Wofford Arboretum South Campus

Tree Details Hardiness zone: 6 – 8 Height: 20 – 40 Spread: Equal to height Habit: Broad, pyramidal tree Light: Light shade preferable Soil: Moist, well-drained soil preferable Flowers: Inconspicuous flowers surrounded by 2 large, white bracts of unequal size (the lower is 7 long by 4 wide and the upper is 3 – 4 ) Fruit: Ovoid, 1 1/2 long, drupe Landscape use: Splendid specimen tree History: Native range is China in west Szechuan and parts of west Hupeh provinces; introduced in 1904 Pests\Problems: None serious Significant Features: Very handsome flowering tree; not guaranteed to bloom every year

Tree Details Hardiness zone: 4 – 8 Height: 50 – 80 Spread: Comparable to height Habit: In youth: pyramidal; At maturity: rounded to broad-rounded outline with massive wide-spreading branches Light: Full sun or partial shade Soil: Loamy, deep, moist, well-drained, slightly acidic soil preferable Flowers: Greenish-yellow petals, 2 – 3 long in 2 sets of 3 Fruit: 2 – 3 long, pinkish-red, aggregate of follicles; looks like a small cucumber Landscape use: Excellent tree for large properties, parks, estates, golf courses, and naturalized areas History: Native range is New York to Georgia, west to Illinois and Arkansas; introduced in 1736 Pests\Problems: Essentially problem-free Significant Features: Cucumber-like cluster of fruit; large, fleshy, green leaves

Tree Details Hardiness zone: 4 – 9 Height: 20 – 30 Spread: slightly greater than Habit: Rounded to broad rounded Light: Best in sun or partial shade Soil: Rich, acidic and well-drained soil preferable Flowers: pink-budded, white flowers, 4 – 6 in diameter, in March – April Fruit: Landscape use: Good tree magnolia for the South History: Magnolia x loebneri is the result of a cross between M. kobus and M. stellata made shortly before World War I Pests\Problems: Flowers have minimal fragrance; excellent foliage; tremendous vigor Significant Features: Essentially problem-free; mildew never observed

Tree Details Hardiness zone: 5 – 8 Height: 10 – 15 Spread: 8 – 10 Habit: Upright, vase-shaped form Light: Partial shade Soil: Well-drained, moist soil with high organic matter Flowers: Small, red to purple; May – June Fruit: 1/2 – 3/4 long, red winged fruit Beautiful tree for small gardens and terraces, gives an artistic touch to small landscape areas; many varieties useful as specimen trees or accent plants in borders and Landscape use: Beautiful tree for small gardens and terraces, gives an artistic touch to small landscape areas; many varieties useful as specimen trees or accent plants in borders and rock gardens History: Native range is Japan, China, and Korea; introduced to England in 1820; long cultivated by the Japanese Pests\Problems: Very few; botrytis in high humidity Significant Features: Rich green summer foliage that turns brilliant gold to orange to orange-red in the fall

Tree Details Hardiness zone: 4 – 9 Height: 25 – 30 Spread: 20 Habit: Pyramidal tree, with rounded top and drooping branches; very lovely outline Light: Best in sun or partial shade Soil: Acidic, peaty, moist, well-drained soil preferable Flowers: 1/4 long, fragrant, white, urn-shaped flowers in 4 – 10 long and wide, drooping panicles; flowers June to early July Fruit: 5-valved, 1/3 long, capsule, brown at maturity Landscape use: An all-season ornamental; excellent specimen plant History: Native range is southwestern Pennsylvania, southern Ohio, and Indiana; south to western Florida and the coasts of Mississippi and Louisiana; introduced in 1747 Pests\Problems: None; Problems: leaf spot, twig blight Significant Features: Beautiful, drooping flowers; gorgeous, brilliant red fall color

Tree Details Hardiness zone: 3 – 9 Height: 20 – 30 with a potential to reach 40 – 50 Spread: 20 – 30 Habit: Small, multi-stemmed, bushy shrub or single-stemmed tree with a wide spreading, flat or rounded top Light: Sun or shade Soil: Deep, rich, moist, slightly acidic soil preferable Flowers: Hanging catkin Fruit: Nut borne at the base of a 1 – 1 1/2 long, 3-lobed bract (winged nut) Landscape use: Best in naturalized situations; good street or shade tree, also used for hedges and game cover History: Native range is Nova Scotia to Minnesota, south to Florida and Texas; introduced in 1812 Pests\Problems: None; Problems: leaf spot, canker Significant Features: Trunk interesting for sculptured appearance; tolerates heavy shade and periodic flooding; smoothly ridged or knotted bark

