Plant Profile: Jetbead (Rhodotypos scandens)
Karen Jetbead is a mounding deciduous shrub growing 3-6’ tall and is native to Japan and central China. It was introduced into the US in 1866 as an ornamental and has…
Plant Profile: Wayfaring Tree (Viburnum lantana)
Wayfaring tree is a large deciduous shrub growing up to 15’ tall and wide and a member of the moschatel family, Adoxaceae, that also includes elders (Sambucus). It is native…
Plant Profile: Climbing Nightshade (Solanum dulcamara)
Also called bittersweet, poisonflower, and many other common names, this deciduous semi-woody perennial vine is a member of the potato family, Solonaceae, that also include peppers, tobacco, and petunia. The…
Plant Profile:Porcelain Vine (Ampelopsis brevipedunculata)
Also known as amur peppervine, and wild grape, porcelain vine is a woody, deciduous herbaceous perennial that climbs by tendrils. It is a member of the grape family, Vitaceae, that…
Plant Profile: Russian Olive (Elaeagnus angustifolia)
Russian olive, also known as oleaster and oil-tree, is a thorny, deciduous small tree or large shrub growing up to 23’ tall and is native to southern Europe and western…
Plant Profile: Oriental Bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus)
Oriental bittersweet is a deciduous woody vine native to northern China, Japan and Korea growing up to 60’ tall often girlding and killing nearby shrubs and trees. It is a…
Plant Profile: Amur Privet (Ligustrum amurense)
Native to northern China this dense shrub is deciduous in cold climates, semi-deciduous in colder ones. It grows 12-15’ tall and is a member of the olive family, Oleaceae, that…
Invasive Plants and Their native Alternatives: Siberian Elm (Ulmus pumila)
Siberian elm is semi-evergreen to deciduous tree growing up to 70’ tall native to northern India and China, Siberia, Mongolia, Tibet, Russian Far East and Korea. It was introduced into…
Plant Profile: Autumn Olive (Elaeagnus umbellata)
Also known as Japanese silverberry, Russian olive is a deciduous shrub or small tree growing 10-16’ tall and is a member of the oleaster family, Elaeagnaceae, that also includes buffalo…
Plant Profile: Multiflora Rose (Rosa multiflora)
Multiflora rose is a multi-stemmed shrub or climbing vine that is probably the parent of ramblers and the popular Polyantha roses of today. It grows five to twelve feet tall…