Large Shade Trees List

Acer Platanoides & CVS. - Norway Maple

NORWAY MAPLE & CULTIVARS 
ACER PLATANOIDES (NORWAY)
ACER P COLUMNAR

  • (Very Narrow canopy)

ACER P DEBORAH

  • (Red & Green foliage; Oval canopy)

ACER P EMERALD LUSTRE

  • (Round canopy)

ACER P EMERALD QUEEN

  • (Oval canopy)

ACER P PARKWAY

  • (Compact, Oval canopy)

ACER P PRINCETON GOLD

  • (Greenish-Yellow foliage, Round canopy)

ACER P SUPERFORM

  • (Round canopy)



Acer x freemanii cvs. - Freeman Maple

A hybrid cross of Scarlet Maple (Acer rubrum) & Silver Maple (Acer sacharinum) some CVs. exhibit more of the Acer rubrum parentage, some CVs. exhibit more of the Acer saccharine parentage

Celebration Freeman Maple 4-5

Celebration Freeman Maple 4-5" dia caliper (left, foreground) & Silver Queen Silver Maple 5-6" dia caliper (right, background) ...Late October

Celebration Freeman Maple 2.5-3

Celebration Freeman Maple 2.5-3" dia cal ...August

Autumn Blaze Maple

FREEMAN MAPLE HYBRIDS & SILVER OR SOFT MAPLES

ACER R x S AUTUMN BLAZE

  • (Round canopy, Orangish-Red Fall colours)

ACER R x S AUTUMN FANTASY

  • (Round canopy, Red Fall colours)

ACER R x S CELEBRATION

  • (Round canopy, Orange Fall colours)

ACER R x S MARMO

  • (Seedless; Compact, Oval canopy, Red Fall colours)

ACER R x S SCARLET SENTINEL

  • (Oval canopy, Orange Fall colours)

ACER R x S SIENNA GLEN

  • (Seedless; Round Pyramidal canopy, Orange Fall colours)

ACER SACHARINUM SILVER QUEEN

  • (Seedless)



Acer sacharum & cvs. - Sugar Maple



Celebration Freeman Maple 4-5

Green Mountain Sugar Maple

SUGAR OR HARD MAPLES

ACER SACHARUM (SUGAR)
ACER S COMMEMORATION

  • (Compact Round canopy, Orange & Yellow Fall colours)

ACER S GREEN MOUNTAIN

  • (Round canopy, Orange & Yellow Fall colours)


Commemoration Sugar Maple 3-3.5" & 3.5-4" dia cal ...Late October


Acer rubrum & cvs. - Scarlet Maple

Acer rubrum cv Autumn Radiance Maple

Acer rubrum cv Autumn Radiance Maple ...3-3.5" & 3.5-4" dia

cal...Mid October

SCARLET OR RUBRUM MAPLES 

(Recommend Spring Dig; Autumn dug Acer rubrum & cvs. can have viability problems) 

ACER RUBRUM (SCARLET)                                                                                                                                   

ACER R AUTUMN FLAME

  • (Oval canopy, Red Fall colours)

ACER R AUTUMN RADIANCE

  • (Round canopy, Red Fall colours)

ACER R BRANDYWINE

  • (Seedless; Oval canopy, Burgundy, Purple & Red Fall colours)

ACER R BURGUNDY BELLE

  • (Round canopy, Burgundy, Red, & Orange Fall colours)

ACER R MORGAN INDIAN SUMMER

  • (Broad Oval canopy, Red & Burgundy Fall colours)

ACER R NORTHFIRE 

  • (Hardiest; Open Oval canopy, Faster grower; Orange Fall colours)

ACER R REDPOINTE

  • (Broad Pyramidal canopy, Purple, Burgundy, Red, & Orange Fall colours)

ACER R RED SUNSET

  • (Compact, Broad Oval canopy, Red Fall colours)

ACER R SUN VALLEY

  • (Seedless, Broad Oval canopy, Orange & Red Fall colours)


ALNUS - ALDER

ALNUS - ALDER
  • TREE FORM ALDER
  • ALNUS GLUTINOSA 
  •  (EUROPEAN BLACK)
  • CLUMP / TWIN FORM ALDER
  • ALNUS GLUTINOSA
  • (EUROPEAN BLACK)


Betula - Birch

Recommend Spring Dig.  Autumn dug Betula spp. & cvs. will have viability issues

Clump (3-5 Stems) Birch

  • BETULA  NIGRA  (RIVER)
  • B NIGRA  HERITAGE
  • BETULA PAPYRIFERA  (PAPER or CANOE, Oval canopy)
  • PAPER cv. PRAIRIE DREAM
  • PAPER cv. RENAISSANCE REFLECTION
  • BETULA POPULIFOLIA  WHITESPIRE
  • (WHITESPIRE, Narrow Oval canopy)
  • (cv. ROYAL FROST, Purple Summer Foliage)




