Quercus alba
White Oak is a stately oak valued for its broad rounded canopy, with wide-spreading branching, and is arguably the most important species of the white oak group.
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Swamp Chestnut Oak
Quercus michauxii
Swamp Chestnut Oak is a large oak with a dense, broad crown, and a good tolerance for wet soils and occasional flooding.
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Swamp White Oak
Quercus bicolor
Durable and long-lived, Swamp White Oak is a reliable native shade tree that is adaptable to both low-lying, wet areas and drier soils.
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Mist Bloom Sweetbay Magnolia
Magnolia virginiana ‘Mist Bloom’
‘Mist Bloom’ is a new introduction and is a smaller-statured, deciduous Sweetbay Magnolia with abundant white flowers and silvery leaf-backs typical of the species.
Evergreen | Flowering
Red Splyndor® Black Gum
Nyssa sylvatica ‘Red Splyndor’
Red Splyndor® is preferred for its glossy green summer foliage and vibrant red fall color.
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Phoenix Spire Dawn Redwood
Metasequoia glyptostroboides ‘MGSLL’
Phoenix Spire embodies a stately growth habit with more upright and denser branching, making it a great choice for planting in tighter locations.
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Sweet Amber Sugar Maple
Acer saccharum ‘Sweet Amber’
‘Sweet Amber’ was originally discovered in Maryland and has a dense canopy with spectacular fall color.
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Chinkapin Oak
Quercus muehlenbergii
Chinkapin Oak is an attractive, strikingly unique oak species with lustrous dark green chestnut-like leaves and uniform pyramidal habit.
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Centennial Blush Star Magnolia
Magnolia stellata ‘Centennial Blush’
Centennial Blush is an urban-tough ornamental that has a gorgeous white flower, blushed with a slight pink tinge on the back side of the petals, that emerges in late winter/early spring.
Ornamental | Flowering
DeGroot Spire Arborvitae
Thuja occidentalis ‘DeGroot Spire’
DeGroot Spire is a narrow-columnar form with rich green, twisted foliage like ‘Spiralis’.
Evergreen
Green Giant Arborvitae
Thuja x ‘Green Giant’
Works well as a conifer hedge, screen, or as a specimen or accent.
Evergreen
Glorious Fences™ American Holly
Ilex opaca ‘IOLAW’
Selected for upright habit, vigor, and density. Great for screening hedge and specimen.
Evergreen
Select Elegance™ American Holly
Ilex opaca ‘IOFLD16’
A dense, dark and vigorous native evergreen tree that’s great for screening hedge and specimen.
Evergreen
Judy Evans American Holly
Ilex opaca ‘Judy Evans’
Lustrous dark green foliage combines with outstanding, bright red fruit to make an admirable specimen.
Evergreen
Spirit™ Fringetree
Chionanthus retusus ‘Spirit’
Attractive small ornamental tree with fleecy white flowers and grey-brown bark exfoliating in papery curls.
Ornamental | Flowering
Prodigy® Fringetree
Chionanthus virginicus ‘CVSTF’
Small native ornamental tree with masses of white cloud-like flowers in spring.
Ornamental | Flowering
Lagniappe™ Fringetree
Chionanthus virginicus ‘CVL207’
Small native ornamental tree with masses of white cloud-like flowers in spring.
Ornamental | Flowering
Serenity™ Fringetree
Chionanthus virginicus ‘CV1049’
A small, flowering tree that’s better in urban conditions than most small native trees.
Ornamental | Flowering
Dura-Heat® River Birch
Betula nigra ‘BNMTF’
Holds up better than other birch cultivars during heat stress.
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Durable™ American Linden
Tilia americana ‘Durable’
A vigorous tree that should perform well in areas where American Linden may not normally be considered.
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Contemplation® Parrotia
Parrotia persica ‘PPCM2’
Exfoliating, colorful bark and fall leaf color are very striking.
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Pritchard Trident Maple
Acer buergerianum ‘Pritchard’
Trident maple cultivar with excellent oval-round head.
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Built to Last® Red Maple
Acer rubrum ‘Built to Last’
Built to Last® is a branch sport from October Glory® Red Maple.
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Jefferson American Elm
Ulmus americana ‘Jefferson’
Expansive, vase-shaped canopy with arching limbs; dark green summer foliage.
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Allee® Lacebark Elm
Ulmus parvifolia ‘Emer ll’
“No other tree embodies such functional, yet noble, attributes.” – Dr. Michael Dirr
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