Planted Matter

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Week 8 walk

Lavandula angustifolia Common lavender Lamiaceae E S

Rubus parviflorus Thimbleberry Roseaceae D S

Leucothoe axillaris  Dog hobble Ericaceae E S 

Trachycarpus fortunei Chusan palm Arecaceae E T

Quercus glauca Myrsinifolia Group Bamboo-leaved oak Fagaceae E T 

Rubus rolfei ‘Formosan Carpet’ Taiwan creeping raspberry Roseaceae E S

Rhododendron groenlandicum  Labrador tea Ericaceae E S 

Physocarpus capitatus  Pacific ninebark Roseaceae N D S

Rhus glabra  Smooth sumac Anacardiaceae D S

Magnolia grandiflora Southern magnolia Magnoliacaceae E T 

Nandina domestica Berberidaceae Heavenly bamboo E S

Brachyglottis ‘Sunshine’ Daisy bush Asteraceae E S 

Hebe cupressoides Cypress hebe Plantaginaceae  E S

Hebe ‘Blue Mist’ Blue mist hebe  Plantaginaceae E S

Hebe rupicola  Rock hebe Plantaginaceae E S

Hebe pinguifolia ‘Sutherlandii’ Sutherland hebe  Plantaginaceae E S

Cotinus coggyria  Smoke bush Anacardiaceae D S or T

Rosmarinus officinalis Rosemary Lamiaceae E S

Berberis thunbergii ‘Rose Glow Rose glow Japanese barberry Berberidaceae D S

Escallonia x exoniensis ‘Fradesii  Pink princess escallonia Escalloniaceae E S 

Metasequoia glyptostroboides Dawn redwood Cupressaceae D C T

Taxodium distchum var. distichum Bald cypress  Cupressaceae D C T

Taxodium distichum var. imbricarium  Pond cypress Cupressaceae D C T 

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Week 6 walk

Acer glabrum N Douglas maple

Acer circinatum N Vine maple

Alnus viridis subsp. sinuata N Sitka alder

Alnus rubra N Red alder

Berberis aquifolium N Tall Oregon grape

Berberis nervosa N Longleaf mahonia (Cascade Oregon grape)

Cornus nuttallii N Pacific dogwood

Cornus stolonifera N Redosier dogwood

Galutheria shallon N Salal

Holodiscus discolor N Ocean spray

Malus fusca N Red crabapple

Morella californica N California wax myrtle

Myrica gale N Sweet gale

Populus trichocarpa N Black cottonwood

Populus tremuloides N Quaking aspen

Rubus spectabilis N Salmonberry

Sambucus nigra subsp. cerulea N Blue elder

Sambucus racemosa subsp. pubens var. arborescens N Red elder

Spiraea douglasii  Hardhack

Symphocarpos albus N Snowberry

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Week 7 walk

1 Phyllostachys aurea

2 Ilex crenata 'Convexa'

3 Acer platanoides 'Crimson King'

4 Cotoneaster salicifolius

5 Pyracantha 'Mohave' 'Orange Glow'

6 Parthenocissus tricuspidata

7 Viburnum tinus

8 Quercus rubra

9 Buddleja davidii

10 Hydrangea petiolaris

11 Betula nigra 'Cully'

12 Zelkova serrata

13 Rhododendron 'PJM'

14 Salix scouleriana

15 Cornus alba 'Aregenteo-Marginata'

16 Arbutus unedo 

17 Cornus mas

18 Vaccinium corymbosum

19 Euonymus alatus

20 Clematis armandii

21 Acer cappadocicum

22 Quercus frainetto

23 Prunus cerasifera 'Nigra'

24 Buxus sempervirens

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Acer rubrum

Red maple

Family: Sapindaceae

named for colour of flowers

female flowers cute samaras. red stems and green wings. 

Three lobes, short terminal lobe

most commonly planted in vancouver

ovoid crown

grows quickly

weak after 30 years

good in an industrial landscape

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Tilia cordata Little-leaf linden Family: Malvaceae

Habit: mushroom-like

Buds lie flat, with distichous (two-ranked) leaves. 

Not a lot of side branching. 

Flowers are small white and fragrant. 

Genus tilia good for allés.

sticky sap. Predictible growth. Uniform. 

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Week 5 walk

Acer x freemanii 'Armstrong' Armstrong maple Family: Sapindaceae

Acer x freemanii 'Morgan' Red maple Family: Sapindaceae

Betula utilis var. jacquemontii Himalayan white birch Family: Betulaceae

Fraxinus americana White ash Family: Oleaceae

Liquidambar styraciflua American sweetgum Family: Altingiaceae

Liriodendron tulipifera Tulip magnolia Family: Magnoliaceae

Potentilla fruiticosa Shrubby cinquefoil Family: Rosaceae

Quercus palustris Pin oak Family: Fagaceae

Rhododendron 'Scarlet Wonder' Scarlet Wonder rhododendron Family: Ericaceae

Rhododendron 'Hansel' Hansel rhododendron Family: Ericaceae

Rhododendron 'Titian Beauty' Titian Beauty rhododendron Family: Ericaceae

Rosa rugosa Beach rose, ramanas rose Family: Rosaceae

Sorbus aucuparia European mountain ash, or rowan Family: Rosaceae

Spiraea nipponica Snowmound spiraea Family: Rosaceae

Tilia cordata Linden or Lime tilia Family: Malvaceae

Tilia x flavenscens 'Glenleven' Glenleven tilia Family: Malvaceae

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Cercidiphylum japonicum in the Hortus Horrei. 

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The life of a Katsura tree.

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Hamamelis x intermedia Witch hazel Family: hamamelidaceae Large dark green leaves Deciduous shrub Broadly ovate leaves Flexible branches

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Arbutus menziesii (N) Arbutus tree Family: Ericaceae Tree, deciduous, native

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Weigela florida 'Bristol Ruby' Weigela 'Bristol Ruby' Family: caprifolaceae Location: shrub outside annex

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Fraxinus ornus (flowering ash) Oleaceae T,D Location: outside annex

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Week 4 walk

1. Fraxinus ornus (ash tree)

2. Weigela florida 'Bristol Ruby' 

3. Arbutus menziesii (N) (arbutus)

4. Hamamelis x intermedia (witch hazel)

5. Viburnum plicatum (summer snowflake)

6. Fagus sylvatica 'Dawyck' (golden dawyck beech)

7. Rosa 'Meidomonac' (BonicaTM)

8. Clematis montana (clematis)

9. Prunus x yedoensis (akebono Tokyo cherry)

10. Prunus laurocerasus 'Otto Luyken' (cherry laurel)

11. Platanus x hispanica (London plane)

12. Wisteria sinensis (Chinese wisteria)

13. Cercidiphyllum japonicum (katsura tree)

14. Phyllostachys nigra (black bamboo)

15. Parthenocissus quinquefolia (Virginia creeper)

16. Pseudosasa japonica (arrow bamboo)

17. Hypericum calycinum (St. John's wort)

18. Pachysandra terminus (Japanese pachysandra)

19. Cornus 'Eddie's white wonder'

20. Prunus laurocerasus 'Zabeliana' (Zabel laurel)

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Rhus typhina (stag horn sumac)

family: anacardidaceae

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Gymnocladus dioicus

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Rosa rubrifolia

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Hydrangea paniculata