Acer griseum

Paperbark Maple

A small, deciduous, oval tree with slender upright branching. Bark on the trunk and limbs is extremely ornamental because it peels into large curls which remain on the tree rather that falling to the ground, often in attractive contrast to the tan to rose-brown inner bark.  Fall color varies, typically ranging from showy shades of orange and red to less spectacular shades of reddish-green to bronze green.

Deserves a location where its ornamental features can be appreciated (near a deck or patio). Appropriate as an understory tree in a woodland garden or as a specimen in many locations around the home.

Full sun to part shade

Size: 20-30 feet tall, 15-25 feet spread at age

Acer palmatum 'Bloodgood'

Bloodgood Japanese Maple

Bloodgood Japanese maple, is a rounded small tree, often with low branching. Each non-dissected leaf has 5 or 7 but less frequently 9 pointed lobes. It is known for the deep reddish-purple summer foliage that changes to a good crimson-red fall color.

Japanese maples are generally used as specimen or accent plants although they can be used in groupings around the home or yard. They are also found on borders or rock garden.

Full sun to part shade

Size: Slow growing 15-20 feet tall, 15-20 feet spread at age

Acer palmatum 'Butterfly'

Butterfly Japanese Maple

Butterfly Japanese maple, is a small deciduous tree that typically has an upright, shrubby form with variegated, gray-green with creamy white margins that are often have pink edged with pink in spring foliage.  White portions of the leaves turn scarlet to magenta in fall. The leaves have 5 or 7 but less frequently 9 pointed lobes and sometimes twist.

Japanese maples are generally used as specimen or accent plants although they can be used in groupings around the home or yard. They are also found on borders or rock garden.

Full sun to part shade

Size: Slow growing to 7-12 feet tall, 4-8 feet wide at age

Acer palmatum 'Crimson Queen'

Crimson Queen Japanese Maple

Crimson Queen Japanese Maple, is typically a much smaller, rounded, slow-growing shrubby form with cascading branching. Each leaf has 7 to11 deeply cut lobes that run almost to the base of the leaf. It is considered a laceleaf Japanese maple because of the deeply cut lobes. This variety is often chosen for the excellent leaf color retention throughout the growing season. 

Japanese maples are generally used as specimen or accent plants although they can be used in groupings around the home or yard. They are also found on borders or rock garden.

Full sun to part shade

Size: Slow growing to 8-10 feet tall, 10-12 feet spread at age

Acer palmatum 'Red Select'

Red Select Japanese Maple

Red Select Japanese maple, is a small tree that typically grows in an upright, broad-rounded but cascading form. Each deeply dissected leaf  has 7  lobes, and it is noted for its lace-like foliage that emerges light red in spring, matures to deep red-purple in summer and finally turns crimson red in fall. 

Japanese maples are generally used as specimen or accent plants although they can be used in groupings around the home or yard. They are also found on borders or rock garden.

Full sun to part shade

Size: Slow growing to 6-10 feet tall, 8-15 feet spread at age

Acer palmatum ‘Shishigashira’

Lion's Head Japanese Maple

Lion's head Japanese maple, is a deciduous small tree that typically has an upright, compact, slow-growing form. Each leaf has 5 to 7 lobed, crinkled, bright green leaves that turn showy shades of gold and crimson in fall. Foliage on young trees may appear sparse.

Japanese maples are generally used as specimen or accent plants although they can be used in groupings around the home or yard. They are also found on borders or rock garden.

Full sun to part shade

Size: Slow growing to 7-15 feet tall, 5-12 feet spread at age

Acer palmatum 'Tamukeyama'

Tamukeyama Japanese Maple

Tamukeyama Japanese maple, is a deciduous small red-leaf tree that typically grows in a mound or dome with spreading by weeping and cascading branching. It features deeply cut and dissected purple red leaves that turn brighter red in fall. Foliage is noted for retaining good color throughout the summer.

Japanese maples are generally used as specimen or accent plants although they can be used in groupings around the home or yard. They are also found on borders or rock garden.

Full sun to part shade

Size: Slow growing to 6-8 feet tall, 8-12 feet spread at age

Acer rubrum

Red Maple

Available:

'October Glory'

'Red Sunset'

'Sun Valley'

A medium-sized, deciduous tree that is native to Eastern North America with a rounded to oval crown. Leaves are medium to dark green above and gray green below. Flower clusters appear in late winter to early spring before the leaves.

Plant as a specimen tree for the lawn or street.

Full sun to part shade

Medium to wet soils

Size: Medium growing to 40-70 feet tall, 30-50 feet spread at age

Acer rubrum 'Red Rocket'

Red Rocket Red Maple

A medium-sized, deciduous tree that is native to Eastern North America with an upright narrow crown. Leaves are medium to dark green above and gray green below. Flower clusters appear in late winter to early spring before the leaves.

