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Abies fraseri

Fraser Fir, Mountain Balsam, She-Balsam, Southern Balsam
Abies fraseri tree Abies fraseri tree Abies fraseri cones Abies fraseri cones Abies fraseri macro Abies fraseri macro Abies fraseri needles Abies fraseri needles Abies fraseri mature tree Abies fraseri mature tree
4 Cultivars/Varieties

Acer palmatum

Japanese Maple, Japanese Maple Cultivars
Acer palmatum Acer palmatum Illustration of all the details of this species. Illustration of all the details of this species. Acer palmatum 'Purple Ghost' Fall Color Leaves Acer palmatum 'Purple Ghost' Fall Color Leaves Acer palmatum 'Green Cascade' leaf Acer palmatum 'Green Cascade' leaf Leaf Buds - March - Warren Co., NC Leaf Buds - March - Warren Co., NC Red fall leaves and red samaras (Cabarrus County, NC) Red fall leaves and red samaras (Cabarrus County, NC)
32 Cultivars/Varieties

Acer rubrum

Carolina Maple, Red Maple, Scarlet Maple, Soft Maple, Swamp Maple
Acer rubrum Acer rubrum Bud Bud Acer rubrum Acer rubrum Upright green fuzzy bud at top is a leaf bud with silky hairs Upright green fuzzy bud at top is a leaf bud with silky hairs Long stalks with samaras on the end develops into seeds Long stalks with samaras on the end develops into seeds Red flower calyx and sepals Red flower calyx and sepals
15 Cultivars/Varieties

Betula nigra

Black Birch, Red Birch, River Birch, Water Birch
Betula nigra Betula nigra Betula nigra 'Heritage' Betula nigra 'Heritage' Betula nigra Betula nigra Betula nigra Betula nigra Bark Bark Betula nigra leaf attachment Betula nigra leaf attachment
9 Cultivars/Varieties

Buxus

Box, Boxwood
Buxus sempervirens 'Parasol' Buxus sempervirens 'Parasol' Buxus microphylla 'Green Pillow' Buxus microphylla 'Green Pillow' Buxus Sempervirens Buxus Sempervirens Buxus microphylla Buxus microphylla Buxus_microphylla Buxus_microphylla Buxus Microphylla 'Japonica' Buxus Microphylla 'Japonica'
14 Cultivars/Varieties

Callicarpa dichotoma

Purple Beautyberry
Callicarpa dichotoma Callicarpa dichotoma Callicarpa dichotoma Callicarpa dichotoma Callicarpa dichotoma Callicarpa dichotoma Callicarpa dichotoma Callicarpa dichotoma Callicarpa dichotoma 'Issai' - late fall foliage Callicarpa dichotoma 'Issai' - late fall foliage Callicarpa dichotoma Callicarpa dichotoma
7 Cultivars/Varieties

Camellia japonica

Camellia, Common Camellia, Japanese Camellia, Peony Camellia
Camellia japonica Camellia japonica Camellia japonica Magic City skdavidson nhc master gardener flow Camellia japonica Magic City skdavidson nhc master gardener flow Camellia japonica Grace Albritton skdavidson nhc master gardener Camellia japonica Grace Albritton skdavidson nhc master gardener Camellia Japonica Camellia Japonica Camellia Japonica Camellia Japonica Camellia Japonica Camellia Japonica
17 Cultivars/Varieties

Cephalanthus occidentalis

Buttonbush, Button Bush
Shoot with opposite leaves & spherical head of white flowers. Shoot with opposite leaves & spherical head of white flowers. Spherical cluster of white flowers with exserted stamens Spherical cluster of white flowers with exserted stamens Spherical cluster of white flowers & spherical clusters of buds Spherical cluster of white flowers & spherical clusters of buds Shrub with opposite leaves & spherical clusters of white flowers Shrub with opposite leaves & spherical clusters of white flowers Large, dense shrub on the bank of a pond. Large, dense shrub on the bank of a pond. Large, low shrub Large, low shrub
1 Cultivar/Variety

