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• New England Aster

  Published in Butterflies
  Common Name: New England Aster Botanical Name: Aster novae-angliae   Click image to enlarge Habit Flower Leaf   Butterfly Caterpillar/larval Host: Pearl Crescent, Silvery CheckerspotNectar Source/Butterflies...

• Butterfly Weed

  Published in Butterflies
  Common Name: Butterfly WeedBotanical Name: Asclepias tuberosa    Click image to enlarge   Habit Flower Flower Butterfly Caterpillar/larval Host: Monarch Nectar Source/Butterflies Attracted: Monarch, Coral...

• Butterfly bush

  Published in Butterflies, butterfly, Intermediate Sized, shrubs
  Common Name:  Butterfly bushBontanic Name:  Buddleja davidii 'White Profusion' form 'Royal Red' flower Click an image to enlarge Height: 6-8'Spread: 5-8' Form: Upright Spreading Rate: Fast (more than 12 inches...

• Dwarf Meyer Lilac

  Published in Deciduous Shrubs, Intermediate Sized, Lilac
  Botanical Name:  Syringa meyeri 'Palibin' Common Name:  Dwarf Meyer Lilac Form Flower Click image to enlarge Height:  4-5' Spread:  5-7' Form:  Rounded Rate:  Slow (Less than 6 inches per...

• Winter Red Winterberry

  Published in Intermediate Sized, Deciduous Shrubs
  Common Name: Winter Red WinterberryBotanical Name:  Ilex verticillata 'Winter Red' Summer form Winter form Fruit Click an image to enlarge   Height:  6-8' Spread:  6-8' Form:  Rounded Rate: ...

• Plant Trees Guide

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• Landscaping Your Home for Energy Efficiency

  How does landscaping help? Landscaping enhances your home, not only by improving its appearance and creating useful outdoor spaces, but also by helping to maintain comfortable indoor living spaces. Careful selection, placement,...

• Coralberry

  Published in Trees and Shrubs That Attract Birds, deer, Low growing shrubs, native, not favored by deer, Plants Tolerant of Wet Sites
  Common Name: CoralberryBotanical Name: Symphoricarpos orbiculatus* Form Winter form Fruit Click an image to enlarge Height: 2-5' Spread: 4-8' Form: Upright arching Rate:Fast (more than 12 inches per year)Zone: 2-7...

• Dwarf Bush Honeysuckle

  Published in Low growing shrubs
  Common Name:Dwarf Bush HoneysuckleBotanical Name: Diervilla lonicera  Form Flower Leaf Click an image to enlarge Height: 3-5' Spread: 3-5' Form: Mounded Rate: Medium (6-12 inches per year)Zone: 3-7Cultural...

• Sweet-fern

  Published in native, Low growing shrubs, Plants for Shady Sites
  Common Name:Sweet-fernBotanical Name:Comptonia peregrina Form Leaf Height: 2-4' Spread: 4-8' Form: Erect spreading Rate: Slow (less than 6 inches per year)/Medium (6-12 inches per year)Zone: 2-5 Cultural comments: Sun to...

• Leadplant

  Published in Trees and Shrubs That Attract Birds, native, Low growing shrubs, Butterflies
  Common Name:LeadplantBotanical Name: Amorpha canescens Updated 2/2012 Form Leaf Flower Click an image to enlarge Height: 2-4' Spread: 4-5' Form: Rounded Rate: Medium Zone: 2-6 Cultural comments: Sun; does well in dry...

• Ruby Spice Summersweet

  Botanic Name:  Clethra alnifolia 'Ruby Spice'Common Name:  Ruby Spice Summersweet Click on an image to enlarge   flowers fall color

• Weeping Katsura Tree

  Botanic Name: Cercidiphyllum japonicum 'Pendula' Common Name: Weeping Katsura tree  

• Upright European Hornbeam

  Published in Fastigiates, Columnars
  Botanic Name: Carpinus betulus 'Fastigiata'Common Name: Upright European Hornbeam  

• Brilliant Red Chokeberry

  Published in shrubs, Intermediate Sized
  Botanic Name:  Aronia arbutifolia 'Brilliantissima'Common Name:  Brilliant Red Chokeberry Updated 2/2012 Click on an image to enlarge flowers form fruit Height:  6-8' Spread:  3-5' Form: ...

• Hardy Kiwi

  Published in Vines
  Botanic Name: Actinidia kolomiktaCommon Name: Hardy Kiwi Reviewed 1/2012 Height: 15-20' Attachment: Twining stemsFlowers: Small, white, fragrant flowers in mid-MayFruit: Small kiwi fruits Zone: 4-8Exposure: Prefers part shade to avoid sun scorch...

• Japanese Hydrangea-Vine

  Botanical Name: Schizophragma hydrangeoidesCommon Name: Japanese Hydrangea-VineHeight: 20-30' Growth Rate: S Habit/Form: Climbing vine Zone: 5-7(8)Cultural Requirements: Full sun to full shade; attached by root-like holdfastsOrnamental...

• Variegata or Mariessi Variegata Hydrangea

  Botanical Name: Hydrangea macrophylla 'Variegata'Common Name: Variegata or Mariessi Variegata HydrangeaHeight: 3-4' Spread: 3-4'  Habit/form: Round Zone: 6-9Cultural Requirements: Full sun to partial shade; flowers on old wood; winter...

• Pee Wee Panicled Hydrangea

  Botanical Name: Hydrangea paniculata 'Pee Wee' Common Name: Pee Wee Panicled HydrangeaHeight: 6-8' Spread: 6-8' Growth Rate: M Habit/Form: Round Zone: 3-8Cultural Requirements: Full sun to partial shade; well-drained soil, mulch to keep...

• Flowering Dogwood

  Common Name: Flowering DogwoodBotanical Name: Cornus floridaClick image to enlarge Summer form Spring form Flower Fruit Fall leaf Bark

• Chaste Tree

  Published in Four Season Landscape
  Chaste TreeVitex agnus-castus Form Flower Leaf   Spring Qualities (April & May):  Cut to ground in early spring for best flowersSummer Qualities (June-August):  Aromatic gray-green leaves;...

• Purple-flowering Raspberry

  Published in Plants Tolerant of Wet Sites
  Common Name: Purple-flowering RaspberryBotanical Name: Rubus odoratus Click on photo to enlarge Habit Flower Leaf Plant tolerant of flooded areas for extended periods of time.

