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Evergreen Trees
BOTANICAL NAME
X Cupressocyparis leylandii
COMMON NAME
•Leyland Cypress
Connecting Scientific Names and Common Names
• Leyland and leylandii, need I say more!
PLANT
•Evergreen
•Height 60’-70’
•Spread 12’-17’
•Upright
Foliage Description
•Leaves are scales and awls
•Young leaves are soft green
Foliage Description•Mature leaves are dark green
•Awl like leaves •Striking green foliage on flattened sprays on the branches
Foliage Description•Grows into a narrow pyramid
•Pointed leaves ¼ inch long
EXPOSURE
•Sun
USE
•Upright hedge
•Screen for privacy
•Windbreak
Other Information
• Pest problem: Bag Worm
Botanical Name
•MAGNOLIA GRANDIFLORA
Common Name•Southern Magnolia
Connecting Scientific Names and Common Names
•Magnolia and Magnolia, gee you should get this one!
Plant•Evergreen
•Height 60’ - 80’
•Width 30’ - 50’
•Upright/ Pyramidal
Foliage Description
•Arrangement: Alternate
•Composition: Simple
•Margin: Entire
Foliage Description•Widely planted in the South
•Old traditional tree•Shiny waxy oval leaves•Downy Undersides
Fruit•Conelike, 3-4 inches long
•Late Summer and Fall
Exposure• Sun
• Semi shade
Landscape Use
•Specimen
•Screen
•Wind or sound barrier
•Beauty
BOTANICAL NAME
•PINUS STROBUS
COMMON NAME
•Eastern White Pine
Connecting Scientific Names and Common Names
•Pinus and Pine
PLANT
•Evergreen•Height 50’ - 80’•Width 30’ - 40’•Upright
Foliage Description
•Needles - five in a fascicle (5 needles, White 5 Letters)
Foliage Description
•Margin: Serrated (finely toothed)
Foliage Description
•The bark is smooth
•3-4 inches long
•Light to bluish gray green color
FLOWER
•Spring
•Insignificant
FRUIT
•Fall
•Brown cone
EXPOSURE
•Sun
Landscape Use
•Mass or background planting
•Screen
•Parks and Estates
BOTANICAL NAME
Pinus taeda
COMMON NAME
•Loblolly Pine
• Height: 50 to 90'
• Width: 30 to 40‘
• Habit: Evergreen • Leaf: 6 to 10" needles dark green in
bundles of 3; off color in winter
• Flower/Fruit: 3 to 6" cones in groups of 2 to 5
About Loblolly Pine: Native; adaptable to a range of
sites; good for fast screen; easy to transplant; most rapid growth of all
pines; seeds eaten by birds
