HRT 212 Plant Walk 7: Dogwoods and Lilacs Preview

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Euonymus alatus

Burning BushNote corky wings on stems

2

Syringa reticulata

Japanese Tree LilacNote, OPPOSITE (cherry is alternate)cherry-like barklarge clusters of seed capsules

3

Cornus mas

Cornelian cherry dogwoodfat shrub or low-branched small treeNote clusters of bright yellow flowers, interesting platey bark

4

Forsythia x intermedia

ForsythiaNote raised, round lenticels on stems, yellow-green color of young branches

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Cornus racemosa (Swida racemosa)

Gray dogwoodNote remains of last year's flower clusters in persistant pedicels

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Syringa vulgaris

Common LilacNote large, twin terminal buds (flower clusters already out this year)

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Syringa patula 'Miss Kim'

Miss Kim lilacNote twin terminal buds with purplish bud scalesrounded habit, much smaller than Common lilac

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Calycanthus floridus

Carolina allspice (nothing to do with culinary allspice)Note all parts of this plant are intensely fragrantstems pressed flat at the nodesleaf scar has a smiley face (Sid from Ice Age?)

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Syringa meyeri

Meyer lilacNote twin terminal buds, pointed (rounded on Miss Kim)habit also more upright than Miss Kim, larger - but still much smaller than common lilacProminent dot-like lenticels

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Cornus sericea

red-twig dogwood - suckering shrubmany cultivars with varying size, intensity of twig colorsome variegated

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Cornus sericea 'Flamirivera'

yellow twig dogwood shrub

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Cornus sanguinea 'Winter Flame'

coral-colored dogwood shrub

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Cornus alternifolia

Alternate Dogwood or Pagoda DogwoodNote maroon-colored stemsSmall tree with hortizontal branching in layers like a Pagodabranches alternate (but just barely)

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Cornus florida

Flowering DogwoodNote alligator-like barkusually single stemmed small treelarge terminal flower buds (pretzel buns? biscuits?)

15

Deutzia gracilis

Slender Deutzia (this one is 'Nikko' a dwarf cultivar)Note fine, twiggy habittan color, tiny capsules

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Cornus kousa

Chinese Dogwood or Kousa Dogwoodsingle or multi-stemmed tree with pretty exfoliating barkflower buds teardrop-shaped

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Philadelpus coronarius

MockorangeOpposite, young stems cinnamon stripey4-chambered capsules

HRT 212 Plant Walk 7: Dogwoods and Lilacs
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