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Acer circinatum

Oregon Vine Maple, Vine Maple
Form Form Leaf Leaf Fall red leaves Fall red leaves Close up of leaf Close up of leaf Flowers Flowers Acer circinatum Acer circinatum
7 Cultivars/Varieties

Acer japonicum

Fullmoon Maple, Peacock maple
Acer japonicum Acer japonicum Illustration of all the details of this species. Illustration of all the details of this species. Acer japonicum Acer japonicum Acer japonicum Acer japonicum Acer japonicum Acer japonicum persistant coppery dried dissected persistant leaves persistant coppery dried dissected persistant leaves
5 Cultivars/Varieties

Acer negundo 'Winter Lightning'

Winter Lightning Boxelder Maple, Winter Lightning Maple, Yellow-twigged Box Elder
Form Form Branches Branches Winter form Winter form Fruit and leaves Fruit and leaves Stem Stem Bark Bark

Acer palmatum subsp. matsumurae

Japanese Laceleaf Maple, Laceleaf Japanese maple, Spiderleaf Maple, Threadleaf Maple
Acer palmatum var. dissectum Acer palmatum var. dissectum Acer palmatum var. Dissectum Acer palmatum var. Dissectum Acer palmatum var. dissectum Acer palmatum var. dissectum Acer palmatum var. dissectum Acer palmatum var. dissectum Acer palmatum var. dissectum Acer palmatum var. dissectum Acer palmatum var. Dissectum Acer palmatum var. Dissectum
11 Cultivars/Varieties

Acer tataricum subsp. ginnala

Amur Maple
Form Form Acer tataricum subsp. ginnala Acer tataricum subsp. ginnala Leaves Leaves Fruit Fruit Bark Bark Form Form
1 Cultivar/Variety

Aesculus sylvatica

Dwarf Buckeye, Painted Buckeye
Aesculus sylvatica Aesculus sylvatica Form Form Spring leaves Spring leaves Close up of flower Close up of flower Flower and leaves Flower and leaves Fruit and seed Fruit and seed

Alnus maritima

Beach alder, Seaside alder
Form in April in Oklahoma Form in April in Oklahoma Leaf detail in June in Bridgeville, Maryland Leaf detail in June in Bridgeville, Maryland Catkins in August in Seashore State Park, Delaware Catkins in August in Seashore State Park, Delaware Seed bud in June in Bridgeville, Maryland Seed bud in June in Bridgeville, Maryland Seed cones in January in Bridgeville, Maryland Seed cones in January in Bridgeville, Maryland
1 Cultivar/Variety

Aloysia virgata

Sweet Almond Bush
Form Form Branch Branch Close up of flower Close up of flower Leaves Leaves Aloysia virgata Aloysia virgata

Amelanchier canadensis

Canadian Serviceberry, Eastern Serviceberry, Juneberry, Serviceberry, Shadblow serviceberry, Shadbush, Shadbush Serviceberry
Amelanchier canadensis Amelanchier canadensis Close up of flower Close up of flower Amelanchier canadensis Amelanchier canadensis Fruit Fruit Amelanchier canadensis Amelanchier canadensis Amelanchier canadensis Amelanchier canadensis
5 Cultivars/Varieties

Buddleja globosa

Chilean Orange Ball Tree, Orange Ball Buddleia, Orange Ball Tree, Orange Butterfly Bush, Round-head Buddlea
Buddleja globosa flower Buddleja globosa flower This shrub takes on a sprawling form. This shrub takes on a sprawling form. Leaves with crenate margins. Leaves with crenate margins. flowers, leaves, and stems flowers, leaves, and stems leaves, stems and flower leaves, stems and flower Buddleja globosa Buddleja globosa
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Camellia oleifera

Oil-seed Camellia, Tea-oil Camellia, Tea-oil Tree
Camellia oleifera Camellia oleifera Camellia oleifera Camellia oleifera Flower w/ Ant Pollinators - Fall - Buncombe Co., NC Flower w/ Ant Pollinators - Fall - Buncombe Co., NC Flower, Buncombe Co, NC Flower, Buncombe Co, NC Flower Flower Camellia Oleifera Camellia Oleifera
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Cercocarpus montanus

