Shade Trees : Elm, Dogwood and Hawthron Trees


 
 

Prospector Elm

Ulmus wilsoniana ‘Prospector’

Height: 40’-50’
Spread: 30’
Light: Full Sun

Has a vase shaped growth habit. Deep green, glossy foliage in summer and yellow color in the fall. Moist well drained soils

cornelian cherry dogwood

Cornelian Cherry Dogwood

Cornus mas

Height: 20’-25’
Spread: 15’
Light: Full Sun to Partial Shade

Large, rounded, multi-stemmed
shrub or small tree. Glossy deep
green foliage in summer and yellow coloring in fall. Yellow flowers bloom in April and bright red, cherry-like fruit in July.

Pagoda dogwood

Pagoda Dogwood

Cornus alternifolia

Height: 15’-20’
Spread: 20’-25’
Light:Full Shade to Partial Shade

Spreading, horizontal, low
branched large shrub or small
tree that forms horizontal tiers.
Foliage is medium to dark green
in summer and reddish-purple in
fall. Yellowish-white flowers in
late May, and blue-black fruits in fall.

thornless cockspur hawthorn

Thornless Cockspur Hawthorn

Crataegus crusgalli var.inermis

Height: 15’-20’
Spread: 15’-20’
Light: Full Sun

Rounded spreading growth habit. Leathery, deep green, glossy foliage in summer and orange-rusty fall color. Abundant white flowers in June and small red fruits in fall.

lustre washington hawthorn

Lustre Washington Hawthorn

Crataegus phaenopyrum ‘Lustre’

Height: 20’-25’
Spread: 20’-25’
Light: Full Sun

Tree with thorny dense growth
habit. Foliage is dark green in
summer and red-purple in fall.
Flowers are small and white in
spring and fruit is red in fall.

winer king hawthorn

Winter King Hawthorn

Crataegus viridis ‘Winter King’

Height: 25’-35’
Spread: 20’
Light: Full Sun

This cultivar has a rounded vase
shaped branching pattern. Foliage is medium green in summer and changes to purple-scarlet in the fall. Flowers are white in spring and develop bright red fruit in fall.

princenton sentry gingko

Princeton Sentry Gingko

Ginkgo biloba ‘Sentry’

Height: 50’
Spread: 30’
Light: Full Sun

Broad, symmetrical growth habit.
Bright green foliage in summer,
and excellent golden-yellow
fall color. Soil not particular. Nonfruiting male form most desired.

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Skyline Honeylocust

Gleditsia triacanthos var.inermis ‘Skycole’

Height: 50’
Spread: 30’-35’
Light: Full Sun

Broad, pyramidal form with tight
branching. Develops a strong
sturdy trunk and shapely crown.
Compact dark green foliage in
summer and yellow fall color.
Vigorous grower. Well drained
soils.

shademaster honeylocust

Shademaster Honeylocust

Gleditsia triacanthos
‘Shademaster’

Height: 50’-60’
Spread: 30’-35’
Light: Full Sun

Vase shaped to rectangular in
outline with ascending branches. Foliage is fine textured and medium green in summer and yellow in fall. Strong growing and essentially podless.