| Ulmus sp. |
American, Red, ect. (does he
mean etc.?) |
| Ulmus parvifolia |
Chinese Elm |
| Cladrastis
kentukea |
Yellowwood |
| Morus
alba |
Mulberry |
| Taxodium distichum |
Bald Cypress |
| Metasequoia glyptostroboides |
Dawn Redwood |
| Catalpa speciosa |
Catalpa |
| Sassafras albidum |
Sassafras |
| Cercis canadensis |
Redbud |
| Crataegus phaenopyrum |
Washington Hawthorn |
| Crataegu viridis 'Winter King' | Winter King Hawthorn |
| Special: Hawthorn fireblight |
|
| Koelreuteria paniculata | Goldenraintree |
| Celtis occidentalis |
Hackberry |
| Lonicera
maackii |
Amur Honeysuckle |
Plants to Remember for Next Week
Ulmus sp. American Elm, Valley Forge
Characteristics
- Vase-shaped
- Yellow fall colors
- Cutting growing better than grafting growing.
- Possibility of graft incompatibility
- This one is resistant to Dutch Elm Disease.
- Look at buds.
- Serrated/toothed leaves.
Ulmus sp. American Elm, Valley Forge
Ulmus sp. American Elm Cutting. Note the distinctive buds.
Ulmus parvifolia, Chinese Elm
Characteristics
- Flowers in summer.
- Fruits in fall.
- Very small foliage.
- Fall color - burgundy or yellow/green (varies).
- Medium/large.
Ulmus parvifolia Chinese Elm
Ulmus parvifolia Chinese Elm Cutting
Note the plentiful fruit.
Cladrastis kentukea Yellowwood
- Native
- Full sun to part sun
- Can grow large, but often medium. 40-60'.
- Flower: creamy, pea-like flower. Flowers in May.
- Fall color: yellow
- Shape: vase, arches, vases out.
- Smooth gray bark, stays that way.
- Can split like Bradford Pear.
- Alternates heavy and light blooming years.
- Looks like ash.
- But, petiole encloses bud (see pic)
- bud - nice, silky, brown underneath.
- Cultivar: Perkins Pink.
Cladrastis kentukea Yellowwood
Cladrastis kentukea Yellowwood leaves
Cladrastis kentukea Yellowwood cutting
Cladrastis kentukea Yellowwood bud and petiole
Morus alba Mulberry
- The cultivar shown is fruitless, not messy.
- The fruited varieties "leaves the purple crap on your car".
- The fruit is edible - as long as it has not turned in to purple crap on your car.
- Yellow fall color.
Morus alba Mulberry
Taxodium distichum Bald Cypress
- Large trees..
- Grow in wet soil.
- Fall color: russet brown.
- Lose leaves in winter.
- Deciduous.
| Bald
Cypress |
Metasequoia |
| whirled/scattered leaves |
opposite leaves |
| large buds |
no noticable buds |
| random aroud stem |
plane |
Taxodium distichum Bald Cypress
Taxodium distichum Bald Cypress
Taxodium distichum Bald Cypress with Gator Bag
Taxodium distichum Bald Cypress
Taxodium distichum Bald Cypress Cutting. Note the whirled pattern of the leaves.
Metasequoia glyptostroboides Dawn Redwood
- 60' large
- bronze/red, burnt orange fall color
- base - 45 degree angle (see picture)
Young Metasequoia glyptostroboides Dawn Redwood in the new Cincinnati Zoo parking lot. Shot taken from above.
A closer shot of Metasequoia glyptostroboides in the new Cincinnati Zoo parking lot.
Metasequoia glyptosroboides Dawn Redwood
Metasequoia glyptostroboides Dawn Redwood - note the 45 degree branch angles.
Catalpa speciosa Catalpa
- Large, 60-80'.
- Lots of visible flowers mind summer, June-July.
- Large seed pods, Indian beans.
- Seed pods drop around March/May.
- Drought tolerant.
