How
to Choose a Tree
Fruit
Tree and Small Fruits
Insects
and Disease - Trees
Trees
for Moist Soils
Although it is usually
advisable to try to drain areas where water stands for any length of time, the
following trees will withstand moist soil conditions better than most.
Red Maple (Acer
Rubrum)
Popular cultivars: Autumn Spire, Northwood, Red Sunset
Silver Maple (Acer
saccharinum)
Popular cultivars: Cutleaf, Silver Queen
River Birch
Larch or Tamarack
(Larix)
Poplar (Populus)
Popular cultivar: Theves
Willows (Salix)American
Arborvitae (Thuja occidentalis)
American Linden
(Tilia americana)
Trees That Can
Withstand Dry and Sandy Soils
Amur
Maple (Acer ginnala)
Norway
maple (Acer platanoides)
Catalpa (Catalpa speciosa)
Russian Olive (Eleagnus angustifolia)
Honeylocust (Gleditsia
triacanthos inermis)
Popular cultivars: Imperial, Skyline, Sunburst
Poplar (Populus)
Oaks (Quercus)
Popular Species: Pin, Red, White
European Linden (Tilia
cordata)
Popular Cultivars: Greenspire, Shamrock
Trees
That Will Withstand City Conditions:
Norway
Maple (Acer platanoides)
Catalpa (Catalpa speciosa)
Hawthorne (Crataegus)
Green Ash (Fraxinus
pennsylvanica)
Maidenhair Tree (Ginkgo biloba)
Honeylocust (Gleditsia triacanthos inermis)
Crabapples (Malus hybrids)
Poplars (Populus)
Red Oak (Quercus
rubra)
European Linden (Tilia cordata)
Small
Trees (up to 25 feet)
Amur
Maple (Acer ginnala)
Serviceberry, Allegheny (Amelanchier laevis)
Redbud
(Cercis canadensis)
Hawthorns (Crataegus)
Crabapples
(Malus)
Plum (Prunus )
Mountain Ash (Sorbus )
Japanese Tree Lilac (Syringa reticulata)
Popular cultivar: Ivory Silk
Trees
With Vivid Fall Color
Amur
Maple (Acer ginnala) - red to yellow
Red Maple (Acer rubrum) - red to yellow
Sugar
Maple (Acer saccharum)
- orange-red to yellow
Autumn Brilliance Serviceberry (Amelanchier x grandiflora Autumn
Brilliance) - red
Red Oak (Quercus rubra) - red
Trees
For Windbreaks
Amur
Maple (Acer ginnala)
Silver Maple (Acer Saccharinum)
Russian Olive (Eleagnus angustifolia)
Green Ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica lanceolata)
Honeylocust (Gleditsia triacanthos)
Colorado
Spruce (Picea pungens)
Pine (Pinus )
Poplars
Willow (Salix )
Cedar Arborvitae (Thuja occidentalis)
Trees
With Ornamental Flowers
Autumn
Brilliance Serviceberry (Amelanchier x grandiflora 'Autumn Brilliance')
Catalpa (Catalpa speciosa)
Redbud (Cercis Canadensis)
Hawthorns (Craetegus)
Crabapple
(Malus)
Plum (Prunus )
Pear (Pyrus )
Mountain Ash (Sorbus )
Japanese Tree Lilac (Syringa reticulata)
Trees
With Ornamental Fruit
Amur
Maple (Acer ginnala)
Autumn Brilliance Serviceberry (Amelanchier x grandiflora 'Autumn
Brilliance')
Hawthorns (Craetegus)
Crabapples
(Malus)
Mountain Ash (Sorbus
)
