Names and pictures of garden landscape trees (common garden greening tree varieties)

Garden landscape tree types

There are many varieties that can be used as landscape trees, the more common ones include Podocarpus, Camellia sasanqua, Phoebe nanmu, Pinus thunbergii, Lophatherum gracile, Bougainvillea, Pinus pentaphyllum, Ligustrum lucidum and many more.

The ornamental value of these trees is very high. In addition, different tree species are suitable for planting depending on the climatic environment of different regions.

Podocarpus

Podocarpus prefers warm and humid climates, with a suitable temperature of 15-28℃. It is weak in cold tolerance and strong in shade tolerance. It prefers well-drained and moist sandy loam, has strong adaptability to soil, and can survive on saline-alkali soil.

Podocarpus is elegant and upright, with a majestic and vigorous aura. It symbolizes longevity, wealth preservation, and auspiciousness. It is the preferred greening tree species for courtyards and high-end residences.

Camellia sasanqua

The name comes from its tea-like leaves and plum-like flowers. Camellia sasanqua has a beautiful body, elegant leaves, bright colors and a long flowering period (from early November to March of the following year).

It has a small tree shape, open branches, low branches, and is easy to trim and shape. It is an ideal potted flower suitable for potted plants, courtyards, balconies, hotels, etc.

Red Phoebe

Red nanmu grows in low mountain sparse forests or shrubs, has strong adaptability to light and is shade-tolerant. It likes warm and humid climates, has poor cold resistance, and is suitable for growing in acidic sandy soils that are rich in humus, loose, fertile, and well-drained.

Red nanmu can be planted in gardens, rockeries, lawns and forest edges for viewing. It can also be trimmed into a spherical shrub, or planted as a colorful hedge. It is also often used as a bonsai tree species.

Black pine

Growth habits of black pine: It likes light, tolerates drought and barrenness, is not resistant to waterlogging and cold.

The black pine tree is suitable for growing in warm and humid marine climate areas, and is most suitable for growing in sandy soil with deep soil layer, loose soil and humus.

Because it is resistant to sea fog and sea breeze, it can also grow in places with saline soil on the beach. It has strong resistance to diseases and insects, grows slowly, and has a long lifespan.

Black pine is evergreen all year round and has strong resistance to diseases and insects. It is the preferred tree species for greening barren hills and roadsides.

Lophatherum suffruticosa

Loropetalum strychnifolium likes light and is slightly shade-tolerant, but its leaves tend to turn green in shade. It has strong adaptability and is drought-tolerant.

Loropetalum scabra prefers warmth and is cold-resistant. It has strong germination and branching ability and is resistant to pruning. It is resistant to barrenness, but is suitable for growing in fertile, moist, slightly acidic soil.

Bougainvillea

The suitable temperature for the growth of Bougainvillea is 15-20 degrees Celsius, including 19-25 degrees Celsius from May to September and 13-16 degrees Celsius from October to April of the following year. It can withstand high temperatures of 35 degrees Celsius in summer and the ambient temperature should be maintained at no less than 5 degrees Celsius in winter. Otherwise, it is easy to freeze and fall leaves when the temperature is below 5 degrees Celsius for a long time.

It likes warm and humid climate, is not cold-resistant, can safely overwinter above 3℃, and can bloom above 15℃.

Five-needle pine

The five-needle pine is native to Japan. It has been widely introduced and cultivated in major cities in the Yangtze River Basin of China and Qingdao, Shandong Province. It is a temperate tree species. It likes to grow in dry places in the mountains, can tolerate shade, and is afraid of moisture and heat.

Moreover, the five-needle pine is not very demanding on the soil and can adapt to all soils except alkaline soil, with slightly acidic ash soil being the most suitable.

Ligustrum microphylla

Ligustrum lucidum likes light, is slightly shade-tolerant, and relatively cold-resistant. It can be cultivated in the open field in North China. It has good resistance to toxic gases such as sulfur dioxide and chlorine.

Ligustrum lucidum is resistant to pruning and has strong germination ability. It grows in bushes beside ditches, roadsides or rivers, or on hillsides at an altitude of 100-2500 meters.