Tree Planting 101

Trees for Your Yard

SMALL
 

• Japanese maple (Acer palmatum)–25 ft. tall, delicate foliage, nice fall color
   
• flowering dogwood (Cornus florida)-25 ft. tall, white blooms, fall color
   
• crepe myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica)-varies in size depending on selection, 3 to 35 ft. tall; summer bloom, many different colors
   
• fringe tree (Chionanthus virginicus)-20 to 30 ft. tall, late spring bloom, white thread-like petals
   
• Eastern redbud (Cercis canadensis)-25 to 30 ft. tall, early spring pink or white blooms depending on selection

 

MEDIUM
 

• red or sugar maple (Acer rubrum or A. saccharinum)-40 to 60 ft. tall, excellent fall color
   
• 'Little Gem' magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora 'Little Gem')-30 to 40 ft. tall, white summer blooms, evergreen
   
• Chinese pistache (Pistacia chinensis)-30 to 40-ft. tall, good fall color
   
• Chinese elm (Ulmus parviflora)-40 to 60 ft. tall, beautiful shedding bark, nice shade tree

 

LARGE

• tulip poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera)-80 ft. tall, fast growing, nice fall color
   
• Southern magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora)-80 ft. tall, evergreen, fragrant summer flowers
   
• Canadian hemlock (Tsuga canadensis)-50 to 70 ft. tall,evergreen with small soft needles
   
• pin, live, and willow oak (Quercus sp.)-60 to 80 ft. tall, pin and willow are deciduous, live oak is evergreen. All are nice stately shade trees.