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American Hornbeam
The American Hornbeam tree, Carpinus caroliniana, is a shade tolerant under story tree. American Hornbeam trees are also known by the common names of Musclewood, Ironwood, Blue Beech, and Water Beech trees. This deciduous species provides nuts that are eaten by many birds such as grouse, bobwhite, pheasant and wild turkey. This shade tree will provide cool, dense shade in the summer because of its many leaves giving a dense appearance. (Carpinus caroliniana)
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American Sycamore
The American Sycamore, Platanus occidentalis, is a very adaptabe and rugged tree. American Sycamore trees are fast growing, large shade trees with a massive trunk and a have a wide-spreading open crown of large crooked branches. The bark will flake off in irregular thin pieces which give American Sycamore trees an impressive mottled appearance.The American Sycamore has moderate water requirements and exhibits a moderate tolerance to salt and alkali soils. (Platanus occidentalis)
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$11.95
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Quaking Aspen
The Quaking Aspen tree, Poplus tremuloides, is the most widely distributed tree in North America. It is known by many common names: trembling aspen, golden aspen, mountain aspen. This deciduous tree grows on many soil types, especially sandy and gravelly slopes, and it is quick to pioneer disturbed sites where there is disturbed soil. Quaking Aspen trees are fast growing and very hardy. The Aspen is esthetically appealing with light bark, trembling leaves, and yellow fall color. (Populus tremuloides)
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$12.95
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Autumn Olive
The Autumn Olive tree, Elaeagnus umbellata, is a medium sized tree or a large shrub reaching heights of 20 plus feet.The upper surface of the leaves is dark green to grayish-green in color, while the lower surface is covered with silvery white scales, a conspicuous characteristic that can be seen from a distance when the leaves move. The small (less than one-quarter inch) fleshy fruits range in color from pink to red, are finely dotted with pale scales, and are produced in abundance each year. (Elaeagnus umbellata)
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Bald Cypress
The Bald Cypress, Taxodium distichum, is a lofty, deciduous conifer of slender, pyramidal habit. A stately tree, for parks, yards. Landscapers and land owners use this tree in wet areas. Bald Cypress trees have moderate water requirements. The needle like leaves are dark green in the spring and summer. The "cypress knees" only develop when grown in or near water for most of the year. This species is very adaptable to wet and dry sites and thrives in many soil types. (Taxodium distichum)
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$19.95
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Bitternut Pecan
The Bitternut Pecan tree, Carya brownii, is a large pecan hickory. It is also called , bitternut hickory, bitternut, bitter pecan tree, bitter pignut, butternut, butternut hickory, highland hickory, pig hickory, pignut, pignut hickory, pig walnut, redheart hickory,swamp hickory, white hickory, and yellow bud hickory.This deciduous species has wood that is dark brown close-grained. It also makes good fuel wood and is planted as an ornamental. (Carya brownii)
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$23.95
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Black Cherry
The Black Cherry tree, Prunus serotina, is native to eastern North America, Mexico and Central America. It is one of the largest of the cherries, typically growing to 50-80' tall with a narrow-columnar to rounded crown. The Black Cherry tree produces hard, reddish-brown wood that takes a fine polish and is commercially valued for use in a large number of products such as furniture, veneers, cabinets, interior paneling, gun stocks, instrument/tool handles and musical instruments. (Prunus serotina)
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Black Gum
The Blackgum tree, Nyssa sylvatica, is also known as the Black Tupelo or Sourgum. Blackgum trees are considered one of our most beautiful native trees. It is thought of as one of the five best shade trees in America. The Blackgum has moderate water requirements, and displays a moderate tolerance to salt and alkali soils.This deciduous trees has outstanding scarlet fall color and displays a lustrous dark green color in the summer. (Nyssa sylvatica)
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Canadian Hemlock
The Canadian Hemlock tree, Tsuga canadensis, is also called Eastern Hemlock or Hemlock spruce. This evergreen conifer is a fast-growing long-lived tree which unlike many trees grows well in shade. It may take 250 to 300 years to reach maturity and may live for 800 years or more. Shelter small plants from drying winds. They stand shearing and pruning well and are excellent as hedges. They are graceful and make great ornamental plantings. (Tsuga canadensis)
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Serviceberry
