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Fraxinus americans `Autumn Purple´ White `Autumn Purple´ Ash The Autumn Purple Ash is a seedless male tree and is a cultivar of the species which is native to North America. It has pyramidal growth turning to round-topped crown at maturity. Its green foliage develops to a spectacular deep red, maroon or purple fall color. The White Ash resists heat, grows rapidly and is adaptable to a wide range of soils and climate conditions. It is widely used for shade in parks and large landscapes.   Zones: 3 thru 9 Height: 50’-70’ Spread: 35’- 50’ Shape: Oval
Fraxinus pennsylvanica `Cimmaron´ Cimmaron Ash More narrow than its Fraxinus counterparts, the Cimmaron Ash is a seedless species with strong, upright branching that tolerates storms and snow damage. It is a fast growing ash tree with glossy dark green foliage that turns to brick red and orange red in the fall. The Cimmaron Ash had good salt tolerance but does not do well in poorly compacted soils. It is a sturdy tree for both rural and urban plantings.   Zones: 3 thru 9 Height: 50’-60’ Spread: 25’-30’ Shape: Oval
Fraxinus pennsylvanica `Summit´ Summit Ash Summit Green Ash grows in a pyramidal form maturing to a rather open, oval silhouette 55 feet tall by 50 feet wide. The tree grows quickly, with attractive red-tinged and furrowed bark. The glossy green foliage of spring and summer turns to intense golden yellow in the fall. The Summit Ash adapts well to city street tree planting pits and other confi ned soil spaces. It tolerates wet or dry soils, acid or alkaline.   Zones: 3 thru 9 Height: 55’-60’ Spread: 50’-60’ Shape: Oval
Fraxinus pennsylvanica `Marshall Seedless´ Marshall Seedless Ash This fast growing tree will adapt to many different landscape conditions and can be grown on wet or dry sites, preferring moist. It is a somewhat irregular shaped tree when young becoming oval when mature. Upright main branches bear twigs with droop toward the ground then bend upward at their tips. The glossy dark green foliage turns yellow in the fall. A popular tree in both urban and residential settings.   Zones: 3 thru 9 Height: 50’-60’ Spread: 40’-50’ Shape: Oval
Fraxinus pennsylvanica `Patmore´ Patmore Ash The Patmore Ash makes a good selection in either an urban setting or to produce shade and great fall color for the backyard. This cultivar of the Green Ash exhibits a tight well behaved shape. The attractive shiny green foliage changes to a yellow fall color. It is extremely hardy, seedless, and tolerates wet soils and is adaptable to soil conditions, be it clay, sand, acidic, or alkaline.   Zones: 3 thru 9 Height: 50’-60’ Spread: 30’-40’ Shape: Oval
Populus tremuloides Quaking Aspen This fast growing tree is the most widely distributed tree of North America, ranging in its natural habitat from the northeast coastal states to Alaska and down the Rocky Mountains into central Mexico. Stunning fall leaf color accent the smooth greenish white to cream colored bark on a long and narrow trunk. Tolerant of many soils it is sometimes called Trembling Aspen because the leaves tremble in a light breeze.   Zones: 1 thru 7 Height: 40’-60’ Spread: 20’-30’ Shape: Oval
Betula platyphylla var. japonica `Whitespire´ Whitespire Birch The Whitespire Birch is a selection from the parent Japanese (or Asian) White Birch. Whitespire Birch has a narrow, pyramidal to oval crown with many fi ne branches when young, spreading wider and becoming more oval with age, when several branches become dominant. It has a scaly, chalky white or creamy white bark. It prefers sandy or loamy soil and tolerates wet or dry conditions. Considered less susceptible to birch borer.   Zones: 4 thru 9 Height: 40’-50’ Spread: 25’-35’ Shape: Pyramidal, Oval
Betula nigra `Heritage´ Heritage Birch The Heritage Birch has a narrow, pyramidal to oval crown. When young, it has many fi ne branches that, with age, become more oval spreading wider as several branches become dominant. Its bark is scaly beige or creamy white, which remains an attractive pinkish-white for a period. Considered a superior selection of River Birch because of its glossy dark green foliage. Develops characteristic peeling bark on younger stems than River Birch.   Zones: 4 thru 9 Height: 40’-50’ Spread: 25’-35’ Shape: Pyramidal, Oval
Ulmus x `Homestead´ Homestead Elm The Homestead Elm is a fast growing tree with an upright, arching branching habit. Resistant to Dutch Elm disease, the tree was hybridized by the USDA Nursery Crops lab. Its dark green leaves of summer turn to yellow in the fall.   Zones: 4 thru 8 Height: 50’-60’ Spread: 30’-40’ Shape: Oval