Plant as a specimen tree for the lawn or street. It will also fit under most utility lines so can be used as a street tree.

Full sun to part shade

Medium to wet soils

Size: Medium growing to about 35 feet tall, and abouyt 8 feet wide at age

Acer x freemani 'Jeffsred'

Autumn Blaze Maple

This maple is extremely adaptabile. The cultivars sold today have solid structure, attractive form and showy fall color. This deciduous tree  is upright, fast-growing, with ascending branching and a dense, broad-oval crown. Each medium green leaf is deeply cut with five pointed lobes. 

Specimen tree for the lawn or street.

Full sun to part shade

Medium to wet soils

Size: Fast growing to 40-55 feet tall, 30-40 feet spread at age

Acer saccharum

Sugar Maple

Green Mountain Sugar Maple

Sugar maples is a deciduous tree with a dense, rounded crown. Medium green leaves turn yellow-orange in autumn, sometimes with considerable color variations. Sugar maples are long-lived trees which grow relatively slowly. Excellent shade tree.

Excellent specimen tree for the lawn.

Full sun to part shade

Medium well drained soils

Size: Slow grawing to 40-80 feet tall,

30-60 feet spread at age

Betula nigra 'Dura Heat'

Dura Heat River Birch

River birch are vigorous, fast-growing, medium-sized trees that is typically found growing along streams. DURA-HEAT is a smaller cultivar that features, better creamy white bark color, better tolerance to summer heat, and superior foliage to the species. Although it can be grown as a single stem tree, multi-trunked trees have an irregular shaped crown and are usually considered to be the superior. Exfoliating salmon to cinnamon bark reveals creamy white inner bark. Leathery, diamond-shaped, dark green leaves turn an undistinguished yellow in fall. 

Excellent as a specimen or in small groups for lawns in particular, for wet soils along ponds or streams or in low spots. It can be effective when planted with a dark foliage or shady background. This tree is a good substitute for the paper birch.

Full Sun

Moist Soils

Size: Fast growing to 40 feet tall, 25 to 30 feet wide with age

Carpinus betulus 'Fastigiata'

Columnar Hornbeam

An attractive, columnar tree with dense branches when young, spreading into a broad cone shape with age. Clean looking dark green foliage turns yellow-orange in fall.

Small tree for lawns and streets. It can be used in screens and hedges.

Full Sun

Low Watering

Size: Moderate growing to 35 to 45 ft. tall, 25 to 35 ft. withage

Carpinus caroliniana

American Hornbeam

American hornbeam is a slow-growing, deciduous, small to medium-sized understory tree with an attractive form.  The smooth, gray trunk and larger branches of a mature tree exhibit a distinctive muscle-like fluting. The dark green leaves often produce respectable shades of yellow, orange and red in fall. The extremely hard wooded tree.

An attractively shaped, low-maintenance understory tree for shady sites. May be grown in lawns or naturalized in woodland areas.

Part shade to full shade

Size: Slow grower 20-35 feet tall,

 20-35 feet wide with age

Cercis canadensis

Eastern Redbud

Available in:

'Alba' (Single Stem Whitebud)

'Forest Pansy' (Single & Multi-Stem Forest Pansy Redbud)

Beautiful landscape tree with rosy-pink flowers appearing on bare branches! Showy yellow foliage in fall. Round headed deciduous tree.

It can be used as a specimen or small grouping. Can be used in lawns, shrub borders, woodland margins, or along patios. 

Full Sun

Size: Moderate grower to 30 ft. tall, 25 to 35 ft. wide at age 

Cercis canadensis 'Covey'

Lavender Twist Redbud

Lavender Twist Redbud is a very small weeping cultivar noted for its absence of an upright leader and for its dense umbrella-shaped crown with contorted stems and arching to pendulous branches. Clusters of tiny, lavender-pink, pea-like flowers bloom for 2-3 weeks in early spring before the foliage emerges. Heart-shaped foliage with pointed tips emerges in spring with red tinting, matures to a dull, dark blue-green and finally turns yellow in fall.

Small weeping specimen for patio areas or small gardens. Twisted arching branches are particularly attractive on slopes or cascading over walls.

Full to Part Sun

Size: 4-10 feet tall, 4-10 feet spread at age

Cercis canadensis 'Forest Pansy'

Forest Pansy Redbud

'Forest Pansy' is a purple-leaved cultivar of the redbud tree. Fall color is variable, but often includes attractive shades of reddish-purple and orange. Eastern redbud, is a deciduous, often multi-trunked understory tree with a rounded crown. It is particularly noted for its stunning pea-like rose-purple flowers clusters which bloom profusely on bare branches in early spring before the foliage emerges.

