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WEEK 9 Plant ID EVERGREENS

Explore the fascinating characteristics of four distinct evergreen trees: Leyland Cypress, Southern Magnolia, Mugo Pine, and Eastern White Pine. Leyland Cypress (Cupressocyparis leylandii) is an elegant columnar tree perfect for hedges. Southern Magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora) features showy white flowers and leathery leaves, thriving in warm climates. Mugo Pine (Pinus mugo) is a compact shrub ideal for foundation planting, while Eastern White Pine (Pinus strobus) is a towering beauty with long, soft needles and light brown cones. Discover their unique attributes and growing conditions.

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WEEK 9 Plant ID EVERGREENS

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  1. WEEK 9Plant IDEVERGREENS http://www.hort.uconn.edu/plants/common/a.html

  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

  6. 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

  7. 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.

  8. 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.

  9. 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.

  10. 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

  11. Pinus mugo

  12. 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

  13. Pinus mugo

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

  15. 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.

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

  17. Pinus strobus

  18. 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 line their entire length.

  19. 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

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