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LSU Hilltop Winter Plant Guide 'The forest with its beauty, grandeur, and mystery has always stirred my deepest feelings" Emory Smith, Hilltop Founder Thank You! Welcome Pines American Beech (Fagus grandifolia)---=- - Helping Hilltop Endure: Joins Friends Friends of Hilltop Arboretum, Inc. is an independent , -A de ciduous, graceful non-profit organization that works in partnership with LSU tr ee that holds its brown to preserve, protect , and enhance this natural wonder to leaves throughout winter ensure it forever benefits the Greater Baton Rouge Commu­ until satiny green leaves nity. Established in 1982 with thoughtful guidance from emerg e in the spring. Emory Smith, its office was located on site in 1991. Realiz­ Found in comb ination ing the positive impact Hilltop has on education, Friends of w ith Southern Magno lia Hilltop made a commitment to build a facility to accommo ­ Spruce Pine Longleaf Pine at Port hudson State Park. date programming in its outdoor classroom. The building design was created by Ted Flato, a vernacular architect with (Pinus glabra) (Pinus Palustris) Can be found alongside nationally recognized firm of Lake/ Flato Architects in San C.J.Brow n Sr. Footbridge Self prunes well. Open, irregular Tradit ional Antonio , Texas. The building respects the natural at LSU Hilltop Arboretum. Develops fairly form. The pine has lumber pine. landscape, is environmentally sensitive, and recognizes the straight trunk. twisted, wavy Reddish-brown legacy of the founder Emory Smith and the unique history LSU's HILLTOP needles that are 2 Somewhat open bark. Needle-like of the area. l /2 to 3 inches Average Size (HeightxSpr ead)- 60'x50' crown. Up to 9 leaves up to 15 long. Fast growth Bloom Season- Spring ARBORETUM inch yellow ­ inches long . If you enjoyed your time at Hilltop and would like to keep rate within the first Light -Moisture -(Sun-Part Shade) Well drained soil reen needles. five ears. Emory's dream alive and enhance the site, please consider Inside: join ing Friends of Hilltop at one of the follow ing levels: Average Size (HeightxSpread)- 60'x30' o Winter Plant Guide Bloom Season- March Violet $35 o Map and Self-Guide Tour Light-Moisture -(Sun). Loblolly needs well drained soil. Starbush (11/iciumfloridanum ) Azalea $50 o Details and descriptions of impor t ant plant s Giabra can tolerate wet soils and Long leaf needs sandy soil. Dogwood $100 Magnolia $250 Winter Honey suckle (Lonicera fragrantissima) Cypress $500 Open Daily Live Oak $1,000 -A semi-evergreen shrub with a round ed oval to Dawn to Dusk irregu lar shape. The dull ­ Name Free Admission green leaves are arrange d in Ad~re.~s pairs. The fl owe rs are City/St~te~ZiP.... .... ............... .. .. creamy w hite and high ly The Starbu sh is one of Emory Smith 's favorite plants. Ph<;m~_(h) . .... ... ..•........•.... (c)... fragrant , and bloom in The evergreen shrub grows very we ll beneath tr ees E-mail w inter before t he leaves Located at 11855 Highl and Road with high canop ies and filtered light. The g reen emerge. Vigor ous growth Visi!( .... ¥a ~ter <;:ard,( .. .J............ Exf?Di!te / .. (betwee n Bluebonnet and Seigen) star-shaped seed s split ope n in late fall or early allows for heavy cutting of Card # wint er. P.O. Box 82608 branches w ith flo wers to N~_~egf) s_~~d,... .. brin g indoors. Baton Rouge, LA 70884 Average Size (Height)- 8'-6' Average Size (HeightxSpread)- S'xS' Signature Bloom Season- Spring p. 225 767 6916 Bloom Season- Winter-Early Spring Pleasese nd this comp leted for m with eith er you r credit Light-Moisture -(Shade-Filtered Sunlight ) Fertile, f. 225 768 7740 Light -Moisture -(Sun-Shade). Tolerant of mo st poro us soil. card informat ion or check made payable to: www .lsu.edu/ hilltop growing conditions Friends of Hilltop Arboret um, P.O. Box 