• Japanese Doublefile Viburnum

  Published in Viburnum
  Japanese Doublefile ViburnumViburnum plicatum Form Flower Leaf Bark Height:  8-10'Spread:  9-12'Fruit:  Red to blackFall color:  BurgundyZone: ...

• Minnesota Snowflake Mockorange

  Published in Intermediate Sized
  Minnesota Snowflake Mockorange Philadelphus x virginalis 'Minnesota Snowflake' Form Flower Leaf Height:  5-8' Spread:  5-6' Form:  Rounded Growth Rate:  Fast (more than 12 inches per...

• Cottonwood

  Cottonwood Populus deltoides Form Leaf Bark Click an image to enlarge.

• Northern Japanese Magnolia

  Published in Magnolia, Recommended Magnolias for the Home Landscape
  Commong Name:  Northern Japanese MagnoliaBotanical Name:  Magnolia kobus var. borealis Spring form Winter form Flower Bark Height:  30-40'Spread:  20-30'Form: ...

• White-barked Magnolia

  Published in Recommended Magnolias for the Home Landscape, Magnolia
  Common Name:  White-barked Magnolia Botanical Name: Magnolia hypoleuca Form Flower Bark Height:  25-35'Sread:  20-25'Form:  Broadly openFlowering Period:  May-JuneZone: ...

• Elizabeth Magnolia

  Published in Magnolia, Recommended Magnolias for the Home Landscape
  Common Name: Elizabeth MagnoliaBotanical Name: Magnolia 'Elizabeth' Form Flower Bark Height:  30-50'Spread:  20-35'Form:  Upright, pyramidalFlowering Period:  Mid-MayZone: ...

• Yulan Magnolia

  Published in Magnolia, Recommended Magnolias for the Home Landscape
  Common Name: Yulan MagnoliaBotanical Nam:  Magnolia denudata Form Flower Bark Height:  30-40'Spread:  25-30'Form:  Broad pyramidalFlowering Period:  Late AprilZone: ...

• Amur maple

  Published in Salt-Tolerant Trees and Shrubs
  Common Name: Amur mapleBotanical Name: Acer ginnala Updated 1/2012   Summer form Fall form Fall leaf Leaf This tree is considered invasive in some areas.  One tree can...

• Hedge Maple

  Published in Maple, Salt-Tolerant Trees and Shrubs
  Hedge mapleAcer campestre Updated 1/2012   Fall form Winter form Leaf Height:  20-35'  Spread: 20-35'  Habit/Form: Rounded to broad-rounded Growth rate: slow Zone: 5-8 Cultural...

• American Bittersweet

  Published in Vines
  American BittersweetCelastrus scandens Form Fall color Fruit Height : 30-40' Attachment: Twining stems Flowers: Small clusters of greenish-white flowers in May-June Fruit: Yellow-orange, 3-lobed capsule with...

• American Elm

  Published in Plants Tolerant of Wet Sites
  Common Name: American ElmBotanical Name: Ulmus americana Summer form Fall form Winter form Bark Plant tolerant of occasional or temporary flooding

• American Larch

  Published in Plants Tolerant of Wet Sites
  Common Name: American Larch (deciduous)Botanical Name: Larix laricina Click image to enlarge Form Needle Cone Plant tolerant of flooded areas for extended periods of time.

• Northern Pin Oak

  Published in Plants Tolerant of Wet Sites
  Common Name: Northern Pin OakBontanical Name: Quercus palustris Summer form Winter form Leaf Fall leaf Fruit Bark

• Pecan

  Published in Plants Tolerant of Wet Sites
  PecanCarya illinoensis Summer form Winter form Leaf Fall leaf Catkins Fruit

• Quaking Aspen

  Published in Plants Tolerant of Wet Sites
  Common Name: Quaking AspenBotanical Name: Populus tremuloides   Summer form Winter form Leaf Bark Plant tolerant of occasional or temporary flooding

• Sweet Birch

  Published in Butterflies, Black walnut toxicity tolerant, Plants Tolerant of Wet Sites
  Common Name: Sweet BirchBotanical Name: Betula lenta   Fall Form Fall leaf Catkin Butterfly Caterpillar/larval Host: Tiger Swallowtail, Mourning Cloak, Compton Tortoiseshell Nectar Source/Butterflies Attracted:...

• Silver Maple

  Published in Plants Tolerant of Wet Sites
  Common Name: Silver MapleBotanical name: Acer saccharinum Updated 1/2012   Summer form Fall form Leaf Bark Plant tolerant of flooded areas for extended periods of time. Height:...

• Weeping Eastern White Pine

  Published in weeping plants
  Weeping Eastern White PinePinus strobus 'Pendula' Form Cone

• Weeping Alaskan-Cedar

  Published in weeping plants
  Weeping Alaskan-CedarChamaecyparis nootkatensis 'Pendula' Form Needles Bark

• Weeping Higan Cherry

  Published in weeping plants
  Weeping Higan CherryPrunus subhirtella 'Pendula' Form Flower Bark

• Weeping European Beech

  Published in weeping plants
  Weeping European BeechFagus sylvatica 'Pendula' Summer form Winter form Leaf Bark

• Lavendar Twist® Redbud

  Published in weeping plants
  Lavendar Twist® RedbudCercis Canadensis 'Covey' Flower Winter form Spring form

• Hahs Cranberrybush

  Published in Large Deciduous Shrubs, Viburnums
  Botanical Name: Viburnum trilobum 'Hahs'Common Name: Hahs Cranberrybush Height: 6-8' Spread: 6-8' Form: Upright to rounded Rate: M Zone: 2-7 Cultural Requirements: Full sun to part shade; moist, well-drained soils with consistent moisture;...

• Common Lilac

  Published in Large Deciduous Shrubs, Lilac
  Botanical Name: Syringa vulgarisCommon Name: Common Lilac Click on an image to enlarge Syringa vulgaris 'Charlotte Morgan' flowers Height: 8-15' Spread: 6-12' Habit/Form: Upright Rate: Medium Zone: 3-7Cultural...

• Chinese Lilac

  Published in Large Deciduous Shrubs
  Botanical Name: Syringa x chinensisCommon Name: Chinese Lilac   Height: 8-15' Spread: 8-15' Habit/Form: Upright, rounded to oval Rate: S/M Zone: 3-7Cultural Requirements: Best in full sun; well-drained soil; tolerates dry, alkaline soils;...