The Serviceberry tree, Amelanchier canadensis, may also be known as a Juneberry, Shadblow, or Shadbush. This large shrub has erect stems that form multi-stemmed clumps The serviceberries, genus Amelanchier, are deciduous shrubs or small trees that grow in the understory of temperate forests. The little serviceberry shrubs are useful in naturalized plantings, especially in open woodlands, under tall oaks or pines. Their beautiful, but brief, early spring flowering beats all but the earliest shrubs, and their fall foliage is first rate. It is an excellent small yard tree. (Amelanchier canadensis)
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Chickasaw Plum
The Chickasaw Plum tree, Prunus angustifolia, is a deciduous multi-stemmed shrub or small tree which occurs in thickets, pastures, fields, fencerows, stream banks and disturbed areas. Chickasaw Plum trees are sometimes seen as a small short-trunked tree growing to 25' tall. Beautiful 5-petaled white flowers appear along the stems in March before the foliage emerges. Native Americans regularly consumed the fruit fresh or dried it for winter. This flowering tree is a true ornamental. (Prunus angustifolia)
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$12.95
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Chinese Chestnut
The Chinese Chestnut, Castanea mollissima, can be used as a nut tree and a shade tree, or planted in rows as a windbreak. The nuts are sweet-flavored and produce edible nuts in winter. This deciduous tree has moderate water requirements and it has a moderate tolerance to salt and alkali soils. Landscapers plant the Chinese Chestnut as an ornamental. The outer shell of the nut is prickly and must be removed. This tree tolerates heat, drought, transplanting, and dry and acidic soils. (Castanea mollissima)
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$15.95
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Eastern Red Cedar
The Eastern Red Cedar, Juniperus Virginiana, is a small to medium-sized aromatic evergreen tree. Typically, the trunk is straight and the tree has a pointed, dense, conical crown that may be varied or irregular, depending on ecotype or competing vegetation. The fruit, or cone, is berrylike and dark blue. Its deep roots and small leaf surface make it very drought resistant. The wood of the Red Cedar is fragrant and is used extensively for furniture. The foliage is bright green to dark green. (Juniperus virginiana)
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$7.95
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Golden Raintree
The Golden Raintree, Koelreuteria Paniculata, is an excellent tree and unrivaled for late yellow flowers. Golden Raintrees are also known as Chinese Flame trees. It is one of the very few yellow flowering trees. This deciduous tree is excellent as a small lawn tree, or for shading a patio. The seed pods look like tiny Chinese lanterns. It has rounded outline, spreading and ascending branches, open, reddish copper-colored foliage in the spring. They are very tolerant of polluted air environments. (Koelreuteria paniculata)
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$10.95
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Hackberry
The Hackberry tree, Celtis Occidentalis, is a superior tree that withstands heat, drought, wind, and alkaline soils. The Hackberry tree is tall, and has similar spread, with ascending arching branches, and some drooping branches. Hackberry trees have a large spreading crown with red-orange fruit in the fall Light green summer foliage turns to a yellow fall color. The Hackberry is a moderate growing rugged tree. The trunk takes on a corky appearance as it matures. (Celtis occidentalis)
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$19.95
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Hardy Pecan
The Hardy Pecan tree, Carya Illinoinensis, is a beautiful, majestic tree that grows to a height of 70 to 100 feet with a spread of 40 to 75 feet. The tree provides a bounty of sweet edible fruits and lots of summer shade after reaching maturity. Hardy Pecan trees have moderate water requirements and has a moderate tolerance to salt and alkali soils.This deciduous, hardy, shade tree is ideal for lawns because it does not shed its leaves until late fall. It begins to bear nuts in 12-15 years. (Carya illinoensis)
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$22.95
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Hazelnut
The Hazelnut tree, Corylus americana, also commonly called the American filbert, is a Missouri native, deciduous, rounded, multi-stemmed tree/shrub which typically grows 8-16' tall and occurs in dry or moist thickets, woodlands and wood margins, valleys, uplands and prairies. In spring, male flowers appear in showy, 2-3" long, yellowish brown catkins and female flowers appear in small, reddish, inconspicuous catkins. The fall color is quite variable, ranging from attractive combinations of orange, rose, purplish red, yellow and green to yellowish green. (Corylus americana)
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$17.95
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Hybrid Poplar
The Poplar Hybrid tree, Populus Hybrid, will grow six feet per year with average and normal conditions This fast growing tree is often planted as a hedge, screen, windbreak, or to line a road or drive. You can expect this tree to be over 20' tall and 15' wide in just three years. It can grow to over 70' tall. It normally lives 30-50 years. It is wind, disease, and insect-resistant and it can take the cold as far north as Canada. This poplar is often used to reforest after forest fire, and to reclaim land after strip mining. (Populus androscoggin)
