by cooperyounggardenclub | Feb 19, 2017
Salix babylonica, commonly called weeping willow or Babylon weeping willow, is a medium to large deciduous tree with a stout trunk topped by a graceful broad-rounded crown of branches that sweep downward to the ground. It grows to 30-50’ (sometimes to 60’) tall and as...
by cooperyounggardenclub | Feb 19, 2017
Baldcypress can live over a thousand years.  This tree can reach heights of 100 to 150 feet.  The needlelike leaves are ½ to ¾ of an inch long and grow featherlike in parallel rows along lateral branches.  They are lime green to yellow green.  Round gumball size...
by cooperyounggardenclub | Feb 19, 2017
The Eastern Arborvitae is an extremely common evergreen tree or shrub, used often as a specimen, in hedges, or for privacy. Â The name “arborvitae,” meaning “tree of life,” because Native Americans reportedly used the tree for medicinal...
by cooperyounggardenclub | Feb 19, 2017
Trachycarpus fortunei has been cultivated in China and Japan for thousands of years, for its coarse but very strong leaf sheath fiber, used for making rope, sacks, and other coarse cloth where great strength is important. The 15-20 bright green, circular fronds of the...
by cooperyounggardenclub | Feb 19, 2017
Winged Elm will easily adapt to full sun or partial shade, growing relatively quickly on any soil. Â It is an extremely sturdy and adaptable tree and is well-suited as a shade or street tree. It grows very well in urban areas and is suited to parking lot islands and...
