TREE BIBLEHorticulture A

Mr. OlsonSpanish Fork High

Norway maple (Acer platanodies)

• 45’ tall x 30’ wide

• Deciduous

• Helicopter seeds

• Turns from green to yellow (fall color)

Virginia Creeper (Parthenocissus quinquifolia

• 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

• 35’ tall 20’ wide

• Red flowers in the summer (cone shaped)

• Compound palmate leaves

• Chestnuts (fruit)

Fruitless Mulberry (Morus alba)

• 40’ tall x 30’ wide

• Fast growing shade tree

• Glossy dark green leaves

• No fruit

Austrian Pine (Pinus nigra)

• 45’ tall 35’ wide

• Needles 3 to 4’’ long

• 2 needles in a sheath

• Evergreen

Quaking Aspen (Populus tremelodies)

• 35’ tall 15’wide

• Light colored bark

• White powder on trunk

• Fast Growing

Blue Spruce (Picea pungens)

• Heigth 40’x30’ Wide

• Needles 1in. Long, and 1 needle per sheath

• Silvery blue color

• Slow growing

Japanese Yew (Taxus cuspidata)

• 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)

• Shade Tree

• Height 70’x 40’Wide

• Fruit/Nut Tree

• Big like Horse Chestnut

Ponderosa Pine (Pinus ponderosa)

• 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)

• 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)

• 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