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Trees and Shrubs


Trees and shrubs, when used in landscaping, help to improve air quality, prevent soil erosion, and provide shade. Some plants, such as the pawpaw, yield edible fruits. Others, like sweet shrub, are cultivated for the pleasure that viewing their flowers brings.

Chaste Tree

Chaste Tree

Also known as Vitex. Lovely ornamental shrub with aromatic palmate leaves. From June through August it produces lilac-blue flowers in showy pyramidal spikes. The twigs can be used to make...
Mimosa

Mimosa

Also known as Silk Tree. Native to Asia and Africa, Mimosa was introduced into North America as an ornamental in the mid 1700's. It is now naturalized along roadsides, thickets,...
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Slippery Elm

Slippery Elm

Native to eastern and mid-western North America, slippery elm grows 60 to 80 feet tall and 1 to 3 feet in diameter. The population of slippery elm has declined due...
Sweet Shrub

Sweet Shrub

Sweet Shrub is native to the Appalachian stream banks of the Smokies, where it is also known as Carolina Allspice, Strawberry Bush, Sweet Shade, and Bubby Blossom. Women used to...