Checklist of Woody Plants Cultivated on the UNCW Campus

Gymnosperms

  • Cupressaceae (Cypress family)

Chamaecyparis ‘Boulevard’ [C. pisifera (Sieb. & Zucc.) Endl.], Boulevard Blue Cypress {Loc.: BL}

Chamaecyparis ‘Crippsii’ [C. obtusa (Sieb. & Zucc.) Endl.], Hinoki False Cypress {Loc.: BL}

Chamaecyparis ‘Filifera Aurea Nana’ [C. pisifera (Sieb. & Zucc.) Endl.], Dwarf Goldenthread Cypress {Loc.: SS}

Chamaecyparis ‘Nana Gracilis’ [C. obtusa (Sieb. & Zucc.) Endl.], Dwarf Hinoki Cypress {Loc.: BL}

Chamaecyparis ‘Rheingold’ [C. obtusa (Sieb. & Zucc.) Endl.], Rheingold Hinoki Cypress,{Loc.: BL}

x Cupressocyparis leylandii (A.B. Jacks & Dallim.) Dallim. [Chamaecyparisnootkatensis x Cypressus macrocarpa], Leyland Cypress {Loc.: BL, FR, TR, UC}

Juniperus ‘Blue Rug’ [J. horizontalis Moench], Creeping Juniper

Juniperus chinensis L., Chinese Juniper

Juniperus conferta Parl., Shore Juniper

Juniperus ‘Expansa’ [J. davurica Pall.], Dahurian Juniper

Juniperus ‘Kaizuka’ (= ‘Torulosa’) [J. chinensis L.], Hollywood Juniper {Loc.: KE, PD, UC, WA}

Juniperus ‘Nick’s Compact’ (= ‘Pfitzeriana Compacta’?) [J. chinensis L. (if same as ‘Pfitzeriana Compacta’, then J. x media Van Melle.)] {Loc.: WA}

Juniperus ‘P.C. Youngstown’ [J. horizontalis Moench], Creeping Juniper

Juniperus procumbens (Endl.) Miq., Japgarden Juniper

Juniperus ‘Stricta’ [J. excelsa Bieb.], Spiny Greek Juniper {Loc. BL}

Juniperus virginiana L., Eastern Red Cedar

Platycladus orientalis (= Thuja orientalis L.), Oriental Arborvitae {Loc.: SS}

  • Ginkgoaceae (Maidenhair Tree Family)

Ginkgo biloba L., Ginkgo, Maidenhair Tree {Loc.: MO}

  • Pinaceae (Pine Family)

Cedrus deodara (Roxb.) G. Don, Deodar Cedar {Loc.: TR}

Picea glauca (Moench) Voss. var. albertiana (S. Br.) Sarg., Dwarf Alberta Spruce {Loc.: BL}

Pinus mugo Turra var. pumilio (Heinke) Zenari, Mugo Pine {Loc.: SS}

Pinus palustris P. Mill., Long Leaf Pine {Loc.: everywhere!}

Pinus serotina Dougl., Pond Pine {Loc.: UC}

Pinus taeda L., Loblolly Pine {Loc.: FR}

  • Podocarpaceae (Podocarpus Family)

Podocarpus macrophyllus (Thunb. ex J.A. Murr.) Sweet, Japanese Yew, Yew Podocarpus {Loc.: FR}

  • Taxodiaceae (Bald Cypress Family)

Cryptomeria ‘Ben Franklin’ [C. japonica (Thunb. ex L.f.) D. Don], Japanese Cryptomeria {Loc.: WE}

Cryptomeria ‘Yoshino’ [C. japonica (Thunb. ex L.f.) D. Don], Japanese Cryptomeria {Loc.: PD}

Metasequoia glyptostroboides H.H. Hu & W.C. Cheng, Dawn Redwood {Loc.: FR}

Taxodium distichum (L.) L.C. Rich. var. nutans (Ait.) Sweet, Pond Cypress {Loc.: MO, SS, UC}

Taxodium distichum (L.) L.C. Rich. var. distichum, Bald Cypress {Loc.: WA}

Angiosperms

  • Aceraceae (Maple Family)

