Koelreuteria paniculata “goldenraintree” SIZE: Medium HABIT: Rounded.

Koelreuteria paniculataKoelreuteria paniculata“goldenraintree”“goldenraintree”

SIZE: MediumSIZE: Medium

HABIT: RoundedHABIT: Rounded

FOL: Purple-red in spring; bright green in FOL: Purple-red in spring; bright green in summer; yellow in fallsummer; yellow in fall

BARK: Light gray-brown at maturity.

FL. & FR.: bright yellow; fragrant; in terminal FL. & FR.: bright yellow; fragrant; in terminal panicles in July; fruit = papery capsule changing panicles in July; fruit = papery capsule changing

from green to yellow to brownfrom green to yellow to brown

CULTURE: Tolerates dry, hot, windy and CULTURE: Tolerates dry, hot, windy and alkaline sites; tolerates air pollution; full sunalkaline sites; tolerates air pollution; full sun

PESTS: None seriousPESTS: None serious

USE: Lawns, patios, street treeUSE: Lawns, patios, street tree

MISC.: MISC.: K. bipinnataK. bipinnata is similar but less cold is similar but less cold hardy (Zone 6-8) but more showy in fruit with hardy (Zone 6-8) but more showy in fruit with red-pink capsulesred-pink capsules

Tilia americanaTilia americana“American linden” or “basswood”“American linden” or “basswood”

SIZE: LargeSIZE: Large

HABIT: Pyramidal when HABIT: Pyramidal when

young; rounded when matureyoung; rounded when mature

FOL: Dark green in summer; yellow-green in FOL: Dark green in summer; yellow-green in fall; often no fall colorfall; often no fall color

BARK: Gray to brown, broken into long flat-topped ridges.

FL. & FR.: pale yellow; fragrant; in pendulous FL. & FR.: pale yellow; fragrant; in pendulous cymes in June; fruit = nutlet, not ornamentalcymes in June; fruit = nutlet, not ornamental

CULTURE: Tolerates dry, heavy, and rocky CULTURE: Tolerates dry, heavy, and rocky soils; pH adaptable; full sun to partial shadesoils; pH adaptable; full sun to partial shade

PESTS: Several, however none serious in this PESTS: Several, however none serious in this areaarea

USE: Large areas; naturalizingUSE: Large areas; naturalizing

MISC.: Bees make excellent honey from the MISC.: Bees make excellent honey from the nectar in the flowersnectar in the flowers

Tilia cordataTilia cordata“littleleaf linden”“littleleaf linden”

SIZE: Medium to largeSIZE: Medium to large

HABIT: Remains pyramidal HABIT: Remains pyramidal

FOL: Dark, shiney green in summer; yellow-FOL: Dark, shiney green in summer; yellow-green in fall (not ornamental)green in fall (not ornamental)

BARK: Gray, similar to T. americana

FL. & FR.: Yellowish, fragrant, pendulous FL. & FR.: Yellowish, fragrant, pendulous cyme in July; fruit = nutlet, not ornamentalcyme in July; fruit = nutlet, not ornamental

CULTURE: Tolerates alkaline soils, pollution CULTURE: Tolerates alkaline soils, pollution tolerant, tolerates pruningtolerant, tolerates pruning

PESTS: Aphids and Japanese beetlesPESTS: Aphids and Japanese beetles

USE: EXCELLENT street tree, shade tree, planter USE: EXCELLENT street tree, shade tree, planter tree, hedgetree, hedge

MISC.: Bees like this too! Many cultivars: MISC.: Bees like this too! Many cultivars: ‘Fairview’ and ‘Greenspire’ are the most common‘Fairview’ and ‘Greenspire’ are the most common

Tilia tomentosaTilia tomentosa“silver linden”“silver linden”

SIZE: Medium to largeSIZE: Medium to large

HABIT: Pyramidal when young; HABIT: Pyramidal when young; pyramidal-oval when maturepyramidal-oval when mature

