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Shade Trees: Choices

View a list of all the available trees below or Search for a specific type of shade tree.
All tree species are subject to market availability.

Soil Moisture Key

W: Can tolerate wet soil
M: Moist soil, well drained
D: Requires infrequent deep watering once established

Large (45 feet tall and over)

Species Name: Common/Botanical Flowers Colors Soil Moisture Growth Rate(slow, moderate, fast)
Red Maple/Acer rubrum N/A Red M Mod/Fast
River Birch/Betula nigra N/A Yellow W Fast
Columnar Red Maple/Acer x freemanii 'Armstrong' N/A Various M  Mod/Fast
Chestnut-leaf Oak/Quercus castaneaefolia N/A Yellow  M, D Mod/Fast
London Plane/Platanus x acerifolia N/A N/A W,M,D Mod/Fast
California Sycamore/Sycamore / Platanus racemosa N/A Red W,M,D Fast
Scarlet Oak/Quercus coccinea N/A Red M Mod/Fast
Blue Oak/Quercus douglasli N/A N/A D Slow
Valley Oak/Quercus lobata N/A N/A D Mod/Fast
Bur Oak/Quercus N/A N/A M Mod/Fast
Red Oak/Quercus rubra N/A Red M Mod/Fast
American Linden/Tilia americana Cream Yellow W Slow/Mod
Saw Leaf Zelkova/Zelkova serrata N/A Red/Yellow D Mod/Fast
Shumard Oak/Quercus shumardii N/A Red  M  Mod/Fast
Willow Oak/Quercus phellos N/A Red M Mod/Fast

Medium (25 - 45 feet tall)

Species Name: Common/Botanical Flowers Colors Soil Moisture Growth Rate(slow, moderate, fast)
Little Leaf Linden/Tilia Cordata Cream Yellow W Slow/Mod
Trident Maple/Acer buergeranum N/A Red M Mod/Fast
Hedge Maple/Acer campestre N/A Yellow M Mod/Fast
Chinese Pistache/Pistache chinesis N/A Red D Slow/Mod
Japanese White Birch/Betula platyphylla japonica N/A Yellow W Mod/Fast
Goldenrain Tree/Koelreuteria paniculata Golden Yellow D Slow/Mod
Tupelo (or Sour Gum)/Nyssa sylvtica N/A Red W Moderate
Capital Pear/Pyrus calleryana White Red M Fast
Chanticleer Pear/Pyrus calleryana "Chanticleer" White Red M Fast
Shantung Maple/Acer truncatum Yellow  Various D  Mod/Fast
European Hornbeam/Carpinus betulus 'Fastigiata' N/A Yellow M Slow/Mod
Chinese Flame Tree/Koelreuteria bipinnata Yellow Yellow D Mod/Fast

Small (up to 25 feet tall)

Species Name: Common/Botanical Flowers Colors Soil Moisture Growth Rate(slow, moderate, fast)
Eastern Redbud/Cercis canadensis Pink Yellow M Mod/Fast
Washington Hawthron/Crataegus phaenopyrum White Orange M Mod/Fast
Crape Myrtle/Lagerstroemia hydrid Various Orange M Slow/Mod
Chinese Fringe Tree/Chionanthus retusus White  Yellow  M Slow/Mod
Prairifire Crabapple/Malus 'Prairifire' Rose/Red Reddish M Slow/Mod
Japanese Crabapple/Malus floribunda Various Various M Slow/Mod
Japanese Snowbell/Styrax japonicus White Yellow M Slow/Mod
Chaste Tree/Vitex agnus-castus Lav/Blue N/A M, D Mod/Fast

 

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