" The Grower that Keeps on Growing"
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Acer x freemannii ‘Autumn Blaze’ (P.P.No. 4864) AUTUMN BLAZE MAPLE Zone: 3 Height: 50 ft. Width: 40 ft. A hybrid cross between the Red and the Silver Maples. Medium to fast growth rate with upright branching and a broadly oval growth habit. Brilliant, long lasting orange-red fall color. Good drought and heat tolerance. Seedless.
Acer griseum PAPERBARK MAPLE Zone: 4 Height: 15 ft. Width: 15-20 ft. Small growing ornamental maple with unique exfoliating orange-red bark. Compound bright green leaves, having three individual leaflets that color orange to orange-red in autumn. Slow growing, 6-12 inches per year. Perfect specimen tree for bed or border plantings. Prefers full sun.
Acer palmatum ‘Bloodgood’ BLOODGOOD JAPANESE MAPLE Zone: 5 Height: 15-25 ft. Width: 15-25 ft. The deepest reddish-purple leaf color of all Japanese Maples. A slow grower with a beautiful rounded form. Prefers moist, high organic matter, well-drained soil. Protect from sweeping winds. Plant in part sun for best leaf color. An excellent specimen or accent tree.
Acer palmatum ‘Butterfly’ BUTTERFLY JAPANESE MAPLE Zone: 5 Height: 6-10 ft. Width: 6-10 ft. A small tree with an upright growth habit. Green leaves edged with cream and pink . In fall white edges become crimson. Prefers moist, high organic matter, well-drained soil. Plant in a protected location. Best in partial shade. Beautiful specimen tree.
Acer palmatum ‘Fireglow’ FIREGLOW JAPANESE MAPLE Zone: 5 Height: 12-15 ft. Width: 12-15 ft. This Japanese maple has cherry-red foliage which holds its color through the summer. A slow grower with a beautiful rounded form. Prefers moist, high organic matter, well-drained soil. Protect from sweeping winds. Plant in part sun for best leaf color. An excellent specimen or accent tree. Very similar in appearance to ‘Bloodgood’ but slightly smaller growing. Acer palmatum ‘Tree tyme’ TREE TYME JAPANESE MAPLE Zone:5 Height: 10-15 ft. A branch sport of Acer p. 'Bloodgood' with terminal leaves resembling the larger jap. maple and each set of leaves further back getting smaller and more like the laceleaf varieties. Color is a beautiful maroon turning bright red in fall. Vase shaped growth habit.
Laceleaf Japanese Maples (Zone 5) The dissectum group of Japanese Maples refers to the shape, or cut of the leaves. The ‘Laceleaf’ varieties have very deeply cut, or lacy lobed leaves in comparison to the palmate leaves of the standard Japanese Maples. Leaf color ranges from dark burgundy to green with varying degrees in between. Fall color is usually a brilliant red in dark leaf plants while green varieties display bright red to orange colors. Habit varies somewhat with variety but for the most part is horizontal, cascading, or weeping. These highly ornamental trees can be trained, grown, and maintained at sizes from small and shrubby to tall and treelike. All Japanese Maples require well-drained soil that is rich in organic material. Morning sun is best to retain red leaf color and afternoon shade to protect the tender leaves from sunburn. Protect from sweeping winter winds to prevent drying of spring buds. Acer palmatum dissectum ‘Crimson Queen’ - Bright crimson-red leaves.
. Acer palmatum dissectum ‘Ever Red’ - Deep reddish-purple leaves. Very similar to Acer p. ‘Dissectum Red Select’. Acer palmatum dissectum ‘Inaba-Shidare’ - Very fine, red foliage. Same as Red Select Jap. Maple.
Acer palmatum dissectum ‘Orangeola’ - In fall a brilliant display of red- orange. Acer palmatum dissectum ‘Red Dragon’ - Very similar to Acer p. ‘Dissectum Red Select’. Deep reddish-purple color through the summer turning bright red for fall.
Acer palmatum dissectum ‘Viridis’ - Finely cut green leaves turn yellow-gold to red to orange in the fall.
Acer platanoides ‘Crimson King’ CRIMSON KING MAPLE Zone: 4 Height: 35 ft. Width: 30-35 ft. Rich maroon leaf color all summer, often misnamed ‘Red Maple.’ Plant in well drained soil. Prefers full sun for best leaf color. Slow growing, usually 6 inches per year. Excellent tree for small areas or to accent larger green leafed trees. Very hardy.
