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1. Acer circinatum

Hardiness Zones: 5 to 6
Height: 15 ft Spread: 10 ft
Form: upright
Type: deciduous tree or large shrub
Annual Growth Rate: 1-2’/year
Fruit: Red

Vine Maple is a small maple which gets it common name because it will be vine-like when grown in the shade. The foliage turns orange to red in the fall. The seeds have red wings and are ornamental in summer. In the sun, the plant has an upright, shrubby growth habit. The plant is native to the Pacific Northwest


Oregon Vine Maple

2. Acer griseum

Hardiness Zones: 4 to 8
Height: 20 ft Spread: 20 ft
Form: rounded
Type: small deciduous tree
Annual Growth Rate: less than 12 inches

Paperbark Maple has peeling, papery, rich cinnamon-brown bark and vibrant red fall color. The bark begins peeling on 2 to 3 year old wood. Leaves are tri-foliate. No two specimens are the same. Tolerant of acid or alkaline c lay soils but needs adequate drainage. We also grow as multi-stem, please see attached pricing for availability


Paperbark Maple

3. Acer palmatum atropurpureum

Red Japanese Maple
Hardiness: Zones 5-8
Height: 15-20’
Form: rounded
Type: Deciduous tree
Growth Rate: Slow to moderate

Red Japanese Maple
This variety comes from the seed of a Bloodgood tree, making it one of the best red colors from a seedling
 


Red Japanese Maple

4. Aesculus hippocastanum

Hardiness Zones: 3 to 7
Height: 60 ft Spread: 50 ft
Form: rounded
Type: deciduous tree
Annual Growth Rate: more than 18 inches
Flowers: White

Horse Chestnut casts dense shade, has a coarse texture and prefers a sunny exposure sheltered from wind. The tree is easily transplanted and grows rapidly while young but slows down with age. The panicles of white flowers produced at the branch tips are the main ornamental feature of Horse Chestnut. The flowers are followed by nuts covered with spiny husks. Most commonly used as a rootstock for grafting

We grow in the 2 7/8” x 5.5” ABP for a superior root system and ease of grafting


Horse Chestnut

5. Cedrus deodara

Hardiness Zones: 7 to 9
Height: 50 feet Spread: 35 ft Form: pyramidal
Type: narrow-leaved evergreen
Annual Growth Rate: 12 to 18 inches

Deodar Cedar is a pyramidal tree for much of its life but it becomes irregular with age. The plant will tolerate dry sites after it has become established. The needles are soft and grayish-green. The prominent cones are also interesting


Deodar Cedar

6. Cercis canadensis

Hardiness Zones: 4 to 9
Height: 30 ft Spread: 25 ft
Form: rounded
Type: deciduous tree
Annual Growth Rate: 12 to 18 inches
Flowers: Purplish-pink

Eastern Redbud (Columbus strain) has purple pink flowers that appear all over the tree in early spring. The flowers are even produced on large trunks. Redbud has a yellow fall color and is shade tolerant. Commonly used for grafting rootstock due to its hardiness


Eastern Redbud

7. Cornus kousa chinensis

Hardiness Zones: 5 to 8
Height: 20 ft Spread: 20 ft
Form: rounded
Type: deciduous tree
Annual Growth Rate: less than 12 inches
Flowers: White
Fruit: Red

Chinese Dogwood has large creamy-white flowers after it leaves out in June, exfoliating bark with age
Kousa dogwood can be used in areas where C. florida seems to be marginal. No pest problems have been notes


Chinese Dogwood

8. Corylus colurna

Hardiness Zones: 4 to 7
Height: 55 ft Spread: 30 ft
Form: pyramidal
Type: deciduous tree
Annual Growth Rate: 12 to 18 inches

Turkish Filbert is an adaptable plant that tolerates both drought and wet soils. The brown bark exfoliates in small, scaly plates. Dark green 2-3” leaves are resistant to insects and diseases. In March male flowers appears in 2-3” catkins. This tree may be a good choice for use as a street tree.
 

9. Cotinus coggygria

Hardiness Zones: 4 to 8
Height: 15 ft Spread: 15 ft
Form: rounded
Type: deciduous shrub
Annual Growth Rate: 12 to 18 inches
Flowers: White, pink

Royal Purple Smoke Tree grows best in a sunny location and a well-drained loam however, it is very useful in dry, rocky soil. The large panicles of flowers, produced in early summer, give the effect of a cloud of smoke. Foliage is dark purple and the flowers are purple to pink. The fall color is usually good and ranges from yellow to orange


Royal Purple Smoke Tree

10. Franklinia altamaha

Hardiness Zones: 6 to 9
Height: 15 ft Spread: 10 ft
Form: upright
Type: deciduous shrub or small tree
Annual Growth Rate: 12 to 18 inches
Flowers: White

The Franklin Tree is native to North America and is named after Benjamin Franklin. This is an excellent small tree native to Georgia, can reach a maximum of 30 feet but it is usually smaller in a sunny landscape It is somewhat pyramidal when young becoming more rounded with age with many thin stems and trunks. It is best used as a specimen or in borders, to show off its fragrant, white, camellia-like flowers, three inches across, that bloom from July to late summer when few other trees bloom. The bright green foliage turns a vivid orange-red in the fall while some flowers are still in bloom. Ridged grey bark with prominent vertical white striations adds winter interest. Franklin-Tree typically grows with numerous vertical stems or trunks originating at or near ground level


Franklin Tree

11. Ginkgo biloba

Hardiness Zones: 4 to 8
Height: 65 ft Spread: 75 ft
Form: pyramidal
Type: deciduous tree
Annual Growth Rate: 12 to 18 inches

Ginkgo is practically pest free, resistant to storm damage, and casts light shade in late autumn. Ginkgo tolerates most soil types. The tree is easily transplanted and has a yellow fall color.
 


