Shade and Flowering Trees
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Accolade® Elm
This selection has excellent Dutch elm disease resistance with a form resembling the American elm. A 20 year old tree at the Morton Arboretum is 40' in height with approximately a 30' spread. The beautiful glossy, dark green foliage turns golden yellow in the fall. Selected and introduced by Morton Arboretum and Chicagoland Grows®.
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Adams Crab
Highly rated for disease resistance, this crab has carmine buds that open to single pink blooms. In spring, new foliage emerges green with a red tint, retaining a very slight tinge when mature. Fall color is a beautiful orange-red, topped by persistent carmine-red fruit.
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Adirondack Crab
Highly rated for both aesthetics and disease resistance by the International Ornamental Crabtree Society. Dark carmine buds are evident for weeks before opening into large pink-edged white blossoms. The slender, upright form lends itself well to home gardens where space is at a premium. Abundant, persistent, orange-red fruit adds fall and winter interest. Requires virtually no pruning nor chemical controls for the common crabapple diseases. Introduced by the U.S. National Arboretum. 2002 Gold Medal Plant® Award winner.
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Allee® Lacebark Elm
This tall graceful tree has season long interest, with beautiful rich green summer foliage that changes to yellow in autumn, and in some years to pink/red color. The bark exfoliates at a young age, in puzzle-like patterns exposing rich shades of gray, green, brown and orange-brown. A tough, fast growing tree and tolerant of urban situations. Resistant to Dutch elm disease. Voted 2003 Urban Tree of the Year by the Society of Municipal Arborists.
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Allegheny Serviceberry
This small, multi-stemmed tree blooms in early spring with white flower clusters, followed by edible, purplish-blue fruit later in the season. This tree is perfect for naturalistic plantings, especially when mixed with evergreens, to attract birds and wildlife all year round.
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American Beech
An American native, this magnificent large tree is to be used in large yards, parks, golf courses, etc. It can easily reach a mature height of up to 50-70' and even larger and forms a large rounded canopy. In spring, it flowers as the leaves emerge, and in autumn it sports a lovely golden bronze color.
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American Larch
Also known as tamarack, this open, pyramidal tree has horizontal to drooping branches. The needles are pale green, turning yellow in the autumn before falling. Intolerant of shade and pollution. Grows best in moist, well-drained, acidic soils. Excellent planted in groves in moist soil.
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American Linden
This rapid growing tree has fragrant yellow flowers and large, dense foliage that provides excellent shade. Although it will grow in dry heavier soils, it prefers deep moist soils.
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American Plum
This small tree or large shrub is hardy, drought resistant, and excellent for wildlife plantings. White flowers bloom before the foliage, and are followed by edible reddish-yellow fruits and yellow autumn color. This is a suitable pollinator for our fruiting plums.
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American Sentry® Linden
This McKay Nursery introduction was selected for its uniform branching habit and upright narrow form. This is an excellent nursery tree and makes up well as a young B&B tree. Use it in the landscape for boulevards and smaller yards where space is at a premium, but shade is required. The distinctive bark is silvery gray especially when the plant is immature and is very attractive. American Sentry® is the most resistant linden to Japanese beetle.
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American Sweetgum
American Sweetgum is a medium-sized to large tree with light brown bark tinged with red that is deeply fissured. The foliage is rich dark green and glossy, and in most cases turn brilliant orange, red, and purple in autumn.
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Amur Chokecherry
This small tree produces white flowers and black fruit usually eaten by birds before fully ripe. The outstanding exfoliating bark is golden brown to dark red with a glistening metallic color for excellent winter effect and landscape interest.
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Amur Maackia
A small tree with white flowers blooming in July and August along with rich green foliage. The shiny amber to copper colored bark peels with age into loose flakes and curls. Prefers loose, well-drained soils.
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Amur Maple
This tree has a graceful, irregular shape formed by slender spreading branches. Extremely hardy, it is an excellent xeriscape plant, and offers outstanding fall color. Amur Maple does not store well over winter. In order to insure viability of plants, these trees are dug in spring, resulting in a later shipping date than our fall dug trees.