Acer ‘Bloodgood’ [A. palmatum Thunb. ex J.A. Murr.], Japanese Maple {Loc.: JA}

Acer ‘October Glory’ [A. rubrum L.], Red Maple

Acer rubrum L., Red Maple {Loc.: FR, “H” Lot}

Acer saccharum Marsh, Sugar Maple

  • Anacardiaceae (Cashew Family)

Pistachia chinensis Bunge, Chinese Pistache

  • Apocynaceae (Dogbane Family)

Nerium oleander L., Oleander {Loc.: Front circle, UC}

  • Aquifoliaceae (Holly Family)

Ilex ‘Burfordii’ [I. cornuta Lindl. & Paxt.], Burford Holly

Ilex ‘Carissa’ [I. cornuta Lindl. & Paxt.]

Ilex ‘Compacta’ [I. crenata Thunb. ex J.A. Murr.], Japanese Holly, Box-leaved Holly {Loc.: WA}

Ilex crenata Thunb. ex J.A. Murr., Japanese Holly, Box-leaved Holly {Loc.: KA}

Ilex ‘East Palatka’ [I. x attenuata Ashe]

Ilex‘Emily Brunner’ [I. cornuta ‘Burfordii’ x I. latifolia Thunb. ex J.A. Murr.]

Ilex ‘Foster #2’ [I. x attenuata Ashe]

Ilex ‘Lydia Morris’ [I.cornuta Lindl. & Paxt. x I. pernvi Franch.] {Loc.: WA}

Ilex ‘Nellie R. Stevens’ [I. cornuta Lindl. & Paxt. x I. aquifolium L.] {Loc.: WA}

Ilex opaca Aiton, American Holly

Ilex ‘Savannah’ [I. x attenuata Ashe]

Ilex ‘Shamrock’ [I. glabra (L.) A. Gray], Inkberry

Ilex ‘Steeds’ [I. crenata Thunb. ex J.A. Murr.], Steeds Holly {Loc.: Front walk}

Ilex vomitoria Ation f. pendula Foret & Solym., Weeping Yaupon, Pendulous Yaupon {Loc.: FR}

  • Araliaceae (Ginseng Family)

Acanthopanax ‘Variegatus’ [A. sieboldianus Mak.;= Eleutherococcus sieboldianus (Mak.) Koitz., Variegated Fiveleaf Aralia {Loc.: SS}

Hedera helix L., English Ivy {Loc.: KI}

  • Berberidaceae (Barberry Family)

Berberis‘Aurea’ [B. thunbergii DC.], Yellowleaf Japanese Barberry

Berberis ‘Crimson Pygmy’ [B. thunbergii DC.]

Berberis ‘William Penn’ [B. x gladwynensis Li]

Nandina domestica Thunb., Nandina, Heavenly Bamboo {Loc.: AL}

Mahonia aquifolium (Pursh.) Nutt., Oregon Hollygrape {Loc.: UU}

Mahonia bealei (Fort.) Carr, Leatherleaf Hollygrape, Leatherleaf Mahonia {Loc.: WT}

  • Betulaceae (Birch Family)

Betula ‘Heritage’ [B. nigra L.], Heritage River Birch {Loc.: “Q” Lot}

Betula nigra L., River Birch, Red Birch {Loc.: Front quad, SS}

Corylus americana Marsh, American Hazelnut, American Filbert

  • Bignoniaceae (Bignonia Family)

Catalpa x Chilopsis, Chitalpa {Loc.: FR}

  • Buxaceae (Boxwood Family)

Buxus microphylla Siebold & Zucc., Japanese Boxwood, Littleleaf Boxwood {Loc.: JA}

Sarcococca hookeriana Baill. var. humilis Rehd. & Wils., Himalayan Sweetbox (Loc.: SS)

  • Calycanthaceae (Calycanthus Family)

Calycanthus floridus L., Sweetshrub, Florida Allspice {Loc.: SS}

  • Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckle Family)

Abelia ‘Compactum’ [A. x grandiflora (Andre) Rehd.]

Abelia ‘Edward Groucher’ [A. x. grandiflora x A. schummannii], Ed Groucher Abelia {Loc.: HO}

Viburnum ‘Chindo’ [V. awabuki K. Koch], Chindo Viburnum {Loc.: Price Dv. lift station}

Viburnum ‘Compactum’ [Either V. carlesii Hemsl. or V. tinus L.]

