Plant Profile: Igiri Tree (Idesia polycarpa)
Karen This unusual deciduous tree is a native of China, Japan, and Korea, and is noteworthy for its leaves and fruits. The heart-shaped leaves are large, up to 12” across, are…
Plant Profile: European Ash (Fraxinus excelsior)
Like other members of the genus, European ash is not especially ornamental but is a large deciduous tree that does well in inhospitable places. Growing up to 80’ tall, it…
Plant Profile: European Alder (Alnus glutinosa)
This deciduous tree, native to Europe and western Asia, was introduced to North America in colonial times. It is usually a narrow, multi-stemmed tree with oval to round simple leaves…
Plant Profile: Paper Mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)
Paper mulberry is deciduous tree or shrub native to Japan, China and Polynesia where it has been used to make paper, cloth, and medicine. It was introduced into eastern United…
Plant Profile: Thornless Honey Locust (Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis)
This deciduous tree is native to parts of central United States where it often occupies bottomlands. It is a member of the pea family, Facaceae, that also includes, beans, lupines,…
Plant Profile: Sassafras (Sassafras albidum)
A deciduous shrub or tree, sassafras is native to eastern North America from Canada to Florida westward to Kansas and Texas where it is found in woods and thickets. It…
Plant Profile: London Plane Tree (Platanus x acerifolia)
A large deciduous tree tolerant of pollution, compaction, and drought, London Plane tree was first popular as a street tree in the cities of Europe and later spread to cities…
Plant Profile: Chinaberry Tree (Melia azedarach)
Chinaberry tree is a deciduous tree native to Asia and Australia that was brought to southern United States as an ornamental but has become a nuisance in some places. It…
Plant Profile: Amur Cork Tree (Phellodendron amurense)
A native of northern China, this cork tree takes its name from the Amur River, the boundary between China and Siberia, and is not related to the true cork tree.…
Plant Profile: Saucer Magnolia (Magnolia soulangiana)
A hybrid of Magnolia heptapeta x Magnolia quinquepeta, saucer magnolia is probably one of the most widely planted and best known of the magnolias. Its popularity may be due to…