• Praecox Panicled Hydrangea

  Botanical Name: Hydrangea paniculata 'Praecox'Common Name: Praecox Panicled HydrangeaHeight: 10-15' Spread: 18-20'  Habit/form: Round Zone: 3-8Cultural Requirements: Full sun to partial shade; susceptible to heat and drought stress, mulch...

• Nanking Cherry

  Published in Large Deciduous Shrubs
  Botanical Name: Prunus tomentosaCommon Name: Nanking cherry Height: 6-10' Spread: 10-15' Habit/Form: Rounded to broad-spreading Rate: Medium (6-12 inches per yera)/Fast (More than 12 inches per year) Zone: 3-6Cultural Requirements: Best in full...

• Beauty-Bush

  Published in Large Deciduous Shrubs
  Botanical Name: Kolkwitzia amabilisCommon Name: Beauty-Bush Click on an image to enlarge form flowers Height: 6-10+' Spread: 5-10' Habit/Form: Upright arching to Vase-shaped Rate: Fast (More than 12 inches per...

• Redcap Spindle Tree

  Published in Large Deciduous Shrubs
  Botanical Name: Euonymus europaeus 'Redcap'Common Name: Redcap Spindle Tree Height: 12-25' Spread: 10-20' Habit/Form: Upright to Rounded Rate: Medium (6-12 inches per year) Zone: 4-7Cultural Requirements: Full sun to part shade; moist,...

• Spindle Tree

  Published in Large Deciduous Shrubs
  Botanical Name: Euonymus europaeusCommon Name: Spindle Tree Click on an image to enlarge flowers fruits Height: 12-25' Spread: 10-20' Habit/Form: Upright Rate: Medium (6-12 inches per year) /Fast (More than 12 inches per...

• Many-flowered Cotoneaster

  Published in Large Deciduous Shrubs
  Botanical Name: Cotoneaster multifloraCommon Name: Many-flowered Cotoneaster Click on an image to enlarge form leaves flowers fruit Height: 8-12'  Spread: 10-15'Habit/Form: Upright, mounded Growth Rate:...

• Daydream Eurasian Smoketree

  Published in Large Deciduous Shrubs
  Botanical Name: Cotinus coggygria 'Daydream'Common Name: Daydream Eurasian Smoketree Height: 10-15' Spread: 10-15'Habit/Form: Upright Growth Rate: Medium (6-12 incches per year) Zone: 5-8Cultural Requirements: Best in well-drained soil in full...

• Bailey Red-Osier Dogwood, Red-twig Dogwood

  Published in Large Deciduous Shrubs
  Botanical Name: Cornus sericea var. baileyiCommon Name: Bailey Red-Osier Dogwood, Red-twig DogwoodHeight: 6-9' Spread: 6-9' Habit/Form: Spreading Growth Rate: Fast (More thant 12 inches per year) Zone: 2-7Cultural Requirements: Full sun to part...

• Midwinter Fire Blood-twigged Dogwood

  Published in Large Deciduous Shrubs
  Botanical Name: Cornus sanguinea 'Midwinter Fire' (syn. 'Winter Flame') Common Name: Midwinter Fire Blood-twigged Dogwood Click on the image to enlarge   Height: 8-10' Spread: 8- 10'  Habit/Form: Spreading, rounded Growth Rate:...

• Devil's Walking Stick

  Published in Large Deciduous Shrubs
  Botanical Name: Aralia spinosaCommon Name: Devil's Walking Stick Updated 2/2012 Click on an image to enlarge form trunk flowers leaves Height: 10-20' Spread: 10-20'+Habit/Form: Erect colony-forming Growth...

• Variegated Angelica Tree

  Published in Large Deciduous Shrubs
  Botanical Name: Aralia elata 'Variegata'Common Name: Variegated Angelica Tree Reviewed 2/2012 Height: 10-15' Spread: 15-20'Habit/Form: Upright, colony-forming Growth Rate: S Zone: 4-9Cultural Requirements: Full sun to shade; moist soil;...

• Hetz Wintergreen Eastern Arborvitae

  Published in large evergreen
  Botanical Name: Thuja occidentalis 'Hetz Wintergreen'Common Name: Hetz Wintergreen Eastern Arborvitae Click on an image to enlarge Height: 20-30' Spread: 5-10'Habit/Form: Narrow, columnar Rate: S Zone: 4-7Cultural Requirements: Full sun to...

• Japanese White Pine

  Published in large evergreen
  Botanical Name: Pinus parvifloraCommon Name: Japanese White Pine Click on an image to enlarge form cone Height: 25-40' Spread: 25-40'Habit/Form: Conical when young, spreading with age Rate: S Zone: 4-7Cultural...

• Vanderwolf's Pyramid Limber Pine

  Published in large evergreen
  Botanical Name: Pinus flexilis 'Vanderwolf's Pyramid'Common Name: Vanderwolf's Pyramid Limber Pine Click on an image to enlarge form needles Height: 30-40' Spread: 15-20'Habit/Form: Upright pyramidal Rate: M Zone:...

• Limber Pine

  Published in large evergreen
  Botanical Name: Pinus flexilisCommon Name: Limber Pine Click on an image to enlarge form cone bark Height: 30-50' Spread: 15-35'Habit/Form: Broad pyramidal Rate: S Zone: 4-7Cultural Requirements: Full sun to part...

• Swiss Stone Pine

  Published in large evergreen
  Botanical Name: Pinus cembraCommon Name: Swiss Stone Pine Click on an image to enlarge form bark needles Height: 30-40' Spread: 15-25'Habit/Form: Pyramidal when young, open and flat-tapped with age Rate: S Zone:...

• Colorado Blue Spruce

  Botanical Name: Picea pungens f. glaucaCommon Name: Colorado Blue SpruceHeight: 40-60' Spread: 20-25'Habit/Form: Broadly pyramidal Rate: S/M Zone: 3-7  Cultural Requirements: Best in full sun; moist, well-drained soil; salt tolerant, pH...

• Oriental Spruce

  Published in large evergreen
  Botanical Name: Picea orientalisCommon Name: Oriental Spruce Click on the image to enlarge Pinecone Needles   Height: 50-60' Spread: 40-50'Habit/Form: Narrow to broadly pyramidal with age Rate: S Zone: 4-7Cultural...

• Black Spruce

  Published in Plants Tolerant of Wet Sites, large evergreen
  Botanical Name: Picea marianaCommon Name: Black Spruce Click on an image to enlarge Needles Pinecones Height: 30-40' Spread: 20-25'  Habit/Form: Conical Rate: S Zone: 3-5Cultural Requirements: Prefers...