- Grows fast.
- Fall color: dirty yllow, yellow/green.
- Catalpa worm strips foliage, but the tree leafs back out.
Catalpa
speciosa Catalpa bark
Catalpa speciosa Catalpa
Catalpa speciosa Catalpa Indian beans
Catalpa speciosa Catalpa limbs in canopy
Sassafras albidum Sassafras
Three leaf types:
- 3 lobed
- Mitten
- No lobes
- Lemon scent when scratched.
- Medium, can grow large.
- Grow in clusters.
- Yellow, orange, red fall colors.
- Male and female.
- Make root beer out of roots.
- Early spring yellow blooms, can be hard to notice.
Sassafras albidum Sassafras
Sassafras albidum Sassafras
Crataegus phaenopyrum Washington Hawthorn
ID
| Wasington |
Winter
King |
| Groups of fruit |
Singular fruit |
| Dogwood type bark |
Orange, blocky bark |
| Fairly thorny |
Less thorny |
- Small tree - 15-18 feet.
- Clusters of white flowers in May.
- Stinky.
Crataegus phaenopyrum Washington Hawthorn
Crataegus phaenopyrum Washington Hawthorn Cutting
Crataegus phaenopyrum Washington Hawthorn berries
Crataegus phaenopyrum Washington Hawthorn bark
Hawthorn Fireblight
How do we know this is fireblight?
- Leaves are still attached.
- Stem crooks.
- Cicada damage.
Crataegus (Hawthorn) fireblight - note the cicada damage on the stem
Crataegus (Hawthorn) fireblight - note the crooking stem and attached leaves
Crataegus virdis 'Winter King' Winter King Hawthorn
Orange, blocky bark.
Orange-ish fruit; more orange than Washington.
Fruit holds until January
See the picture from the Hort II (32-HORT-188) Winter class showing a Winter King Hawthorn with fruit, and without leaves.
Single trunk, vase shape, wide.
Crataegus virdis 'Winter King' Winter King Hawthorn
Crataegus virdis 'Winter King' Winter King Hawthorn's orange, blocky bark is distinguising.
Crataegus virdis 'Winter King' Winter King Hawthorn berries
Crataegus berry comparison: Washington on the left, Winter King on the right. Notice the difference in color, groupings.
Crataegus virdis 'Winter King' Winter King Hawthorn cutting
Crataegus leaves: Compare the leaves of Crataegus phaenopyrum and Craetaegus virdis 'Winter King': not much difference.
Koelreutera paniculata Goldenraintree
- Small/medium tree.
- Yellow fruit.
- Possibly invasive plant.
- Chinese-lantern like fruit.
- Full sun.
- Drought tolerant.
- Good small flowering tree.
- Yellow/orange fall color.
- Sumer bloom.
- Hard to get straight trunk - curved or mutiple.
Koelreuteria paniculata Goldenraintree
Koelreuteria paniculata Goldenraintree
Koelreuteria paniculata Goldenraintree cutting
Koelreuteria paniculata Goldenraintree fruit
Koelreuteria paniculata Goldenraintree seeds
Lonicera maackii Amur Honeysuckle
- From China.
- Full sun to deep shade.
- Leaves early in Sping until December.
- Outcompetes natives.
- Flowers: white/yellow, honeysuckle.
- Not very fragrant.
- Can seed into anything - get acres of it.
- 15-18' tall.
- Birds eat fruit and disperse seeds.
Loicera maackii Amur Honeysuckle
Loicera maackii Amur Honeysuckle
branch
Lonicera maackii Amur Honeysuckle cutting
Lonicera maackii Amur Honeysuckle
Celtis Occidentalis Hackberry
- Prarie tree.
- Grayish trunk.
- Not common for shade.
- Lots in Cincinnati.
- Similar to Elm, but different veination. (More pinnately branched vs. Elm. Elm is more parallel.)
Celtis occidentalis Hackberry
Celtis occidentalis Hackberry