Virginia to Florida, west to Texas, north to Oklahoma, Missouri and Illinois. Connecticut to Florida, west to Michigan and Texas. Therefore, the mature size of the plant projected in this publication is only an estimate of the size of the plant when it is 10 years old. It can be used as a specimen tree since it provides good shade as well as ornamental flowers. Fragrant, pinkish-white, bell-shaped flowers are borne from April to May. Leaves are alternate, elliptical to lance-shaped, with an acute tip. Fall color ranges from yellow to red or purple. Lace bugs can be a problem. Dwarf Smilax is a thornless, broadleaf evergreen vine with medium texture and a slow growth rate. Moist, well-drained soils and partial shade are preferred. It produces a good evergreen backdrop for low-growing plants. The bracts are smaller than the leaves. A similar species, Coast Leucothoe (Leucothoe axillaris), is found in south Georgia. Winged Sumac is a good shrub for highway medians. A handsome and uniform grower, it lends a tropical look to the landscape. Dry upland sites to moist sites, including pine flatwoods, hammocks and coastal dunes. Leaves are deciduous or semi-evergreen, alternate, leathery, pale green to bluish-white. . Pinckneya also called Fever Tree or Feverbark is a deciduous, flowering small tree or large shrub with medium texture and medium to fast growth rate. Moist, well-drained soils in the wild. It is commonly used in landscapes because of its adaptability to a wide variety of sites, including sun or shade, wet and dry sites, and both acidic and alkaline soils. Horticulture. It commonly occurs along fence rows in poor, dry soils. The distribution of plants is sometimes described in terms of these geographic regions. The piedmont azalea (Rhododendron canescens) is a hallmark of spring in Georgia: delicate, light pink blossoms dancing at the woodland's edge to celebrate the change of the seasons.Southeastern gardeners can also readily employ the charms of this native shrub in the home landscape, so it's no wonder the Georgia Native Plant Society selected it as its 2001 Plant of the Year. 8 to 12 feet tall with a spread of 8 to 15 feet. The Carolinas, Virginia and Georgia are home to 20 species of Vaccinium and have a greater diversity of Vaccinium than any other comparably-sized area in North America, according to Alan Weakley, author of The Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia and Georgia. Browse piedmont region of georgia resources on Teachers Pay Teachers, a marketplace trusted by millions of teachers for original educational resources. We also express appreciation to the Georgia Native Plant Society for providing funds for technical support. Fruit, called beech nuts, are yellowish-brown, unevenly triangular and enclosed in a spiny bur less than 1 inch long. White flowers with showy purple anthers are borne in clusters in March and April. Leaves are opposite, pinnately compound and 12 inches long with five to nine leaflets. It is a slow grower. No other native tree matches the brilliant yellow, orange and red coloration of Sugar Maple in autumn. Deep, moist, well-drained forest soils. Virginia, south to Florida, west to Texas and Missouri. Leaves are 8 to 15 inches long with five to seven leaflets. Deer shun Red Basils aromatic foliage. Foote, Leonard E., and Samuel B. Jones Jr. 1989. Grows in acid soils in the Southeast, predominantly in the Piedmont and mountains. Avoid planting it next to parking lots because falling fruit can dent vehicles. This is a pioneer species. Dwarf Palmetto is an evergreen palm with large leaves and coarse texture. can be used as a graphic organizer for binders or as a ticket out of the door. Use it as a specimen tree. (SS8G1c) Borders GA and SC, Helps transport goods, Yamacraw Indians were settled here. Leaves also differ from other native dwarf palms by having a split V in the middle. Another species, Bigleaf Snowbell (S. grandiflora), is a small tree commonly found growing as an understory plant in wooded upland sites. Sweetshrub is a deciduous, flowering shrub with medium texture, medium growth rate and an upright oval to mounding form. Large, funnel-shaped flower clusters are borne at the branch tips from April through August, depending on the species and habitat. Fruit consist of cone-like aggregates of follicles from which bright red, shiny seeds are suspended by slender elastic threads. Fall color is usually yellow-brown but may be russet-red. Willow Oak is a deciduous tree with medium-fine texture and a medium growth rate. Fevertree (Pinckneya bracteata), Red Titi (Cyrilla racemiflora) and Black Titi (Cliftonia monophylla) are limited to the southern half of the state because the soils and climate there satisfy their special growing requirements. Considered a close relative of Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum), Southern Sugar Maple is more tolerant of