FOL: Lustrous dark green above and silvery-FOL: Lustrous dark green above and silvery-white, tomentose belowwhite, tomentose below

BARK: Light gray and smooth, can be beech like on mature trunks

FL. & FR.: yellow-white, fragrant, pendulous FL. & FR.: yellow-white, fragrant, pendulous cymes in July; fruit = nutlet, not ornamentalcymes in July; fruit = nutlet, not ornamental

CULTURE: Tolerates alkaline soils, CULTURE: Tolerates alkaline soils, pollution tolerant, tolerates pruning; pollution tolerant, tolerates pruning; tolerates heat and dry better than other tolerates heat and dry better than other lindenslindens

PESTS: Few; aphids PESTS: Few; aphids

USE: Excellent street tree or residential USE: Excellent street tree or residential shade treeshade tree

MISC.: Several cultivars; flowers are MISC.: Several cultivars; flowers are narcotic to bees narcotic to bees

Celtis occidentalisCeltis occidentalis“common hackberry”“common hackberry”

SIZE: Medium SIZE: Medium

HABIT: Pyramidal when young; HABIT: Pyramidal when young;

vase-shaped when maturevase-shaped when mature

FOL: Bright green in summer; yellow in fallFOL: Bright green in summer; yellow in fall

BARK: Distinctive with narrow corky ridges

FL. & FR.: Not showy; fruit = dark FL. & FR.: Not showy; fruit = dark purple drupe, 1/3”purple drupe, 1/3”

CULTURE: Tolerates most soils and pH; CULTURE: Tolerates most soils and pH; tolerates wet or dry soils; tolerates wind; tolerates wet or dry soils; tolerates wind; tolerates city “dirt”tolerates city “dirt”

PESTS: Nipple galls; witches’ broomsPESTS: Nipple galls; witches’ brooms

USE: Does well in the open prairie (dry and USE: Does well in the open prairie (dry and windy); large spaces; attracts wildlifewindy); large spaces; attracts wildlife

MISC.: VERY hard seedMISC.: VERY hard seed

Ulmus americanaUlmus americana“American elm”“American elm”

SIZE: Large!SIZE: Large!

HABIT: Vase shaped when HABIT: Vase shaped when

maturemature

FOL: Dark green in summer; yellow in fallFOL: Dark green in summer; yellow in fall

BARK: Dark gray with deep fissures. Outer bark in cross section shows layers of whitish-

buff color alternating with darker layers.

FL. & FR.: Not showy; fruit = 1/2” disk-FL. & FR.: Not showy; fruit = 1/2” disk-shaped samara in Juneshaped samara in June

CULTURE: Easily transplanted; fibrous CULTURE: Easily transplanted; fibrous roots; tolerates standing water; pH and salt roots; tolerates standing water; pH and salt toleranttolerant

USE: Majestic and graceful; street and lawn USE: Majestic and graceful; street and lawn tree; use limited by disease; nativetree; use limited by disease; native

MISC.: Once the most commonly used tree in MISC.: Once the most commonly used tree in towns across America. towns across America.

PESTS: Wetwood (bacteria); cankers; leaf curl PESTS: Wetwood (bacteria); cankers; leaf curl aphid; leaf spot; Dutch elm disease (Fungus = aphid; leaf spot; Dutch elm disease (Fungus = OphiostomaOphiostoma ulmiulmi spread by elm bark beetle); spread by elm bark beetle);

Japanese beetles; fall cankerworms; leaf miner...Japanese beetles; fall cankerworms; leaf miner...

