Deciduous Trees Plant ID Week 1
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Deciduous Trees
Plant ID Week 1
Botanical Name
BETULA NIGRA
Common Name
River Birch
Connecting Scientific Names and
Common Names (the Mrs. A Way)
Nigra reminds me of Nile
which is a river
Plant
DECIDUOUS
HEIGHT 40 -70’
WIDTH 20 - 40’
UPRIGHT
FOLIAGE DESCRIPTION
Arrangement: Alternate
Composition: Simple
Margin: Double Serrated
Description
Leaves have sharp tips
Rhombic
Leaf
1 ½ to 3 inches long
Description
On branches 2” or more,
bark exfoliates into
papery plates exposing
the inner bark
Flower
Green (inconspicuous
Hanging Catkins)
Spring
Fruit
Spring
Samara
Exposure
SEMI-SHADE
Use
SPECIMEN
LIGHT SHADE
GROWS WELL ON HIGH
OR LOW GROUND
Other Information
Multi-stemmed
Winter interest (Bark)
Tolerant of soggy soils
BOTANICAL NAME
ACER PALMATUM
COMMON NAME
Japanese Maple
Connecting Scientific Names and
Common Names (the Mrs. A Way)
The Japanese Maple leaf is
shaped like you palm. Acer
PALMatum
PLANT
Deciduous
Height 8’ - 20’
Width 10’ - 15’
Upright/spreading
Growth
Slow
FOLIAGE DESCRIPTION
Arrangement: Opposite
Composition: Simple
Margin: Serrated
FOLIAGE DESCRIPTION
Leaves are 5 - 7 lobed
depending on variety
Doubly serrated
Green, Red , or Variegated
depending on cultivar
FOLIAGE DESCRIPTION
Color of foliage green to
red
Buds - small buds on
end of stem - matched
pair
FOLIAGE DESCRIPTION
Leaf
Length 2” - 4”
Width 2” - 5”
FRUIT
Fall
1/2” samara
EXPOSURE
Semi-Shade
LANDSCAPE USE
Specimen
Accent plant
Bonsai
Small Gardens
BOTANICAL NAME
CERCIS CANADENSIS
COMMON NAME
Eastern Redbud
Judas tree
Connecting Scientific Names and
Common Names (the Mrs. A Way)
PLANT
Deciduous
H- 20’ to 30’
W - 12’ o 25’
Upright
FOLIAGE DESCRIPTION
Arrangement: Alternate
Composition: Simple
Margin: Entire
FOLIAGE DESCRIPTION
Heart shaped 3-5 inches
long and wide
Flower all along the stem
Deep green although new
cultivars are purple or
variegated
FLOWER
Spring
Red or white
Edible
FRUIT
Fall
Flattened pod
EXPOSURE
Sun
Part shade
USE
Specimen
Beautiful in bloom
Drought resistant
Botanical Name
CORNUS
FLORIDA
Common Name
Flowering dogwood
Connecting Scientific Names and
Common Names (the Mrs. A Way)
CORNus DOGwood
Corndog
Plant
Deciduous
Height 15’ to 30’
Spread 15’ to 20’
Upright
FOLIAGE DESCRIPTION
Arrangement: Opposite
Composition: Simple
Margin: Entire
Flattened, rounded bud
Fall color
FOLIAGE DESCRIPTION
Medium Green
Somewhat Wavy
3-6 inches long
Excellent foliage
color
Flower
Flowers in April, green
to light yellow
Buds set in fall, buds
are rounded
4 bracts; white, pink or
red
Fruit
Fall
Glossy red drupe,
1/4” in diameter
Exposure
Part shade
Shade
Use
Specimen
Provides year round
interest
Other Information
Flower- small compact heads
surrounded by 4 bracts (color
part)
Bract is a modified leaf and is
not really part of the flower
Flower
Bract
Bract
Flower