• American Beech is a native shade tree. It is a low-branched tree with smooth bark that resembles an elephant’s skin. The leaves turn golden bronze in the fall and stay on the tree all winter. The fruit ripen in the fall and are edible.
    HEIGHT: 50′ WIDTH: 50′ EXPOSURE: Full sun to partial shade FALL COLOR: Bronze
    Photos by Scott Beuerlein
  • The Apollo Maple is a native shade tree. It is a tightly branched sugar maple with a dwarf growth habit, growing tall and narrow. The leaves turn shades of yellow, orange, and red in the fall.
    HEIGHT: 30′ WIDTH: 10′ EXPOSURE: Full sun to part shade FALL COLOR: Yellow-orange to red
    Photos by Scott Beuerlein
  • Autumn Gold Ginkgo is a shade tree and the only surviving member of a group of ancient plants dating back to 150 million years ago. It is an all-male cultivar of the ginkgo tree. The leaves are fan shaped with a bright yellow fall color.
    HEIGHT: 40′ WIDTH: 30′ EXPOSURE: Full sun FALL COLOR: Yellow
    Photos by Scott Beuerlein
  • Bald Cypress is a deciduous conifer, shade tree. The leaves are soft, bright green needles that turn rusty-brown in the fall. When grown near water, the Bald Cypress can produce ‘knees.’ This occurs when woody growths are pushed above the ground or water.
    HEIGHT: 50′ WIDTH: 20′ EXPOSURE: Full sun
    Photos by Scott Beuerlein
  • Black Gum is a native shade tree. The leaves are dark green and glossy with a bright red fall foliage. 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
  • Black Maple is a native shade tree. It is similar to a Sugar Maple. It has droopy, three-lobed leaves that turn yellow in the fall. It has dark gray and deeply furrowed bark. HEIGHT: 60′ WIDTH: 40′ EXPOSURE: Full sun to partial shade FALL COLOR: Yellow Photos by Scott Beuerlein
  • Bur Oak is a native shade tree. The leaves are dark green and have rounded lobes. The tree produces large, frilled acorns which are enjoyed by wildlife. It is a good native tree for large areas.
    HEIGHT: 60′ WIDTH: 60′ EXPOSURE: Full sun FALL COLOR: Yellow-brown
    Photos by Scott Beuerlein
  • Cucumber Magnolia is a native shade tree, native to North America. It produces fragrant, pale green to yellow flowers and seed pods containing bright red seeds. This magnolia has brighter and more beautiful fall color than most deciduous magnolias (yellow).
    HEIGHT: 40′ WIDTH: 20′ EXPOSURE: Full sun to partial shade FALL COLOR: Yellow FLOWER COLOR: Yellow to green BLOOM TIME: April-May
    Photos by Scott Beuerlein
  • Exclamation Planetree is a shade tree very uniform tree with a pyramidal growth habit. The leaves are large with coarse teeth. The brown bark peels to reveal white and tan bark underneath. It is tolerant of urban conditions and grows quickly.
    HEIGHT: 50′ WIDTH: 40′ EXPOSURE: Full sun to partial shade
    Photos by Scott Beuerlein
  • Green Vase Zelkova is shade tree. It has an upright and narrow branching habit makes this zelkova an appropriate street or parking lot tree. In the fall, the leaves change from yellow to orange to red.
    HEIGHT: 60′ WIDTH: 40′ EXPOSURE: Full sun FALL COLOR: Yellow-orange to red-brown
    Photos by Scott Beuerlein
  • The Hardy Rubber tree is a shade trees with attractive glossy green foliage. It is resistant to disease and pests. The sap of the tree can be used to produce rubber. When the glossy dark green leaves are torn, a stringy latex can be seen.
    HEIGHT: 40′ WIDTH: 30′ EXPOSURE: Full sun to partial shade
    Photos by Scott Beuerlein
  • Heritage River Birch is a native shade tree. It grows to become a large tree with tan, brown, and cream colored, peeling bark. The leaves turn yellow in the fall. It is resistant to Bronze Birch Borer.
    HEIGHT: 40′ WIDTH: 40′ EXPOSURE: Full sun to partial shade FALL COLOR: Yellow
    Photos by Scott Beuerlein
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