Cercis canadensis

American Judas Tree, American Redbud, Eastern Redbud, Redbud
tree form with pink blooms tree form with pink blooms tree form without blooms tree form without blooms heart-shaped leaves. heart-shaped leaves. Rough brown bark Rough brown bark Group of dangling, dried bean pods Group of dangling, dried bean pods leaves with semi-circular notches cut into the leaf margins. leaves with semi-circular notches cut into the leaf margins.
23 Cultivars/Varieties

Chamaecyparis

Cypress, False-cypress
Chamaecyparis Chamaecyparis Chamaecyparis Chamaecyparis Chamaecyparis Chamaecyparis Chamaecyparis Chamaecyparis Chamaecyparis lawsoniana Chamaecyparis lawsoniana Chamaecyparis lawsoniana Chamaecyparis lawsoniana
3 Cultivars/Varieties

Cornus florida

Flowering Dogwood
Cornus florida Cornus florida Cornus florida Cornus florida Cornus florida Cornus florida Cornus florida berries Cornus florida berries Cornus florida leaves Cornus florida leaves Cornus florida Cornus florida
17 Cultivars/Varieties

Cornus sericea

American Dogwood, Creek Dogwood, Red-osier Dogwood, Redstem Dogwood, Red-Twig Dogwood, Redtwig Dogwood, Silky Dogwood, Western Dogwood
Cornus sericea red stem Cornus sericea red stem Flower clusters Flower clusters Cornus sericea flowers 2 Cornus sericea flowers 2 Ovate leaves with reticulate veins and smooth margins. Ovate leaves with reticulate veins and smooth margins. red winter stem red winter stem Cornus sericea summer flower Cornus sericea summer flower
10 Cultivars/Varieties

Fagus grandifolia

American Beech, Beech, Beechnut Tree, Red Beech, Ridge Beech, White Beech
Form Form Male flowers (Lindley Park, Greensboro, NC)-Mid Spring Male flowers (Lindley Park, Greensboro, NC)-Mid Spring Male flowers (Lindley Park, Greensboro, NC)-Mid Spring Male flowers (Lindley Park, Greensboro, NC)-Mid Spring Branches in spring (Lindley Park, Greensboro, NC)-Mid Spring Branches in spring (Lindley Park, Greensboro, NC)-Mid Spring Female flower (Lindley Park, Greensboro, NC)-Mid Spring Female flower (Lindley Park, Greensboro, NC)-Mid Spring Form Form

Forsythia x intermedia

Border Forsythia, Golden Bells
Forsythia x intermedia Forsythia x intermedia Forsythia x intermedia Forsythia x intermedia Forsythia x intermedia 'Primulina' Forsythia x intermedia 'Primulina' Form Form Leaves Leaves Fall Form Fall Form
4 Cultivars/Varieties

Fothergilla gardenii

Coastal Witch-alder, Dwarf Fothergilla
Fothergilla gardenii Fothergilla gardenii Fothergilla gardenii Fothergilla gardenii Fothergilla gardenii Fothergilla gardenii Fothergilla gardenii Fothergilla gardenii Fothergilla gardenii Fothergilla gardenii Fothergilla gardenii Fothergilla gardenii
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Fraxinus americana

American Ash, White Ash
Fraxinus americana Fraxinus americana Fraxinus americana Fraxinus americana Fraxinus americana Fraxinus americana Fraxinus americana Fraxinus americana Bark Bark Bud Bud
8 Cultivars/Varieties

Gardenia jasminoides

Cape Jasmine, Cape Jasmine Gardenia, Cape jessamine, Gardenia
Gardenia jasminoide Gardenia jasminoide Form in the landscape Form in the landscape Leaves Leaves Leaf close up Leaf close up Branches Branches Fruit Fruit
12 Cultivars/Varieties

Ginkgo biloba

Ginkgo, Maidenhair Tree
mature tree by a pool. Crown is loosely pyramidal in shape. mature tree by a pool. Crown is loosely pyramidal in shape. Young tree with pyramidal shape & dense branching. Young tree with pyramidal shape & dense branching. leafy shoots bearing beige-orange fleshy seeds. leafy shoots bearing beige-orange fleshy seeds. Shoot bearing 2-lobed, fan-shaped leaves. Shoot bearing 2-lobed, fan-shaped leaves. Round fleshy seeds dangling on thin stalks from branches. Round fleshy seeds dangling on thin stalks from branches. Trunk with rough, furrowed bark Trunk with rough, furrowed bark
3 Cultivars/Varieties