Excellent small tree for lawns, woodland gardens or naturalized areas. Effective planted as a specimen or in groups. Frequently planted as a street tree in residential areas.

Full sun to part shade

Size: 20-30 feet tall. 25-35 feet spread at age

Cercis canadensis 'Ruby Falls'

Ruby Falls Redbud

Lavender Twist Redbud is a very small weeping cultivar noted for its absence of an upright leader and for its dense umbrella-shaped crown with contorted stems and arching to pendulous branches. Clusters of tiny, lavender-pink, pea-like flowers bloom for 2-3 weeks in early spring before the foliage emerges. Heart-shaped purple foliage with pointed tips emerges in spring, and finally turns yellow to red in fall.

Small weeping specimen for patio areas or small gardens. Twisted arching branches are particularly attractive on slopes or cascading over walls.

Full to Part Sun

Size: 6-8 feet tall, 4-6 feet spread at age

Chionanthus retusus

Chinese Fringe Tree

A highly prized small deciduous tree with upright branches forming a dome shape. Soft green leaves back magnificent clusters of fragrant, fringe-like blooms. A terrific accent for small yards.

Can be grown in groups or as specimens in lawns or in shrub or woodland borders. Also may be sited near streams or ponds. 

Partial to full sun

Size: Slow growing to 15-20 ft. high, 20-25 ft. wide at age

Chionanthus virginicus

Fringe Tree

A prized small deciduous tree with upright branches forming dome shape. Soft green leaves back magnificent clusters of fringe-like blooms. A terrific accent for the landscape.

Grow in groups or as specimens in lawns or in shrub or woodland borders. Also may be used in native plant gardens or near streams or ponds. 

Full Sun

Size: Slow growing to 20 to 25 ft. high, 25 ft. wide at age

Cladrastis kentuckea

American Yellowwood

Yellowwood is a medium deciduous tree which features a broad, rounded crown. The leaves open as yellowish green, turn bright green in summer, and then turn yellow in fall. Juvenile tree may not flower, but once the bloom begins, it can be spectacular. Intensely fragrant, wisteria-like, white flowers in large, drooping, terminal panicles will virtually cover a mature tree in late spring.

Excellent small shade tree for residential lawns. Also may be planted near patios and terraces. May grouped on larger properties. Roots go deep, so other plants may be easily grown underneath.

Full Sun

Size: Medium growth speed to 30-50' tall, 40-55 feet wide at age

Cornus florida 'Cherokee Princess'

Single-Stem White Dogwood

Flowering dogwood, is a small deciduous tree that typically broadly-pyramidal but somewhat flat-topped habit. It blooms in early spring showy white flowers. The dark green leaves turn attractive shades of red in fall. The bright red fruits are loved by birds. ‘Cherokee Princess’ is a cultivar that is noted for its consistently early and heavy bloom of flowers. Good rust-red fall color.

Popular as a specimen or small grouping on residential property around homes, near patios or in lawns. Also effective in woodland, bird or native plant gardens.

Full sun to part shade

Size: Medium growth speed to 15-30.00 feet tall, 15-30 feet wide at age

Cornus florida (Pink)

Single-Stem Pink Dogwood

Cornus florida, commonly known as flowering dogwood, is a small deciduous tree that typically broadly-pyramidal but somewhat flat-topped habit. It blooms in early spring usually overlapping, the bloom period of the redbuds. The true dogwood flowers are actually tiny, yellowish green and insignificant, being compacted into button-like clusters. However, each flower cluster is surrounded by four showy, pink, petal-like bracts which open flat, giving the appearance of a single, 4-petaled, white flower. The oval, dark green leaves turn attractive shades of red in fall. The bright red fruits are loved by birds. 

Popular as a specimen or small grouping on residential property around homes, near patios or in lawns. Also effective in woodland, bird or native plant gardens.

Full sun to part shade

Size: Medium growth speed to 15-30 feet tall, 15-30 feet wide at age

Cornus kousa

Multi-Stem Kousa Dogwood

Kousa dogwood, is a small, deciduous flowering tree that typically has a vase-shaped habit in the early years but eventually maturing to a more rounded form. Bloom occurs in late spring. The showy parts of the Kousa dogwood “flower" are the four narrowly pointed petal-like white bracts. The fruit is edible, but are usually left for the birds. The oval, pointed leaves are dark green.

Plant as a specimen or in small groupings on residential property around homes, near patios or in lawns. Also effective in shrub borders, woodland gardens, bird gardens or naturalized areas.

