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Species: Tulipifera liriodendron

Family: Magnoliaceae

Common Name: tulip tree

Habit: Large pyramidal to conical habit.

Leaves: Alternate, simple. Four-lobed bright green to yellow in fall.

Flowers and Fruit: Yellow flowers. Brown fruits, winged seeds

Additional notes:

moist, well drained soil

Tolerates part shade.

attracts aphids

shallow root system

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Quercus palustris

Family: Fagaceae

Common Name: pin oak

Habit: Upper branches ascending, middle branches horizontal, lower branches descending.

Leaves: Alternate, simple. 5 tip lobes with deep C shaped sinuses.

Flowers and Fruit: saucer-shaped acorn cups that barely cover the acorn base.

Additional notes:

tolerates flooding and poorly drained soils

full sun exposure

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Potentilla fruticosa

shrubby cinquefolia

Rosaceae

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Spiraea nipponica

snowmound spiraea

Rosaceae

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Rhododendron 'Titian Beauty'

titian beauty

Ericaceae

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Betula utilis var. jaquemontii

Himalayan white birch

Betulaceae

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Liquidambar styraciflua

American sweet gum

Altingiaceae

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Sorbus aucuparia 

European mountain ash

Rosaceae