Ulmus parvifoliaUlmus parvifolia“lacebark elm”“lacebark elm”


HABIT: Rounded, upright but pendulous HABIT: Rounded, upright but pendulous branchletsbranchlets

FOL: Lustrous dark green in summer; yellow-FOL: Lustrous dark green in summer; yellow-red in fall (ok)red in fall (ok)

BARK: Exfoliating in irregular patches, exposing lighter bark beneath

FL. & FR.: Not showy; fruit = 1/3” round FL. & FR.: Not showy; fruit = 1/3” round samara in Octobersamara in October

CULTURE: Easily transplanted; pH and soil CULTURE: Easily transplanted; pH and soil adaptable; tolerates poor soils and urban adaptable; tolerates poor soils and urban conditionsconditions

PESTS: Few (relatively); resistant to Dutch PESTS: Few (relatively); resistant to Dutch elm diseaseelm disease

USE: Lawn or street treeUSE: Lawn or street tree

MISC.: An excellent tree! Do not confuse MISC.: An excellent tree! Do not confuse with with U. pumila U. pumila (also called “Chinese elm”)(also called “Chinese elm”)

Zelkova serrataZelkova serrata“Japanese zelkova”“Japanese zelkova”


HABIT: Vase-shapedHABIT: Vase-shaped

FOL: Dark green in summer; yellow-orange-FOL: Dark green in summer; yellow-orange-red-purple in fallred-purple in fall

BARK: Reddish brown in youth. Becoming more gray-brown with age. Can exfoliate in a

manner not unlike U. parvifolia

FL. & FR.: Not showy; fruit = a tiny FL. & FR.: Not showy; fruit = a tiny drupe in fall (not showy)drupe in fall (not showy)

CULTURE: Transplant easily; pH adaptable; wind and CULTURE: Transplant easily; pH adaptable; wind and drought tolerant; pollution tolerant; susceptible to drought tolerant; pollution tolerant; susceptible to frost when youngfrost when young

PESTS: Resistant to Dutch elm disease; elm leaf beetle PESTS: Resistant to Dutch elm disease; elm leaf beetle and Japanese beetle; fewand Japanese beetle; few

USE: Lawns, streets, large areas. USE: Lawns, streets, large areas. A “replacement” for U. americanaA “replacement” for U. americana

MISC.: Marginally hardy here!MISC.: Marginally hardy here!

Zelkova serrata ‘Goshiki’

AcerAcer campestrecampestre“hedge maple”“hedge maple”

SIZE: Medium treeSIZE: Medium tree

HABIT: Rounded and dense; HABIT: Rounded and dense;

low branchedlow branched

FOL: Dark green; bright yellow in fallFOL: Dark green; bright yellow in fall

BARK: Dark grayish, slightly shaggy with

age. Can resemble Norway maple.

FL. & FR.: Green in corymbs (not showy); FL. & FR.: Green in corymbs (not showy); schizocarp 3” across, 180 schizocarp 3” across, 180oo angle angle

CULTURE: Extremely adaptable; tolerates CULTURE: Extremely adaptable; tolerates dry, compact, alkaline and acidic soils; dry, compact, alkaline and acidic soils; tolerates air pollution; tolerates light shade; tolerates air pollution; tolerates light shade; tolerates severe pruningtolerates severe pruning


MISC.: Easily transplanted; underutilizedMISC.: Easily transplanted; underutilized

USE: Specimen, street tree (good under utility USE: Specimen, street tree (good under utility lines), pruned into hedges in Europelines), pruned into hedges in Europe

Acer ginnalaAcer ginnala“amur maple”“amur maple”

SIZE: Small to medium treeSIZE: Small to medium tree

HABIT: Multi-stemmed shrub HABIT: Multi-stemmed shrub

or small tree; variableor small tree; variable

FOL: Glossy dark green in summer; yellow FOL: Glossy dark green in summer; yellow to red in fall (not consistent)to red in fall (not consistent)

BARK: Grayish brown in color, generally smooth with dark striations

FL. & FR.: Flowers fragrant in May (not showy); FL. & FR.: Flowers fragrant in May (not showy); fruit = schizocarp, parallel hanging samaras, 1”fruit = schizocarp, parallel hanging samaras, 1”