Gleditsia triacanthos

Common Honey Locust, Honeylocust, Honey Locust, Honey Shucks Locust, Sweet Bean Tree, Sweet Locust, Thorny Locust
Gleditsia triacanthos Gleditsia triacanthos Gleditsia triacanthos Gleditsia triacanthos Thorns are the reason this does not make a good landscape tree. Thorns are the reason this does not make a good landscape tree. Gleditsia triacanthos Gleditsia triacanthos Gleditsia triacanthos 'Sunburst' Gleditsia triacanthos 'Sunburst' Fall Color Tree Fall Color Tree
6 Cultivars/Varieties

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

Chinese Hibiscus, HIbiscus
Flower, bud, and leaves Flower, bud, and leaves Close-up of a pink, 5-petaled flower with red staminal tube. Close-up of a pink, 5-petaled flower with red staminal tube. Orange flower with central staminal tube and stigmas. Orange flower with central staminal tube and stigmas. Yellow flower with central staminal tube and stigmas. Yellow flower with central staminal tube and stigmas. Pink flower with central staminal tube and stigmas. Pink flower with central staminal tube and stigmas. leafy shoot showing ovate leaves with serrate margins. leafy shoot showing ovate leaves with serrate margins.

Hibiscus syriacus

Hibiscus, Rose of China, Rose of Sharon, Rose-of-Sharon, Shrub Althea
Hibiscus syriacus Hibiscus syriacus Hibiscus syriacus Hibiscus syriacus Hibiscus syriacus Hibiscus syriacus Flower buds and leaf, Wake Co. NC, early fall Flower buds and leaf, Wake Co. NC, early fall Hibiscus syriacus Hibiscus syriacus Hibiscus syriacus Hibiscus syriacus
18 Cultivars/Varieties

Hydrangea arborescens

Hills of Snow, Hortensia, Hydrangea, Sevenbark, Seven Bark, Smooth Hydrangea, Wild Hydrangea
Shrub with big, terminal pompoms of white flowers. Shrub with big, terminal pompoms of white flowers. Close-up of a single pompom of white flowers. Close-up of a single pompom of white flowers. A low hedge with large leaves & pompoms of white flowers. A low hedge with large leaves & pompoms of white flowers. Hydrangea arborescens 'Invincibelle Spirit' Hydrangea arborescens 'Invincibelle Spirit' Low shrub with pompom clusters of pink flowers. Low shrub with pompom clusters of pink flowers. Close-up on a pompom cluster of pink flowers. Close-up on a pompom cluster of pink flowers.
10 Cultivars/Varieties

Hydrangea macrophylla

Bigleaf Hydrangea, French Hydrangea, Hortensia, Lacecap Hydrangea, Mop-head Hydrangea, Snowball Plant
Hydrangea macrophylla Hydrangea macrophylla Hydrangea macrophylla Hydrangea macrophylla February Leaf Buds February Leaf Buds Hydrangea macrophylla Hydrangea macrophylla Hydrangea macrophylla Hydrangea macrophylla Hydrangea macrophylla Hydrangea macrophylla
37 Cultivars/Varieties

Ilex verticillata

Common Winterberry, Winterberry, Winterberry Holly
ilex verticillata fruit and leaves ilex verticillata fruit and leaves Color illustrations of the technical details of this species. Color illustrations of the technical details of this species. Ilex verticillata in container Ilex verticillata in container Ilex verticillata orange berries Ilex verticillata orange berries Ilex verticillata Ilex verticillata Ilex verticillata leaves and flowers Ilex verticillata leaves and flowers
11 Cultivars/Varieties

Juniperus horizontalis

Creeping Juniper
Form Form Fruit Fruit Blue cones Blue cones Leaves and stem Leaves and stem Full Form Full Form Juniperus horizontalis Juniperus horizontalis
13 Cultivars/Varieties

