Trees

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Trees

CORNUS - DOGWOOD TREE

ACER - MAPLE TREE

CERCIS - RED BUD TREE

PRUNIS - WEEPING SNOWFOUNTAIN CHERRY TREE

QUERCUS ALBA | WHITE OAK TREE
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MAGNOLIA
Scientific Name: Magnolia Hort.
Family: Magnoliaceae

Sun Exposure
Part sun to full sun

Origin
Hybrid of Magnolia liliiflora 'Nigra' and M. stellata 'Rosea'.

Growth Habits
Deciduous shrub, up to 12 feet tall (3.6 m), up to 10 feet in spread (3 m); green, leaves

Blooming Habits:
Red or purple flowers, in early spring to late spring.

Watering Needs
Moderate water to regular water, needs good drainage, prefers an acid soil

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PAULOWNIA TOMENTOSA | EMPRESS TREE | PRINCESS TREE

Scientific Name: Paulownia tomentosa (Thunb.) Sieb. & Zucc. ex Steud.

Family: Scrophulariaceae Origin: China

Sun Exposure
Full sun

Growth Habits
Small to medium-sized deciduous tree, relatively short-lived, 30 to 60 feet tall (9-18 m); rough, gray-brown bark with interlaced shiny, smooth areas, and shallow fissures; large, broadly oval to heart-shaped leaves, 5 to 12 inches long (12-30 cm), occasionally shallowly three-lobed, velvety green above, with fuzzy undersides

Watering Needs
Some water in summer

Propagation
Seeds, root sprouts

Princess tree (Paulownia tomentosa), U.S.D.A. Forest Service Collection, Courtesy of the Hunt Institute

Blooming Habits
Conspicuous, large upright clusters of showy, pale violet, fragrant flowers, 1.4 to 2 inches long (3.5-5 cm), in the spring.

Fruiting Habits
Green capsule, loosely boat shaped, turning dry brown when ripe, 1 to 1.6 inches long (2.5-4 cm) with four compartments that may contain several thousand tiny winged seeds