CULTURE: Easily transplanted; soil and pH CULTURE: Easily transplanted; soil and pH adaptable; tolerates heavy pruning; adaptable; tolerates heavy pruning; tolerates some shadetolerates some shade

PESTS: FewPESTS: Few

USE: Patio, screen, mass, container plantUSE: Patio, screen, mass, container plant

MISC.: Very cold hardy (USDA Zone 2)MISC.: Very cold hardy (USDA Zone 2)

Acer griseumAcer griseum“paperbark maple”“paperbark maple”

SIZE: Small to medium treeSIZE: Small to medium tree

HABIT: Upright-ovalHABIT: Upright-oval

FOL: Bluish-green in summer; russet-red in fall FOL: Bluish-green in summer; russet-red in fall

BARK: Rich brown to reddish brown.

Outstanding and VERY ornamental

FL. & FR.: Not showy; fruit = schizocarp FL. & FR.: Not showy; fruit = schizocarp

with 1” samaraswith 1” samaras

CULTURE: Transplant B&B or container in CULTURE: Transplant B&B or container in spring; soil and pH adaptable: tolerates spring; soil and pH adaptable: tolerates clay clay

PESTS: None PESTS: None

USE: Small yard, patio, specimenUSE: Small yard, patio, specimen

MISC.: OUTSTANDING exfoliating red MISC.: OUTSTANDING exfoliating red bark!!bark!!

Acer palmatumAcer palmatum“Japanese maple”“Japanese maple”

SIZE: Small treeSIZE: Small tree

HABIT: Variable! Cultivar HABIT: Variable! Cultivar

dependent!dependent!

FOL: Typically green in summer becoming yellow FOL: Typically green in summer becoming yellow or red in fallor red in fall

BARK: Variable. Young stems range from green to

reddish purple. Mature bark is often smooth gray.

FL. & FR.: Red-purple umbels in June; fruit FL. & FR.: Red-purple umbels in June; fruit = schizocarp with 1/2” red samaras= schizocarp with 1/2” red samaras

CULTURE: Never let dry out before or after CULTURE: Never let dry out before or after transplanting! Protect from frost! transplanting! Protect from frost! Tolerates light shadeTolerates light shade


USE: Specimen, accent, patio, bonsaiUSE: Specimen, accent, patio, bonsai

MISC.: Many, many cultivars… For USDA MISC.: Many, many cultivars… For USDA Zones 4-5, Zones 4-5, AcerAcer pseudosieboldianumpseudosieboldianum (“Korean maple”) would be a better choice(“Korean maple”) would be a better choice

Acer palmatum ‘Bloodgood’

Acer palmatum ‘Sango Kaku’

Acer palmatum ‘Versicolor’

Acer palmatum ‘Atrolineare’

Acer palmatum 'Toyama Nishiki'

Acer pseudosieboldianumAcer pseudosieboldianum“Korean maple”“Korean maple”


HABIT: Upright yet roundedHABIT: Upright yet rounded

FOL: Green in summer becoming orange FOL: Green in summer becoming orange and red in late falland red in late fall

BARK: similar to A. palmatum

FL. & FR.: Red-purple corymbs in June; FL. & FR.: Red-purple corymbs in June; fruit = schizocarp with 1/2” purple-brown fruit = schizocarp with 1/2” purple-brown

samarassamaras

CULTURE: Never let dry out before or after CULTURE: Never let dry out before or after transplanting! Protect from frost! transplanting! Protect from frost! Tolerates light shadeTolerates light shade



MISC.: A better choice for USDA Zones 4-5 MISC.: A better choice for USDA Zones 4-5 than than A. palmatumA. palmatum

Acer pseudosieboldianum ‘Aureum’

Acer triflorumAcer triflorum“three-flower maple”“three-flower maple”


HABIT: Upright-spreading, full, dense HABIT: Upright-spreading, full, dense and rounded canopy. and rounded canopy.

