Spring 2016

Celebrating the trees of the Rain & Wildlife Garden... 

April 6, 2016

Georgia Hackberry Celtis tenuifolia 

Corkscrew Willow

Oak sp. Quercus sp.

Pecan Carya illinoinensis

Sweetgum Liquidambar styraciflua

Carolina Silverbell Halesia carolina

Loblolly Pine Pinus taeda

Water Oak Quercus nigra

Boxelder Acer negundo forming winged-seeds

Boxelder Acer negundo

Fringe Tree Chionanthus virginicus

Fringe Tree Chionanthus virginicus

American Hornbeam Carpinus caroliniana

Black Cherry Prunus serotina

Flowering Dogwood Cornus florida

Pawpaw Asimina variety

Bald Cypress Juniperus virginiana

Red Mulberry Morus rubra

Eastern Red Cedar Juniperus virginiana

Eastern Redbud Cercis canadensis

Maple Acer sp

Pussywillow Salix caprea

Black Locust variety Twisty Baby Robina pseudoacacia

American Holly Ilex opaca

Red Oak Quercus sp.

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