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Identification of Trees

We went over the area thoroughly and tried to identify all the trees and woody perennials on the school grounds, including the newly developed area and the natural growth remaining behind the school. We were having a lot of difficulty identifying all of the planted trees around the school, so we contacted Classic City Gardens, the business hired to create the landscaping around the school. We also identified quite a few trees from the wooded area on our own, but we expect there are many more. The table below lists all the trees we were able to identify and some details about each. For more information on any of the trees below, please consult one of the references below.

Tree/Woody Perennial Native/Exotic Planted/Natural Forest Habitat Grassy Habitat Other Habitat

Southern Sugar Maple
Acer saccharum N P Yes Yes No

Willow Oak
Quercus phellos E P No No Yes

Red Sunset Maple
Acer rubrum N P Yes Yes No

Glabra Holly
Ilex glabra N P No Yes No

Chinese Plum Yew
Cephalotaxus fortunei E P Yes No No

Magnolia Salicifolia
Magnolia salicifolia E P Yes No Yes

Japanese Maple
Acer palmatum E P No Yes Yes

Myrtle Holly
Ilex myrtifolia E P No Yes No

American Holly
Ilex opaca N P No Yes No

Wilsonii Holly
Ilex x altaclerensis N P No No Yes

Ilex Aquifolium
Ilex aquifolium E P Yes No No

Chinese Elm
Ulmus parvifolia E P No No No

Bradford Pear
Pyrus calleryana E P No No Yes

Crimson Pigmy Barberry
Ilex berberis E P No Yes No

Chastetree
Vitex agnus-castus E P Yes Yes No

Red Bud
Cercis canadensis N P Yes No No

Roundleaf Juneberry
Amelanchier sanguinea E P No Yes Yes

Shortleaf Pine
Pinus echinata N N Yes No No

White Oak
Quercus alba N N Yes No No

Sweetgum
Liquidambar styraciflua N N Yes No No

Common Elderberry
Sambucus canadensis N N Yes No No

Water Oak
Quercus nigra N N Yes No No

Blackjack Oak
Quercus myrsinifolia E N Yes No No

References

Classic City Gardens (created landscape of the school)

Coombes, Allen. 1992. Trees. Dorling Kindersley Limited, Great Britain.

Petrides, George. 1988. A Field Guide to Eastern Trees. Houghton Mifflin Company,
Boston.

Tree/Woody Perennial	Native/Exotic	Planted/Natural	Forest Habitat	Grassy Habitat	Other Habitat
Southern Sugar Maple Acer saccharum	N	P	Yes	Yes	No
Willow Oak Quercus phellos	E	P	No	No	Yes
Red Sunset Maple Acer rubrum	N	P	Yes	Yes	No
Glabra Holly Ilex glabra	N	P	No	Yes	No
Chinese Plum Yew Cephalotaxus fortunei	E	P	Yes	No	No
Magnolia Salicifolia Magnolia salicifolia	E	P	Yes	No	Yes
Japanese Maple Acer palmatum	E	P	No	Yes	Yes
Myrtle Holly Ilex myrtifolia	E	P	No	Yes	No
American Holly Ilex opaca	N	P	No	Yes	No
Wilsonii Holly Ilex x altaclerensis	N	P	No	No	Yes
Ilex Aquifolium Ilex aquifolium	E	P	Yes	No	No
Chinese Elm Ulmus parvifolia	E	P	No	No	No
Bradford Pear Pyrus calleryana	E	P	No	No	Yes
Crimson Pigmy Barberry Ilex berberis	E	P	No	Yes	No
Chastetree Vitex agnus-castus	E	P	Yes	Yes	No
Red Bud Cercis canadensis	N	P	Yes	No	No
Roundleaf Juneberry Amelanchier sanguinea	E	P	No	Yes	Yes
Shortleaf Pine Pinus echinata	N	N	Yes	No	No
White Oak Quercus alba	N	N	Yes	No	No
Sweetgum Liquidambar styraciflua	N	N	Yes	No	No
Common Elderberry Sambucus canadensis	N	N	Yes	No	No
Water Oak Quercus nigra	N	N	Yes	No	No
Blackjack Oak Quercus myrsinifolia	E	N	Yes	No	No