Trees

Trees

Persian Parrotia Tree Parrotia persica The Persian Parrotia, Parrotia persica, is a small tree that has an oval-rounded head and upright, ascending branches. The foliage emerges reddish-purple, changes to lustrous dark green in summer, then turns bright yellow to orange-scarlet in fall. A fine specimen plant, it was a 2000 PA Gold Medal Winner. This [...]

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Newport Plum Tree Prunus cerasifera ‘Newport’ The Newport Plum, Prunus cerasifera ‘Newport, is a superior small ornamental tree that has beautiful reddish-purple foliage with bright red tips all summer long. One of the first trees to bloom in spring, it has fragrant pink flowers that are followed by purple fruit. Newport was introduced in 1923 [...]

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Crimson King Maple Tree Acer platanoides ‘Crimson King’ The Crimson King Maple, ‘Acer platanoides’ ‘Crimson King’, is a red-leaved cultivar of the Norway Maple and it is noted for its rich maroon leaves throughout the summer. The Crimson King grows best in a well drained area and is very tolerant of drought and urban pollutants. [...]

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Douglas Fir Tree Pseudotsuga menziessi glauca The Douglas Fir tree, Pseudotsuga menziessi glauca, is a splendid pyramidal evergreen. It has many common names such as, Interior fir, Rocky Mountain, Douglas-fir, Douglas, yellow or red spruce, Oregon pine,and Douglastree. Douglas Fir trees have dark green or blueish green needles. It is a rapid growing hardy tree [...]

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Redmond Linden Tree Tilia americana ‘Redmond’ The Redmond Linden, ‘Tilia americana ‘Redmond’, is a valuable tree for street planting. Redmond has the largest leaves of the Lindens and its dense foliage is glossy green with bright yellow autumn color. Voted 2000 Urban Tree of the Year by the Society of Municipal Arborists. The tree is [...]

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Maple Compact Amur Maple Tree Acer ginnala ‘Compactum’ The Compact Amur Maple, Acer ginnala ‘Compactum’, has a dense, compact, shrubby form, and it is multistemmed, fine to medium textured. The dark green leaves are three lobed with a long, pointed central lobe, and Amur’s foliage is more delicate than the larger shrub. It displays a [...]

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Arborvitae Globe Tree Thuja occidentalsis The Pygmy Globe, Thuja occidentalsis, is a globe shaped dwarf arborvitae tree. These Arborvitae trees have bright green foliage. This slow compact growing evergreen tree does not need to be sheared to maintain the globe shape. The Pygmy Globe tree or shrub thrives in full sun or light shade. It [...]

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Crape Myrtle Peppermint Tree Lagerstroemia indica ‘Nana’ The Peppermint Crape Myrtle, ‘Lagerstroemia indica “Nana”, is a semi-dwarf shrub with peppermint pink blossoms. Large clusters of pink flowers appear on the tips of new branches beginning in early summer and continue into fall. After flowers fade and f Plant features: Tree Crape Myrtle – Peppermint Crape [...]

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Arborvitae Holmstrup Tree Thuja occidentalis ‘Holmstrup’ The Holmstrup Arborvitae, Thuja occidentalis ‘Holmstrup’, is a compact evergreen with dense branching which creates a pyramidal form. The bright green color and light bushy foliage gives this plant a textured appearance in the landscape. The Holmstrup does well in light shade and tolerates poor drainage. The colorful apple-green [...]

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Oriental Spruce Tree Picea orientalis The Spruce, Oriental, Picea orientalis, is a slow-growing spruce, reaching 60 feet after 60 years. It has a dense, narrow, columnar habit and pendulous branches. Oriental Spruce is a tall, symmetrical tree with attractive pinkish gray bark that cracks and exfoliates when mature. Its needles are glossy, dark green, with [...]

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