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Kentucky Coffee Tree
The Kentucky Coffee Tree, Gymnocladus Dioicus, may also be known as American coffee berry, Kentucky mahogony, nicker treet, or stump tree. Kentucky Coffee trees are large round-barked trees belonging to the legume family and reaches heights of 60 to 100 feet. Its short trunk, 1 to 2 feet in diameter, divides into several large branches. This deciduous tree is ideal as a shade tree on larger, ungroomed properties. The bark is deeply furrowed and dark brown in colour. Fall color is yellow turning to orange. (Gymnocladus dioica)
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$22.95
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Lombardy Poplar
The Lombardy Poplar tree, Populus nigra, is a fast growing, tall, columnar tree with bright green leaves with a silver underside. These trees are used to form quick windbreaks, while longer-lived, slower growing trees mature. These deciduous trees have moderate to high water requirements, and is moderate in its tolerance to salt and alkali. Widely used because they are graceful and they provide fast borders and screens. (Populus nigra 'Italica')
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London Sycamore
The London Sycamore tree, Platanus Acerifolia, or "Bloodgood Sycamore" is a large tree. The tree will reach a height of 85 feet and a spread of 70 feet. Pyramidal in youth, it develops a spreading rounded crown with age supported by a few, very large diameter branches. The bark is patchy and very attractive and may be the plants best ornamental attribute. London Sycamore trees are easily transplanted and will do well in most soils, but prefers a deep, rich soil. As a big tree, it also provides lots of wonderful shade in parks. (Platanus x acerifolia 'Bloodgood')
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$19.95
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Mayhaw
The Mayhaw tree, Crataegus aestivalis, is a slow-growing native North American tree that reaches a height of 30 feet with a rounded canopy that spreads to 35 feet or more. The sparkling white, showy springtime flowers appear before the new leaves unfurl and are followed by the production of large, red-dotted fruits. Although the tree is naturally found in wet, shady sites, it is well adapted to drier, better-drained land and produces more and better fruit in full sunlight. (Crataegus aestivalis)
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Mimosa Tree
The Mimosa tree, Albizzia julibrissin, sometimes called Silk tree, was introduced to the United States in 1745 for use as an ornamental plant because of its unusual, attractive and fragrant pom-pom like flowers and interesting fern-like foliage.This deciduous tree is attractive to bees, butterflies, and birds. In late winter or spring the domed crown is decked in sprays of small, globular, golden yellow flower heads. It is able to survive winter in southern U.S., but flowers better in climates with a longer, drier summer (Albizia julibrissin)
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Native American Plum
The Native American Plum tree, Prunus americana, is also known as the Native Plum, Hedge Plum, Sloe or Wild Plum. Native American Plum trees are small, deciduous, single trunk trees or a multi-stemmed shrub which occurs in rocky or sandy soils in woodlands, pastures, abandoned farms, streams and hedgerows. This deciduous tree typically grows to 15-25' tall with a broad, spreading crown. Branches and twigs are an attractive dark reddish-brown. Wildlife are attracted to the sweet fruits. (Prunus americana)
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Northern Catalpa
The Northern Catalpa tree, Catalpa speciosa, is now naturalized in urban and rural areas and is primarily used today as a large ornamental shade tree. Farmers introduced Northern Catalpa to Ohio in order to produce large amounts of relatively lightweight timber for fenceposts, since the wood is very resistant to rotting. Northern Catalpa trees are a very fast growing trees with large heart-shaped leaves. The white flowers are on 4-8 inch long panicles in late June. Fruit is a long pod. (Catalpa speciosa)
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$16.95
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Osage Orange
The Osage Orange tree, Maclura pomifera, has bright green summer leaves with yellow fall color. The Osage Orange bears an inedible fruit resembling a woody orange. Native to the midwestern and southeastern United States, this species is also known as the hedge apple because it was planted in thicket-like hedge rows before the advent of barbed wire fences. A yellow-orange dye is also extracted from the wood and is used as a substitute for fustic and aniline dyes in arts and industry. (Maclura pomifera)
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Paw Paw
