Tree Book, The: Superior Selections for Landscapes, Streetscapes, and Gardens

Description

Michael Dirr, the author of the iconic Dirr’s Trees and Shrubs, is widely acknowledged as one of the leading experts on woody plants. Keith Warren has shaped the American landscape through the introduction of tree cultivars. Together, they have penned what will be the go-to tree resource for decades. The Tree Book is a comprehensive survey of the trees commonly used in landscapes, streetscapes, and home gardens. The trees included are widely available in the nursery trade, new and promising choices, or overlooked options that deserve renewed interest. Each tree profile includes the common and botanical names along with details on foliage; flowers, seeds, fruits, and cones; native range; adaptability; and popular uses in landscapes. The Tree Book will be the authoritative, must-have resource for professional landscape architects, designers, nurserymen, advanced home gardeners, and students of horticulture and landscape design. Cover Title Copyright Dedication Contents Introduction Why We Wrote This Book Origins of New Shade and Ornamental Trees: The Roles of Serendipity and Breeding Provenance Tree Sizes Cultivar Names and Trademarks A – Z Trees A Abies alba Abies balsamea Abies cilicica Abies concolor Abies firma Abies fraseri Abies grandis Abies homolepis Abies koreana Abies lasiocarpa Abies nordmanniana Abies pinsapo Abies procera Acer buergerianum Acer campestre Acer capillipes Acer circinatum Acer cissifolium Acer davidii Acer ×freemanii Acer ginnala Acer glabr Acer grandidentatum Acer griseum Acer henryi Acer japonicum Acer leucoderme. Acer macrophyllum Acer mandschuricum Acer maximowiczianum Acer miyabei Acer negundo Acer nigrum. Acer palmatum Acer pensylvanicum Acer pictum Acer platanoides Acer pseudoplatanus Acer pseudosieboldianum Acer rubrum Acer saccharinum Acer saccharum Acer saccharum subsp. barbatum Acer saccharum subsp. leucoderme Acer saccharum subsp. nigrum Acer tataricum Acer tegmentosum Acer triflorum Acer truncatum Aesculus californica Aesculus ×carnea Aesculus flava Aesculus glabra Aesculus hippocastanum Aesculus indica Aesculus pavia Aesculus turbinata Ailanthus altissima Albizia julibrissin Alnus cordata Alnus glutinosa Alnus incana Alnus rubra Alnus rugosa. Alnus ×spaethii Alnus tenuifolia. Amelanchier arborea Amelanchier ×grandiflora Amelanchier laevis Amelanchier lamarckii Araucaria araucana Arbutus ×andrachnoides Arbutus menziesii Arbutus unedo Asimina triloba Azara microphylla B Bauhinia variegata Betula albosinensis Betula alleghaniensis Betula lenta Betula nigra Betula occidentalis Betula papyrifera Betula pendula Betula platyphylla Betula populifolia Betula utilis Butia capitata C Callistemon viminalis Calocedrus decurrens Camellia japonica Carpinus betulus Carpinus caroliniana Carpinus japonica Carya aquatica Carya glabra Carya illinoinensis Carya ovata Castanea dentata Castanea mollissima Castanea sativa Catalpa bignonioides Catalpa ×erubescens Catalpa speciosa Cedrus atlantica. Cedrus deodara Cedrus libani Cedrus libani subsp. atlantica Celtis laevigata Celtis occidentalis Celtis sinensis Cercidiphyllum japonicum Cercis canadensis Cercis occidentalis Cercis siliquastrum Chamaecyparis lawsoniana Chamaecyparis nootkatensis. Chamaecyparis obtusa Chamaecyparis pisifera Chamaecyparis thyoides Chilopsis linearis Chionanthus retusus Chionanthus virginicus ×Chitalpa tashkentensis Cinnamomum camphora Cladrastis delavayi Cladrastis kentukea Clerodendrum trichotomum Clethra