Full sun to part shade

Size: Medium growth speed to 15-30 feet tall, 15-30 feet wide at age

Cornus Mas

Cornelian Cherry Dogwood

The cornelian cherry, is a deciduous shrub or small tree. Exfoliating bark develops on mature trunks. Yellow flowers on short stalks bloom in early spring before the leaves emerge in dense, showy, rounded clusters. Fruits are ellipsoid, fleshy, one-seeded berries which mature to cherry red in mid-summer. The fruit are edible, although sour tasting fresh, but may be used in making syrups and preserves.

Valued for its very early spring bloom. Best as a hedge, screen or foundation plant or as a specimen or grouping in the shrub border. May also be trained as a small tree.

Full sun to part shade

Size: Medium growth speed to 15-25 feet tall, 15-20 feet wide at age

Crataegus viridus

Wihter King Hawthrone

A small deciduous tree with a rounded, vase-shaped habit. This trees has clusters of white flowers and toothed, glossy green leaves which turn red to purplish red in fall. Small, fruits mature in fall to a bright red and persist throughout the winter. The fruit is edible, but are best left for the birds. Stems are an attractive silver-gray. The bark of older trunks often exfoliates to expose an orangish-brown inner bark. Unlike most hawthorns, this cultivar is largely spineless, with only occasional small thorns.

Excellent spring flowering tree for lawns and streets. Good fall color and persistent fruit help provide year round interest.

Full sun

Size: 25-35.00 feet tall, 25-35.00 feet wide at age

Fagus granfiflora

American Beech

American beech is a large deciduous tree typically growing tall with a dense, upright-oval to rounded-spreading crown. It is a low-branched tree. Trunks have distinctive thin, smooth, gray bark. The dark green leaves have coarse, widely-spaced marginal teeth. Foliage turns golden bronze in fall. Beechnuts ripen in fall and are edible.

A large tree for a large space. Good in large lawns.

Full sun to part shade

Size: Slow growing 50-80 feet tall,  40-80  feet wide at age

Fagus Sylvatica

'Riversii/Coppersi' (Purple European Beech)

'Asplenifolia' (Cut Leaf European Beech)

European beech is a large deciduous tree typically tall with a dense, upright-oval to rounded-spreading crown. European beech have smaller size, darker gray bark, and shorter leaves that have wavy untoothed margins. The leaves are a lustrous dark green which turns golden bronze in fall. Beechnuts ripen in fall and are edible.

A large tree for a large space. Excellent shade tree for large lawns and parks.

Full sun to part shade

Size: Slow growing to 50-60 feet tall, 35-50 feet wide at age

Ginkgo biloba

'Autumn Gold' (Autumn Gold Ginkgo (Male))

'Jades Butterfly'

Ginkgo is a deciduous conifer, and features distinctive two-lobed, somewhat leathery, fan-shaped, rich green leaves. Leaves turn bright yellow in fall. 

Good selection for lawn tree, street tree or shade tree. Also effective in city parks or near commercial buildings.

Full sun

Size: Slow growing to 50-80 feet tall, 30-40 feet wide at age

Gingko biloba 'Princeton Sentry'

Princeton Sentry Gingko

Princeton Sentry is an all-male cultivar typically growing upright, narrowly conical habit. Leaves turn a uniform golden yellow in autumn and persist for several weeks. When the leaves do drop, they drop rapidly, forming a golden carpet around the tree. It features distinctive fan-shaped, rich green leaves. 

Excellent choice for a variety of uses, including lawn tree, street tree or shade tree. Also effective in city parks and near commercial buildings.

Full sun

Size: 40-50 feet tall, 20-30 feet spread at age

Gleditsia triacanthos inermis 'Skycole'

Skyline Honeylocust

This honey locust, is tall with a central leader. The dark green leaves turn an attractive yellow in the fall. Skyline is a thornless and nearly seedless variety that is recommended for lawns and streets.

Full Sun

Size:  40-45 feet  tall, 25-35 feet wide at age

Gymnocladus dioicus

Kentucky Coffee Tree

Kentucky coffeetree is a tall deciduous tree with rough, scaly gray-brown bark and large leaves. It has a tall irregular open oval crown. Leaflets are blue-green in summer, turning an undistinguished yellow in fall. Larger trees typically cast light shade. Native Americans & settlers, roasted and ground the seeds to brew a coffee-like beverage, hence the common name. Seeds are very toxic before being roasted, and should never be eaten straight from the tree. Trees are late to leaf out in spring and are one of the first to drop leaves in the fall.

Good landscape tree for large lawns and parks.