The Paw Paw tree, Asimina triloba, is a multi-stemmed shrub or small tree with short trunk and rounded top that presents a semi-tropical appearance. PawPaw trees average about 15' in height at maturity. It prospers in moist soils and when placed at the edge of a wooded area as an understory tree. It is recognized by its `sleepy' summer foliage and nodding bright purple flowers in the spring. Two trees are necessary for pollination reasons. Fall color is a brilliant yellow. (Asimina triloba)
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Persimmon
The American Persimmon tree, Diospyrus virginiana, is a native fruit tree with attractive edible fruit. Its dark-green leaves conceal small fragrant white flowers that are replaced by pale-orange fruits, which ripen after frost. It is one of the first invaders of old fields with the seeds brought in by wild birds and animals. The leaf is rather leathery and dark green. In a good environment and with good care, fruiting will begin in year six and continues for fifty years or more. (Diospyros virginiana)
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Red Mulberry
The Red Mulberry tree, Morus Rubra, is a medium-sized tree, reaching approximately 50, and occasionally, 70 feet in height. The trunk can reach a diameter of up to two feet. The broad, rounded crown consists of many shorter branches, making red mulberry a desirable shade tree.Red mulberry is found on a variety of sites in the East and Central U.S. and is tolerant of shade. The fruit is an edible red-purple drupe that resembles blackberry. It has dark green leaves, and the fall color of the leaves is yellow. (Morus rubra)
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Russian Olive
The Russian Olive tree, Elaeagnus Angustifolia, is an excellent windbreak and wildlife tree. It is extremely tolerant of environmental factors. The best windbreak tree for high wind areas. Pictured is the Russian Olive in a tree form. Russian Olive trees can be made into a hedge by planting 10' apart in the row. The Russian Olive has low water requirements and displays a high tolerance for salt and alkali Prized for its silvery gray foliage. Prefers a sunny location and is tolerant of most soil types. (Elaeagnus augustifolia)
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Sassafras Tree
The Sassafras tree, Sassafrax variifolium, also known as the Sassafrac, Saxifrac, Smelling Stick, Aguetree, and Cinnamonwood tree. This widespread Eastern U.S. native is ideal for naturalistic landscaping. Sassafras is a native tree, growing in rich woods from southern Maine to Ontario, Michigan, and Kansas and south to Florida and Texas. The production of sassafras oil by distillation of the root and root bark is a small industry in the southeastern section of the country. Leaves are a medium green and turn orange, red, or yellow in fall. (Sassafrax variifolium)
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Siberian Elm
The Siberian Elm tree, Ulmus pumila, is the fastest growing deciduous hedge we know of and the more you trim, the denser the hedge. The Siberian Elm is a fast growing, hardy, and drought resistant tree when established. It is one of the first to leaf in the spring and one of the last to shed its leaves in the fall. Siberian Elm has moderate water requirements until established. Very adaptable, often grows under adverse conditions. Resistant to Dutch elm disease. Excellent when used for wildlife cover. (Ulmus pumila)
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Sourwood
The Sourwood tree, Oxydendrum arboreum, is one of the most prized native trees, especially noted for its summer flowering and gorgeous fall colors. The Sourwood makes a nice small specimen tree for small spaces and looks great at the woodland edge. It is also known as the Sorrel Tree and Lily-of-the-Valley Tree. The bark is dark and blocky (alligator hide). Displays white Lily-of-the-Valley like flowers in July. Plant in full sun to partial shade in acid, organic, moist, well-drained soil. Beautiful scarlet-orange leaf color in fall. (Oxydendrum arboreum)
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$14.95
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Tree Lilac
The Tree Lilac, Syringa reticulata, 'Ivory Silk' is a heavily flowering tree, covered by large plumes of small white flowers in the beginning of summer. It's dark green leaves blending with it's fragrant lavender flowers are a favorite for spring-time landscapes. Lilac lovers prefer the mutiple-stemmed, large shrub. The Tree Lilac is also called a Japanese tree lilac or Ivory Silk lilac. It flowers more heavily than other lilac species. Ivory Silk is probably the most trouble free and tough lilac that is available. (Syringa reticulata 'Ivory Silk')
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$19.95
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Tulip Poplar
The Tulip Poplar tree, Liriodendron tulipifera, also known as Yellow poplar or Tuliptree, is nature's masterpiece with beautiful tulip like flowers and very fast growing. The Tulip Poplar is a fast growing large shade tree that can grow 15 to 20' over a 6 to 8 year period. The lovely little tulip-shaped flowers are greenish-yellow with an orange band. Leaves are deep green and turn a blazing golden yellow in fall. It is a wonderful shade tree, hardy and is highly resistant to insects and diseases. (Liriodendron tulipifera)
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Washington Hawthorne