Whitespire Birch

WHITESPIRE BIRCH - Betula populifolia ‘Whitespire’

Mid-October


Heritage River Birch

HERITAGE RIVER BIRCH - Betula nigra ‘Cully’

January


Paper Birch

PAPER BIRCH - Betula papyrifera

January



Twin (2 Stems) Birch

BETULA  NIGRA  (RIVER)

  • B NIGRA  HERITAGE

BETULA PAPYRIFERA  (PAPER or CANOE, Oval canopy) 

BETULA POPULIFOLIA  WHITESPIRE




BETULA  NIGRA  (RIVER)

  • B NIGRA  HERITAGE 

BETULA PAPYRIFERA  (PAPER or CANOE, Oval canopy)

BETULA POPULIFOLIA

  •  (WHITESPIRE, Narrow Oval canopy)
  • (cv. ROYAL FROST, Purple Summer Foliage)


Paper Birch - Betula papyrifera - Tree / Single Trunk Form

PAPER BIRCH - Betula papyrifera - Tree / Single Trunk Form

Late Summer

CARYA - HICKORY   

Shagbark Hickory
  • (Recommend Spring Dig; Autumn dug Carya will have viability issues)

CARYA OVATA 

  • (SHAGBARK; Oval Canopy; Yellow Fall Colours)

 



CATALPA - CATALPA

Northern Catalpa

CATALPA SPECIOSA 

  • (NORTHERN; Very large leaves, Broad Oval canopy)


 



Celtis - Hackberry

Celtis - Hackberry
Common American Hackberry

CELTIS - HACKBERRY  (Recommend Spring Dig; Autumn dug Celtis spp. & cvs. can have viability issues)

CELTIS OCCIDENTALIS

  •  (COMMON or AMERICAN; Round canopy)

CELTIS O PRAIRIE PRIDE 

  • (AMERICAN cv.; Uniform, Broad Oval canopy)

MULTI-STEM HACKBERRY

CELTIS  OCCIDENTALIS


 



Ginkgo

Maidenhair Gingko Biloba

GINKGO - MAIDENHAIR

GINKGO BILOBA 

  • (Yellow Fall Colour)
  • GINKGO B AUTUMN GOLD
  • (Male cv., No Fruit; Round canopy)
  • GINKGO B PRINCETON SENTRY 
  • (Male cv., No Fruit; Upright Oval canopy)



 



Gleditsia - Honeylocust

Skyline Honeylocust

Gleditsia triacanthos inermis ‘Skycole’

2-2.5” dia. cal.   /  Late September

GLEDITSIA - HONEYLOCUST
GLEDITSIA T IMPERIAL

  • (Uniform, Compact, Round Canopy)

GLEDITSIA T NORTHERN ACCLAIM

  • (Uniform Round Canopy)

GLEDITSIA T SKYLINE

  • (Oval Canopy)

GLEDITSIA T SPECTRUM

  • (SPECZAM; Greenish-Yellow foliage)

GLEDITSIA T SUNBURST

  • (Greenish-Yellow foliage)


Coffeetree

Maidenhair Gingko Biloba

GYMNOCLADUS - COFFEETREE (Recommend Spring Dig; Autumn dug Gymnocladus can have viability issues)
GYMNOCLADUS DIOICA

  • (KENTUCKY; Round canopy)

GYMNOCLADUS DIOICA EXPRESSO

  • (Male, Seedlless cv.; Round canopy)




 



Aspen and Poplar

Siouxland Cottonless Cottonwood

Siouxland Cottonless Cottonwood

Populus deltoides ‘Siouxland’

POPULUS - ASPEN & POPLAR OR COTTONWOOD
POPULUS D SIOUXLAND

  • (COTTONLESS)

POPULUS TREMULA ERECTA

  • (SWEDISH COLUMNAR; Fastigiate, Very Narrow Canopy, Green-White Bark)

POPULUS TREMULOIDES

  • (QUAKING; Glimmering Yellow Fall color)

CLUMP ASPEN
POPULUS TREMULOIDES

  • (QUAKING; Greenish White Bark)


Quaking Aspen

Quaking Aspen

Populus tremuloides

Late October


Quercus - Oak

White Oak

QUERCUS - OAK (Recommend Spring Dig; Autumn dug Quercus spp. & cvs. can have viability issues)


WHITE OAK GROUP


QUERCUS ALBA

  • (WHITE)

QUERCUS BICOLOR

  • (SWAMP WHITE)

QUERCUS MACROCARPA

  • (BUR)

QUERCUS ROBUR

  • (ENGLISH; Broad Oval Canopy; Fast Grower)

QUERCUS x CRIMSON SPIRE

  • (ENGLISH cv.; Compact Narrow form; Red fall colour)

