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Shade, Flowering, and Ornamental Trees

 

 Our Tree Area is stocked with a great selection of shade, flowering, and ornamental trees. They are top quality because we personally select them from our growers or from our tree production operation. For an additional fee we can plant any tree in your yard, or, if you dig the hole (we'll tell you how and how big), we'll deliver any tree and set it in the hole.

Plantscape - The large tree specialists

   Our specialty is growing large trees (1 1/2" to 3 1/2" caliper), 12-15' tall, which we grow at the Tree Farm located on 10 acres just down the road from the nursery.  Over 2,000 trees are currently growing at the Tree Farm, and, after careful pruning, staking, and culture, selected trees are dug each fall or early spring and brought to the nursery sales lot.  

   Tag-A-Tree Days are held each year, the first two weekends in October, at Plantscape. At this time you can go to the Tree Farm and personally choose the trees you want us to dig for your yard.  Digging begins in mid November after the leaves fall, and the trees are dormant.  Late fall and early winter is an ideal time to plant trees.

 

Sun Valley Red Maple
An excellent, fast-growing shade tree for the landscape.  Oval crown, strong wood.  Brilliant red fall color.  a cross between Red Sunset and Autumn Flame.  Male tree (seedless).  A spectacular addition to any yard.  Grows 35 feet tall and 25 feet wide.
 
Trident Maple
A very lovely small patio, lawn, or street tree.  Transplants easily: prefers well drained, acid soil.  Good drought resistance.  Grow in full sun.  Fall color is yellow, orange, or red.  As this tree ages, the bark will flake back showing the orange underbark.  Disease and insect pests are not a problem. Grows 20-25 feet tall and wide.
 
Shawnee Brave Bald Cypress
An outstanding deciduous specimen tree with a narrow pyramidal habit.  Well-suited to wet soils or water's edge, but adaptable to most conditions.  Feather-like deep sage green foliage is attractive in summer; and shaggy, cinnamon colored bark provides winter interest.  Full sun to part shade.  Medium growth to 75 feet tall and 18 feet wide.  Mite resistant.
 
Serviceberry
An outstanding cultivar of our native deciduous tree with showy white flowers appearing before the dogwoods and a brilliant red fall color.  Small edible berries are favored by birds, which also use the dense branching for cover.  Silhouette is attractive in winter landscape.  Full sun to part shade. Grows 20-25 feet tall and 15 feet wide.
 
Cimmaron Ash
A good shade tree for the yard.  Younger trees have a narrow shape that develops into an oval canopy as it ages.  Rich dark green leaves.  Brick red to orange-red fall coloration.  Fast grower.  Does well in full sun to partial shade.  Grows 60 feet tall and 30 feet wide.
 
Sweet Bay Magnolia
An elegant deciduous southern favorite which has oblong green leaves with an attractive sheen; and fragrant, creamy-white flowers which open up May-June.  Perhaps the most fragrant magnolia.  An excellent plant for the corner of a patio or in a flower bed as a specimen tree.  Grows well in wet, even swampy soils; will also tolerate shade.  Grows 10-20 feet tall and 10 feet wide.
 
Japanese Snowbell
A lovely small, low-branched tree which develops a distinct horizontal appearance because of the wide spreading branches; a most beautiful and delicate tree which will grace any landscape.  White fragrant flowers in the spring hang like bells from the branches.  Full sun or partial shade is best.  20 to 30 feet tall and wide.
 
Dura-Heat Birch
Broadly pyramidal deciduous shade tree with vigorous growth habit.  Multi-stem clumps create appealing natural effect.  Valued for it's peeling bark that exposes patches of white new bark.  Glossy dark olive leaves turn yellow in fall.  Bark and silhouette are attractive in winter landscape.  Full sun to part shade.  Slightly smaller than 'Heritage'.  Resistant to aphids.; closely spaced leaves; leaves smaller than the species. 
 
Acer campestre  Queen Elizabeth™ Hedge Maple
Surprisingly durable small maple that is not common in American gardens and should be planted more extensively.  Excellent for lawn or street tree, under utility lines or lining a driveway because of it's low height. oval-rounded outline, and dense foliage.  Tolerates dry soil and severe pruning.  Grows 35 feet tall and 30 feet wide.
 
Acer rubrum  October Glory® Red Maple
Fast growing, cold hardy deciduous shade tree; superb red leaf color in late fall, holding into November.  Excellent street or lawn tree.  Strong wood.  Full sun.  Grows 40-60 feet tall and 30-40- feet wide.
 