Ginkgo biloba `Autumn Gold´ Autumn Gold Ginkgo The Ginkgo is a deciduous conifer that features distinctive, feathery, two lobed, fan-shaped leaves. The Autumn Gold variety is an all-male, fruitless, cultivar typically growing at maturity to 40-50' with a symmetrical, broadly spreading habit. Leaves turn a uniform golden yellow in autumn and persist for several weeks. It adapts easily to a wide range of soil conditions and moisture levels. A popular urban tree tolerant to pollution and heat.   Zones: 3 thru 8 Height: 40’-50’ Spread: 25’-30’ Shape: Oval
Celtis occidentalis Common Hackberry The Common Hackberry is a large sized, native tree to the eastern U.S. It is considered a good replacement tree for the American Elm because of its similar form and adaptability. It is a tough, very large tree, growing rapidly to provide shade, deciduous windbreak, or erosion control. The Hackberry is one of the most popular urban-tolerant shade trees. The foliage is bright green turning yellow in the fall.   Zones: 2 thru 9 Height: 40’-60’ Spread: 25’-45’ Shape: Spreading Crown
Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis `Skyline´ Skyline Thornless Honeylocust The Skyline Thornless Honeylocust is a widely planted landscape tree. Its tolerance to the stresses of urban conditions partially accounts for its popularity, especially its ability to withstand drought and its ability to grow under a wide range of soil conditions. A fast growing tree with fragrant spring flowers and a delicate, open silhouette that allows grass to grow underneath. Tiny leafl ets turn yellow or yellow-green in the fall.   Zones: 3 thru 9 Height: 50’-74’ Spread: 35’-50’ Shape: Pyramidal
Acer x freemanii Autumn Blaze Maple If you want a large, fast growing tree with spectacular fall color, the Autumn Blaze Maple is an excellent choice. The Autumn Blaze Maple is a hybrid of the red and silver maple that combines the best traits of both. It possesses the vigor and adaptability of the silver with the beauty and strength of the red maple. It is very adaptable to a wide range of climate and soil conditions. Uniform in shape, the shiny green leaves turn red in the fall.   Zones: 3 thru 8 Height: 40’-60’ Spread: 40’-60’ Shape: Oval
Acer rubrum `Autumn Flame´ Autumn Flame Maple The Autumn Flame Maple is a medium to fast growing red maple and one of the first trees to show its fall color. When young, it is pyramidal in shape with ascending branches, turning to a broad round shape at maturity. It is capable of handling excessive moisture and is not tolerant of drought or very hot dry weather. The scarlet green leaves always show a hint of color turning to sensational red and orange in the fall.   Zones: 4 thru 8 Height: 40’-60’ Spread: 40’-60’ Shape: Round
Acer platanoides `Crimson King´ `Crimson King´ Norway Maple The Crimson King Maple is a variety of Norway Maple popular for its purple-green foliage throughout the summer. Leaves turn brown, dark maroon or bronze in the fall before dropping. The oval to rounded crown fi lls with maroon-yellow flowers in the spring. The large dark colored leaves produce a dense shade as the tree reaches maturity. It is perfect for use as a street tree, accent tree or shade tree.   Zones: 3 thru 7 Height: 35’-45’ Spread: 25’-40’ Shape: Oval
Acer platanoides `Emerald Queen´ `Emerald Queen´ Norway Maple This cultivar of Norway Maple is a rapid growing hardwood maple. The upright, rounded crown centered on a straight trunk fills with greenish- yellow flowers in the spring. Lateral branches grow upright while the tree is young which minimizes the pruning requirement. The Emerald Queen provides dense shape and its glossy green foliage turns to a brilliant yellow fall color unmatched by most trees. It is well adapted as a street tree.   Zones: 4 thru 7 Height: 50’-70’ Spread: 35’-45’ Shape: Oval
Acer saccharum `Green Mountain´ `Green Mountain´ Sugar Maple This cultivar of Sugar Maple has a medium growth rate reaching 50 feet tall at maturity. Its characteristic thicker leaf has good resistance to scorch and better drought tolerance. Growing in full shade or sun. Sugar Maples will tolerate a wide variety of soil types. Its dense, highly branched crown creates heavy shade. Dark, glossy leaves turn brilliant orange, red, bright yellow in the fall.   Zones: 3 thru 8 Height: 40’-60’ Spread: 35’-50’ Shape: Oval Crown