Full sun

Size: 60-80 feet tall, 40-55 feet wide at age

Hammamelis x intermdeia 'Diane'

Diane Witchhazel

This witchhazel is medium to large deciduous shrubs that typically noted for their mid to late winter flowers which appear before the foliage emerges. This cultivar is noted for its winter-blooming, mildly fragrant, red to copper-red. The clusters of these flowers bloom along the stems from late January to March. The broad-oval green leaves turn attractive shades of yellow, orange and red in fall.

This plant can be used in shrub borders, and woodland gardens. It can also be used as a screen or tall hedge. It is a good specimen due to late winter flowers, attractive summer foliage and fall color.

Full sun to part shade

Size: 8-12.00 feet tall, 10-15 feet wide at age

Lagerstroemia indica 'Blush'

Black Diamond Crape Myrtle

Crape myrtle, is an upright, wide-spreading, multi-stemmed, deciduous shrub or small tree in the loosestrife family. Key ornamental features include long bloom period, exfoliating bark and superb fall color. In the wild, flowers are typically white, pink, mauve, lavender and purple. Alternate to sub-opposite, thick and leathery leaves emerge light green often with a tinge of red, mature to dark green by summer and finally turn attractive shades of yellow-orange-red in fall. Flowers give way to round seed capsules which often persist well into winter. Smooth pale pinkish-gray bark on mature branches exfoliates with age. 

Crape myrtle may be grouped or massed in borders or foundations. Also a good rock garden specimen.

Full sun

Size: Depends mainly on cultivar ranging from 1-25 feet tall and wide at age

Lagerstroemia indica 'Muskogee'

Muskogee Crape Myrtle

‘Muskogee’ is one of several mildew resistant hybrids. It typically is a large, deciduous, upright to spreading, multi-stemmed small tree with a vase-shaped crown. It features glossy, dark green leaves that turn red-orange in fall, light lavender-pink flowers that bloom from early/mid-summer to early fall, and gray to tan bark which exfoliates with age.

Good as a specimen, shrub, or in groups. Can be used as a screen, informal hedge or small tree.

Full sun

Size: 4-12 feet tall, 4-12 feet spread at age

Lagerstroemia indica 'Tuscarora'

Tuscarora Crape Myrtle

'Tuscararo' is one of several mildew resistant hybrids. It is a deciduous, upright, spreading, multi-stemmed shrub with arching branches. Features dark green foliage turning reddish orange in fall, mottled tan bark which exfoliates with age, and dark coral pink flowers from mid-summer to early fall.

Good as a specimen or in groups. It can be used in perennial borders, as a screen, or large informal hedge. Others train it as a single trunk tree for use both in the landscape and as a street tree.

Full sun

Size: 2-16 feet tall, 2-16 feet spead at age

Lagerstroemia indica 'Whit III'

Pink Velour Crape Myrtle

PINK VELOUR, features magenta-pink flowers from mid-summer to frost on upright branches. Thick and leathery purplish green leaves by summer turn orange-brown in fall. Grayish-brown bark on mature branches exfoliates with age.

Good as a specimen or in groups. It can be used for perennial borders, screens or an informal hedge.

Full sun

Size: 6-12 feet tall,6-12 feet spread at age

Lagerstroemia 'Natchez'

Natchez Crape Myrtle

This crape myrtle cultivar is one of several mildew resistant hybrids. It is a deciduous, upright, spreading, multi-stemmed shrub. It features dark green foliage turning orange to red in fall, dark cinnamon brown bark which exfoliates, and white flowers from mid-summer to early fall.

Good as a specimen or in groups. It can be used in perennial borders, as a screen, or large informal hedge. Others train it as a single trunk tree for use both in the landscape and as a street tree.

Full sun

Size: 4-21 feet tall, 4-21 feet spread at age

Lagerstroemia 'Tonto'

Tonto Crape Myrtle

This crape myrtle cultivar is one of several mildew resistant hybrids. It is a deciduous, upright, spreading, multi-stemmed shrub. It features dark green foliage turning dull red to reddish purple in fall, beige bark which exfoliates with age and bright magenta flowers from mid-summer to early fall.

Good as a specimen or in groups. Works well in shrub or perennial borders. It can also be used as a screen or informal hedge

Full sun

Size: 2-8 feet tall, 2-6 feet spread at age

Liriodendron tulipifera

Tulip Tree/Yellow Poplar

Tulip tree or yellow poplar is a large, stately, deciduous tree of eastern North America that typically grows tall with a pyramidal to broad conical habit. It is named and noted for its cup-shaped, tulip-like flowers that bloom in spring. Flowers are yellow with an orange band at the base of each petal. Four-lobed bright green leaves turn golden yellow in fall. 

Very large shade or lawn tree for large landscapes. Generally not recommended as a street tree.

