Plant ID By Me

Thuja occidentalis 'Smaragd' (Emerald Cedar) Pronunciation: THOO-yuh ok-sih-den-TAY-liss Family: Cupressaceae Plant type: Conifer Zone: 3 Origin: Garden Origin  …….. Mature size   Height: >5 m   Spread: 1-1.5 m Form: columnar Texture: medium fine Habit: tall, narrow, upright …….. Leaves Arrangement: scale like Shape: scales Size: 1mm scales Margin: entire Characteristics: leathery, glaborous surface, new growth yellow tinge Colour: dark green, yellow new growth ……… Flowers Inflorescence type: n/a male cone Colour: yellow Size: 5-8mm Time: April, May ……… Stem Colour: cinnamon brown Description: Folded rough texture ……… Fruit type: Cone (winged seeds) Colour: Brown Time: August, September ……… Exposure - Full sun Preferred soil - Humus rich (organic matter), well-drained  Landscape uses - Hedging, fast grower, screening, can be sheared, potential for accent plant Propagation - Cuttings, So

Laurus nobilis (bay, laurel) Pronunciation: LA-rus NO-bil-us  Family: Lauraceae Plant type: broadleaf evergreen, shrub Zone: 8 Origin: Mediterranean  …….. Mature size   Height: 4-10m   Spread: .5-3 m Form: rounded Texture: medium-fine The Poison Diaries Habit: dense, stiffly upright …….. Leaves Arrangement: simple alternate Shape: ellitic, ovate  Size:  5-10 cm long x 2-4.5 cm wide Margin: undulate Characteristics: leathery, glossy, glabrous below Colour: green - dark green ……… Flowers Inflorescence type: clusters Colour: yellow green Size: small Time: August, September, October ……… Stem Colour: brown, green herbaceous new growth Description: multi stemmed ……… Fruit type: ovoid  Colour: shiny black Time: March, April, May ……… Exposure - full or part sun Preferred soil - adaptable to soil, well-drained Landscape uses - can be grown as a hedge, potted plant Propagation - softwood cuttings, seed

Viburnum tinus (laurestine) Viburnum tinus wikipedia.org Pronunciation: vi-BUR-num TIE-nus Family: Adoxaceae Plant type: Boadleaf evergreen, shrub Zone: 7-9 Origin: Mediterranean, Europe  …….. Mature size   Height: 2-7 cm   Spread: 3 m Form: rounded Texture: medium-coarse Habit: densely upright …….. Leaves Viburnum tinus wikipedia.org Arrangement: Opposite pairs Shape: ovate, elliptic  Size: 4 - 10 cm long x 2-4 cm wide  Margin: entire Characteristics:  narrowly ovate to oblong, lustrous dark green above, paler beneath  Colour: green ……… Flowers Inflorescence type: umbel Colour: white, pinke Size: 0.8 cm - 1.2 cm Time: October - June ……… Stem Colour: brown, green Description: smooth woody established stem, young herbaceous new growth  ……… Fruit type:  Colour: metallic blue, matures to black Time: March, April, May Viburnum tinus wikipedia.org ……… Exposure - sun to part shade Preferr