Acer platanoides ‘Princeton Gold’ (P.P.No.6727) PRINCETON GOLD MAPLE Zone: 4 Height: 35 ft. Width: 30 ft. Oval to rounded growth habit with leaves that emerge in spring bright yellow. Leaves will mature to green in summer with newer growth remaining yellow. Plant in well drained soil in full sun for best color.
Acer platanoides ‘Royal Red’ ROYAL RED NORWAY MAPLE 40 ft. (Zone 4) Very similar to A.p. ‘Crimson King’.
Acer platanoides ‘Silver Variegated’ SILVER VARIEGATED NORWAY MAPLE Zone: 4 Height: 35 ft. Width: 25-35 ft.Interesting green leaves with white edges. Similar growth habit to the Norway Maple but slower growing.
Acer rubrum ‘Armstrong’ ARMSTRONG MAPLE Zone: 3 Height: 35-45 ft. Width: 15 ft Fast growth and dense narrow habit makes this an extremely desirable columnar maple. Foliage is dark green turning yellow to yellow-orange for autumn with silver gray bark.
Acer rubrum ‘Red Sunset’ ® RED SUNSET MAPLE Zone: 3 Height: 40-50 ft. Width: 30-40 ft. Very popular Red Maple with excellent form and growth rate. Green Foliage consistently turning red-orange in the autumn. Acer saccharinum ‘Silver Queen’ SILVER QUEEN MAPLE Zone: 3 Height: 50-60 ft. Width: 40-45 ft. Rapid, uniform growth rate makes this one of the best Silver Maple varieties. Green foliage turns yellow for autumn. The leaf is more cut-leaved than the common Silver. Has few to no seeds.
Acer saccharum ‘Bailsta’ (P.P.No. 11,119) FALL FIESTA SUGAR MAPLE Zone: 4 Height: 50-75 ft. Width: 50 ft. Vigorous growing Sugar Maple variety with thick glossy, leathery green foliage that is resistant to leaf tatter. Fall color is shades of orange, red, and yellow.
Acer saccharum ‘Commemoration’ (P.P.No. 5079) COMMEMORATION SUGAR MAPLE Zone: 4 Height: 50 ft. Width: 30-35 ft. Rapid growing tree with dense, oval crown. Dark green leaves are resistant to the Maple Leaf Tatter. Fall colors of yellow, orange and red.
Acer saccharum ‘Fairview’ FAIRVIEW SUGAR MAPLE Zone: 4 Height: 50 ft. Width: 25 ft. Upright and spreading Sugar Maple with a strong central leader. Has beautiful yellow, orange, and red mid fall color.
Acer saccharum ‘Flax Mill’ (P.P.No. 5273) MAJESTY SUGAR MAPLE Zone: 4 Height: 50 ft. Width: 40-50 ft. Hardy new variety of Sugar Maple that is much more cold tolerant than other Maples. Rapid growth and symmetrical habit make this an outstanding tree. Has an abundance of thick, green leaves that turn reddish-orange in the fall.
Acer saccharum ‘Green Mountain’ (P.P.No. 2339) GREEN MOUNTAIN SUGAR MAPLE Zone: 4 Height: 50-75 ft. Width: 40-50 ft. Fast growing Sugar Maple variety with dark green foliage that is resistant to the adverse heat and wind conditions of summer. Fall color is orange-scarlet.
Acer saccharum ‘Legacy’ (P.P.No. 4979) LEGACY SUGAR MAPLE Zone: 4 Height: 50 ft. Width: 30-35 ft. A rapid growing tree which produces a dense, oval crown. Thick, dark, green leaves are resistant to summer heat and leaf tatter. Fall color develops shades of reds, pinks, and oranges.
Betula nigra NATIVE RIVER BIRCH Zone: 4 Height: 50 ft. Width: 40-60 ft. Hardy native birch with exfoliating reddish brown bark. Bright green summer foliage turning yellow for autumn. Pyramidal growth habit in youth rounding with age and often multi-stemmed. Does well in partial sun or shade. Medium to fast growth. Resistant to Bronze Birch Borer.
