Magnolia virginiana Note evergreen leaves, thick like rhododendron Buds typical of the family (two large bud scales) but not fuzzy like other magnolias
Hamamelis x intermedia 'Arnold Promise' clear yellow flowers 'Jelena' flower petals orange at base and yellow Note: flowers blooming Feb-March, strap-like petals and woody calyx cups Zig-Zag pattern to branches, which are very horizont... Read more
Magnolia stellata Note: Buds covered in dense fuzz (longest of our magnolias) Two bud scales, smooth light gray bark (This is a very old specimen, unusually large)
Cercis canadensis Note: Dark brown stems, zig-zag twigs "caulifori" buds - small flower buds all along the stem Brown pea pod fruit Cinnamon colored inner bark on trunks
Chionanthus virginicus Branches have funky habit, curving down then up Stems flattened at the nodes Leaf scars like two black ovals, one on top of the other
Aesculus parviflora Note multi-stemmed suckering shrub habit remenants of 10-12" long flower spikes at terminal of most branches twin terminal buds with large overlapping bud scales three bundle traces in the leaf scars looks like an "ooh" ... Read more
Aesculus x carnea Note: Buds intermediate between A. Hippocastanum and A. parviflora. Terminal buds present, large, but lacking sticky resin. Bundle traces usually 5 May be single or multi-stemmed ...