BLACK TUPELO
4660 Princeton Rd.Black Tupelo (Nyssa sylvatica)Nyssa sylvatica, the black tupelo, tupelo, black gum or sour gum, is a medium-sized deciduous tree native to eastern North America from the coastal Northeastern United States and souther Ontario south to central Florida and eastern Texas, as well as Mexico. The common name, tupelo, is of Native American origin, coming from the Creek words ito "tree" and opilwa "swamp"; it was in use by the mid-18th century.
BLACK OAK
450 Avon Rd.Black Oak (Quercus velutina)Quercus velutina, the black oak, is a species of oak in the red oak group, native and widespread in eastern and central North America. It is found in all the coastal states from Maine to Texas, inland as far as Michigan, Ontario, Minnesota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, and eastern Texas. It is sometimes called the eastern black oak. Quercus velutina was previously known as yellow oak due to the yellow pigment in its inner bark, however nowadays
BLACK CHERRY
4724 Barfield Rd.Black Cherry (Prunus serotina)Prunus serotina, commonly called black cherry, wild black cherry, run cherry or mountain black cherry, is a deciduous tree or shrub. The species is widespread and common in North America and South America. Black cherry is closely related to the chokeberry (Prunus virginia); chokeberry, however, tends to be shorter (a shrub or small tree) and has smaller, less glossy leaves.
AMERICAN ELM
4727 Princeton Rd.American Elm (Ulmus americana)Ulmus americana, known as American elm or, less commonly, as white elm or water elm, is a species of elm native to eastern North America, naturally occurring from Nova Scotia west to Alberta and Montana, and south to Florida and central Texas. The American elm is an extremely hardy tree that can withstand harsh winter temperatures and can live for several hundred years.
AMERICAN SWEETGUM
431 E. Erwin Dr.American Sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua)American sweetgum (Lagerstroemia indica), is also known as American storax, hazel pine, redgum, satin-walnut, star-leaved gum, alligatorwood, or simply sweetgum. It is a deciduous tree native to warm temperate areas of eastern North America and tropical montane regions of Mexico and Central America. Sweet gum is one of the main valuable forest trees in the southeastern United States, and is a popular ornamental tree. It is recognizable by the combination of its five-pointed star-shaped
CRAPE MYRTLE
4711 Johnson Ave.Crape Myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica)Lagerstroemia indica, commonly known as crape myrtle, is a species in the genus Lagerstroemia in the family Lythraceae, which is native to the Indian Subcontinent (hence the name indica), and also to Southeast Asia, China, Korea and Japan. It is an often multi-stemmed, deciduous tree with a wide spreading, flat topped, rounded or even spike shaped open habit. Planted in full sun or under canopy, the crape myrtle is a popular nesting shrub for songbirds
LOBLOLLY PINE
4683 Princeton Rd.Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda)Pinus taeda, commonly known as loblolly pine, is one of several pines native to the Southeastern United States. The wood industry classifies the species as a southern yellow pine. Loblolly pine is the second-most common species of tree in the United States, after red maple. Loblolly pine can reach a height of 98 to 115 feet with a diameter of 1.3 to 4.9 feet. The common name loblolly is given because the pine species is found
COMMON FIG
4741 Princeton Rd.Common Fig (Ficus carica)Ficus carica is an Asian species of flowering plant in the mulberry family, known as the common fig (or just fig). It is the source of the fruit also called the fig and as such is an important crop in those areas where it is grown commercially. Native to the Mediterranean and western Asia, it has become naturalized in scattered locations in Asia and North America — and, apparently right at home in Memphis.
WELCOME
Welcome to the Avon Woods Arboretum, a public arboretum recognizing specimen trees in the Avon Woods Neighborhood of East Memphis, Tennessee. Voluntarily led by resident Judith (Judy) Rutschman and aided by neighbors, we have identified all of the trees in all of the front yards in our Avon Woods.In fall of 2018 with the help of West Tennessee Urban Forestry Council, we began the work of identifying trees in our neighborhood. Then in winter of 2019, Judi Shellabarger with
