Nature is Beautiful

                           Trees

Southern Magnolia Tree (Magnoliaceae Family, 

Magnolia grandiflora)

The Southern Magnolia is found the the Southeastern U.S. It is an evergreen tree that has large leathery feeling leaves with large white flowers. The shape is pyramidal and Magnolias can grow up to 90 ft. tall! 

                                                                               Japanese Cherry Tree (Prunus serrulata)

Native to the Himalayas, this tree has been distributed all over the world in the Northern Hemispheres temperate zones. Lots of these trees can be found in Macon and give us the name for our annual festival, the Cherry Blossom Festival. These trees do not produce edible fruit like their name may suggest, and they are mostly hold oriental purposes. 

 Live Oak Tree (Quercus Virginiana) Also known as evergreen oak because it is an oak that does not loose its leaves in the winter. The term Live Oak is used for the tree in North America. Live Oak is used to build ships, especially for its curved branches to make curved structures on the boat. 

Shrubs/Bushes

Mountain Laurel (Kalmia latifolia)
Native to North America, Mountain Laurel is an evergreen bush that has clusters of white and rose colored flowers that bloom in the spring These bushes are found in mountain valley areas. This plant grows in thickets.

Hydrangea

Plants native to Asia and the Americas. Most of the types of deciduous, but some are evergreen. The common arrangement of this plant that we would see in Georgia are mophead arrangements. These are large round groups of flowers that resemble pompoms. The color of Hydrangeas can be a variety of colors and is dependent on the acidity of the soil in which the plant is growing in.