FOL: Trifoliate! Dark green in summer becoming FOL: Trifoliate! Dark green in summer becoming an outstanding yellow and/or red in fallan outstanding yellow and/or red in fall

BARK: Bark is golden amber in color and exfoliating

FL. & FR.: Clustered in three’s in June; fruit = FL. & FR.: Clustered in three’s in June; fruit = schizocarp with 1” green samaras at 120°, thick schizocarp with 1” green samaras at 120°, thick

nutlets and hairy coveringnutlets and hairy covering

CULTURE: Never let dry out before or after CULTURE: Never let dry out before or after transplanting! Best B & B. Prefers acidic, transplanting! Best B & B. Prefers acidic, MWDS.MWDS.



MISC.: Outstanding plant! Develops MISC.: Outstanding plant! Develops peeling/exfoliating bark which is golden peeling/exfoliating bark which is golden yellow-brown. Cultivar selections needed!yellow-brown. Cultivar selections needed!

Cotinus coggygriaCotinus coggygria“smokebush”“smokebush”

SIZE: Medium shrubSIZE: Medium shrub

HABIT: Upright, spreading,HABIT: Upright, spreading,

loose-open; multistemmedloose-open; multistemmed

FOL: Bluish-green in summer; yellow-FOL: Bluish-green in summer; yellow-red-purple in fallred-purple in fall

BARK: Grayish brown in color, becoming

slightly fissured with age.

FL. & FR.: Not showy, pedicle/peduncle is FL. & FR.: Not showy, pedicle/peduncle is showy (hairs)... smokey-pink in summershowy (hairs)... smokey-pink in summer

CULTURE: Easily transplanted; tolerates CULTURE: Easily transplanted; tolerates most soils, especially dry and rockymost soils, especially dry and rocky


USE: Shrub borders; massing; groups; USE: Shrub borders; massing; groups; accentaccent

MISC.: ‘Royal Purple’ = maroon-purple MISC.: ‘Royal Purple’ = maroon-purple foliage throughout summer, darker “smoke”foliage throughout summer, darker “smoke”

Cotinus coggygria ‘Ancot’ = Golden Spirit smokebush

Cotinus coggygria ‘Royal Purple’

Cotinus obovatus

Cotinus x ‘Grace’

Rhus typhinaRhus typhina“staghorn sumac”“staghorn sumac”

SIZE: Small tree to medium shrubSIZE: Small tree to medium shrub

HABIT: Loose and open, spreading; HABIT: Loose and open, spreading; rounded crown from clustered plantsrounded crown from clustered plants

FOL: Bright green in summer; yellow-FOL: Bright green in summer; yellow-orange-red in fall (spectacular!)orange-red in fall (spectacular!)

STEMS: Young stems are covered in a velvety pubescence. Older stems become gray and

smooth.

FL. & FR.: Dioecious; yellowish in June in 8” panicles FL. & FR.: Dioecious; yellowish in June in 8” panicles (sl. showy); Fruit = (on female) is a red, hairy drupe (sl. showy); Fruit = (on female) is a red, hairy drupe

clustered on a pyramidal panicleclustered on a pyramidal panicle

CULTURE: Easily transplanted; tolerates all CULTURE: Easily transplanted; tolerates all soils except wet sites; tolerates urban soils except wet sites; tolerates urban conditionsconditions


USE: Massing, naturalizingUSE: Massing, naturalizing

MISC.: “Laciniata” = cut-leaf, female clone. MISC.: “Laciniata” = cut-leaf, female clone. Does not sucker as readily as the species. Does not sucker as readily as the species. Can be propagated by root pieces and Can be propagated by root pieces and suckers.suckers.

Rhus typhina ‘Laciniata’

Aralia spinosaAralia spinosa“devils-walkingstick”“devils-walkingstick”

SIZE: Small tree to medium shrubSIZE: Small tree to medium shrub

HABIT: Single or multistemmed; HABIT: Single or multistemmed; spreading; very open and coarse spreading; very open and coarse

FOL: Dark green in summer; yellowish in FOL: Dark green in summer; yellowish in fall (not showy)fall (not showy)

STEMS: Gray-straw colored, armed with many sharp prickles. Distinct leaf scars half

encirling buds.