Alder-leaf Cercocarpus, Alderleaf Mountain Mahogany, Birchleaf Mountainmahogany, Hardtack, Mountain Mahogany, Silverleaf Mountain Mahogany, Silver Mountain Mahogany, True Mountain-Mahogany
Form Form Flowers appear red when opening Flowers appear red when opening Flowers Flowers Leaf detail Leaf detail Leaves Leaves Leaves and stems Leaves and stems

Chamaecyparis pisifera

Japanese False-cypress, Sawara False-cypress
Chamaecyparis pisifera 'filifera KingsGold' Form Chamaecyparis pisifera 'filifera KingsGold' Form Chamaecyparis pisifera Chamaecyparis pisifera Appressed scale-like leaves. Resin ducts are also visible. Appressed scale-like leaves. Resin ducts are also visible. Chamaecyparis pisifera Chamaecyparis pisifera Chamaecyparis pisifera Chamaecyparis pisifera Chamaecyparis pisifera Chamaecyparis pisifera
22 Cultivars/Varieties

Chilopsis linearis

Bow Willow, Desert Willow, Flowering Willow, Mimbre, Willowleaf Catalpa, Willow-leaved Catalpa
Chilopsis linearis Chilopsis linearis Chilopsis linearis Chilopsis linearis Chilopsis linearis Chilopsis linearis Chilopsis linearis Chilopsis linearis Chilopsis linearis Chilopsis linearis Chilopsis linearis Chilopsis linearis
9 Cultivars/Varieties

Chionanthus retusus

Chinese Fringetree, Chinese Fringe Tree
Chionanthus retusus Chionanthus retusus Chionanthus retusus Chionanthus retusus 'Tokyo Tower' Form 'Tokyo Tower' Form 'Tokyo Tower' Form 'Tokyo Tower' Form 'Tokyo Tower' Form - Upright element in a perennial bed 'Tokyo Tower' Form - Upright element in a perennial bed Chionanthus retusus - medium tree full foliage Chionanthus retusus - medium tree full foliage
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Cornus alternifolia

Alternate-leaf Dogwood, Alternateleaf Dogwood, Pagoda Dogwood
Cornus alternifolia Cornus alternifolia Cornus alternifolia Cornus alternifolia Cornus alternifolia Cornus alternifolia Cornus alternifolia - flower clusters up close Cornus alternifolia - flower clusters up close Cornus alternifolia Cornus alternifolia Form, Buncombe Co. NC, early fall Form, Buncombe Co. NC, early fall
9 Cultivars/Varieties

Cornus mas

Cornelia-Cherry, Cornelia-Cherry Dogwood, Cornelian Cherry, Cornelian Cherry Dogwood, European Cornel
Cornus mas Cornus mas Cornus mas Cornus mas Cornus mas Cornus mas Cornus mas leaf Cornus mas leaf Flaky bark on the trunk of a mature tree. Flaky bark on the trunk of a mature tree. Cornus mas 'Spring Glow' - many flower clusters Cornus mas 'Spring Glow' - many flower clusters
12 Cultivars/Varieties

Cotinus coggygria Golden Spirit 'Ancot'

Golden Spirit Smokebush, Golden Spirit Smoketree, Smoke Tree
Cotinus coggygria 'Ancot' GOLDEN SPIRIT Cotinus coggygria 'Ancot' GOLDEN SPIRIT Cotinus coggygria 'Ancot' GOLDEN SPIRIT Cotinus coggygria 'Ancot' GOLDEN SPIRIT Cotinus coggygria 'Ancot' GOLDEN SPIRIT Cotinus coggygria 'Ancot' GOLDEN SPIRIT Cotinus coggygria 'Ancot' GOLDEN SPIRIT Cotinus coggygria 'Ancot' GOLDEN SPIRIT Cotinus coggygria 'Ancot' GOLDEN SPIRIT Cotinus coggygria 'Ancot' GOLDEN SPIRIT Cotinus coggygria 'Ancot' Golden Spirit Cotinus coggygria 'Ancot' Golden Spirit

Crataegus aestivalis

Apple Hawthorn, Eastern Mayhaw, Hawthorn, Mayhaw, May Hawthorn, Thornapples
Flowers Flowers Leaves Leaves Fruit Fruit