82608 hilltop @tigers.lsu.edu Baton Rouge, LA 70884 Visit~ for a complete list of activities , events, programs, and facility rental and professional photography fees. Welcome to LSU's Hilltop Arboretum! - Ravines L' Highlands L Highlands 1 0 Spruce Pine Winter Honeysuckle American Beech Begin your visit to the LSU Hilltop Arboretum in the High­ Pinus glabra Lonicera fragrantissima Fogus grandifolia lands, a histo rically significant escarpment of the Missis­ J -An evergreen, cone bearing t ree that oft en has an open, -A semi-evergreen shrub with an oval to irregular shape. -A deciduous, graceful tree, w it h sympod ial branching . sippi River at the entrance to th e 14-acre nature preserve at irregu lar form . The pine has tw isted, wavy needles t hat The dull-green leaves are arranged in pairs. The flowe rs Brown autumn fol iage persists on branches through Highland Road. During your brief drive to th e top of the hill are 2 1/2 to 3 inches long. The bark on the tr ee has are creamy white and highly frag rant, and smell like hon­ winter until new, satiny green leaves emerge in spring. narrow ridges like an oak. eysuckle. you will see a variety of Louisiana native shrubs like the Cow Oak Silverbell Tree Smooth Sumac ablaze w ith color in the fall and Groundsel 6 Long leaf Pine 0 Quercus michauxii Ha/esia diptera Pinus palus tris Bush flush w ith white flower s at the same time. Taller grow ­ -A deciduous tree wi th a compac t oval for m. The leaves -A deciduous tree w it h a rounded form, black bark -An evergreen, cone bearing tree that has an upr ight oval ing Tung Oil Trees and a variety of Southern pine species are 4 to 6 inches long, wit h each vein ending in a rounded exposed in w inter, and bell-shaped white flowers in early form with horizontal branching and clustered needl es 8 including the Long leaf, Loblolly and Spruce Pines frame the tooth. The leaves t urn a vivid red autu m n color. spring. Attr acts humm ing birds. A good substitute for to 15 inches long. shrub plantings. Found in thi s area is the hom e of Hilltop 's dogwood. donor Emory Smith built during World War II. In addit ion Sweet Bay Magnolia American Hop Hornbeam @ Loblolly Pine 0 you will find the Pineapple Quava, Java plant and Flowering Pinus taeda Magnolia virginiana Ostrya virginiana -A semi-everg reen tree tha t natu rally grows in a swamp Maple all planted by Mr. Smith years ago and still thriv ing -An everg reen, cone bearing tree that has a b road oval -A deciduous underused small nat ive t ree. The brown today. canopy wit h irregula r horizontal branc hing. The needles or bog area. A striking feature of the tree is the silver-gray shaggy bark is a striking characteris ti c exposed in win ter. are in bundles of 3 and are 6 to 9 inches long. color on the unde rside of the foliage. Ironwood ~ ~. ~ 1i) Carpinus caroliniana -A long-lived deciduous tree wit h an inte resti ng trunk tha t has the characteristic of rippled m uscles. Also exposed in the wi nte r is the zig-zag pattern of the branches. Starbush 11/iciumfloridanum -An evergreen shrub that thrives in shade. The star­ "'C shaped flowers are maroon in color. When crushed, the ,a leaves smell like the skin of an orange. 0 a: "'C c. ,a -.c C\ ·-:c m-1-----,.,_ Hodge Podge Nursery After your tour of the grounds visit the Hodge Podge Nursery for a great selection of native, adapted and pass-along plants grown by volunteers as a fundra iser for the Arboretum. Many of the plants found throughout th is brochu re can be found in the nursery collect ion.The Hilltop staff (Tuesday­ Friday from 9am-4:30pm) and nursery volunteers (Wednesdays from 9am- 11am) are always happy to help you make the best selection for your very own garden . We are keeping with Emory Smith 's tradition of growing plants for all to enjoy ! .
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