FL. & FR.: Tiny white in mid-summer on 1 - FL. & FR.: Tiny white in mid-summer on 1 - 1.5’ terminal panicles; Fruit = tiny purple-1.5’ terminal panicles; Fruit = tiny purple-

black drupe (not showy) however the black drupe (not showy) however the infructescence turns pinkish-red!!infructescence turns pinkish-red!!

CULTURE: Easy to transplant; tolerates CULTURE: Easy to transplant; tolerates clay and rocky soils; tolerates partial shade; clay and rocky soils; tolerates partial shade; pH tolerant; urban tolerant pH tolerant; urban tolerant


USE: For rugged areas and difficult USE: For rugged areas and difficult locations; use tempered by spreading locations; use tempered by spreading shoots from roots; naturalizingshoots from roots; naturalizing

MISC.: Novelty plant, somewhat weedy… MISC.: Novelty plant, somewhat weedy… Aralia elataAralia elata (“Japanese aralia”) is more cold (“Japanese aralia”) is more cold hardy and lacks prickles. There are several hardy and lacks prickles. There are several outstanding variegated forms of outstanding variegated forms of A. elataA. elata

Aralia elata ‘Aureovariegata’

Aralia elata ‘Variegata’

Carpinus betulus Carpinus betulus ‘Fastigiata’‘Fastigiata’“fastigiate European hornbeam”“fastigiate European hornbeam”


HABIT: Single trunked with HABIT: Single trunked with

a conical habit; densely “twiggy” a conical habit; densely “twiggy”

FOL: Dark green in summer; yellowish in FOL: Dark green in summer; yellowish in fall (not showy)fall (not showy)

BARK: Smooth, steel gray, fluted with a muscle like character

FL. & FR.: Monoecious, catkins in April (not FL. & FR.: Monoecious, catkins in April (not showy); Fruit = nutlet attached to a mitten-showy); Fruit = nutlet attached to a mitten-

shaped bract in Sept. (not showy)shaped bract in Sept. (not showy)

CULTURE: Easy to transplant; tolerates CULTURE: Easy to transplant; tolerates most soils except wet; tolerates partial most soils except wet; tolerates partial shade; pH tolerant; urban tolerant; shade; pH tolerant; urban tolerant; pruning tolerantpruning tolerant

PESTS: None serious (a very “clean” plant)PESTS: None serious (a very “clean” plant)

USE: Formal tree; ok for foundation USE: Formal tree; ok for foundation plantings; good as a street tree; makes a plantings; good as a street tree; makes a good winter screen due to extensive good winter screen due to extensive branchesbranches

MISC.: The most common cultivar of this MISC.: The most common cultivar of this species in cultivation. The species is rare in species in cultivation. The species is rare in the U.S.the U.S.

Carpinus carolinianaCarpinus caroliniana“American hornbeam”“American hornbeam”

SIZE: MediumSIZE: Medium shrub or small tree shrub or small tree

HABIT: Multistemmed; widespreading; HABIT: Multistemmed; widespreading; occasionally single-stemmed and uprightoccasionally single-stemmed and upright

FOL: Dark green in summer; yellow-orange-FOL: Dark green in summer; yellow-orange-scarlet in fall (can be quite nice!)scarlet in fall (can be quite nice!)

