Sunday, April 17, 2011

Yoshino Cherry, Prunus X yedoensis





Another beautiful cherry tree with white blossoms.It grows to be 15 to 60 feet tall, a big variation! It's leaves are alternate with serrated edges.It's white flowers grow in bunches.

Rutgers Dogwood, Cornus Constellation





This dogwood is moderate in height growing up to 25 feet. It's highly disease resistant.

Shagbark Hickory, Carya ovata





The Shagbark hickory is a very common tree in the eastern united states. It's leaves are long and pinnate. It grows nuts that provide food for a range of squirrels.

Flowering Cherry, Prunus





The cherry tree is traditionally a smaller tree which is why it's popular for city spaces. As you can see its buds are a bright pink. It's popular in Ssia but it grows all around the wors

Yulan Magnolia, Magnolia denudata





The Yulan Magnolia was one of my favorite I saw today because of it's beautiful white blooms. It's native to eastern china and has been used in landscaping for emperors. It's a small tree reaching up to 30 feet.

Oriental Plane, Platanus orientalis






The oriental plane is a large deciduous tree. It's leaves are alternately arranged and are palmate. It's a very hardy tree, able to grow in most temperatures. It's capable of reaching 150 feet

Magnolia X Soulangiana






This hybrid magnolia is beautiful and multi-stemmed all covered with sweet smelling blooms. Seen in England and the east and west coast of the united states.