PLANTS FOR THE CITY GARDEN

Shade Trees

Carpinus betulus European Hornbeam

Cercidiphyllum japonicum Katsura Tree

Ginkgo biloba Gikgo or Maidenhair Tree

Geditsia triacanthos inermis Thornless Honey Locust

Sophora japonica Japanese Pagoda Tree

Tilia cordata Littleleaf Linden

Smaller Deciduous Trees

Acer palmatum Japanese Maple

Betula pendula Weeping European Birch

Chionanthus virginicus White Fringe Tree

Cornus florida Flowering Dogwood

Crataegus phaenopyrum Washington Hawthorn

Magnolia stellata Star Magnolia

Oxydendrum arboreum Sorrel Tree or Sourwood

Phellodendron amurense Amur Cork Tree

Pyrus calleryana ‘Bradford’ Cradford Callery Pear

Evergreen Trees & Shrubs

Abies concolor White Fir

Pseudotsuga menziesii Douglas Fir

Sciadopitys verticillata Umbrella Pine

Taxus spp. Yews

Tsuga canadensis Canadian Hemlock (dwarf varieties)

Broad-Leaved Evergreens

Buxus spp. Boxwoods

Ilex crenata ‘Convexa’ Boxleaf Holly

Ilex glabra Inkberry

Ilex opaca American Holly

Kalmia latifolia Mountain Laurel

Leucothoe fontanesiana Drooping Leucothoe

Pieris japonica Japanese Andromeda or Pieris

Pyracantha coccinea ‘Lalandei’ Laland Firethorn

Rhododenron spp. Rhododendrons and Azaleas

Deciduous Shrubs

Berberis thunbergii Japanese Barberry

Chaenomeles speciosa Flowering Quince

Clethra alnifolia Summer-sweet Clethra

Cotoneaster spp. Cotoneasters

Enkianthus campanulatus Redvein Enkianthus

Euonymus alata Winged Euonymus

Forsythia intermedia ‘Spectabilis’ Showy Border Forsythia

Hibiscus syriacus Rose-of-Sharon or Shrub Althea

Hydrangea paniculata ‘Grandiflora’ Peegee Hydrangea

Ligustrum obtusifolium regelianum Regel Privet

Lonicera fragrantissima Winter Honeysuckle

Spiraea vanhouttei Vanhoutte Spirea

Viburnum prunifolium Black Haw

Vines

Parhenocissus tricuspidata Boston Ivy

Parthenocissus quinquefolia Virginia Creeper

Wisteria floribunda Japanese Wisteria

Groundcovers

Euonymus fortunei Wintercreeper

Hedera helix English Ivy