SAUCER MAGNOLIA
196 Avon Rd.Saucer Magnolia (Magnolia x soulangeana)Magnolia x soulangeana, the saucer magnolia, is a hybrid cousin of America's magnificent Southern magnolia, and is actually a large spreading shrub that takes its name from its wide, saucer-like flowers. It was first cultivated in 1826 in France, quickly entered cultivation in England and other parts of Europe, as well as North America. The fragrant, early-spring blossoms are white shaded with light to deep pink or purplish-pink. Its big, broad leaves are dark
RIVER BIRCH
4674 Johnson CoveRiver Birch (Betula nigra)Quercus stellata, the post oak or iron oak, is a North American species of oak in the white oak section. It is a slow-growing oak that lives in dry areas on the edges of fields, tops of ridges, also grows in poor soils and is resistant to rot, fire and drought. Quercus stellata is native to the eastern and central United States, and found along the coast from Massachusetts to Florida, and as far inland
POST OAK
4771 Princeton Rd.Post Oak (Quercus stellata)Betula nigra, the river birch, black birch or water birch, is a species of birch native to the Eastern United States from New Hampshire west to southern Minnesota, and south to northern Florida and west to Texas. It is one of the few heat-tolerant birches in a family of mostly cold-weather trees. Betula nigra is a deciduous tree growing to 80-100 feet with a trunk 20-60 inches in diameter. The base of the tree is
PIN OAK
4778 Chickasaw Rd.Pin Oak (Quercus palustris)Quercus palustris, the pin oak or swamp Spanish oak, is an oak in the red oak section. Pin oak is one one of the most commonly used landscaping oaks in its native range due to its ease of transplant, relatively fast growth, and pollution tolerance. Its distinctive shape is considered unique among hardwoods. Quercus palustris is mainly distributed in the eastern and central United States from Connecticut west to eastern Kansas, and south to Georgia,
OVERCUP OAK
4694 Johnson Ave.Overcup Oak (Quercus lyrata)Quercus lyrata, the overcup oak, is an oak in the white oak group. It is native to lowland wetlands in the eastern and south-central United States, in all the coastal states from New Jersey to Texas, inland as far as Oklahoma, Missouri, and Illinois. Quercus lyrata is a medium-sized deciduous tree, growing to 66 feet tall, with a trunk up to 31 inches in diameter, or rarely to 55 inches. The common name comes from
JAPANESE SNOWBELL
4659 S. Erwin Dr.Japanese Snowbell (Styrax japonicus)Styrax japonicus, the Japanese snowbell, is a species of flowering plant in the family Styracaceae, native to China, Japan and Korea. Growing to 39 feet tall by 26 feet broad, it is a graceful, spreading deciduous tree with oval, upward-facing leaves, which occasionally turn yellow or orange before falling in autumn. Masses of slightly fragrant, bell-shaped white flowers hang from the branches in summer, followed by fruits which resemble olives in both shape and
EMPRESS TREE
186 Avon Rd.Empress Tree (Paulownia tomentosa)Paulownia tomentosa, with common names empress tree, princess tree, or foxglove tree, is a deciduous tree in the family Paulowniaceae, native to central and western China. It is an extremely fast-growing tree with seeds that disperse readily, and is a persistent exotic introduced species in North America, where it has undergone naturalization in large areas of the Eastern U.S. Paulownia tomentosa has also been introduced to Western and Central Europe, and is establishing itself as
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.
