15-30 ft. • Width: 10-25 ft. • When planting space 8-15 ft apart.
Flowers: Come in pink, fuschia, red, coral, white • Panicle shape flower • Blooms: mid summer late summer/early fall mid fall
Bark: smooth to exfoliating • Leaves: 1”- 3” longOpposite to whorled leaf pattern • Yellow fall color • Simple Leaf • Growth Form: Round • Likes Sun • Rapid Growth
Hemerocallis cvs. • Common name: Daylily • Each bloom only blooms for ONE day! • Not a true lily • Daylilies are useful in the perennial flower border, planted in large masses, or as a ground cover on slopes, where they form a dense mat in just a few years.
Full sun • Height:6-12 in. (15-30 cm) • Spacing:18-24 in. (45-60 cm) • Propagation Methods:By dividing the rootball • Bloom Time:Early midseason (EM)Reblooming (Re) • Flower Size:Miniature (less than 3" diameter)
Liquidambar strycafluaSweetgum Height: 60-100’ Spread: 50-75’ 5-7 lobed, star shaped leaves Synacarp in fall and winter Part shade-sun
Prunusserrulata ‘Kwanzan’ Japanese Flowering Cherry Height: 15-25’ Spread: 15-20’ Small serrated hairs on margin White-pink single and double flowers in April and May Sun-Part shade