Betula nigra ‘Heritage’ (P.P.No. 4409) HERITAGE RIVER BIRCH Zone: 4 Height: 40 ft. Width: 30-35 ft. A hybrid of the River Birch chosen for its lighter colored bark & large, glossy, light green leaves. The peeling bark exposes mottled patches of cream. orange, and pinkish tan colors. The foliage lightens to yellow in autumn. Resistant to Bronze Birch Borer. Betula papyrifera CANOE, PAPER BIRCH Zone: 2 Height: 50 ft. Width: 30-40 ft. Very hardy with conspicuous white bark. Having two or more stems make the ‘clump form’ extremely desirable for the natural and informal plantings. Leaves are bright green turning to a clear yellow for autumn. Medium to fast growth.
Betula pendula ‘Youngii’ YOUNG’S WEEPING BIRCH Zone: 2 Height: 15 ft. Width: 20 ft. Graceful, informal branching habit with white bark. Green foliage turns yellow in autumn.
Betula platyphylla japonica ‘Whitespire’ WHITESPIRE BIRCH Zone: 4 Height: 40-50 ft. Width: 15-25 ft. Very hardy Birch displaying grayish-white bark with dark markings around branch unions. Use as a substitute for the European White Birch. Fall foliage yellow. Possible resistance to Bronze Birch Borer.
Betula platyphylla japonica ‘Whitespire Senior’ WHITESPIRE SENIOR BIRCH Zone: 4 Height: 40-50 ft. Width: 15-25 ft. Very hardy Birch displaying grayish-white bark with dark markings around branch unions. Use as a substitute for the European White Birch. Fall foliage yellow. Vegetative propagation. Proven resistant to Bronze Birch Borer.
Betula x ‘Trost’ TROST'S DWARF BIRCH Zone: 3 Height: 3-4 ft. Width: 3-4 ft Compact, mounded growth habit. Finely dissected foliage similar in appearance to the green laceleaf Japanese maple. Comes also in grafted form.
Carpinus betulus ‘Fastigiata’ PYRAMIDAL EUROPEAN HORNBEAM Zone: 5 Height: 30-50 ft. Width: 25-30 ft. Invaluable tree often used as a lawn specimen or for hedging. Pest and disease free dark green foliage on a very symmetrical, dense, pyramidal form. Takes heavy pruning or shearing very well.
Cercidiphyllum japonicum KATSURA TREE Zone: 5 Height: 40 ft. Width: 25-30 ft. A pyramidal shaped tree native to China. New leaves emerge reddish-purple and change to bluish-green in summer. Leaves turn yellow to apricot in fall and give off an odor similar to brown sugar. Prefers moist, well-drained soil in full sun. Disease resistant. Beautiful specimen for most any garden.
Cladrastis kentuckea AMERICAN YELLOWWOOD Zone: 5 Height: 30 ft. Width: 30 ft. Panicles of fragrant white pea-like flowers appear in May-June. Broad rounded head with bright green foliage that changes brilliant yellow in fall. Smooth gray beech-like bark.
Fagus sylvatica ‘Cuprea’ COPPER BEECH Zone: 4 Height: 60 ft. Beautiful large specimen tree with new leaves colored purple fading to purplish- green in summer.
Fagus sylvatica pendula purpurea PURPLE WEEPING BEECH Zone: 4 Height: 10 ft. Width: 10-15 ft. This weeping tree tolerates pruning very well to maintain a desired size. Beautiful dark purple foliage. Prefers moist, well-drained, acid soil. Plant in full sun for best leaf color. Used in borders, walk through gardens, or as a specimen plant.
Fagus sylvatica pendula ‘Purple Fountain’ PURPLE FOUNTAIN WPG BEECH Zone: 4 Height: 25 ft. Width: 12 ft. A narrow upright grower. Purple leaves with good disease resistance. Prefers moist well-drained soil. Plant in full sun for best color.
Fagus sylvatica ‘Riversii’ RIVER’S PURPLE LEAF BEECH Zone: 4 Height: 45 ft. Width: 35 ft. One of the most beautiful purple leaf beeches. Oval or rounded growth habit. Large, shiny, deep purple foliage. Prefers moist well-drained soil in full sun. Excellent specimen tree for the garden.
