Tree Details

Hardiness zone: 6 – 9

Height: 40 – 60

Spread: 30 – 40

Habit: Rounded pyramidal

Light: Best in full sun

Soil: No special soil requirements

Flowers: hanging catkins

Fruit: short-stalked, 1/2 long, round acorn

Landscape use: Used as a street tree in many cities in the South; good choice for residential landscapes

History: Native range is Coastal Plain and Piedmont from southern New Jersey to Florida, east to Texas and southeast Arkansas

Pests\Problems: None

Significant Features: Rapid growth rate; may not lose all leaves in the South

Tree Details

Hardiness zone: 8 – 10

Height: 40 – 80

Spread: 60 – 100

Habit: Short trunk; crown very wide-spreading with horizontal branching

Light: Best in full sun or partial shade

Soil: Best in moist, well-drained soils with high organic content

Flowers: inconspicuous hanging catkins

Fruit: acorn 1 long

Landscape use: Magnificent shade tree, great for streets, golf courses and campuses. Not suitable for small areas

History: Native range is Virginia to Florida, west to Mexico;introduced 1739

Pests\Problems: Pests: gall insects; Problems: root rot in coastal areas

Significant Features: May be trained to multiple trunk growth; one of the few evergreen oaks; slow growth rate; tolerant of wind-borne salt spray; strong wood

Tree Details

Hardiness zone: 7 – 8 (9)

Height: 40 – 70 but has been known to reach 150 – 200

Spread: maximum of 150

Habit: In youth: broadly pyramidal; At maturity: wide-spreading and flat topped

Light: Best in sun or partial shade

Soil: Well-drained, somewhat dry, moderately fertile soil

Flowers: Cones: male – finger-shaped cones, very densely set, more numerous on lower portion of tree; female – stout, erect cones initially purple in color and found in upper portion of tree;

Fruit: 4 long, upright cones found on upper side of branches, green while developing, finally brown

Landscape use: Excellent evergreen specimen tree also used as a screen in large scale areas

History: Native range is Himalayan Mountains from east Afghanistan to Garwhal; introduced 1831

Pests\Problems: Pests: borers

Significant Features: Rapid growth rate; lower limbs may touch ground

Tree Details

Hardiness zone: 4 – 9

Height: usually 30 – 50 , rarely to over 100

Spread: 20 – 30

Habit: In youth: pyramidal with dense branching; At maturity: irregularly rounded or flat-topped with horizontal branches

Light: Best in sun or partial shade

Soil: Well-drained, acidic soil, but can be found growing wild in dry or less commonly moist soils

Flowers: Flowers and fruit are inconspicuous

Fruit: Flowers and fruit are inconspicuous

Landscape use: Specimen or shade tree or for naturalizing in groves

History: Native range is Maine, Ontario, Michigan to Florida and Texas; introduced before 1750

Pests\Problems: Difficult to transplant because of taproot

Significant Features: A most beautiful native tree in leaf – lustrous, dark green above during the growing season changing to brilliant yellow to orange to scarlet to purple colors in the fall

Tree Details

Hardiness zone: 5 – 9

Height: 20 – 25 with a maximum of 30 – 35

Spread: approaches height

Habit: Distinctly oval-rounded to rounded outline; multiple and low branching

Light: Best in full sun

Soil: Acidic, well-drained soil preferable

Flowers: greenish-yellow, inconspicuous

Fruit: winged fruit

Landscape use: Very handsome small patio, lawn or street tree

History: Native range is China; cultivated 1890

Pests\Problems: None serious

Significant Features: Yellow, orange and red fall colors

Tree Details

Hardiness zone: 4 – 9

Height: 20 – 30

Spread: Spread: often same as height; In youth: distinctly upright and often multi-stemmed

Habit: At maturity: large, spreadin shrub or small, low-branched tree with wide-spreading branches forming a pyramidal to rounded outline

