EASTERN REDBUD
4744 Normandy LaneEastern Redbud (Cercis canadensis)Cercis canadensis, the eastern redbud, is a harbinger of spring throughout most of eastern North America due to the clusters of pink or purplish-pink flowers that bloom in April, about two to three weeks before its unique heart-shaped leaves. The flowers appear on leafless branches and are followed by waxy, bronzy to reddish purple new leaves that soon turn a dark, almost bluish green and may assume yellow tints in fall. The leaves of this
COMMON WITCH-HAZEL
4722 Princeton Rd.Common Witch-Hazel (Hamamelis virginiana)Hamamelis virginiana, known as the witch-hazel, common witch-hazel and American witch-hazel, is a native small tree or large shrub with fantastic fall attributes. Yellow, fragrant flowers bloom from October through December. Attractive foliage in all growing seasons with leaves bright green in spring followed by yellow to yellowish-orange colors in fall. The fruit is a hard woody capsule about a third to a half inch in length, which splits explosively at the apex at maturity
YOSHINO CHERRY
336 E. Erwin Dr.Yoshino Cherry (Prunus × yedoensis)The Yoshino cherry (Prunus × yedoensis), also known as the Japanese flowering cherry, is the darling of the flowering tree world and the star of such renowned events as the National and International Cherry Blossom Festivals. This stand-out tree is, of course, known for its vibrant display of white-pink blossoms and faint almond fragrance in the springtime. In the summer, the Yoshino cherry will be a highlight in the yard with its oriental
WILLOW OAK
4677 Normandy LaneWillow Oak (Quercus phellos)Quercus phellos, the willow oak, is a North American deciduous tree in the red oak group. It is native to the eastern and central United States from Long Island Sound south to northern Florida, and west to southernmost Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, and eastern Texas. This member of the mighty oak family and comes with a stand-out feature: willow-like leaves. The willow oak is one of the most popular trees for horticultural planting due to its
WATER OAK
4735 Normandy LaneWater Oak (Quercus nigra)Quercus nigra, the water oak, is an oak in the red oak group, native to the eastern and south-central United States, found in all the coastal states from New Jersey to Texas, and inland as far as Oklahoma, Kentucky, and southern Missouri. The water oak is adapted to wet, swampy areas, such as along ponds and stream banks, but can also tolerate other well-drained sites and even heavy, compacted soils. It is considered both a
TULIP POPLAR
295 Avon Rd.Tulip Poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera)Liriodendron tulipifera, known as the tulip poplar, tulip tree, American tulip tree, tulipwood, tuliptree, whitewood, fiddletree, and yellow-poplar — is the North American representative of two-species genus Liriodendron (the other member being Liriodendron chinense), and the tallest eastern hardwood. It is native to eastern North America from Southern Ontario and possibly southern Quebec to Illinois eastward to southwestern Massachusetts and Rhode Island, and south to central Florida and Louisiana. It is fast-growing, without the common
SWAMP CHESTNUT OAK
363 Vescovo Dr.Swamp Chestnut Oak (Quercus michauxii)Quercus michauxii, the swamp chestnut oak, is a species of oak in the white oak group. It is native to bottomlands and wetlands in the southeastern and midwestern United States, in coastal states from New Jersey to Texas, inland primarily in the Mississippi-Ohio Valley as far as Oklahoma, Missouri, Illinois and Indiana. The swamp chestnut oak closely resembles the chestnut oak (QUercus montana), and for that reason has sometimes been treated as a variety
SOUTHERN RED OAK
130 Avon Rd.Southern Red Oak (Quercus falcata)Quercus falcata, commonly known as the southern red oak, or Spanish oak, is native to the eastern and south-central United States. It is a medium to large-sized deciduous tree, reaching 82-98 feet tall with a few forest grown specimens reaching 115-144 feet, with a trunk up to 5 feet in diameter, the crown with a broad, round-topped head. The leaves are 4-12 inches long and 2.25-6.25 inches wide, with 3 to 5 sharply pointed,
SHUMARD OAK
260 Avon Rd.Shumard Oak (Quercus shumardii)Quercus shumardii, the Shumard oak, spotted oak, Schneck oak, Shumard red oak, or swamp red oak, is one of the largest of the oak species in the red oak group. It is native to the Atlantic coast plain primarily from North Carolina to northern Florida and west to central Texas; it is also found north in the Mississippi River Valley to central Oklahoma, eastern Kansas, Missouri, southern Illinois, Indiana, wester and southern Ohio, Kentucky, and
SHINGLE OAK
4646 Lorece Ave.Shingle Oak (Quercus imbricaria)Quercus imbricaria, the shingle oak, is a deciduous tree in the red oak group. It is native primarily to the Midwestern and Upper South regions of North America, from southern New York west to northern Illinois and eastern Kansas, and south to central Alabama and Arkansas. It is most commonly found growing in uplands with good drainage, less often along lowland streams. is a medium-sized tree growing to 67 feet tall, with a trunk up