Amelanchier x  grandiflora  'Forest Prince' Serviceberry
Pure white flowers opening over the length of the stems instead of at the tip offer a billowy appearance in early spring.  Clean, healthy summer foliage and good orange-red fall color add to the attractiveness of this small deciduous tree.  Small edible berries are favored by birds.  Silhouette is attractive in winter landscape.  Full sun to part shade.  Height: 15-20 feet.  Spread: 15 feet.
 
Amelanchier arborea Rainbow Pillar® Serviceberry
Upright multistemmed form with bright, white flowers and mixed mottled, bright rainbow of yellow, orange, red fall color.  Shrubby form is recommended as a screen or hedge.  Small edible berries are favored by birds.  Mildew resistant foliage.  Full sun to part shade.  Height: 15 feet.  Spread:8 feet.
 
'Autumn Gold' Ginkgo
Handsome symmetrical deciduous tree.  With time becomes one of the most spectacular of all trees.  Unique foliage turns golden yellow in fall.  Fall color alone is reason enough to grow this tree.  Male variety produces no messy fruit.  Grows 50 feet tall and 30 feet wide.
 
Cercis canadensis  Eastern Redbud
One of our most beautiful native small trees, with reddish purple flower buds opening to rosy-pink-purple blooms in April.  Blooms last for 2-3 weeks.  Grow in moist, well drained soils.  Full sun to light shade.  Grows 25 feet tall and 30 feet wide.
 
Oklahoma Redbud
Rosy magenta blooms and lustrous green leaves with undulating margins make this a preferred variety.  Stems are thicker and more ridged than native redbuds, resulting in a more compact tree.  Grow in moist, well drained, deep soils.  Full sun to light shade.  Grows 20 feet tall and wide.
 
Forest Pansy Redbud
Handsome purple leaves makes this a standout.  New foliage emerges shimmering red-purple and becomes more subdued as the season progresses.  Grow in moist, well drained, deep, soils.  Full sun to light shade.  Eventually reaches 20 feet tall and wide.
 
Cornus kousa Kousa or Chinese Dogwood
Attractive horizontal tiers of branches help make this small tree popular.  Beautiful white bracts open in May and are followed in the fall by hanging red fruit.  Fall leaf color is purple-red.  Will tolerate sun more than native dogwoods.  Borer resistant. Grows 20 feet tall and wide.
 
Royal Raindrops Crabapple
A beautiful hardy ornamental tree with rounded, horizontally spreading branches.  Red flowers appear in the spring followed by small fruit in the fall.  Finely textured, deeply cut burgundy leaves are resistant to Japanese beetles.  A superior tree.  Grows 20 feet tall and wide.
 
Bigleaf Magnolia
Flowers are creamy-white, 8-10 inches across.  The leaves are extremely large and give an overall coarse appearance.  The egg-shaped, rose-colored fruits are about 3 inches long.  Interesting specimen tree.  Height: 30-40 feet.  Spread: 30 feet.
 
Willow Oak
This outstanding native tree has a finer texture than most oaks.  Leaves resemble willow leaves, turning a vibrant yellow in the fall.  Durable and dependable with few, if any, insect or disease problems.  Good street or landscape tree.  Height: 40-60 feet.  Spread: 30-40 feet.
 
Dawn Redwood
Feathery pyramidal growth habit.  Fast growing; will tolerate moisture.  Beautiful in groves.  Deciduous.  Known to exist for 100 million years - found in fossils.  Few serious problems.  Grows 70 feet tall and 25 feet wide.
 
'Trinity' Pear
Tightly rounded head, profuse single white flowers, glossy light green leaves, orange-red fall color, negligible fruit.  Handsome, stronger branching than Bradford.  Grows 30 feet tall and 20 feet wide.
 
Linden
A handsome deciduous shade tree, excellent for lawns, large areas, streets or planters.  Has a nice branching habit.  Dark green foliage.  Does well under difficult conditions.  Yellow fall coloration.  Prefers moist, well drained soil.  Full sun.  Moderate growth, 40-50 feet tall and 30 feet wide.
 
Chinese Pistache
Small deciduous ornamental tree with broad, spreading crown.  Small leaflets are handsome green in summer, turning brilliant yellow, orange, and red in fall.  Outstanding as a small specimen.  Works well near house; perfect to shade porch or deck.  Clean; pest and disease resistant.  Medium grower.  30 feet tall and wide.
 
 

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