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Swamp White Oak is a native shade trees that can handle wet conditions. The leaves are dark green with pale green undersides and have rounded lobes. Fall color is yellow or more red-purple. The tree produces acorns that are enjoyed by wildlife. HEIGHT: 50′ WIDTH: 50′ EXPOSURE: Full sun FALL COLOR: Yellow or red-purple Photos by Scott Beuerlein
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Magnolia virginiana
Sweetbay Magnolia is a native ornamental tree. It’s fragrant flowers bloom in the early summer. The leaves are blue green and turn yellow in the fall. It can tolerate moist soils.HEIGHT: 25′ WIDTH: 25′ EXPOSURE: Full sun to partial shade FALL COLOR: Yellow FLOWER COLOR: White BLOOM TIME: May-JunePhotos by Scott Beuerlein -
Tuliptree is native shade tree. Tuliptree is named after its tulip-like flowers that are yellow with an orange band at the center that bloom in late spring. It is a fast grower wit leaves that are bright green with four lobes and turn yellow in the fall. It is the state tree of Kentucky, Indiana, and Tennessee. HEIGHT: 60′ WIDTH: 30′ EXPOSURE: Full sun FALL COLOR: Yellow FLOWER COLOR: Yellow with orange center BLOOM TIME: May-June Photos by Scott Beuerlein
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Magnolia tripetela
Umbrella Magnolia is a native shade tree. It is a small Magnolia with large, ovate leaves. Flowers are white and bloom in spring.HEIGHT: 15′ WIDTH: 15′ EXPOSURE: Full sun to partial shade FLOWER COLOR: White BLOOM TIME: MayPhotos by Scott Beuerlein -
Cornus ‘Venus’
Venus Dogwood is a small ornamental tree with a vase shaped growth habit. it is a heavy bloomer with green and white flowers with large, showy bracts. The fall colors are shades of orange and red.HEIGHT: 15′ WIDTH: 15′ EXPOSURE: Full sun to partial shade FALL COLOR: Orange to Red FLOWER COLOR: White BLOOM TIME: April-MayPhotos by Scott Beuerlein -
Acer ‘Viridis’
Viridis Japanese Maple is a dwarf Japanese maple ornamental tree with bright green lace-like leaves with very long and thin lobes. It has orange fall color with splashes of crimson.HEIGHT: 8′ WIDTH: 8′ EXPOSURE: Full sun to partial shade FALL COLOR: Yellow to OrangePhotos by Scott Beuerlein -
Carpinus ‘Pendula’
Weeping Hornbeam is an ornamental tree and is the weeping form of the European Hornbeam. Trunks are a smooth gray and muscle-like. Yellow fall color.HEIGHT: 40′ WIDTH: 30′ EXPOSURE: Full sun to partial shade FALL COLOR: Yellow and orangePhotos by Scott Beuerlein -
White Oak is a native shade tree. The leaves are dark green and have rounded lobes. The bark is light gray in color. White Oak produces acorns which are enjoyed by wildlife. It is a good native tree for large areas and can live for hundreds of years. HEIGHT: 50′ WIDTH: 50′ EXPOSURE: Full sun FALL COLOR: Brown Photos by Scott Beuerlein
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Wildfire Black Gum is a native shade tree. The leaves emerge red and mature to a dark green and the turn to bright red in the autumn. It handles wet soils well. The flowers on female trees are excellent for pollinators. The fruit produced on female trees attracts birds. HEIGHT: 40′ WIDTH: 30′ EXPOSURE: Full sun to partial shade FALL COLOR: Red Photos by Scott Beuerlein
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Yellow Buckeye is a native shade tree. It is more resistant to foliar diseases than other buckeye species. The leaves are large and palmately compound. The brown fruit appears in the late spring after the tree blooms. The leaves begin to turn yellow in early fall and then fade to orange. HEIGHT: 50′ WIDTH: 30′ EXPOSURE: Full sun to partial shade FALL COLOR: Yellow to orange FLOWER COLOR: Yellow BLOOM TIME: April-May Photos by Scott Beuerlein
