Tree Descriptions

 **Explanations: Description of soil conditions needed is W for wet, M for moist and D for dry. The amount of sun necessary is F for full sun, P for part sun and S for shade. The conditions necessary for a species well-being is listed first with conditions that it can tolerate last. For instance, American Mountain Ash says, part sun to full sun. That means that it prefers part sun, but can tolerate full sun. The mature sizes are listed as height first and width second. Trees may take 20 – 30 years to mature. American Mountain Ash will grow to 35' high with a 20' spread. Some trees can be pruned to stay smaller.
Cost: Plants range in price from $5 to $50 depending on plant size and pot size.
**


 

Common Name

Soil

Sun

Fall Color

Mature Height

 

 

 

 

 

Ash, American Mountain

W,D

F-P

gold/orange

35'x20'

Ash, Wafer or Hop Tree

M

F or S

yellow

20'x12'

Aspen, Big Toothed

M

F

 

40'x15'

Aspen, Quaking

M

F

yellow

40'x15'

Basswood or Linden

M

F-P

yellow

60'x40'

Birch, Paper White

M

F-P

yellow

80'x30'

Birch, Yellow

M

F-P

yellow

80'x30'

Buckeye, Ohio

M

F

yell.or.tan

40'x40'

Butternut

M

F

yellow

60'x30'

Chestnut, American

M,D

F-P-S

gold

15'x8'
or more

Cottonwood, Eastern

M

F

yellow

100'x50'

Crabapple, Prairie

M

F

orange/red

30'x25'

Dogwood, Alt-leaved (Pagoda)

M

F-P

purple/red

25'x15'

Dogwood, Rough-leafed

M,D

P-F

red

12'x8'

Dogwood, White Flowering

M

F-S

red

20'x15'

Gum, Black

M,W

F-P

red

60'x30'

Hackberry

W,M,D

F-P

green/yellow

70'x70'

Hickory, Bitternut

M,W

F

yellow

100'x40'

Hickory, Pignut

W,M,D

F

yellow

80'x35'

Hickory, Shagbark

M,D

F

yellow

100'x35'

Hickory, Shellbark

M

F

yellow

80'x40'

Hornbeam, American

M

P-F

yellow/orange

20'x18'

Kentucky Coffeetree

M,D

F

yellow

75'x50'

Larch

W,M

F-P

gold

60'x18'

Maple, Red

W,M,D

F-P

yellow

75'x50'

Maple, Silver

M,D

F-P

yellow

75'x50'

Maple, Striped (Moosewood)

M

P-S

yellow

20'x10'

Maple, Sugar

M

F-P

yellow

80'x40'

Oak, Bur

M,D

F-P

tan

80'x40'

Oak, Red

M

F-P

red

80'x45'

Oak, Scarlet

D,M

F-P

red

80'x40'

Oak, Sumard

M

F-P

red

80'x40'

Oak, Swamp White

M,W

F-P

gold

80'x40'

Oak, White

M,D

F-P

red

80'x40'

Paw Paw

M

F-P

yellow

25'x10'

Persimmon

M,D

 

red/purple

80'x25'

Pine, Red

M,D

F

evergreen

80'x25'

Pine, White

M,D

F-P

evergreen

90'x40'

Plum, American

M,D

F-P

yellow/orange

10'x12'

Redbud, Eastern

M,D

F-P

yellow

25'x20'

Sassafras

M,D

F-P

orng/red/gold

60'x15'

Serviceberry, Smooth

M-D

P-F

orange/purple

40'x18'

Spruce, White

M

F-P

evergreen

60'x16'

Sumac, Smooth

M,D

F-P

red/orange

16'x20'

Sumac, Staghorn

M,D

F-P

red/orange

18'x20'

Sycamore

M

F-P

tan

100'x60'

Tulip

M

F-P

yellow

120'x60'

Walnut, Black

M

F-P

yellow

70'x30'

Willow, Black

M,W

F

yellow

60'x40'


 **Explanations: Description of soil conditions needed is W for wet, M for moist and D for dry. The amount of sun necessary is F for full sun, P for part sun and S for shade. The conditions necessary for a species well-being is listed first with conditions that it can tolerate last. For instance, American Mountain Ash says, part sun to full sun. That means that it prefers part sun, but can tolerate full sun. The mature sizes are listed as height first and width second. Trees may take 20 – 30 years to mature. American Mountain Ash will grow to 35' high with a 20' spread. Some trees can be pruned to stay smaller.
Cost: Plants range in price from $5 to $50 depending on plant size and pot size.
**



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