Many readers require ready access to information on specific plants for specific purposes.  In compiling the following lists of the plants best suited to certain commonly desired characteristics or purposes, use these list as ready references to possible solutions for planting design problems. Look them up in the plant listings, read the text, peruse the photographs, and decide which plants will create the desired effects.  Deciduous trees, shrubs, including broadleaf evergreen shrubs and vines, categorize this information.   Plant Lists   TREES: Design Characteristics SHRUBS: Design Characteristics  Flower Color and Fragrance Showy Flowers, by Color Fruit Fragrant Flowers Fall Color Flowering Sequence Bark Fruit Weeping Habit Fall Color Columnar or Fastigiate Habit Evergreen, Semi-Evergreen, or Tardily Deciduous Foliage Principal species of Commerce Winter Stem Color and Texture Underutilized Species and Cultivars A Guide to Shrub Sizes A guide to tree sizes   SHRUBS: Cultural Characteristics and Maintenance TREES: Cultural Characteristics Tolerance to Dry Soils Tolerance to Compacted Soils, Drought, and Heat Tolerance to Moist Soils Street and Urban Planting Salt Tolerance Tolerance to Moist to Wet Soils Shade Tolerance Salt Tolerance Hedges and Parterres Shade Tolerance Pruning Times   VINES: Design and Cultural Characteristics  Flowers, Fruit, and Fall Color  True Clinging Vines  Shade Tolerance