by cooperyounggardenclub | Feb 19, 2017
Dogwoods have simple, untoothed leaves with the veins curving distinctively as they approach the leaf margins. Most dogwood species have opposite leaves, while a few, such as Cornus alternifolia and C. controversa, have their leaves alternate. Dogwood flowers have...
by cooperyounggardenclub | Feb 19, 2017
Like other Cornus, it has opposite, simple leaves, 4–10 cm long. The tree is extremely showy when in bloom, but what appear to be four, white petals are actually four spreading bracts below the cluster of inconspicuous yellow-green flowers. The blossoms appear in late...
by cooperyounggardenclub | Feb 19, 2017
Cotinus is from Greek and refers to the wild olive; obovatus is Latin and means “egg- shaped,” in reference to the shape of the leaves of the tree. The name refers to the smoky appearance of the tree when it is flowering. Other names include chittamwood. American...
by cooperyounggardenclub | Feb 19, 2017
Japanese cryptomeria (Cryptomeria japonica), or Japanese cedar, is a splendid evergreen that becomes even more handsome as it matures. Although it is not as well-suited to the United States as to its native Japan, it is still an excellent tree for the Southeast. The...
by cooperyounggardenclub | Feb 19, 2017
With its narrow columnar habit of growth, this evergreen forms tall, dark green columns 40 to 60 feet in height in the western United States but are often much shorter. Trees are normally no more than three feet wide. The scale-like leaves lend a very fine texture to...
