Southern New Jersey to Florida, west to eastern Texas and northward from the Mississippi valley to southeastern Missouri. Numerous cultivars are available in the nursery trade. Shortleaf Pine is a fast-growing, medium to tall tree. The leaves are a glossy, dark green. In Georgia, white fringeless orchids can be found in wetland or swamp areas, including the Piedmont and Blue Ridge regions. Yellow-green flowers, 0.5-inches wide, are borne in June and are often hidden among the foliage. 4.9. Native Trees, Shrubs and Vines. Other trees provide focal points in the landscape and are called specimen plants. Autumn leaf color is scarlet red. Harvesting native plants from the wild for landscape purposes is no longer acceptable and is illegal in some areas. Form is irregular and open. American Snowbell is a deciduous flowering shrub or small tree with medium texture and a medium to fast growth rate. Pignut is common on upland sites in association with oaks and other hickories. Use American Wisteria on arbors, trellises, fences and walls. 30 to 40 feet tall with a spread about half its height. Piedmont Azalea, the most common species of native azalea, is found growing in a wide variety of habitats, from damp swamp margins to dry upland ridges. Rich woods and bottomlands of the Piedmont. The Piedmont Region of Georgia is in the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Coastal Plain. New York to Florida, west to Louisiana, Arkansas and Illinois. Use Loblolly as a specimen tree or for screening. Its evergreen needles, arranged two per fascicle, are 2 to 3 inches long and persist for three to four seasons. Moist, fertile soils in woodlands, along streams and on bluffs. All hollies are dioecious, having male and female flowers on separate plants. Use Deerberry in a mixed-shrub border with azaleas or along a woodland edge. network of committed specialists, agents and volunteers to help Georgians learn, grow and do more. 25 to 30 feet tall with a spread of 15 to 20 feet. White flowers in a flat cluster emerge from the leaf axils in spring. Phone: 706-778-4215 Fax: 706-778-4114 It also can be allowed to ramble on the ground. Fruit are one to 1.5 inches wide and star-like in appearance. Mammals Mammals of the Piedmont region live in several habitats such as wetlands, fields and forests. Eastern Redbud is becoming more popular in the nursery trade in the Deep South. Vacciniums, or blueberries, are dominant shrubs statewide on the acidic soils of Georgia. Found in fertile woodlands along sandy streams and hillsides. Blueberries are an important food source for wildlife. Use American Snowbell as a specimen or patio tree. Plants Found in the Piedmont Region of Georgia The Piedmont region of Georgia is home to a diverse array of plant life, much of which is unique to this area. Bark is shallowly ridged with white streaks. Trumpetcreeper is a deciduous vine with medium texture and a fast growth rate. Form is variable. The land is used for pasture. It is pest free. Flowers appear in April and May and are dark red with 20 to 30 petals. It has a fleshy root system characteristic of the magnolia family. It is an easy-to-grow, clump-forming palm adaptable to all areas of Georgia. This is where we live! The fragrant white flowers sometimes have yellow blotches. It prefers moist soils in full sun to partial shade. Texture describes the visual appearance of the leaves and twigs of the plant, from finely textured to coarsely textured. Crossvine is a good plant for quickly covering trellises and fences. The foliage is aromatic when crushed and can be used as a substitute for bay leaves in cooking. The plant is a good food source for wildlife. Migrating birds eat the fruit in the fall. It maintains a central leader in youth with an even distribution of branches. Horticulture. Timber Press, ISBN 0-88192-148-3. 8 to 15 feet tall with a spread of 6 to 10 feet. The smooth, leathery capsule contains one to three shiny, dark-brown seeds. Red Buckeye is an attractive spring-flowering shrub useful in woodland settings where it gets filtered shade and moist conditions. Seeds are not released until 12 months after flowering. This portion of the plain is a vital location for Georgia's agricultural endeavors, including the farming of cotton and peaches. It does not like hot, dry sites. They bloom best if provided morning sun and afternoon shade. They make outstanding landscape shrubs that produce delicious fruit. It is a tough plant, preferring moist, acid soils and full sun to partial shade. This is a pioneer species. 25 to 40 feet tall and 20 to 30 feet wide. Fetterbush is an evergreen flowering shrub with medium texture and slow growth rate. Variations in microclimates may extend the growing range north or south of the zone listed. 40 to 80 feet tall and 60 to 100 feet wide. Use Southern Red Oak as a shade or specimen tree. Fruit are yellow-green, approximately 1.5 inches in diameter, edible and very tart. Carolina Buckthorn is a small, deciduous tree. It is a graceful tree. Delicate white- to rose-colored, cup-shaped blooms with purple markings on the petals appear in April. 