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Ann Magnolia
The 'Ann' magnolia tree is a member of the Little Girl series from the National Arboretum. 'Ann' was selected especially for its late bloom (mid-April to early May) avoiding the hazards of late frost. It has lightly scented red-purple, 7-9" flowers that emerge from beautifully tapered buds. Best grown in normal garden soil and full sun.
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Apollo® Sugar Maple
Compact columnar selection of sugar maple with symmetrical growth and dense branching, ideal for limited spaces. Deep green foliage of summer turns an intense array of brilliant orange, red and golden yellow hues. An excellent selection for use as a street tree or in a small urban garden.
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Aristocrat® Pear
This cultivar will grow rapidly the first 7-8 years to form a nicely pyramidal tree that flowers in spring. The attractive wavy foliage has good fall color. This is a great tree for shade, street or accent.
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Arnold Columnar Tulip Poplar
Narrow, upright habit makes this a perfect choice for boulevard planting or a small yard area where a vertical accent is needed. Glossy green foliage transforms to an attractive bright yellow fall color. Prefers moist, well-drained and slightly acidic soils.
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Autumn Blaze Pear
This cultivar has a distinct rounded form that distinguishes it from other pears. The most cold hardy of the calleryana cultivars, it has white flowers in spring, dark glossy foliage, and good red fall color.
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Autumn Blaze® Maple
This hybrid of silver and red maple has experienced phenomenal popularity due to its ascending branch habit, rapid growth rate, drought tolerance when established, ability to grow in most soils, beautiful fall color and form. It was selected as the 1997 Iowa Tree of the year. 2004 Urban Tree of the year, Society of Municipal Arborists. Own root. (C®)
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Autumn Brilliance Serviceberry
This tremendously popular tree offers white blossoms in spring, followed by showy, sweet purplish-black fruit. Heavily branched, the tree has an interesting spreading branch pattern, and attractive light gray bark. The brilliant fall leaves are quite persistent. Own root.
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Autumn Gold Ginkgo
A male selection of ginkgo with a symmetrical conical form, turning broader with age. A nice yellow fall color. Selected by the Saratoga Horticulture Foundation in CA, introduced in 1955.
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Autumn Magic Black Chokeberry - Tree Form
Now available in tree form. Fragrant white flowers bloom in May, followed by clusters of large, edible, dark purple-black berries which persist through the season. The leaves are dark, glossy green all season long and put on an incredible fall color show of red and purple. Does well in full sun to part shade and is tolerant of most soil types. Multi-season attributes will highlight any landscape.
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Autumn Purple® Ash
This budded seedless selection of white ash is a rapid grower that will tolerate moist conditions. An excellent street and lawn tree, it has glossy foliage that displays handsome deep purple fall color. 1995 Iowa Tree of the Year. Rarely or never fed on by Japanese beetles.
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Autumn Radiance® Maple
Excellent choice when a fast growing maple is desired. Strong, ascending branches form a dense, rounded crown. Numerous, small red flowers appear before the leaves in early spring, hence the name red maple. Its most outstanding ornamental feature is its stunning orange-red to red fall color. Autumn Radiance® turns about two weeks earlier than October Glory® and Red Sunset®.
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Autumn Spire Maple
This broadly columnar form of red maple was introduced by the University of Minnesota in 1992, from a seed source near Grand Rapids, Minnesota. It offers showy red male flowers in spring before leaves open, consistently beautiful red fall color, and great hardiness.
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Baldcypress
This deciduous conifer was named a 2001 Nebraska GreatPlants® Award Winner. It is a distinct, handsome, large tree with fine textured foliage. Adaptable to wet or dry sites, it will not tolerate alkalinity.
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Balsam Poplar
Native to most of northern North America, this fast growing tree is one of the first to open in spring, with gummy buds and leaves. The balsam-like fragrance is reminiscent of the northwoods.
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Bechtel Crab
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Beijing Gold® Pekin Tree Lilac
Originally selected at the Beijing Botanic Garden by the same individual whose cultivar name it bears, this new tree lilac variety sports primrose yellow bloom trusses and shiny cinnamon colored bark. The blooms also have a wonderful fragrance, which is an added bonus.
