WINTER BUDS (FAMILIES G – Z) Ginkgoaceae (Ginkgo or Maidenhair Tree Family) V. Max Brown Ginkgo or Maidenhair Tree Ginkgo biloba L. (Introduced) Grossulariaceae (Currant Family) V. Max Brown Missouri Gooseberry Ribes missouriense Nutt. Eastern Prickly Gooseberry [Dogberry] Ribes cynosbati L. Hamamelidaceae (Witch-hazel Family) V. Max Brown Ozark [Vernal] Witch-Hazel Hamamelis vernalis Sarg. [Southern] Witch-Hazel Hamamelis virginiana L. Hamamelidaceae (Witch-hazel Family) V. Max Brown Sweet Gum Liquidambar styraciflua L. Hippocastanaceae (Horsechestnut Family) V. Max Brown Red Buckeye Aesculus pavia L. Ohio Buckeye Aesculus glabra Willd. Hippocastanaceae (Horsechestnut Family) V. Max Brown Horse Chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum L. (Introduced) Juglandaceae (Walnut Family) V. Max Brown Pecan Carya illinoinensis (Wangenh.) K. Koch Juglandaceae (Walnut Family) V. Max Brown Bitternut Hickory Carya cordiformis (Wang.) K. Koch Black Hickory Carya texana Buckley Juglandaceae (Walnut Family) V. Max Brown Shellbark Hickory Carya laciniosa (Michx. f.) G. Don Shagbark Hickory Carya ovata (Mill.) K. Koch Juglandaceae (Walnut Family) V. Max Brown Mockernut [White] Hickory Pignut Hickory Carya tomentosa (Lam.) Nutt. Carya glabra (Mill.) Sweet Juglandaceae (Walnut Family) Butternut [White Walnut] V. Max Brown Juglans cinerea L. Black Walnut Juglana nigra L. Lauraceae (Laurel Family) [Northern] Spicebush V. Max Brown Lindera benzoin (L.) Blume Sassafras Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees Lythraceae (Loosestrife Family) V. Max Brown Crape [Crepe] Myrtle Lagerstroemia indica L. f (Introduced) Magnoliaceae (Magnolia Family) V. Max Brown Umbrella-Tree Magnolia tripetala (L.) L. Cucumber-Tree Magnolia acuminata (L.) L. Magnoliaceae (Magnolia Family) V. Max Brown Tuliptree [Tulip Tree, Yellow-Poplar] Liriodendron tulipifera L. Southern Magnolia Magnolia grandiflora L. Malvaceae (Mallow Family) V. Max Brown Rose of Sharon [Shrubby Althaea] Hibiscus syriacus L. (Introduced) Twigs gray, slender, round, usually expanded or fluted near tip, finely hairy becoming mostly glabrous, lenticels small; pith white with green border and continuous; buds are very small or not evident; leaf scars alternate, raised; crowded on expanded tip; mostly 4 bundle scars; the 2-4 cm long 5-part seed capsules often remain during the winter (note seed shape and hairiness) Mimosaceae (Mimosa Family) V. Max Brown Mimosa [Acacia; Silk Tree] Albizia julibrissin Durazz. (Introduced) Moraceae (Mulberry Family) V. Max Brown Red Mulberry Morus rubra L. Moraceae (Mulberry Family) V. Max Brown Osage-Orange Maclura pomifera (Raf.) Schneid. Nyssaceae (Sour Gum Family) V. Max Brown Water Tupelo or Tupelo Gum Black-Gum [Sour Gum] Nyssa aquatic L. Nyssa sylvtica Marsh. Oleaceae (Olive Family) V. Max Brown Eastern Swamp Privet Forestiera acuminata (Michx.) Poir. [Common] Privet Ligustrum vulgare L. (Introduced) Oleaceae (Olive Family) V. Max Brown [Common] Lilac Syringa vulgaris L. (Introduced) Border Privet Ligustrum obtusifolium Siebold & Zucc. (Introduced) Oleaceae (Olive Family) V. Max Brown Blue Ash Fraxinus quadrangulata Michx. Oleaceae (Olive Family) V. Max Brown Green [Red] Ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh. White Ash Fraxinus americana L. Platanaceae (Sycamore Or Plane-tree Family) V. Max Brown Sycamore [Plane-Tree] Platanus occidentalis L. Rhamnaceae – Buckthorn Family V. Max Brown Carolina Buckthorn Frangula caroliniana (Walter) A. Gray Glossy [European