Fagus sylvatica roseomarginata TRICOLOR BEECH Zone: 4 Height: 30 ft. Width: 20 ft. A beautiful specimen tree displaying purple leaves with an irregular rose and pinkish-white border. Prefers moist, well-drained soil in full sun or part shade. A unique addition to any landscape.
Fraxinus americana ‘Autumn Purple’ AUTUMN PURPLE ASH Zone: 3 Height: 45 ft. Width: 60 ft. Seedless variety of White Ash with green leaves that turn purplish-red in autumn. Habit is broad rounded. Grows best in well-drained soil.
Fraxinus pennsylvanica ‘Cimmzam’ (P.P. 8077) CIMMARON ASH Zone: 3 Height: 50 ft. Width: 30 ft. Upright branches with an oval canopy. Seedless with rusty red fall color. Tolerant of wind, salt, drought, and infertile soil.
Fraxinus pennsylvanica ‘Patmore’ (P.P.No.4684) PATMORE ASH Zone: 3 Height: 45-50 ft. Width: 35 ft. Upright oval, symmetrical head with a strong central leader. Appears to be hardier that F.p. ‘Marshall’s Seedless’ and somewhat slower growing. Very tolerant of wind, salt, drought, and infertile soil.
Fraxinus pennsylvanica ‘Summit’ SUMMIT ASH Zone: 3 Height: 50-60 ft. Width: 25 ft. Upright growth habit with an oval crown. Excellent for lawn or street plantings. Very hardy ! Excellent golden yellow fall color. Tolerant of wind, salt, drought, and infertile soil.
Ginkgo biloba ‘Autumn Gold’ AUTUMN GOLD GINKGO or MAIDENHAIR TREE Zone: 3 Height: 45 ft. Width: 35 ft. Male selection bearing no fruit. Broad, spreading form at maturity. Very symmetrical. Slow grower. Leaves change from green to an outstanding gold in autumn.
Gleditsia triacanthos inermis 'Skyline' ® SKYLINE HONEYLOCUST Zone: 4 Height: 45 ft. Width: 35 ft. Broadly pyramidal shaped cultivar widely used in the landscape and as a street tree due to its excellent filtered shade, fast growth rate, well behaved form, and environmental tolerance. Fine textured green foliage. Fall color is yellow. Essentially seedless and thorn-less. Similar to Gleditsia 'Shademaster'.
Gleditsia triacanthos inermis ‘Sunburst’ ® SUNBURST HONEYLOCUST Zone: 4 Height: 35 ft. Width: 35 ft. Popular filtered shade tree with spring leaves appearing bright yellow maturing to green in mid-summer with yellow new growth. Best in full sun and well drained soil.
Koelreuteria paniculata GOLDEN RAIN TREE Zone: 5 Height: 30 ft. Width: 30 ft. Bright yellow flowers appear in July and are 1/2 inch wide and 12-15 inches long. Leaves open dark, turn to green in summer and then orange-gold in fall.
Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Silver King’ VARIEGATED SILVER KING SWEET GUM Zone: 5 Height: 60 ft. Width: 25-40 ft. Star shaped variegated foliage on a broadly pyramidal tree. Bark is often corky. Tolerates sun or partial shade.
Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Variegata’ VARIEGATED SWEET GUM Zone: 5 Height: 60 ft. Width: 35-40 ft. Variegated form of the Sweet Gum. Star shaped foliage with narrow variegation.
Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Worplesdon’ WORPLESDON SWEET GUM Zone: 5 Height: 40 ft. Width: 25 ft. Star shaped foliage on a broadly pyramidal to oval tree. Bark is often corky. Green foliage turns orange and purple in fall. Tolerates sun or partial shade.
Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Moraine’ MORAINE SWEET GUM Zone: 4 Height: 40 ft. Width: 25 ft. New variety of sweet gum with dark green foliage that turns burgundy-red for autumn.
Liriodendron tulipifera TULIP TREE Zone: 4 Height: 70 ft. Width: 30 ft. Pyramidal topped shade tree with large leaves that turn an unusual clear yellow in the autumn. With age the tree will produce greenish yellow tulip shaped flowers. Fast growing.
Nyssa sylvatica ‘Wildfire’ WILDFIRE BLACK GUM Zone: 4 Height: 30-50 ft. Width: 20-30 ft. A graceful shade tree with spreading, dome-shaped head. Leaves are lustrous dark green that turn fluorescent yellow to orange to scarlet to purple in autumn. Full sun to part shade. Also known as Black Tupelo. Slow growing.
