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Botanical Name     Common Name
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Acer buergeranum

Acer buergeranum

Common Name: Trident Maple
Slow grower with oval-rounded head. Glossy dark green leaves in summer changing to yellow, orange, and red in fall....

Acer campestre

Acer campestre

Common Name: Hedge Maple
Low growing, small street tree. Dark green leaves in summer changing to yellow-green or yellow in fall....

Acer ginnala

Acer ginnala

Common Name: Flame Maple
Dense, small specimen or patio tree. Brilliant fall color....

Acer palmatum

Acer palmatum

Common Name: Japanese Maple
Magnificent small specimen tree. Usually wider than tall groth habit. Yellow, bronze, orange, purple, or red fall color....

Acer palmatum 'Atropurpureum'

Acer palmatum 'Atropurpureum'

Common Name: Atropurpureum Japanese Maple
A vase shaped specimen with finely divided, lacy leaves and reddish purple color. Fall color is a beautiful golden orange or red....

Acer platanoides

Acer platanoides

Common Name: Norway Maple
Rounded symmetrical crown with dark green summer foliage. Bright yellow fall leaves persist late into the season....

Acer platanoides 'Crimson King'

Acer platanoides 'Crimson King'

Common Name: Crimson King Maple
Rich maroon leaf color thoughout the growing season....

Acer platanoides 'Royal Red'

Acer platanoides 'Royal Red'

Common Name: Royal Red Norway Maple
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Acer rubrum 'Armstrong Maple'

Acer rubrum 'Armstrong Maple'

Common Name: Armstrong Maple
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Acer rubrum 'Autumn Blaze'

Acer rubrum 'Autumn Blaze'

Common Name: Autumn Blaze Red Maple
A cross between red and silver maple, combining the best of both. Leaves are rich green in the summer changing to an excellent orange and red in the fall....

Acer rubrum 'Brandywine'

Acer rubrum 'Brandywine'

Common Name: Brandywine Maple
A cross between October Glory and Autumn Flame. Oval to round crown with dark green foliage turning rich red in the fall. Turns a little later than most Red maples....

Acer rubrum 'October Glory'

Acer rubrum 'October Glory'

Common Name: October Glory Red Maple
Red maple variety with a shapely, more compact head. Noted for its bright red foliage in the fall. Retains its foliage longer than common Red maple....

Acer rubrum 'Red Maple'

Acer rubrum 'Red Maple'

Common Name: Red Maple
Symmetrical and compact groth habit. Clean foliage, strong wood, and excellent yellow to red all color make this a great specimen tree....

Acer rubrum 'Red Sunset'

Acer rubrum 'Red Sunset'

Common Name: Red Sunset Maple
Our pick of the cultivars! Red maple selection with outstanding shape and foliage. Heavy textured leaves persist and turn to a spectacular red in the fall. Most cold hardy of the cultivars....

Acer saccharum

Acer saccharum

Common Name: Sugar Maple
A long lived maple with an oval to rounded habit. Brilliant yellow fall color produces a great variation in the landscape....

Acer saccharum 'Green Mountain'

Acer saccharum 'Green Mountain'

Common Name: Green Mountain Sugar Maple
An exceptionally vigorous grower forming an upright crown of dark green foliage. Waxy protective leaf coating provides good scorch resistance. Fall color varies from orange to yellow to yellow-red....

Acer saccharum 'Legacy'

Acer saccharum 'Legacy'

Common Name: Legacy Sugar Maple
Exceptionally vigorous with a spreading growth habit. Heavily branched with thick lustrous heavily textured green leaves. Brilliant orange to red fall color. More heat tolerant than Sugar maple....

Amelanchier canadensis

Amelanchier canadensis

Common Name: Shadblow Serviceberry
Small tree with upright, often narrow habit. Early white flowers are followed by edible red fruit....

Amelanchier laevis

Amelanchier laevis

Common Name: Allegheny Serviceberry
Similar to Autumn Brilliance but differs by reason of the bronzy color of the unfolding leaves....

Amelanchier lamarkii

Amelanchier lamarkii

Common Name: Lamarkii Serviceberry
New selection! Very clean with an excellent yellow to red fall color....

