Ornamental Woody Plants: Websites

PHS’s Gold Medal Plant Award program recognizes trees, shrubs, woody vines and perennials of outstanding merit. These plants are evaluated and chosen for their superb eye-appeal, performance, and hardiness in the growing region of Zones 5-7. Many winners are hardy in a much broader geographic range. Search or browse the plants in the Gold Medal Plant database.

Explains the best way to fertilize these types of plants.

Fact sheet on Philadelphia trees and shrubs.

This chapter about propagation systems has a good reference section at the end. Hosted by Texas AgriLife Extension Service and the Texas A&M System.

Free plant clinic service from the University of Pennsylvania's Morris Arboretum.

A complete clickable zonal map indicating temperature ranges down to individual counties.

Find answers to your questions regarding diagnosis and effective management of arthropod (insect and mite) pests of trees and shrubs in Pennsylvania. This section from PennState is designed to assist you with easier access to information on key arthropod pests of woody ornamental plants.

Tips and lists of Pennsylvania native plants for landscaping.

Not just for woody plants grown in Connecticut. Search by hardiness zone to find plants hardy in your area. Browse by common name or Latin name. Search page contains many filters so you can refine your search and narrow it to the ornamental traits you are looking for in plants, matched with site characteristics.

Directory of Pennsylvania native plant nurseries.

PHS’s Gold Medal Plant Award program recognizes trees, shrubs and woody vines of outstanding merit. These plants are evaluated and chosen for their superb eye-appeal, performance, and hardiness in the growing region of Zones 5-7. Many winners are hardy in a much broader geographic range. Search or browse the woody plants in the Gold Medal Plant database.