Wofford Arboretum South Campus

Tree Details

Hardiness zone: 4 – 9

Height: 45 – 55

Spread: 35 – 45

Habit: In youth: pyramidal; At maturity: large, open, wide-spreading outline with massive branches

Light: Full sun or very light shade

Soil: Deep, rich, moist, well-drained soil preferable but will grow in almost any soil

Flowers: not showy; in April

Fruit: in 1 diameter ball-like hanging clusters

Landscape use: Good for open areas in parks, golf courses, campuses; can be used as a street tree but may grow too large

History: First record was in 1663; used as a street tree in London, England; there is no native range since the tree is a hybrid

Pests\Problems: American plum borer, sycamore lace bug Problems: cankerstain, anthracnose, Xylella fastidiosa, powdery mildew

Significant Features: Good shade tree; good anthracnose resistance

Tree Details

Hardiness zone: 5 – 9

Height: 40 – 50

Spread: 18 – 40

Habit: In youth: openly pyramidal with branches to the ground; At maturity: full, irregular and picturesque

Light: Full sun or partial shade

Soil: Moist, loose, acidic, well-drained soil preferable

Flowers: dull, white, 4-lobed, inconspicuous

Fruit: berry-like, dull, red, rounded drupe maturing in October and persisting into the winter

Landscape use: Specimen plant; groupings

History: Native range is Massachusetts to Florida and west to Missouri and Texas; introduced in 1744

Pests\Problems:

Many; leaf miner and scale are particularly troublesome

Significant Features: Good, dark green form with heavy bright red fruit production; fairly common in the southeast

Tree Details

Hardiness zone: 3 – 8

Height: 50 – 80

Spread: 20 – 40

Habit: In youth: symmetrical pyramid of soft, pleasant appearance At maturity: crown composed of several horizontal and ascending branches

Light: Full sun

Soil: Moist, well-drained, fertile soil preferable

Flowers: Cones: male cones inconspicuous

Fruit: in 3 – 7 long, broad, stalked, light brown cones

Landscape use: Handsome and ornamental specimen, valuable for parks, estates and large properties, makes a nice sheared hedge

History: Native range is Newfoundland to Manitoba, south to Georgia, Illinois and Iowa; introduced about 1705

Pests\Problems: white pine weevil; Problems: white pine blister rust

Significant Features: Great variation in needle color, some keep bluish-green color through winter

Tree Details

Hardiness zone: 6 – 9

Height: 15 – 25

Spread: about 1/2 – 2/3

Habit: Evergreen shrub or small, broad pyramidal tree

Light: Sun to partial shade

Soil: Moist, well-drained, fertile soil preferable

Flowers: inconspicuous

Fruit: red, rounded, 1/4 – 1/3 diameter

Landscape use: Useful for hedges, screens or barriers; good ornamental usage

History: Hybrid between I. cornuta and I. aquifolium; released by 1954; named for owner, Nellie R. Stevens, Oxford, MD

Pests\Problems: None serious

Significant Features: Lustrous dark green leaves; heavily fruited; relatively fast growing; one of the best hollies in the southern states

Tree Details

Hardiness zone: 4 – 8

Height: 30 – 40

Spread: 15 – 25

Habit: Broad-pyramidal

Light: Sun to partial shade

Soil: Moist, well-drained, fertile soil preferable

Flowers: Cones: inconspicuous

Fruit: 1/2 long erect cones

Landscape use: Useful as a specimen tree or for hedges in formal and semiformal plantings, groupings, or screens

History: Hybrid between T. standishii and T. plicata

Pests\Problems: bagworm; Problems: heart rot and butt rot

Significant Features:

Lustrous, rich, medium green, summer foliage; not green through the seasons as promoted; fast growth rate

Tree Details

Hardiness zone: 2 – 9

Height: 40 – 50

Spread: 8 – 20 ; Size is extremely variable

Habit: Symmetrical conical-pyramidal

Light: Best in full sun, tolerates shade only when very young

Soil: Deep, moist, well-drained loam preferable; tolerant of adverse soil conditions, poor gravelly soils, acidic and basic soils

