Plant Profile: Weeping Willow (Salix babylonica)
Karen Weeping willow is a deciduous tree native to northern China but widely grown in Europe and the US. It is a member of the willow family, Salicacaea, that also includes…
Plant Profile: Chinese Wingnut (Pterocarya stenoptera)
Chinese wingnut is a deciduous tree native to Southeast China where it grows in forests on mountain slopes or riverbanks. It is in the walnut family, Juglandaceae, that also includes…
Plant Profile: White Poplar (Populus alba)
White poplar is a suckering deciduous tree native to moist areas in Europe and central Asia but widely planted throughout the US where it naturalized and is especially prevalent in…
Plant Profile: California Sycamore (Platanus racemosa)
Also known as Buttonwood, this deciduous tree is native to California where is grows in moist sites. It is a member of the sycamore family (Platanaceae), a small family with…
Plant Profile: Arizona Ash (Fraxinus velutina)
Also known as velvet ash, this deciduous tree is native to southwestern North America. It is a member of the olive family, Oleaceae, that also includes jasmine, privet, forsythia, and…
Plant Profile: Black Mulberry (Morus nigra)
Black mulberry is a slow growing deciduous tree originally from southwestern Asia and a member of the mulberry family that also includes figs, Osage-orange, and banyan. It has wide spreading…
Plant Profile: Giant Fibert (Corylus maxima)
The giant filbert is a deciduous shrub or small tree native to southeastern Europe and southwestern Asia but it widely cultivated for its edible nuts which have a sweet, rich…
Plant Profile: Pacific Dogwood (Cornus nuttallii)
Also called mountain dogwood, this flowering deciduous tree or tall shrub is native to the West Coast from southern British Columbia to the mountains of southern California, with an isolated…
Plant Profile: Kousa Dogwood (Cornus kousa)
Native to Japan, Korea, and China, kousa dogwood is a small deciduous flowering tree or large shrub that is covered with flowers in late spring. The branches are at first…
Plant Profile: Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida)
A native of eastern US, flowering dogwood is a small deciduous tree beloved for the white flowers that cover the tree in spring. Botanically, however, the flowers are actually greenish…