September 23rd - Plants of Interest

Aronia arbutifolia

"The wonder of gardening is that one becomes ia gardener by becoming a gardener.  Horticulture is sometimes described as a science, sometimes as an art, but the truth is that it is neither, though it partakes of both.  It is more like falling in love, something that escapes all logic."   The Gardeners Eye, Allen Lacy

Abelia x grandiflora   Glossy Abelia 
 Aronia arbutifilia Red Chokeberry 
 Aronia melanocarpa Black Chokeberry 
 Chaenomeles speciosa Common flowering quince 
 Franklinia altamaha Franklin Tree 
 Gleditsia triacanthos (f. inermis) Common Honey Locust 
 Gymnocladus dioicus Kentucky Coffeetree - According to Dirr:- "The leaves and seeds are poisonous to man, cattle.  Roasting the seed may destroy its toxic principals. I mention this because in my youth I ate the sweetish gummy substance that lined the inside of the pod.  Maybe that's what's wrong with me today." 
 Heptacodium miconiodes  Seven-son flower 
 Koelreuteria bipinnata  Goldenrain tree 
 Koelreuteria paniculata  Panicled goldenraintree 
 Lespedeza thunbergii Thuynberg Lespedeza 
 Magnolia grandiflolia Southern Magnolia 
 Magnolia macrophylla  bigleaf magnolia 
 Magnolia tripetala Umbrella Magnolia 
 Poncirus trifoliata  Hardy-orange 
 Tetradium daniellii Korean tetradium, Bee tree (formerly Evodia danielli)
 Zanthoxylum simulans  Flatspine Prickly-ash

 THE VIEW  -- Liriodendron tulipifera, Cornus florida Tuliptree, Tulip Poplar, Yellow Poplar, Flowering Dogwood 

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