Tree Details Hardiness zone: 3 – 8, but has difficulties in 7 – 8 Height: 40 – 70 with a maximum of 100 Spread: 25 – 35 Habit: In youth: pyramidal; At maturity: pendulously pyramidal Light: Best in shade or partial shade Soil: Moist, well-drained, acidic soil preferable; Cones: male nearly spherical, in short stocks in axils of last year’s leaves Flowers: Male nearly spherical, in short stocks in axils of last year's leaves Fruit: slender cones, 1 1/2 – 1” long by 1/2” wide; brown at maturity Landscape use: Graceful as evergreen hedge; excellent for screening, groupings, and foundation plantings, great for natural plantings History: Native range is Nova Scotia to Minnesota, south along the mountains to Alabama and Georgia; introduced around 1736 Pests\Problems: Hemlock borer, hemlock scale, spider mites, hemlock rust caused by a mite, bagworm, gypsy moth Significant Features: Ornamental cones and graceful habit

Tree Details Hardiness zone: 4 – 8 Height: 20 – 40 Spread: 15 – 30 Habit: Small single-stemmed tree or large multi-stemmed shrub with an oval-rounded head of upright, ascending branches Light: Full sun Soil: Well-drained, loamy, slightly acidic soil preferable Flowers: Before the leaves in March – April with crimson stamens; easily overlooked Fruit: Bright brown, 2-valved capsule Landscape use: One of the best small-specimen trees; excellent small lawn or street tree History: Native range is Iran; cultivated in 1840; one genus named after F.W. Parrot, German naturalist and traveler Pests\Problems: Pest resistant; reddish-purple changing to lustrous medium to dark green during summer and developing brilliant yellow to orange to scarlet fall color Significant Features: None

Tree Details Hardiness zone: 5 – 8 Height: 20 – 30 Spread: equals Habit: Vigorous and erect, uniform width Light: Best in sun or partial shade Soil: Well-drained, moderately fertile soil preferable Flowers: Inconspicuous flowers surrounded by bracts; bracts, white with a tinge of green, form a small cup early in the season and mature into flattened, pure white flowers in a few days Fruit: none Landscape use: Useful as specimen tree or accent in background; excellent border or hedge for large areas; attractive against large evergreens History: One clone in a series of hybrids developed by Elwin Orton at Rutgers University. The hybrids resulted from crosses between C. kousa, C. florida, and C. nuttallii Pests\Problems: Pure white bracts Significant Features: Non serious

Tree Details Hardiness zone: 4 – 8 Height: 15 – 25 Spread: 30 – 40 Habit: Forms a mound of gracefully weeping branches Light: Full sun Soil: Rich, moist, well-drained soil preferable Flowers: Not showy, open before the leaves Fruit: Small, 1/2 – 3/4 long pods, 2 – 4 together on a short stalk Landscape use: Excellent for residential properties, parks, golf courses, commercial areas History: Discovered in a seeding population by Mr. Theodore Klein, Crestwood, KY Pests\Problems: Yellow to magnificent apricot fall color; heart-shaped leaves Significant Features: None; Problems: non-serious sun scald and bark splitting

Tree Details Hardiness zone: 2 – 9 Height: 60 – 80 Spread: 1/2 – 2/3 Habit: Tall, stately tree with numerous, slender, low-hanging branches and rounded crown Light: Sun to partial shade Soil: Deep, moist, fertile soil preferable Flowers: 1/2 wide, pale yellow Fruit: 1/3 – 1/2 long, nutlike structure Landscape use: Limited because of size; handsome native tree; not for small properties History: Native range is Canada to Virginia and Alabama, west to North Dakota, Kansas and Texas; introduced in 1752 Pests\Problems: Many; scales and linden mite can be and often are serious problems Significant Features:

Tree Details Hardiness zone: 5 – 9 Height: 25 – 30 with a maximum of 50 – 60 Spread: maximum of 26 Habit: Often multi-stemmed Light: Sun to partial shade Soil: Good dry soil tolerance Flowers: inconspicuous Fruit: 1 1/4 long, winged fruit Landscape use: Tree still being grown by nurserymen; may be used similarly to sugar maple History: Native range is upland woods in the Piedmont from North Carolina to Georgia, panhandle of Florida, Louisiana, eastern Indiana and Texas Pests\Problems: None Significant Features: None