6 to 8 feet tall and 4 to 5 wide, depending on whether or not root suckers are pruned. Thin, wet woods; shallow depressions; and other low, moist areas. There is a race of mountain longleaf growing on ridges from Paulding County, Ga., to Rome, Ga., and into the Talladega National Forest in Alabama. Rich, moist ravines and slopes, mesic forests, and acidic forest understories in the Blue Ridge. Acidic dry soil, oak-pine forests and, occasionally, on moister slopes in the interior of the Southeast. This is a handsome tree with few pest problems. Occurs in forest openings and along fence rows. Failure to conserve, tend and preserve the habitats of these and other native plants can lead to their extinction. Leaves are opposite, pinnately compound and 12 inches long with five to nine leaflets. New York and Massachusetts, south to Florida, west to Texas and Oklahoma. Moist soils, especially beaches, maritime forests and sandhills of the Coastal Plain. White Oak is a deciduous tree with medium-coarse texture and a slow to medium growth rate. Its common name refers to the cross pattern seen when the stem is cut. Mature trees tend to be alternate bearing, with good flowering one year, then few to no flowers the next year. Shumard Oak is used as a fast-growing shade or specimen tree. Inner bark is pink. Rhododendrons mix well with other evergreens, deciduous azaleas and dogwoods. Lance, Ron. U. S. Nat. Many cultivars are available. It sometimes forms colonies from its suckering root system. They are conspicuously veined on both surfaces. Flowers are white, urn-shaped, 0.25 inch long and borne on 4- to 10-inch drooping spikes in June and July. Leaves are dark green above and pale green below. Form is upright, broad and oval with irregular horizontal branching. It is usually single-stemmed with a spreading to rounded form. 60 to 100 feet tall with a spread of 40 to 50 feet. Early settlers transplanted dogwood, redbud, oak-leaf hydrangea and other plants with appealing qualities from the woods into their landscapes. In the natural landscape, it is a ridge tree. 1988. The bark and roots are bitter and bright yellow, and yield a yellow dye. Seeds require no pretreatment, and cuttings root readily. Leaves are 8 to 12 inches long with five to seven leaflets. Bark is gray with shallow fissures and scaly ridges. The foliage is traditionally cut (along with berries) for Christmas decorations; it is sometimes used as an outdoor Christmas tree. 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.. Review the regions map that was worked on yesterday. It prefers moist, acid, sandy soils and full sun to light shade. Piedmont Rhododendron is found along stream banks and wooded slopes in the lower mountains and Piedmont and the upper Coastal Plain. The green, zigzag twigs are a distinguishing feature of this plant. Eastern Canada to Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi and Texas. From the coast to the mountains and everything in between, Georgia has well-known and off-the-beaten-path gems in cities both big and small. Moist soils of valleys and lower slopes; also found in fence rows and old fields. It needs acidic, sandy loam, well-drained soils and full sun for best development. Reddish-orange to red flowers open after the leaves are fully developed and are not fragrant. Factors influencing growth rate include the age of the plant (most growth rates decrease with age), genetic background and site conditions. It usually grows on higher and drier sites than the Needle Palm and Dwarf Palmetto. In natural areas, especially along streams, it is an impressive landscape plant with its white bark defining Piedmont streams. Loblolly Bay is most often used in the landscape in groupings of three to five plants. Growth and blue color are best in full sun. Use them as specimen plants in shady flowering borders. Sugar Maple is a deciduous tree having a medium texture, medium to slow growth rate and an upright to oval form. By understanding a plants native habitat and simulating it in the landscape, you are more likely to have success growing the plant. Maryland, Virginia and southern Illinois; south to Florida and Louisiana. It is not nearly as aggressive or invasive as the exotic wisterias, and it is a much better choice for the landscape. Dry upland sites with sandy or clay loam soils. Young trees have a handsome, exfoliating, reddish-brown bark that ages to a dark gray-brown color. The leaves turn a bright yellow in fall. No other tree matches the brilliant color in the late October to November landscape. Suckers arising from the roots form dense thickets. 