Full sun

Size: 60-90 feet tall, 30-50 feet wide at age

Liquidambar styraciflua 'Slender Silhouette'

Slender Silhouette Sweetgum

Slender silhouette sweet gum is a columnar deciduous tree. The glossy, long-stalked, deep green leaves have toothed margins that make the leaf resemble a star. Fall color at its best is a brilliant mixture of yellows, oranges, purples and reds. This cultivar produces less fruit.

This is an excellent columnar tree. Must be planted almost anywhere because of its columnar growth habits. 

Full Sun

Size: Fast growing reaching 35-50 feet tall, 4 feet wide at age

Magnolia stellata 'Royal Star'

Royal Star Magnolia 

Magnolia stellata, commonly called star magnolia, it is a small deciduous tree that typically grows with a spreading, rounded crown. It is also often grown as a large oval to rounded shrub. It is noted for its compact size and late winter to early spring bloom of star-shaped white flowers. 

‘Royal Star’ is a popular cultivar that has slightly larger and showier fragrant white flowers than the species. 

It is a beautiful specimen flowering tree or shrub for lawns, foundations, shrub borders. May be grown as a tall informal hedge.

Full sun to part shade

Size: 10-20 feet tall, 8-15 feet wide at age

Magnolia virgiana

Sweetbay Magnolia

Sweet bay magnolia typically is grown as a rounded crown tree or a multi-stemmed shrub.  This tree has cup-shaped, fragrant creamy white flowers which appear in mid-spring and sometimes continue sporadically throughout the summer. The shiny semi-evergreen foliage is silvery beneath. 

This is an excellent specimen tree for lawns, can be used as a tall multi-stemmed shrub, or for shrub borders. Use in foundation plantings, near patios. Will grow in wet soils such as those found in low spots or near ponds/streams.

Full sun to part shade

Size: 10-35 feet tall, 10-35 feet wide at age

Magnolia virginiana ‘Henry Hicks’

Henry Hicks Magnolia

Sweet bay magnolia typically is grown as a rounded crown tree or a multi-stemmed shrub.  This tree has cup-shaped, fragrant creamy white flowers which appear in mid-spring and sometimes continue sporadically throughout the summer. The shiny semi-evergreen foliage is silvery beneath.

Henry Hicks magnolia has a wide columnar habit.  It can be trained into a multi-trunked, spreading specimen plant, or left with the central leader intact as a wide column.

Sweetbay Magnolia makes an excellent tree for planting next to buildings, in narrow alleys or corridors, or in other urban areas with limited space for horizontal crown expansion. The narrow crown can be used to keep it a tall upright tree or a round multi-stemmed, spreading shrub. It is ideal for use as a patio tree, or specimen. This tree provides vertical definition in a shrub border or as a free standing specimen.

Full sun to part shade

Size: 40-50 feet tall, 15-25 feet wide at age

Magnolia virgiana 'Moonglow'

Moonglow Magnolia

Sweet bay magnolia typically is grown as a rounded crown tree or a multi-stemmed shrub.  This tree has cup-shaped, fragrant creamy white flowers which appear in mid-spring and sometimes continue sporadically throughout the summer. The shiny semi-evergreen foliage is silvery beneath. 

Moonglow magnolias are a cultivar that is known for having more vigorous upright growth, better cold hardiness with semi-evergreen foliage in the northern part of its range, and slightly larger flowers. This  medium-sized tree has an oval to vase-shaped form. The leaves are glossy dark green above and silvery-green below. Cone-like fruits with bright red seeds mature in fall and can be showy. 

It is an excellent specimen tree for residential landscapes.  Will grow in wet soils such as those found in low spots or near ponds & streams.

Full sun to part shade

Size: 15-35 feet tall, 10-20 feet waide at age

Magnolia x 'Ann'

x 'Ann' (Ann Magnolia)

x 'Star' (10 Royal Star Magnolia)

Magnolia plants can be deciduous or evergreen trees and shrubs. Most plants feature large simple leaves, fragrant flowers which bloom in early spring before or while the leaves are emerging or in late spring to summer.

 ‘Ann’ is primarily noted for its compact shrubby habit, slightly fragrant purple-red flowers and late bloom. It is a slow-growing, deciduous shrub or small tree. The flowers are longand slightly fragrant. Flowers may sporadically repeat bloom in mid summer. The green leaves  turn yellow in fall.

This flowering shrub/small tree can be used for lawns, foundations, shrub borders. It

works well as a specimen or mass. May be grown as a tall informal hedge.

