Horticulture 231

List 6 – Trees and Shrubs with alternate leaves

.	Scientific Name	Common Name	Family	Origin
1	Betula nigra	River birch	Betulaceae	Eastern U.S.
2	Betula occidentalis	Water birch	Betulaceae	NW U.S., WA
3	Betula papyrifera	Paper birch	Betulaceae	N. America, WA
4	Betula pendula	European white birch	Betulaceae	Europe
5	Ginkgo biloba	Ginkgo	Ginkgoaceae	E. China
6	Liriodendron tulipifera	Tuliptree	Magnoliaceae	Eastern U.S.
7	Spiraea betulifolia	Birchleaf spirea	Rosaceae	NW N. Am., Japan, WA
8	Spiraea japonica	Japanese spirea	Rosaceae	Japan
9	Spiraea japonica 'Anthony Waterer'	Anthony Waterer spirea	Rosaceae	Japan
10	Spiraea nipponica 'Snowmound'	Snowmound nippon spirea	Rosaceae	American selection
11	Spiraea thunbergii	Thunberg spirea	Rosaceae	China and Japan
12	Spiraea ×vanhouttei	Vanhoutte spirea	Rosaceae	hybrid
13	Tilia cordata	Littleleaf linden	Tiliaceae	Europe
14	Tilia tomentosa	Silver linden	Tiliaceae	SE Europe, W. Asia
15	In-class choice from: a. Hamamelis intermedia b. Spiraea douglasii c. Spiraea prunifolia	a. Witchhazel b. Western spirea c. Bridalwreath spirea	a. Hamamelidaceae b. Rosaceae c. Rosaceae	a. hybrid b.Western North America, WA c. Japan

Plants repeated from Hort 232:

R1	Larix sp.	Larch	Pinaceae	N. hemisphere, WA
R2	Pseudotsuga menziesii	Douglas fir	Pinaceae	Western US, WA

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Virginia Lohr, Professor, E-mail: lohr@wsu.edu
Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture
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