Acer x freemanii `Marmo´ Marmo Maple The Acer x freemanii belongs in the hybrid group between the red maple (Acer rubrum) and the silver maple (Acer saccharinum). These species have been chosen for the autumn color, growth rate and habit. The Marmo Maple is an upright, columnar tree with leaves that turn from a medium green, silver-grey underside to a bright orange-yellow in the fall.   Zones: 4 thru 7 Height: 50’-70’ Spread: 30’-40’ Shape: Columnar
Acer rubrum `Red Sunset´ Red Sunset Maple The Red Sunset Maple is considered one of the best trees for early fall color. A large deciduous tree that has a pyramidal form when young becoming rounded with age. The glossy green leaves turn a brilliant orange-scarlet in the fall. Red flowers in dense clusters appear in late March to early April. The tree grows rapidly and has a dense canopy in the sun, but opens up in partial shade.   Zones: 4 thru 8 Height: 45’-50’ Spread: 25’-40’ Shape: Oval Upright
Acer rubrum `Sun Valley´ Sun Valley Maple The Sun Valley Maple is a cross of Acer rubrum ‘Red Sunset’ and Acer rubrum ‘Autumn Flame’. This Red Maple cultivar has exceptional, long lasting red fall color. A male tree producing no fruit it grows to medium size and is easily adaptable to a wide range of soil conditions. Excellent for lawn, street, highway or park planting and as a shade tree for residential sites.   Zones: 4 thru 8 Height: 35’-50’ Spread: 30’-40’ Shape: Oval Crown
Acer saccharum Sugar Maple Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum), sometimes called hard maple or rock maple, is one of the largest and more important of the hardwoods. It is a large growing tree with a medium to fast growth rate. Medium to dark leaves turn yellow, burnt orange, or red in the fall. It tolerates shade, likes well drained, moderately moist, fertile soil. In the spring, the numerous yellow flowers give it a distinct appearance.   Zones: 3 thru 8 Height: 60’-90’ Spread: 35’-45’ Shape: Oval Crown
Quercus macrocarpa Bur Oak The Bur Oak is a large, long-lived tree on good sites, with stout limbs forming a broad crown at maturity. Tolerant of a variety of moisture and soil conditions, it adapts well to urban settings. Its fringed acorns are larger than most and an excellent source of food for wildlife. Other attributes include dense shade and resistance to air pollution and heat. Generally slow growth is compensated by strength and longevity that may exceed 300 years.   Zones: 3 thru 8 Height: 50’-80’ Spread: 50’-80’ Shape: Round
Quercus palustris Pin Oak The Pin Oak is one of the most widely used native oaks in landscaping. One of the faster growing oaks, it can grow 12 to 15 feet in 5 to 7 years. The mature tree is distinctive from a distance with it’s ascending upper branches and drooping lower branches. A popular, graceful lawn tree with regular compact form and fi ne-textured foliage. Green glossy leaves give way to brilliant red to bronze fall color.   Zones: 4 thru 8 Height: 50’-70’ Spread: 35’-40’ Shape: Pyramidal
Quercus rubra Red Oak The Red Oak grows more rapidly than most oaks and is useful for planting in residential areas. It is known for its strength and brilliant fall color of yellow-brown to red. The form is rounded and the ascending, usually large branches, tend to branch low to the ground. New leaves have a reddish color in the spring. The fruit of the Red “Oak is a large, broad, rounded acorn with a very shallow disk-like or saucer-shaped cup or cap.”   Zones: 4 thru 8 Height: 60’-70’ Spread: 40’-50’ Shape: Round Crown
Quercus coccinea Scarlet Oak Scarlet Oak (Quercus coccinea), also called black oak, red oak, or Spanish oak, is best known for its brilliant autumn color. Its leaves are glossy deep green on top, paler green below and turn a beautiful scarlet in the fall. “The impressive fall coloration of the leaves gives this tree its common name. Crown is open and rounded,” providing light shade. It is fast growing and tolerates a wide range of soils.   Zones: 4 thru 9 Height: 50’-80’ Spread: 40’-50’ Shape: Round Crown
Quercus bicolor Swamp White Oak The Swamp White Oak is a long-lived tree that may reach 300 to 350 years of age. The name bicolor refers to the two-colored leaf, shining dark green above and velvety white underneath, turning golden in the fall. Its canopy is often ascending in youth and middle age, becoming more rounded at maturity. Its moderate to rapid growth grows well in sun to partial shade, tolerates a range of soil types including damp sites and is drought tolerant.   Zones: 4 thru 8 Height: 50’-60’ Spread: 50’-60’ Shape: Oval