Shade Trees

Interesting small tree with dark green foliage and grayish corky bark. Very hardy and adaptable to clay soils and drought....

Street tree or lawn tree with beautiful fall color. May be grown as a screen. Greenish flowers bloom in early spring. Medium to dark green leaves turn attractive shades of yellow and orange in the fall. Nature bark is mottled gray, furrowed and warty.

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Dense, dark green foliage turns yellow in fall. Columnar habit provides stout branches which grow upward, almost parallel to the main stem. Perfect for street plantings....

Excellent cultivar selected for brilliant red new growth that changes to dark green. Plant in well-drained locations....

Uniform branching and a strong central leader make 'Emerald Lustre' an excellent choice as a street tree. Plant in well-drained locations....

Royal Red' has replaced 'Crimson King' as the best purple-leaf Norway Maple due to its improved uniform branching and hardiness....

A well-named cultivar with very uniform growth and symmetrical habit. Plant in well-drained soils....

Selected from northern Minnesota for its cold hardiness, resistance to frost cracking and overall uniform growth habit....

Selected for outstanding fall color and cold hardiness, Red Sunset® is the preferred rubrum Maple for the Midwest. Plant in good soils with protection from salt spray....

New foliage starts out vibrant red, turns dark green in the summer, and turn a brilliant orange to fiery red in fall. Smooth light gray bark becomes deeply ridged with age. Red flowers precede foliage on reddish branches. Excellent large lawn tree.

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Fast growing, week wooded tree with a large trunk. It has a weeping, pyrimidal growth form. Foliage does not resemble the Silver Maple at all.

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Symmetrical habit maturing into a stately specimen. Foliage is a thick dark green in summer turning striking reddish-orange in fall....

Reliable fall color and excellent hardiness make 'Green Mountain'® one of the best Sugar Maple cultivars for the Midwest....

Selected in Northern Minnesota, Sienna Glen® has a beautiful pyramidal habit and dependable fall color. Very adaptable to heavy soils and demanding locations.

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An excellent choice for a boulevard tree or where space is limited. Fall color is not as reliable as Red Sunset®....

Very adaptable, fast-growing hybrid Maple (rubrum/saccharinum) developing outstanding fall color....

A Chicagoland Grows® introduction noted for good form, predictable fall color and resistance to frost cracking....

Wonderful native tree for campus and park settings. The summer foliage is deep green turning a good orange/yellow during fall. Large nut-like fruit prohibits boulevard plantings....

This native variety grows upright oval with a slightly spreading crown. Dark, yellow-green leaves turn pumpkin orange in fall. Prefers moist, well-drained soil, but will tolerate dry conditions and pollution....

Has dark green foliage that turns red-orange in the fall. Showy spikes of yellow-green flowers in mid spring. Good choice for attracting squirrels.

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Selected on the grounds of Ft. McNair, Washington, D.C. for scorch resistant foliage and beautiful pink flowers with yellow throats....

The bright pink flowers are almost breathtaking on the low maintenance ornamental.

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Very adaptable tree with interesting corky bark and stately habit when mature....

Magnificent specimen tree with dark green foliage and interesting gray bark. Plant in rich, well-drained soil with room to grow!...

Dark green, shiny foliage and fastigiate habit define this Beech cultivar. May be heavily pruned into formal hedge....

The new spring foliage is the darkest of all cultivars and holds good color throughout the summer. Performs best in rich, moist soils....

Variegated leaves that may come in green, pink, and white. They turn copper in the fall. It's a striking tree that you won't soon forget.

 

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This Beech is a deciduous tree with a columnar and cascading shape. In the summer the leaves start out a nice purple color and slowly fades as the summer progresses. Turns yellow, orange and brown in the fall.

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Male cultivar with outstanding golden fall color and great adaptability to urban conditions....

An excellent street tree with good foliage and ascending branching that becomes horizontal with age....

Outstanding pyramidal cultivar with uniform habit and strong central leader. Very adaptable to urban conditions. Fall color is an overlooked attribute....

One of the few shade trees that shows salt-tolerance and outstanding adaptability to tough conditions....

A large, fast-growing tree with yellow, tulip-like flowers in May and an interesting leaf shape. Should be planted in well-drained soil, in protected areas....

Deciduous needles make Dawn Redwood an interesting tree best suited for open campus-like settings, parks, or golf courses. Requires well-drained soils to thrive in zones 4 and 5....

Glossy leaves which produces some of the brightest and most amazing fall colors. Makes an excellent shade tree.

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Excellent choice for open areas, 'Bloodgood' is resistant to anthracnose and very adaptable to heavy clay soil and urban conditions....

Native tree with light green leaves above and silver-green undersides. Use in mass for naturalistic groupings. Adaptable to a wide range of soil types....

One of the most adaptable Oaks with good drought tolerance and uniform, rounded habit....

Large-growing Oak with beautiful summer foliage and striking fall color of rusty red and yellow....

Stately, native Oak with corky bark and thick, dark green foliage. Adaptable to urban conditions

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A native Oak that performs well in alkaline soils, but requires good drainage....

Adaptable, rapid growing Oak that holds its leaves well into winter for added interest. Drought tolerant.

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An adaptable hybrid of English and Swamp White Oak with an excellent columnar habit....

A very distinctive large tree with finely-textured deciduous foliage. Adaptable to wet or dry sites, but does not tolerate alkaline soils....

Dense, glossy, dark green foliage highlight this cultivar. It is an excellent choice for street tree plantings due to its adaptability to urban conditions....

A tall tree with dark green, heart shaped leaves that turn yellow/yellow-green in the fall. Very fragrant yellow flowers bloom from May to June.

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A larger leafed version of the species, 'Glen Leven' is a very uniform grower with a dominant central leader....

Greenspire® is the most symmetrical and pyramidal of all littleleaf cultivars. Plant in well-drained soils.

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Foliage is shiny, bright green in summer, yellow in fall. Fragrant yellow flowers in early to mid summer. Excellent shade tree for large areas.

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The foliage is dark green with bright silver tops and fuzzy underneath. The leaves turn yellow in autumn. Early summer, the trees produce fragrant clusters of small yellow blossoms.

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Also known as the Umbrella Elm or Weeping Elm, its drooping branches have made it an attractive small-scale landscape tree.

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'Pioneer' is extremely vigorous and disease resistant with a spreading crown, making it an ideal choice for open spaces.

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Selected at Morton Arboretum, 'Morton' is resistant to Dutch Elm Disease and has beautiful dark green foliage and arching form that resembles the American Elm....

This USDA introduction is highly resistant to Dutch Elm Disease and has a pyramidal crown that arches with maturity....

Selected at the Morton Arboretum for its extremely dark green, glossy foliage and symmetrical habit....