Flowers: Cones: male cones inconspicuous

Fruit: globular or ovoid, 1/5 long, berry-like cones

Landscape use: Excellent specimen and mass if used with care, useful for windbreaks, hedges and topiary work

History: Named ‘Cupressifolia’ in 1964 but that name was taken, renamed ‘Hillspire’; introduced by D. Hill Nursery Co., Dundee, IL

Pests\Problems: bagworm; Problems: cedar apple rust

Significant Features:

Maintains bright green foliage in winter

Tree Details

Hardiness zone: 5 – 8

Height: 50 – 75

Spread: 10 – 20

Habit: Broad pyramidal, branches spreading, branchlets broadly frond-like, tops decurving

Light: Full sun

Soil: Moist, well-drained soil preferable

Flowers: Cones: inconspicuous

Fruit: short-stalked cones, 1/3 – 3/8 across

Landscape use: Useful as a specimen tree

History: Native range is Japan and Formosa; introduced in 1861

Pests\Problems: None serious

Significant Features: Dark green foliage is handsome; rich golden yellow changing to green within the interior foliage of the plant; yellowish at ends of sprays

Tree Details

Hardiness zone: 6 – 10

Height: 60 – 70 with a maximum of 100’

Spread: 1/8 – 1/5

Habit: Noble, evergreen forming a columnar to pyramidal outline; branchlets are planar in arrangement

Light: Full sun

Soil: Adequate drainage required; adaptable to extremes of soil; Cones: male cones inconspicuous

Flowers: Cones: male cones inconspicuous

Fruit: 1/2 – 3/4” diameter cone

Landscape use: Great for quick screens, groupings, hedges; has been used as a Christmas tree

History: Introduced by A. Vegeer, Boskoop; hybrid between Cupressus macrocarpa and Chamaecyparis nootkatensis

Pests\Problems: bagworm; Problems: canker, fungi, root rot

Significant Features: Withstands salt spray; thins out in shady environments; branchlets are yellow with green tips in winter, changing to deeper yellow with dark yellow margins in summer

Tree Details

Hardiness zone: 6

Height: 30 – 40

Spread: around 15

Habit: In youth: broadly pyramidal; At maturity: wide spreading and flat topped

Light: Best in sun or partial shade

Soil: Moist, well-drained soil; Cones: male – finger-shaped cones very densely set, more numerous on lower portion of tree

Flowers: female – stout, erect cones initially purple in color and found in upper portion of tre

Fruit: in 4 long upright cones, found on upper side of branches, green-while developing, finally brown

Landscape use: Excellent specimen evergreen because of graceful and pendulous habit; use as specimen tree or screen on smaller properties or areas

History: Native range of Deodar cedar is Himalayan Mountains from east Afghanistan to Garwhal; introduced in 1831

Pests\Problems: None serious

Significant Features: Slow growth rate compared to the other species; needs full sun for best color development; foliage is golden yellow and is prominent throughout the season

Tree Details

Hardiness zone: 6 – 9

Height: 40 – 60 with a maximum of 120

Spread: 30 – 40 with a maximum of 90 – 100

Habit: In youth: overall pyramidal; At maturity: flat-topped with horizontally spreading branches

Light: Sun or partial shade

Soil: Moist, well-drained, deep, loamy soil preferable, but will tolerate sandy or clay soil;

Flowers: Cones: 2 – 3 long male cones; erect female cones in upper part of tree;

Fruit: in 2 1/4 – 4 long, glaucous green cones

Landscape use: Handsome specimen tree, especially when fully mature; allow ample room for development;

History: Native range is Algeria and Morocco on the Atlas Mountains; introduced before 1840;

Pests\Problems: Pests: black scale and deodar weevil Problems: tip blight and root rot

Significant Features: Bluish-green color, extremely picturesque