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Height: 15'-35', Spread: 10'-25'. Small flowering trees valued for wildlife food and shelter.
Produces a small fruit the
size of a marble. Can be used in many types of landscape settings as they tolerate urban conditions
well.
Height: 12'-15', Spread: 10'-12'. Pagoda Dogwood is an excellent small tree or large shrub that can
be grown either as a
single or multi-trunked specimen. General crown form is oval to round but it has a unique
horizontally layered branching
structure which accounts for its common name. It has flat clusters of small white flowers in spring.
Fruit are small
blue-black berries that are readily eaten by birds. The fall foliage color is a deep burgundy. Does
well in either full
sun or shade. Does not tolerate hot dry sites.
Height: 20', Spread: 15'-20'. Small tree with flat topped crown. Place in well-drained soil. Full
sun to partial shade.
Has character in all four seasons. Excellent as specimen tree or used on the corner of a house.
Bright red berries are
an important food source for songbirds including evening grosbeak, cardinals, robins and cedar
waxwings.
Height: 12'-20', Spread: same. Slowing-growing that prefers moist, fertile soils and full sun.
Excellent specimen tree
or in groups, borders or near large buildings. Limited wildlife value.
Height: 25'-30', Spread: 20'-25'. Broadly rounded to oval, dense, thorny tree. Plant in well-drained
soil in full sun.
Excellent specimen tree or for borders and hedges. Tolerates severe urban stresses. Has attractive
flowers, fruits, and
foliage. Should not be used in high traffic areas. Dense thorns make excellent nesting sites for
songbirds. Fruit is
used by grouse.
Height 20'-35' Spread: same. Rounded crown. Sharply thorny. Flowers are white and fall foliage a
purple to scarlet
color. The fruit is bright red and persistent into winter.
Height: 15'-30', Spread: 18'-25'. Dense, pyramidal in youth, opening up with age. Plant in moist,
well-drained soil.
Full sun or partial shade. Use one male for every three females. Use as specimen plant or in
groupings. Many cultivars.
Used extensively by many songbirds including thrushes, mockingbirds, catbirds, bluebirds and
thrashers. Foliage provides
cover for songbirds and mammals.
Height: 30'-50', Spread: 25' Hophornbeam has a lovely yellow fall color, and the small nutlets,
which ripen in summer
and fall, are used by birds and mammals during the winter. Bark is an attractive orange or grayish
brown peeling off in
longitudinal strips.
Multistemmed, small tree or open shrub. Likes wet, acid soils. Tolerates shade. Used as specimen
tree. White to cream
colored flowers that have a strong lemon and rose-scented smell. Wildlife value is low. Seeds are
eaten by some mammals
and birds. Foliage is used by several birds for nest building.
A shrub or small tree that tolerates shade, pawpaw produces a fruit that is readily eaten by
wildlife. Flowers open
greenish-brown and become deep red.
Height: 20'-30', Spread: 25'-30'. Small tree with rounded crown, pink to purplish flowers in early
spring. Heart-shaped
leaves are reddish at emergence, become dark green, then yellow in the fall. Likes moist,
well-drained soils. Full sun
to light shade. Can be used as a street, yard, or border tree. Requires little pruning after lower
branches have been
removed for clearance. Limited wildlife value.
Height: 6'-20', Spread: 10'-15'. Erect stems, often clumped. These small trees have attractive bark,
flowers, and fruit.
White flower. Beautiful orange to red autumn color. Requires little or no maintenance. Important
berry producer during
the early summer months. Blue-black fruit is eaten by bluebirds, cardinals, and tanagers. Foliage is
used by browsers.
Height: 30'-40', Spread: 15'-20'. Multiple stems are upright and highly branched forming a dense
shrub, or if properly
pruned a small tree. The tree is short-lived, has a rapid growth rate, and can be used as a filler
plant or to attract
birds. The main ornamental feature is the white flowers borne in drooping clusters in mid spring.
The purplish black
berries are sweet and juicy but are soon eaten by birds. The fall color is yellow to red. It is well
adapted for
planting beneath power lines due to its small size.
Height 15'-25' Spread: up to 35' Typically multi-stemmed. A beautiful orange leaf in the fall.
Flowers white and in
upright clusters. Fruit is preferred by birds. Fruit is sweet and edible.
Height 50'-70', spread 20'-30'. This lofty, deciduous (loses its leaves in the fall) conifer
(small round cones at the
end of twigs) is very tolerant to typical urban conditions as well as wet areas. Its slender
pyramidal form, beautiful
leaf texture, attractive bark and fast growing habit make this a worthwhile tree to plant.
Bright green spring leaves ½"
- ¾" turn soft sage green in summer, and pale orange in autumn before dropping. "Cypress
knees" occur only in or near
water.
