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| Leucothoe axillaris Coast Leucothoe Zone 6 An attractive low shrub with arching branches of lustrous dark green leaves which turn deep red in the winter and urn shaped white flowers.
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| Leucothoe axillaris
'Jenkins' Zones 7-10 Dark green evergreen foliage and fragrant white flowers in the spring. Blooms heavily in the shade yet seems to tolerate sun.
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| Leucothoe 'Sarah's
Choice' Zone 5 A low, mounded plant 4' tall and wide, this selection features profuse bloom and reddish new foliage. Foliage is more narrow than other forms and emerges with a reddish cast. Profuse white axillary flowers add to the appeal.
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| Lindera benzoin Spicebush Zones 4-9 One of the first native shrubs to bloom. Its flowers are yellow and very small but in numerous clusters along slender stems in early spring. Fruit is bright scarlet and very fragrant when crushed. It has yellow to bronze fall color.
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| Liquidamber
styraciflua Sweetgum Zones 5-9 Widely adaptable tree. Its 5 lobed leaves have striking but variable fall colors of purple, red, and orange. It is a large tree with a pyramidal crown, wide spreading with age to 75+ feet tall.
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| Liriodendron
tulipifera Tulip Poplar Zones 4-9 Fast growing stately shade tree reaching 100+ feet tall . Seen in Appalachians with 9' diameter, 175 feet tall and 400 years old. Large leaves are shaped like a tulip. Large yellow green tulip shaped flowers with orange markings.
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| Lyonia lucida 'Roundlake' Fetterbush Lyonia Zones 7-9 Shell pink to pinkish white flowers in early spring appear on previous season's growth. Shrub - 3-5' tall by 3-5' wide.
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| Maclura pomifera
Osage Orange Zone 4 Tough, adaptable native tree. Normally, sports a short trunk with wide occasionally pendulous, spreading branches. Bright green summer leaves, yellow fall color. Large, inedible fruit resembles a green orange. Hardwood prized for bow-making and rot resistant fence posts.
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| Magnolia
macrophylla Bigleaf Magnolia Zone 5-8 Known for its huge leaves, white flowers and decorative fruits this large hardy tree has a tropical appearance. Its flowers are round and about 10 inches in diameter. 50' tall
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| Magnolia virginiana Sweetbay Magnolia Zone 5 Large, multi-stemmed and deciduous, this magnolia is noted for its creamy white flower whose fragrance has been described as cool, sweet, and fruity. The leaves, pale green with silvery underside and crimson fruiting cones, are unmistakable. Single or multiple stems arising at the ground to 25+ feet tall (grows taller further south).
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| Magnolia virginiana
'Henry Hicks' Zone 5 The hardiest evergreen selection of Sweetbay with creamy white, lemon-scented flowers in May and June. A magnificent large shrub or small tree that tolerates shade and moist soils.
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