Amelanchier X 'Autumn Brilliance'

Amelanchier X 'Autumn Brilliance'

Common Name: Autumn Brilliance Serviceberry
White flowers, edible fruits, clean summer foliage, persistent leaves and brilliant red fall color....

Betula nigra

Betula nigra

Common Name: River Birch
Outstanding native tree with reddish brown to cinnamon exfoliating bark. Tolerates wet soil and has excellent borer resistence. A full rounded growth habit with medium to dark leaves changing to yellow in the fall....

Betula nigra 'Heritage'

Betula nigra 'Heritage'

Common Name: Heritage River Birch
River Birch cultivar with larger and glossier dark green leaves. Exfoliating bark opens to a white to salmon-white on young stems eventually darkening to salmon-brown as the tree ages....

Betula nigra 'Select'

Betula nigra 'Select'

Common Name: Select River Birch
Selection of River Birch chosen for its lighter colored bark and large glossy dark green leaves. Peeling bark exposes mottled patches of cream, orange and pinkish-tan colors. A fast grower with yellow fall color....

Betula platyphylla 'Whitespire'

Betula platyphylla 'Whitespire'

Common Name: Whiteshpire Birch
A medium to fast growing birch with chalk white bark color. Produces a bright yellow fall color and is resistant to birch bronze borer disease....

Carpinus betulus

Carpinus betulus

Common Name: European Hornbeam
An excellent landscape specimen noted for its handsome slate gray bark and clean foliage. Dark green leaves in summer change to yellow or yellowish-green in fall....

Carpinus betulus 'Fastigiata'

Carpinus betulus 'Fastigiata'

Common Name: Pyradimal Hornbeam
Columnar when young becoming pyramidal in shape as it matures. Dense green summer foliage changing to a yellow quite late. Highly resistant to heat and drought....

Cercidipyllum japonicum

Cercidipyllum japonicum

Common Name: Katsura Tree
Full, dense, pyramidal habit in youth. Greatly variable in maturity. Yellow-orange fall color with a cinnamon-brown sugar scent....

Cercis canadensis

Cercis canadensis

Common Name: Eastern Redbud
Clusters of purplish-pink flowers in early spring prior to foliage. Attractive heart shaped leaves with a spreading growth habit....

Cercis canadensis 'Forest Pansy'

Cercis canadensis 'Forest Pansy'

Common Name: Forest Pansy Redbud
Glossy red foliage in spring becomes deep red in the summer and yellow in the fall. Reddish-pink flowers emerge prior to foliage....

Cornus florida

Cornus florida

Common Name: White Flowering Dogwood
Small low branched native tree with white flowers and red berries....

Cornus kousa 'chinensis'

Cornus kousa 'chinensis'

Common Name: Kousa Dogwood
Outstanding flowering effect in June, three weeks after Cornus florida. Large red fruit, reddish fall color and exfoliating bark give year-around interest....

Cornus mas

Cornus mas

Common Name: Cornelian Cherry Dogwood
Excellent small multi-stemmed tree or large shrub. Early spring yellow blooms followed by bright cherry-red fruit in July....

Cotinus coggygria

Cotinus coggygria

Common Name: Royal Purple Smoke Tree
Upright, spreading habit with smokey pink flowers....

Crataegus phaenopyrum

Crataegus phaenopyrum

Common Name: Washington Hawthorn
Broadly oval to rounded, dense thorny tree. Glossy foliage and long lasting scarlet fruit make this an excellent single specimen tree....

Crataegus viridis 'Winter King'

Crataegus viridis 'Winter King'

Common Name: Winter King Hawthorn
A round-headed tree with glossy leaves and silvery-gray bark. White flowers followed by red fruit hanging on well into winter....

Fraxinus americana 'Autumn Purple'

Fraxinus americana 'Autumn Purple'

Common Name: Autumn Purple Ash
A seedless American white ash selection noted for its outstanding deep puple fall color and pyramidal-rounded outline....

Fraxinus pennsylvanica 'Marshall Seedless'

Fraxinus pennsylvanica 'Marshall Seedless'

Common Name: Marshall Seedless Ash
Rapid growing green ash with dark green foliage turning yellow in the fall....

