HRT 212 Plant Walk 5: Ornamental Trees Part 1 Preview

Sweet Bay Magnolia

Magnolia virginianaNote evergreen leaves, thick like rhododendronBuds typical of the family (two large bud scales) but not fuzzy like other magnolias

Yulan Magnolia

Magnolia denudataNote very large habit and BIG terminal flower buds with fuzz shorter than star and longer than saucer magnolias

Persian parrotia

Parrotia persicaNote exfoliating bark and velvety chocolate brown flower buds

Flame willow

Salix 'Flame"Note: ALTERNATE branchingSingle bud scalesmost intense color on young wood

Corkscrew willow

Salix matsudana 'Torulosa'Note twisted growth of stems, single bud scales; messy tree drops lots of branches

Bigleaf Wintercreeper

Euonymus fortuneiNote, opposite parallel leaf veination, climbing habit

Tulip Poplar

Liriodendron tulipiferaNote very straight trunk, buds like M. virginianaHigh in canopy seed clusters shaped like tulip

Smoke Bush

Cotinus coggygriaNote large shrubby habitlook "singed" around leaf scar (which looks like an elf?)Veggie odor when scratched

Hybrid Witch Hazel

Hamamelis x intermedia 'Arnold Promise' clear yellow flowers'Jelena' flower petals orange at base and yellowNote: flowers blooming Feb-March, strap-like petals and woody calyx cupsZig-Zag pattern to branches, which are very horizontal

Japanese Stewartia or Japanese Tea Tree

Stewartia pseudocamelliaNote exfoliating barkBuds size and shape of an artist's paintbrush, on small raised stalks

Star Magnolia

Magnolia stellata Note: Buds covered in dense fuzz (longest of our magnolias)Two bud scales, smooth light gray bark(This is a very old specimen, unusually large)

Saucer Magnolia

Magnolia x soulangianaNote: coarse, clubby habitSmooth gray barklarge buds with fuzz the textrure of velvet

Fringe Tree

Chionanthus virginicusBranches have funky habit, curving down then upStems flattened at the nodesLeaf scars like two black ovals, one on top of the other

Bottle Brush Buckeye

Aesculus parvifloraNote multi-stemmed suckering shrub habitremenants of 10-12" long flower spikes at terminal of most branchestwin terminal buds with large overlapping bud scalesthree bundle traces in the leaf scars looks like an "ooh" face

Witch Hazel

Hamamelis virginianaNote: Branching habit like H. x intermediaCalyx cups still visible on stems, flowers in fall

Horsechestnut

Aesculus hippocastanumNote: very large, sticky terminal buds, large overlapping bud scales7 bundle traces in the (huge) leaf scarsvery large habit

Red Horse Chestnut

Aesculus x carneaNote: Buds intermediate between A. Hippocastanum and A. parviflora. Terminal buds present, large, but lacking sticky resin. Bundle traces usually 5May be single or multi-stemmed

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