TREE BIBLE
Horticulture A
Mr. Olson
Spanish Fork High
Norway maple (Acer platanodies)
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45’ tall x 30’ wide
Deciduous
Helicopter seeds
Turns from green to yellow (fall color)
Virginia Creeper (Parthenocissus
quinquifolia
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Fast growing vine
Green leaves to red leaves (fall color)
Compound palmate leaves
Blue berries
Thornless Honey Locust
(Gleditsa tricanthos)
• 40’ tall 30’ wide
• Fast growing shade tree
• Compound pinnate leaves
Horsechestnut (Aesculus
hypocastanum
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35’ tall 20’ wide
Red flowers in the summer (cone shaped)
Compound palmate leaves
Chestnuts (fruit)
Fruitless Mulberry (Morus alba)
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40’ tall x 30’ wide
Fast growing shade tree
Glossy dark green leaves
No fruit
Austrian Pine (Pinus nigra)
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45’ tall 35’ wide
Needles 3 to 4’’ long
2 needles in a sheath
Evergreen
Quaking Aspen (Populus tremelodies)
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35’ tall 15’wide
Light colored bark
White powder on trunk
Fast Growing
Blue Spruce (Picea pungens)
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Heigth 40’x30’ Wide
Needles 1in. Long, and 1 needle per sheath
Silvery blue color
Slow growing
Japanese Yew (Taxus cuspidata)
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Heigth 3’x 4’ Wide
Grows well in the shade
Needles dark green (3/4in.long)
Some species have red berries (cones)
Dwarf Alberta Spruce (Picea glauca)
• Height 8’x 4’ Wide
• Needles ¼” long
• Slow growing
Potentilla (Potentilla fruticosa)
• Height 3’x 3’ Wide
• Yellow blooms most of the summer
• Fast growing
Little Leaf Lindon (Tillia chordata)
• Height 40’x 25’ Wide
• Tree shape rounded bottom, pointed top
• Light green seed pod attached to the leaf
Purple Leaf Plum (Prunus
pissardi)
• Purple leaves all year long
• Height 20’x 12’Wide
• Pinkish white flowers in the spring
Rose Bush (Rosa acisa)
• Most have thorns
• Height 4-5’x 4’Wide
• Flowers all summer
London Plane Tree
(Platanus acerifolia)
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Shade Tree
Height 70’x 40’Wide
Fruit/Nut Tree
Big like Horse Chestnut
Ponderosa Pine (Pinus ponderosa)
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Looks a lot like Austrian Pine
2-3 needles in sheath
Height 60’x 30’Wide
Fairly fast growing
Caltalpa (Caltalpa bignodies
• Height 60’x 40’ Wide
• Fruit (indian cigars)
• Large leaves (8”to 12”)
Russian Olive (Eleagnus angustifolia)
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Height 30’x20’ Wide
Weed Tree
Silver blue leaves
Thorns and small gray olives
Globe Willow (Salix mastudana)
• Height 40’x 30’Wide
• Fast growing shade tree
• Problems with insects and disease
Arborvitae (Thuja orentallis)
• Flat scale leaves
• Height 12’x 6’ Wide
• Blue berries that are cones
Fremont Popular (Populus
fremonti)
• Leaf looks like Quaking Aspen leaf but
bigger
• Height 80’x 50’Wide
• Very fast growing
Crimson King Maple (Acer
rubrum)
• Height 40’x25’ Wide
• Crimson color leaves, helicopter seeds
• Slow growing
Green Ash (Franinus lanceolata)
• Height 45’x30’ Wide
• Leaves green to yellow fall color
• Moderate growth
Chinese Elm (Ulmus parvifolia)
• Height 50’x 40’ Wide’
• WEED Tree
• Gets diseases easily
Mountain Ash (Sorbus aucuparia)
• Heigth 25’x 15’ Wide
• White flowers spring, orange berries fall
• Compound pinnate leaves
Weeping White Birch (Betula
pendula)
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Height 45’x 25’ wide
White bark
Catkins (contain seeds)
Weeping (pendulous branches
Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum)
• Height 50’x 35’ Wide
• Green leaves, fall (Orange)
• Produces maple syrup
Tree of Heaven (Ailanthus
glandulosa)
• Height 40’x 40’ Wide
• Weed tree (lots and lots of seeds)
• Compound pinnate leaf
Memosia (Albizzia julibrissins)
• Height 25’x 20’ Wide
• Pink flowers in the summer
• Bi pinnately compound leaves
Golden Rain Tree (Koelutaria
paniculata
• Height 30’x 20’ Wide
• Yellow flowers in the spring
• Large(raindrop shaped seed pods in the fall)
Tam Juniper (Juniperus
tameristofolia)
• Height 30”x 4’ Wide
• Scale like leaves (no leaves under branch)
• Evergreen, Conifer
Pfitzer Juniper (Juniperus
pfitzeriana)
• Height 6’-10’x 5’ wide
• Different varieties different colors
• Blue berries (cones)
Pinyon Pine (Pinus edulis)
• Height 30’x 20’ Wide
• Conifer (Pine nuts)
• Trunk grayish color, lots of resin
White Fir (Abies concolor)
• Height 60’x 20’ Wide
• Needles ¾” long and all point up
• Evergreen, conifer
Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga
menziesii)
• Height 60’x 25’ wide
• Needles flat and soft, ½” long
• Cones have a snakelike tongue on scales
European Larch (Larix decidua)
• Height 60’x25’ Wide
• Deciduous conifer
• Needles grow in clusters, bluish green
English Walnut(Juglans cincerea)
• Height 40’x 30’ Wide
• Nuts 2” in diameter
• Bark is smooth and light silver color
Ginko Tree (Ginko biloba)
Height 40’x 25’ Wide
Living Fossil
Broadleaf deciduous conifer
Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum)
• Height 12’x 5’ Wide
• Most have red leaves
• Grows in some shade
Common Privet (Ligustrum
vulgare)
• Height 12’x 5’ Wide
• True Hedge (prunes and or trims easily)
• Fast growing