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Trees

Butternut (Juglans cinerea)

Trees

Butternut also commonly known as white walnut or oilnut  is a deciduous tree native to the eastern U.S. and southeast Canada. The rounded topped canopy of this species of walnut reaches 40-60′ in height and 30-50′ wide.
Light gray ridged and furrowed bark. Leaves are dark green, alternate, pinnately compund 10-20″ long comprised of 11 to [...]

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Tall Stewartia (Stewartia monadelpha)

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Stewartia monodelpha known commonly as Tall Stewartia or Orangebark Stewartia is a slow growing deciduous tree hardy in zones 6-8. Reaching a mature height of 20 to 25 feet and a spread of 15-25 feed this tree develops a rather symmetrical pyramidal crown in its youth developing into a vase shaped outline as it matures.

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Acer platanoides ‘Pond’ (Emerald Lustre® Maple)

Trees

This fast growing Norway Maple variety forms a rounded canopy that is densely branched. Hardy in USDA Hardines Zones 3 to 7, this deciduous shade tree reaches heights of 45′ and spread of 40′. Medium green color in spring and summer turing yellow in the fall. Performs best in full sun to part shade, [...]

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Staghorn Sumac (Rhus typhina)

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Attractive, spreading small deciduous tree hardy in Zones 3-8. The new stem growth is covered in a reddish brown pubescence reminiscent of the new horns on a male deer, hence the name. As the stems mature the bark turns grey and are smooth in texture.
Rapid growth rate can grow two feet or more per season, [...]

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European Beech (Fagus sylvatica)

Trees

This stately deciduous tree is native to Europe. Hardy to USDA Zones 4-7, it will reach 50-60′ in height and 35-45′ in general landscape cultivation, however can reach 100′. Rather slow growing and dense pyramidal to oval habit produces a eventual specimen with quite a stately presence.
In spring the leaves emerge as a bright, shiny [...]

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Amur Maple (Acer ginnala)

Shrubs

The Amur maple is a deciduous small tree or large shrub hardy to Zones 3-6. Often used in a landscape as a screen or massing plant due to its rather dense, compact habit. Mostly sold in the nursery trade as a multi-stemmed plant it can be trained and maintained as a single stem tree with [...]

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Ginkgo or Maidenhair Tree (Ginkgo biloba)

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Ginkgo or Maidenhair Tree (Ginkgo biloba)
Ginkgo, one of the most ancient of living species of trees, is prized for its picturesque growth habit and its beautiful light green, fan shaped leaves. The leaves resemble in pattern the leaflets of the maiden-hair fern, hence the common name of this tree. The leaves turn bright yellow in [...]

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Coral Bark Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum ‘Sango Kaku’)

Trees

The Coral Bark Japanese maple is a moderate to slow growing deciduous tree. Planted in sun to partial shade this tree tolerates a wide range of well drained soils. Growing 20-25 feet tall and 15-20′ wide.

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Silver Linden (Tilia tomentosa)

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This very attractive deciduous shade tree deserves to be planted more often, growing 40-60 feet high and 30-40 feet in spread. The Silver Linden has a medium growth pattern and is pyramidal in habit in its youth and matures to more of a rounded shape. 
Medium-sized, dark green leaves with white smooth pubescence on the under [...]

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Turkish Filbert (Corylus colurna)

Trees

Hardy in Zones 5-6 this deciduous shade tree is quite drought tolerant once established, performing best in full sun. This excellent tree does very well in hot, dry summers and cold winters. Thick, dark green leaves with toothed margins turn yellow to purple in the fall. Adding to its striking features are the 2 [...]

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