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Fraxinus Nigra
Common name: Black Ash
Family: Oleaceae
Native: New found land
Leaves: Opposite, compound pinnate
Size: 40′-50′ in height. Spread 20-25′
Growing Conditions: Peat soils and also sandy loams.
Leaf Color: Dark green glabrous . Pale yellow green fall color.
Hardiness Zone: 2 to 5
Benefits: This is one of one of many hardwood ashes which used for a wide range of wood working.
Source: Michael Dirr, Manual of Woody Plants
www.Wildflower.org.
Rhododendron Vaseyi
Pinkshell Azalea
Family: Ericaceae
Native: U. S
Leaves: Simple
Size: 5- 15′ shrub.
Growing Conditions: Prefers deep rich soil moist and well drained. Shade.
Leaf Color: Medium green turning to light to dark red in fall.
Hardiness Zone: 4-8
Flowers: pink to pure white.
Benefits: Special value to bumble bee’s and attracts a range of birds- including hummingbirds. Great shrub to group and naturalize.
Source: Michael Dirr, Manual of Woody Plants
http://www.abnativeplants.com/plant/Rhododendron-vaseyi
Quercus velutina
Black Oak
Family: Fagaceaa
Leaves: Alternate, simple
Size: 50′ to 60′
Growing Conditions: Prefers deep rich soil moist and well drained.
Leaf Color: Lustrous dark green above. Glabrous below.
Hardiness Zone: Zone 3 to 9.
Flowers: Monoecious, similar to strawberries in shape and color.
Fruit: Cones, oblong and ovoid.
Benefits: This tree provides hardwood for use in construction like fence posts. It provides foot for small mammals.
Source: Michael Dirr, Manual of Woody Plants
http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/
Carya Ovata
Common Name: Shagbark Hickory, Carolina Hickory
Family: Juglandaceae (Walnut Family)
Leaves: Alternate, Pinnately compound 8 to 14″ long, 5 leaflets.
Buds: Imbricate
Native Region: Chicago region
Size: Reaches 60-80′ in height but can grow to 100′ to 120′
Habitat/Growing Conditions: Sun, Part Shade, to Shade. Prefers well drained, fertile soils, sandy, sandy loam, medium loam, clay loam, clay.
Hardiness Zone: 4-9
Leaf Color: Deep yellow green in summer. Rich yellow and golden brown tones in fall.
Flower Color: NA
Eco-Benefits: The large litter produced encourages squirrels and birds to relish the seeds and catkins. Fruit-birds, fruit-mammals, nesting site. Benefitted humanlife due to hardwood used for spoke on wooden wheels, and yellow dye produced by inner bark.
Source: Michael Dirr, Manual of Wood Plants
http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/
Fagus Sylvatica
Common Name: European Beech, Common Beech
Family: Fagaceau (Beech Family)
Leaves: Alternate, Simple, 2 to 4″ long, 1 1/2 to 2 1/2″ wide
Buds: Imbricate, slender, conical.
Native Region: New Brunswick to Ontario, South to FL and TX.
Size: Can grow 50 to 60′ in height with spread of 35 to 45′
Habitat/Growing Conditions: Moist well drained acid soil is preferable.
Hardiness Zone: 4 to 7
Leaf Color: shimmering green when unfolding. Dark green in summer. Russet and golden brown in Fall.
Flower Color: Monoecious,
Eco-Benefits: Humans like to climb and carve hearts on this smooth canvas. Seeds provide squirrels, blue jays, titmice, grosbeaks, passenger pigeons, nuthatches, and woodpeckers ample food.
Source: Michael Dirr, Manual of Woody Plants
Taxodium distichum var. distichum **
Common Name: Bald Cypress
Family: Cupressaceae (Cypress Family)
Leaves: Simple, Spirally arranged on branchlets, linear-laneolate, 1/3 to 3/4″ long.
Buds: Alternate, near tip of stem rounded.
Native Region: Delaware to Florida, Swamps and stream banks,
Size: 50′ to 70′ high by 20′ to 30′ wide. Can grow to 100′ or more.
Habitat/Growing Conditions: Deep, fine sandy loams with plenty of moisture. Moderately good drainage. Sunny locations.
Hardiness Zone: 4 to 11.
Leaf Color: Soft Sage green in summer. Rich orange to pumpkin brown in autumn.
Flower Color: Monoecious,. Purple
Eco-Benefits: This tree provides great cover for birds, and acts as a nesting site for birds and small mammals. This This is a strong tree that withstand storm weather well and provides a
** Cultivar of Bald Cypress
Ilex Verticillata
Common Name: Common Winter Berry
Leaves: Alternate, simple 1/2 to 3″ long
Buds: Imbricate, small
Native Region: Nova Scotia, Ontario
Size: 6 to 10′ in height with similar spread.
Habitat/Growing Conditions: Adaptable to wet conditions. Light and heavy soils.
Hardiness Zone: 3 to 9
Leaf Color: Dark green in summer. Fall color minimal change.
Flower Color: White
Eco-Benefits: This is an excellent plant for bordering or creating mass effect. This does require both male and female in order for bright red fruit to produce. For wet soils in residential or commercial setting this adds beauty.
Source: Michael Dirr, Manual of Woody Plants
http://www.mortonarb.org/trees-plants/tree-plant-descriptions/common-winterberry
Quarcus ilicifolia
Common Name: Scrub Oak
Family: Fagaceae
Leaves: Alternate, 2-6″
Native Region: U.S -Canada
Size: 3′ to 30′
Habitat/Growing Conditions: Sandy, rocky, well drained, nutrient poor soils.
Hardiness Zone: 5
Leaf Color: Shiny dark green to pale reddish brown in fall
Flower Color: Monoecious
Eco-Benefits: “Early successional pine barren habitats where bear oak abundance is high are correlated with many rare and declining bird and moth populations in southeastern Massachusetts”
Source: https://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/shrub/queili/all.html
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