Light: Best in full sun

Soil: Deep, moist, acidic soil preferable; supplement with peat moss

Flowers: white to pink to purplish, 5 – 10 in diameter; in March – April

Fruit: aggregate of follicles, 4 long; in August – September

Landscape use: Good small specimen tree; can use in groupings near large buildings or in large tree lawns

History: The original hybrid was raised in the garden of Soulange-Bodin at Fromont, France from seed borne by M. denudata fertilized by pollen of M. liliiflora

Pests\Problems: Pests: magnolia scale, tuliptree scale, other scales; Problems: black mildews, leaf blight, leaf spots, dieback, nectria canker, leaf scab, wood decay

Significant Features: Good pollution tolerance; unbelievable variation in flower size, color, form, growth habit and cold hardiness

Tree Details

Hardiness zone: 4 – 8

Height: 70 – 100 ; with maximum of 120

Spread: 25

Habit: Pyramidal, conical, with a single straight trunk in youth; develops a broad, rounded crown with age

Light: Best in full sun

Soil: Moist, deep, well-drained, slightly acidic soils preferable

Flowers: anther clusters inconspicuous

Fruit: round or cylindrical cones, pendulous on long stalks

Landscape use: Excellent ornamental tree for golf courses, parks and other large areas; very suitable for screens and group plantings; can be used for lining long drives or streets

History: Native of eastern Szechuan and western Hupeh, China; introduced 1947 – 1948

Pests\Problems: Pests: Japanese beetle; Problems: canker infestation

Significant Features: Species is nearly 50 million years old; amazingly fast growing; great rusty brown fall color

Tree Details

Hardiness zone: Best in zone 8

Height: 50 – 70

Spread: 15

Habit: Distinctly upright with tree gradually spreading out in old age

Light: Best in sun or partial shade<

Soil: Very tolerant of soils; acidic and moist conditions preferable

Flowers: red

Fruit: often reddish, maturing to brown winged fruit

Landscape use: Excellent specimen tree for lawn, park or street; plant in groups for best effect; may be used in confined spaces or as avenue trees

History: ‘Armstrong’ is a cross between Acer rubrum and Acer saccharum

Pests\Problems: Pests: leaf hoppers and borers can cause considerable damage

Significant Features: Beautiful silver-grey bark; rapid growth; extremely long petioles

Tree Details

Hardiness zone: 4 – 9

Height: 40 – 50

Spread: 40 – 50

Habit: Round-headed tree often with pendulous branchlets; some forms are upright-spreading; others broader than tall

Light: Best in full sun

Soil: Moist, well-drained, fertile soils preferable; shows excellent tolerance to poor soil

Flowers: inconspicuous, appear in axillary clusters during August – September

Fruit: elliptical-ovate, 1/3 long, winged fruit

Landscape use: Excellent, tough, durable tree for about any situation; great for urban areas

History: Native range is northern and central China, Korea, Japan; introduced 1794

Pests\Problems: Pests: shows resistance to the elm leaf and Japanese beetle; Problems: glyphosate (Roundup) damage on young trees; considerable resistance to Dutch elm disease

Significant Features: Dark green foliage; bark is superlative with brown, orange, tan mosaic on 2 diameter branches and mature trunk; well tailored profile

Tree Details

Hardiness zone: 7 – 9

Height: 60 – 80

Spread: 30 – 50

Habit: Densely pyramidal, low branching, stately evergreen tree; compact and dense even in youth

Light: Best in sun or partial shade

Soil: Rich, porous, acidic, well-drained soil preferable

Flowers: creamy white, beautifully fragrant, 5 – 6 in diameter; flower period is from May to June

Fruit: 2 – 3 long, cone-like with exposed red seeds

Landscape use: Needs ample space to develop; use as screen, hedge, or in groups; characteristic of southern gardening heritage

History: Native range is North Carolina to Florida and Texas; cultivated 1734

Pests\Problems: Essentially problem free

Significant Features: Low-lying branches; large flower size and heavy fragrance; small leaves (6 ) with lustrous dark green above and rusty brown below; transplants better than many magnolias and drops fewer leaves; can transplant in August