Full sun to part shade

Size: Slow growing to 8-10 feet tall, 8-10 feet wide at age

Malus

'Indian Summer' (Fruting Pink Flower Crabapple)

'Sugartyme' (Fruiting White Flower Crabapple)

X (Eating) - Honeycrisp, Gala, & Fuji

The difference between apples and crabapples is the size of the fruit. If the fruit is 2” or greater, it is considered an apple. Although apple fruit trees produce attractive flowers, hybridizing efforts focus on fruit characteristics – such as taste, texture and storage capacity as well as disease resistance.

This plant can be used as a specimen or in groupings. 

Full Sun

Size: 12-16 feet tall, and 12-14 feet wide at age

Nyssa sylvatica 'Wildfire'

Wildfire Black Gum

Black gum is a slow-growing, deciduous, tree which occurs in a wide range of soils. Although it is primarily a lowland tree found in low wet woods and bottomlands it can also can be found on dry rocky wooded slopes and in ravines. This tree has a straight trunk and rounded crown but can be more pyramidal when young. Fruits mature to a dark blue and are attractive to birds and wildlife. The dark green leaves have a spectacular scarlet fall color. 

Excellent ornamental shade tree for lawns or street tree. Also grows well in moist woodland gardens or naturalized areas or in low spots subject to periodic flooding.

Full sun to part shade

Size: Slow growing to 30-50 feet tall, 20-30 feet wide at age

Platanus x aceriflia

London Plane Tree

London planetree has features include: Leaves have deeper sinuses then the American Sycamore (one parent of this tree) and fruiting balls appear in pairs. Like its American parent, it typically grows tall and has horizontal with a rounded growth habit. It has brown bark which exfoliates in irregular pieces to reveal creamy white inner bark. The large 3-5 lobed medium to dark green leaves typically turn an undistinguished yellow-brown in the fall. 

A large tree for a large space. Generally considered too large and too messy for street tree use.

Full sun

Size: 75-100 feet tall, 60-75 feet spread at age

Prunus serrulata 'Kwanzan'

Kwanzan Cherry

‘Kanzan’ is a double flowering Japanese cherry that is noted for its profuse and showy spring bloom. It typically grows wide with a vase shape, with a spreading-rounded crown. Deep pink flowers bloom in clusters just before and as the leaves emerge. New leaves may be tinged with bronze-red. The dark green leaves turn yellow to orange-bronze in the fall. Plants are sterile and do not produce fruit.

Excellent specimen tree. Also effective in groupings throughout the lawn. They can be used as street trees.

Full sun to part shade

Size: 25-30 feet tall, 25-30 feet spread at age

Prunus subhirtella 'Pendula'

Weeping Higan Cherry

Higan cherry is a medium sized deciduous tree. Prunus x subhirtella, generally features non-fragrant pale pink to white flowers in spring, pea-sized blackish fruits in late summer and green leaves. Several different selections are also commonly sold under the name of ‘Pendula’ or var. pendula, which is a weeping form that features white to pink flowers in spring.

Cultivars are generally small flowering trees. Can be used as a specimen or in groupings.

Full sun to part shade

Size: 20-30 feet tall, 15-25 feet spread at age

Prunus x yedoensis

Yoshino Cherry

Yoshino cherry is a ornamental flowering cherry tree that typically grows with a spreading, broad-rounded, open crown. Clusters of fragrant white flowers appear in spring before or simultaneous to the emergence of the leaves. Flowers are followed by small black cherries which are bitter to humans but loved by birds. The dark green leaves turn yellow and with bronze tints in fall.

Excellent small to medium-sized tree for lawns, along streets, adjacent to decks or patios. Effective as a specimen or in groups.

Full sun to part shade

Size: 30-40 feet tall, 30-40 feet spread at age

Prunus × yedoensis 'Akebono'

Akebono Cherry

Yoshino cherry is a ornamental flowering cherry tree that typically grows with a spreading, broad-rounded, open crown. Clusters of fragrant white flowers appear in spring before or simultaneous to the emergence of the leaves. Flowers are followed by small black cherries which are bitter to humans but loved by birds. The dark green leaves turn yellow and with bronze tints in fall.

Excellent small to medium-sized tree for lawns, along streets, adjacent to decks or patios. Effective as a specimen or in groups.

Full sun to part shade

Size: 25-35 feet tall, 25-40 feet spread at age

Quercus bicolor

Swamp White Oak

Swamp white oak is a medium sized, deciduous tree with a broad, rounded crown and a short trunk. Leaves are dark, shiny green above and silvery white beneath which turns yellow, but sometimes reddish purple in the fall. Also has surprisingly good drought resistance.

Can be used as a specimen, street tree, or in the lawn. A good tree for wet ground and low spots.

