Robinia pseudoacacia 'Frisia'

Name: Robinia pseudoacacia 'Frisia'
Common Name:  black locust				Family:  Fabacea
x    Deciduous             Evergreen             Shrub            Ground Cover             Annual         Coniferous         x    Tree             Climber             Herbaceous             Perennial
Habit: columnar,	Hard. Zone: usda 4		Mature Size 15m spread by 25m tall					x
Leaf: pinnate, green, ovate leaflets,  golden yellow color					Fall/Winter Color: orange, yellow
Leaf Arr.        Opposite     x    Alternate         Whorled         Spiraled         Clustered         Basal
Flowers: white fragrant flowers						Infl. drooping  raceme
Jan.     Feb.      March.      April.     ( May.      June.      July.      August. )     Sept.      Oct.      Nov.      Dec.(flowering period)
Water Use High     Low		Soil Rich     Lean     Well-drained x					Exposure Sun  x   Semi-shade     Shade
Landscape uses: specimen plant, fast growing		Limitations: borers, canker, powdery mildew, caterpillars					Other Features: legume seed pod

Acer palmatum 'bloodgood'

Name: Acer palmatum
Common Name: Japanese maple				Family: Sapindaceae
x    Deciduous             Evergreen             Shrub            Ground Cover             Annual         Coniferous         x    Tree             Climber             Herbaceous             Perennial
Habit: Rounded, spreading	Hard. Zone:  usda 6		Mature Size 5m spread by 5m tall					x
Leaf: deeply 5 lobed, red purple, bright red in autumn					Fall/Winter Color bright red in fall
Leaf Arr.   x     Opposite         Alternate         Whorled         Spiraled         Clustered         Basal
Flowers: tiny red in pendant corymbs						Infl. corymb
Jan.     Feb.      March.      April.      May.      June.      July.      August.      Sept.      Oct.      Nov.      Dec.
Water Use High     Low		Soil Rich     Lean     Well-drained x					Exposure Sun     Semi-shade     Shade
Landscape uses: palmatum has many cultivars has many uses		Limitations: aphids, scale insects, caterpillars, leaf spot, canker, not heat tolerant					Other Features:  cultivars come in many colors sizes shapes or prune to form

Parthenocissus tricuspidada

Name: Parthenocissus tricuspidada
Common Name:  Boston ivy				Family: Vitaceae
x    Deciduous             Evergreen             Shrub            Ground Cover             Annual         Coniferous             Tree         x    Climber             Herbaceous             Perennial
Habit: vigorous, climber	Hard. Zone:  usda 4		Mature Size  to 20m long					x
Leaf: variable, ovate, 3 lobed, toothed, bright green					Fall/Winter Color: brilliant red to purple in fall
Leaf Arr.        Opposite         Alternate         Whorled         Spiraled         Clustered         Basal
Flowers: small 4 green petals						Infl.
Jan.     Feb.      March.      April.      May.      June.      July.     ( August.      Sept.      Oct.)      Nov.      Dec. ( leaf color change)
Water Use High     Low		Soil Rich     Lean     Well-drained					Exposure Sun  x   Semi-shade  x   Shade x
Landscape uses: cover wall, fence, fall colr		Limitations: mildew, rot, canker, Japanese beetle					Other Features: needs full sun to flower, blade often falls before petiole

Parthenocissus quinquefolia

Name: Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Common Name: Virginia creeper				Family:  Vitaceae
x   Deciduous             Evergreen             Shrub            Ground Cover             Annual         Coniferous             Tree         x    Climber             Herbaceous             Perennial
Habit: vigorous, climbing	Hard. Zone: usda 7		Mature Size up to 15m long					x
Leaf: palmate, dull, mid green, palmately 5 lobed, oval toothed leaflets					Fall/Winter Color: brilliant red fall color
Leaf Arr.        Opposite         Alternate         Whorled         Spiraled         Clustered         Basal
Flowers: small, clusters of 4 petals, green						Infl.
Jan.     Feb.      March.      April.      May.      June.      July.     ( August.      Sept.      Oct.      Nov. )     Dec. ( leaf color change)
Water Use High     Low		Soil Rich x    Lean     Well-drained x					Exposure Sun  x   Semi-shade  x   Shade
Landscape uses: wall or fence cover, wildlife attractant		Limitations: mildew, rot, scab, leaf spot, leaf skeletonizer, japanese beetle, scale insects					Other Features: requires no support, suckers attach to wood, masonry

Rhus typhina

Name: Rhus typhina
Common Name:  staghorn sumac				Family:   Anacardiaceae
x    Deciduous             Evergreen         x    Shrub            Ground Cover             Annual         Coniferous         x    Tree             Climber             Herbaceous             Perennial
Habit: upright and suckering	Hard. Zone:  usda 3		Mature Size 6m spread by 5m tall					x
Leaf:  pinnate, lance shaped, dark green to brilliant orange and red in autumn					Fall/Winter Color: orange red in autumn
Leaf Arr.        Opposite     x    Alternate         Whorled         Spiraled         Clustered         Basal
Flowers: yellow green in erect conical panicles followed by hairy red fuit on female						Infl.: panicle
Jan.     Feb.      March.      April.      May.     ( June.      July.      August.)      Sept.      Oct.      Nov.      Dec. ( flowering period)
Water Use High     Low		Soil Rich     Lean     Well-drained x					Exposure Sun  x   Semi-shade     Shade
Landscape uses: fall color, border, woodland		Limitations: powdery mildew, verticillium wilt, caterpillars					Other Features: irritant to shin, need to be contained to prevent spreading