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Flowering Tree Review
Crape Myrtle
Bradford Pear
Cherry
Redbud
Dogwood
Color/SeasonSizeExposurePlant
DogwoodCornus florida
• Plant type: Deciduous, Flowering Tree • USDA Hardiness Zones: 5a to 9a • Height: 15 – 30’ • Exposure: shade to full sun • Bloom Color: White or Pink• Bloom Time: Spring • Short-lived tree – 25 years• Landscape Uses: Specimen, Woodland garden • Commercial cultivar of native tree• Many other species: Chinese, Japanese, Osier
RedbudCercis canadensis
• Plant type: Deciduous, Flowering, Tree • USDA Hardiness Zones: 4b to 9a • Height & Spread: 15 to 30’ • Exposure: partial shade to full sun • Bloom Color: Lavender, Pink, Purple • Bloom Time: Early spring to mid spring• Growth Rate: fast • Landscape Uses: Specimen, Street tree, Woodland
garden • Native tree with commercial cultivars
Ornamental CherryPrunus x yedoensis
• Plant type: Flowering, Deciduous Tree • USDA Hardiness Zones: 5b to 8a • Height &Spread: 15 to 25’ • Exposure: full sun • Bloom Color: Pink, White in spring• Form: Rounded, Vase, or weeping• Landscape Uses: Specimen
• Many varieties – most common is Yoshino cherry
Bradford Pear• Medium sized ornamental tree, Medium sized ornamental tree, • 25-40 ft high25-40 ft high• USDA Zones: 4-9USDA Zones: 4-9• Full SunFull Sun• Showy, white flowers appear during spring growth, Showy, white flowers appear during spring growth, • In autumn the leaves turn bright red to dark red In autumn the leaves turn bright red to dark red • Very disease resistant, making it useful as a street tree. Very disease resistant, making it useful as a street tree. • Short life span (about 25 to 30 years) makes it Short life span (about 25 to 30 years) makes it
necessary to replace individuals more frequentlynecessary to replace individuals more frequently• Weak branches are susceptible to storm and ice damageWeak branches are susceptible to storm and ice damage
Crape MyrtleLagerstoemia
• Deciduous Flowering Tree • Hardiness Zones: 8 to 10• Height: 8 - 30" Spread: 15 to 25’ • Exposure: full sun • Bloom Color: Lavender, Pink, Purple, Red, White • Bloom Time: Mid summer to Mid Fall • Relatively drought tolerant• Has very showy summer flowers and attractive bark• Should be pruned to multiple stems with all branches
below 3 -4’ removed
Hardscapes
Video
• Watch the videos on the Hardscaping page
• Designing a Patio• Preparing a Foundation• Laying the Pavers
Concrete Patio or walk
• Measurements – Video
• Calculators – • http://www.sakrete.com/projects/calculators.aspx• http://www.quikrete.com/Calculator/Main.asp
• How many 80lb bags would it take to pave a 2’ X 12’ walkway?
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