the high summer temperatures and humidity of Georgia than northern Sugar Maples. Sap is milky. Keep the roots cool by mulching, and protect the plants from afternoon sun. It looks best when planted in light shade and in soils with adequate moisture. Foliage is dark green and glossy. It is a butterfly larva host plant. Birds like the seeds. With training, it can be grown as a specimen tree. Sugar Maple is a deciduous tree having a medium texture, medium to slow growth rate and an upright to oval form. New Brunswick to Florida, west to Southern Minnesota, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Arizona. Leaves are scale-like, closely pressed and overlapping. Sandy, wet areas along streams, bays and hammocks. It flowers well in dense shade. Location: Piedmont means "foot of the mountain." The Georgia Piedmont is located between the coastal plain and the mountains in the northern half of Georgia. Yellow poplars make up 20 percent of the forest trees and are large, exceeding 50 centimeters in diameter. 50 to 80 feet tall and about half as wide. Several cultivars are available. In natural areas, especially along streams, it is an impressive landscape plant with its white bark defining Piedmont streams. Virginia to Florida, west to Arkansas and Texas; south to Central America. In addition, there are a number of plants that were introduced to the region but have adapted to the climate and soil. It occurs in moist soils as an understory tree, but it tolerates most landscape conditions and urban sites. In zone 7 and north, it must have some sun every day to do well. Moist soils of valleys and uplands in the understory layer of hardwood forests. It needs full sun to become established and grow well. It is a ground cover plant rather than a climbing vine. Check with UGA Extension for a list of the best plants for your area. Classroom "Panda"-monium. Fruit are a greenish color. Growth form is spreading with medium-fine texture. Form is upright and pyramidal. White, showy flowers are borne in terminal clusters in May and June. It is a vigorous grower when provided good conditions, but its performance will be disappointing on poor sites. It climbs by branched tendrils (slender, curling extensions along the stems) that have adhesive-like tips that attach to a structure. It sometimes forms colonies from its suckering root system. South Carolina to Mississippi and Florida. Its evergreen needles, arranged two per fascicle, are 2 to 3 inches long and persist for three to four seasons. Virginia Pine is frequently used for screening or windbreaks. Ideal for stream bank plantings in shaded areas. South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and Florida. Dogwood fruit are a favorite of birds and other wildlife. Fruit set is normally minimal. They are clustered in loose racemes arising from the leaf axils of the previous seasons growth. In fall, leaves turn scarlet red, and fruit are red and showy. Meadows (herbaceous pastures or prairies), 6. Moist, rich soils of uplands and well-drained lowlands; eastern United States. Virginia Sweetspire, a deciduous, flowering shrub with medium texture and medium growth rate, has a spreading habit with erect, clustered branches. 30 to 70 feet tall with a canopy width of 10 to 15 feet. Trumpetcreeper is aggressive and will climb poles or other plants, so plant it where it will not become a pest. The genus Quercus is divided into two groups, or subgenera. They also create a sense of place, fostering appreciation of our natural heritage and the diverse beauty of unique regional landscapes. Leaves have long petioles, are opposite and consist of three leaflets. A good wildlife plant, especially for birds. Rejuvenate with heavy pruning in late winter. Use River Birch as a shade or specimen tree, particularly in groupings. Avoid planting it in exposed locations because the large leaves are easily torn by wind. 20 to 25 feet tall and 10 to 15 feet wide. 60 to 80 feet tall with a spread of 25 to 40 feet. Rich soils on hill slopes or along ravines near streams. Also commonly found up to 100 miles inland. Today, nurseries and garden centers offer a wide variety of native plants, and some even specialize in native plants exclusively. East and central North America, east of the Rocky Mountains. Form is upright with irregular branching. 