BARK: Similar to C. betulus

FL. & FR.: Monoecious; not showy; Fruit = FL. & FR.: Monoecious; not showy; Fruit = nutlet with 3-lobed bract, clustered on raceme, nutlet with 3-lobed bract, clustered on raceme,

persist, turning red in fallpersist, turning red in fall

CULTURE: Difficult to transplant; tolerates CULTURE: Difficult to transplant; tolerates heavy shade (fall color better in sun); heavy shade (fall color better in sun); tolerates wet sitestolerates wet sites


USE: NaturalizingUSE: Naturalizing

MISC.: Underutilized in landscapesMISC.: Underutilized in landscapes

Kolkwitzia amabilisKolkwitzia amabilis“beautybush”“beautybush”


HABIT: Upright and arching; HABIT: Upright and arching;

vase-shaped; leggy with agevase-shaped; leggy with age

FOL: Dull dark green in summer; sl. yellowish-FOL: Dull dark green in summer; sl. yellowish-reddish in fall (not showy)reddish in fall (not showy)

BARK: Light grayish brown and often exfoliating on older stems

FL. & FR.: Pink, trumpet-shaped, 1” long in May-FL. & FR.: Pink, trumpet-shaped, 1” long in May-June clustered in corymbs; Fruit = 1/4” bristly, June clustered in corymbs; Fruit = 1/4” bristly,

dehiscent capsule (persistent)dehiscent capsule (persistent)

CULTURE: Easily transplanted; pH CULTURE: Easily transplanted; pH adaptable; full sun to partial shadeadaptable; full sun to partial shade


USE: Accent; hedge; massUSE: Accent; hedge; mass

MISC.: Spectacular in flower but not much MISC.: Spectacular in flower but not much after that! Interesting peeling bark.after that! Interesting peeling bark.

Lonicera tartaricaLonicera tartarica“tartarian honeysuckle”“tartarian honeysuckle”

SIZE: MediumSIZE: Medium shrub shrub

HABIT: Upright, multistemmed; HABIT: Upright, multistemmed;

dense and twiggydense and twiggy

FOL: Bluish-green in summer; yellowish FOL: Bluish-green in summer; yellowish in fall (not showy)in fall (not showy)

STEMS: Green at first, turning brownish with age

FL. & FR.: 1” long, thin trumpet white to FL. & FR.: 1” long, thin trumpet white to red in May; Fruit = 1/4” berry orange-red red in May; Fruit = 1/4” berry orange-red

in summerin summer

CULTURE: Easily transplanted; tolerates CULTURE: Easily transplanted; tolerates most soils and conditions! Full sun to most soils and conditions! Full sun to partial shadepartial shade


USE: Hedge; shrub border; weedy! USE: Hedge; shrub border; weedy!

MISC.: Birds eat and spread seeds… MISC.: Birds eat and spread seeds… Classified as an invasive weed in Vermont!Classified as an invasive weed in Vermont!

DO NOT use an an ornamental plant!DO NOT use an an ornamental plant!

Viburnum sieboldiiViburnum sieboldii“Siebold viburnum”“Siebold viburnum”

SIZE: Large shrub or small treeSIZE: Large shrub or small tree

HABIT: Upright and open; spreadingHABIT: Upright and open; spreading

FOL: Glossy, dark green in summer; no FOL: Glossy, dark green in summer; no fall color; holds leaves late in fallfall color; holds leaves late in fall

BARK: Grayish in color. Similar to V. lentago

FL. & FR.: White in 5” flat-topped cymes in May; FL. & FR.: White in 5” flat-topped cymes in May; Fruit = oval 1/2” red becoming black drupe in fall; Fruit = oval 1/2” red becoming black drupe in fall;

infructescence is red in fall and showy after fruit dropsinfructescence is red in fall and showy after fruit drops

CULTURE: Transplants easily; sun or CULTURE: Transplants easily; sun or partial shade; requires a moist site or leaves partial shade; requires a moist site or leaves will scorch; pH adaptablewill scorch; pH adaptable


USE: Specimen; foundation plant for large USE: Specimen; foundation plant for large buildings; fruit attracts wildlifebuildings; fruit attracts wildlife

MISC.: Foliage is foetid when crushed; birds MISC.: Foliage is foetid when crushed; birds love the fruit; underutilizedlove the fruit; underutilized

Koelreuteria paniculata “goldenraintree” SIZE: Medium HABIT: Rounded.

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