Alder] Buckthorn Frangula alnus P. Mill. Rhamnaceae – Buckthorn Family V. Max Brown Common [European] Buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica L. Rhamnaceae – Buckthorn Family V. Max Brown New Jersey Tea Ceanothus americanus L. Jersey Tea [Redroot] Ceanothus herbaceus Raf. Rosaceae (Rose Family) V. Max Brown Parsley Hawthorn [Haw] Crataegus marshallii Eggl. Rosaceae (Rose Family) V. Max Brown Black Chokeberry Photinia melanocarpa (Michx.) Robertson & Phipps Rosaceae (Rose Family) V. Max Brown Ninebark Physocarpus opulifolius (L.) Maxim. Jetbead Rhodotypos scandens (Thunb.) Makino (Introduced) Rosaceae (Rose Family) V. Max Brown Sweet Cherry Prunus avium L. (Introduced) Black Cherry Prunus serotina Ehrh. Rosaceae (Rose Family) V. Max Brown Sesquehana Sandcherry Choke Cherry Prunus susquehanae hort. ex Willd. Prunus virginiana L. Rosaceae (Rose Family) V. Max Brown Mexican [Big Tree; Wild] Plum Prunus mexicana S. Watson Wild Goose Plum Prunus munsoniana W. Wight & Hedrick Rosaceae (Rose Family) V. Max Brown Callery [Bradford] Pear Pyrus calleryana Decne. (Introduced) Paradise Apple Malus pumila Mill. (Introduced) Rosaceae (Rose Family) V. Max Brown Common [Downy] Serviceberry [Shadbush; Juneberry] Amelanchier arborea (Michx. f.) Fern. var. arborea Rosaceae (Rose Family) V. Max Brown Multiflora [Japanese] Rose Rosa multiflora Thunb. ex Murr. (Introduced) Rubiaceae (Madder Family) V. Max Brown Common Buttonbush Cephalanthus occidentalis L. Rutaceae (Rue or Citrus Family) V. Max Brown Common Prickly Ash [Toothache Tree] Zanthoxylum americanum Mill. Common Hoptree [Wafer Ash] Ptelea trifoliata L. ssp. trifoliata Salicaceae (Willow and Poplar Family) V. Max Brown Bigtooth Aspen Populus grandidentata Michx. Quaking Aspen Populus tremuloides Michx. Salicaceae (Willow and Poplar Family) V. Max Brown Cottonwood Populus deltoides Bartr. Ex Marsh. Salicaceae (Willow and Poplar Family) V. Max Brown White Willow Salix alba L. (Introduced) Black Willow Salix nigra Marsh. Salicaceae (Willow and Poplar Family) V. Max Brown Silky Willow Salix sericea Marsh. Weeping Willow Salix ×sepulcralis Simonkai [alba × ?pendulina] (Introduced) Salicaceae (Willow and Poplar Family) V. Max Brown Bebb [Long-Beaked] Willow Salix bebbiana Sarg. Shining Willow Salix lucida Muhl. Salicaceae (Willow and Poplar Family) V. Max Brown Coastal Plain [Ward’s] Willow Sandbar Willow Salix caroliniana Michx. Salix interior Rowlee Sapindaceae (Soapberry Family) V. Max Brown Mexican Buckeye Ungnadia speciosa End. Sapotaceae (Sapodilla Family) V. Max Brown Woolly Buckthorn [Gum Bumelia; Gum Bully; Chittim Wood] Sideroxylon lanuginosum Michx. ssp. oblongifolium (Nutt.) T.D. Penn. Simaroubaceae (Quassia Family) V. Max Brown Tree-Of-Heaven Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle (Introduced) Staphyleaceae (Bladdernut Family) V. Max Brown American Bladdernut Staphylea trifolia L. Tiliaceae (Basswood or Linden Family) V. Max Brown American Basswood [Linden] Tilia americana L. Ulmaceae (Elm Family) V. Max Brown Dwarf Hackberry Celtis tenuifolia Nutt. Hackberry Celtis occidentalis L. Ulmaceae (Elm Family) V. Max Brown Sugarberry [Southern Hackberry] Celtis laevigata Willd. var. laevigata Ulmaceae (Elm Family) V. Max Brown Winged Elm Ulmus alata Michx. Slippery Elm Ulmus rubra Muhl. Ulmaceae (Elm Family) V. Max Brown American [White] Elm Ulmus americana L. Siberian Elm Ulmus pumila L. (Introduced) Verbenaceae (Vervain Family) V. Max Brown American Beautyberry Callicarpa americana L. .