Crataegus nitida

Fairy Thorn, Glossy Hawthorn, Hawthorn, Hedge Thorn, May Haw, Shining Hawthorn, Thorn Apple
Form in bloom Form in bloom Leaves and flowers Leaves and flowers Fruits Fruits Leaves and unripe fruits Leaves and unripe fruits Crataegus nitida bark Crataegus nitida bark Bark Bark

Distylium racemosum

Isu tree, Myrtle-leafed distylium
Form Form Distylium racemosum Distylium racemosum Distylium racemosum Distylium racemosum Flowers in April Flowers in April Bark Bark Stem Stem
6 Cultivars/Varieties

Elaeagnus x submacrophylla

Ebbinge's Silverberry, Elaeagnus, Oleaster
Flowers Flowers Leaf closeup Leaf closeup Leaves and fruit Leaves and fruit Leaf of 'Gilt Edge' Leaf of 'Gilt Edge' Elaeagnus x ebbingei Elaeagnus x ebbingei Elaeagnus x ebbingei Elaeagnus x ebbingei
6 Cultivars/Varieties

Eriobotrya japonica

Japanese Medlar, Japanese Plum, Loquat
leaves leaves leaves leaves leaves and flowers leaves and flowers leaves and fruit leaves and fruit leaves and fruit leaves and fruit leaves and flowers leaves and flowers
3 Cultivars/Varieties

Euonymus atropurpureus

American Wahoo, Burningbush, Burning Bush, Eastern Wahoo, Hearts Bursting With Love, Indian Arrow Wood, Spindle Tree, Wahoo, Wahoo Euonymus
Form in bloom Form in bloom Fruit Fruit Flowers Flowers Leaves and flowers Leaves and flowers Stem, Leaves and fruit Stem, Leaves and fruit Fruit closeup Fruit closeup

Ficus deltoidea

Delta Fig, Fig Shrub, Mistletoe Fig
Leaves and fruit Leaves and fruit Form Form Leaves and fruit Leaves and fruit Close up Close up Leaves and fruit Leaves and fruit Bonsai Bonsai
3 Cultivars/Varieties

Hamamelis virginiana

Common Witchhazel, Common Witch Hazel, Southern Witch Hazel, Witch Hazel, Witch-Hazel
Shoots with leaves showing blunt-toothed margins & veins. Shoots with leaves showing blunt-toothed margins & veins. Looking up into leafy shoots silhouetted against the sky Looking up into leafy shoots silhouetted against the sky Clusters of bright yellow flowers with ribbon-like petals. Clusters of bright yellow flowers with ribbon-like petals. Clusters of show-covered yellow flowers with ribbon-like petals Clusters of show-covered yellow flowers with ribbon-like petals Clusters of bright yellow flowers with ribbon-like petals. Clusters of bright yellow flowers with ribbon-like petals. bare branches silhouetted against the sky bare branches silhouetted against the sky
5 Cultivars/Varieties

Hamamelis x intermedia

Hybrid Witchhazel
Hamamelis x intermedia Hamamelis x intermedia coppery - orange, fragrant, spidery flowers in Late Winter coppery - orange, fragrant, spidery flowers in Late Winter Hamamelis_x_intermedia_'Pallida' Hamamelis_x_intermedia_'Pallida' Hamamelis_x_intermedia_'Diana' Hamamelis_x_intermedia_'Diana' Hamamelis_x_intermedia_'Aphrodite' Hamamelis_x_intermedia_'Aphrodite' Hamamelis_x_intermedia_'Angelly' Hamamelis_x_intermedia_'Angelly'
16 Cultivars/Varieties

Hibiscus hamabo

Hamabo Hibiscus, Hardy Yellow Hibiscus
Hibiscus hamabo Hibiscus hamabo Hibiscus hamabo Hibiscus hamabo Hibiscus hamabo Hibiscus hamabo Hibiscus hamabo Hibiscus hamabo

