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Tree Descriptions                   #14

Name:       Common: Oakleaf Hydrangea
       Scientific: Hydrangea quercifolia
Leaf:       Type: Simple
                   1.Form: Heart shaped or orbicular
                   2.Apex: Truncate
                   3.Margin: Doubly serate
                   4.Base: Heart-shaped or cordate
       Venation: Palmate
       Arrangement: Opposite
Flower: Yes
Separate female and male
                      Description: white, terminal inflorescences changing to purplish pink, then

Huisache Leaf

brown in the fall, 1-1½ in diameter
Fruit: No
Twig: slightly zigzagged
Bark: papery, light-brown
Form: rounded, 4-8' high and wide
Discussion:
Uses: habitat, fall coloration

Huisache Bark

Origin {location}: Mexico
Distribution: Zones 5-9
Map: #29
Copyright: donnazvonar@stmarysschool.net
References: Treasury of Gardening, Louis Weber

oakleaf hydrangea spring