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Juglans regia
English walnut
Zone 5
Large pinnate leaf, not twiggy- major branches, whitish grey trunk, not street tree, leaves have bluish green coloring. Grows 40-50' high and wide.
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Juglans nigra
Black Walnut
Zone 4
Large pinnate leaf, not twiggy- has major branches, walnuts, thick covering to walnuts, not street tree, soil sterlant- toxin dissuades growth of things growing around it. Grows 50-80' high and wide.
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Liquidambar styraciflua
Sweetgum
Zone 5
Pyramidal, good street tree, 5 leaf star shaped leaves, comes in all the fall colors, leaf has menthol-y fragrance, waxy thick leaf, gumball mace shaped fruit, heavily landscaped, xeric qualities, stems have corky ridge.
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Rubus ideaus
Raspberry
Zone 4
Canes, prickles, only bloom on certain age of wood, canes-1 yr =primo, 2 yr =secondary, june bearing, fall, good to succor (allows them to produce more fruit). Fruit comes in red, yellow, and black; used in screening, hedging, massing, and edible landscape. Grows 4-6' high and wide.
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Vaccinium spp.
Huckleberries and Blueberries
Zone 3
Shrubs, edible landscape, needs acidic soil (esp. blueberries), come on in july, hedging, bright red fall color. Grows 5-10' high and wide.
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Ficus carica
Edible fig
Zone 7
Large leaves, 3 distinct loves, swollen trunks/arms, edible landscape, specimin habit. Grows 20-30' high and wide.
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Punica granatum 'Nana'
Dwarf Pomegranate
Zone 7
Small pomegranates come on in fall/winter, edible landscape, blooms summer-fall, orange red flower/twigs (tones), lustrous leaves, massing hedging. Grows 5' high and wide.
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Clethra alniflolia
Summersweet Clethra
Zone 4
Summer blooming, white flower, good fragrance, humidity and acidity requiring, old flowers hold on a long time, orange/red fall color. Grows 4-5' high and wide.
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Hydrangea anomala petiloaris
Climbing Hydrangea
Zone 4
Halo flower, hides walls, suction cup climbing vine. grows 50-60' long.
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Hydrangea arborescens
Smooth Hydrangea
Zone 4
Rounded leaf, smaller balls of white flower, kinda like the snowball bush, only comes in white. Grows 5' high and wide.
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Hydrangea macrophylla Hortensia or Lacecap Group
Bigleaf Hydrangea
Zone 6
Hand sized leaf, summer color, rounded ball inflorescence, pH changes color, 6.5-7= pink and 5-6= blue, inbeteen the two= white. Grows 5' high and wide. Hortensia is ball, Lacecap is Halo grouping of flowers.
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Hydrangea paniculata
Panicle Hydrangea
Zone 3
Trangular inflorescence. Gorws 10-20' high and wide.
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Hydrangea quercifolia
Oakleaf Hydrangea
Zone 5
Red oak style leaf, pinnacle style leaf, specimin for foliage and flower. Grows 5' high and wide.
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Akebia quinata
Fiveleaf Akebia
Zone 5
5 leaflets, twining vine, male and female flower- mahogany flower, nickel sized flower. Grows 20-25' long.
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Genista lydia
Lydia broom
Zone 6
Looks like scotch broom, little round mound, green twig, bright yellow peashaped spring blossom. Grows 2' high and wide.
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Cytisus scoparius
Scotch broom
Zone 5
Bright yellow shrub, pea shaped blossom, xeric qualities, thin green angular stem, comes in pinks, whites, yellows, and reds. Illegal to plant in WA or other areas where it is quite aggressive. has different stem tones. Grows 5-6' high and wide.
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Callicarpa bodinieri
Beautyberry
Zone 6
Violet purple berries, come on summer-fall and sometimes into winter, tiny blossoms, accuminate leaf tip, prefers acidity, dentate serrated leaf. Grows 8-10' high and wide.
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Chionanthus virginicus
White Fringe Tree
Zone 4
Shrubby tree,threadlike white blossoms, spring blooming, popular in areas of humidity, yellow-orange fall color. Grows 20-30' high and wide.
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Parrotia persica
Persian Ironwood/ Persian Parrottia
zone 5
Shoehorn shaped leaf, bright red and orange fall color, flakey peely bark, bright red ugly little flower, needs a little humidity.
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