Juniperus virginiana

Eastern Redcedar
Juniperus virginiana Juniperus virginiana Color illustrations of the technical details of this species. Color illustrations of the technical details of this species. Juniperus virginiana Juniperus virginiana Juniperus virginiana 'Skyrocket' Juniperus virginiana 'Skyrocket' Juniperus virginiana Juniperus virginiana Juniperus virginiana Juniperus virginiana
8 Cultivars/Varieties

Liquidambar styraciflua

American Sweet Gum, Redgum, Red Sweet Gum, Sweetgum, Sweet Gum, Sweetgum Tree
Fall foliage Fall foliage Liquidambar styraciflua Liquidambar styraciflua Liquidambar styraciflua Liquidambar styraciflua sweet gum brunswick park skdavidson sweet gum brunswick park skdavidson Fall leaf detail Fall leaf detail sweet gum brunswick park skdavidson sweet gum brunswick park skdavidson
12 Cultivars/Varieties

Magnolia x soulangeana

Saucer Magnolia
Magnolia x soulangiana Magnolia x soulangiana Magnolia x soulangiana Magnolia x soulangiana Magnolia x soulangiana Magnolia x soulangiana Magnolia x soulangiana Magnolia x soulangiana Magnolia x soulangiana Magnolia x soulangiana Magnolia x soulangiana Magnolia x soulangiana
3 Cultivars/Varieties

Metasequoia glyptostroboides

Dawn Redwood
Metasequoia glyptostroboides Metasequoia glyptostroboides Metasequoia glyptostroboides Metasequoia glyptostroboides Metasequoia glyptostroboides Metasequoia glyptostroboides Metasequoia glyptostroboides Metasequoia glyptostroboides Form Form Metasequoia glyptostroboides Metasequoia glyptostroboides
4 Cultivars/Varieties

Picea abies

Baltic Whitewood, Common Spruce, European Spruce, Norway Spruce
Norway Spruce cones (Picea_abies) Norway Spruce cones (Picea_abies) Picea abies Picea abies Picea Abies female cone Picea Abies female cone Picea abies flowers Picea abies flowers Picea abies Picea abies Picea abies Picea abies
18 Cultivars/Varieties

Picea pungens

Blue Spruce, Colorado Spruce
Form Form Form Form Foliage of 'Glauca globosa' Foliage of 'Glauca globosa' Seed Cones Seed Cones Male cones Male cones Stem and needles Stem and needles
19 Cultivars/Varieties

Pinus mugo

Mugho Pine, Mugo Pine, Swiss Mountain Pine
Form in native habitat Form in native habitat Form Form Leaves and female cones Leaves and female cones Photo of densely needled shoots Photo of densely needled shoots Cone and needles Cone and needles Form Form
12 Cultivars/Varieties

Pinus strobus

Eastern White Pine, North American White Pine, Northern White Pine, Soft Pine, White Pine
Pinus strobus Pinus strobus Pinus strobus Pinus strobus Pinus strobus Pinus strobus Pinus strobus Pinus strobus Pinus strobus Pinus strobus Pinus strobus Pinus strobus
6 Cultivars/Varieties

Pinus taeda

Loblolly Pine, Oldfield Pine, Yellow Pine
Growing in a stand Growing in a stand Color illustrations of the technical details of this species. Color illustrations of the technical details of this species. Pinus taeda Pinus taeda Male cones Male cones Male cones Male cones Female cone Female cone
1 Cultivar/Variety

Platanus occidentalis

American Plane Tree, American Sycamore, Buttonball Tree, Buttonwood, Eastern Sycamore, Sycamore
Platanus occidentalis Form Platanus occidentalis Form Platanus occidentalis Bark Platanus occidentalis Bark Platanus occidentalis, American Sycamore bark Platanus occidentalis, American Sycamore bark Platanus occidentalis Fruit and Leaves Platanus occidentalis Fruit and Leaves Platanus occidentalis, American Sycamore leaves and fruit Platanus occidentalis, American Sycamore leaves and fruit Platanus occidentalis, American Sycamore buds Platanus occidentalis, American Sycamore buds
1 Cultivar/Variety