• Blue Eastern Red Cedar

  Published in large evergreen
  Botanical Name: Juniperus virginiana 'Glauca'Common Name: Blue Eastern Red Cedar Click on an image to enlarge form bark needles Height: 20-25' Spread: 8-10'Habit/Form: Narrow, upright columnar Rate: S/M Zone: 3-9Cultural...

• Canaert Eastern Red-Cedar

  Published in large evergreen
  Botanical Name: Juniperus virginiana 'Canaertii'Common Name: Canaert Eastern Red-Cedar Click on an image to enlarge form bark cones Height: 20-35' Spread: 15-20'Habit/Form: Pyramidal Rate: M Zone: 3-9Cultural...

• Keteleer Chinese Juniper

  Published in large evergreen
  Botanical Name: Juniperus chinensis 'Keteleeri'Common Name: Keteleer Chinese Juniper Click on an image to enlarge needles fruits Height: 15-20' Spread: 15-20'Habit/Form: Broadly pyramidal Rate: S Zone: 4-9Cultural...

• Chinese Juniper

  Botanical Name: Juniperus chinensisCommon Name: Chinese JuniperClick on an image to enlarge form bark Height: 50-60' Spread: 15-20'Habit/Form: pyramidal to conical Rate: S/M Zone: 4-9Cultural Requirements: Full sun; open,...

• Plume Sawara-Cypress

  Published in large evergreen
  Botanical Name: Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Plumosa'Common Name: Plume Sawara-Cypress Height: 30-50' Spread: 10-20'Habit/Form: Pyramidal Rate: M Zone: 4-8Cultural Requirements: full sun; moist, slightly acidic, well-drained soilOrnamental...

• Virescens Western Arborvitae

  Published in Arborvitae, Intermediate-Sized Evergreens for the Home Landsca
  Botanical Name: Thuja plicata 'Virescens'Common Name: Virescens Western Arborvitae Height: 20-30'+ Spread: 10-20'  Habit/Form: Pyramidal Growth Rate: S Zone: 4-7Cultural Requirements: Full sun or part shade; well-drained, moist to dry...

• Columnar Giant Arborvitae

  Published in Arborvitae, Intermediate-Sized Evergreens for the Home Landsca
  Botanical Name: Thuja plicata 'Excelsa'Common Name: Columnar Giant Arborvitae Height: 5-6' Spread: 6-8'Habit/Form: Pyramidal Growth Rate: M/F Zone: 4-7Cultural Requirements: Full sun to part shade; moist, well-drained soil; pH adaptable; deer...

• Deerproof™ Giant Arborvitae

  Published in Arborvitae, deer, Intermediate-Sized Evergreens for the Home Landsca
  Botanical Name: Thuja plicata 'KLMfive' Common Name: Deerproof™ Giant Arborvitae Height: 40-50' Spread: 15-25'Habit/Form: Narrow, pyramidal Growth Rate: M/F Zone: 4-7Cultural Requirements: Full sun to part shade; moist, well-drained soil; pH...

• Ware Eastern Arborvitae

  Published in Arborvitae, Intermediate-Sized Evergreens for the Home Landsca
  Botanical Name: Thuja occidentalis 'Wareana'Common Name: Ware Eastern Arborvitae Height: 8-10' Spread: 6-8'Habit/Form: Broad pyramidal Growth Rate: S Zone: 4-8Cultural Requirements: Full sun to part shade; tolerates wet soil; cold hardyOrnamental...

• Dark Green Eastern Arborvitae

  Published in Arborvitae, Intermediate-Sized Evergreens for the Home Landsca
  Botanical Name: Thuja occidentalis 'Nigra'Common Name: Dark Green Eastern Arborvitae Height: 25-30' Spread: 5-8'Habit/Form: Pyramidal Growth Rate: M Zone: 3-7Cultural Requirements: Full sun to part shade; moist well-drained soil; tolerant of...

• Greenleaved Anglo-Japanese Yew

  Published in Intermediate-Sized Evergreens for the Home Landsca, Yew
  Botanical Name: Taxus x media 'Viridis'Common Name: Greenleaved Anglo-Japanese Yew Height: 10-12' Spread: 1-2'Habit/Form: Narrow, Columnar Growth Rate: S Zone: 3-7 Cultural Requirements: Full sun to full shade; prefers a moist, acidic to...

• Browns Anglo-Japanese Yew

  Published in Intermediate-Sized Evergreens for the Home Landsca, Yew
  Botanical Name: Taxus x media 'Brownii'Common Name: Browns Anglo-Japanese Yew Click on an image to enlarge upper surface of needles lower surface of needles Height: 6-8' Spread: 6-9'Habit/Form: Rounded Growth Rate: S Zone:...

• Mugo Pine

  Published in Intermediate-Sized Evergreens for the Home Landsca
  Botanical Name: Pinus mugoCommon Name: Mugo Pine Click on an image to enlarge bark female cones form needles Height: 15- 20'+  Spread: 20-25'+Habit/Form: Mound to spreading Growth Rate: S Zone: ...

• Pfitzer Juniper

  Published in Intermediate-Sized Evergreens for the Home Landsca
  Botanical Name: Juniperus chinensis 'Pfitzeriana'Common Name: Pfitzer Juniper Click on an image to enlarge Height: 5-7'  Spread: 15-20'Habit/Form: wide spreading Growth Rate: S Zone: 3-8Cultural Requirements: Full sun;...

• Mountbatten Chinese Juniper

  Published in Intermediate-Sized Evergreens for the Home Landsca
  Botanical Name: Juniperus chinensis 'Mountbatten'Common Name: Mountbatten Chinese Juniper Height: 15-20' Spread: 10-15'Habit/Form: Narrow pyramidal Growth Rate: S Zone: 3-8Cultural Requirements: Full sun; well-drained soil; pH adaptable;...

• Iowa Chinese Juniper

  Published in Intermediate-Sized Evergreens for the Home Landsca
  Botanical Name: Juniperus chinensis 'Iowa'Common Name: Iowa Chinese Juniper Click on the image to enlargeHeight: 10-15' Spread: 8-10'Habit/Form: Upright pyramidal Growth Rate: S Zone: 3-8Cultural Requirements: Full sun; well-drained soil; pH...

