1. WEEK 3 Plant ID EVERGREENS

2. X Cupressocyparis leylandii
COMMON NAME: Leyland cypress
FAMILY: Cupressaceae
NATIVE: Great Britain
Hardiness Zones: 6-10

3. X Cupressocyparis leylandii

4. X Cupressocyparis leylandii
FORM: narrow-leaved evergreen (scale like), 65 ft spread, and 12 ft height but an reach 100 ft tall, columnar form
FOLIAGE: small needle like leaves, ends of branches tend to twist
FRUIT: round, small cone, ½ to ¾” diameter, brown, rarely found

5. X Cupressocyparis leylandii

7. Magnolia grandiflora COMMON NAME: Southern Magnolia
Family: Magnoliaceae
NATIVE: USA, occurs on the coastal plain from North Carolina south to central Florida and west to east Texas.
HARDINESS ZONE: 7-9

9. Magnolia grandiflora HEIGHT: 60-90 feet tall WIDTH: 2-3 ft trunk
Pyramidal shaped
LEAVES: 5-8 inches long, leathery and a dark glossy green on top, and velveteen, brown underneath.

10. Magnolia grandiflora
FLOWER: Showy White flower that is 8-12 inches in diameter, blooms during spring and summer.
FRUITS: cone like structures with red kidney shaped berries in them, 2-4 inches long on a hardy petiole.
Drought tolerate and likes full to partial sun.

12. Magnolia grandiflora The state flower to Mississippi and Louisiana
Those up north that like these trees can get one of the 100 cultivars called “Little Gem”. It is smaller is stature and grows slowly.

13. Pinus mugo COMMON NAME: Mugo Pine
Other names: Swiss Mountain Pine, Dwarf mountain pine
Family: Pinaceae
NATIVE: Mountains of Europe from Spain to Yugoslavia
Hardiness Zones: 3-7

14. Pinus mugo
                                                                                         

15. Pinus mugo SHAPE: bushy shrub that is round or spreading.
HEIGHT: rarely get 10ft
NEEDLES: 2 in. length, and carried in fascicles of 2, and crowded on the stem.
LIGHT: full sun, light shade
DOES NOT TOLERATE DROUGHT/HEAT

16. Pinus mugo
                                                                                          

17. Pinus mugo
The dull brown cones are ovoid, about 2 in (5 cm) long, and covered with flat or slightly concave scales

18. Pinus mugo
Good for foundation planting, however if you do not use a common variety like the var. mugo you tend to have unpredictable results from planting these shrubs.
Growing from seed could occur but to take cuttings is the best way to propagate.

20. Pinus strobus COMMON NAME: Eastern White Pine Family: Pinaceae
Northern White pine, soft pine
Family: Pinaceae
NATIVE: North America
Newfoundland, Ontario, Great Lakes Region, Northeast US down to Georgia\
Hardiness Zones: 4-7

21. Pinus strobus

22. Pinus strobus Evergreen, conifer HEIGHT: up to 150ft.
WIDTHL 2-4 ft in diameter (trunk)
LEAVES: needles that are bluish-green occuring in bundles of 5, needles can be marked by a white like their entire length.

24. Pinus strobus FRUIT: light brown cones, often numerous
cones are 6-8" long
curved with a pointed tip
takes two years for cones to reach maturity
cones typically clustered in the upper third of the tree