Description of Our Trees
These species are currently growing at our nursery or have been dug and put into wire baskets, ready for sale. Availability is subject to change. We do not carry fruit trees or Christmas trees.
Common Name | Native | Max Ht/Spd | Key Characteristics | Soil Type |
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Basswood | yes | 82ft/42ft | pale yellow in fall | any |
Jacquemontii Birch | no | 26ft/16ft | very white bark | any |
Gingko | no | 55 ft/36 ft | bright yellow in fall | not wet/clay |
Hackberry | yes | 66 ft/59 ft | corky bark | any, even dry |
Ivory Silk Tree Lilac | no | 18 ft/16 ft | white fragrant flowers in July | not wet/clay |
Katsura Tree | no | 49 ft/13 ft | heart-shaped leaves | any |
Glenleven Linden | no | 52 ft/39 ft | dark bark, open habit | any |
Greenspire Linden | no | 52 ft/39 ft | distinctly pear-shaped | any |
Redmond Linden | graft | 66 ft/33 ft | large leaves turn yellow | any |
Shademaster Locust | no | 55 ft/32 ft | small leaves - filtered shade | any |
Skyline Locust | no | 49 ft/42 ft | more pyramidal shape | any |
Sunburst Locust | no | 49 ft/42 ft | bright yellow to green | any |
London Plane Tree | no | 52 ft/46 ft | fast growing, large leaves | any |
Amur Maple | no | 16 ft/16 ft | dwarf, hardy, red in fall | any |
Armstrong Maple | hybrid | 46 ft/29 ft | upright, fast growing | any |
Autumn Fantasy Maple | hybrid | 52 ft/42 ft | bright red in fall, few keys | any, even dry |
Celebration Maple | hybrid | 46 ft/29 ft | fast growing, yellow in fall | any |
Columnar Maple | no | 39 ft/13 ft | narrow, upright, dark green | any |
Globe Maple | no | 13 ft/16 ft | ball-shaped head, not tall | not wet/clay |
Hedge Maple | no | 32 ft/ 32 ft | dense head, corky bark, hardy | any |
Marmo Maple | hybrid | 59 ft/49 ft | seedless, orange-red in fall | any |
Red (Rubrum) Maple | yes | 53 ft/49 ft | red flowers, turns red in fall | any, esp. wet |
Red Sunset Maple | graft | 59 ft/39 ft | bright red in fall, silvery bark | any, esp. wet |
Royal Red Maple | no | 39 ft/33 ft | deep purple all season | not wet/clay |
Sugar Maple | yes | 66 ft/49 ft | multi-coloured in fall | well-drained |
Columnar Sugar Maple | graft | 66 ft/13 ft | very narrow, but tall | well-drained |
Legacy Sugar Maple | graft | 56 ft/39 ft | thick dark leaves | well-drained |
European Mountain Ash | no | 39 ft/26 ft | orange-red berries in fall | any |
Pyramidal English Oak | no | 49 ft/17 ft | brown leaves in fall stay on | any |
Red Oak | yes | 52 ft/49 ft | dark green leaves turn red | any |
Chanticleer Orn. Pear | no | 42 ft/17 ft | white flowers, red late in fall | any |
Newport Flowering Plum | no | 16 ft/13 ft | red-purple leaves all season | any |
Serviceberry (Tree) | yes | 26 ft/10 ft | white flowers, reddish in fall | any |
Serviceberry (Clump) | yes | 22 ft/10 ft | multi-stemmed | any |
Evergreens | ||||
White Pine | yes | 58ft/23ft | fast growing, soft needles | any |
Colorado Blue Spruce | no | 65ft/17ft | blue specimen | not wet/clay |
Columnar Blue Spruce | no | 16ft/5ft | narrow, bright blue | not wet/clay |
Fat Albert Spruce | no | 23ft/10ft | dwarf, silvery-blue | not wet/clay |
Hoopsi Blue Spruce | no | 65ft/19ft | silvery-blue specimen | not wet/clay |
White Spruce | yes | 82ft/15ft | dark green, hardy, fast | not wet |