Trees for spring 2026.xlsx

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1	Name	Scientific name/variety	Ht (ft)	Spread (ft)	ok in tight spots	Flower Display	growth rate	wildlife value	special attributes

2	red maple narrow	ACER RUBRUM 'KARPICK'	45	20	x	red	1'-2'/yr		slow to moderate growth, orange-yellow to red fall foliage, shallow roots
3	Allegheny serviceberry	AMELANCHIER LAEVIS Brilliance	15-25	15-20	x	x	1'-2'/yr		yellow fall foliage, white flowers sun or part shade disease resistance
4	river birch	BETULA NIGRA 'HERITAGE'	40-70	40-60			1.5-3 ft/yr	x	peeling multicolored bark, adaptable to wet soils, insect resistant, heat tolerant, very fast growing
5	paper birch	BETULA PAPYRIFERA	50-70	25-50			1'-2'/yr		Peeling white bark, yellow foliage,likes moist soils
6	American hornbeam	CARPINUS CAROLINIANA	30	25			1'/yr		slow growing, colorful fall leaves, resistant to pests and diseases, part sun to shade, moist soil
7	hackberry	CELTIS OCCIDENTALIS - prairie Sentinel	40-70	40-60			1'-2'/yr	x	corky-knobby bark
8	redbud	CERCIS CANADENSIS	20-30	20-35	x	magenta pink	1'-2'/yr		sun to shade, strong wood
9	honeylocust	GLEDITSIA 'SKYLINE'	45	35		x	1'-2'/yr	x	small leaves blow away, thornless, seedless
10	columnar honeylocust	GLEDITSIA 'STREET KEEPER'	45	20	x	x	1'-2'/yr	x	small leaves blow away
11	Kentucky coffee tree	GYMNOCLADUS DIOICUS	45	35		greenish white	1'-2'/yr		interesting bark
12	columnar kentucky coffee tree	GYMNOCLADUS DIOICUS skinny latte	50	15-20	x	greenish white	1'-2'/yr		interesting bark vibrant yellow fall leaves
13	sweetgum 'Cherokee'	LIQUIDAMBAR 'Cherokee'	45	30			1'-2'/yr		gorgeous fall color
14	swamp white oak	QUERCUS BICOLOR	50-60	50-60			1'-2'/yr	x	drought resistant, long lived
15	pin oak	QUERCUS PALUSTRIS	50-70	40-60			>2'/yr	x	prefers moderate to moist soils, quick growth
16	American linden	TILIA AMERICANA 'AMERICAN SENTRY	40-45	25-30			1'-2'/yr		fragrant flowers, sun to shade
17	crabapple 'Purple Prince'	MALUS 'PURPLE PRINCE'	20	20		maroon			purple foliage
18	crabapple Rasberry Spear'	MALUS 'RASPBERRY SPEAR'	20	8	x	magenta pink			purple foliage
19	crabapple 'Adirondack'	MALUS 'ADIRONDACK'	18	10		white			full of flowers
20	American witch hazel	HAMAMELIS VIRGINIANA	20-30	15-20	x	yellow flowers in fall	6"-12"/yr		bush or tree depends on pruning, comes as 3-4' plant
21	butternut hickory	Carya cordiformis	50-80	30-50			1'\yr	x	best in moist soils, yellow fall leaves, nuts, strong wood
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26	Carpinus Carolinians muscle wood
27	Hop hornbeam,
28	Pin cherry	Prunus pensylvanica
29	Downey serviceberry	Amelanchier arborea
30	Canada serviceberry (Amelanchier canadensis)
31	pagoda dogwood (Cornus alternifolia
32	anthracnose resistant varietal of flowering dogwood (Cornus florida).
33	black gum (Nyssa sylvatica
34	basswood (Tilia americana
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