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Plant ID – 2008
Pinus strobes –
Quercus phellos
BOTANICAL NAME
PINUS
STROBUS
COMMON NAME
Eastern
White Pine
PLANT
Evergreen
Height
50’ - 80’
Width 30’ - 40’
Upright
Foliage Description
Needles
- five in a
fascicle (5 needles,
White 5 Letters)
Foliage Description
Margin:
Serrated
(finely toothed)
Foliage Description
The
bark is smooth
3-4 inches long
Light to bluish gray
green color
FLOWER
Spring
Insignificant
FRUIT
Fall
Brown
cone
EXPOSURE
Sun
Landscape Use
Mass
or background
planting
Screen
Parks and Estates
Weeping
BOTANICAL NAME
PRUNUS
SERRULATA
‘Kwanzan’
COMMON NAME
Japanese
Cherry
Flowering
PLANT
Deciduous
Height
20’-25’
Width 15’ - 20’
Upright
Foliage Description
Arrangement:
Alternate
Composition: Simple
Margin: Toothed
Foliage Description
New
foliage is red
Leaves are pointed at
the apex
Leaves are 2-4 inches
long
Foliage Description
Mature
leaf petiole will
have a gland on each side
of upper surface (Not so
on Malus)
Glands
Foliage Description
 Bark
will have
lenticels
(breathing pores
on the stem)
going
horizontally
around the stem
FLOWER


Spring
Double pink
Flower
Pink
to white
Single or Double
April and may
FRUIT
None
EXPOSURE
Sun
Semi
shade
Landscape Use
Outstanding
for
quick effect
Good spring color
BOTANICAL NAME
PYRUS
CALLERYANA
‘BRADFORD’
COMMON NAME
Bradford
Pear
PLANT
Deciduous
- 20’ to 40’
W - 20’ to 30’
Upright
H
Foliage Description
Arrangement:
Alternate
Composition: simple
Margin: Serrated
Foliage Description
Common
landscape
tree used in many
cities
Looks like a white
cloud in full flower
Foliage Description
Leaf
is 2-3 ½ inches
long and glossy green
Flowers produce a foul
odor
FLOWER
Spring
White
(before leaves)
FRUIT
Fall;
1/4” pear (bitter)
EXPOSURE
Sun
Semi-Shade
Shade
Landscape Use
Showy
Spring Color
Fruit adds interest without
litter
Beautiful Fall foliage
Good Street Tree
Other Information
Overused
in landscape
Natural Pyramidal Shape
Problem with “V” crotch
Ice or storms will break
the tree at the crotch
because it is weak
BOTANICAL NAME
QUERCUS
PALUSTIS
COMMON NAME
Pin
Oak
PLANT
Deciduous
Height
60’ - 80’
Width 40’ - 50’
Upright
Foliage Description
Arrangement:
Alternate
 Composition: Simple
Margin: Lobed
Foliage Description
Leaf
has 5-7 lobes
Leaf is 4-5 inches long
Medium Green
Red in Fall
FLOWER
Spring
Brown
catkin
Insignificant
FRUIT
Fall
Brown
acorn
EXPOSURE
Sun
Semi
shade
Landscape Use
 Excellent
Lawn tree for open areas
 Not recommended for streets
because low branches block
visibility
 Holds leaves through winter
 Good in high clay soils
Botanical Name
QUERCUS
PHELLOS
Common Name
Willow
Oak
Plant
Deciduous
60 - 80’
Width 30 - 40’
Upright
Height
Foliage Description
Arrangement:
Alternate
Composition: Simple
Margin: Entire
Description
Slender
lance-
Shaped
2 1/2-5 inches long
1/3-1 inch wide
Flower
Spring
Brown
catkin
Insignificant
Fruit
Fall
1/2”
acorn
Exposure
Sun
Landscape Use
Specimen
Framing
Shade
or street tree
Background