| Shellbark Hickory | ||
| SCIENTIFIC NAME: CARYA LACINIOSA The Shellbark Hickory tree, Carya laciniosa, is also know as bigleaf shagbark, kingnut, big shellbark, bottom shellbark, thick shellbark and western shellbark). This deciduous tree is similar to that of the Shagbark Hickory, but often not quite as shag | |
| Showy Mountain Ash | ||
| SCIENTIFIC NAME: SORBUS DECORA The Showy Mountain Ash, Sorbus decora, is a smaller, rounded, ornamental tree that is grown for its white flowers, handsome foliage, and showy red fruit. These small white flowers bloom from June to July. Its branches spread to form a narrow, open, and round topped crown. The hardiest of the species in this country, it is slow growing and resistant to disease. Own root. It is a main source of food for birds, who will scatter the seeds. The fruits are not edible for humans. This plant is attractive to bees and butterflies. Showy Mountain Ash has average water needs; water regularly; do not overwater. | |
| Shumard Oak | ||
| SCIENTIFIC NAME: QUERCUS SHUMARDII The Shumard Oak tree, Quercus shumardii, is one of the largest southern red oak trees. It grows moderately fast and produces acorns every 2 to 4 years that are a bonus since they can be used by wildlife for food. A handsome shade tree, suggested as a s | |
| Siberian Elm | ||
| SCIENTIFIC NAME: ULMUS PUMILA The Siberian Elm tree, Ulmus pumila, is the fastest growing deciduous hedge we know of and the more you trim, the denser the hedge. The Siberian Elm is a fast growing, hardy, and drought resistant tree when established. It is one of the first to leaf in the spring and one of the last to shed its leaves in the fall. It is also considered to be a great windbreak tree are when planted in rows. To use as a hedge, plant 10 to 15' apart in the row. Siberian Elm has moderate water requirements until established. Very adaptable, often grows under adverse conditions. Resistant to Dutch elm disease. Excellent when used for wildlife cover. | |
| Silver Linden | ||
| SCIENTIFIC NAME: TILIA TOMENTOSA The Linden, Silver, Tilia tomentosa, is a beautiful deciduous tree with a pyramidal form when young, but as it ages it develops into an upright silhouette with an oval canopy, and often has multiple trunks. It is a great shade tree with light gray, smooth bark, and dark green leaves, that are four to five inches long, and bright silver and fuzzy below. This causes the tree to almost appear as if it is shimmering with each little breeze. In early summer, the tree is perfumed with extremely fragrant clusters of small, yellow/white blossoms. The leaves turn yellow before dropping in autumn. Being pollution tolerant, it is quite popular for use as a shade, specimen, or street tree. | |
| Snow White Flwrng. Dogwood | ||
| SCIENTIFIC NAME: CORNUS FLORIDA 'CHEROKEE PRINCESS' The Snow White Flowering Dogwood tree, Cornus florida, 'Cherokee Princess', exhibits a early and heavy white flowering habit. It is an erect growing white flowering dogwood with a straight central leader that displays four inch flowers. Large snow white blooms appear in abundance on this vigorous growing upright tree. The fall color of the upper leaf surface of the Cherokee Princess Flowering Dogwood is dependably red or red-purple, but the lower leaf surface still retains a silvery hue for a bicolor effect. This deciduous flowering dogwood tree is an excellent ornamental tree. | |
| Southern Magnolia | ||
| SCIENTIFIC NAME: MAGNOLIA GRANDIFLORA The Magnolia, Southern, Magnolia grandiflora, is an aristocrat of trees. It grows well throughout Georgia, is widely adaptable to a variety of soils, and has few pest problems. With glossy evergreen foliage, and large white fragrant blossoms, it truly is | |
| Southern Red Oak | ||
| SCIENTIFIC NAME: QUERCUS FALCATA The Southern Red Oak tree, Quercus falcata, is characterized by its rough bark. The Southern red oak is also referred to as Spanish oak. Southern Red Oak trees are a medium-sized tree with a short trunk and large branches supporting a rounded crown. The bark is dark gray in color, furrowed, and is marked by rough ridges and plates. It is a tree of the Old South, ranging from Maryland to Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas. The acorns are usually produced singly, and biennially. They are 1/2 to 3/4 inch long, roughly spherical and orange-brown. Songbirds, turkey, a variety of small mammals and deer eat the nuts.The Southern Oak tree is deciduous and is a good shade tree adapted to drier sites. The wood of the Southern Red Oak is strong and coarse-grained. | |
| Star Magnolia | ||
