TREE
DESCRIPTIONS Common name - Scientific name TREE DESCRIPTIONS TY Type of tree FM Tree family F Flower color G Growth rate GLS General leaf shape MS Mature size (height x width in feet) N Native area W Water needs FC Fall color Tree walk/number Locations of trees
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Note: These are general leaf shapes, not the exact shape for that tree
Paperbark Maple - Acer griseum Persimmon - Diospyros virginiana TY: Maple FM: Aceraceae F: Insignificant TY: Persimmon FM: Ebanceae G: Slow GLS: 3 MS: 25x20 W: Moderate F: Insignificant G: Slow to medium FC: Orange and red GLS: 2 MS: 30x25 N: Eastern and Tree walk/numbers: E10 & F51 Midwestern U.S. W: Low to moderate The reddish-brown peeling bark of this FC: Yellow-green tree is its best feature in winter, when Tree walk/numbers: B54 & C3 the tree is bare. This drought-tolerant plant has male and female trees. The two trees are Paul’s Scarlet Hawthorn both planted from Indiana seeds, grown Crategus laevigata ‘Paul’s Scarlet’ in the City of Reno greenhouse and TY: Hawthorn FM: Rosaceae F: Red transplanted here. The female tree G: Medium GLS: 3 MS: 20x15 N: Europe bears fruits yearly, but the growing and North Africa W: Xeric FC: N/A Tree season is too short for them to ripen. walk/numbers: B33, C12, D5 & D39 This Hawthorn will tolerate some Pin Oak - Quercus palustris drought once established. It may be TY: Oak FM: Fagaceae F: Insignificant subject to aphids and fire blight. G: Fast GLS: 3 MS: 60x50 N: Eastern U.S. W: Riparian FC: Red, orange and Peach - Prunus persica yellow Tree walk/numbers: C34 & D42 TY: Peach FM: Rosaceae F: Pink G: Fast Pin Oak has drooping lower branches GLS: 8 MS: Up to 20x20 W: Medium and will not tolerate high soil pH or FC: Blush Tree walk/number: D49 drought conditions. Early settlers Peach is a good fruit tree for Reno, but cut its branches into “pins” for use in in some years sudden spring frosts kill construction before metal nails were the fruits and prevent the harvest. made available. Pecan - Carya illinoiensis Ponderosa Pine - Pinus ponderosa TY: Pecan FM: Juglandaceae TY: Pine FM: Pinaceae F: N/A (conifer) F: Insignificant G: Fast GLS: 6 MS: 80x60 G: Medium to fast GLS: 11 MS: 125x50 N: Midwestern U.S. W: Moderate FC: Yellow N: Western U.S W: Xeric FC: N/A Tree walk/numbers: A21, D14, D16, F26, Tree walk/numbers: A14, B26 & C28 F42, G1 & G9 This 3-needled pine is closely related to This tree bears fruit in Reno, but the Jeffrey Pine, but the cones are 3 inches growing season is not long enough long and the bark has no smell. for ripening. An open, handsome landscape tree.
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Purple Leaf Plum Prunus cerasifera ‘Krauter Vesuvius’ TY: Plum FM: Rosaceae F: Bright pink G: Medium GLS: 2 MS: 25x25 N: Cultivar W: Xeric FC: Purple Tree walk/numbers: F6 & G21 This is the most popular cultivar of the Cherry Plum. It is one of the first trees to bloom in spring. It is heat-and drought-resistant, relatively problemfree, and well-adapted to Reno. Purple Robe Locust - Robinia ‘Purple Robe’ TY: Locust FM: Fabaceae F: Purple G: Medium GLS: 6 MS: 35x25 N: Cultivar W: Low to moderate FC: Yellow Tree walk/number: E5 This tree is beautiful in its early summer bloom, but the high angle of the limbs to the trunk results in weak attachments, so a third of the tree may break in one of Reno’s frequent windstorms. Not recommended for Reno. Red Horsechestnut - Aesculus x carnea TY: Horsechestnut FM: Hippocastanaceae F: Red G: Medium GLS: 7 MS: 30x20 N: Hybrid, probably first seen in Germany W: Moderate FC: Pink to red Tree walk/number: C10 This tree is very similar to Common Horsechestnut, except the flowers are pink to red and the tree doesn’t grow as large.