Fraxinus pennsylvanica 'Summit'

Fraxinus pennsylvanica 'Summit'

Common Name: Summit Ash
Hardy, seedless, green ash with pointed narrow leaves. Upright and symetrical grower with a yellow fall color....

Gleditsia triacanthos 'Skyline'

Gleditsia triacanthos 'Skyline'

Common Name: Skyline Honeylocust
Pyramidal form with ascending branches, compact, dark green leaves, and a good straight trunk. Bright yellow fall color....

Ilex opaca 'Greenleaf'

Ilex opaca 'Greenleaf'

Common Name: Greenleaf Holly
Strong growing pyramidal form with glossy, spiny foliage. Bright red fruit at an early age....

Ilex X 'Fosteri'

Ilex X 'Fosteri'

Common Name: Foster #2 Hollly
Slender, conical holly up to 25' with deep reddish fruit in the fall. Small glossy green foliage effective as a screen or tree....

Ilex X 'Nellie Stevens'

Ilex X 'Nellie Stevens'

Common Name: Nellie R Stevens Holly
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Liquidambar styriciflua

Liquidambar styriciflua

Common Name: Sweet Gum
Broadly pyramidal tree with star-shaped foliage and corky bark. Golden yellow to maroon fall color....

Liriodendron tulipfera

Liriodendron tulipfera

Common Name: Tulip Poplar
Native, rapid growing tree with yellow tulip-like flowers in June....

Magnolia grandiflora 'D.D. Blanchard'

Magnolia grandiflora 'D.D. Blanchard'

Common Name: DD Blanchard Magnolia
A pyramidal selection with lustrous dark green leaves and rich orangish-brown undersides....

Magnolia liliflora 'Ann'

Magnolia liliflora 'Ann'

Common Name: Ann Magnolia
A rounded, shrubby plant reaching 8 to 12' in height with similar spread. Large 8" flowers are reddish-purple on the outside and white on the inside....

Magnolia liliflora 'Jane'

Magnolia liliflora 'Jane'

Common Name: Jane Magnolia
Same as Ann Magnolia, but blooms later....

Magnolia stellata 'Royal Star'

Magnolia stellata 'Royal Star'

Common Name: Royal Star Magnolia
Delicate pink buds open in the spring to large white fragrant flowers with narrow petals....

Magnolia virginiana

Magnolia virginiana

Common Name: Sweetbay Magnolia
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Malus 'Harvest Gold'

Malus 'Harvest Gold'

Common Name: Harvest Gold Crabapple
Upright, oval crown makes this cultivar well suited as an ornamental street tree. Features showy white flowers and brightly colored yellow fruit....

Malus 'Indian Magic'

Malus 'Indian Magic'

Common Name: Indian Magic Crabapple
Single, red flowering crabapple with good foliage, dark red fruit, and abundant flowers....

Malus 'Prairie Fire'

Malus 'Prairie Fire'

Common Name: Prarie Fire Crabapple
Irregular open habit with dark puplish red flowers. Dark red fruit in the fall is held very late....

Malus 'Profusion'

Malus 'Profusion'

Common Name: Profusion Crabapple
Upright spreading variety with deep pink single flowers and maroon fruit....

Malus 'Sargenti'

Malus 'Sargenti'

Common Name: Sargent Crabapple
A truly dwarf crabapple with masses of white flowers. Bright scarlet fruit persists into winter....

Malus 'Spring Snow'

Malus 'Spring Snow'

Common Name: Spring Snow Crabapple
Vigorous grower forming rounded crown at maturity. Abundant white flowers and very little fruit makes this variety an excellent street tree....

Malus floribunda

Malus floribunda

Common Name: Floribunda Crabapple
Densely branched with a horizontal growth habit. flowers are deep red opening to pink and gradually changing to white....

Malus zumi 'Calocarpa'

Malus zumi 'Calocarpa'

Common Name: Zumi Crabapple
Good strong growing tree - our number one choice of flowering crabapple. Small, handsome bright fruit in abundance and persists well. Masses of large, white flowers....

Metasequoia glyptostroboides

Metasequoia glyptostroboides

Common Name: Dawn Redwood
Pyramidal, conical habit with a single straight trunk in youth. Rapid grower with beautiful cinnamon bark and fern-like foliage....