| SCIENTIFIC NAME: MAGNOLIA STELLATA) The Magnolia, Star, Magnolia stellata, is one of the smallest magnolias, producing a showy cloud of white flowers in early spring. It is a very slow growing perennial shrub or small tree native to Japan. It features its large fragrant flowers before the appearance of the leaves. The flowers can be injured by late spring frosts and wind. Star Magnolia produces a reddish-green, knobby aggregate fruit which is about 2 inches long that matures and opens in early autumn. The fruit often drops before fully developed, but mature fruit opens by slits to reveal orange-red seeds. The shrub prefers deep, acidic soil and full sun. Use as a single specimen or a foundation planting. | |
| Sugar Tyme-« Crabapple | ||
| SCIENTIFIC NAME: MALUS 'SUTYZAM' (PP7,062) The Sugar Tyme® Crabapple, Malus 'Sutyzam' (PP7,062), is a disease resistant crabapple that was a 1999 Michigan Growers' Choice Award winner. It has crisp green foliage and pale buds that open to masses of gorgeous, fragrant flowers snowy flowers in May, which completely cover the tree. The Sugar Tyme Crabapple has large, deep red berries that ripen in fall and persist through winter. Vigorous and very disease-resistant, it forms an upright, oval shape and is a bit smaller than some other flowering crabs. Sugar Tyme is spectacular in the landscape since the rich red fruits remain on the tree all year. This tree does well in most soil, but will be more attractive if fed peat and compost. | |
| Summit Ash | ||
| SCIENTIFIC NAME: FRAXINUS PENNSYLVANICA 'SUMMIT' The Summit Ash, Fraxinus pennsylvanica 'Summit', is a vigorous selection of green ash that features a straight trunk and is uniformly upright in habit. Being very hardy, it tends to color early in the fall with golden yellow color. Although reported to b | |
| Sunburst Honey Locust | ||
| SCIENTIFIC NAME: GLEDITSIA TRIACANTHOS F. INERMIS 'SUNBURST' The Sunburst Honeylocust tree, Gleditsia triacanthos inermis, 'Sunburst', is smaller in stature than the common Honeylocust tree. Sunburst Honeylocust trees display yellow new growth, and the yellow leaves persists throughout the season. The wood is de | |
| Swamp White Oak | ||
| SCIENTIFIC NAME: QUERCUS BICOLOR The Swamp White Oak tree, Quercus bicolor, is a beautiful native tree with lustrous, heavy textured leaves with wavy margins. This rugged oak grows well in either upland or swampy areas. It is tolerant of poorly drained sites and frequently is found in heavy mucky soils. The Swamp White Oak is a rapidly growing tree that flowers in spring. The acorns mature and are shed in September or October of the same year. The Swamp White Oak is a long-lived tree that may reach 300 to 350 years old. The name bicolor refers to the two-colored leaf, shining dark green above and velvety white pubescence below, turning golden in the fall. This deciduous tree has a rounded open habit. Swamp Oak trees transplant easily. It casts dense shade. The sweet acorns are eaten by whitetail deer, mallards, wood ducks, wild turkeys, squirrels, woodpeckers, and smaller rodents. | |
| Sweet Gum | ||
| SCIENTIFIC NAME: LIQUIDAMBAR STYRACIFLUA The Sweetgum tree, Liquidambar styraciflua, is a rapid growing shade tree usually grown for its excellent fall color. It has an upright pyramidal growth habit in its youth and then becomes spreading, irregular and open as it ages. The star shaped lustrous dark green foliage turns a spectacular fall color, often a combination of green, yellow, orange, red and purple foliage, but sometimes solid crimson, burgundy or scarlet. The Sweetgum tree usually does not flower or fruit for the first 15 to 20 years. It prefers full sun and can grow to 60 feet high and 40 feet wide. The Sweetgum tree has landscape value as a shade, specimen or focal point tree. Sweetgum trees are an excellent lawn, park, or street tree. Birds like the seeds it produces. The bark has a corky appearance. It has spectacular colors, is fast growing, and has great shade. | |
| Tatarian Maple | ||
| SCIENTIFIC NAME: ACER TATARICUM The Tatarian Maple, Acer tataricum', is quite similar to Amur Maple and the two species readily hybridize when grown together. Tatarian Maple grows slightly larger and is naturally more tree like in growth habit. The Tatarian Maples are slightly larger and usually develop a good red coloration when maturing. Fall color is usually yellow to reddish brown. A good tree for planters or patios. It has excellent small tree form and good foliage quality. | |
| Tree Lilac | ||
| SCIENTIFIC NAME: SYRINGA RETICULATA 'IVORY SILK' The Tree Lilac, Syringa reticulata, 'Ivory Silk' is a heavily flowering tree, covered by large plumes of small white flowers in the beginning of summer. It's dark green leaves blending with it's fragrant white flowers are a favorite for spring-time | |
| Walker Weeping Caragana | ||
| SCIENTIFIC NAME: CARAGANA ARBORESCENS 'WALKER' The Walker Weeping Caragana, Caragana arborescens 'Walker', is budded on a standard. This small tree has finely cut foliage for a fern-like appearance. Strongly weeping, Walker was developed at the Morden Research Station in Manitoba, Canada. An outstanding accent plant for limited areas, it bears bright yellow flowers in spring that are usually hidden by the leaves. This vigorous, twining vine has large, heart-shaped to rounded, dark green leaves. Walker Weeping grows flat against a trellis and offers a dense shade. Walker Weeping is an excellent small accent plant or specimen plant for tight areas. Its weeping branches and finely cut foliage gives it a unique appearance. Make this an outstanding special feature plant in your landscape! | |