Viburnum davidii Franch., David Viburnum

Viburnum ‘Eskimo’ [V. x. carlcephalum ‘Cayuga’ x V. utile]

Viburnum japonicum (Thunb.) K. Spreng., Japanese Viburnum {Loc.: WA}

Viburnum x juddii Rehd., Judd Viburnum {Loc.: SS}

Viburnum ‘Mohawk’ [V. x. burkwoodii x V. carlesii], Mohawk Viburnum {Loc. SS}

Viburnum plicatum Thunb. f. tomentosum (Thunb. ex J.A. Murr.) Rehd., Doublefile Viburnum (Loc.: FR)

Weigela florida (Bunge) DC., Old Fashioned Weigela (Loc.: WA)

  • Celastraceae (Staff-tree Family)

Euonymus ‘Compactus’ [E. alatus (Thunb. ex J.A. Murr.) Sieb.], Dwarf Burning Bush {Loc.: UC}

  • Clethraceae (White-alder Family)

Clethra alnifolia L., Sweet Pepperbush, Summersweet {Loc.: BL}

  • Clusiaceae (Garcinia Family)

Hypericum forrestii N. Robs.

  • Cornaceae (Dogwood Family)

Aucuba japonica Thunb., Japanese Aucuba {Loc.: AL}

Cornus florida L., Flowering Dogwood {Loc.: Front lawns, Wagoner Dv., Randall Dv.}

Cornus kousa (Buerger ex Miq.) Hance, Kousa Dogwood {Loc.: UC}

Cornus mas L., Cornelian Cherry Dogwood {Loc.: SS}

Cornus ‘Sibirica’ [C. alba L.], Siberian Dogwood, Red Twig Dogwood {Loc.: BL}

  • Elaeagnaceae (Oleaster Family)

Elaeagnus pungens Thunb. ex J.A. Murr., Thorny Elaeagnus {Loc.: Front azalea beds}

  • Ericaceae (Heath Family)

Leucothoe ‘Girard’s Rainbow’ [L. fontanesiana (Steud.) Sleumer], Rainbow Leucothoe {Loc.: BL}

Pieris ‘Compacta’ [P. japonica (Thunb. ex J.A. Murr.) D. Don ex G. Don], Japanese Andromeda, Lily-of-the-Valley Shrub

Rhododendron. All azaleas cultivated on campus are hybrids, many with complex ancestry; cultivars include ‘Coral Bells’, ‘Delaware Valley White’, ‘Fashion’, ‘Formosa’, ‘Hino Crimson’, ‘Satsuki Red’ {Loc.: WT}, ‘Silver Sword’, ‘Snow’ {Loc.: WT}, ‘White Gumpo’. Evergreen Azalea.

  • Fabaceae (Pea Family)

Cercis canadensis L., Eastern Redbud, North American Redbud {Loc.: S. College Rd.}

Cercis ‘Oklahoma’ [C. canadensis L. var. texensis (S. Wats.) E. Murr.], Oklahoma Redbud {Loc.: MO}

Cercis chinensis Bunge, Chinese Redbud

Cercis ‘Forest Pansy’ [C. canadensis L.], Forest Pansy Redbud {Loc.: WT}

Cladrastis kentukea (Dum.-Cours.) Rudd., American Yellow-wood Virgilia (Loc.: WA)

Gleditsia ‘Shademaster’ [G. triacanthos L. f. inermis (Pursh) Schneid.], Thornless Honeylocust {Loc.: WA}

  • Fagaceae (Beech Family)

Quercus acutissima Carruth., Oriental Sawtooth Oak

Quercus bicolor Willd., Swamp White Oak

Quercus coccinea Muenchh., Scarlet Oak

Quercus laevis Walt., Turkey Oak (Persisting but not cultivated)

Quercus laurifolia Michx., Laurel Oak, Diamond-leaf Oak, Darlington Oak

Quercus nigra L., Water Oak

Quercus palustris Muenchh., Pin Oak

Quercus phellos L., Willow Oak {Loc.: WA}

Quercus robor L., English Oak, Truffle Oak, Pedunculate Oak

Quercus rubra L., Red Oak

Quercus shumardii Buckl., Shumard Oak

Quercus virginiana Miller, Live Oak {Loc.: Front quad, Riegel Rd., TR}

  • Hamamelidaceae (Witch Hazel Family)

Hamamelis virginiana L., Common Witch-hazel

Liquidambar styraciflua L., American Sweetgum {Loc.: Front lawn}

Liquidambar styraciflua L. f. rotundiloba Rehd. This form, which is fruitless, was discovered in the wild in N. Carolina in 1930.

