‘Commemoration’ Sugar Maple

Acer saccharum ‘Commemoration’

Height: 50 ft.

Width: 30 ft.

Shape: Moderately pyramidal

Growth rate: Moderate to fast

Spring Foliage: Light green

Summer Foliage: Dark green

Fall foliage: Brilliant red-orange

Species native to: Northeast, Midwest, and North Central U. S.

Asian Longhorned Beetle Resistant: No

A strong grower with lustrous dark green leaves resistant to leaf tatter in the wind. Dense Heavy crown develops at an early age. ‘Commemoration’ is more resistant to urban conditions than many other Sugar Maples. ‘Commemoration’ attains its fall foliage color up to a week or two before other Sugar Maples.

Introduced in 1983 by Willet N. Wandell.

‘Red Sunset’ Rubrum Maple

Acer rubrum ‘Red Sunset’

Height: 45 ft.

Width: 35 ft.

Shape: Broadly ovate – a wide rounded pyramid

Growth rate: Fast

Spring Foliage: Red-green

Summer Foliage: Green

Fall foliage: Red-orange

Species native to: Eastern U. S. Maine to Florida

Asian Longhorned Beetle Resistant: No

Glossy, thick-textured leaves hold up well throughout the summer and exhibit superior fall color. Usually orange-red to brilliant red. The standard by which other Rubum Maples are judged.

Introduced in 1966 by J. Frank Schmidt & Son Company.

‘Dura-Heat’ Clump Birch

Betula nigra ‘Dura-Heat’

Height: 45 ft.

Width: 30 ft.

Shape: Moderately pyramidal

Growth rate: Moderate

Spring Foliage: Light green

Summer Foliage: Green

Fall foliage: Goldish-yellow

Species native to: Eastern and Southern U. S.

Asian Longhorned Beetle Resistant: Birches are apparently less preferred than maple

Gorgeous exfoliating cinnamon-cream bark exposes the brown under layer. More heat tolerant than other River Birches. Resistant to the borer which plagues the traditional white Birches.

Introduced by Tree Introductions.

‘Autumn Applause’ White Ash

Fraxinus americana ‘Autumn Applause’

Height: 45 ft.

Width: 30 ft.

Shape: Broadly ovate – a wide rounded pyramid

Growth rate: Moderate

Spring Foliage: Light green

Summer Foliage: Green

Fall foliage: Red-purple

Species native to: Most of Eastern U. S.

Asian Longhorned Beetle Resistant: Occasional to rare host in U. S. Injury infrequent.

‘Autumn applause’ produces a compact crown, good branch arrangement, and a fine textured appearance. It is also a seedless selection. Colors fairly early to a deep purplish wine-red and hold the color until a hard frost.

Introduced in 1975 by Willet N. Wandell.

‘Halka’ Thornless Honeylocust

Gleditsia triacanthos f. inermis ‘Halka’

Height: ft.40

Width: 40 ft.

Shape: Broadly ovate – a wide rounded pyramid

Growth rate: Fast

Spring Foliage: Light green

Summer Foliage: Green

Fall foliage: Yellow

Species native to: Midwestern and South Central U. S.

Asian Longhorned Beetle Resistant: Considered resistant by USDA

‘Halka’ is a vigorous grower which produces a heavy trunk at an early age. Side branching is horizontal. Soft textured foliage casts a lighter shade than some trees. ‘Halka’ does produce pods, similar to a long flat bean pod.

Introduced in 1982 by Chet Halka.

‘Capital’ Flowering Pear

Pyrus calleryana ‘Capital’

Height: 35 ft.

Width: 12 ft.

Shape: Narrowly pyramidal

Growth rate: Moderate

Spring Foliage: Light green

Summer Foliage: Green

Fall foliage: Purple

Species native to: Asia

Asian Longhorned Beetle Resistant: Considered resistant by USDA

Compact narrow upright growth. A great tree to give height where sideways growth will be limited. Clear white flowers very early in the spring. Capital does produce a very small (1/2 inch) fruit that persists on the tree into the winter. Not a messy fruit at all due to this. Many people have heard of ‘Bradford’ Flowering Pears. This is very similar but narrow in growth habit. ‘Bradford’ is almost universally considered to be an inferior plant that should no longer be grown.

Introduced in 1981 by W. L. Ackerman of the USDA & National Arboretum.

Bur Oak

Quercus macrocarpa

Height: 60 ft.

Width: 60 ft.

Shape: Rounded and open

Growth rate: Moderate

Spring Foliage: Light to grey green

Summer Foliage: Dark green

Fall foliage: Russet yellow brown to purple

Species native to: Eastern and central U. S.

Asian Longhorned Beetle Resistant: Considered resistant by USDA

Tolerant of a wide range of soils including dryer areas. Attractive corky bark add interest especially in he winter. Voted Urban Tree of the Year by the Society of Municipal Arborists in 2001. Also tolerant of air pollution.

Weeping Willow

Salix alba ‘Tristis’

Height: 50 ft.

Width: 50 ft.

Shape: Wide spreading and weeping

Growth rate: Very fast

Spring Foliage: Chartreuse

Summer Foliage: Light green

Fall foliage: Yellow

Species native to: Europe and Central Asia

Asian Longhorned Beetle Resistant: No

Extremely fast growing and tolerant of very wet locations. Weeping willow is noted for its graceful drooping branches and its early spring green up. With this fast growth comes a weaker wood. It is a tree we recommend for areas away from the house, such as the back yard or along a wood line.

‘American Sentry’ Linden

Tilia americana ‘American Sentry’

Height: 40 ft.

Width: 25 ft.

Shape: Pyramidal

Growth rate: Medium

Spring Foliage: Light green

Summer Foliage: Dark green

Fall foliage: Yellow

Asian Longhorned Beetle Resistant: Considered resistant by USDA

Species native to: Northeast and North Central U. S.

Upright selection of American Linden. When young the bark is a distinctive and attractive grey color. The creamy white flowers in late June have a nice spicy fragrance. Reported to be the most Japanese Beetle resistant Linden.

Introduced by Howard Kulke of McKay Nursery in 2004.