| Water Oak | ||
| SCIENTIFIC NAME: QUERCUS NIGRA The Water Oak tree, Quercus nigra, is also known as a spotted oak or possum oak. Water Oak trees are a conical to round-topped tree. It is a popular tree in the South as a shade and street tree. This deciduous tree is fast growing and it starts produci | |
| Weeping Cherry | ||
| SCIENTIFIC NAME: PRUNUS SUBHIRTELLA 'PENDULA PLENA ROSEA' The Weeping Cherry tree, Prunus subhirtelia 'Pendula Plena Rosea', has a medium growth rate for its arching vertical growth, but a rapid growth rate for its many weeping stems. The Higgins Weeping Cherry tree prefers moist, well-drained soils of averag | |
| White Ash | ||
| SCIENTIFIC NAME: FRAXINUS AMERICANA The White Ash tree, Fraxinus Americana, is a handsome native tree. It develops an open and rather round topped crown in its old age. This is the largest of the ash trees in North America. Mature trunks can reach almost 6 feet in diameter. This deciduous tree has firm gray bark with diamond-shaped furrows and interlacing ridges. The tree grows in the rich, moist, well-drained soil of bottomlands and other soil types on not-so-dry slopes. The size and value of White Ash trees makes this one of the primary commercial hardwoods in the United States. The wood is hard, strong, elastic, and very useful. Several kinds of birds eat the fruit. The foliage is dark green in the summer and turns to yellow or maroon in the fall. It is tall, stately, and long lived. | |
| White Oak | ||
| SCIENTIFIC NAME: QUERCUS ALBA The White Oak tree, Quercus alba, is a great majestic long-lived tree that will last for generations. It is an excellent wildlife source of food mass in the form of acorns. This deciduous shade tree has moderate water requirements and has a moderate tolerance to salt and alkali soils. Does best on deep, moist, well-drained, acid soils. This tree grows at a moderate pace. The White Oak is pyramidal in youth and then develops broad crown with age. The dense foliage is bluish-green, to reddish-brown in fall. The White Oak is the tree from which the phrase "The Mighty Oak" was coined. It is an excellent specimen tree needing plenty of room to mature properly. Advantages of the White Oak are that they are easily transplanted when young and they have a high resistance to ice breakage and oak wilt. They require very little maintenance. | |
| Willow Oak | ||
| SCIENTIFIC NAME: QUERCUS PHELLOS The Willow Oak tree, Quercus phellos, is one of the most popular trees for streets, parks, estates, and residential properties. This shade tree is also grown as far north as Cape Cod with reasonable success. A beautiful specimen oak, the Willow Oak is a relatively fast growing species, about 2' a year. Willow Oak trees have moderate water requirements and a moderate tolerance to salt and alkali soils. This deciduous trees fall color is yellow to yellow-brown. The Willow Oak is a good street tree because it is tolerant of heat, drought, air pollution and standing water. Acorns are a good food source for birds and squirrels. The small leaves are easy to clean up in the fall. | |
| Winter King Hawthorn | ||
| SCIENTIFIC NAME: CRATAEGUS VIRIDIS 'WINTER KING' The Winter King Hawthorn, Crataegus viridis 'Winter King', introduced in 1955, provides white flowers that form against the lustrous green leaves. These are followed by red, 3/8 " fruit that stand out against Winter King's silvery frame. It fruits heavily when young and retains fruit throughout the winter. The silver-gray bark exfoliates with age, and when the leaves fall, this beautiful exfoliating bark is exposed. This tree proves its excellence by turning gold with traces of red and purple in autumn. It remains relatively free of pests and diseases such as scab and rust. Winter King works well in tight spaces so use as a hedge, single specimen, screen, or mass planting. If you want year-round interest in your garden or yard, this beautiful tree will not be disappointing! | |
| Yellow Buckeye | ||
| SCIENTIFIC NAME: AESCULUS OCTANDRA The Yellow Buckeye tree, Aesculus octandra, is an ornamental tree and may also be known as the big buckeye, buckeye, large buckeye, Ohio buckeye, and sweet buckeye. The smallish creamy yellow or occasionally pinkish flowers appear in 6" panicles from late spring to early summer, followed by fruits each with 2 to 4 seeds. The dark green leaves turn yellow before falling. The bark is dark brown, becoming furrowed with age. Yellow Buckeye trees have nuts that are attractive to squirrels. | |
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