• Hetz Chinese Juniper

  Published in Intermediate-Sized Evergreens for the Home Landsca
  Botanical Name: Juniperus chinensis 'Hetzii Glauca'Common Name: Hetz Chinese Juniper Height: 8-10' Spread: 10-15'Habit/Form: Upright spreading Growth Rate: M Zone: 4-8Cultural Requirements: Full sun; well-drained soil; pH adaptable, tolerant of...

• Ames Chinese Juniper

  Published in Intermediate-Sized Evergreens for the Home Landsca
  Botanical Name: Juniperus chinensis 'Ames'Common Name: Ames Chinese Juniper Click on an image to enlarge needles cones Height: 8-10' Spread: 6-8'Habit/Form: Broad pyramidal Growth Rate: S Zone: 3-7Cultural Requirements:...

• Golden Thread-Leaved Sarawa-Cypress

  Published in Intermediate-Sized Evergreens for the Home Landsca
  Botanical Name: Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Fillifera Aurea'Common Name: Golden Thread-Leaved Sarawa-Cypress Click on an image to enlarge branch close-up Height: 15-20' Spread: 8-12'Habit/Form: Mounded Growth Rate: M Zone:...

• Hillier Western Arborvitae

  Published in Arborvitae, Intermediate-Sized Evergreens for the Home Landsca
  Botanical Name: Thuja plicata 'Hillier'Common Name: Hillier Western Arborvitae Height: 7-10' Spread: 7-10'Habit/Form: Spreading Growth Rate: S Zone: 4-7Cultural Requirements: Full sun or part shade; well-drained, moist to dry soil; tolerant...

• Thread-leaved Sarawa-Cypress

  Published in Intermediate-Sized Evergreens for the Home Landsca
  Botanical Name: Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Filifera'Common Name: Thread-leaved Sarawa-Cypress Click on an image to enlarge branches needles Height: 8-15' Spread: 8-12'Habit/Form: Upright to mounded Growth Rate: M Zone: ...

• Boulevard Sarawa-Cypress

  Published in Intermediate-Sized Evergreens
  Botanical Name: Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Boulevard'Common Name: Boulevard Sarawa-Cypress Height: 12-15' Spread: 8-10'Habit/Form: Narrow, pyramidal Growth Rate: M Zone: 4-7Cultural Requirements: Full sun to light shade; well-drained, humus-rich,...

• Plume Sawara-Cypress

  Botanical Name: Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Plumosa'Common Name: Plume Sawara-CypressHeight: 30-50' Spread: 10-20'Habit/Form: Pyramidal Rate: M Zone: 4-8Cultural Requirements: Full sun; moist, slightly acidic, well-drained soilOrnamental...

• Brevipetala Witch-Hazel

  Published in Large Deciduous Shrubs, Four Season Landscape
  Botanical Name: Hamamelis mollis 'Brevipetala'Common Name: Brevipetala Witch-Hazel Click on an image to enlarge form flower fruits Height: 8-10' Spread 8-10' Habit/Form: Upright in youth; rounded to vase-shaped with age...

• Diane Hybrid Witch-Hazel

  Botanical Name: Hamamelis x intermedia 'Diane'Common Name: Diane Hybrid Witch-HazelHeight: 8-12' Spread: 10-15' Habit/Form: Spreading Growth Rate: M Zone: 5-9Cultural Requirements: Full sun to part shade; organic rich, well-drained...

• Arnold Promise Hybrid Witch-Hazel

  Published in Large Deciduous Shrubs, Four Season Landscape
  Botanical Name: Hamamelis x intermedia 'Arnold Promise'Common Name: Arnold Promise Hybrid Witch-Hazel Height: 12-15' Spread: 12-15' Habit/Form: Vase-shaped Growth Rate: Medium (6-12 inches per year) Zone: 5-8Cultural Requirements: Full sun to...

• Snowflake Oak-leaved Hydrangea

  Botanical Name: Hydrangea quercifolia 'Snowflake'Common Name: Snowflake Oak-leaved HydrangeaHeight: 7-8' Spread: 5-6' Growth Rate: M  Habit/Form: weeping Zone: 5-9Cultural Requirements: Prefers part shade with adequate moisture; average...

• Moonlight Japanese Hydrangea Vine

  Botanic Name: Schizophragma hydrangeoides 'Moonlight'Common Name: Moonlight Japanese Hydrangea VineHeight: 20-30' Growth Rate: S Habit: Climbing vine Zone: 5-7Cultural Requirements: Full sun to full shade; well-drained soil; vine attaches firmly...

• Miranda Climbing Hydrangea

  Botanic Name: Hydrangea petiolaris 'Miranda'Common Name: Miranda Climbing HydrangeaHeight: 30-50' Growth Rate: S  Habit: climbing vine Zone: 4-8Cultural Requirements: Full sun to full shade; well-drained soil; bud hardy, but flowers are...

• Climbing Hydrangea

  Published in Plants for Shady Sites
  Botanical Name: Hydrangea petiolaris (syn. Hydrangea petiolaris subsp. petiolaris) Common Name: Climbing Hydrangea Click on an image to enlarge flowers Height: 20-30' Growth Rate: S  Habit/Form: climbing vine...

• Woodlander Mountain Hydrangea

  Botanical Name: Hydrangea serrata 'Woodlander'Common Name: Woodlander Mountain HydrangeaHeight: 3-4' Spread: 3-4' Growth Rate: M   Zone: 5-8Cultural Requirements: Cool moist soil, high in organic matter; best in part shade; flowers on...

• Preziosa Mountain Hydrangea

  Botanical Name: Hydrangea 'Preziosa' (Hydrangea macrophylla x H. serrata)Common Name: Preziosa Mountain HydrangeaHeight: 3-4'  Spread: 3-4' Growth Rate: M Habit/Form: Rounded Zone 5-8Cultural Requirements: Best in part shade in moist...

• Blue Bird Mountain Hydrangea

  Botanical Name: Hydrangea serrata 'Blue Bird'Common Name: Blue Bird Mountain HydrangeaHeight: 3-4' Spread: 3-4' Growth Rate: M Habit/form: Rounded Zone: 5-9Cultural Requirements: Cool moist soil, high in organic matter; best in part shade;...

• Little Honey™ Oak-Leaved Hydrangea

  Botanical Name: Hydrangea quercifolia 'Little Honey'Common Name: Little Honey™ Oak-Leaved HydrangeaHeight: 2-3'  Spread: 2-3' Growth Rate: S  Habit/form: Rounded Zone: 5-8Cultural Requirements: Light sun to full shade, well-drained...