Ginkgo Biloba

12. Hydrangea quercifolia

Hardiness Zones: 5 to 9
Height: 6 ft Spread: 8 ft
Form: irregular spreading
Type: deciduous shrub
Growth Rate: 12 to 18 inches
Flowers: White

Oak-leaved Hydrangea has leaves shaped like oak leaves. The plant grows in sun or shade and prefers a rich, moist soil Oak-leaved Hydrangea transplants easily and has a very coarse texture and good red fall color. The hairy young twigs are reddish. The flowers, produced in midsummer in panicles, are at first white, then fade to pink and then tan.


Oak-leaved Hydrangea

13. Magnolia kobus

Hardiness: 5 through 8A
Height: 25 to 30 feet 25 to 35 foot spread
Type: Deciduous tree
Growth rate: slow
Flowers: White

Kobus Magnolia is a striking tree in summer or winter with 6 inch leaves. Kobus Magnolia forms an attractive winter specimen with its rounded silhouette and multiple trunks originating close to the ground. Supposedly grows 30 to 40 feet tall but is most often 25 feet or less in an open, sunny landscape site and is capable of reaching 75 feet in height in its native forest habitat. In an open site, spread is often greater than height with 25-foot-tall trees 35 feet wide if given the room to grow unobstructed. Branches gracefully touch the ground on older specimens as the tree spreads. Allow plenty of room for proper development


Kobus Magnolia

14. Metasequoia glyptostroboides

Hardiness Zones: 4 to 8
Height: 100 ft Spread: 40 ft Form: pyramidal
Type: deciduous tree (conifer)
Annual Growth Rate: more than 18 inches

Dawn Redwood has a trunk that becomes strongly fluted at the base and the bark is reddish brown and fibrous, shredding and peeling in long, thin strips. Although it looks like an evergreen, the needles are deciduous. In autumn, the foliage takes on a rich orange-brown or coppery color. Prefers soil is moist and moderately fertile.
 


Dawn Redwood

15. Picea orientalis

Hardiness Zones: 4 to 6
Height: 55 ft Spread: 20 ft
Form: (Vis. 2) pyramidal
Type: narrow-leaved evergreen tree
Annual Growth Rate: less than 12 inches

Oriental Spruce grows in a dense narrow pyramid of glossy dark green foliage. This is a tall, symmetrical tree with attractive pinkish gray bark that cracks and exfoliates on mature specimens. The needles are very short, less than a 0.5 in long, and closely packed all around the twigs. They are blunt tipped and four angled. The large main branches of older trees come off the trunk in horizontal tiers, and the branchlets are slightly drooping. In its native habitat oriental spruce can get over 120 ft in height, but cultivated specimens are usually 55 tall with a 20-30 ft spread. Male flowers are a showy brick red, appearing in spring. Fruiting cones are purple at first, maturing to brown; they are about an inch wide and 2-4 in long, and droop when ripe in the fall.


Oriental Spruce

16. Populus tremula erecta

Hardiness Zones: 2 to 5
Height: 70 feet Spread: 6
Type: deciduous tree
Annual Growth Rate: more than 18 inches
 

Swedish Aspen (Columnar Swedish Aspen, Populus tremula 'Erecta'), is native to the forests of Sweden. This slender tree is great for smaller spaces, screens and along drives. It is probably the narrowest of the columnar trees. It is well adapted to very cold climates, but needs adequate moisture. This tree is an excellent substitute for a Lombardy Poplar in cooler climates. Used for small yards, as a screen or a vertical accent. It has none invasive root systems and is cotton-less. The fall color can range from orange to red. This aspen is an excellent tree for lining driveways or group plantings.


Populus tremula erecta

17. Sciadopitys verticillata

Hardiness Zones: 5 to 7
Height: 25 ft Spread: 18 ft
Form: pyramidal
Type: narrow-leaved evergreen
Annual Growth Rate: less than 12 inches

The Japanese Umbrella Pine is small pine-like plant is used for its unusual texture and growth habit. On young plants the branches stick straight out but become more pendulous with age. The effect is much like the ribs on an umbrella. The orange, peeling bark is ornamental but usually hidden by the foliage. Provide a moist, acidic soil and protection from the wind.


Japanese Umbrella Pine

18. Wisteria sinensis

Hardiness Zones: 5 to 8
Height: 30 ft Spread: 30 ft
Form: irregular
Type: deciduous vine
Annual Growth Rate: more than 18 inches
Flowers: violet flowers

Chinese Wisteria produces drooping racemes of violet blue flowers in late spring or early summer. Provide a growing area in full sun for best flowering. Flowering is also improved with regular pruning.
 


Chinese Wisteria

19. Zelkova serrata

Hardiness Zones: 5 to 8
Height: 60 ft Spread: 50 ft
Form: vase shaped
Type: deciduous tree
Annual Growth Rate: 12 to 18 inches

Japanese Zelkova is often listed as a replacement for American Elm since it has roughly the same shape. The fall foliage color is reddish-bronze.
 


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