QUERCUS x REGAL PRINCE

  • (ENGLISH cv.; Compact Narrow form; Glossy Silvery Green Foliage)
Swamp White Oak
Bur Oak
Scarlet Oak

...Quercus coccinea

...3-3.5" dia cal

...Late October


Shumardi Red Oak

Red Oak

QUERCUS COCCINEA

  • (SCARLET; Open Round Canopy; Scarlet Fall Colours)

QUERCUS PALUSTRIS

  • (PIN; Pyramidal Canopy, Orange-Red Fall Colours)

QUERCUS RUBRA

  • (RED; Darker Red Fall Colours)

QUERCUS SHUMARDII

  • (SHUMARD; Round Canopy; Scarlet Fall Colours)

 

MULTI-STEM & TWIN OAK
QUERCUS MACROCARPA

  • (BUR)

QUERCUS ROBUR

  • (ENGLISH; Broad Oval Canopy)

QUERCUS RUBRA

  • (RED; Round Canopy; Maroon Red Fall Colours)


Northern Red Oak

Willow

Praire Cascade Weeping Willow

SALIX - WILLOW (Recommend Spring Dig; Autumn dug Salix spp. & cvs. can have viability issues)
SALIX x PRAIRIE CASCADE

  • (GOLDEN WEEPING)


Tilia - Linden or Basswood

TILIA - LINDEN OR BASSWOOD

AMERICAN LINDEN & VARIETIES
TILIA AMERICANA

  • (BASSWOOD)

TILIA AMERICANA AMERICAN SENTRY

  • (Oval canopy)

TILIA AMERICANA LEGEND

  • (Narrow Oval canopy)

 

LINDEN HYBREDS & CROSSES
TILIA x GLENLEVEN

  • (Narrow Pyramidal canopy)

TILIA x REDMOND

  • (Broadly Pyramidal canopy)

LITTLELEAF LINDEN & CULTIVARS
TILIA CORDATA

  • (LITTLELEAF)

TILIA C CHANCELLOR

  • (Narrow Pyramidal canopy)

TILIA C CORINTHIAN

  • (Very Narrow Pyramidal canopy)

TILIA C GREENSPIRE

  • (Pyramidal canopy)

 

SILVER LINDEN
TILIA TOMENTOSA STERLING

  • (Compact Oval canopy; Dark Green Foliage w/ Slivery White backside)

 

MULTI-STEM LINDEN
TILIA AMERICANA

  • (BASSWOOD)

TILIA CORDATA

  • (LITTLELEAF)

TILIA CORDATA GREENSPIRE

  • (LITTLELEAF cv.)

TILIA x REDMOND

  • (AMERICAN var.)

TILIA TOMENTOSA STERLING

  • (SILVER cv.)


Legend American Linden
Greenspire Littleleaf Linden

Ulmus - Elm

New Harmony American Elm

American Elm Cultivars

ULMUS AMERICANA NEW HARMONY

(Vase canopy, Arching branches; Fast Grower; Yellow Fall Color)

ULMUS AMERICANA PRINCETON

(Oval Vase canopy; Very Fast Grower; Yellow Fall Color)

Valley Forge American Elm

Lacebark Elm Cultivars

ULMUS PxC FRONTIER

(Arching canopy; Moderate Grower; Scarlet Fall Colours)


Triumph Elm
Frontier Lacebark Elm

Japanese / Asian Elm Hybrids & Cultivars

TRIUMPH ELM - Ulmus ‘Morton Glossy’

Mid-October

Japanese / Asian Elm Hybrids & Cultivars

ULMUS JxW ACCOLADE

  • (Broad Oval Arching canopy; Fast Grower)

ULMUS JxP NEW HORIZON

  • (Arching canopy; Moderately Fast Grower; Rusty Fall Color)

ULMUS JxPxW TRIUMPH

  • (Oval Arching canopy; Fast Grower; Yellow Fall Colours)
Accolade Elm

ACCOLADE ELM - Ulmus ‘Morton’

Mid-October


Hybrid Elm

European & Smooth Elm Hybrids & Cultivars

ULMUS CxGxP HOMESTEAD

  • (Narrow Arching canopy)

ULMUS CxGxPxW PATRIOT

  • (Stiffly Upright, Narrow Arching canopy; Very Fast Grower)


ULMUS GxC PIONEER

  • (Broad Oval canopy, Fast Grower)
Patriot Elm

PATRIOT ELM - Ulmus x ‘Patriot’

Mid-October



Beech

American Beech

American Beech

Fagus grandifolia

Mid-October


FAGUS - BEECH  (Recommend Spring Dig;  Autumn dug Fagus can have viability issues)

FAGUS GRANDIFOLIA

AMERICAN BEECH

  • (Smooth Gray Bark, Oval canopy)


American Beech

Fagus grandifolia

4-5” dia. cal.  /  Mid-October


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