Height: 50'-100', Spread: 50'-70'. Often has short trunk with wide spreading crown. Likes
moist, well-drained soils.
Does best in full sun, but tolerates shade. Should be restricted to large area use for parks
and estates. Beechnuts are
eaten by birds and mammals and are important food for chipmunks and squirrels.
Height: 40'-70', Spread: 40'-60'. Pyramidal in youth and rounded with age. Often grown
multistemmed. Best adapted to
moist soils. Handsome tree used as specimen in parks and lawns. Catkins are used by redpolls
and pine siskins. Foliage
is used by browsers.
Height 60'-80', spread 50'-80'. This large, graceful, spreading, medium to fast growing tree
can reach to a height of 80
feet. It is well suited to lawns and urban landscapes. It prefers deep, rich soils, but
grows well in a variety of
conditions and is pH and salt tolerant.
Height: 40'-60', Spread same. In youth weakly pyramidal; in old age the crown is a broad top
of ascending, arching
branches. Medium to fast growth. Prefers rich, moist soils, but grows in dry, heavy or
sandy, rocky soils; withstands
acid or alkaline conditions; moderately wet or very dry areas; tolerates wind; full sun;
withstands dirt and grime of
cities. Fruit is fleshy, orange to dark purple, ripening in September to October. Leaves are
yellow to yellow-green in
fall. Good tree for park or large area use. Useful tree for adverse growing conditions.
Fruit is popular with winter
birds, especially the cedar waxwing, mockingbird, and robin.
Height: 40'-70', Spread: 25'-35'. Pyramidal in youth, becoming more pendulous with age.
Likes moist, well-drained soils.
Plant in sheltered area. Tolerates shade. Relatively fast growing. Excellent for screens,
hedges, accent plant and
foundation plantings. Provides excellent cover for deer and songbirds. Nesting site for
several warblers. Seeds are
eaten by juncos, chickadees, and siskins.
Height: 30'-70', Spread: same. Usually has short trunk with open, oval crown. Transplants
readily. Fast grower.
Withstands a wide range of conditions but prefers rich, moist soil. Excellent lawn tree
under filtered shade. Tolerates
salt, heat, drought, compaction, and other adverse urban conditions. Limited wildlife value.
Height: 50'-70', Spread: 35'-50'. A fine shade tree for streets, parking lots, and large
lawns. Prefers moist, fertile
soil but will tolerate drier sites, Transplants readily.
Height: 50'-80', Spread: 20'-35' The upright growth and short, irregular branches form an
open canopy and cast light
shade below the tree, allowing a lawn to thrive. The leaves are some of the last to appear
in spring and often drop
early in the autumn. In late spring for a short time the trees have long, dense clusters of
extremely fragrant, one-inch
white blossoms which are literally "alive" with the bustling activity of visiting bees. The
honey which is produced is
quite delicious. The dark red to black, leathery seeds pods which follow will persist on the
trees throughout the
winter.
Height: 60' - 80'., Spread: 30' - 50'. Can be a very large, handsome, yard tree. Needs
plenty of room to grow. Leaves
are leathery and dark green above. Flowers are creamy white and have a pleasant fragrance.
Seeds grow in a "cone" and
are a beautiful red.
Height: 40'-60', Spread: same. Medium to fast grower. Excellent tree as specimen for lawn
and park settings. Excellent
fall color. Good shade tree. Buds, flowers and leaves provide food for many birds and
mammals. Chipmunks and squirrels
eat seeds and some songbirds use stalks for nest building.
Height 60'-70', spread usually 2/3 the height. Leaf color is medium to dark green in summer
changing to brilliant
yellow, burnt orange and red tones in autumn. It grows best in well-drained moderately
moist, fertile soil. It does not
grow well in tight, compacted situations such as in very small lawns or other conditions
that restrict root growth. It
tolerates shade but does not tolerate air pollution and is susceptible to damage from road
salt.
Chestnut oak commonly reaches 60 to 80 feet at maturity and grows better on dry and poor
sites than other oaks. Acorn is
a favorite food of deer, turkey and squirrels.
Height: 60'-80', Spread: 45'-65'. Habit is round-topped and symmetrical. Full sun. Prefers
loamy, well-drained soils.
Fast growing tree for lawns, parks and estates. Acorns are at the top of the food preference
list for wood ducks,
pheasants, grackles, jays, nuthatches, thrushes, woodpeckers, rabbits, foxes, squirrels and
deer.
Height: 60'-70', Spread: 25'-40'. Strongly pyramidal with ascending branches. One of the
faster growing oaks. Full sun.