Hibiscus mutabilis

Confederate Rose, Cotton Rose, Cotton Rose Mallow, Fuyo
Hibiscus mutabilis Hibiscus mutabilis Hibiscus mutabilis Hibiscus mutabilis Hibiscus mutabilis Hibiscus mutabilis Hibiscus mutabilis Hibiscus mutabilis Hibiscus mutabilis Hibiscus mutabilis Hibiscus Mutabilis Hibiscus Mutabilis
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Ilex amelanchier

Sarvis Holly, Service berry Holly, Swamp Holly
Form Form Color illustrations of the technical details of this species. Color illustrations of the technical details of this species. Leaves Leaves Stem Stem Immature fruit Immature fruit Underside of leaf Underside of leaf

Ilex coriacea

Baygall Bush, Big Gallberry, Inkberry, Inkberry Holly, Large Gallberry, Sweet Gallberry, Tall Gallberry, Tall Inkberry Holly
Form Form Color illustrations of the technical details of this species. Color illustrations of the technical details of this species. Fruit Fruit Flowers Flowers Hand holding a small white flower with prominent stigma. Hand holding a small white flower with prominent stigma. Cluster of small white flower with stamens visible. Cluster of small white flower with stamens visible.
1 Cultivar/Variety

Ilex latifolia

Lusterleaf Holly, Tarajo, Tarajo Holly
Ilex latifolia Ilex latifolia 'Purple Power' Leaf 'Purple Power' Leaf Ilex latifolia Ilex latifolia Full Form Full Form 'Snow Flash' Berries/Leaves - February - Wake Co., NC 'Snow Flash' Berries/Leaves - February - Wake Co., NC
4 Cultivars/Varieties

Ilex x attenuata 'East Palatka'

East Palatka Holly
Ilex x attenuata 'East Palatka' Form Ilex x attenuata 'East Palatka' Form Shiny green foliage with small red fruits. Shiny green foliage with small red fruits. Ilex x attenuata 'East Palatka' Leaf and Flower Ilex x attenuata 'East Palatka' Leaf and Flower Ilex x East Palatka Full grown Form Ilex x East Palatka Full grown Form Ilex x East Palatka Form Ilex x East Palatka Form Ilex x East Palatka Leaf and Flower Ilex x East Palatka Leaf and Flower

Ilex x koehneana 'San Jose'

Koehne Holly, San Jose Holly
Ilex x koehneana 'San Jose' Ilex x koehneana 'San Jose' Ilex x koehneana 'San Jose' Ilex x koehneana 'San Jose'

Illicium floridanum

Anise Tree, Florida Anise Tree, Mexican Anise-tree
Illicum floridanum Illicum floridanum Illicum floridanum Illicum floridanum Purplish-red , star-shaped flower - Spring Purplish-red , star-shaped flower - Spring Illicum floridanum Illicum floridanum Illicum floridanum Illicum floridanum Illicum floridanum Illicum floridanum
10 Cultivars/Varieties

Juniperus monosperma

Cherrystone Juniper, New Mexico Juniper, One-seed Juniper, Oneseed Juniper, Sabina, Single-seeded Juniper, West Texas Juniper
Juniperus monosperma Juniperus monosperma

Lagerstroemia limii

Crape Myrtle
Bark Bark Leaf and Fruit Leaf and Fruit

Lagerstroemia 'Sioux'

'Sioux' Crape Myrtle, Sioux Crape Myrtle
Lagerstroemia 'Sioux' Lagerstroemia 'Sioux' Lagerstroemia 'Sioux' Lagerstroemia 'Sioux' Lagerstroemia 'Sioux' Lagerstroemia 'Sioux'

Ligustrum lucidum

Glossy Privet, Tall-glossy Privet, Waxleaf Privet
Small tree with dense crown & clusters of small white flowers. Small tree with dense crown & clusters of small white flowers. Dense panicle of small white flowers. Dense panicle of small white flowers. Hand cradling leafy branch showing leaves and lenticels Hand cradling leafy branch showing leaves and lenticels Lanceolate leaves on a shoot with prominent marginal vein. Lanceolate leaves on a shoot with prominent marginal vein. Close-up photo of the leaf margin. Close-up photo of the leaf margin. White, recurved corolla lobes. 2 exserted stamens per flower. White, recurved corolla lobes. 2 exserted stamens per flower.
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Ligustrum x vicaryi

