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Plant List #8: Trees and Large Shrubs Flashcards

1
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What is the family name of Star magnolia?

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Magnoliaceae

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What is the binomial name of Star magnolia?

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Magnolia stellata

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What is the height and spread of Star magnolia?

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20 feet / 15 feet

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What soil condition is Star magnolia not tolerant of?

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Standing water

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What are the uses of the Star magnolia?

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Small ornamental specimen tree, foundation, informal hedge

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What is the family name of Loebner magnolia?

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Magnoliaceae

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What is the binomial name of Loebner magnolia?

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Magnolia x loebneri

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What is the height and spread of the Loebner magnolia?

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30 feet / 30 feet

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What soil condition does the Loebner magnolia not tolerate?

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Standing water

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What are the uses for the Loebner magnolia?

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Small ornamental specimen tree, multi-stem shrub, ensure that there’s enough space to minimise pruning

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What is the family name of the Saucer magnolia?

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Magnoliaceae

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What is the binomial name of the Saucer magnolia?

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Magnolia x soulangeana

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What is the height and spread of the Saucer magnolia?

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30 feet / 30 feet

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What is the use of the Saucer magnolia?

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Small ornamental specimen tree; ensure ample space to avoid pruning unless necessary

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What is the family name of the River birch?

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Betulaceae

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16
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What is the binomial name of the River birch?

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Betula nigra

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What is the height and spread of the River birch?

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70 feet / 60 feet

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What are the soil conditions of the River birch?

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pH 6.5 or less, drought tolerant, moist to wet

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What is the light condition of the three Magnolias on this list?

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Full sun, can tolerate part shade except for Saucer magnolia (full shade)

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What is the light condition of the River birch?

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Full sun to part shade, heat tolerant

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What is the use of the River birch?

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Rain garden, shade tree, specimen, small groupings

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What is the family name of the Green ash?

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What is the binomial name of the Green ash?

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Fraxinus pennsylvanica

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What is the height and spread of the Green ash?

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60 feet / 30 feet

25
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What is the soil condition of the Green ash?

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Adaptable to compacted soils, pollution and salt spray, very urban tolerant, tolerant wet to dry soils

26
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What pest attacks Green ash?

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Emerald Ash Borer

27
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What are the uses of the Green ash?

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Large shade tree, street tree for difficult urban sites, hardwood, native tree

28
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Which trees on this list are native to Ontario?

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Cercis canadensis (Eastern red bud)
Fraxinus pennsylvanica (Green ash)
Liriodendron tulipifera (Tulip tree)
Halesia carolina (Carolina silverbell)

29
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What is the family name of the Northern catalpa?

A

Bignoniaceae

30
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What is the binomial name of the Northern catalpa?

A

Catalpa speciosa

31
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What is the height and spread of the Northern catalpa?

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60 feet / 50 feet

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What are the uses of the Northern Catalpa?

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Limited landscape value due to coarseness, large size of leaves (ppl hate), and debris from fruits/seed pods/leaves/flowers, can tolerate air pollution.

Can be used as a shade tree and in a rain garden

33
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What is the family name of the Tulip tree?

A

Magnoliaceae

34
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What is the binomial name of the Tulip tree?

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Liriodendron tulipifera

35
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What is the height and spread of the Tulip tree?

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Ontario: 90 feet / 50 feet, 6 feet diameter trunk

Can grow over 100 feet in natural habitat

36
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What is the soil condition of the Tulip tree?

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All textures, acidic soil, absoutely no salt

37
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What are the uses of the Tulip tree?

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Large shade tree with limited use in large spaces, can be stunning when flowering but susceptible to leaf scorch, indigenous people use trunk to make canoes!

38
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What is the family name of the Carolina silverbell?

A

Styracaceae

39
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What is the binomial name of the Carolina silverbell?

A

Halesia carolina

40
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What is the height and spread of the Carolina silverbell?

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40 feet / 35 feet

41
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What are the soil conditions of the Carolina silverbell?

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Moist soil

Cannot tolerate heat, drought, and poor soils, can develop chlorotic foliage when placed in alkaline pH soils

Must receive right soil, moisture and drainage

42
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What is the use of the Carolina silverbell?

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Native specimen tree for the border, woodland edge, understory, foundation, multi-stem shrub

43
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What is the family name of the Japanese tree lilac?

44
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What is the binomial name of the Japanese tree lilac?

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Syringa reticulata

45
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What is the height and spread of the Japanese tree lilac?

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30 feet / 20 feet

46
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What is the soil condition of the Japanese tree lilac?

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Moist, well drained soil with average fertility

Can handle poor compacted soils with wide range of soil pH, can handle some salt

47
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What are the uses of the Japanese tree lilac?

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Small ornamental specimen tree, groupings, highly adaptable to urban conditions, tree, shrub

48
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What is the family name of the Eastern redbud?

49
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What is the binomial name of the Eastern redbud?

A

Cercis canadensis

50
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What is the height and spread of the Eastern redbud?

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30 feet / 35 feet

51
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What type of soil does the Eastern redbud hate?

52
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What is the use of the Eastern redbud?

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Specimen, shrub border, groupings, naturalized settings, street trees, Native to Ontario, multi-stem tree

53
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What is chlorosis?

A

Yellowing of foliage lack nutrients to synthesise all the chlorophyll they need

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