You can find specimens of the 
Rocky Mountain Maple in our local canyon areas. In the fall look for the radiant red colored leaves. Caution: wear your sunglasses.
When looking at this tree, notice the branchlets drooping 
down from the main branches. The cones of the Norway Spruce are usually 4 1/2 inches (11 cm) long. The scales of these cones are rigid, and when you run your fingers over them you might get the urge to play a song.
The Scots Pine is a commonly cultivated pine. 
It is an important timber species in Europe. The bark towards the top of the tree has an orange-yellow color. Cones of this species reach a length of about 2 1/2 inches (6 cm).
The Swiss Mountain Pine or Mugo Pine 
is commonly planted as an ornamental. It is slow growing and often has a shrubby appearance. Its cones are small, up to 1 1/2 inches (4 cm).
Crabapples are the same genus as the common apple, but the fruits are quite a bit smaller and not very tasty. The bark of this tree is smooth and flaky. It blooms in the spring and has fragrant pinkish-white flowers.
Like the Crabapple, the Thundercloud Plum 
is a member of the Rose family. The leaves of this species are deep purple and its spring blossoms are light pink.
Those of you visiting this plant in early spring 
will have the pleasure of witnessing the brilliance of the yellow blossoms Forsythia exhibits at this time of year.
gets its name from the snowball shaped inflorescence (cluster of individual flowers) it produces in late spring. Take a minute or two to enjoy the fragrance.
This shrub blooms in midsummer through the fall. 
If you are lucky enough to be viewing this species when it is in bloom, don't move on until you have indulged in the extremely sweet smelling purple blossoms. Be careful though, because the sweet smell makes the Butterfly Bush a favorite of bumble bees.
Notice the deep grooves of the trunk of this tree. 
This type of trunk is referred to as a fluted trunk. The leaves of the English Hawthorn turn a radiant yellow in the late fall. If you look at the fruits of this tree, you may notice that some exhibit bristly beard-like growths. These growths are a result of a fungus living on the fruit.
Holly Mahonia is a low lying plant with prickly leaves.
If you touch the leaves, you will be gently pricked by them. This species also produces a deep blue fruit that is quite attractive.
The trunk of this tree 
is white and the thin papery bark is sometimes flaky. Seeds the European White Birch produces are thin and papery and are dispersed by the wind.
Royal Star Magnolia can tolerate. In early spring the species features fragrant white flowers which bloom before the leaves emerge.