• Alice Oak-Leaved Hydrangea

  Botanical Name: Hydrangea quercifolia 'Alice'Common Name: Alice Oak-Leaved HydrangeaClick on an image to enlarge leaves early fall color Height: 4-6' Spread: 4-6' Growth Rate: Slow to Medium Habit/Form: Broadly rounded Zone:...

• Tardiva Panicled Hydrangea

  Botanical Name: Hydrangea paniculata 'Tardiva'Common Name: Tardiva Panicled HydrangeaHeight: 6-8' Spread: 6-8' Growth Rate: M/F Habit/Form: Upright spreading Zone: 3-8Cultural Requirements: Best grown in organic rich, well-drained soil in full sun...

• Little Lamb Panicled Hydrangea

  Botanical Name: Hydrangea paniculata 'Little Lamb'Common Name: Little Lamb Panicled HydrangeaHeight: 4-6' Spread: 4-6' Growth Rate: Medium  Zone: 3-8Cultural Requirements: Best in organic rich, moist, well-drained average soils in full sun to...

• White Diamonds™ Panicled Hydrangea

  Botanical Name: Hydrangea paniculata 'HYPMADI' (PPAF)Common Name: White Diamonds™ Panicled HydrangeaHeight: 5-6' Spread: 5-6' Growth Rate: M/F Habit/form: Upright, vase-shaped Zone: 3-8Cultural Requirements: Part shade to full sun, prefers...

• Pinky Winky™ Panicled Hydrangea

  Botanical Name: Hydrangea paniculata 'DVPinky'Common Name: Pinky Winky™ Panicled HydrangeaHeight: 6-8' Spread: 6-8' Growth Rate: Medium Habit/Form: Upright Zone: 4-9Cultural Requirements: Prefers part shade to sun with adequate moisture;...

• Quick Fire® Panicled Hydrangea

  Botanical Name: Hydrangea paniculata 'Bulk'Common Name: Quick Fire® Panicled HydrangeaHeight: 6-8' Spread: 3-5' Growth rate: Medium Habit/Form: Rounded Zone: 3-8Cultural Requirements: Prefers humus-rich, moist, well-drained soil in part shade...

• Twist-n-Shout™ Big-Leaved Hydrangea

  Botanical Name: Hydrangea macrophylla 'PIIHM-I' (PPAF)Common Name: Twist-n-Shout™ Big-Leaved HydrangeaHeight: 3-5' Spread: 3-5' Growth Rate: Medium Habit/Form: Rounded Zone: 4-9Cultural Requirements: Best in part shade with moist, humid-rich...

• Blushing Bride Big-Leaved Hydrangea

  Botanical Name: Hydrangea macrophylla 'Blushing Bride'Common Name: Blushing Bride Big-Leaved HydrangeaHeight: 3-5' Spread: 3-5' Growth Rate: Medium Habit/Form: Rounded Zone: 4-9Cultural Requirements: Plant in full sun to part shade. Soil should...

• Pia Big-Leaved Hydrangea

  Botanical Name: Hydrangea macrophylla 'Pia' (syn. 'Pink Elf™)Common Name: Pia Big-Leaved HydrangeaHeight: 2-3' Spread: 2-3' Growth Rate: Fast Habit/form: Rounded Zone: 5-9Cultural Requirements: Best in afternoon shade with rich, organic soil;...

• Nikko Blue Big-leaved Hydrangea

  Botanical Name: Hydrangea macrophylla 'Nikko Blue'Common Name: Nikko Blue Big-leaved HydrangeaClick on an image to enlarge summer flower color in alkaline soil fall color Height: 3-5' Spread: 3-5' Growth Rate:...

• Light-O-Day® Big-Leaved Hydrangea

  Botanical Name: Hydrangea macrophylla 'Bailday' PPAF (1st Editions™ Series)Common Name: Light-O-Day® Big-Leaved HydrangeaHeight: 3-5' Spread: 3-5' Growth rate: Fast Habit/form: Rounded Zone: 4-8Cultural Requirements: Prefers evenly moist,...

• All Summer Beauty Big-Leaved Hydrangea

  Botanical Name: Hydrangea macrophylla 'All Summer Beauty'Common Name: All Summer Beauty Big-leaved HydrangeaHeight: 3-4' Spread: 3-4' Growth Rate: Fast Habit/form: Rounded Zone: 5-9Cultural Requirements: Part shade to full sun with adequate...

• Samantha Silver-leaved Hydrangea

  Botanical Name: Hydrangea radiata 'Samantha'Common Name: Samantha Silver-leaved HydrangeaClick on an image to enlarge form flowers Height: 3-4' Spread: 3-5' Growth Rate: Fast Habit/Form: Loosely branched Zone:...

• Invincebelle ™ Spirit Hydrangea

  Botanical Name: Hydrangea arborescens 'NCHA1'Common Name: Invincebelle ™ Spirit HydrangeaHeight: 3-4' Spread: 3-4' Growth Rate: Moderate/Fast Habit/Form: Mound Zone: 3-9Cultural Requirements: Part shade to full sun with adequate moist soil, heat...

• White Dome ™ Hydrangea

  Botanical Name: Hydrangea arborescens 'Dardom'Common Name: White Dome ™ HydrangeaClick on an image to enlarge flower growth winter Height: 3-5' Spread: 3-5' Growth Rate: Vigorous. Habit/Form: Rounded Zone: 4-9Cultural...

• Incrediball™ Hydrangea

  Published in hydrangeas
  Botanical Name: Hydrangea arborescens 'Abetwo' PPAFCommon Name: Incrediball™ Hydrangea Height: 4-5' Spread: 4-5' Growth Rate: Fast Habit/Form: Mound, colony-forming Zone 4-9Cultural Requirements: Part shade to sun, prefers moist soil and cool...

• Thornless Cockspur Hawthorn

  Botanical Name: Crataegus crus-galli var. inermisCommon Name: Thornless Cockspur HawthornHeight: 20-30' Spread: 20-35' Growth Rate: S/M Habit/Form: Rounded-spreading Zone: 4-7Cultural Requirements: Full sun in moist, well-drained soil; pH...

• Kousa Dogwood

  Botanical Name: Cornus kousaCommon Name: Kousa Dogwood Click on an image to enlarge bark flowers fall color   Height: 20-30' Spread: 20-30' Habit/Form: Vase-shaped (youth) to rounded Growth Rate: S/M Zone: ...

