Trees & Shrubs
| Type | Botanical Name | Native | Common Name | Description | Height | Light Req. | Zone | Add to My List |
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| Edibles | ASIMINA triloba ‘Convis’ | Pawpaw Tree | Producing large fruit with yellow flesh in late fall. All Asimina need a second variety to cross pollinate in order to produce fruit. |
10-12 feet | Full Sun/Part Shade | 5 | ||
| Edibles | ASIMINA triloba ‘Davis’ | Pawpaw Tree | Produces an early crop of large sweet fruit. All Asimina need a second variety to cross pollinate in order to produce fruit. |
15-30 feet | Full Sun/Part Shade | 5 | ||
| Edibles | ASIMINA triloba ‘Prolific’ | Paw Paw | Can start producing fruits within 2 years of planting. Medium-large, sweet, early-ripening fruit in fall. All Asimina need a second variety to cross pollinate in order to produce fruit. |
15-30 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 5 | ||
| Edibles | ASIMINA triloba ‘Spilt Milk’ | Pawpaw | A variegated form of Pawpaw tree showing white splashes on the green leaves. All Asimina need a second variety to cross pollinate in order to produce fruit. |
12-15 feet | Full Sun/Part Shade | 5 | ||
| Edibles | ASIMINA triloba ‘Tollgate’ | Paw Paw | Large yellow-fleshed fruit in Oct. Some reports of hardiness to zone 4. All Asimina need a second variety to cross pollinate in order to produce fruit. |
15-25 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 5 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | BETULA utilis v. jacquemontii | Himalayan Birch | Beautiful birch with compact habit and very white bark at an early age. |
25-30 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 5 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | BETULA nigra ‘Fox Valley’ | Dwarf River Birch | A compact, low-branching version of the river birch with creamy tan exfoliating bark. For small gardens or hedging. |
10-12 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | BETULA papyrifera | Paper Birch | Our beautiful native birch with white peeling bark and golden fall color. |
40 feet or more | Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | BETULA platyphylla ‘Parkland Pillar’ | Asian White Birch | A selection of B. ‘Dakota Pinnacle’ discovered at Parkland Nursery in Alberta even more narrow, dense and upright. Tolerant of tough urban sites. |
40’ tall by 7’ wide | Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | BETULA plettkei ‘Cesky Gold’ | Cesky Gold Birch | A dwarf shrub with small, serrated leaves that emerge in spring in shades of yellow, orange and red and mature to chartreuse. |
2-4 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | BUXUS ‘Green Mountain’ | Boxwood | A Sheridan Nursery selection growing to 5′ with a natural pyramidal shape. |
4-6 feet | Sun/Part Shade/Shade | 4 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | BUXUS ‘Green Velvet’ | Boxwood | A vigorous Sheridan Nursery selection that’s great for low hedges. It holds its green color well in winter. |
2-4 feet | Sun/Part Shade/Shade | 4 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | CALLICARPA dichotoma ‘Early Amethyst’ | Beautyberry | Attractive rounded shrub grown primarily for the showy, late season striking amethyst purple fruit. On this cultivar, the fruit ripens earlier than on the species. |
2-4 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 5 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | CALYCANTHUS floridilus ‘Simply Scentsational’ | Sweetshrub | Hints of pineapple and bubblegum combine in the powerful fragrance of the blooms of this North American native. The flowers are an intriguing deep maroon and appear in abundance through late spring and summer. Deer resistant Good cut flower |
5-6' | Full Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | CALYCANTHUS floridus | Sweetshrub, Carolina Allspice | Interesting dense, round native with fragrant maroon flowers in May. Foliage is a shiny dark green that is also fragrant when crushed. |
6-8 feet | Sun/Part Shade/Shade | 5 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | CALYCANTHUS floridus ‘Michael Lindsey’ | Sweetshrub | A more compact form with especially fragrant deep burgundy flowers in late spring to early summer. Shiny deep green foliage with pointed tips turn a nice golden-yellow in fall. Deer resistant |
6-8 feet | Full Sun/Part Shade | 5 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | CARPINUS betulus ‘Columnaris Nana’ | Dwarf Hornbeam | A dwarf columnar form of dense habit. |
