Trees

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Scientific Name: Acer palmatum

Common Name: Japenese Maple

Pronunciation: Ac-er pal-ma-tum

Characteristics: 

-Height: 15 to 25'

-Spacing: 30 to 60'

-Sun Explosure: shady

-Flower Color: purple or red

-Life Cycle: perennials

-Landscape: possesses multiseason interest (summer foliage, fall foliage color, twig and bark color and quality) 

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Scientific Name: Acer rubrum

Common Name: Red Maple

Pronunciation: Ac-er rub-rum

Characteristics:

-Height: 40 to 60'

-Spacing: 30 to 40 ft'

-Sun Exposure: Sunny to shady

-Flower Color: Red

-Life Cycle: Perennial

-Landscape: Shade tree
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Scienctific Name: Betula nigra

Common Name: River Birch

Pronunciation: Bet-u-la ni-gra

Characteristics:

-Height: 40 to 70'

-Spacing: 30 to 40'

-Sun Exposure: Sunny to shady

-Flower Color: Leaves are yellow or green

-Life Cycle: perennial

-Landscape: eleagant

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Scientfic Name: Cercis canadensis

Common Name: Eastern Red Bud/ Judas Tree

Pronunciation: Cer-cis cana-den-sis

Characteristics:

-Height: 20 to 30'

-Spacing: 15'

-Sun Exposure: Sunny to shady

-Flower Color: Red, Purple, Rosey Pink

-Life Cycle: Perennial

-Landscape: neutralizes areas planted in
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Scientific Name: Cornus flordia

Common Name: Flowering Dogwood

Pronunciation: Cor-nus Flor-d-ia

Characteristics:

-Height: 15 to 30'

-Spacing: 15 to 20'

-Sun Exposure: Partial shade

-Flower Color: White or glossy red

-Life Cycle: Perennial

-Landscape: Border accent
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Scienctific Name: x Cupressocyparis leylandi
Common Name: Leyland Cypress

Pronunciaion: x Cup-ress-o-cyp-aris ley-lacd-i

Characteristics:

-Height: 48 to 49'

-Spacing: 25'

-Sun Exposure: Sunny

-Flower Color: Dark green

-Life Cycle: Pereinnal

-LandScape: Christmas decoration
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Scientific Name: Legerstroemia indica cv.
Common Name: Crape Myrtle

Pronunciation: Leg-er-stro-e-mia in-dica

Characteristics:

-Height: 15 to 20'

-Spacing: 8 to 10'

-Sun Exposure: Sunny

-Flower Color: Ranges from pink to purple

-Life Cycle: Perennial

-Landscape: Can be used as hedges
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Scienctific Name: Liquidambar straciflua
Common Name: Sweetgum

Pronunciation: Li-qui-dam-bar str-ac-if-lua

Characteristics:
-Height: 60 to 70'

-Spacing: 20 to 40'
-Sun Exposure: Sunny
-Flower Color: Dark green, but in the fall oranges and yellows
-Life Cycle: Pereinnal
-Landscape: Good shade tree
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Scientific Name: Magnolia grandiflora
Common Name: Southern Magnolia

Pronunciation: Mag-nol-i-a grand-i-flor-a

Characteristics:
-Height: 60 to 80'
-Spacing: 8 to 10'

-Sun Exposure: Partial Sunlight

-Flower Color: White

-Life Cycle: Pereinnal

-Landscape: Shade tree, can be used for privacy
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Scientfic Name: Malus sp. or cv.
Common Name: Flowering Crabapple
Pronunciation: Mal-us sp. or cv.

Characteristics:

-Height: 35 to 40'

-Spacing: 12 to 15'

-Sun Exposure: Direct exposure to the sunlight

-Flower Color: White to rosy pink

-Life Cycle: Perennial

-Landscape: Good for urban landscapes and the Spring time

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Scientific Name: Pinus strobus

Common Name: Eastern White Pine

Pronunciation: Pin-us str-bus

Characteristics:

-Height: 90 to 150'

-Spacing: 20' or more

-Sun Exposure: Some sun, some shade

-Flower Color: Yellow or pink

-Life Cycle: Perennial

-Landscape: Ornament

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Scientific Name: Pinus taeda

Common Name: Loblolly Pine

Pronunciation: Pin-us tae-da

Characteristics:

-Height: 98 to 115'

-Spacing: 7 to 10'

-Sun Exposure: Full sunlight

-Flower Color: Reds, yellows, and purples

-Life Cycle: Perennial

-Landscape: Not very attractive
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Scientific Name: Prunus serrulata 'Kwanzan'
Common Name: Japanese Flowering Cherry

Pronunciation: Pru-nus serr-u-la-ta

Characteristics:

-Height: 15 to 25'

-Spacing: 15 to 20'

-Sun Exposure: Sunny to partial shade

-Flower Color: White flowers

-Life Cycle: Perennial

-Landscape: excellent spring colors
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Scientific Name: Pyrus calleryana 'Bradford'

Common Name: Bradford Pear

Pronunciation: Py-rus call-er-ya-na

Characteristics:

-Height: 30 to 35'
-Spacing: 10 to 20'
-Sun Exposure: Full sun
-Flower color: White
-Life Cycle: Perennial
-Landscape: Screen or street trees
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Scientific Name: Quercus palustris
Common Name: Pin Oak

Pronunciation: Que-r-cus pal-us-ter-is

Characteristics:
-Height: 40 to 70'

-Spacing: 12'

-Sun Exposure: Full sun

-Flower Color: Yellow, green

-Life cycle: Perennial

-Landscape: Dense canopy
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Scientific Name: Quercus phellos
Common Name: Willow Oak

Pronunciation: Que-r-cus ph-ell-os

Characteristics:
-Height: 60 to 70'
-Spacing: 40 to 50'
-Sun Exposure: Full sun
-Flower Color: Dark green

-Life Cycle: Perennial
-Landscape: Planted around lakes

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