Trees-Deciduous

AMERICAN SWEETGUM

431 E. Erwin Dr. American Sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua) American sweetgum (Lagerstroemia indica), is also known as American storax, hazel pine, redgum, satin-walnut, star-leaved gum, alligatorwood, or simply sweetgum. It is a deciduous tree native to warm temperate areas of eastern North America and tropical montane regions of Mexico and Central America. Sweet gum is one…

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CRAPE MYRTLE

4711 Johnson Ave. Crape Myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica) Lagerstroemia indica, commonly known as crape myrtle, is a species in the genus Lagerstroemia in the family Lythraceae, which is native to the Indian Subcontinent (hence the name indica), and also to Southeast Asia, China, Korea and Japan. It is an often multi-stemmed, deciduous tree with a wide…

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COMMON FIG

4741 Princeton Rd. Common Fig (Ficus carica) Ficus carica is an Asian species of flowering plant in the mulberry family, known as the common fig (or just fig). It is the source of the fruit also called the fig and as such is an important crop in those areas where it is grown commercially. Native…

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