25 to 30 feet tall and 15 to 20 feet wide, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b (8b with good culture). Sandy and rocky dry uplands, in pine and hardwood forest understories, and in clearings. Suckers arising from the roots can be a maintenance problem if roots are disturbed. Virginia, south to Florida, west to Texas and Missouri. Moist, well-drained soils and partial shade are preferred. There are male and female trees. Leaves are simple, alternate, elliptic to oblong, 4 to 6 inches long, with parallel veins extending from a prominent midrib. Deep, moist, well-drained forest soils. Red Basil should be planted on sandhills or sand ridges of the Coastal Plain. It is a long-lived pine, often growing for more than 300 years. It will not tolerate drought. Coastal Plain lowlands such as swamps, bottomlands, maritime forests, marsh borders, and moist or mesic hammocks. Shumard Oak is one of the largest of the southern red oaks. Seeds are valued by wildlife, particularly squirrels, chipmunks, deer and turkeys. The foliage is mostly trifoliate. It does better with good cultural practices, including fertilization, watering and mulching. Their growth habit is similar to that of the Southern Highbush Blueberry (V. corymbosum), one of the species that went into their development. Plants vary tremendously in their need for moisture and their tolerance of moisture extremes. Foliage is blue-green in summer, turning wine-red in fall. It prefers dry sites. As a result of this weathering, much of Georgia Piedmont Soil is highly acidic. Bark is dark and mottled. It occurs naturally in wet areas but shows good drought tolerance. Native seedlings are appropriate for restoration projects. My new book is "The Stickler's Guide to Science in the Age of Misinformation". Adapted to dry soils, Deerberry deserves to be grown in southern gardens and xeric landscapes. All are shrubs. Twigs and young stems are angled and slightly winged. The bark is a pleasing gray color. They contain shiny, BB-like brown seeds. The distribution of plants is sometimes described in terms of these geographic regions. It is easily transplanted as a container-grown tree or balled-in-burlap tree. Habit describes the general form or shape of the plant. Fruit consist of cone-like aggregates of follicles from which bright red, shiny seeds are suspended by slender elastic threads. Adequate moisture is required during dry weather. It prefers moist soils but has moderate drought tolerance. It tends to naturalize in situations that suit it, and it reseeds prolifically. Never plant it on wet sites. The twigs are pubescent in youth and become smooth with age. Pockets of Mountain Laurel, however, can be found as far south as the Florida panhandle in areas where it receives its required growing conditions, including adequate moisture, shade and cool soils. It has a handsome pyramidal form in youth, which becomes rounded to oval in maturity. It produces dense shade, which may be a problem for sun-loving plants grown beneath its canopy. Leaves are alternate, obovate, often with a three-lobed apex. It climbs by twining around branches of other plants. This hands-off approach is more environmentally friendly. Others are invasive species, such as Japanese honeysuckle Daylily, Hemerocallis fulva Japanese Honeysuckle, Lonicera japonica The bark is gray and smooth in youth, becoming scaly or having large gray to brown plates on older trunks. They persist on the tree for two seasons. It is a tough plant that lends a bold, tropical look to the landscape. River Birch is a deciduous tree having medium texture and a fast growth rate. Grade or course Third Grade Title: On older trees, the bark develops a diamond-like or "expanded metal" pattern. It provides lightly-filtered shade, so other plants will grow beneath it. It is widely used in landscaping because it has good site tolerance. Newfoundland to Manitoba, south to Illinois and Iowa and southeast to Georgia. It is a butterfly larva host plant. 70 to 80 feet tall and 40 to 50 feet wide. It prefers acid soils and full sun to partial shade. Along stream banks and moist upland sites in the Piedmont and the Coastal Plain. Distinctly pyramidal when young, it becomes more open and irregular with age. Rich soils on hill slopes or along ravines near streams. Up to 15 feet tall with a spread of 4 to 8 feet. Flowers are followed by brown pods, 2 to 4 inches long, each containing four to six flat, hard-coated seeds. Foliage is a lustrous, dark green. The trunk is light gray and smooth, with prominent corky, somewhat warty, ridges. Godfrey, Robert K. 1988. A beautiful specimen can be seen next to the famous arch on the University of Georgia's Athens campus. Use Honeycup as a specimen plant or in a mixed foundation planting near a downspout. Establish as small plants or as container-grown specimens because of the sparse root system. Although many of these plants will not grow and reproduce in cultivated landscapes like they do in their native habitat, they can adapt and become fine specimens. Southeastern Virginia to north Florida, westward to east Texas and Arkansas. No other native tree matches the brilliant yellow, orange and red coloration of Sugar Maple in autumn. It is a good wildlife tree. Ice storms can be a problem because the plant has weak wood that breaks easily. Willow Oak can be used as a shade or specimen tree. It is prone to dieback in south Georgia. Use Sweetgum as a shade or specimen tree. Moist hardwood forests and wet swampy areas in the Coastal Plain. Like other pines, it needs full sun for best growth. This is one of the most rugged of all the Illicium species, according to Michael Dirr. Each link below provides a pop-up online slide show with information about the plants and animals of the habitats, the adaptations of species living there, and the environmental issues facing those habitats. Fruit production tends to be heavy every