Golden Privet, Vicary Golden Privet, Vicary Privet
Shrub with yellow new growth and chartreuse foliage. Shrub with yellow new growth and chartreuse foliage. Shrub with yellow new growth and chartreuse foliage. Shrub with yellow new growth and chartreuse foliage. Chartreuse foliage and yellow new growth. Chartreuse foliage and yellow new growth. shrub with chartreuse foliage shrub with chartreuse foliage Bright chartreuse shrub adjacent to yellow & purple flowers. Bright chartreuse shrub adjacent to yellow & purple flowers.
1 Cultivar/Variety

Lonicera tatarica

Tatarian Honeysuckle
Pink tubular flowers with deep corolla lobes. Pink tubular flowers with deep corolla lobes. Pink tubular flowers with deep corolla lobes. Pink tubular flowers with deep corolla lobes. Shoot bearing white flowers with deeply lobed corollas. Shoot bearing white flowers with deeply lobed corollas. Shoot bearing white flowers with deeply lobed corollas. Shoot bearing white flowers with deeply lobed corollas. Shrub bearing pale pink flowers with deeply lobed corollas. Shrub bearing pale pink flowers with deeply lobed corollas. Shrub bearing small red berries in axils of opposite leaves. Shrub bearing small red berries in axils of opposite leaves.
3 Cultivars/Varieties

Magnolia ashei

Ashe Magnolia, Ashe's Magnolia, Deciduous Magnolia, Dwarf Bigleaf Magnolia
Large solitary many-petaled flower Large solitary many-petaled flower Large solitary many-petaled flower with stamens and carpels. Large solitary many-petaled flower with stamens and carpels. Magnolia ashei Magnolia ashei Large leaves with auriculate bases. Large leaves with auriculate bases.

Magnolia liliiflora

Lily Magnolia
Magnolia liliflora Magnolia liliflora Open saucer like flower with branch with lenticels. Open saucer like flower with branch with lenticels. Magnolia liliflora Magnolia liliflora 'Minnie Mouse' Flower - April - Wake Co., NC 'Minnie Mouse' Flower - April - Wake Co., NC Magnolia liliiflora Magnolia liliiflora Magnolia liliiflora Magnolia liliiflora
3 Cultivars/Varieties

Magnolia x loebneri

Loebner Magnolia
Magnolia x loebneri Magnolia x loebneri Flowers Flowers Flower 'Leonard Messel' Flower 'Leonard Messel' 'Spring Snow' cultivar with snow white petals 'Spring Snow' cultivar with snow white petals
9 Cultivars/Varieties

Magnolia x soulangeana

Saucer Magnolia
Magnolia x soulangiana Magnolia x soulangiana Thin , tan, paper- like splitting apart is the perule. Thin , tan, paper- like splitting apart is the perule. Magnolia x soulangiana Magnolia x soulangiana Tulip magnolia flowers emerging Tulip magnolia flowers emerging Magnolia x soulangiana Magnolia x soulangiana Magnolia x soulangiana Magnolia x soulangiana
3 Cultivars/Varieties

Malus

Apple, Crabapple, Culinary Apple, Eating Apples, Wild Apples
Form in bloom in May Form in bloom in May White flowers with 5 sepals and stamens with yellow anthers White flowers with 5 sepals and stamens with yellow anthers Fruits of a crab apple Fruits of a crab apple Flowers in spring Flowers in spring Yellow fruits Yellow fruits Leaves with serrated margins Leaves with serrated margins
9 Cultivars/Varieties

Malus hupehensis

Chinese Crab, Chinese Crabapple, Flowering Tea Crabapple, Hupeh Crabapple, Tea Crabapple
Malus hupehensis Malus hupehensis Malus hupehensis Malus hupehensis Malus hupehensis Malus hupehensis
1 Cultivar/Variety

Osmanthus fragrans

Fragrant Tea Olive, Sweet Osmanthus, Tea Olive
Close up of leaves and flowers Close up of leaves and flowers Rouded growth habit Rouded growth habit Growth habit Growth habit Osmanthus fragrans Osmanthus fragrans Pruned into a tree form Pruned into a tree form Osmanthus fragrans Osmanthus fragrans
7 Cultivars/Varieties
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