Trees

Morus alba 'Pendula (fruiting)'
WEEPING FRUITING MULBERRY
  • Mounding, spreading, weeping growth habit
  • Greenish-white blooms
  • Arching branches droop to the ground

HEIGHT: 3-4 m  ·  SPREAD: 4-5 m

Morus alba 'Pendula (non fruiting)'
WEEPING MULBERRY
  • AKA Morus alba 'Chaparral'
  • Mounding, spreading, weeping growth habit
  • Blooms are whitish-green

HEIGHT: 3-4 m  ·  SPREAD: 4-5 m

Morus rubra
RED MULBERRY
  • Upright-rounded to spreading tree; sometimes multistem
  • Noted for its variably-lobed leaves, reddish-brown bark and edible fruit
  • Dark green heart-shaped leaves on older branches, lobed leaves on new shoots

HEIGHT: 11-15 m  ·  SPREAD: 11-14 m

Nyssa sylvatica
BLACK-GUM
  • Upright, oval to rounded crown
  • Small non-showy greenish-white flowers
  • Mainly dioecious: trees are male or female and sometimes both

HEIGHT: 10-15 m  ·  SPREAD: 9-10 m

Nyssa sylvatica 'Northern Splendor™'
NORTHERN SPLENDOR™ BLACK GUM
  • Broadly upright habit
  • Deep green leaves in summer
  • Foliage turns fire engine red in fall

HEIGHT: 12-15 m  ·  SPREAD: 7-10 m

Nyssa sylvatica 'Wildfire'
WILDFIRE BLACK GUM
  • Upright, oval to rounded crown
  • Bright red foliage flush in the spring to green by summer
  • Small non-showy greenish-white flowers

HEIGHT: 10-15 m  ·  SPREAD: 9-10 m

Ostrya virginiana
IRONWOOD
  • Upright, rounded to oval crown
  • Reddish-brown male flowers and greenish female flowers precede the leaves
  • Dark green birch-like leaves increase in size toward the end of a twig

HEIGHT: 10-12 m  ·  SPREAD: 7-8 m

Ostrya virginiana Autumn Treasure® ('JFS-KW5')
AUTUMN TREASURE® IRONWOOD
  • Upright, pyramidal to oval habit
  • Reddish-brown male flowers and greenish female flowers precede the leaves
  • Dark green birch-like leaves increase in size toward the end of a twig

HEIGHT: 12-13 m  ·  SPREAD: 6-7 m

Parrotia persica
PERSIAN IRONWOOD
  • Red tassel-like flowers appear before the leaves
  • Green leaves emerge reddish
  • Newest growth on branch ends reddish all summer

HEIGHT: 10-13 m  ·  SPREAD: 9-10 m

Parrotia persica Persian Spire™ ('JLColumnar') (PP24951)
PERSIAN SPIRE™ PARROTIA
  • Upright oval habit
  • Foliage emerges purple in spring
  • Leaves transform to green with purple tinted margins in summer

HEIGHT: 6-7 m  ·  SPREAD: 3-3.50 m

Phellodendron amurense
AMUR CORKTREE
  • Rounded, broad, spreading crown with horizontal branching
  • Non-showy yellowish-green flowers
  • Compound yellowish-green to green leaves in the summer

HEIGHT: 13-14 m  ·  SPREAD: 9-10 m

Physocarpus opulifolius Diabolo® ('Monlo') (PP11211, CPBR2892, COPF)
DIABOLO® NINEBARK
  • Flat-topped clusters of white flowers
  • Fruit reddish in the fall, maturing to brown
  • Textured purple leaves age to a greenish colour as the summer progresses

HEIGHT: 175-200 cm  ·  SPREAD: 125-150 cm

Pistacia chinensis
CHINESE PISTACHE
  • Small deciduous tree with rounded spreading crown
  • Dark green compound pinnate leaves sometimes turn yellow to orange and red in fall
  • Insignificant yellow flowers in spring

HEIGHT: 9-10 m  ·  SPREAD: 9-10 m

Platanus occidentalis
AMERICAN SYCAMORE
  • Horizontal branching with a rounded habit
  • Large medium green leaves are maple-like in shape
  • Fall colour is an insignificant yellow-brown

HEIGHT: 27-30 m  ·  SPREAD: 20-25 m

Platanus x acerifolia 'Bloodgood'
LONDON PLANE TREE
  • Pyramidal when young, becoming rounded to spreading with age
  • Large medium-green leaves are maple-like in shape
  • Fall colour is an insignificant golden-yellow

HEIGHT: 14-16 m  ·  SPREAD: 10-13 m

Platanus x acerifolia Exclamation!™ ('Morton Circle')
EXCLAMATION!™ PLANETREE
  • Upright pyramidal crown with a densely branched uniform habit
  • Known for its strong central leader
  • Exfoliating bark occurs earlier than other similar cultivars

HEIGHT: 15-18 m  ·  SPREAD: 10-13 m

Platanus x acerifolia Ovation™ ('Morton Euclid')
OVATION™ PLANETREE
  • Strong central leader
  • Uniform broad pyramidal habit
  • Coarse green deeply lobed leaves

HEIGHT: 20-25 m  ·  SPREAD: 15-20 m

Populus balsamifera
BALSAM POPLAR
  • Narrow pyramidal crown with ascending branches
  • Resinous buds are sticky and strongly aromatic
  • Leaves are ovate: dark green on top, silver underneath

HEIGHT: 25-30 m  ·  SPREAD: 14-16 m

Populus deltoides
EASTERN COTTONWOOD
  • Upright-oval habit
  • Glossy triangular green leaves turn yellow in the fall
  • Dioecious: trees are either male or female, flowering before the leaves appear

HEIGHT: 20-25 m  ·  SPREAD: 16-18 m

Populus grandidentata
BIG-TOOTHED ASPEN
  • Open irregular crown with coarse spreading branches
  • Leaves are ovate with a serrated edge, green on top and whitish underneath
  • Drooping catkins are tan coloured at maturity

HEIGHT: 18-20 m  ·  SPREAD: 8-10 m

Populus nigra var. betulifolia 'Italica'
LOMBARDY POPLAR
  • Narrow columnar form with compact, sharply upright branching
  • Finely serrated triangular leaves are green in the summer
  • Fall foliage is a bright yellow

HEIGHT: 12-15 m  ·  SPREAD: 3-4 m

Populus tremula 'Erecta'
SWEDISH UPRIGHT ASPEN
  • Narrow columnar form, with sharply ascending branches
  • Emerging bronze in the spring, becoming green-white in the summer
  • Fall foliage turns a yellow-gold colour

HEIGHT: 15-20 m  ·  SPREAD: 3-4 m

Populus tremuloides
TREMBLING ASPEN
  • Narrow rounded crown, with ascending branches becoming wider with maturity
  • Bark colour is a beautiful silvery-white
  • Nearly round glossy dark green summer leaves

HEIGHT: 10-15 m  ·  SPREAD: 5-7 m

Populus tremuloides Mountain Sentinel® ('JFS-Column')
MOUNTAIN SENTINEL® POPLAR
  • Extremely narrow and upright habit
  • Bark colour is a beautiful silvery-white
  • Nearly round glossy dark green summer leaves

HEIGHT: 10-11 m  ·  SPREAD: 2-3 m