5 to 20 feet tall with a spread of 6 to 10 feet, depending on species. Black Titi, or Buckwheat Tree, is an evergreen, multi-stemmed, flowering shrub or small tree with medium-fine texture and a medium-slow growth rate. Crossvine is a tough plant that will tolerate environmental extremes. It requires adequate moisture during dry weather and prefers acid soils. Another approach is to remove no more vegetation than is necessary to locate and build the house. Probably the most common oak tree in north Georgia, but less common in south Georgia. Growth is more dense in the sun, and loose and open in the shade. Center 4 Trumpet-shaped orange-red flowers are borne from April to June. In shaded areas in its natural habitat, the leaves tend to be infected with a gall, which makes them look swollen and watery. Carolina Silverbell, in contrast, has flower petals that are united for more than half their length. Elevations range from approximately 600 to 1,500 foot. Southern Massachusetts to Florida, west to Iowa and Texas. It grows to a height of 15 feet. Gallberry is an excellent source of nectar for both native and honey bees. Turkey Oak is a distinctive, small, deciduous tree with crooked branches. Cattle (cows) and poultry (chicken) are very important for agriculture in this region. American Snowbell is easy to root from cuttings taken in June and July. The leaflets' edges are finely serrated. Bark and flowers are attractive, but it is the fruit capsule that makes this tree distinctive. Leaves are alternate, obovate, often with a three-lobed apex. Northern and eastern exposures, slopes and bottomland are normally moist, while southern and western exposures, ridge tops and rocky soils tend to be dry. 20 to 40 feet tall and 15 to 20 feet wide. The bark and leaves yield a yellow dye. It develops large, loose colonies when planted in the understory. Bark is gray and attractive. With the increasing destruction of natural environments for urban and agricultural use, many plant species and the animals they support have declined dramatically in numbers and in range. Water is essential for plant growth. It is one of the most abundant pines in Georgia, second only to Loblolly. It is a tough plant that lends a bold, tropical look to the landscape. Fruit change color as the season progresses, which adds interest to the landscape. Seeds require no pretreatment, and cuttings root readily. Several cultivars are available. It needs moist, well-drained soils and partial shade. Millions of acres of productive land were degraded in the 18th and 19th centuries. Fall color is spectacular crimson-red. Leaves are palmate, with five leaflets, each 4 to 6 inches long. All pines are intolerant of shade and need sun to establish and thrive. The state of Georgia has five regions: the Mountains, the Piedmont, the Coastal Plain, the Wetlands, and the Coast. The crown is broad, rounded and spreading. In nature, plant growth on moist sites is usually abundant and lush. In mountain valley environments, it can form impenetrable thickets. 60 to 70 feet tall with a spread of 50 to 60 feet. Grows on moist sites, flood plains and lower slopes. Yellow flowers appear in terminal racemes in late March, before the leaves emerge. Leaf litter may be a problem. It prefers sandy, moist, limestone soils and full sun for best development. Yellow, fragrant flowers are borne in November and have four strap-shaped petals. White Ash is subject to several pests and diseases. It grows best in moist soils in full sun. New Brunswick to Ontario, south to Florida and west to Texas. It provides an excellent food source for wildlife. Still, it is a rapid grower and a widely-used shade tree. Southern Highbush Blueberry is a good hedge plant for screening or for a mixed shrub border. Red Buckeye is a clump-forming, round-topped, deciduous flowering shrub or small tree. Moist soils of river valleys to shady uplands and dunes in the understory of Coastal Plain forests. It has an irregular, spreading, loosely branched, upright growth habit. 25 to 30 feet tall and 20 to 25 feet wide. It requires full sun for best growth, 50 to 60 feet tall and 40 to 50 feet wide. 12 to 15 feet tall with a spread of 8 to 12 feet. Good soil preparation is essential for satisfactory plant growth. Fall leaf color is deep red to maroon. It has an irregular oval form with upright branching. Dry sites are home to some of our toughest native plants, including some oaks, persimmon, beargrass, some pines, sassafras and sumac. The species with mature heights of about three feet or less are generally known as lowbush blueberries. Most of the taller ones are called highbush blueberries.. It prefers rich, moist, well-drained, acidic soil and sun to partial shade. Evergreens are found above 3,960 ft (1,200 m). Branches are best left on ground level because of the leaf litter problem and the fleshy surface root system. The bright red fruit display is an outstanding feature. Use Black Titi for screening or as a specimen flowering plant. Young fruit are green, fade to yellow, then to brown. In the natural landscape, it is a ridge tree. Central New Jersey west to southern Missouri, south to Texas and into Northern Florida. Needle Palm is said to be the worlds most cold-hardy palm. Leaves are tulip-shaped with four lobes. In this region, which is located in the middle of Georgia state, there are forests and . Use Hoptree as a specimen plant. Brasstown Bald What is the highest continental peak at about 14,500 feet? Use American Beech as a shade or specimen tree. Native seedlings are appropriate for restoration projects. Use Trumpet Honeysuckle on arbors, trellises, fences and walls. See figures 1 and 2 for illustrations of common tree and shrub forms. It has an upright form with loose, ascending branches. Catawba Rosebay flowers from May to June, and the rose, lilac-purple, pink or white flowers are borne in terminal clusters having eight to 20 individual flowers. North of Florida, the native range of this palm is restricted to coastal areas that are subject to salt spray and storms. Flowers are white, bell-shaped, and held in drooping clusters. 