July 12, 2010 at 9:33 pm (A Plant-a-Day(ish))
Tags: Acuminate tip, entire, Exfoliating bark, Opposite, ovate, Shrub
A unique shrub/small tree with beautiful exfoliating bark revealing a nearly bone white trunk. The specimen I observed at Reeves-Reed Arboretum was large enough that it resembled a strange dogwood, with its opposite leaves. Lucky there was a tag on it.
Another great description and photos at the Horticulture By Heart blog.
July 12, 2009 at 11:43 pm (A Plant-a-Day(ish))
Tags: alternate, Distinctive fruit, entire, multi-stemmed, simple leaf, tree
IDentifying characteristics:
1. Cup-like large pinkish white flowers
2. Smooth silver gray bark on multi-stemmed trunk; more open habit than Magnolia Stellata
3. Pubescent green fruit
July 12, 2009 at 5:57 pm (A Plant-a-Day(ish))
Tags: deciduous, entire, lustrous leaves, Opposite, Shrub, simple leaf
Identifying characteristics:
1. Opposite, simple, deciduous leaves on fast-growing hedge; shorter petioles and slightly larger leaves than L. amurense
2. Green, minutely pubescent young branches (vs. purplish & pubescent for L. amurense)
3. Multi-branched with irregularly spreading branches
July 12, 2009 at 4:23 pm (A Plant-a-Day(ish))
Tags: broad leaf evergreen, elliptical, entire, lustrous leaves, Opposite, Shrub, simple leaf
Difficult to distinguish this sample from Buxus microphylla; could be either
1. Opposite evergreen simple leaves (distinguishes from Ilex)
2. White line on leaf back distinguishes from Buxus microphylla
3. Elliptical leaf <1″ long, broadest below middle
July 12, 2009 at 11:51 am (A Plant-a-Day(ish), Invasives)
Tags: alternate, deciduous, entire, Invasives, Shrub, simple leaf, Thorny
Identifying characteristics:
1. Single 0.5″ thorn at each node
2. Alternate simple leaves
3. Deciduous shrub with ovate leaves
July 11, 2009 at 2:52 pm (A Plant-a-Day(ish))
Tags: alternate, broad leaf evergreen, entire, lustrous leaves, simple leaf
1. Elliptic/oblong simple entire 5″ evergreen leaves appearing whorled at branch ends
2. Dense rounded “haystack” shape, 3 – 4′ wide and high
3. Creamy small white flower panicles in spring
July 10, 2009 at 6:43 pm (A Plant-a-Day(ish))
Tags: alternate, climber, entire, Invasives
July 8, 2009 at 10:57 pm (A Plant-a-Day(ish))
Tags: Acuminate tip, elliptical, entire, multi-stemmed, Opposite, Shrub, simple leaf, variegated
Identifying characteristics:
July 8, 2009 at 10:51 pm (A Plant-a-Day(ish))
Tags: alternate, deciduous, elliptical, entire, juglone (walnut) tolerant, simple leaf, tree
Identifying characteristics:
1. Reddish purple leaves
2. Alternate
3. multi-stemmed vase like form
June 29, 2009 at 12:16 am (A Plant-a-Day(ish))
Tags: Acuminate tip, alternate, entire, Invasives, multiple fruit, oblique base, serrate, simple leaf
Identifying characteristics:
Good reference photos: http://www.oplin.org/tree/fact%20pages/mulberry_white/mulberry_white.html
