Woody List #9 Photo ID

Viburnum x rhytidophylloides, Adoxaceae, lantanaphyllum viburnum

huge dark green glossy, naked buds, opposite elliptic, rugosa and coriaceous

Ilex glabra, Aquifoliaceae, inkberry holly

black small fruit (dioecious), lip tip slight lobing

Ilex x meserveae, Aquifoliaceae, Meserve holly

glossy dark green leaf, purple stem, red berries on female, spinose margin, elliptic

Ilex opaca, Aquifoliaceae, American holly

larger lighter green holly leaf, opaque, farther spines, more orange fruit, rounded grey stems, (may be only one in VT) (RIGHT)

Yucca filamentosa, Asparagaceae, Yucca

classic yucca

Yucca filamentosa "Bright Edge", Asparagaceae, bright edge yucca

yellow outside yucca

Yucca filamentosa 'Golden sword' Asparagaceae, golden sword yucca

yellow, orange in middle

Yucca flaccida, Asparagaceae, weakleaf yucca

bent yucca

Yucca glauca, Asparagaceae, soapweed

skinny yucca, more arching, less common

Bucus, Buxaceae, boxwood

baby bud clusters!!! small elliptic shape leaf, pruning/hedging, opposite leaves

Euonymus fortunei 'Emerald Gaiety, Celastraceae, Emerald Gaiety euonymus

creeping groundcover, variegated green and white confetti leaves, some red in fall

Euonymus fortunei 'Emerald 'n Gold', Celastraceae, Emerald 'n Gold Euonymus

variegated green and yellow ground cover, gold center, bigger leaves, more crenate margin

Euonymus fortunei var. radicans, Celastraceae, climbing wintercreeper

opposite leaves, aerial roots, crenate margin, orange fruit w white cover

Kalmia latifolia, Ericaceae, mountain laurel

entire margin, coriaceous, elliptic lanceolate, sprout tufts at buds

Leucothoe fontanesiana, Ericaceae, drooping leucothoe

mounded and arching, infructescence, capsule w persistent style, serrate margin

Leucothoe fontanesiana 'Girard's Rainbow', Ericaceae, variegated drooping leucothoe

variegated rainbow, arching, serrate margin

Pieris floribunda, Ericaceae, Mountain andromeda

upright inflorescence, only white flowers, mild cerulate leaf margin,

Pieris japonica, Ericaceae, Japanese andromeda

mt. laurel leaf w crenate margin, prominent infructescence

Rhododendron catawbiense, Ericaceae, Catawba rhododendron

bigger elongated elliptic leaf, entire margins, vegetative and floral buds, huge capsules w persistent style, no hairs on bottom

Rhododendron 'PJM', Ericaceae, PJM rhododendron

burgundy fall color, classic rhododendron look, scratch and sniff, sterile

Rhododendron yakushimanum, Ericaceae, Yak rhododendron

hairs on bottom light and soft, cinnamon brown, puffy/bubbly looking leaves, stay small

Magnolia grandiflora, Magnoliaceae, southern magnolia

fake plastic thick leaf, huge

Magnolia virginiana, Magnoliaceae, sweetbay magnolia

witch finger bud, aggregate pinecone fruit, silver waxy coating on bottom, linear lanceolate entire leaf

Daphne x burkwoodii 'Carol Mackie', Thymelaeaceae, Carol Mackie variegated Daphne

variegated yellow margin, low woody plant