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Overview

Memorize the genus/species of various Woody Plants. This is from a course at UC on the subject, hence its division into weeks.

Common

Genus (memorize)	Name (memorize)
Ulmus	Elm
Fraxinus	Ash
Crataegus	Hawthorn
Acer	Maple
Quercus	Oak
Fagus	Beech

Weeks 1 and 2

Table I

Genus/Species (memorize)	Name (memorize)
Lamburnum x watereri	Godenchain tree
Prunus cerasifera 'Thundercloud'	Thundercloud Plum
Fraxinus pennsylvanica	Green Ash
Nyssa sylvatica	Black Gum or Tupelo
Acer circinatum	Vine Maple
Platanus x acerifolia	London Planetree

Table II

Genus/Species (memorize)	Name (memorize)
Fagus sylvatica 'Purpurea'	Copper Beech
Amelanchier x grandiflora	Apple Serviceberry
Physocarpus opulifolius 'Diablo'	Diablo Ninebark
Cotinus coggygria 'Royal Purple'	Royal Purple Smoke Tree
Chaenomeles speciosa	Flowering Quince
Robina psuedacacia	Black Locust

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Week 3

Table I

Genus/Species (memorize)	Name (memorize)
Sequoia sempervirens	Coast Redwood
Sequoiadendron giganteum	Giant Sequoia
Oxydendrum arboreum	Sourwood
Prunus serrulata 'Shirotae'	Mt. Fuji Cherry
Carpinus betulus 'Fastigiata'	European White Birch
Metasequoia glyptostroboides	Dawn Redwood
Acer ginnala	Amur Maple

Table II

Genus/Species (memorize)	Name (memorize)
Aesculus x carnea	Red Horechestnut
Cercis canadensis	Redbud
Crataegus x lavallei	Lavelle Hawthorn
Liriodendron tulipifera	Tulip Tree
Quercus coccinea	Scarlet Oak
Hydrangea anomala ssp. petiolaris	Climbing Hydrangea
Lonicera japonica 'Halliana'	Hall's Honeysuckle

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Week 4

Table I

Genus/Species (memorize)	Name (memorize)
Juniperus chinensis 'Kaizuka'	Hollywood Juniper
Juniperus horizontalis 'Wiltoni'	Blue Rug Juniper
Juniperus sabina 'Tamariscifolia'	Tam Juniper
Quercus palustris	Pin Oak
Juniperus squamata 'Blue Star'	Blue Star Juniper
Oxydendrum arboeum	Sourwood

Table II

Genus/Species (memorize)	Name (memorize)
Larix decidua 'Pendula'	European Larch
Quercus robur 'Fastigiata'	Upright English Oak
Sciadopitys verticillata	Japanese Umbrella Pine
Calluna vulgaris	Scotch Heather
Chaenomeles speciosa	Flowering Quince
Philadelphus x virginalis 'Miniature Snowflake'	Miniature Snowflake Mock Orange
Erica carnea	Heath

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Week 5

Table I

Genus/Species (memorize)	Name (memorize)
Blechnum spicant	Deer Fern
Leucothoe axillaris	Drooping Leucothoe
Athyrium niponicum 'Pictum'	Japanese Painted Fern
Prunus laurocerasus	English Laurel
Drytopteris erythrosora	Autumn Fern
Thujopsis dolobrata	Deerhorn Cedar

Table II

Genus/Species (memorize)	Name (memorize)
Symphoricarpos	Snowbwrry
Fothergilla gardenii	Dwarf Fothergilla
Hamamelis mollis	Chinese Witchhazel
Ginko biloba	Ginko, Maidenhair Tree
Liquidambar styraciflua	Sweetgum

Table III

Genus/Species (memorize)	Name (memorize)
Betula pendula	European White Birch
Salix alba 'Tristis'	Golden Weeping Willow
Rhus typhinia 'Lanciniata'	Cut-leaf Staghorn Sumac
Cercidiphyllum japonicum	Katsura Tree
Viburnum plicatum vat. tomentosum	Doublefile Viburnum

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Plant Culture and Disease

 

Plant (memorize)	Culture/Disease (memorize)
White Ash	Ash Borer
Green Ash	Ash Borer
Flowering Dogwood	Anthracnose, Powdery Mildew, Borer
Elm	Dutch Elm Disease
Washington Hawthorn	Cedar Apple Rust, Cedar Hawthorn Rust, Cedar Quince Rust
Winter King Hawthorn	Cedar Apple Rust, Cedar Hawthorn Rust, Cedar Quince Rust
Bradford Pear	Splitting, trunk can split. Can get fireblight, but usually not fatal.
Ginko	Fruit smells nasty
River Birch	Leaves drop during drought. Can get messy around pool.

Plant Soil Types

 

Plant (memorize)	Soil Type (memorize)
Gleditsia tricantos var. inermis	Tolerates wet soil. Tolerates dry, harsh soil conditions
Fraxinus pennsylvanica	Tolerates dry, harsh soil conditions
Nyssa sylvatica	Tolerates wet soil
Platanus x acerifolia	Tolerates wet soil
Cercis canadensis	Tolerates dry soil, harsh soil conditions
Ulmus sp.	Tolerates dry soil, harsh soil conditions
Ulmus parvifolia	Tolerates dry soil, harsh soil conditions
Taxodium distichum	Tolerates wet soil
Metasequoia glyptostroboides	Tolerates wet soil
Catalpa speciosa	Tolerates dry soil, harsh soil conditions
Koelreuteria paniculata	Tolerates dry soil, harsh soil conditions
Celtis occidentalis	Tolerates dry soil, harsh soil conditions
Acer rubrum	Tolerates wet soil. Tolerates dry soil, harsh soil conditions
Acer Saccharinum	Tolerates wet soil. Tolerates dry soil, harsh soil conditions
Pryus calleryana 'Bradford'	Tolerates dry soil, harsh soil conditions
Magnolia virginia var. australis	Tolerates wet soil
Itea virginica	Tolerates wet soil
Ginko biloba	Tolerates dry soil, harsh soil conditions
Betula nigra	Tolerates wet soil
Acer x freemanii	Tolerates wet soil

 

 

 

Flower Colors

 

Plant (memorize)	Flower Color (memorize)
Gleditsia tricanthos var. inermis	Greenish yellow fragrant flowers in the summer
Fraxinus pennsylvanica	Green to reddish purple flowers. Not very showy.
Amelanchier x grandiflora	White flowers with pink buds
Cornus florida	White
Cornus kousa	Creamy white
Cornus mas	Yellow
Cercis canadensis	Pink
Cladrastis kentukea	Creamy white, pea like flower
Catalpa speciosa	White
Sassafras albidum	Yellow
Crataegus phaenopyrum	White
Crataegus virdis 'Winter King'	White
Koelreuteria paniculata	Yellow
Lonicera maackii	White Yellow
Acer rubrum	Red
Acer platanoides	Yellowish Green
Pyrus calleryana 'Bradford'	White
Magnolia x soulangiana	Purple
Magnolia acuminata	Greenish Yellow
Magnolia virginiana	Large creamy white flowers
Magnolia grandiflora	Large creamy white flowers
Itea virginica	White
Fothergilla gardenii	White
Hamamelis virginiana	Yellow
Prunus yedoensis	Double pale pink or white flowers

 

 

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