This moderate growing, spreading, deciduous tree has furrowed, checkered, almost black bark. New foliage is pinkish green and fall color yellow to orange. Leaves are deeply lobed with bristles at the tips. Dark, checkered bark adds interest to the winter […]
Quercus hemisphaerica ( Laurel Oak )
Quercus hemisphaerica is a fairly large oak growing in the southern coastal plain, reaches 40 to 60 feet tall, 30 to 40 feet spread. The foliage remains glossy green until February in the south. Fruit is an acorn, 1/2 inches […]
Quercus falcata ( Southern Red Oak )
Quercus falcata is a common oak in the southern U.S. The growth habit is open and rounded, reaching 70 to 80 feet. Leaves have the typical oak-leaf shape, are green in summer, usually brown in the fall with a little […]
Quercus cerris ( Quercus )
Strinking, round-headed tree that grows to a height of 40 to 60 feet. Leaves hold late and die off green or yellow-brown in fall. Leaves are elliptical and toothed. The bark occurs in raised checkered plates and is a blackish […]
Quercus bicolor ( Swamp White Oak )
Quercus bicolor is a short limpy trucked oak that grows 50 to 60 feet in height and has a round-topped crown. Found in the wild and swampy areas, it produces an shiny light brown acorn about 1 inch long, usually […]
Quercus alba ( White Oak )
Spreading, deciduous tree with peeling, gray to brown bark. The obovate, oblong, or elliptic, deeply lobed, green leaves, to 9 inches long, are often tinged with pink when young. Leaves turn purple-red in the fall. Bears single, oblong acorns. An […]
Qiongzhuea tumidissinoda ( Qiong Zhu )
Small to medium-size mountain bamboo. Grows to 20 feet tall, stems 1.25 inches in diameter. Each node usually only produces a single branch. Dried shoots of this species are eaten and its culms are used to make walking sticks. Its […]
Oxydendrum arboreum ( Sorrel Tree )
Conical to columnar, deciduous tree with reddish-grey bark. Leaves are lance-shaped, toothed, deep-green and can be up to 8 inches long. Grown mostly for it’s fall color: leaves turn brilliant shades of red, yellow and purple. Urn-shaped, small, white flowers […]
Oxalis variabilis ( Sorrel )
O. variabilis has large black egg-shaped bulb, and rounded leaves which have purple undersides. Blooms in large purple flowers with a yellow tube. Oxalidaceae is a genus of about 800 species. Many are tuberous, the leaves are usually three-lobed and […]
Oxalis luteola ( Sorrel )
O. luteola has egg-shaped leaves with large flowers of brilliant yellow, and at times has brown edges. Oxalis is a genus of about 800 species. Many are tuberous, the leaves are usually three-lobed and clover-like. Both the leaves and flowers […]