Ornamental TreesAMELANCHIER AUTUMN BRILLIANCE - a small tree, prized for its brilliant reddish-orange fall color. Clusters of flowers occur early spring before most other trees bloom. Dark purple fruit in June (Amelanchier are often called June Berry or Serviceberry) that is often devoured by the birds. Single stem, but more often grown as a clump to show off its very attractive grey bark which gives it special presence during the winter. A nice tree to use along the edge of a woods or a focus tree in the landscape. The native tree is Amelanchier Canadensis can be seen along wood edges when flowering early in the spring before most other trees flower.Grows 20’ to 25’ tall and wide.
BIRCH, RIVER- best recognized because of its beautiful creamy colored exfoliating bark. Will grow to a large tree. Most often bought as a clump tree; River Birch is bore resistant. This tree is native to our area and can be often found in river flats and damp terrain - hence the name River Birch. This tree likes plenty of water, but adapts well to up-land areas. BIRCH, WHITE SPIRE- as most birch they are grown in single or multiple stems, but are most prized as a multiple stem tree. This white bark birch tree has been more widely used than the common paper birch and European Birch because of its resistance to the bronze birch bore. Because of its beautiful smooth white bark it is a tree worthy to be used in the landscape. It looks great mixed in with evergreen trees along the edge of a woods. We are growing a paper birch that they claim to be more resistant to the bore called Reflections Birch and like all paper birch have exfoliating bark when they begin to mature. Frost Birch is very popular because it is a white birch tree that has burgundy colored leaves. CHERRY, HIGGINS PINK WEEPING- gracefully arched branches that produce beautiful pink flowers in the spring- just before they start growing leaves. These trees are grafted so the branches may grow to the ground. They mound up and grow 8’ to 15’ tall- depending on height of graft. The flowers are single and the bark is the distinct smooth red-brown bark of cherry trees. Snow Fountains Weeping Cherry is a white flowering weeping cherry, very similar to Higgins Weeping cherry, but is not as vigorous nor does it get as large. It is a grafted tree that gets 10’ to 12’ tall and about 10’ to 15’ wide. Nice in Japanese Gardens. DOGWOOD, KOUSA- a small tree that flowers later than the native dogwood tree therefore the blooms have less chance of freezing. The flowers are creamy white bracts that cover the tree in the spring. The blooms attack butterflies and bees. The tree has a red fruit that squirrels and birds like to eat, and it is relatively disease resistant. One of the better ornamental trees that more people should use in the landscape. Grows up to 25’. FLOWERING CRAB, LOUISA- a weeping flowering crab that weeps with pink flowers. Red buds in the early spring that burst out to pink flowers. It grows only 10’ to 15’ so it is useful in small gardens as a specimen tree. The fruit is yellow. Blooms mid-spring before leaves emerge. Red Jade flowering crab has the same weeping habit as Louisa, but has white flowers and small red crab apple type fruit. The fruit is persistent thereby providing wildlife food during the winter. Grows 10’ to 20’ tall. FLOWERING CRAB, RED JEWELL- attractive small red crab apple type fruit, hence that name Red Jewell. It has red buds in the spring that burst out into white flowers. This tree is resistant to apple scab therefore the leaves stay clean throughout the season. The tree grows only to 15’ so it is suitable for small gardens. FLOWERING CRAB, PRAIRIE FIRE- probably one the most planted crab apples in recent years- and for good reason. This gem has dark florescent pink flowers in the spring that do not fade in color. It has dark reddish brown bark that resembles the bark of cherry. Deep purple leaves emerge in the spring and make way for the dark green summer foliage. The tree is resistant to apple scab so the leaves stay clean throughout the season. Grows 20’ to 25’. It is truly a four season tree! FLOWERING CRAB, ROYALTY-the unique characteristic of Royalty Crab is its dark purple leaves. It has pink flowers early in the spring and reddish fruit turning dark purple that persist throughout the winter. We have this tree in our back yard and for several years this tree was greeted by a flock of cedar waxwings. These birds devoured the fruit in a matter of a few days! This tree will very in height from 15’ to 25’ is an upright rounded tree. Thunderchild Flowering Crab is another dark purple leaf variety, but grows more upright than Royalty Flowering crab. Delicate pink flowering flowers followed by dark red fruit turning to a dark purple. Fruit is persistent (stays on the tree through the winter months). FLOWERING CRAB, SARGENT- considered a dwarf flowering crab that grows 6’ to 8’ tall and sometimes wider than tall. The limbs grow horizontal. It is usually grown as a single stem tree, but can also be grown in clump form. It has white flowers in the spring and small red fruit that birds enjoy. An old favorite of many, and a very good tree to use in small landscapes or to accent near entrances of buildings. The tree is resistant to apple scab and other diseases which keeps the leaves clean throughout the season. Fire Ball Flowering crab is a grafted form of Sargent Crab with a rounded crown. Grows around 8’ tall. Lollipop Flowering Crab is a white flowering crab with a rounded, compact uniform crown and grows 8’ to 10’ and has attractive white flowers. It exhibits yellow fruit. Very little pruning is needed on this tree. Brandywine Flowering Crab- displays very attractive double pink flowers in the spring. These stunning flowers look like small roses that cover the tree; this tree has silvery grey bark which is different than most flowering crab apple tree and the fruit is dark yellow and larger than the fruit on most of the ornamental flowering crabs. The tree will grow 15’ to 20’ wide and high. Spring Snow Fruitless Flowering Crab is a uniform, medium size attractive white flowering crab apple tree that does not produce fruit. It has reddish colored branches when young and grows 20’ to 25’ wide and high. LILAC TREE, IVORY SILK- this tree grows more upright than the parent tree Japanese Lilac Tree, but has the same dark reddish brown bark and large panicle of creamy white lilac flowers in June and July. Ivory Silk lilac grows relatively slow, but can reach a mature height of 25’ tall and 15’ wide making it is a good street tree because of its narrow, upright growth; whereas the Japanese Lilac Tree grows more rounded- to 25’ wide. Dwarf Korean Lilac tree form is a grafted tree with light lavender flowers and a rounded crown. Tree grows around 8’ tall and the head can be 5’ to 6’ wide. This little tree is spectacular when in bloom! MAPLE, JAPANESE BLOOD GOOD- old time favorite Japanese Maple with red leaves and an upright growing habit- especially when young. One of the best features of the tree is that the burgundy red leaf color persist throughout the growing season- even in shady situations. In the fall the leaf color will change to a bright red color. Mature height and width will vary at maturity from 12’ to 20’. With its burgundy –red leaves and fine texture it is a great tree to use as a specimen or as an accent to other plants. MAPLE, JAPANESE TAMUKEYANA- there are many red cut-leaf varieties of Japanese Maple and we feel that this one is the most hardy. This weeping, cascading variety of Japanese Maple holds its leaf color well during the season. It produces its leaves a little later than most Japanese Maple do therefore makes it less vulnerable to frost which is a big asset in Northern climates. Autumn brings fiery, scarlet colored leaf tones . Can grow 6’ to 8’ tall and 8x8 wide. Often in northern areas only attains size of about 4’ tall x 6’ wide. Can easily be pruned to a desired size. PEAR, ORNMENTAL CLEVELAND- also called Chanticleer Pear. This upright pyramidal tree is widely used as a street tree in recent years and rightly so. It has clean, glossy green leaves in the summer and a nice red-orange fall color in the fall. Because of the upright branching, it is less prone to winter damage from heavy snow. Grows 30’ and 15’ wide. Will tolerate heat, drought and is fire blight resistant. |
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