Lecture Test 1 Focus List Flashcards

Question

*Caryopteris ×clandonensis*

Answer 1

bluebeard Verbenaceae Caryopteris incana × Caryopteris mongholica ``` Form: Shrub Height: 3’ – 5’ Spread: 2’ – 3’ Spacing: 2’ – 3’ Zone: 6 – 9 Flower Color: Blue July – Sept. ``` Uses: Massing. Low border. Flowers late in summer. Leaves stems and flowers fragrant Culture: Tolerates heat and drought. Full sun. Tolerates seashore conditions (sandy and salty soils). Can be cut to the ground, flowers on new wood. Best in well drained soil. Transplants easily Limitations: Needs to be pruned hard or it can be leggy and unattractive. Weedy, may seed into areas if not deadheaded

Answer 2

Japanese beautyberry Verbenaceae ``` Form: Shrub Height: 4’– 8’ Spread: 4’– 6’ Spacing: 3’– 6’ Zones: 5–8 Fruit Color: Violet to metallic purple. Fall Fall Color: Yellow ``` Uses: Same uses as C. dichotoma but C. japonica may benefit from cross pollination for fruit production Culture: same. Transplants easily. Well-drained soil. Full sun to light shade Limitations: Irregular fruiting in C. japonica. Can look ratty with age – rejuvenates well

Answer 3

Callicarpa japonica ‘Leucocarpa’ white-fruited Japanese beautyberry Callicarpa dichotoma ‘Early Amethyst’ early amethyst purple beautyberry Callicarpa dichotoma ‘Duet’

Answer 4

cutleaf chaste tree Verbenaceae ``` Form: Shrub to Tree Height: 10’ – 15’ Spread: 15’ – 20’ Spacing: 10’ – 20’ Zone: 6 – 8 Flower Color: Lavender June – Sept. ``` Uses: Specimen or border. More delicate texture and better form than V. agnus-castus. Hardier than V. agnus-castus. Aromatic foliage Culture: Tolerates heat and drought. Easily transplanted. No severe insect or disease problems. Needs full sun Limitations: Flowers not as showy as V. agnuscastus but leaves add interest

Answer 5

*Chinese fringe tree* Oleaceae ``` Form: Shrub to Tree Height: 20’ – 30’ Spread: 20’ – 30’ Spacing: 20’ – 30’ Zones: (5)6 – 8 Flower Color: White, fragrant - June Fruit Color: Blue-black on ♀ plants Fall Color: Soft yellow, not consistent ``` Uses: Specimen plant, especially in small sites. Can plant spring flowering species underneath it Culture: One of the last plants to leaf out in spring. Tolerates partial shade, best in full sun. Best in moist well drained, organic soil but adaptable. Air pollution tolerant. Drought tolerant. Flowers on current season’s growth Limitations: None significant. Not as cold hardy as Chionanthus virginicus

Answer 6

fringe tree Oleaceae ``` Form: Shrub to Tree Height: 10’ – 15’ Spread: 10’ – 15’ Spacing: 10’ – 15’ Zones: 4 – 9 Flower Color: White, fragrant; ♂ flowers larger, more effective - May - June Fruit Color: Blue-black on ♀ Fall Color: Yellow ``` Uses: Large shrub to small tree. Specimen plant, especially in small sites. Can plant spring flowering species underneath it Culture: One of the last plants to leaf out in spring. Tolerates partial shade, best in full sun. Best in moist well drained, organic soil but adaptable. Prefers acidic soils. Air pollution tolerant. Flowers on previous season’s growth Limitations: None significant. Male plant needed to set fruits. Slightly less showy than C. retusus as flowers are held below leaves v. terminal

Answer 7

white ash Oleaceae ``` Form: Tree Height: 40’ – 50’ (100’) Spread: 30’ – 50’ Spacing: 30’ – 50’ Zones: 4 – 9 Fall Color: yellow to purple or maroon ``` Uses: Shade tree. Avenue tree. Grows more slowly than green ash but ultimately is larger with better structure Culture: Widely adaptable to various soils and climates. Tolerates moderately poor, dry soil. Prefers full sun Limitations: Not as adaptable as green ash. Weak branch angles. Many diseases and insect pests: * Ash yellows * Banded ash clearwing moth borers * Emerald ash borer