barbinervis Cornus Cornus alternifolia Cornus controversa Cornus elliptica Cornus florida Cornus kousa Cornus mas Cornus nuttallii Cornus ×rutgersensis /Cornus ×elwinortonii Corylus avellana Corylus colurna Corylus fargesii Corymbia citriodora Cotinus obovatus Crataegus crus-galli Crataegus laevigata Crataegus ×lavalleei Crataegus ×mordenensis Crataegus phaenopyrum Crataegus viridis Cryptomeria japonica Cunninghamia lanceolata ×Cupressocyparis leylandii. ×Cupressocyparis notabilis. ×Cupressocyparis ovensii. Cupressus arizonica var. glabra Cupressus ×leylandii Cupressus macrocarpa Cupressus nootkatensis Cupressus ×notabilis Cupressus ×ovensii Cupressus sempervirens Cydonia sinensis. D Davidia involucrata Dermatophyllum secundiflorum Diospyros virginiana E Elaeagnus angustifolia Elaeocarpus sylvestris Emmenopterys henryi Eriobotrya japonica Erythrina crista-galli Eucalyptus cinerea Eucalyptus citriodora. Eucalyptus dalrympleana Eucalyptus globulus Eucalyptus gunnii Eucalyptus neglecta Eucalyptus nicholii Eucalyptus parvula Eucalyptus pauciflora Eucalyptus polyanthemos Eucommia ulmoides Eucryphia ×nymansensis Euonymus europaeus Euscaphis japonica Euonymus bungeanus F Fagus grandifolia Fagus sylvatica Firmiana simplex Frangula caroliniana Frangula purshiana Franklinia alatamaha Fraxinus Fraxinus americana Fraxinus angustifolia Fraxinus excelsior Fraxinus mandshurica Fraxinus nigra Fraxinus ornus Fraxinus pennsylvanica Fraxinus quadrangulata Fraxinus uhdei Fraxinus velutina G Ginkgo biloba Gleditsia triacanthos ×Gordlinia grandiflora Gymnocladus dioicus H Halesia carolina Halesia diptera Hamamelis Hamamelis ×intermedia Hamamelis japonica Hamamelis mollis Hamamelis virginiana Heptacodium miconioides Hippophae rhamnoides Hovenia dulcis I Idesia polycarpa Ilex Ilex aquifolium Ilex ×attenuata Ilex ‘Emily Bruner’ Ilex latifolia Ilex ‘Nellie R. Stevens’ Ilex opaca J Jacaranda mimosifolia Juglans nigra Juglans regia Juniperus chinensis Juniperus scopulorum Juniperus virginiana K Kalopanax septemlobus Keteleeria davidiana Koelreuteria bipinnata Koelreuteria paniculata L Laburnum alpinum Laburnum anagyroides Laburnum ×watereri Lagerstroemia indica Lagerstroemia speciosa Lagerstroemia subcostata var. fauriei Larix decidua Larix kaempferi Larix laricina Laurus nobilis Libocedrus decurrens. Ligustrum lucidum Liquidambar acalycina Liquidambar formosana Liquidambar styraciflua Liriodendron chinense Liriodendron tulipifera Lithocarpus henryi Luma apiculata M Maackia amurensis Maackia chinensis Maclura pomifera Magnolia Magnolia acuminata Magnolia campbellii Magnolia denudata Magnolia grandiflora Magnolia insignis Magnolia kobus Magnolia ×loebneri Magnolia macrophylla Magnolia platypetala Magnolia salicifolia Magnolia sieboldii Magnolia ×soulangeana Magnolia sprengeri Magnolia stellata Magnolia tripetala Magnolia virginiana Magnolia zenii Malus Melia azedarach Mespilus germanica Metasequoia glyptostroboides Morus alba Morus nigra Morus rubra N Nyssa aquatica Nyssa biflora Nyssa ogeche Nyssa sinensis Nyssa sylvatica O Olea europaea Osmanthus fragrans Ostrya virginiana Oxydendrum arboreum P Parrotia persica Parrotia subaequalis Paulownia tomentosa Persea borbonia Phellodendron amurense Phoenix canariensis Phoenix reclinata Photinia serratifolia Photinia villosa Picea abies Picea breweriana Picea engelmannii Picea glauca Picea omorika Picea orientalis Picea pungens Picea sitchensis Picrasma quassioides Pinus albicaulis Pinus aristata / Pinus longaeva Pinus ayacahuite Pinus banksiana Pinus bungeana Pinus canariensis