6-8 feet | Sun | 5 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | CARPINUS carolineanus ‘Wisconsin Red’ | Musclewood | Amazing fall color of reds, oranges and yellow and a distinctive fluted, smooth grey trunk which appears to be layered with muscle once mature. It bursts into life with male and female catkins in early spring. Tolerant of less than ideal conditions |
15-20' | Full Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | CARPINUS japonica ‘Silver Lace’ | Japanese Hornbeam | An excellent ornamental specimen with a delicate cutleaf, fine textured form. Showy flowers & fruits that appear in late spring are showy, papery drooping clusters that are light green flushed with rosy pink. |
25-30 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 5 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | CARYA ovata | Shagbark Hickory | A large-growing native tree with striking bark that peels in large strips. The nuts are edible and attractive to wildlife. |
40 feet or more | Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | CATALPA bignonioides ‘Aurea’ | Golden Catalpa | Gold foliage form. Treat as a large shrub in our climate by coppicing each spring. |
20-25 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 5 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | CATALPA bignonioides ‘Variegata’ | Catalpa Tree | Huge creamy-yellow leaves have a central splash of green on this upright and spreading tree also producing candelabras up to 8-12 inches of very showy flowers. |
20-25 feet | Full sun | 5 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | CATALPA x erubescens ‘Purpurea’ | A fast growing tree with white flowers in spring and large burgundy heart-shaped leaves. |
Full Sun/Part Shade | 5 | ||||
| Tree/Shrub | CEANOTHUS americanus | New Jersey Tea | A great native shrub that will thrive in a sunny, well-drained location. Four inch long, deep green leaves with hairy, gray reverse tightly pack this branching plant to form a dense, compact, spreading plant that pushes flower stalks from leaf bases on the upper ends of branches in late May filling the garden with sweet […] |
3-4 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | CEPHALANTHUS occidentalis ‘Crimson Comets’ | Buttonbush | Round heads of white flowers in August. Shiny green foliage changing to brilliant red in fall. Native to wet areas. Attracts birds, bees and butterflies. |
6-8 feet | Sun | 4 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | CEPHALANTHUS occidentalis ‘Sputnik’ | Buttonbush | A larger-flowered, long-blooming selection. Round heads of pinkish white flowers in August. Shiny foliage. Native to wet areas. Attracts bees and butterflies. |
6-8 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 5 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | CERCIDIPHYLLUM japonicum ‘Morioka Weeping’ | Katsura | A large-growing weeper with stronger central leader. |
40 feet or more | Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | CERCIDIPHYLLUM japonicum ‘Red Fox’ | Katsura | New growth purple in spring and some color retained through the summer. |
40 feet or more | Sun | 4 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | Cercis canadensis ‘Alley Cat’ | Found in an alley! Green foliage splashed all over with white makes this tree a beautiful standout in your landscape. Pink blooms cover branches in spring before the heart shaped foliage emerges. |
Full Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||||
| Tree/Shrub | Cercis canadensis ‘Black Pearl’ | Deep purple, heart-shaped foliage after the lavender blooms cover the tree in early spring. Will tolerate both sun and shade but achieves best color in full sun. |
Full Sun/Part Shade | 5 | ||||
| Tree/Shrub | CERCIS canadensis ‘Forest Pansy’ | Redbud Tree | Brilliant scarlet-purple color on new foliage that matures to a rich maroon. Rosy-pink flowers are packed on bare branches. Attracts bees & butterflies Deer resistant Clay soil tolerant |
20-30' | Full sun | 5 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | CERCIS canadensis ‘Northern Herald’ | Redbud | Bright pink flowers blooms in masses accentuate the rounded form. Excellent landscape performance and extremely hardy. Attracts bees Deer resistant |
15-20' | Full Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | CERCIS canadensis ‘Northern Strain’ | Eastern Redbud | Showy pink flowers before the heart-shaped leaves in early spring. Selected in Minnesota. |
20-25 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | CERCIS canadensis ‘Ruby Falls’ | Eastern Redbud | Lavender-pink flowers before the large maroon purple foliage on a weeping plant! |
8-10 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 5 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | CHAENOMELES ‘Double Take Orange Storm’ | Flowering Quince | Double bright orange blooms with contrasting yellow stamens. Compact. Drought and heat tolerant once established. |