6 to 8 feet tall and 4 to 5 wide, depending on whether or not root suckers are pruned. Bark is a cinnamon-red color and becomes furrowed with age. It prefers moist, fertile soils but tolerates adverse sites relatively well. It has chestnut-like foliage with rounded teeth along the margins. Along the forest floor a profusion of small flowering plants thrive, including mountain skullcap ( Scutellaria montana). It is usually single-stemmed with a spreading to rounded form. Plants are non-stoloniferous. Suckers arising from the roots can be a maintenance problem if roots are disturbed. 60 to 80 feet tall with a canopy spread of 40 to 50 feet. It has soft, bluish-green needles 2 to 3 inches long, five per fascicle. It usually grows as a multi-stemmed shrub with a bold, erect, upright appearance. It is not tolerant of wet sites. The black fruit are visible for an extended period in the fall and winter. Aesculus pavia S hade-loving perennial with attractive foliage and eye-c Also know as firecracker or red buckeye. 60 to 80 feet tall, with a sparse branching habit. They persist on the tree for up to four years. It is a prolific seeder and quickly invades cut-over hardwood stands and pine plantations on upland sites. Autumn leaf color is scarlet red. It prefers well-drained, acid soils with adequate moisture, although it appears tolerant of many different sites, except wet soils. The dark bluish-green needles are 3 to 5 inches long in fascicles (bundles) of two or three, sometimes on the same tree. It will grow in most soils and prefers full sun for best fruit production. Fruit are black. The lower leaf surface is densely pubescent and glandular. 70 to 80 feet tall and 40 to 50 feet wide. Rich, moist, deciduous bottomlands and mesic forests, shaded slopes and ravines, and over calcareous rocks. For more than a century, we've provided research and education through a Uniform shape, lacy fern-like foliage, pest resistance and russet-red fall color are some of this trees landscaping merits. Brackish coastal soils; wet depressions and bogs to fairly dry upland sands in pine or pine-oak forests. It is tolerant of adverse conditions and poor soils as well as a wide range in pH. Fruit are berry-like drupes, changing from red to black. Host Plants: Wild cherry (Prunus serotina) and Willow (salix nigra). Willow Oak can be used as a shade or specimen tree. Loblolly pine is an evergreen tree with medium texture and a fast growth rate. American Beech is a deciduous tree with medium texture and medium to slow growth rate. Flowers are small and indistinct. They persist on the tree for two seasons. 583-593 The plant is stoloniferous and forms colonies. Winged Sumac is a large, deciduous, flowering shrub with coarse texture and a fast growth rate. 9 to 12 feet tall with a spread of 3 to 5 feet. Apple Tree View Price of Tree Popular Varieties: Honeycrisp, Red Delicious, Granny Why Grow Apple Trees in Georgia? Field Guide to Native Oak Species of Eastern North America. Water Oak is a fast-growing tree with a rounded crown. Although extremely beautiful and valuable to wildlife, hickories develop a deep taproot and are difficult to transplant. Summersweet Clethra is an excellent plant for moist areas and almost any soil type. The flowers and fruit are somewhat showy. Never plant it on wet sites. Southern Highbush Blueberry (V. corymbosum) was used in developing cultivars for berry production. Establish as small plants or as container-grown specimens because of the sparse root system. Bald Cypress is a deciduous tree with medium-fine texture and a medium to fast growth rate. All hawthorns are valuable to wildlife by providing fruit and nesting sites. They bloom from June to August in clusters of four to 12 flowers. Seedling dogwoods are often planted in woodland landscapes. Bogs, bays, wet savannahs and swamps in the Coastal Plain. It is fairly easy to transplant and prefers moist, well-drained, acid soils and partial shade. Cultivars such as "Amethyst Falls" are available. Cove hardwoods (rich, moist, protected pockets), 2. To simulate the understory, plant shade-loving native plants where they will receive partial shade, particularly during the afternoon when sunlight levels are usually more intense. Mapleleaf Viburnum