‘Autumn Fantasy’ maple
Acer x freemanii 'Autumn Fantasy'
A red and silver maple cross providing the best of both trees — excellent fall … Continued
browsing: trees — shade
Generally, trees are over 20′ tall and have woody, bark-covered trunks more than 2 inches in diameter at 4.5 feet about the ground. Ornamental trees have showy blooms, branches or trunks and grow no higher than 25-30′ tall. Shade trees grow three to four times that height. Find native trees on the native plant list.
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‘Autumn Blaze’ maple
Acer x freemanii 'Autumn Blaze'
A naturally occurring hybrid maple that is the result of a cross between Acer rubrum … Continued
‘Royal Red’ / ‘Crimson King’ Norway maple
Acer platanoides 'Royal Red'/ 'Crimson King'
A dense shade tree with a straight trunk and well-shaped canopy, and a crown that … Continued
red maple Burgundy Belle, ‘Brandywine’, ‘October Glory’ & Red Sunset
Acer rubrum
Native trees renowned for their incredible red fall color, these trees have a life span … Continued
trident maple
Acer buergerianum
Trident maple or three-toothed maple is native to China, Korea and Japan. It is a … Continued
red horse chestnut
Aesculus x carnea
Aesculus x carnea ‘Briotii’ (red horse chestnut) is a 30–40’ tall tree with dusty red … Continued
Ohio buckeye, horse chestnut
Aesculus glabra
Growing in open spaces, these trees may reach 60’ tall by 30’ wide, but as … Continued
yellow birch, swamp birch
Best grown in moist, acidic, sandy or rocky, well-drained soil in afternoon shade to protect … Continued
black gum, tupelo
Nyssa sylvatica
One of the best native trees for fall color according to Michael Dirr, black tupelo … Continued
shagbark hickory
Carya ovata
A long-lived shade tree with a straight trunk, excellent shade. This Midwest native is named … Continued
pecan
Carya illinoinensis
This massive shade tree is the pecan producer of the industry. Lustrous, dark green foliage … Continued
northern catalpa
Catalpa speciosa
Showy white flowers, giant heart-shaped leaves, bean-like seed pods. Grows 40–60’ high and 20–40’ wide … Continued