Prunus cerasifera 'Newport'
Alternate and purple in full sun. Has fine serrations. Up to 3" long. Stay purple all summer. Hardy from zone 5 to 9. Does very well in the south. It will not tolerate pollution. The two most popular purpleleaf plum cultivars are 'Newport' and ... [... more]
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Ilex cassine angustifolia
Alternate and narrow with 1 spine. Tapers to the base and widest above the middle. Light green color. Hardy to zone 7. Native to Alabama. Has small red fruit and a good looking gray trunk when limbed up. Drought tolerant. Used as a corner ... [... more]
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Pinus glabra
Ridge and furrowed, similar to a red oak trunk, but smooth on the limbs. Cones are small (3"), and drop quickly. Grows 60' to 80' tall. Native to south Alabama in low, moist sites. Will grow all over the southeast as a landscape tree. An ... [... more]
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Ligustrum japonicum 'Rotundifolium'
Smaller than straight species. 3' to 5' tall and 2' to 3' wide. Grows in an upright habit with each plant having an individual shape. Good plant for narrow areas. Has an oriental look. Grows in sun or part shade and is drought tolerant. Hardy to ... [... more]
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Quercus incana
Bluish tint on top and grey underneath. Pubescent under the leaves and on the twigs. Narrow and to 3" long. Native to dry sites. A small, bush-like tree that can be up to 30' tall. One of the willow leaved oaks. Quercus incana bluejack oak [... more]
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Alnus rugosa
Monoecious, reddish brown male flowers in 2" to 4" long catkins. Female flowers are an egg shaped strobile (cone). Alternate and finely serrate. Veins are straight and appressed above and projecting below. Thin and up to 3" long. Hardy [... more]
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Lonicera fragrantissima
White and fragrant (fruit loop smell) from January to February. Extraordinarily fragrant and attractive at a time when little is in flower. Opposite. Has ciliate, rounded and revolute margins. Up to 2" long. Very cold hardy. Young twigs are ... [... more]
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Ilex vomitoria 'Pendula'
Small tree that can grow 8' to 15' tall (sometimes 30' tall), but only 4' to 6' wide with a weeping form. Alternate and serrate with rounded tips. Is less than 1" long. Hardy to zone 7b. Drought tolerant. Has stiff branches and grey stems with ... [... more]
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Juniperus x media 'Pfitzeriana'
Juniperus x media 'Pfitzeriana' (Juniperus chinensis 'Pfitzeriana') Mostly dark green, adult foliage. Some juvenile foliage present. Large shrub. Keep out of small areas. Drought and cold tolerant. Needs full sun. 3' to 5' tall and 6' to 10' ... [... more]
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Juniperus procumbens
Used as an entrance planting and a ground cover. Hardy from zone 3-9. Likes full sun and is drought tolerant. Slow growing. Juniperus procumbens (Juniperus chinensis 'Procumbens') Grows 1' to 3' tall and 3' to 5' wide. Has juvenile (sticky) ... [... more]
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Populus nigra 'Italica'
Triangular. Smaller than the cottonwood. Flat petiole. Crenate margins. Up to 5" long. Grows like an exclamation point. Very narrow habit of growth. 60' tree would be only 10' wide. Used frequently because of growth habit, ease of transplanting, ... [... more]
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Prunus glandulosa 'Sinensis'
Double pink flowers from mid-March to April before the leaves. Alternate and ovate and 1" to 3" long and 1" wide. Has hair-like stipules at the base of the petiole, appresed venation, serrated margins, and an attenuated tip. Sometimes [... more]
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