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Elm, Cedar
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Holly, Yaupon
When one hears the name Yaupon Holly or holly for that matter a tree does not usually come to mind. However, some shrub-like varieties of Yaupon left unattended or groomed as such will grow to have large trunks and be quite tall with relatively large crown spans. This woody native is quite the favorite of…
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Mimosa
Albizia julibrissin is a small deciduous tree growing to 16–40 ft tall, with a broad crown of level or arching branches. Trees frequently appear to have a flatten top or inverted pyramid shape. Its leaves slowly close during the night and during periods of rain, the leaflets bowing downward as if the tree were sleeping…
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Pistache, Chinese
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Pistache, Chinese
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Magnolia, Southern ‘Little Gem’
The Southern Magnolia “Little Gem”, a dwarf cultivar, is grown in more moderate climates, roughly from Maryland and the Virginias southward. Originally developed in 1952 by Steed’s Nursery in Candor, North Carolina, it is a slower growing form with a columnar shape which reaches around 14 ft (30-35 max) high and 4 (12-14 max) ft…
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Buckeye, Horsechesnut
Aesculus hippocastanum, a large deciduous tree, commonly known as BUCKEYE, horsechestnut or conker tree. Although the horsechestnut is sometimes known as the buckeye, this name is generally reserved for the new world members of the Aesculus genus. Native to a small area in the Pindus Mountains mixed forests and Balkan mixed forests of South East…