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Kousa Dogwood (Cornus kousa) item
Kousa Dogwood (Cornus kousa) item
Kousa Dogwood (Cornus kousa)
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  • Prefers a sunny location but will tolerate shade
  • Slow growth rate
  • Does well in open areas
  • Well-drained soils
  • More resilient to drought and disease than the native dogwood
  • Cold hardy

Height at maturity 20-30 ft

Tulip Poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera) item
Tulip Poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera)
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  • Native deciduous tree with attractive tulip-like flowers
  • Grow in full sun
  • A favorite nesting site for birds, and the flowers attract butterflies and hummingbirds
  • Moist, well-drained soils,
  • Is sensitive to heat and drought and has a low compaction tolerance

Height at maturity: 90-120 ft

Autumn Brilliance Serviceberry (Amelanchier  grandiflora ‘Au item
Autumn Brilliance Serviceberry (Amelanchier  grandiflora ‘Au item
Autumn Brilliance Serviceberry (Amelanchier  grandiflora ‘Au item
Autumn Brilliance Serviceberry (Amelanchier grandiflora ‘Au
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  • Prefers full-sun to partial shade
  • Soils with good drainage, moist, occasionally wet
  • Attracts pollinators and provides food for wildlife
  • Shallow root, keep a layer of mulch around the tree
  • Fruits can be used for pies, jellies, and jams

Height at maturity

20-25 ft the

Paw Paw  (Asimina triloba) item
Paw Paw  (Asimina triloba) item
Paw Paw (Asimina triloba)
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  • Tolerates occasional wet or moist conditions but prefers good drainage
  • Purplish-brown flowers mature before the leaves emerge
  • Late summer to early fall, pawpaw produces an edible fruit
  • Attracts butterflies, pollinators, small mammals, and songbirds

Height at maturity

15-30 ft

Carlona Silverbell (Halesia carolinia) item
Carlona Silverbell (Halesia carolinia)
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  • Full sun to partial shade
  • well-drained soil
  • It can be grown as a large multi-trunked shrub or trained into a small understory tree
  • Blooms will occur from when it is very young (a few years) to the end of its life
  • Prefers moist soil and is very sensitive to drought, so it will need supplemental irrigation

Height at maturity

30-40 ft

Persimmon (Diospyros virginiana) item
Persimmon (Diospyros virginiana) item
Persimmon (Diospyros virginiana)
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  • Full sun to partial shade
  • Good draining, moist, and occasionally dry
  • Persimmons are dioecious, meaning there are separate male and female trees, and you need both in order to get fruit
  • Fruits are very sweet when ripe and are a food source for many birds and mammals
  • Will tolerate hot, dry conditions, poor soils, urban conditions, and wind.

Height at maturity

30-80 ft

American Holly(Ilex opace ‘Satyr Hill') item
American Holly(Ilex opace ‘Satyr Hill') item
American Holly(Ilex opace ‘Satyr Hill')
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  • Broadleaf evergreen
  • Grows in full sun to partial shade
  • It will tolerate occasionally wet or dry soil, but not flooding
  • Place in a location with afternoon shade but away from the house
  • Beautiful color and interest in a winter garden

Height at maturity 40-60 ft

Ironwood or Hop-Hornbeam (Ostrya virginana) item
Ironwood or Hop-Hornbeam (Ostrya virginana) item
Ironwood or Hop-Hornbeam (Ostrya virginana)
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  • Slender deciduous tree in the birch family
  • Prefers deep shade or partial shade, but tolerates full sun
  • Easy to grow and succeeds in most soils, and in urban settings
  • Nutlets are eaten by songbirds, wild turkeys, quail, and small mammals
  • Slow growing

Height at maturity

20-40ft

Witchazel (Hamamelis virginiana) item
Witchazel (Hamamelis virginiana) item
Witchazel (Hamamelis virginiana)
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  • Full sun to partial shade
  • Soil should be moist, acidic, organically rich, and well-draining, intolerant of drought
  • Leaves are an attractive yellow color in the fall
  • Fruit is eaten by small mammals and birds.
  • Late fall to late winter with cheery yellow spider-like blooms

Height at maturity

15-20 ft

American HornBeam (Carpinus carolina) item
American HornBeam (Carpinus carolina)
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  • Deciduous tree in the birch family native to the Eastern US
  • Found growing in moist soils
  • Does well in heavy shade
  • Leaves turn orange-red in fall
  • Yellow-green flowers in the spring
  • Wildlife-friendly tree

Height at maturity

20-30 ft

Red Maple (Acer rubrum “October Glory") item
Red Maple (Acer rubrum “October Glory")
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  • Native deciduous tree with red fall foliage
  • Easy to grow in full sun to partial shade
  • Grow in average, medium to wet, well-drained soil
  • Cold hardy with tolerance for urban conditions
  • Bees use nectar, tree supports pollinators and other wildlife

Height at maturity

40-70 ft

Chinquapin Oak (Quercus muehlenbergii) item
Chinquapin Oak (Quercus muehlenbergii) item
Chinquapin Oak (Quercus muehlenbergii)
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  • Native deciduous white oak tree with chestnut like leaves
  • Grow in full sun
  • Host plant for many moth and butterfly species and attracts wildlife
  • Prefers moist to well drained alkaline soils, but adapts to many soil tyes
  • Yellow and red. fall foliage
Shumard Oak (Quercus Shumardii) item
Shumard Oak (Quercus Shumardii)
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  • Native deciduous tree with red fall foliage
  • Grow in full sun
  • Host plant for many moth and butterfly species and attracts wildlife
  • Tolerant of urban conditions like drought, dry soil, and air pollution
  • Fast growing

Height at maturity

50-70 ft

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