Quercus alba

American White Oak, Eastern White Oak, Forked-leaf White Oak, Northern White Oak, Oaks, Quebec Oak, White Oak
Full Form Full Form white oak in spring brunswick nature park skdavidson white oak in spring brunswick nature park skdavidson Quercus alba Quercus alba Leaf and Fruit Leaf and Fruit Leaves with alternate arrangement on the stem Leaves with alternate arrangement on the stem Fall color and form Fall color and form

Quercus palustris

Oaks, Pin Oak, Swamp Oak, Swamp Spanish Oak
Form, in the early fall. Form, in the early fall. Quercus palustris Quercus palustris Leaves - Warren Co., NC Leaves - Warren Co., NC Close up of leaf Close up of leaf Quercus palustris Quercus palustris Quercus palustris Quercus palustris
1 Cultivar/Variety

Rhododendron

Azalea, Rhododendron, Rosebay
Rhododendron spp. Rhododendron spp. Rhododendron spp. Rhododendron spp. Form Form Rhododendron 'Kurume Hino Crimson' flower and form Rhododendron 'Kurume Hino Crimson' flower and form Rhododendron Festive Rhododendron Festive Rhododendron Rhododendron
49 Cultivars/Varieties

Rosa

Rose, Roses
Rosa Rosa Prickles and bark (about 15 year old rose) Prickles and bark (about 15 year old rose) Prickles, hip, bark, and leaves (about 15 year old rose) Prickles, hip, bark, and leaves (about 15 year old rose) Newer leaves are red; some leaves have spots on them Newer leaves are red; some leaves have spots on them Buds after bloom (with petals falling off) Buds after bloom (with petals falling off) Rosa Rosa
195 Cultivars/Varieties

Salix babylonica

Babylon Weeping Willow, Silver Willow, Weeping Willow
Salix babylonica Salix babylonica Salix babylonica Salix babylonica Ettore Balocchi Ettore Balocchi
8 Cultivars/Varieties

Spiraea japonica

Bumald Spiraea, Japanese Meadowsweet, Japanese Spiraea
Spiraea japonica Spiraea japonica Spiraea japonica Spiraea japonica Spiraea japonica Spiraea japonica Spiraea japonica Spiraea japonica Spiraea japonica Spiraea japonica Spiraea japonica Spiraea japonica
6 Cultivars/Varieties

Taxodium distichum

Baldcypress, Bald Cypress, Cypress, Swamp Cypress
Taxodium distichum Taxodium distichum Color illustrations of the technical details of this species. Color illustrations of the technical details of this species. Taxodium distichum Taxodium distichum Taxodium distichum Taxodium distichum Taxodium distichum knees Taxodium distichum knees Taxodium distichum Taxodium distichum
16 Cultivars/Varieties

Taxus

Yew
Taxus spp. Taxus spp. Taxus spp. Taxus spp. red cup-like aril holding a seed. red cup-like aril holding a seed. Taxus Taxus Taxus Taxus Taxus Taxus
17 Cultivars/Varieties

Thuja

Arborvitae
Thuja Thuja Thuja Thuja Thuja Thuja Thuja Thuja Thuja occidentalis Thuja occidentalis Thuja occidentalis Thuja occidentalis
3 Cultivars/Varieties

Tsuga canadensis

Canada hemlock, Canadian Hemlock, Eastern Hemlock, Hemlock Spruce, Spruce Pine
Upright growth form of a mature tree. Upright growth form of a mature tree. Leaves Leaves Cones Cones Stem with cones Stem with cones Bark Bark Hemlock woolly adelgids Hemlock woolly adelgids
6 Cultivars/Varieties

Ulmus

Elm
Ulmus americana Ulmus americana Leaves and stem (Brighton, NY)-Mid Fall Leaves and stem (Brighton, NY)-Mid Fall Tree trunk (Brighton, NY)-Mid Fall Tree trunk (Brighton, NY)-Mid Fall Branch (Brighton, NY)-Mid Fall Branch (Brighton, NY)-Mid Fall Leaves (Brighton, NY)-Mid Fall Leaves (Brighton, NY)-Mid Fall Serrated leaf margin (Brighton, NY)-Mid Fall Serrated leaf margin (Brighton, NY)-Mid Fall
11 Cultivars/Varieties