Platanus x acerifolia ‘Bloodgood’ BLOODGOOD LONDON PLANE TREE Zone: 5 Height: 70-100 ft. Width: 65-75 ft. Large leaves retain good green summer color and turn brownish-yellow in the autumn. Bark exfoliates with dappled brown and cream patterns. Will grow in wet areas. Fast growing averaging about 2 ft. per year. Is a cross between American Sycamore and the Oriental Plane Tree. Resistant to anthracnose.
Quercus bicolor SWAMP WHITE OAK Zone: 5 Height: 50-60 ft. Width: 50-60 ft. A strong shade tree that forms a broad, open, round-topped crown and a short, limby trunk. Beautiful flaky fissured bark and green leaves turning yellow to purple in fall. Tolerates wet soils.
Quercus palustris PIN OAK Zone: 4 Height: 60-70 ft. Width: 25-40 ft. Very popular tree due to its adaptability. Pyramidal top with pendulous bottom branches. Leaves are dark green turning scarlet in fall then golden-brown and may remain through winter. Tolerates wet clay soil. Fast grower averaging near 2 ft. per year. Excellent lawn tree.
Quercus rubra RED OAK Zone: 4 Height: 60-75 ft. Width: 50-60 ft. A large, broad headed tree with a moderate to fast growth rate with excellent burgundy to red fall color. Valuable for lawns, parks, golf courses and commercial areas.
Salix alba ‘Tristis’ NIOBE OR GOLDEN WEEPING WILLOW Zone: 3 Height: 40-50 ft. Width: 60 ft. Large growing ‘weeping’ willow with golden bark. Grows well in moist soil but does prefer well-drained conditions. Also listed as S.a. ‘Niobe’ or S. vitellina ‘Pendula’.
Salix x ‘Golden Curls’ GOLDEN CURLS CORKSCREW WILLOW Zone: 4 Height: 30 ft. Width: 15 ft. A small, vigorous tree with twisted, golden branches. Narrow bright green leaves with yellow fall color. Very interesting novelty tree.
Salix x ‘Prairie Cascade’ PRAIRIE CASCADE WEEPING WILLOW Zone: 3 Height: 30 ft. Width: 40 ft. A hardy grower with glossy green foliage with a weeping habit and golden stem color which is most predominant in the winter. Best used in large properties, park areas, and golf courses, particularly in moist areas. Very similar to S.a. ‘Tristis’.
Sorbus aucuparia ‘Michred’ CARDINAL ROYAL MOUNTAIN ASH Zone: 2 Height: 35 ft Width: 20 ft. Clusters of white flowers in spring and bright red berries in fall. Green foliage turns rust colored in autumn.
Sorbus aucuparia EUROPEAN MOUNTAIN ASH Zone: 3 Height: 35 ft Width: 24 ft. Beautiful ornamental tree with white blooms in spring and large amounts of red to red-orange berries in late summer and autumn.
Tilia cordata ‘Greenspire’ GREENSPIRE LINDEN Zone: 4 Height: 50 ft. Width: 20-30 ft. Beautiful medium sized tree. Green leaves turn yellow in fall. Dense oval growth habit. Very tolerant of compaction and small rooting areas, therefore a good tree for streets and planters. Excellent for most landscapes.
Ulmus glabra ‘Camperdownii’ WEEPING CAMPERDOWN ELM Zone: 4 Height: 15 ft. Width: 15 ft. Dark green foliage turns golden yellow for fall. Very interesting novelty tree. Pendulous growth starting about 6 ft.
Ulmus wilsoniana ‘Prospector’ PROSPECTOR ELM Zone: 4 Height: 40 ft. Width: 30 ft. Vase shaped with glossy green foliage that is very resistant to Elm Leaf Beetle and Dutch Elm Disease.
Zelkova serrata ‘Green Vase’ (P.P.No. 5080) GREEN VASE ZELKOVA Zone: 5 Height: 50-60 ft. Width: 40-50 ft. Vase shaped head with dark green foliage and straight trunk. The Elm-like foliage turns yellow-orange in autumn. Grows twice as fast as ‘Village Green’.
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