What is that woody plant?

When a woody plant pops out at you and you wonder what it is, there are a few resources you can use in your quest for its identification.

• University of Nevada Cooperative Extension’s Horticulture Department: drop by samples at one of our offices and our UNCE Master Gardener Volunteers or one of our staff will identify the plant. You can also email pictures to mastergardeners@unce.unr.edu although identification via email is not always possible.
• OSU’s Landscape Plants database: view and search for plants on this site. It contains over 1,700 landscape plants listed in alphabetical order and searchable by common name.
• OSU’s Woody Plant Identification System: check off characteristics that match what you saw and click search. A list of matching plants will be displayed.

For more information about Oregon State University’s plant database and identification system, read University of Nevada Cooperative Extension Carson City/Storey County Extension Educator JoAnne Skelly’s article “Trying to Identify a Woody Plant?”