TREES Glossary
AcidAerosol Salt
Alkaline
Available
Crown Symmetry
Clay
Common Name
Cultivar
Density
Dry Soil/Droughty
Edible Fruit
Fall Color
Orange
Purple
Red
Yellow
Flower Characteristics
Flower Descriptors
showy
insignificant
no flowers
Flower Color
Blue
Brown
Green
Lavender
Orange
Pink
Purple
Red
Salmon
White
Yellow
Flower Color
Blue
Brown
Green
Lavender
Orange
Pink
Purple
Red
Salmon
White
Yellow
Flowers
Flower Descriptors
showy
insignificant
no flowers
Flower Color
Blue
Brown
Green
Lavender
Orange
Pink
Purple
Red
Salmon
White
Yellow
Fruit Characteristics
Fruit Descriptors
showy
insignificant
no fruit
Fruit Color
Black
Blue
Brown
Green
Lavender
Orange
Pink
Purple
Red
White
Yellow
Edible Fruit
Fruit Litter
Fruit Persistence
Fruit Color
Black
Blue
Brown
Green
Lavender
Orange
Pink
Purple
Red
White
Yellow
Fruit Litter
Fruit Persistence
Genus
Growth Rate
Hardiness Zone
Height
Invasive
Invasive roots
Leaf
Leaf Type and Persistence
broadleaf evergreen
deciduous
evergreen
needled evergreen
semi-evergreen
Leaf Color
Blue
Green
Purple/Red
Silver/Gray
Variegated
Yellow
Leaf Fall Color
Orange
Purple
Red
Yellow
Plant and Leaf Texture
Leaf Characteristics
Leaf Type and Persistence
broadleaf evergreen
deciduous
evergreen
needled evergreen
semi-evergreen
Leaf Color
Blue
Green
Purple/Red
Silver/Gray
Variegated
Yellow
Leaf Fall Color
Orange
Purple
Red
Yellow
Plant and Leaf Texture
Leaf Color
Blue
Green
Purple/Red
Silver/Gray
Variegated
Yellow
Leaf Fall Color
Orange
Purple
Red
Yellow
Leaf Type and Persistence
broadleaf evergreen
deciduous
evergreen
needled evergreen
semi-evergreen
Light Level/Light Exposure
Limb
Outstanding
Pests
Plant and Leaf Texture
Plant Height
Plant Spread
Plant Shape
columnar
oval
palm
pyramidal
rounded
spreading
upright
vase
weeping
Resists Breakage
Sandy
Scientific Name
Shape of Plant
columnar
oval
palm
pyramidal
rounded
spreading
upright
vase
weeping
Showy Flowers
Showy Fruit
Showy Trunk
Soil pH
Soil Moisture
dry/droughty
well-drained
wet
Soil Texture
Soil Testing
Species
Spread
Susceptible to Breakage
Texture
Thin Bark
Thorns
Trunk
Multiple trunk tree
Trainable to a single trunk
Single trunk recommended
Little pruning required
Showy trunk
Thin bark
Drooping branches
Upright branch habit
Susceptible to Breakage
Resists Breakage
Thorns
USDA Hardiness Zone
Uses
bonsai
container
cutout (tree pit)
espalier
fruit
hedge
median
not recommended
patio
parking lot island - small
parking lot island - medium
parking lot island - large
proven urban tolerance
reclamation
shade
specimen
standard
street
tree lawn - small
tree lawn - medium
tree lawn - large
Well-Drained Soil
Wet
Winter Interest
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