Picea abies

Picea abies

Common Name: Norway Spruce
A rapid grower with dark green foliage. Excellent for screening or as a specimen....

Picea omorika

Picea omorika

Common Name: Serbian Spruce
Dark green needles are silver on the undersurface with blue-green dormant color. Forms a narrow pyramid of cascading branches....

Pinus strobus

Pinus strobus

Common Name: White Pine
The nursery was started with this plant. Will tolerate many different soil conditions....

Pinus taeda

Pinus taeda

Common Name: Loblolly Pine
Loosely pyramidal in youth losing its lower branches with age. Often used as a screen or hedge. Can tolerate poor soil conditions....

Pinus virginiana

Pinus virginiana

Common Name: Virginia Pine
Broad, open pyramidal becoming flat topped. Branches spring irregularly from the stem. Good hedge tree tolerant of poor soil conditions....

Pistacia Chinensis

Pistacia Chinensis

Common Name: Chinese Pistache
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Platanus acerifolia 'Bloodgood'

Platanus acerifolia 'Bloodgood'

Common Name: Bloodgood London Planetree
Excellent street tree proven to withstand difficult planting sites. Matures into a large, wide-spreading outline with massive branches....

Platanus occidentalis

Platanus occidentalis

Common Name: Sycamore
Rugged, strong growing, irregular habit with smooth, almost white bark when developed. Tolerates difficult planting sites....

Prunus calleryana 'Aristocrat'

Prunus calleryana 'Aristocrat'

Common Name: Aristocrat Pear
Exhibits a strong central leader with more open angled branches than other selections. A cold hardy selection with white flowers and a purple-red to orange fall color....

Prunus cerasifera 'Krauter Vesuviis'

Prunus cerasifera 'Krauter Vesuviis'

Common Name: Krauter Versuvius Plum
An upright grower with dark purple foliage and light pink flowers....

Prunus okame

Prunus okame

Common Name: Okame Cherry
Upright, arching vase shaped specimen with bright pink buds opening to clear pink flowers....

Prunus serrulata 'Kwanzan'

Prunus serrulata 'Kwanzan'

Common Name: Kwanzan Cherry
The best and most popular cherry. Dark, double pink blossoms enhanced by bronze color of new growth....

Prunus subhirtella 'Autumnalis'

Prunus subhirtella 'Autumnalis'

Common Name: Autumnalis Cherry
Semi-double pink flowers that bloom in the early spring and again in late fall....

Prunus subhirtella 'pendula'

Prunus subhirtella 'pendula'

Common Name: Weeping Cherry
Pendulous branches with single pink blossoms are the first to flower in the spring....

Prunus subhirtella 'Pendula X CV Snozan'

Prunus subhirtella 'Pendula X CV Snozan'

Common Name: Snow Fountain Weeping Cherry
In the spring, Snow Fountain is covered in snow white flowers. Its graceful, cascading branches along with an abundance of blooms give it a fountain appearance....

Prunus yeodensis

Prunus yeodensis

Common Name: Yoshino Cherry
A fast growing tree with single, blush pink fragrant blossoms....

Pyrus calleryana 'Aristocrat'

Pyrus calleryana 'Aristocrat'

Common Name: Aristocrat Pear
Exhibits a strong central leader with more open angled branching than other selections. A cold hardy selection with white flowers and a purple-red to orange fall color....

Pyrus calleryana 'Bradford'

Pyrus calleryana 'Bradford'

Common Name: Bradford Pear
Densely branched and foliaged with a broadening habit in maturity. Features masses of white flowers and glossy green foliage turning bright crimson in the fall....

Pyrus calleryana 'Chanticleer'

Pyrus calleryana 'Chanticleer'

Common Name: Cleveland Select Pear
A splendid, evenly branched tree with a cone shape. Young trees bloom better than Bradford and are followed by crisp, green foliage....

Quercus acutissima

Quercus acutissima

Common Name: Sawtooth Oak
Excellent medium sized, fast-growing shade tree. Foliage opens with a clear golden-yellow in early spring, changing to deep, glossy green in summer....

Quercus bi-color

Quercus bi-color

Common Name: Swamp White Oak
Narrow, rounded, open form with heavy textured foliage. Bark is coarse textured, blackish and deeply ridged. Fall color is yellow to red....

