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Plant ID. Spring Week 10. 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. Pyrus calleryana ‘Bradford’ .

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  1. Plant ID Spring Week 10

  2. Pyruscalleryana ‘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. Pyruscalleryana ‘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. Quercuspalustris • 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. Quercuspalustris • Flower/Fruit: .5" acorn • Comments: Young trees and lower branches of older trees hold leaves throughout winter; fibrous root system; transplants well

  6. Quercusphellos • 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. 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

  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. Euonymousalata • 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. Euonymousalata • 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

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