Woody Plants Week 3

Deciduous

Drop their leafs and go dormant on leaf production

Evergreen

done't drop their leafs right away and leafs grow back right away

Tree

Prominent trunk and canopy is held above the ground
Usually 15+ feet
usually Longer life

Shade Tree

Foliage and From
usually larger then 20'

Flowering Tree

Ornamental Blossoms
Usually smaller trees

Fruiting tree

produce fruit

Evergreens

grow all year long
add color to the landscape all year long

Shrubs

<20'
lower branches
lots of stems

Vines

climbing or spreading
a few primary stems
rapid spreaders, Vigorous

Vines Climbing methods

1. training-needs a structure for support
2. tendrils-curl around an object often in herbaceous vines
3. Clinging-gripping mechanism to physically attach

Groundcovers

shrubs or vines that grow lower and cover the ground
wider then they are tall
dense, covers a lot of space