Trees and Shrubs. Common Name. Botanical Name. Light Flower Color Characteristics Height Bed. Variety. Picture

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1 Trees and Shrubs Picture Common Name Variety Botanical Name Light Flower Color Characteristics Height Bed 5 Leaf Aralia Eleutherococcus sieboldianus Full Sun to Full Shade Greenish-White Makes a good hedge. Drought tolerant. Tolerates poor soils ft F Barberry 'Golden Rocket' Berberis thunbergii Bright red berries attract birds and wildlife in the winter. Spines. Deer resistant. 4-5 ft D Boxwood 'Green Velvet' Buxus sempervirens x Buxus microphylla Evergreen shrub. Can be prunned to a hedge. 2-4 ft B and U Boxwood 'Winter Gem' Buxus microphylla japonica Evergreen shrub. Can be prunned to a hedge. 4-6 ft C Colorado Blue Spruce Picea pungens Full Sun Very cold tolerant evergreen tree. Frequently used as Christmas trees. Large tree ft Z

2 Dogwood 'Garden Glow' Cornus hessei White Avoid standing water and afternoon heat. Tolerant of any soil types and ph. 5 x 5 ft B Elderberry 'Black Lace' Sambucus nigra Pink Great as a landscape shrub or potted plant. Prefers moist soil. Easy to grow and adaptable. Poisonous. 6-8 ft B Elderberry 'Sutherland Gold' Sambucus nigra White Does best in moist soild Less susceptible to sun scorch. Attracts birds and butterflies. Poisonous. 10x10 ft A False Cypress Chamaecyparis Part Shade Attractive. Fragerant. Will not tolerate extreme heat, drought or winds ft I Flowering Crabapple Malus Pink/Red Spring flowering. Ornamental tree. Varying fruit sizes ft I Fothergilla 'Blue Shadow' Fothergilla major Full Sun White Makes a good hedge. Prefers moist, acidic, well drained soil. 5-6 ft F

3 'Blushing Bride' macrophylla Pale Pink Blooms on old and new wood all summer long. Good cut flowers. 3-5 ft V/W 'Bobo' paniculata Full$Sun$to$Part$Shade White/Pink Perennial Bush, Dwarf Habit 3 ft E/F 'Endless Summer' macrophylla Blue, Pink or Lavendar Blooms on old and new wood all summer long. Good cut flowers. 3-5 ft D and V/W 'Limelight' Hydranga paniculata Full Sun to Full Shade Lime Green Sturdy flowers, soil ph does not affect color. Good cut and/or dried flowers. Drought tolerant. 8 ft x 8 ft P 'PeeGee' paniculata Full Sun White Needs full sun but more cold tolerant. Can be pruned into tree form unlike others ft C Magnolia Magnolia Pink/White Sping flowering, very showy flowers. Needs to be protected from winds. Does not tolerate poorly drained soils ft V/X

4 Northern Red Oak Quercus rubra Full Sun Large, quick growing shade tree. Tolerates pollution and compact soil ft U Pagoda Dogwood Cornus alternifolia Part Shade White Spring flowering. Umbrella shape. 25 ft B Redbud Cercis canadensis Full Sun Lavendar Spring flowering. Smaller ornamental tree ft V Rhododendron Rhododendron Full Sun Purple Flowers late spring. Evergreen. Shade tolerant. Attracts hummingbirds. 5-6 ft Z Rose of Sharon 'White Chiffon' Hibiscus syricus White Flowers late summer to fall. Deer resistant. Can be trained to a small tree. 6-8 ft H Serviceberry Amelanchier White Blooms in the spring followed by edible berries that attract birds. Tolerates clay soils and pollution ft P and Z

5 Sweetspire Itea virginica Full Sun White Blooms early summer. Tolerates heavy shade and wet soils. Good for rain gardens. 3-4 ft Z Sweetspire 'Little Henry' Itea virginica Full Sun White Blooms early summer. Tolerates heavy shade and wet soils. Good for rain gardens. 2 ft P Tricolor Beech Fagus sylvatica Full Sun Yellow-Green Does not tolerate wet, heavy soils. Full sun may scorch leaves. 40 ft U Viburnum Viburnum White Spring flowering, fragrant. Tolerant of wide variety of light and soils. 5-8 ft Z Viburnum 'Mohican' Viburnum lantana Full Sun White Spring flowering, fragrant. Tolerant of wide variety of light and soils. 6 ft x 8 ft P Weeping Copper Beech 'Purpurea Pendula' Fagus sylvatica Full Sun Tolerates variety of soils if well drained. Does not require pruning. Slow growing ft O/P

6 Weeping Katsura Cercidiphyllum japonicum Full Sun Compact tree. Slow growing. Showy ft V White Fir Abies concolor Full Sun Very large evergreen. Commonly used as a Christmas tree ft B/E