The Washington Hawthorne tree, Crataegus Phaenopyrum, is a broadly oval to rounded, dense, thorny tree. The foliage is a reddish purple when unfolding and gradually changing to lustrous dark green at maturity. Fall color varies from orange to scarlet to purplish. Flowers are white and ½" diameter. Plant 4-6' apart in the row for a hedge. It has low water requirements and shows a high tolerance to salt and alkali soils. The tree flowers in early spring with a profusion of white blossoms. (Crataegus phaenopyrum)
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Water Tupelo
The Water Tupelo tree, Nyssa aquatica, is also called the cottongum, sourgum, swamp tupelo, tupelo-gum, and water-gum. Water Tupelo trees are a large, long-lived trees that grow in southern swamps and flood plains where its root system is periodically under water. This deciduous tree has a swollen base that tapers to a long, clear bole and often occurs in pure stands. The fragrant flowers entice many visits from spring pollinators. The fall color is yellow to purple. (Nyssa aquatica)
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White Mulberry
The White Mulberry tree, Morus Alba Tatarica, has many common names, such as, White mulberry, Russian mulberry, Silkworm mulberry, and Moral blanco. The White Mulberry is an excellent and handsome shade tree and is often planted on field edges in irrigated, semi-arid lands where it is also valued for fruit, poles and timber. Mulberries thrive in full sun and dislike crowded conditions; they prefer deep soils and need good drainage; they are frost resistant. (Morus alba)
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Sweet Gum
The Sweetgum tree, Liquidambar styraciflua, is a rapid growing shade tree usually grown for its excellent fall color. It has an upright pyramidal growth habit in its youth and then becomes spreading, irregular and open as it ages. The star shaped lustrous dark green foliage turns a spectacular fall color, often a combination of green, yellow, orange, red and purple foliage, but sometimes solid crimson, burgundy or scarlet. It has spectacular colors, is fast growing, and has great shade. (Liquidambar styraciflua)
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Siouxland Cottonwood
The Souixland Cottonwood tree, Populus deltoides, 'Siouxland', is a very fast growing, cottonless cottonwood with a rounded head at maturity. These Cottonwood trees display shimmering foliage which is rust resistant. Cottonless Cottonwood trees are not only fast growing seedless hybrid, they also do well in dry conditions. It tolerates alkaline conditions and pollutants. This Cottonwood tree is pyramidal in form and is fast growing. This tree provides good shade and cover for wildlife. (Populus deltoides, 'Siouxland')
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$14.95
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Dawn Redwood
The Dawn Redwood tree, Metasequoia glyptostroboides, is a deciduous conifer, with soft needle-like leaves that look like evergreens, but are bright green in the spring and brilliant orange/red in the fall. The needles are shed in the cold season of winter. Dawn Redwood trees are a very ornamental and interesting large tree, one of the few deciduous conifers in the world. It makes a very effective, fast growing screen, perfect as a long driveway alley. It is a very hardy tree and tolerates windy sites (Metasequoia glyptostroboides)
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$14.95
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Eastern Whitebud
The Eastern Whitebud tree, Cercis canadensis alba, is best known for their profuse white pea-like flowers. The heart-shaped leaves of this redbud tree are 3-5" across and its fruit are brown flat pods about 2-3" long. The trunk of this small tree usually branches close to the ground resulting in a spreading flat-topped to rounded crown. This small deciduous tree is adaptable to other soil types but will not grow well in permanently wet or poorly drained soil. It is used as an ornamental or patio tree. (Cercis canadensis alba)
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$44.95
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Ginkgo
The Gingko tree, Ginkgo biloba, is the sole surviving species of a group of Gymnosperms that flourished 65 million years ago, the time when dinosaurs existed. Gingko trees are also called Maidenhair trees. It is the only living gymnosperm (which includes pines, firs, and spruces) that sheds its leaves during the fall. Ginkgo are not native to North America, rather they are indigenous to China, Japan, and Korea, where they may still exist in remote mountainous parts. (Ginkgo biloba)
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$25.95
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Chinese Flame Goldenrain Tree
The Chinese Flame tree, Koelreuteria bipinnata, is a deciduous tree that has a round canopy. It is a medium to rapid growing tree with medium green oval leaves. The beautiful yellow flowers, 2" long, in clusters 8-14" long, bloom June-August. The seed pods are long and orange, red or salmon-colored papery in color. Chinese Flame trees are drought tolerant and can tolerate poor drainage, poor soils, smog and temperature extremes. The beautiful flower clusters attract birds and bees. (Koelreuteria bipinnata, 'Chinese Flame')
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$11.95
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