Loropetalum chinense (R. Br.) Oliv., Loropetalum

Hydrangeaceae (Hydrangea family)

Hydrangea ‘Mariesii Variegata’ [H. macrophylla (Thunb. ex J.A. Murr.) Ser.], Variegated Bigleaf Hydrangea {Loc.: WT}

Hydrangea quercifolia Bartram, Oakleaf Hydrangea {Loc.: Front azalea beds}

  • Illiciaceae (Illicium Family)

Illicium floridanum Ellis, Florida Anise

Illicium parviflorum Michx. Ex Vent., Small Anise-Tree {Loc.: Housing Office}

  • Lauraceae (Laurel Family)

Persea borbonia (L.) Spreng., Red Bay {Loc.: Ephemeral Pond}

  • Loganiaceae (Logania Family)

Buddleja davidii Franch., Butterfly-bush, Summer Lilac {Loc.: FR}

  • Lythraceae (Loosestrife Family)

Lagerstroemia ‘Carolina Beauty’ [L. indica L.], Crape Myrtle {Loc.: Chancellor’s Walk}

Lagerstroemia ‘Dallas Red’ (= ‘Watermelon Red’?) [L. indica L.], Crape Myrtle {Loc.: WA}

Lagerstroemia ‘Natchez’ (= ‘Fauriei White’?) [L. indica ‘Pink Lace’ x L. fauriei], Crape Myrtle {Loc.: WA}

  • Magnoliaceae (Magnolia Family)

Liriodendron tulipifera L., Tulip Tree, Tulip Poplar, Yellow Poplar {Loc.: TR}

Magnolia ‘Betty’ [M. liliiflora ‘Nigra’ x M. stellata ‘Rosea’]

Magnolia ‘D. D. Blanchard’ [M. grandiflora L.], Southern Magnolia {Loc.: WA}

Magnolia ‘Galaxy’ [M. liliiflora ‘Nigra’ x M. sprengeri ‘Diva’], Galaxy Magnolia {Loc.: Parking Lot “A”}

Magnolia ‘Glauca’ [M. virginiana L.], Sweet Bay {Loc.: WA}

Magnolia ‘Golden Glow’ [M. acuminata L.], Cucumber Tree Magnolia {Loc.: WH}

Magnolia ‘Jane’ [M. liliiflora ‘Reflorescens’ x M. stellata ‘Waterlily’]

Magnolia ‘Merrill’ [M. x loebneri Kache] {Loc.: HH}

Magnolia ‘Rosea’ [M. stellata (Sieb. & Zucc.) Maxim.], Star Magnolia

Magnolia ‘Star Wars’, Star Wars Magnolia {Loc.: FR}

Michelia figo (Lour.) Spreng., Banana Shrub {Loc.: JA}

  • Moraceae (Mulberry Family)

Ficus pumila L., Creeping Fig, Climbing Fig {Loc.: KA}

Morus ‘Unryu’ (= ‘Tortuosa’) [M. australis Poir.], Southern Mulberry, Aino Mulberry, Contorted Mulberry {Loc.: “Q” Lot}

  • Myricaceae (Wax Myrtle Family)

Myrica cerifera L., Wax Myrtle, Southern Bayberry {Loc.: Randall Dv., WT}

  • Myrsinaceae (Myrsine Family)

Ardisia japonica (Thunb.) Bl., Japanese ardisia, Marlberry {Loc.: WT}

  • Nyssaceae (Sour Gum Family)

Nyssa sylvatica Marsh, Black Gum, Black Tupelo, Sour Gum, Pepperidge {Loc.: FR}

  • Oleaceae (Olive Family)

Abeliophylum distichum Nakai, White Forsythia {Loc.: SS}

Chionanthus retusus Lindl. & Paxt., Chinese Fringe Tree, Japanese Fringe Tree {Loc.: HO}