prefers dense shade and moist, well-drained soils. Twigs are reddish-brown to gray, with 0.75-inch-long thorns. It prefers moist soils. Habitat PDF for Printing Click Here Attractive and hardy, it has been known to survive temperatures well below zero. Plant Bald Cypress as a specimen tree. Maine to Ontario and Minnesota; south to Florida and west to Texas. The biggest tip I have when growing Asparagus in Georgia is to plant them in an area of your garden you plan on dedicating to them every year. Flowers are white, urn-shaped, 0.25 inch long and borne on 4- to 10-inch drooping spikes in June and July. Its leaves are dark, shiny green above and dull green beneath, with pubescent woolly hairs at the leaf axils. Once the tap root is developed, it provides the resources for rapid top growth, often exceeding 3 feet in a year. During drought or extreme cold, they will roll into tight cylinders. 15 to 20 feet tall with a spread of 8 to 10 feet. It seems to transplant well. If rainfall is not adequate, all newly installed plants, including native plants, need supplemental watering their first year or until they become established. Cones are 3 to 8 inches long and 1.5 inches wide, often curved. Between 1,000 and 1,300 feet (upper Piedmont area), disease . Deerberry is a multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with a fern-like branching pattern. Southeastern coast from southern North Carolina to the northern panhandle of Florida. Use Narrow-Leaf Crabapple as a specimen flowering tree in full sun. It looks particularly nice when combined with flowering bulbs or perennials. The leaves are a glossy, dark green. In the Piedmont area of Georgia, the plant life includes pine, oak, white yellow poplars, and hickory trees. It has glossy, evergreen foliage in the Deep South and is deciduous farther north. It is a good wildlife tree. Rusty Blackhaw is a deciduous shrub with leathery, pubescent foliage. It also grows on dry uplands in the Appalachians. Below are the eight major habitats in Georgia, listed from north to south Georgia: One or more of these eight habitats are home to all of the plants listed in this publication. Possumhaw is a deciduous tree with medium-fine texture and a medium to slow growth rate. It preserves species diversity and distribution, and maintains the natural environment. Climbing Hydrangea is a deciduous vine with medium-coarse texture and a medium growth rate. The gray-brown bark is somewhat shaggy, looking like a cat scratching post. Use Sweetgum as a shade or specimen tree. The leaves are opposite and aromatic. Honeycup, or Zenobia, is a medium-size, stoloniferous shrub. It is easily transplanted as a container-grown tree or balled-in-burlap tree. Bark on old plants is smooth and red-brown. The bark is smooth and gray. This group has leaves with bristles at the tips of the lobes and the leaf apexes. It occurs in maritime forests and wet flatlands, where it sometimes is the primary canopy species. It has a handsome pyramidal form in youth, which becomes rounded to oval in maturity. The flowers look like creamy-white balls covered with fiber optic tubes. American Hornbeam grows in flood plains and along waterways throughout the Southeast. Fragrant, yellow, trumpet-shaped flowers are borne in February and March. Bottlebrush Buckeye is a flowering shrub useful as a single specimen or in shrub borders. Its long needles, large cones and sparse branching pattern make it the most distinctive pine of the Coastal Plain. This plant is named for the Ogeechee River, where it is commonly found. A small, deciduous oak associated with rocky soil, granite outcrops and dry slopes in the Piedmont. Use in group plantings in forested settings or adjacent to water. Hillside Blueberry is a low-growing, deciduous shrub occurring in small to large open colonies. Northern Red Oak tolerates dry conditions and urban sites. Form is oval to round and commonly multi-stemmed. Its ridged, reddish-brown bark and picturesque branching make an interesting winter silhouette. Spice-Bush is a deciduous shrub having medium texture and slow to medium growth rate. In nature, the macroclimate of an area, including winter and summer temperature extremes, precipitation and humidity, dictates the geographic distribution of a native plant. They are lustrous dark green above and pubescent underneath. It has a broad-spreading form with massive horizontal branches. Shrubs are often useful in mass plantings, but some may be planted as individual specimens. Fruit color changes from green to pink to dark blue and are covered in a waxy bloom. Plant species vary from area to area, based on local soil type . Chestnut Oak, also called Rock Oak or Rock Chestnut Oak, is a deciduous tree with medium-coarse texture and a medium growth rate. Bark exfoliates with age, exposing an orange-gray-brown inner bark. What is true of the plants that grow in this soil?