Complete Trees, Shrubs & HedgesTable of Contents
Preface 7
Part 1: Design and Planting Guidelines Planning, Planting, and More 10 Part 2: Trees TREE BASICS AND FINE POINTS 70TREE PROFILES 86Alphabetized by genus (scientific name)
AbiesThe Firs 86
Acer The Maples 88
AesculusThe Buckeyes 90
BetulaThe Birches 91
Calocedrus decurrensIncense Cedar 92
CarpinusThe Hornbeams 93
CaryaHickories 94
Cedrus The Cedars 95
CercisThe Redbuds 96
Chamaecyparis The White Cedars also called False Cypresses 97
Chionanthus The Fringe Trees 98
Cladrastis luteaAmerican Yellowwood also called Virgilia 99
CornusThe Dogwoods 100
CorylusThe Filberts also called Hazelnuts 102
Cotinus The Smoke Trees 103
CrataegusThe Hawthorns 104
Davidia involucrataDove Tree also called Handkerchief Tree 105
EucalyptusThe Gum Trees 106
Fagus The Beeches 107
Franklinia alatamahaFranklin Tree 108
Fraxinus The Ashes 109
Ginkgo bilobaGinkgo also called Maidenhair Tree 110
Gymnocladus dioica Kentucky Coffee Tree 111
HalesiaThe Silverbells 112
IlexThe Hollies 113
Juniperus The Junipers 114
KoelreuteriaGolden-Rain 116
Laburnum Laburnum 117
Lagerstroemia indicaThe Crape Myrtles 118
LarixThe Larches 119
Liquidambar styracifluaAmerican Sweet Gum 120
LiriodendronThe Tulip Trees 121
MagnoliaThe Magnolias 122
MalusThe Crabapples 124
Nyssa sylvaticaBlack Gum also called Black Tupelo, Sour Gum, or Pepperidge 125
Oxydendrum arboreumSourwood also called Sorrel Tree 126
Phellodendron amurenseCork Tree also called Amur Cork Tree 127
PiceaThe Spruces 128
PinusThe Pines 130
PrunusThe Flowering Plums, Cherries, and Almonds 132
Pyrus calleryana Callery Pear also called Flowering Pear 134
QuercusThe Oaks 136
Salix The Willows 138
Sophora (aka Styphnolobium)The Sophoras 139
Sorbus The Mountain Ashes 140
Stewartia The Stewartias 141
StyraxThe Snowbells 142
Thuja The Arborvitaes 143
Tilia The Lindens also called Basswoods 144
Tsuga The Hemlocks 145
Ulmus parvifoliaChinese Elm also called Lacebark Elm 146
Zelkova serrataJapanese Zelkova also called Saw Leaf Zelkova 147
Part 3: Shrubs SHRUB BASICS AND FINE POINTS 150SHRUB PROFILES 160Alphabetized by genus (scientific name) Abelia 3 grandifloraGlossy Abelia 160 Acer palmatumJapanese Maple 162
Amelanchier The Serviceberries also called Shadblows 163
Aucuba japonicaGold-Dust Tree also called Japanese Laurel 164
Buddleia Butterfly Bush also called Summer Lilac 165
Calluna vulgarisScotch Heather 166
CamelliaThe Camellias 167
Ceanothus Ceanothus 168
ChaenomelesThe Flowering Quinces 169
CistusThe Rock Roses 170
ClethraThe Clethras also called Summersweet or Sweet Pepper Bush 171
Cotoneaster The Cotoneasters 172
Cryptomeria japonicaJapanese Cedar 173
Daphne The Daphnes 174
DeutziaThe Deutzias 175
EricaThe Heaths 176
ForsythiaThe Forsythias 177
FothergillaThe Fothergillas 178
Gardenia jasminoidesGardenia also called Cape Jasmine 179
Gaultheria Salal and Wintergreen 180
Genista tinctoriaWoadwaxen 181
Hamamelis The Witch Hazels 182
Hibiscus syriacusRose-of-Sharon also called Shrub Althea 183
Hydrangea Hydrangea 184
Hypericum St. Johnswort 185
Kalmia latifoliaMountain Laurel 186
Kerria japonicaJapanese Kerria 187
Kolkwitzia amabilisBeauty Bush 188
LeucothoeThe Leucothoes 189
Mahonia The Mahonias 190
Nandina domesticaHeavenly Bamboo 191
PhiladelphusThe Mock Oranges 192
Physocarpus opulifoliusEastern Ninebark 193
Pieris Pieris also called Andromeda 194
PotentillaThe Cinquefoils 195
RhododendronThe Azaleas 196
RhododendronThe Rhododendrons 197
RosaThe Roses 198
Sarcococca The Sweet Boxes 200
SkimmiaThe Skimmias 201
SyringaThe Lilacs 202
ViburnumThe Viburnums 203
VitexThe Chaste Trees 204
Weigela The Weigelas 205 Part 4: Hedges HEDGE BASICS AND FINE POINTS 208HEDGE PROFILES 216Alphabetized by genus (scientific name)
BerberisThe Barberries 216
Buxus The Boxwoods 218
Cupressocyparis leylandiiLeyland Cypress 219
Euonymus Euonymus 220
LigustrumThe Privets 221
Lonicera The Honeysuckles 222
Nerium oleanderThe Oleanders also called Rose Bays 223
OsmanthusOsmanthus 224
Photinia The Photinias also called Christmas Berries 225
Podocarpus Podocarpus 226
Prunus laurocerasusCherry Laurel 227
PyracanthaThe Firethorns 228
RosaRoses for Hedges 229
Spiraea The Spireas 230
TaxusThe Yews 231
Glossary 232
Index 233
Photo Credits 238