• Prince Charles Serviceberry

  Botanical Name: Amelanchier laevis 'Prince Charles' Common Name: Prince Charles Alleghany Serviceberry Updated 2/2012Height: 20-25' Spread: 12-15' Habit/Form: Upright Growth Rate: M Zone: 4-9Cultural Requirements: Moist, well-drained soil in full...

• Chancellor® Little-Leaf Linden

  Published in Intermediate Sized Trees
  Botanical Name: Tilia cordata 'Chancellor'  Common Name: Chancellor® Little-Leaf Linden Height: 35-40' Spread: 20-25' Habit/Form: Upright narrow, pyramidal with age Growth Rate: F Zone: 4-7Cultural Requirements: Full sun, pH adaptable,...

• Tures Little-Leaf Linden

  Published in Intermediate Sized Trees
  Botanical Name: Tilia cordata 'Turesi'  Common Name: Tures Little-Leaf Linden Height: 40-50' Spread: 30-35' Habit/Form: Pyramidal Growth Rate: Medium (13 to 22 Inches a year) Zone: 4-7Cultural Requirements: Prefers moist well-drained soil...

• Greenspire Little-Leaf Linden

  Botanical Name: Tilia cordata 'Greenspire'Common Name: Greenspire Little-Leaf LindenHeight: 40-50' Spread: 30-35' Habit/Form: Pyramidal to oval with age Growth Rate: M Zone: 3-7Cultural Requirements: Full sun, pH adaptable; prefers moist...

• Redmond Linden

  Published in Intermediate Sized Trees
  Botanical Name: Tillia x euchlora 'Redmond' Common Name: Redmond Linden Height: 35-50' Spread: 20-30' Habit/Form: Pyramidal to rounded with age Growth Rate:Medium (13 to 22 Inches a year) Zone: 3-7Cultural Requirements: Prefers moist,...

• Amur Cherry

  Published in Intermediate Sized Trees
  Botanical Name: Prunus maackiiCommon Name: Amur Cherry, Amur Chokecherry Height: 20-30' Spread: 20-30' Habit/Form: Pyramidal in youth to rounded with age Growth Rate: Fast (25 Inches or more a year) Zone: 3-6Cultural Requirements: Best in full...

• Ironwood

  Botanical Name: Ostrya virginianaCommon Name: Ironwood, Hop-HornbeamHeight: 25-40' Spread: 15-20' Habit/Form: Pyramidal in youth change to rounded with age Growth Rate: S Zone: 3-9Cultural Requirements: Full sun to part shade; adaptable to wide...

• Endless Summer® Big-Leaved Hydrangea

  Botanical Name: Hydrangea macrophylla 'Bailmer'Common Name: Endless Summer® Big-Leaved Hydrangea (The Original)Click on an image to enlarge in summer flowers pink in alkaline soil Height: 3-4' Spread: 3-4' Growth Rate:...

• Verbanica Saucer Magnolia

  Published in Intermediate Sized Trees
  Botanical Name: Magnolia x soulangiana 'Verbanica'Common Name: Verbanica Saucer Magnolia Height: 20-25' Spread 20-25' Habit/Form: Upright Growth Rate:Medium (13 to 22 Inches a year) Zone: 4-9Cultural Requirements: Full sun to light shade;...

• Loebner's Magnolia

  Published in Intermediate Sized Trees
  Botanical Name: Magnolia x loebneri  Common Name: Loebner's Magnolia   Height: 25-35' Spread 25-30' Habit/Form: Pyramidal to broadly-rounded Growth Rate: Slow (less than 12 inches per year) Zone: 4-8Cultural Requirements: Best in full sun;...

• Turkish Hazelnut

  Published in Intermediate Sized Trees
  Botanical Name: Corylus colurnaCommon Name: Turkish Hazelnut Click on an image to enlarge catkin form leaves   Height: 40-50' Spread: 20-25' Habit/Form: Broad Pyramidal Growth Rate:Medium (13 to 22 Inches a year) Zone:...

• Red Horse-Chestnut

  Published in Intermediate Sized
  Botanical Name: Aesculus x carnea 'Briotii'Common Name: Ruby Red Horse-Chestnut Updated 1/2012   Height: 25-35' Spread: 25-35' Habit/Form: Compact rounded habit Growth Rate: M Zone: 5Cultural Requirements: Full sun to light shade in moist,...

• Ruby Horse-Chestnut

  Published in Intermediate Sized Trees
  Botanical Name: Aesculus x carneaCommon Name: Red Horse-Chestnut Updated 1/2012   Height: 30-40' Spread: 25-40' Habit/Form: Rounded Growth Rate: M  Zone: 4-7Cultural Requirements: Full sun to light shade; best in slightly acidic,...

• Regal Elm

  Published in Regal, Ulmus, elm
  Botanical name: Ulmus 'Regal'Common name: Regal ElmHeight: 50-60' Spread: 30-35' Habit/Form: Pyramidal to oval Growth rate: F Zones: 4-5Cultural requirements: Good DED resistance; stress tolerantOrnamental Characteristics: Open crown with a...

• Tricolor Beech

  Published in Large Deciduous Trees
  Botanical Name: Fagus sylvatica 'Purpurea Tricolor' (syn.' Roseomarginata')Common Name: Tricolor Beech Height: 30-40' Spread: 20-25' Habit/Form: Pyramidal to oval or rounded Growth rate: S/M Zones: 4-7Cultural requirements: Prefers full sun...

• Cut-Leaf Beech

  Published in Fagus, Cut-leaf, Beech, Large Deciduous Trees
  Botanical Name: Fagus sylvatica 'Asplenifolia'Common Name: Cut-Leaf Beech Height: 50-60' Spread: 40-50' Habit/Form: Pyramidal to oval or rounded Growth Rate: S/M Zones: 4-7Cultural Requirements: Prefers full sun in slightly acidic soil; does...

• Heritage River Birch

  Published in Large Deciduous Trees, Heritage, Cully, birch, Betula, river
  Botanical Name: Betula nigra 'Cully'Common Name: Heritage™ River Birch   Click on an image to enlarge Height: 40-50' Spread: 30-40' Habit/Form: Pyramidal to rounded Growth Rate: M/F Zones: 3-9Cultural Requirements: Full sun to part shade;...

• October Glory Red Maple

  Published in October glory, Maple, Large Deciduous Trees, Acer
  Botanical Name: Acer rubrum 'October Glory'Common Name: October Glory Red Maple Reviewed 1/2012 Height: 40-50' Spread: 40-50' Habit/Form: Oval-rounded Growth Rate: M Zone: 5-8Cultural Requirements: Full sun; prefers moist, slightly acidic pH soils...

