Woody Plant ID

Question 1

A. Vitex agnus-castus

Answer 1

Chaste Tree
Culture: has showy fragrant lavender blooms in summer
Add Info: Attracts butterflies and bees potentially invasive non-native

Question 2

B. Caesalpinia gilliesii

Answer 2

Desert Bird of Paradise

Uses: Informal shrub, vegetative/naturalizing, attracts hummingbirds

Question 3

C. Ungnadia speciosa

Answer 3

Mexican Buckeye

Add Info: use by Paleo-Indians as early as 9,000 years ago

Question 4

D. Quercus hinkleyi

Answer 4

Hinckley’s Oak

Hardiness: Native to Texas; threatened

Question 5

E. Robinia psuedoacacia

Answer 5

Twisty Black Locust
Culture: handles clay soil, air pollution and deer
Invades into other native ecosystems

Question 6

F. Pinus thunbergii

Answer 6

Japanese Black Pine

Culture: full sun; heat and drought tolerant; salt tolerant; evergreen

Question 7

G. Mahonia trifoliolata

Answer 7

Agarita
Culture: evergreen
Add Info: good deterrent plant

Question 8

H. Quercus polymorpha

Answer 8

Monterey Oak

Culture: drought tolerant; resistant to Oak wilt

Question 9

I. X Chitalpa taskentensis

Answer 9

Chitalpa
Culture:
Cultivar Morning Cloud is more resistant to powdery mildew

Question 10

J. Vitis vinifera ‘Cabernet Suvignon’

Answer 10

Cabernet Sauvignon Grape

Culture: Drought tolerant once estlablish

Question 11

K. Dermatophyllum

Answer 11

Texas Mountain Laurel
Culture: drought tolerant; salt tolerant
Add Info: 1 see is enough poison to kill a person

Question 12

L. Cercis Canadensis texensis ‘Traveller’

Answer 12

Weeping Texas Redbud

Culture: needs good soil draining and moderate water

Question 13

M. Pinus cembroides

Answer 13

Pinyon Pin
Habit: Upright evergreen
Culture:dry rock soil, but not heavy clay
Add Info: Large seeds and edible

Question 14

N. Chilopsis linearis

Answer 14

Desert Willow

Culture: drought tolerant and adaptable

Question 15

O. Sapindus saponari drummondii

Answer 15

Soapberry
Culture: Heat tolerant
Add Info: Can spread by rhizomes

Question 16

P. Prosopis glandulosa

Answer 16

Mesquite
Culture: Drought resistant; permanent removal is difficult
Add Info: Seed pods are edible

Question 17

Q. Callicarpa americana

Answer 17

Beautyberry

Culture: drought and heat tolerant

Question 18

R. Taxodium distichum

Answer 18

Bald Cypress
Culture: requires ho summers for good growth
Add Info: Old growth stands in Bladen County, North Carolina is over 1,620 year old

Question 19

S. Pistacia chinensis

Answer 19

Chinese Pistache
Culture: Drought, heat, and wind tolerant; very adaptable
Add Info: Fruit only on female trees

Question 20

T. Lagerstroemia indica

Answer 20

Crepe Myrtle
Culture: very adaptable
Add Info: Introduced from China and Korea in 1790