Chionanthus virginicus L., American Fringe Tree, Old-Man’s Beard, Grancy Gray-Beard

Forsythia ‘Arnold Dwarf’ [F. x intermedia Zab. x F. japonica Mak. var. saxatilis]

Forsythia ‘Lynwood’ (= ‘Lynwood Gold’) [F. x intermedia Zab.] {Loc.: WA}

Forsythia ‘Spring Glory’ [F. x intermedia Zab.], Spring Glory Forsythia {Loc.: UU}

Fraxinus americana L., White Ash, American Ash {Loc.: UU}

Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh, Red Ash, Green Ash {Loc.: WA}

Jasminum nudiflorum Lind., Winter Jasmine

Ligustrum japonicum Thunb., Japanese Privet {Loc.: Randall Dv.}

Ligustrum lucidum Ait. f., Waxleaf Privet, Glossy Privet, Chinese Privet {Loc.: Randall Dv.}

Osmanthus x fortunei Carr (O. fragrans Lour. x O. heterophyllus (G. Don) P.S. Green var. heterophyllus), Fortune’s Osmanthus {Loc.: WA}

Osmanthus fragrans Lour., Sweet Olive, Tea Olive {Loc.: KE}

Osmanthus ‘Gulftide’ [O. heterophyllus var. heterophyllus], Gulftide Osmanthus {Loc.: Center Stage Court}

  • Pittosporaceae (Pittosporum Family)

Pittosporum ‘Variegata’ [P. tobira (Willd.) Ait.] {Loc.: TR, UC}

Pittosporum ‘Wheeler’s Dwarf’ [P. tobira]

  • Platanaceae (Plane Tree Family)

Platanus ‘Bloodgood’ [P. x acerifolia (Ait.) Willd.], London Plane Tree {Loc.: SB}

Platanus ‘Golden Sycamore’? (= ‘Howard’?) [P. occidentalis L.] {Loc.: “M” Lot}

Platanus occidentalis L., American Plane Tree, Sycamore, Buttonwood, Button-Ball Tree {Loc.: Front Lawn}

  • Rosaceae (Rose Family)

Chaenomeles ‘Jet Trail’ [C. speciosa (Sweet) Nakai], Japanese Quince, Flowering Quince

Crataegus ‘Winter King’ [C. viridis L.], Green Hawthorn

Eriobotrya japonica (Thunb.) Lind., Loquat

Malus x zumi (Matsum.) Rehd. [M. baccata var. mandshurica x M. sieboldii], Flowering Crabapple

Photinia x fraseri W.J. Dress. [P. serratifolia x P. glabra], Fraser Photinia {Loc.: KA}

Prunus caroliniana Ait., Carolina Cherry Laurel {Loc.: Front azalea beds}

Prunus ‘Kwanzan’ [P. serrulata Lindl.], Kwanzan Cherry

Prunus laurocerasus L. var. schipensis Spaeth., Carpathian Cherry Laurel, Schip Laurel {Loc.: HA}

Prunus ‘Okame’ [P. x incam Fletcher], Okame Cherry {Loc. WE}

Prunus ‘Otto Luyken’ [P. laurocerasus], Otto Luyken Cherry Laurel {Loc.: WE}

Prunus ‘Rose Glow’ [P. mume Sieb. & Zucc.], Japanese Apricot

Prunus ‘Rosemary’ [P. mume], Rosemary Flowering Apricot {Loc.: SS}

Prunus serotina Ehrh., Black Cherry

Prunus x vedoensis Matsum. (alleged hybrid of unknown origin), Tokyo Cherry, Yoshino Cherry

Pycnantha ‘Variegated’

Pyrus ‘Bradford’ [P. calleryana Decne.], Bradford Pear {Loc.: BR, JA}

Pyrus communis L., Common Pear {Loc.: TR}

Rhaphiolepis x delacourii Andre [R. indica x R. umbellata], Indian Hawthorn

Rhaphiolepis ‘Majestic Beauty’ [Parentage unknown, probably either R. umbellata or R. indica] {Loc.: WA}

Rhaphiolepis ‘Snow White’ (= ‘Snow’?) [If ‘Snow’, then R. indica (L.) Lindl.]

