Trees

A large, slow-growing deciduous tree with a dense canopy. It is easily identified by its smooth, silvery-gray bark that remains smooth with age, long, cigar-shaped winter buds, and glossy, dark green leaves with prominent veins, which turn golden-bronze in fall. Typically reaches 50-80 feet tall.

A fast-growing, medium-to-large native North American deciduous tree known for its aromatic bark, white spring flowers, and valuable, reddish-brown wood. It features glossy, dark green leaves, and mature trees possess distinctive, dark, flaky bark resembling “burnt cornflakes”. Typically grows to 50–80+ feet.

A small-to-medium deciduous tree with a rounded, dense crown and low-hanging branches and common in the Midwest. It is known for its early spring yellow-green flowers, 5-7 palmately compound leaflets, and poisonous, shiny brown nuts encased in spiky husks. Prefers full sun to partial shade and typically grows to 20-40 feet tall.

A small, deciduous native tree famous for its early spring display of vibrant magenta-pink, pea-like flowers that bloom directly on branches and trunks before leaves appear. It has heart-shaped, dark green leaves, a rounded, spreading crown, and often grows with a short trunk that splits near the ground and grows to a height of 20-30 feet.

A small, deciduous understory tree with a spreading, often flat-topped crown and layered branches. Known for its brilliant spring display, it features four large, white (rarely pink or red) notched bracts surrounding tiny, yellowish-green flowers. Leaves are simple and opposite, turning red to purple in autumn. Typically growing 15–30 feet tall.

A small, elegant, deciduous tree prized for its delicate, deeply lobed leaves. They thrive in partial shade with moist, acidic soil, offering year-round interest with colors ranging from green to brilliant reds and purples in spring/fall. Their diverse forms are upright, weeping, or mounded and make them ideal ornamental specimens often with a 10-25 foot height and spread.

A spreading evergreen or deciduous tree characterized by its large, fragrant, cup-shaped flowers (white, pink, or purple), glossy, leathery green leaves, and distinctive cone-like fruit. Is pyramidal to rounded in shape and often the lower branches extend to the ground. Height ranges from 15 to 80 feet tall.

A fast-growing, large, and hardy native tree valued for its bright red fall color and considered an excellent shade tree. It features leaves that are 5–8 inches long, with 7–11 pointed lobes tipped with bristles, turning russet-red to bright red in autumn and typically reaches 60–90 feet in height with a 50–75 foot spread.

A fast-growing hybrid, blending the best traits of red and silver maples to create a popular, hardy, and vibrant shade tree. Features deeply cut, five-lobed green leaves that transition to bright orange-red or scarlet in late autumn. It has a dense, upright branching habit, forming a full canopy and reaches 40–60 feet in height.

A fast-growing, deciduous tree known for its distinctive, exfoliating bark that peels in papery, cinnamon-brown to silvery-gray sheets. Its leaves are simple, alternate, diamond-shaped that are dark green on top and whitish-hairy underneath. Often grown as a multi-trunked, clump-forming tree with a graceful, spreading canopy that is 40–70 feet tall.

A versatile small tree highly valued for year-round interest. Known for early spring, white, drooping flower clusters that produce sweet, edible, blueberry-like purplish fruits in June, and offer brilliant red/orange fall foliage. Can be single-stemmed or multi-stemmed with an open, spreading, or upright habit and reaches anywhere from 4 to 25 feet.

An iconic deciduous tree known for spectacular fall colors (yellow, orange, red), 5-lobed leaves with U-shaped valleys, gray furrowed bark on mature trees, and “helicopter” seeds, providing valuable syrup and shade. Grows 60-75 feet tall with a 40-50 foot spread, forming a dense, rounded, or oval crown. 

A fast-growing, majestic hardwood characterized by distinct, 4-lobed, tulip-shaped leaves with notched, “bitten-off” tips, turning a brilliant golden-yellow in autumn. Large, cup-shaped, orange/green-yellow blooms appear in May/June, often high in the canopy, and produce abundant nectar and reaches 70–120+ feet in height with a 30–50 foot spread.

A slow-growing deciduous tree renowned for its spectacular, fiery red-to-purple fall foliage and glossy green summer leaves. It features a distinctive, deeply furrowed “alligator hide” bark on mature trees and thrives in moist to wet, acidic soils, often used in landscapes for its pyramidal-to-oval shape and typically grows to 30–60 feet tall.

A graceful, ornamental deciduous tree known for cascading, fountain-like branches that display, in spring, abundant white or pink flowers. Thrive in full sun and well-drained, moist soil. They are popular focal points for landscapes but require regular maintenance and are generally short-lived and typically reach 15–25 feet in height and width.

A large, long-lived, and majestic native North American hardwood with a wide-spreading, rounded crown. It is known for its light, ashy-gray bark (often scaly or flaky) and leaves with rounded, finger-like lobes. Key identifiers include light-green to white undersides of leaves, yellow-green, drooping catkin flowers in spring, and edible, sweet acorns. Typically grows to 50–100 feet tall.