two to three years. Dogwood fruit are a favorite of birds and other wildlife. This region once hosted thousands of acres of prairie dominated by drought-tolerant grasses and wildflowers with a scattering of trees and shrubs. It is adaptable but prefers adequate moisture and full sun to light shade. Bottlebrush Buckeye is a flowering shrub useful as a single specimen or in shrub borders. and the Georgia Forestry Commission's ReLeaf Program. Grown primarily for the pink to rose-colored, pea-like blooms in March and April, Eastern Redbud is showy. Use Dwarf Smilax as a ground cover plant. Devils Walkingstick is a large, bold plant best used as a specimen or accent plant in the landscape. Aesculus pavia S hade-loving perennial with attractive foliage and eye-c Also know as firecracker or red buckeye. Otherwise, they can be left alone. Scarlet flowers are borne in panicles 4 to 8 inches long and 2 to 3 inches wide in March and April. It should be used much more in home landscapes. Flood plains on moist soils of valleys and lower slopes. Flowers are tubular, arranged in clusters, and are sometimes fragrant, depending on species. It occurs in moist soils as an understory tree, but it tolerates most landscape conditions and urban sites. It is somewhat scrubby in appearance because of numerous branches that may extend to the ground. Great Laurel flowers from May to August, and coloration ranges from white to pink, light rose or purple. Tennessee, the Carolinas, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana. Rare or endangered species are not described. Its picturesque branching, glossy foliage, attractive fall color and dark, blocky-patterned bark add interest to landscapes. They ripen from September to October. Cherry Laurel is an evergreen tree with medium texture and a medium to fast growth rate. Foliage is glossy green. Many selections with superior fruiting characteristics have been made. 80 to 100 feet tall with a spread of 40 to 50 feet. Sourwood is a deciduous, flowering tree with an oval form, medium texture and a medium to slow growth rate. It is subject to several pests, including the woolly adelgid, which has recently invaded the north Georgia mountains. Water is essential for plant growth. Use Rabbiteye Blueberries as fruiting plants or in sunny shrub borders. University Press of Florida, Gainesville. Cultivars such as "Amethyst Falls" are available. Flowers, borne in April and May, are highly fragrant, with a clove-like aroma. Valley and Ridge New Jersey to Florida, west to Missouri and Texas. It has a shallow root system that will heave concrete, so avoid using it as a street tree. It needs moist, well-drained, loamy soils and does not tolerate hot, dry sites. Surface roots are common as the plant ages. Also, make certain all plants in a given location have similar cultural requirements for ease of maintenance. While not as showy as named cultivars, it is an attractive flowering tree when in bloom. Clusters of small, red flowers appear in February and are followed by winged fruit in March. It is spectacular in bloom, but a young tree may not bloom until it is five to eight years old. Growth form is spreading with medium-fine texture. Often found as an understory tree. When restoring landscapes, it is best Fruit are round, spiny balls on 2- to 3-inch pedicels. Yellow-white flowers appear in a flat head in April. North Carolina to the Florida panhandle; southern Alabama. Wooded hillsides and along stream banks. Attractive and hardy, it has been known to survive temperatures well below zero. The leaves are narrowly oblong or lanceolate, light green and shiny above and pale green below. Avoid root damage or soil compaction on established trees. Southern Highbush Blueberry (V. corymbosum) was used in developing cultivars for berry production. (SS8G1c) Borders GA and SC, Helps transport goods, Yamacraw Indians were settled here. It prefers moist soils with good organic content and full sun to light shade. Fall color ranges from yellow to orange or purple. It consist of sand and clay. Mockernut is the most common hickory in Georgia, and is found in upland forests. Only recently has the nursery industry developed pots that enable hickories to be grown from seed, which will make them more widely available in the future. They remain on the tree for two years. Flowers, borne in May and June, are green and indistinct. It prefers moist, well-drained soils and full sun. answer choices White, showy flowers are borne in terminal clusters in May and June. American Yellowwood is a medium-size, deciduous, flowering tree bearing panicles of fragrant, white, pea-like flowers in late spring that cascade from the ends of the branches. Fruit are capsules approximately 2 inches long, bearing one or two lustrous brown seeds. Good soil preparation is essential for satisfactory plant growth. Fruit color changes from green to pink to dark blue and are covered in a waxy bloom. Leaves are aromatic when bruised. It is useful for stabilizing erodible soils. Found mostly in low woods. The Piedmont Province is a physiographic province of the larger Appalachian division which consists of the Gettysburg-Newark Lowlands, the Piedmont Upland, and the Piedmont . The bracts are smaller than the leaves. It provides filtered shade for other plants, like azaleas and dogwoods. It needs moist, well-drained soils and partial shade. Large pink blooms (actually bracts) are borne in early June. Southern Magnolia is a broadleaf evergreen flowering tree with coarse texture and a medium to slow growth rate. Northern and eastern exposures, slopes and bottomland are normally moist, while southern and western exposures, ridge tops and rocky soils tend to be dry. For more than a century, we've provided research and education through a All hawthorns are valuable to wildlife by providing fruit and nesting sites. Plants are non-stoloniferous. It is frequently associated with limestone soils, such as shell middens and calcareous bluffs. Acorns are an important wildlife food. The foliage and fruit are aromatic. Form is oval to upright, rounded, with wide-spreading branches. A handsome and uniform grower, it lends a tropical look to the landscape. A variety of upland wooded habitats; most common in calcareous or dry habitats. Soil in Georgia. Male and female flowers are borne on separate plants. Virginia to central Florida, west to Texas and Oklahoma. A pioneer species in open fields and meadows; also grows well on dry, infertile soils. 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. Deer shun its aromatic foliage. All have excellent wood for timber, and their nuts are coveted by wildlife. Use Sycamore as a shade or large specimen tree. It requires adequate moisture during dry weather and prefers acid soils. The underside of the leaf is whitish and smooth. A soil test, available through your local county extension office for a nominal fee, will provide information on the nutrient content and pH level of the soil. Writer, educator, and avid student of nature. It prefers moist, fertile soils but tolerates adverse sites relatively well. Growth rate is moderately slow. Found on granite outcrops. Plant it in acid soils with adequate moisture, because it is only moderately drought tolerant. Adults feed on rotting fruit, animal droppings, sap and, occasionally nectar of Brazilian verbena, Butterfly bush, Garlic chives, Boneset, Mist Flower, Pink turtlehead, Purple Coneflower, Lantana, and Milkweeds. Massachusetts to Florida, and west to Minnesota and Texas. Other references place a historical timeline on native plants, saying they are plants that were present in a particular area prior to European settlement of that area. The Outer Coastal Plain is largely dominated by longleaf pine forests. Included in the set, you will find.. - Label and Color Map - Cut and Label Map - Mini-Flipbooks for each of the five regions - Plant and Animal Color Me Activities for each . Rabbiteye Blueberry cultivars are similar in many ways to Highbush blueberries but are more adapted to cultivation in the southern states. Usually found in sandy, floodplain forests. The abundant acorn production may be a problem in public areas. Sugar Maple makes a fine specimen, street or shade tree. It prefers deep, moist, fertile soils. Fruit are capsules having four sharp-curved points on their ends. University of Georgia Press. Maine to Ontario and Minnesota, south to Florida and west to Texas. Fruit are four-winged capsules approximately 1.5 inches long. It transplants easily and prefers moist, well-drained soils and full sun. Florida Azalea is early flowering and easy to grow, making it one of the most popular species. It commonly occurs along fence rows in poor, dry soils. Leaves are opposite, pinnately compound, 8 to 15 inches long with five to nine leaflets (usually seven). Young trees have a dense, broadly pyramidal form, becoming more open and irregular with age. A variety called magniflora has larger flowers than Two-Winged Silverbell. Some plants in this region include mountain laurels, pine trees, maple trees, beech trees, tulip poplars, magnolia, azaleas, and the Cherokee rose. The terminal leaflet is the largest. This tree often survives forest fires. Even the federal government published an "official" definition in the Federal Register, defining native plants as those that are "naturally occurring, either presently or historically, in any ecosystem of the United States.". The genus Quercus is divided into two groups, or subgenera. White, fragrant flowers are borne in April. There is a Coastal Plain Stewartia (Stewartia malacodendron), also called Silky Stewartia and Silky Camellia, that is equally beautiful. The Coastal Plain on the banks of low, water-filled depressions (pocosins); pine savannahs and around ponds. ISBN 0-8130-2644-X. It is also a hardwood understory tree on slopes and upland sites in the Piedmont. Large, fragrant, showy white flowers appear in early summer. Moist soils on river flood plains and in alluvial forests, predominately in the lower Piedmont and the Coastal Plain. It climbs by aerial root-like holdfasts. It is quite handsome in fruit and is an excellent specimen understory tree. Mountain Laurel (Kalmia latafolia), for example, is common in certain areas of north Georgia, but it is rarely found in the Coastal Plain. Fragrant white to whitish-pink flowers are borne in early March in terminal clusters 3 inches long.