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EASTERN RED CEDAR

4741 Princeton Rd. Eastern Red Cedar (Juniperus virginiana) Juniperus virginiana, known as eastern red cedar, is an evergreen, aromatic tree with trunk often angled and buttressed at base and narrow, compact, columnar crown; sometimes becoming broad and irregular. Pyramidal when young, Eastern red cedar mature form is quite variable. This evergreen usually grows 30-40 ft….

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EASTERN REDBUD

4744 Normandy Lane Eastern Redbud (Cercis canadensis) Cercis canadensis, the eastern redbud, is a harbinger of spring throughout most of eastern North America due to the clusters of pink or purplish-pink flowers that bloom in April, about two to three weeks before its unique heart-shaped leaves. The flowers appear on leafless branches and are followed…

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COMMON WITCH-HAZEL

4722 Princeton Rd. Common Witch-Hazel (Hamamelis virginiana) Hamamelis virginiana, known as the witch-hazel, common witch-hazel and American witch-hazel, is a native small tree or large shrub with fantastic fall attributes. Yellow, fragrant flowers bloom from October through December. Attractive foliage in all growing seasons with leaves bright green in spring followed by yellow to yellowish-orange…

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COMMON CHINA-FIR

232 N. Perkins Rd. Common China-fir (Cunninghamia lanceolata) Cunninghamia lanceolata is a species of evergreen coniferous tree in the cypress family. It is native to south-central and southeast China. They may reach 160 feet in height. In vernacular use, it is sometimes called China-fir, although it is not a fir. The genus name, Cunninghamia, honors…

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AMERICAN HOLLY

221 N. Mendenhall Rd. American Holly (Ilex opaca) Ilex opaca, the American holly, is a species of holly, native to the eastern and south-central United States, from coastal Massachusetts south to central Florida, and west to southeastern Missouri and eastern Texas. It is a medium-sized broadleaved evergreen tree growing on average to 33-66 feet tall,…

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