Quercus coccinea

Quercus coccinea

Common Name: Scarlet Oak
Gradually spreading branches form a rather open, round-top tree. Bright green leaves turn to brilliant scarlet in the fall....

Quercus lyrata

Quercus lyrata

Common Name: Overcup Oak
Oval rounded to rounded habit at maturity. Leaves are shiny dark green above and light green beneath. Tolerates wet conditions....

Quercus palustris

Quercus palustris

Common Name: Pin Oak
Distinctive pyramidal shape with dense descending branches and fine textured foliage....

Quercus phellos

Quercus phellos

Common Name: Willow Oak
The oak of choice for many. Fine textured, excellent form and proven adaptability. Fall color is yellow to apricot....

Quercus robur 'Fastigiata'

Quercus robur 'Fastigiata'

Common Name: Upright English Oak
Distinctly upright and columnar in habit with dark green to blue-green summer leaves....

Quercus rubra

Quercus rubra

Common Name: Red Oak
Very cold hardy oak. Dense foliage turns to a red in the fall....

Quercus shumardii

Quercus shumardii

Common Name: Shummard Oak
Pyramidal tree becoming more spreading at maturity. Drought tolerant with lustrous green foliage and a scarlet fall color....

Salix babylonica

Salix babylonica

Common Name: Weeping Willow
One of the best weepers. Long pendulous branches. Excellent for waterside planting....

Styrax Japonica

Styrax Japonica

Common Name: Japanese Snowbell
White, bell-shaped pendant flowers June through July makes this choice a striking specimen....

Taxodium distichum

Taxodium distichum

Common Name: Bald Cypress
Unusual native conifer. Pale green fern-like foliage is shed each fall. Pyramidal habit with a decided accent of texture and form....

Thuja occidentalis 'Emerald Green'

Thuja occidentalis 'Emerald Green'

Common Name: Emerald Green Arborvitae
Compact pyramidal habit with bright green emerald foliage....

Thuja x 'Green Giant'

Thuja x 'Green Giant'

Common Name: Green Giant Arborvitae
More open growing than Emerald Green. Fastest growing arborvitae on the market....

Tsuga canadensis

Tsuga canadensis

Common Name: Canadian Hemlock
One of the most beautiful and popular conifers. Softly graceful pyramidal in growth with soft, dark green needles....

Ulmus carpinifolia 'Accolade'

Ulmus carpinifolia 'Accolade'

Common Name: Accolade Elm
American elm-like with glossy dark green foliage turning to a golden yellow in the fall. Highly resistant to Dutch Elm disease and elm leaf beetle....

Ulmus parvifolia 'Allee'

Ulmus parvifolia 'Allee'

Common Name: Allee Elm
An upright spreading tree with exfoliating bark exposing colors ranging from light gray to orangy brown. Highly resistant to Dutch Elm disease and elm leaf beetle....

Ulmus parvifolia 'Bosque'

Ulmus parvifolia 'Bosque'

Common Name: Bosque Elm
A fast grower with pyramidal shape, dominant leader, and dark green summer leaves....

Ulmus x 'Dynasty'

Ulmus x 'Dynasty'

Common Name: Dynasty Elm
Graceful rounded head with dark gray bark which starts to exfoliate when it reaches 2" in diameter....

X cupressocyparis 'Leylandi'

X cupressocyparis 'Leylandi'

Common Name: Leyland Cypress
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Zelkova serrata

Zelkova serrata

Common Name: Japanese Zelkova
A low branched, vase shaped tree with many ascending branches. Dark green summer leaves turn yellow-orange-brown in the fall....

Zelkova serrata 'Green Vase'

Zelkova serrata 'Green Vase'

Common Name: Green Vase Japanese Zelkova
Vigorous growing tall tree with a vase shaped branching habit. More upright than Village Green. Tolerant to most soil conditions. Fall color is orange-brown to bronze-red....

Zelkova serrata 'Village Green'

Zelkova serrata 'Village Green'

Common Name: Village Green Japanese Zelkova
Vigorous, straight trunk tree with wine glass shape. Grows wider than Green Vase. Dark green foliage shaped like elm leaves with a rusty-red fall color....