Pinus cembra Pinus contorta Pinus densiflora Pinus flexilis Pinus halepensis Pinus heldreichii Pinus jeffreyi Pinus koraiensis Pinus leucodermis. Pinus longaeva. Pinus monophylla Pinus nigra Pinus palustris Pinus parviflora Pinus pinea Pinus ponderosa Pinus radiata Pinus resinosa Pinus rigida Pinus strobiformis Pinus strobus Pinus sylvestris Pinus taeda Pinus thunbergii Pinus virginiana Pinus wallichiana Pistacia chinensis Platanus ×acerifolia Platanus occidentalis Platanus orientalis Platanus racemosa Platanus wrightii Platycladus orientalis Podocarpus macrophyllus Poliothrysis sinensis Populus alba Populus angustifolia Populus ×canadensis Populus ×canescens ‘Tower’ Populus deltoides Populus fremontii Populus grandidentata Populus ‘Highland’ Populus nigra Populus tremula Populus tremuloides Prunus campanulata Prunus caroliniana Prunus cerasifera Prunus incisa Prunus laurocerasus Prunus lusitanica Prunus maackii Prunus mume Prunus padus Prunus persica Prunus sargentii Prunus serotina Prunus serrula Prunus serrulata Prunus subhirtella Prunus virginiana Prunus ×yedoensis Pseudocydonia sinensis Pseudolarix amabilis Pseudotsuga menziesii Ptelea trifoliata Pterocarya fraxinifoli Pterocarya stenoptera Pterostyrax hispida Pyrus calleryana Pyrus fauriei Pyrus kawakamii Pyrus salicifolia Pyrus ussuriensis Q Quercus Quercus acutissima Quercus agrifolia Quercus alba Quercus bicolor Quercus cerris Quercus coccinea Quercus ellipsoidalis Quercus falcata Quercus frainetto Quercus garryana Quercus glauca Quercus hemisphaerica Quercus imbricaria Quercus lobata Quercus lyrata Quercus macrocarpa Quercus michauxii Quercus montana Quercus muehlenbergii Quercus myrsinifolia Quercus nigra Quercus nuttallii Quercus palustris Quercus phellos Quercus prinus. Quercus robur Quercus rubra Quercus rysophylla Quercus shumardii Quercus stellata Quercus suber Quercus texana. Quercus velutina Quercus virginiana R Rhamnus purshiana. Rhodoleia henryi Rhus typhina Robinia pseudoacacia S Sabal palmetto Salix Sapindus saponaria var. drummondii Sassafras albidum Sciadopitys verticillata Sequoia sempervirens Sequoiadendron giganteum Sinojackia rehderiana Sinowilsonia henryi Sophora japonica. Sophora secundiflora. Sorbus alnifolia Sorbus americana Sorbus aria Sorbus aucuparia Sorbus ×hybrida / Sorbus×thuringiaca Stewartia malacodendron Stewartia monadelpha Stewartia pseudocamellia Stewartia sinensis Styphnolobium japonicum Styrax japonicus Styrax obassia Syringa reticulata Syringa reticulata subsp.pekinensis T Taiwania cryptomerioides Tamarix chinensis / Tamarixramosissima Taxodium distichum Taxus baccata Taxus brevifolia Tetradium daniellii Thuja occidentalis Thuja orientalis. Thuja plicata Tilia cordata Tilia ×euchlora Tilia ×europaea Tilia mongolica Tilia petiolaris. Tilia platyphyllos Tilia tomentosa Toona sinensis Torreya californica Torreya taxifolia Trachycarpus fortunei Trochodendron aralioides Tsuga canadensis Tsuga caroliniana Tsuga chinensis Tsuga diversifolia Tsuga heterophylla Tsuga mertensiana U Ulmus alata Ulmus americana Ulmus crassifolia Ulmus davidiana Ulmus glabra Ulmus ×hollandica Ulmus japonica Ulmus minor Ulmus parvifolia Ulmus propinqua Ulmus pumila Ulmus wilsoniana V Vernicia fordii Viburnum lentago Viburnum odoratissimum var. awabuki Viburnum prunifolium Viburnum rufidulum Viburnum sieboldii Vitex agnus-castus W Washingtonia filifera Washingtonia robusta Wollemia nobilis X Xanthoceras sorbifolium Z Zelkova schneideriana Zelkova serrata Zelkova sinica Ziziphus jujuba Photo Credits Index About the Authors