Also known as the Mountain Ash. Grows to 30 feet. Native to northeastern North America. Clusters of small white flowers after leaves appear, followed by red-orange berries. Light gray-brown bark is smooth to scaly. Fall color can be beautiful, almost orange-yellow to reddish purple. Food source for wildlife.

Dense, pyramidal growth. Likes moist, well drained soil. Silvery green leaves changing to dark green in summer. Fall color is golden bronze. It has a three winged nut. GOOD FOR WILDLIFE.

Grows 40 to 60 feet. Spread; 30 to 50 feet. Prefers moist, rich, well drained soil, but also tolerates drier, rocky soil conditions.

Trees should begin to bear sweet edible fruit within 16 to 20 years.

A dense pyramidal evergreen growing to 40 to 50 feet. Spread: 8 to 20 feet. Medium green needles are flat and scale-like. Exfoliating handsome grayish to reddish brown bark is considered part of its ornamental interest.

Native from northern Florida to Canada and west to the Rocky Mountains. Should grow in almost any soil and does well in poor gravelly soils. Although it is almost considered a weed in some areas because it is so prevalent, due to its fast, dense growth, this tree is a good choice for an evergreen screen or hedge, space 4 feet apart.

The white Dogwood is native to the northeastern United States. Dense green foliage, turning bright scarlet in the fall. Clusters of white flowers up to 5 inches in diameter bloom in May. Bright red berries in clusters in the fall. Does best in rich, moist soil, but is known to grow well in average well drained soil. One of the most popular ornamental trees grown in the US.

Frazier Fir: A medium-sized pyramidal growing fir of great beauty. Grows well in a variety of soils, under general conditions. Good for ornamentals and Christmas trees. Likes cool soil and northern exposure, not necessary to have full sun full day

Concolor Fir: One of the most beautiful pyramidal coniferous ornamentals. An evergreen with flat, varying soft green to deep blue needles. 1-1/2" to 2" long, bearing cones 3" to 5" long at maturity. A very hardy tree growing in a variety of well-drained soils, standing dryness and high temperatures better than other firs. Rapid grower after becoming established. Makes a handsome ornamental specimen, and decorative Christmas tree.

One of the most popular spring flowering trees. Grows in broadly rounded fashion to a height and spread of 15 to 25 feet. Blooms in the spring, red buds opening to pale pink, almost white flowers. Bears red-yellow fruit in the fall. GOOD FOOD FOR WILDLIFE

Also known as Maidenhair tree. Grows to 50 to 80 feet. Fan-shaped leaves turn clear yellow in fall. Grows best in well drained soil. This tree is becoming more common as a specimen plant and along streets and highways. Slow growth will not get out of bounds and interfere with power lines, etc. It has a very picturesque, wide spreading, open habit. Ginkgo is not infested with any insect or disease.

These trees are widely used in medicine where it is called Ginkgo Biloba.

The Golden Raintree is a very decorative small tree, unrivaled for brilliant bloom, after other flowering trees have finished their shows. This one blooms in late spring or early summer with very large torch-shaped flowers of shimmering gold.

Also known as the Chinese Flame Tree, this is one of the very few yellow-flowering trees. As if the gorgeous golden bloom isn't enough, this amazing tree puts on a second big show in the fall. The flowers slowly transform themselves into a seed pod that many think is even more decorative than the flowers. The fall result is exotic-looking clusters of 2-inch pinkish pods against a dark green-leafed background. It's almost like a second bloom. The individual pods are shaped like tiny Chinese lanterns, but the overall effect gives the tree a full pinkish "flowering."

Small size, big production. Just 15 feet tall, it has fiery fall foliage. Needs a pollinator to bear the delicious Hazelnuts or Filberts as they are also called.

Will do well anywhere peaches can be grown. Trees start to bear as early as their third year. Nuts mature in early September.

There are many varieties of Hickory trees. The one I talk about here is the Pignut Hickory. Native to eastern United States.

It has a narrow, but rounded growth habit. Fall collor is rich golden yellow, no other tree rivals it in late October.

The small nuts are edible, but hard to crack. Looks similar to American Elm.

The wood is good for furniture, firewood and smoking foods.

The Kwanzan Cherry is the showiest of all Japanese trees. It's most awesome feature is its bundles of large double pink blossoms. The blossoms on this tree last longer than those of other flowering cherries.

The Kwanzan cherry tree is in found the United States, but are primarily found in Japan. This is one of the Washington basin cherry trees given to the United States by Japan years ago for planting at our nation?s capital.

This tree blooms in mid to late April. Unlike other ornamental cherry trees, the leaves of the Kwanzan cherry begin to grow while the tree is still in bloom. It is also the hardiest ornamental cherry tree and its bark is somewhat glossy.

Lombardy poplar is a fast growing, tall, columnar tree with bright green leaves. These trees are used to form quick windbreaks, while longer-lived, slower growing trees mature.