Rhaphiolepis umbellata (Thunb. ex J.A. Murr.) Makino, Yeddo Hawthorn

Rosa banksiae Ait., Lady Banks Rose {Loc.: SS}

Rosa laevigata Michx., Cherokee Rose {Loc.: KE, TR}

Rosa ‘Snow Carpet’ [R. wichuraiana Crepin], Memorial Rose

Rosa [A multiflora hybrid; name unknown], Multiflora Rose {Loc.: KE}

Spirea albiflora (Miq.) Zab., Japanese White Spirea

Spirea ‘Little Princess’ [S. japonica L.f.], Japanese Spirea

Spirea x yanhouttei (C. Briot) Zab. [S. cantonensis x S. trilobata], Vanhoutte Spirea, Bridal Wreath {Loc.: HO}

  • Rubiaceae (Madder Family)

Gardenia jasminoides Ellis, Cape Jasmine

Gardenia ‘Radicans Variegata’ [G. jasminoides], Variegated Creeping Gardenia {Loc.: WT}

  • Salicaceae (Willow Family)

Salix babylonica L., Creeping Willow

Salix chaenomeles Kimura (reported as S. chaenomeloides?), Pussy Willow {Loc.: BF}

  • Sapindaceae (Soapberry Family)

Koelreuteria bipinnata Franch., Bougainvillea Golden-Rain Tree {Loc.: UC}

Koelreuteria paniculata Laxm., Golden-Rain Tree, Varnish Tree {Loc.: “S” Lot, “T” Lot}

  • Saxifragaceae (Saxifrage Family)

Deutzia ‘Nikko’ [D. gracilis Sieb. & Zucc.]

Itea ‘Henry’s Garnet’ [I. virginica L.], Virginia Sweetspire, Virginia Willow

  • Symplocaceae (Sweetleaf Family)

Symplocus tinctoria (L.) L’Her., Sweetleaf, Horsesugar {Loc.: CH?}

  • Theaceae (Tea Family)

Camellia ‘Cleopatra’ [C. sasanqua Thunb. ex J.A. Murr.], Sasanqua Camellia {Loc.: WT}

Camellia japonica L., Japanese Camellia {Loc.: MO}

Camellia sasanqua, Sasanqua Camellia

Camellia ‘Victory White’ [C. japonica] {Loc.: WT}

Ternstroemia gymnanthera (Wight & Arn.) T. Sprague, Japanese Ternstroemia {Loc.: Front lawn}

  • Thymelaeaceae [Mezereum Family]

Daphne ‘Variegata’ [D. odora Thunb. ex J.A. Murr.], Variegated Daphne {Loc.: WT}

  • Tiliaceae (Linden Family)

Tilia ‘Greenspire’ [T. cordata Mill.], Greenspire Basswood {Loc.: UU}

  • Ulmaceae (Elm Family)

Ulmus ‘Drake’ [U. parviflora Jacq.], Drake Elm, Chinese Elm, Lacebark Elm

Zelkova ‘Green Vase’ [Z. serrata (Thunb.) Makino], Japanese Zelkova, Keaki

  • Verbenaceae (Verbena Family)

Vitex agnus-castus L., Chaste Tree

Notes

Primary sources of names:

Dirr, Michael. 1990. Manual of Woody Landscape Plants. Stipes Publishing Co., Champaign, Illinois.

Meyer, F. G., P. M. Mazzeo, and D. H. Voss. 1993. A Catalog of Cultivated Woody Plants of the Southeastern United States. U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. National Arboretum Contribution No. 7.

Location Key:

AL (Alderman Hall); BF (Brooks Field); BL (Botany Lab); BR (Bear Hall); CH (Cameron Hall); DL (DeLoach Hall); FR (Friday Hall); GH (Greenhouse); HA (Hanover Hall); HO (Hoggard Hall); JA (Hinton James); KA (Kenan Auditorium); KE (Kenan Hall); KI (King Hall); MO (Morton Hall); PD (Police Dept.); RL (Randall Library); SB (Social & Behavioral Sciences); SS (Burney Student Support Center); TR (Trask Coliseum); UC (University Center); UU (University Union); WA (Wagoner Hall); WE (Westside Hall); WT (White House).

Lists of new additions and locations supplied by Time Necaise and Robert Warren, UNCW Grounds Dept.