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