Trees, Shrubs and Hedges for Your Home

Trees, Shrubs & Hedges for Your Landscape 

Table of Contents

Preface

Part 1: Design and Planting Guidelines Planning, Planting, and More
 
Part 2: Trees
TREE BASICS AND FINE POINTS
TREE PROFILES
Alphabetized by genus (scientific name)

• Abies
The Firs

• Acer
The Maples

• Aesculus
The Buckeyes

• Betula
The Birches

• Calocedrus decurrens
Incense Cedar

• Carpinus
The Hornbeams

• Carya
Hickories

• Cedrus
The Cedars

• Cercis
The Redbuds

• Chamaecyparis
The White Cedars also called False Cypresses

• Chionanthus
The Fringe Trees

• Cladrastis lutea
American Yellowwood also called Virgilia

• Cornus
The Dogwoods

• Corylus
The Filberts also called Hazelnuts

• Cotinus
The Smoke Trees

• Crataegus
The Hawthorns

• Davidia involucrata
Dove Tree also called Handkerchief Tree

• Eucalyptus
The Gum Trees

• Fagus
The Beeches

• Franklinia alatamaha
Franklin Tree

• Fraxinus
The Ashes

• Ginkgo biloba
Ginkgo also called Maidenhair Tree

• Gymnocladus dioica
Kentucky Coffee Tree

• Halesia
The Silverbells

• Ilex
The Hollies

• Juniperus
The Junipers

• Koelreuteria
Golden-Rain

• Laburnum
Laburnum

• Lagerstroemia indica
The Crape Myrtles

• Larix
The Larches

• Liquidambar styraciflua
American Sweet Gum

• Liriodendron
The Tulip Trees

• Magnolia
The Magnolias

• Malus
The Crabapples

• Nyssa sylvatica
Black Gum also called Black Tupelo, Sour Gum, or Pepperidge

• Oxydendrum arboreum
Sourwood also called Sorrel Tree

• Phellodendron amurense
Cork Tree also called Amur Cork Tree

• Picea
The Spruces

• Pinus
The Pines

• Prunus
The Flowering Plums, Cherries, and Almonds

• Pyrus calleryana
Callery Pear also called Flowering Pear

• Quercus
The Oaks

• Salix
The Willows

• Sophora (aka Styphnolobium)
The Sophoras

• Sorbus
The Mountain Ashes

• Stewartia
The Stewartias

• Styrax
The Snowbells

• Thuja
The Arborvitaes

• Tilia
The Lindens also called Basswoods

• Tsuga
The Hemlocks

• Ulmus parvifolia
Chinese Elm also called Lacebark Elm 

• Zelkova serrata
Japanese Zelkova also called Saw Leaf Zelkova

Part 3: Shrubs
SHRUB BASICS AND FINE POINTS
SHRUB PROFILES
Alphabetized by genus (scientific name)
 

• Abelia 3 grandiflora
Glossy Abelia
 

• Acer palmatum
Japanese Maple 

• Amelanchier
The Serviceberries also called Shadblows

• Aucuba japonica
Gold-Dust Tree also called Japanese Laurel

• Buddleia
Butterfly Bush also called Summer Lilac

• Calluna vulgaris
Scotch Heather

• Camellia
The Camellias

• Ceanothus
Ceanothus

• Chaenomeles
The Flowering Quinces

• Cistus
The Rock Roses

• Clethra
The Clethras also called Summersweet or Sweet Pepper Bush

• Cotoneaster
The Cotoneaster

• Daphne
The Daphnes

• Deutzia
The Deutzias 

• Erica
The Heaths 

• Forsythia
The Forsythias 

• Fothergilla
The Fothergillas 

• Gardenia jasminoides
Gardenia also called Cape Jasmine

• Gaultheria
Salal and Wintergreen 

• Genista tinctoria
Woadwaxen 

• Hamamelis
The Witch Hazels 

• Hibiscus syriacus
Rose-of-Sharon also called Shrub Althea 

• Hydrangea
Hydrangea 

• Hypericum
St. John’swort 

• Kalmia latifolia
Mountain Laurel 

• Kerria japonica
Japanese Kerria 

• Kolkwitzia amabilis
Beauty Bush

• Leucothoe
The Leucothoes 

• Mahonia
The Mahonias 

• Nandina domestica
Heavenly Bamboo 

• Philadelphus
The Mock Oranges

• Physocarpus opulifolius
Eastern Ninebark 

• Pieris
Pieris also called Andromeda 

• Potentilla
The Cinquefoils

• Rhododendron
The Azaleas

• Rhododendron
The Rhododendrons

• Rosa
The Roses 

• Sarcococca
The Sweet Boxes 

• Skimmia
The Skimmias 

• Syringa
The Lilacs 

• Viburnum
The Viburnums 

• Vitex
The Chaste Trees 

• Weigela
The Weigelas
 
Part 4: Hedges
HEDGE BASICS AND FINE POINTS
HEDGE PROFILES 
Alphabetized by genus (scientific name)

• Berberis
The Barberries

• Buxus
The Boxwoods

• Cupressocyparis leylandii
Leyland Cypress

• Euonymus
Euonymus

• Ligustrum
The Privets

• Lonicera
The Honeysuckles

• Nerium oleander
The Oleanders also called Rose Bays

• Osmanthus
Osmanthus 

• Photinia
The Photinias also called Christmas Berries 

• Podocarpus
Podocarpus 

• Prunus laurocerasus
Cherry Laurel 

• Pyracantha
The Firethorns 

• Rosa
Roses for Hedges 

• Spiraea
The Spireas 

• Taxus
The Yews 

Glossary 

Index

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