Tolerates wet soils but is adaptable to many soils types. Most widely used oak for
landscaping. Used on lawns, parks,
golf courses and around commercial buildings. Acorns are at the top of the food preference
list for wood ducks,
pheasants, grackles, jays, nuthatches, thrushes, woodpeckers, rabbits, foxes, squirrels and
deer.
Height: 60'-80', Spread: 50'-80'. Swamp white oak tolerates salt, drought and soil
compaction in urban environments. It
is transplanted more readily than most other white oaks. The acorns are eaten by a wide
variety of wildlife.
Height: 80'-100', Spread; 50'-80'. Classic oak form with strong branches. Pyramidal in
youth, becoming broad and rounded
with wide spreading branches. Transplant as small tree. Prefers moist, well-drained soils.
Difficult to obtain from
nurseries. Sometimes available as seedling. Worthwhile tree for large areas. Acorns are at
the top of the food
preference list for wood ducks, pheasants, grackles, jays, nuthatches, thrushes,
woodpeckers, rabbits, foxes, squirrels
and deer.
Height: 50'-100', Spread 30'-70'. Fast growing oak with willow-like foliage. Transplants
more successfully than most
oaks, and becomes established quickly. Good shade tree. Full sun or semi-shade. Easily grown
in wet soils. Acorns are at
the top of the food preference list for wood ducks, pheasants, grackles, jays, nuthatches,
thrushes, woodpeckers,
rabbits, foxes, squirrels and deer.
Height: 20'-60', Spread: 50'-80'. Produces fruit that is a valued wildlife food.
Height: 50'-80'+, Spread: 20'-40'. Pyramidal in youth, crown at maturity has several
horizontal and ascending branches.
Fast grower. Grows best on fertile, well-drained soils, but is very adaptable. A very
handsome and ornamental specimen,
valuable for lawns, parks, and estates. Provides valuable cover and nesting sites for
songbirds and mammals. Needles are
used as nesting material. Seeds are eaten by quail, chickadees, grosbeaks, nuthatches and
woodpeckers.
Height: 80'-100', Spread: 25'-35'. Usually has a tall straight trunk free of branches on
lower portions of the tree.
Often are used as shade trees and for wind and noise barriers.
Height: 50'-80', Spread: 25'-35'. Grows in thick stands on dry and sterile soils. Often are
used as shade trees and for
wind and noise barriers.
Height: 70'-120', Spread: 30'-50'. Long, straight trunk with a narrow canopy. Fast grower.
Plant in full sun and a
well-drained loam. Use in large areas. Can be used where a very large tree is desired, such
as a broad boulevard, wide
tree lawns near tall buildings, or in parks. Moderate wildlife importance. The purple finch
and cardinal are principal
users.
Height: 40'-50', Spread: 8'-20'. Medium rate of growth. Tolerant of adverse conditions.
Prefers deep, moist soils. Will
tolerate shade only in youth. Handsome reddish brown bark. Produces small cones. Good
ornamental that is also useful for
windbreaks, shelter belts, hedges and topiary work. Twigs and foliage are eaten by browsers.
Seeds are eaten most
extensively by cedar waxwings. Evergreen foliage provides nesting and roosting cover for
sparrows, robins, mockingbirds,
juncos, and warblers
Height 25'-30' with pyramidal shape when young, drooping branches covered with fragrant
white flowers resembling
lily-of-the-valley in late spring. Also knows as sorrel tree and lily of the valley tree.
Prefers moist, well-drained,
acid soil in full sun to part shade, but is adaptable. Interesting bark, glossy green leaves
turning vibrant red in
fall. Wildlife value for honeybees and songbirds.
Height: 60'-80', Spread: 2/3 height. Pyramidal in youth, rounded crown at maturity. Likes
deep, moist, acid soils.
Occurs naturally on bottomlands. Excellent for lawn or park area. Gumballs can be a problem
in lawn settings.
Goldfinches and purple finches eat winged seeds.
Height: 80'-130', Spread: 50'-80'. Sycamore is used for watershed protection since it can be
planted on wet sites.
Height: 30'-70', Spread: 30'-45'. Pyramidal in youth and irregularly crowned at maturity.
Prefers moist, well-drained,
acid soils. Full sun or semi-shade. Deep taproot. Spectacular fall colors make it a fine
choice as a street tree in
residential areas. Tolerates seacoast conditions. Fruit is relished by many songbirds. Users
include wood ducks, robins,
woodpeckers, thrashers, flickers, and mockingbirds.
Height: 50'-75', Spread: same. Well formed trunk with oval crown. Prefers rich, moist soils.
Difficult to transplant so
should be started as a seedling. Roots produce toxins which are poisonous to many plants so
do not plant near fruit
trees or gardens. Nuts are eaten by woodpeckers, foxes, and squirrels.