Answer 8

Fraxinus americana ‘Junginger’ Autumn Purple® Male, therefore seedless Reddish-purple fall color

Answer 9

European ash Oleaceae ``` Form: Tree Height: 30’ – 40’ Spread: 25’ – 35’ (–90’) Spacing: 25’ – 35’ (–90’) Zones: 5 – 7 Fall Color: clear yellow ``` Uses: Specimen tree Culture: Prefers rich, loamy soil. Full sun to half sun. Tolerates high pH soils Limitations: Borers. Large Size

Answer 10

green ash Oleaceae ``` Form: Tree Height: 50 – 60’ (80’) Spread: 30’ – 40’ Spacing: 30’ – 40’ Zones: (2b)3 – 9 Fall Color: yellow ``` Uses: Shade tree. Street tree. Specimen tree Culture: Full sun to partial shade. Tolerates poor soils. Tolerates high pH. Tolerates urban conditions: road salt, compacted soils. Grows quickly (2’ – 3’/year). More upright and irregular in growth than white ash Limitations: Fertile and abundant seed. Emerald ash borer. Banded ash clearwing moth. Scale. Ash yellows

Answer 11

Fraxinus pennsylvanica ‘Patmore’ Patmore green ash Selected from seedlings from Alberta, Canada Male clone = fruitless Very cold hardy to -40 degrees Leaves persist longer into fall Straight trunk and uniform symmetrical branching

Answer 12

Regel privet Oleaceae ``` Form: Shrub Height: 4’ – 5’ Spread: 6’ – 10’ Spacing: 6’ – 10’ Zones: 4 – 7 Flower Color: n.s., white, unpleasantly scented - Late May –early June Fruit Color: blue-black ``` Uses: Informal hedge. Border. Screen. Considered to have the best form of the Ligustrums Culture: Full sun to partial shade. Tolerates salt from roads. Extremely tolerant of poor, dry soils. Branches grow horizontally Limitations: Tier 2 MD Invasive plant. Does not do well to the south of us. Foul smelling flowers

Answer 13

California privet Oleaceae ``` Form: Shrub Height: 10’ – 15’ Spread: 8’ – 12’ Spacing: 3’ – 10’ Zones: 5 – 7(8) Flower Color: white - Late May Fruit Color: globose, black, minimally produced Fall Color: green (semievergreen here) ``` Uses: Shrub. Outstanding formal hedge. Border Culture: Sun to partial shade. Tolerates salt from roads. Branches grow vertically Limitations: Not reliably hardy north of New York City. Foul smelling flowers

Answer 14

golden vicary privet Oleaceae Ligustrum ovalifolium ‘Aureum’ × Ligustrum vulgare ``` Height: 12’ Spread: 10’ Spacing: 2’ – 10’ Zones: 5 – 8 Flower Color: White Fruit Color: Blue black Fall Color: Golden yellow ``` Uses: Same as other privets. Yellow foliage Culture: Needs full sun to develop good color. Best heavily pruned. Plant with dark colored plants for best effect Limitations: Not effective planted by itself. Shaded leaves turn sickly green

Answer 15

Japanese tree lilac Oleaceae ``` Form: Tree Height: 20’ – 30’ Spread: 15’ – 25’ Spacing: 15’ – 20’ Zones: 3 – 7 Flower Color: white, foul smelling (privet-like) Early – to mid–June ``` Uses: Most trouble free lilac. Specimen tree. Street tree. Mass plantings Culture: Full sun for good flowering. pH adaptable. Easily transplanted. Prefers cool summers. Prune after flowering Limitations: Fewer problems than other lilacs. Powdery mildew. Leaf blight. Borers. Frost injury to young leaves. Foul smelling flowers

Answer 16

``` butterfly bush Loganiaceae Form: Shrub Height: 6’ – 8’ (15’) Spread: 6’ – 10’ Spacing: 6’ – 10’ Zone: 5 – 9 Flower Color: white, pink, purple, red ``` Uses: Shrub. border. Massing. Flowers profusely in late summer and fall. Flowers attract butterflies Culture: Full sun. Tolerates moderate ocean front conditions. Heavy pruning yields fewer, larger flowers. Well drained soil best. pH adaptable. Blooms in one year from seed Limitations: Too coarse to be used in most situations, although small and more refined selections have been made. Can be invasive if not deadheaded or sterile cultivar