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Common
Name
|
Height
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General
Plant Information
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Bald
Cyprus
|
90'
|
Will
grow in a variety of soils and does well where soil compaction is
a problem. Spread 35 feet. It is one of the few conifers with deciduous
leaves.
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Bur
Oak
|
85'
|
Grows
on both upland and lowland sites, but does best on rich, moist soils.
Spread is also 85 feet. The acorns have a very deep fringed cup,
are the largest of all native oaks. Long lived. Drought hardy. Slow
growth.
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Chinkapin
Oak
|
30-60'
|
Produces
small acorns. Very drought tolerant. Relatively insect and disease
free. Spread 20-40 feet. Does not like poorly drained soil. Long
lived. Slow-to-moderate growth.
|
| Crabapple
- "Prairiefire" |
20'
|
Bright
pinkish-red flowers. Young leaves are red-maroon, maturing to deep
green. The foliage is completely disease resistant. Full sun and in
well-drained areas. Zone: 3-8. |
| Crabapple
- "Robinson" |
25'
|
Fast-growing,
round-shaped tree, is resistant to scab, rust, mildew and fireblight.
Deep pink to purplish-pink flowers, bronze-green foliage, small red
fruit. |
| Crabapple
- "Snowdrift" |
20-25'
|
Showy
white flowers in early sprint. Full sun soils: Sandy, clay, well-drained.
Zone: 4-8 Spread is 15-25 feet.
|
Forsythia
"Lynwood Gold" |
7'
|
Deep
golden flowers. More thickly and evenly distributed along stems than
other Forsythias. Ordinary to poor soil. Zone: 4-8. Spread 4 feet. |
|
Kentucky
Coffee Tree
|
85'
|
It
is a legume and has large seed pods, and short, heavy twigs make
this tree distinctive in winter. Slow-to-moderate growth. Spread
is 65 feet.
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Pecan
|
90-100'
|
Grows
on deep fertile bottomland soils. It tolerates many wet soils even
when ponded during spring and overflow periods. Growth is greatly
restricted on upland droughty sites. Spread is 90 feet.
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| Persimmon |
30-60'
|
Prefers
moist, well drained soils, but will adapt to dry soils, infertile
sites, pH adaptable, full sun, urban tolerant. Flowers-small whitish
bell shaped and blooms in May or June. Fruit is edible and matures
in October or November. Hardy zone 4. |
|
Pin
Oak
|
65-100'
|
Grows
on both upland and lowland soils. The lower branches spread downward,
covering a large area. Grows faster than other oak species. Many
specimens provide good fall color. Spread is 65 feet.
|
| Purple
Smoke Tree |
15'
|
Dramatic,
long lasting pinkish-purple, smoke-like airy seed clusters backed by
reddish-purple foliage creates a prized small tree or large accent
shrub. Foliage holds color all summer, then scarlet in autumn. Full
sun. |
| Red
Buckeye |
10-20'
|
Prefers
moist, well drained soils. Full shade to partial shade. Great for
hummingbirds. Leaves fall off early fall. Zones: 4-9. |
|
Red
Oak
|
90-100'
|
Moderate
rate of growth. Deep green leaves become red-orange in fall. Moderately
drought tolerant once established. Found on both upland and bottomland
soils. Spread is 40-60 feet.
|
| Weeping
Mulberry |
20'
|
Small
tree with cascading arching branches and large glossy dark green leaves.
Grows best in full sun to partial shade. Spread is 15-20 feet. |
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White
Fringetree
|
35'
|
Moderate
growth rate. White fringelike dropping flowers in May followed by
fleshy, bluish-black fruits containing one seed nut. Prefers moist
areas. Shade tolerant.
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White
Oak
|
85-100'
|
Slow
growing rate. Very long lived 300-600 years. Grows on both lowland
and upland oils but prefers lowland. Spread is 85 feet.
|
White Pine |
90' |
A fast-growing, pyramidal shaped pine tree. Spread is 30 feet. Needles are soft. Grows best in moist soils. |
| Maple - "October Glory" |
35-40' |
Round to oval crown with med. green glossy leaves that turn red to reddish purple in fall. Spread 50' |
| Maple - "Red Sunset" |
45' |
Upright branching, oval crown. Dark glossy leaves turn crimson red in fall. |
| Maple - "Sun Valley" |
40' |
A densely branched cultivar with an oval, symmetrical crown and bright red fall color. Long lasting red fall color. |
| Maple - "Sugar" |
50' |
Medium green leaves turn orange-red in fall. does well in part shade. Spread 30-45' |
| Redwood - "Dawn" |
60-80' |
No known disease or pests. Deciduous conifer. |
| Post Oak |
40-50' |
Shiny dark green leaves which are deeply lobed. Acorns for wildlife are 1/2 to 1'' long. Spread 35-50' |
| Paw Paw |
20-30' |
Multi-stemmed shrub or small tree. Foliage turns brilliant yellow in fall. Nodding bright purple flowers in May. black edible berry, tastes similar to banana-pear with custard consistency. |
| Shagbark Hickory |
60-80' |
Ornamental hickory due to open branching habit and shaggy, gray bark. Spread 25-35' |
| Tulip Tree (Yellow Popular) |
50-150' |
Leaves 4-lobed with a tulip-like appearance. Flowers also tulip-shaped. Rapid growing does best in moderately moist deep, well drained loose textured soils. |
