QUERCUS
acutissima
USDA 5-9
Sawtooth Oak
Leaves open a brilliant yellow to golden yellow in spring
turning a lustrous dark green. In fall they turn a clear yellow to
golden brown.
Tree is dense, broad pyramidal in youth growing to an oval-rounded to
broad-rounded low-slung, wide spreading branches. Prefers acid, well-drained soils,
thrives in the heat of the south. Grows 35-45’ tall. Full sun.
macrocarpa
USDA 2-8
Bur Oak or Mossycup Oak
Lustrous dark green foliage in summer, turning to dull
yellow-green, yellow, to yellow-brown in fall. Very adaptable to various
soils, tolerates dry , clay soils. Makes an excellent park or large
area tree. Grows
70-80’ height with equal or slightly greater spread. Full sun.
nuttallii
USDA 4-9
Nutall Oak
Nutall Oak highly resembles the Shummard Red Oak. It is a pyramidal shaped
tree with leathery, lustrous dark green leaves turning a rich red
color in the fall.
Grows 40-60’ tall and wide. Full sun.
palustris
USDA 4-8
Pin Oak, also called Swamp Oak
Pyramidal with the lower branches being pendulous, the
middle horizontal and the upper upright. Glossy dark green leaves in
summer change to russet, bronze, or red in fall. Prefers moist, rich, acid,
well-rained soil.
Grows 60-70’ tall, 25-40’ spread. Full sun.
nigra USA 6-9
Water Oak, also called Possum Oak
Dull bluish green to lustrous dark green above, paler
beneath leaves form on dull red to brown stems. A conical to round-topped tree,
grows 50-80’ high.
This is one of the weaker wooded Oaks with limbs that will easily
break in wind, snow and ice. Full sun.
phellos
USDA 7-9
Willow Oak
Pyramidal in youth, growing to a dense oblong-oval to
rounded crown at maturity. Light to bright green leaves
emerge in the spring, changing to yellow, yellow-brown and
russet-red in fall. Excellent for avenue, street or boulevard
planting. Also good
for commercial establishments, parks or golf courses. Grows 40-60’
high, 30-40’ wide but can grow 90-100’ in ideal situations. Full sun.
rubra
USDA 4-9
Northern Red Oak
Large pyramidal tree. Foliage shows excellent orange,
brown and red in fall.
Becomes rounded broad crown as it ages. This makes an exceptional shade
tree for large lawns or parks. Deciduous. Moderate grower 60-80’
tall, 35-40’ wide.
Full sun.
Shumardii
USDA 5-9
Shumard Oak
Pyramidal tee with leathery, lustrous dark green leaves
turning russet-red to red in the fall. A good drought tolerant
species. Will
grow 40-60’ tall and wide at landscape maturity but can reach 100’
in nature. Full
sun.
SALIX
caprea
pendula USDA
5-8
Weeping Pussy
Willow
A
handsome weeping form (female) that can be used as a ground cover
or raised on a standard to produce a small weeping tree. Leaves are
dark green above and gray-pubescent beneath.
integra ‘Hakuro
Nishiki’
USDA 4-9
Dappled Willow
A
small graceful shrub with the weeping branches showing striking
salmon pink stems and buds. Light green foliage mottled with
white and pink appears with some leaves all white. Perfect for a small garden or
patio plant. Moderate
grower 4-6’ tall and wide. Deciduous. Partial Sun.
sachalinensis
‘Sekka’
USDA 4-7
Corkscrew Willow
This native to Japan species grows to a large
broad-rounded shrub or small tree. It has uniquely contorted
branches that are twisted and sometimes used for dried flower
arrangements. Willows
add a light and graceful touch around ponds and streams. It grows
10-15’ high and wider.
NOTE:
extract of willow bark is one of the precursors of
aspirin.
SEQUOIA
Giganteum
USDA 6-9
Giant Redwood
Pyramidal tree with the most massive trunks in the
world. Gray-green
foliage, an excellent feature tree in a park area or a large
lawn. Grows 70-80’
tall, 30-35’ wide, larger with age. Evergreen. Full sun.
TAXODIUM
distichum
USDA
5-11
Common Bald Cypress
A
deciduous slender, stately pyramidal conifer with the delicate
leaves being feathery sprays. Foliage is a bright yellow
green darkening in summer to a soft sage green then turning bright
orange brown in fall before dropping. It makes a distinctive accent
specimen for parks or large estates, especially around lakes. The
“knees” form in shallow water at the edge of lakes. Grows 60’ tall, 30’ wide growing
taller with age.
Deciduous.
Full sun.
TILIA
cordata
‘Greenspire’
USDA 3-7
Greenspire
Linden
Rated as one of the top trees for city use, it develops a
straight trunk, pyramidal in youth, growing more upright oval to
pyramidal-rounded with age. It is a cross between cultivars
“Euclid’ and a selection from the city of Boston. Has good dark
green foliage. It grows 40’ x 30’ but can be pruned into hedges.
Full sun.
ULMUS
parvifolia
‘Drake’ USDA
6-9
Drake
Elm
Dark green foliage on
round headed canopy forms a broad spreading crown with weeping
branches. On the older trees, the shedding bark adds to its
attraction.
Makes beautiful shade trees for lawn. Semi-evergreen. Fast grower 30-35’ tall,
40-45’ wide. Full
sun.
VITEX
agnus-castus
USDA
5-9
Chaste Tree
Compound gray-green aromatic leaves are the background for
the beautiful clusters of fragrant lilac blooms at branch tips
occurring June-September. Prefers heat for best bloom. Can be small
tree. Rapid grower, broad and spreading crown, usually multi-
trunked form 15-25’ high and wide. Deciduous. Full
sun.
ZELKOVA
serrata ‘Village
Green’ USDA
5-8
Japanese Zelkova
A
low branched, vase-shaped tree in youth, maintaining its form in
old age with many ascending branches. Flowers appear in April with
the dark green leaves in summer turning to deep wine red in fall. Prefers moist deep soil. Prune in fall. Resistant to Dutch Elm
disease. A
good specimen plant for lawns, parks, residential streets or large
areas. Medium to fast grower, growing to 50-80’ in height at
maturity. Full
sun.
