Week 13 Plant IDNC CYPP PREP

Quercus falcata Common name: southern

red oak Description:

1. Height: 70-90 ft.2. Spacing: 60-70 ft.3. Exposure: Sun4. Foliage: 5-9 in. Alternate, simple

leaves with 5-7 deeply cut leaves, brown fall color, leaves persist into late fall

5. Flowers in: N/A6. Flower: 0.5 in. acorn7. Life Cycle: deciduous tree8. Landscape Use: large landscape,

street tree, shade

Quercus falcata

Quercus falcata

Quercus nigra Common name: water

oak Description:

1. Height: 50-75 ft.2. Spacing: 30-40 ft.3. Exposure: Sun to part shade4. Foliage: 1.5-4 in., alternate, simple

leaves, yellow to brown fall color, slow to fall

5. Flowers in: N/A6. Flower: 0.5 in. acorn7. Life Cycle: deciduous tree8. Landscape Use: shade

Quercus nigra

Quercus nigra

Quercus palustris Common name: pin oak Description:

1. Height: 60-80 ft.2. Spacing: 40-50 ft.3. Exposure: Sun4. Foliage: 3-6 in. alternate, simple

leaves, 5-7 deep lobes, bronze, red fall color

5. Flowers in: N/A6. Flower: 0.5 in. acorn7. Life Cycle: deciduous tree

8. Landscape Use: shade, street tree, fall color

Quercus palustris

Quercus palustris

Quercus phellos Common name: willow oak Description:

1. Height: 60-80 ft.2. Spacing: 30-40 ft.3. Exposure: Sun4. Foliage: 2-5.5 in. alternate, narrow,

simple leaves, slightly wavy, yellow to yellow brown fall color

5. Flowers in: N/A6. Flower: 0.5 in. acorn, alternates

years of heavy bearing7. Life Cycle: deciduous tree8. Landscape Use: Street, avenues, lawns,

parks

Quercus phellos

Quercus phellos

Zelkova serrata Common name: Japanese

zelkova Description:

1. Height: 50-80 ft.2. Spacing: 40-50 ft.3. Exposure: Sun to part shade4. Foliage: 2-5 in. alternate, simple leaves,

yellow, orangish brown, reddish purple fall color

5. Flowers in: Early spring6. Flower: Non-showy7. Life Cycle: deciduous tree8. Landscape Use: street, specimen,

parks, large gardens

Zelkova serrata

Zelkova serrata

Vines

Clematis ‘Jackmanii’ Common name: Jackman

clematis Description:

1. Height: 10-15 ft.2. Spacing: 2-3 ft.3. Exposure: Sun, shade for roots4. Foliage: leaves alternate, pinnately

divided5. Flowers in: summer6. Flower: 4-8 petal-like parts of varying

colors, flowers all summer on new growth

7. Life Cycle: deciduous vine8. Landscape Use: trellis, wall, fence,

mix with roses, cut flowers

Clematis ‘Jackmanii’

Clematis ‘Jackmanii’

Hedera helix Common name: english ivy,

common ivy Description:

1. Height: 50 ft.2. Spacing: 1-2 ft.3. Exposure: part shade to shade4. Foliage: alternate, simple, juvenile

growth has palmately 3-5 lobed non-pubescent leaves

5. Flowers in: fall

6. Flower: small, greenish-yellow, 5 parted

7. Life Cycle: evergreen vine8. Landscape Use: groundcover beneath

trees, arbors, trellises, fences

Hedera helix

Hedera helix

Parthenocissus quinquefolia

Common name: Virginia creeper

Description:1. Height: 30-50 ft.2. Spacing: 5-10 ft.3. Exposure: sun to part shade4. Foliage: leaves alternate,

palmately divided with 5 toothed leaflets

5. Flowers in: summer

6. Flower: small, insignificant7. Life Cycle: deciduous vine8. Landscape Use: forest or naturalized

areas, fields, groundcover

Parthenocissus quinquefolia

Parthenocissus quinquefolia

Wisteria frutescens Common name: American

wisteria Description:

1. Height: 30 ft.2. Spacing: 4-8 ft.3. Exposure: sun to part shade4. Foliage: leaves alternate, pinnately

divided with 7-19 leaflets each with smooth margin

5. Flowers in: spring to summer6. Flower: large, pea-like, elongated,

terminal, pendant clusters, white, blue, violet

7. Life Cycle: deciduous vine8. Landscape Use: climbing vine in small

gardens

Wisteria frutescens

Wisteria frutescens

References:

plants.ces.ncsu.edu

www.floridata.com