A great plant for a fast growing windbreak or screen. Plant 8' apart in the row. Has moderate to high water requirements, and is moderate in its tolerance to salt and alkali.

Silver Maple: Very fast growth 50 to 70 feet. Deeply lobed leaves are bright green above and silvery white beneath, turning green-yellow-brown combination in the fall. Grows fastest in moist, rich, well drained soil. A wide spreading tree with arching to pendulous branches. A very popular shade tree because of its fast growth and graceful habit. The best tree for quick shade. Native to eastern to mid United States.

Red Maple: Also known as Scarlet or Swamp Maple. Growth 40 to 60 feet. Highly prized because of its bright red flowers in early spring before leaves appear. Medium to dark green leaves turn yellow to brilliant red in fall. AN EXCELLENT WETLAND SPECIES, CAN TOLERATE WET, SWAMPY SOIL CONDITIONS. Native to eastern United States.

Handsome medium blue green foliage turning yellow-red-purple in fall. Admired as an ornamental for the curious fringe or hair-like flowers that cover it in mid summer and give a cloudy effect to the whole tree.Very interesting!

Grows 15 ft. tall with a 10-15 ft. spread.

Branches droop from the sheer weight of the flowers!

Crimson-purple leaves provide stunning color all season. A beautiful accent tree. Does not produce fruit.

Height 20 to 30 feet. Spread 25 to 35 feet. One of the first to flower--and what a way to welcome spring! Blooms even before it leafs out--honey-sweet crimson-lavender blossoms. Produces golden fall foliage and green-pink seed pods into winter.

Tolerates a wide range of soil types. Flowers are perfect reddish purple in bud, opening to a rosy pink with purplish tinge in early spring. Very effective as a mass planting or a specimen plant.

Large, dark green, heart-shaped leaves 3 to 5 inches long and wide. Very beautiful in spring, blooming at approximately the same time as the dogwoods.

Long, narrow, silvery-gray leaves and brown shedding bark are among the attractions of this tree. Covered with small, fragrant silvery-yellow flowers in June.

Fall berries are yellow with silvery scales. Berries ripen from July through October. They have a spreading, open growth.

Food source for birds and yellow spring flowers provide food for many beneficial insects. Ideal for smaller yards.

Russian Olive quickly reaches its mature size of 10-12 feet. Silver-green foliage and shaggy brown bark.

Height 30 to 60 feet. An easily recognized tree because of its irregularly shaped leaves which look like one or two fingered mittens. It is the only tree I know that has 3 different shapes of leaves on the same tree.

Foliage is green spring through summer, turning brilliant orange to scarlet in fall.

A native to northeastern United States. A bluish-black berry appears in fall, providing food for wildlife. Will grow in poor, gravely dry soil conditions. As this tree will get fairly large, give it plenty of room to grow. It makes as excellent screening tree or a nice backdrop behind lower growing evergreens. For screen, space 15 feet apart. Be sure to plant this where you want it, as it does not transplant easily, due to its extremely fast growth and long root.

Although there are many varieties of Spruce, the Colorado Blue Spruce is one of the most well known and popular. Grows to 100 feet. Stiff, silvery-blue to green needles are 1 inch long. Handsome ornamental specimen in single planting or dense, colorful screen or windbreak, space 6 feet apart. They grow well in ordinary soil, average moisture.

The tree's blue color can vary from tree to tree. Even when growing these from seed, growers are uncertain as to how many blue seedlings they will have or the intensity of the color.

An elegant, eye-catching specimen that holds its own in the largest yards. Features sunshine-yellow, tulip-shaped flowers in late spring.

Celebrates fall with glowing yellow foliage. Bark is smooth and very attractive. A "neat looking" tree.

Often known as Canoe Birch. Open green foliage turns bright yellow in fall. The bark, which turns snow white, peels off in paper-thin sheets.

Grows best in cool, moist localities. CAN TOLERATE WET CONDITIONS SUCH AS ALONG STREAM BANKS AND LAKES. Most popular birch for ornamental use because of its good foliage, fall color and white bark. It is less susceptible to insects and disease.

Bark should turn white in 4 to 6 years.

A hardy, valuable tree. Clustered soft blue-green needles.

Ideal screen or windbreak. Likes moist, well-drained soils. Grows to 80', 40' spread.

Cones are 4 to 7 inches long, cylindrical, with thin, rounded cone scales, very resinous. Cones are borne on a long stalk. Cones maturing August to September

The Weeping Willow has a spreading crown with many drooping twigs hanging from upright branches. The leaves are lance-shaped, narrow and finely saw-toothed.

These trees are native of China, however, they are commonly planted and spread across North America. They are commonly found from Ontario south to Georgia, and west to Missouri.

They are usually found in very moist soils, usually near a body of water. The more water a Willow gets, the faster it will reach its mature heighth.

Due to their extensive root system it is not a good idea to plant a Willow near waterlines or septic tanks.