2-4 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 5 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | CHAENOMELES ‘Double Take Peach’ | Flowering Quince | Soft peachy-pink flowers in late spring, appearing mostly on two-year old wood, on this drought/heat tolerant and thornless quince. |
4-5 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 5 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | CHAENOMELES ‘Double Take Scarlet Storm’ | Flowering Quince | Double bright scarlet blooms with contrasting yellow stamens in early spring. Compact. Drought tolerant once established. |
2-4 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 5 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | CHIONANTHUS virginicus | Fringe Tree | Fragrant, white flowers hang in lacy clusters in late spring before the leaves appear. Multi-branched and slow-growing to 25′. Very attractive. Native. |
20-25 feet | Sun | 4 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | CHIONANTHUS virginicus ‘Emerald Knight’ | Fringe Tree | A heavy blooming male selection on a vigorous plant. Form is more tree-like than the species. |
20-25 feet | Sun | 4 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | CHIONANTHUS virginicus ‘Little Leslie’ | Dwarf Fringe Tree | A dwarf form with small leaves and lots of bloom. |
4-5 feet | Full Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | CLADASTRIS kentukea | Kentucky Yellowwood | Broad rounded crown on this medium sized tree. In spring a profusion of cascading fragrant flowers are produced resembling Wisteria. |
30-50' | Full Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | CLADRASTIS kentukea | Yellowwood | Wonderful tree with gray smooth bark, ash-like foliage, and 12-15″ drooping panicles of intensely fragrant pinkish-white flowers in June. May only bloom profusely every 2-3 years (once mature). Yellow fall color. |
30-40 feet | Sun | 4 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | CLERODENDRON trichotomum | Harlequin Glorybower | A somewhat unruly-growing shrub that is covered in very fragrant flowers in fall. Flowers are followed by clusters of deep blue fruit. When the leaves are crushed the fragrance is somewhat peanut butter-like. It can be pruned into a tree form which helps contain its exuberance. |
10-15 feet | Full Sun/Part Shade | 5 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | CLETHRA alnifolia ‘Hummingbird’ | Summersweet | Compact shrub bearing very fragrant flower spikes in summer. Slowly spreading in consistently moist soils to form a grove in partly sunny areas. Attracts bees, butterflies & hummingbirds. |
24-48" | Full Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | CLETHRA alnifolia ‘Ruby Spice’ | Summersweet | The deepest pink cultivar now available. Shiny deep green foliage on a suckering plant. Makes a fragrant hedge. Prefers consistently moist soil. |
4-6 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | CLETHRA alnifolia Sugartina ‘Chrystalina’ | Summersweet | Fragrant pure white flowers on a compact rounded to slightly spreading shrub. Flowers bloom in narrow, bottlebrush-like spires 4- 6” long on the current year’s growth for approximately 4-6 weeks in July and August. Attracts bees & butterflies Good fall color Tolerates clay and wet soil |
24-36" | Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | CLETHRA barbinervis | Japanese Clethra | Horizontally drooping, fragrant white flower spikes in July on a large upright shrub. Added interest comes from exfoliating bark and glossy foliage which turns yellow in the fall. |
10-20 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 5 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | CLETHRA barbinervis ‘Takeda Nishiki’ | Japanese Clethra | Beautiful variegated foliage is pink, green and white in the spring maturing to green and white. Form and flowers typical of the species. |
10-20 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 5 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | COMPTONIA peregrina | Sweetfern | Aromatic fern-like foliage on flat-topped mound. Good naturalizing shade plant for acid or infertile soils. Suckers. |
2-4 feet | Sun/Part Shade/Shade | 2 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | CORNUS alba ‘Bud’s Yellow’ | Yellowtwig Dogwood | A selection of yellowtwig dogwood with better disease resistance than older varieties. Great for naturalizing in moist areas. Cut back regularly for more yellow stems. |
6-8 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 3 |