Full sun

Size: 50-60 feet tall, 50-60 feet spread at age

Quercus lyrata

Overcup Oak

Overcup oak typically is a medium sized deciduous oak with a straight trunk and broad rounded crown. Deep green leaves with fuzzy white undersides turn shades of yellow-brown sometimes with orange and red in fall. Slightly shaggy gray to grayish-brown bark on mature trees is reminiscent of white oak.

Medium oak for low-lying areas.

Full sun

Size: 40-60 feet tall, 40-60.00 feet spread at age

Quercus robur 'Fastigiata'

Columnar English Oak

English oak, is a large, majestic, deciduous oak that typically grows with a broad-spreading, rounded crown. Trunks are typically short, with ridged and furrowed dark gray to black bark. Short-stalked, dark green leaves are blue-green beneath. Quercus robur f.fastigiata is a narrow-upright, columnar, fastigiate form of English oak featuring dense, upright branching that rises at a sharp and narrow angle from the trunk. Leaves remain green throughout the growing season with little fall color.

Tall but narrow tree that will fit in small spaces where height is required. Can be used as an accent, screen, street tree, or in parks.

Full sun

Size: 50-60 feet tall, 10-20 feet spread at age

Salix babylonica

Weeping Willow

Salix babylonica, commonly called weeping willow or Babylon weeping willow, is a medium to large deciduous tree with a stout trunk topped by a graceful broad-rounded crown of branches that sweep downward to the ground. It grows to 30-50’ (sometimes to 60’) tall and as wide. It is native to China.

Many consider this tree to have the best form of the weeping willows available in commerce. Bark is gray-black. Branchlets are typically green or brown. This weeping willow can be a spectacular specimen at the edge of a pond with its branches gracefully weeping down to touch the water, however, it is often very difficult to site this tree in a residential landscape. It is dioecious, with male and female flowers appearing in silvery green catkins (to 1” long) on separate male and female trees. Flowering catkins appear in April-May, but are not showy. Narrow, leaves are light green above and gray-green beneath. Variable fall color is usually an undistinguished greenish-yellow.

Weeping willow grow best in moist soils along streams, ponds or other water bodies. It is generally not recommended for use as a specimen in residential landscapes because of its susceptibility to breakage, potential insect/disease problems, invasive roots which seek out cracks in sewer and water pipes, litter potential, and overall mature size.

Full sun to part shade

Size: Fast growing to 30-50 feet tall, 30-50 feet spread at age

Syringa reticulata

Ivory Silk Lilac

Ivory silk lilac is a small tree or large shrub with an oval-rounded crown. Its best ornamental feature is its showy, fragrant, creamy white flowers that bloom in late spring to early summer. The reddish-brown peeling bark is attractive on younger branches, gradually turning gray with age. Sharply tipped,  dark green leaves with no fall color.

Effective as a specimen in the landscape. Tree forms are effective along streets, in lawns, near decks/patios or in foundations. Shrub forms are effective in borders or small groups. May be used as a screen along property lines.

Full sun

Size: 20-30 feet tall, 15-20 feet wide at age

Taxodium distichum

'Peve Minaret' (Minature Bald Cypress)

'Lindsey's Skyward' (Lindsey's Skyward Baldcypress

Bald cypress is a long-lived, pyramidal conifer looks like a needled evergreen in summer, it is deciduous. It is native to southern swamps, bayous and rivers, primarily being found in coastal areas. Trunks are flared at the base, and when growing in water, often develop distinctive, knobby root growths ("knees") which protrude above the water surface around the tree. Soft, feathery, yellowish-green foliage turns an attractive orange/cinnamon-brown in fall. Rounded, wrinkled, 1 inch diameter, purplish-green cones mature to brown.

A large ornamental tree for parks or large lawns. Good selection for growing in wet soils either in low spots or near water.

Full sun

Size: 50-70 feet tall, 20-45 feet wide at age

Ulmus americana 'Princeton'

Princeton Elm

American elm is a vase-shaped, medium to large, deciduous tree that typically grows tall with a broad-rounded crown. 'Princeton' reportedly has excellent resistance to Dutch elm disease. Rough-textured, dark green toothed leaves typically turn yellow in fall.

May be used as a lawn, shade or street tree.

Full sun

Size: 50-70 feet tall, 30-50 feet wide at age

Ulmus x 'Frontier'

Frontier Elm

The frontier elm is a hybrid between the smooth-leaved elm and Chinese elm. They are beautiful pyramidal trees with nice, straight trunks and branches that arch outward. The leaves are small and toothed. Fall color is an outstanding rich red, with central veins that often remain green. It was one of many attempts to replace the American elm with hybrids resistant to Dutch elm disease. This tree has .

May be used as a lawn, shade or street tree.

Full sun to part shade

Size: Slow growing to 25-40 feet tall, 15-30 feet wide at age