• Bowhall Red Maple

  Published in Large Deciduous Trees
  Botanic Name:  Acer rubrum 'Bowhall'Common Name:  Bowhall Red Maple Updated 1/2012 Height: 40-50' Spread: 10-15' Habit/Form: Upright narrow Growth Rate: M Zone: 5-8Cultural Requirements: Full sun or light shadeOrnamental...

• Redwing American Cranberry-Bush

  Published in Viburnum, Large Deciduous Shrubs, Chicagoland Grows
  Botanic Name:  Viburnum trilobum 'J.N. Select'Common Name:  Redwing American Cranberry-Bush Click on images to enlarge form fruits Height:  6-8' Spread:  6-8' Form:  Upright to rounded Rate: ...

• Compact American Cranberry-bush

  Published in Viburnum
  Botanic Name:  Viburnum trilobum 'Compactum'Common Name:  Compact American Cranberry-Bush Click on an image to enlarge leaves flowers Height: 5-6' Spread: 5-6' Zone: 2-7 Fruit: Red Fall Color: Yellow...

• Pee Wee Oak-Leaved Hydrangea

  Botanical Name: Hydrangea quercifolia 'Pee Wee'Common Name: Pee Wee Oak-Leaved HydrangeaHeight: 2-3' Spread: 2-3' Growth Rate: S Habit/form: Rounded Zone: 5-9Cultural Requirements: Part shade to fill sun in moist, well-drained soil, tolerant of...

• Alleghany Hybrid Leatherleaf Viburnum

  Published in Viburnum
  Botanic Name:  Viburnum x rhytidophylloides 'Alleghany'Connon Name:  Alleghany Hybrid Leahterleaf Viburnum Click on an image to enlarge: flowers leaves Height: 8-10' Spread: 10-12' Zone: 5-8 Fruit: Red to black ...

• Downy Arrowwood Viburnum

  Published in Viburnum, native
  Botanic Name:  Viburnum rafinesquianumCommon Name:  Downy Arrowwood Viburnum Click on an image to enlarge form flowers Height: 10-12'Spread: 5-6'Zone: 5-7Fruit: Red to purpleFall color: BurgundyCultural/Comments:...

• Nannyberry Viburnum

  Published in Salt-Tolerant Trees and Shrubs, native, Large Deciduous Shrubs, Butterflies, Trees and Shrubs That Attract Birds
  Botanic Name: Viburnum lentagoCommon Name:  Nannyberry Viburnum Click on an image to enlarge form Height:  15-20' Spread:  10-15' Form:  Upright Rate:  Medium (6-12 inches per year)Zone:  3-7...

• Judd Viburnum

  Published in Viburnum
  Botanic Name:  Viburnum x juddiiCommon Name:  Judd Viburnum Click on an image to enlarge form flower fall color Height: 6-8'Spread: 6-8'Zone: 4-8Fruit: Red to blackFall Color: Wine red*Cultural/Comments: Full sun...

• Fragrant Viburnum

  Published in Viburnum, fragrant
  Botanic Name:  Viburnum farreriCommon Name:  Fragrant Viburnum Click on a photo to enlarge form flower fall color Height: 8-10'Spread: 8-10'Zone: 5-8Fruit: Few if any, yellowFall Color: Reddish...

• Cayuga Viburnum

  Published in Viburnum
  Botanic Name:  Viburnum 'Cayuga'Common Name:  Cayuga Viburnum Click on a photo to enlarge form flower Height: 8-10'Spread: 6-8'Zone:  5-7Fruit: Red to blackFall Color: NoneCultural/Comments: Full sun to part...

• Witherod Viburnum

  Published in cassinoides, Witherod, Viburnum
  Botanic Name:  Viburnum cassinoidesCommon Name:  Witherod Viburnum Click on a photo to enlarge form flower Height: 6-8'Spread: 4-6'Zone: 3-8Fruit: Pink to red to blue*Fall Color: Orange to purple*Cultural/Comments:...

• Leatherleaf Viburnum

  Published in Viburnum
  Botanic Name:  Viburnum rhytidophyllumCommon Name: Leatherleaf Viburnum Click on an image to enlarge flowers leaves Height: 10-15' Spread: 10-15' Zone: 5-7 Fruit: Red to black Fall Color: Semi-evergreen...

• Korean Spice Viburnum

  Botanic Name: Viburnum carlesiiCommon Name:  Korean Spice Viburnum Click on a photo to enlarge form flowers fruit Height: 6-8' Spread:  4-6' Zone: 5-7Fruit: Red to black Fall Color: Wine...

• Maple-Leaved Viburnum

  Published in native
  Botanic Name:  Viburnum acerifoliumCommon Name:  Maple-leaved viburnum Height: 4-6' Spread: 4-5' Zone: 4-8Fruit: Black Fall Color: Pink to dark burgundy* Cultural/Comments: Shade to part sun; drought tolerant; creamy-white,...

• Pink Star Magnolia

  Published in Magnolia, Recommended Magnolias for the Home Landscape
  PINK STAR MAGNOLIABotanic Name:  Magnolia stellata 'Rosea'Common Name:  Pink Star MagnoliaClick on an image to enlarge Spring form Winter from Flower Fall...

• Anise Magnolia

  Published in Magnolia, Recommended Magnolias for the Home Landscape
  Common Name:  Anise MagnoliaBotanic Name:  Magnolia salicifoliaClick on an image to enlarge: Spring form Winter form Flower Bark Height:  30-40'Spread: ...

• Butterflies Magnolia

  BUTTERFLIES MAGNOLIABotanic Name: Magnolia 'Butterflies'Common Name: Butterflies MagnoliaClick on an image to enlarge FORM FLOWER

• Ann Magnolia

  Published in Magnolia
  Botanical Name:  Magnolia 'Ann' Common Name:  Ann Magnolia Form Bud Flower Click on image to enlarge.Height:  8-10'Spread:  8-10'Form:  Upright, shrubbyFlowering Period: ...

• Snowberry

  Published in not favored by deer, native, Plants for Shady Sites
  Botanical Name:  Symphoricarpos albus*Common Name: Snowberry   Leaf & flower Fruit Click on image to enlarge* Native to Midwest

• White-Forsythia

  Published in Plants for Shady Sites
  Botanical Name:  Abeliophyllum distichum Common Name:  White-Forsythia Updated 1/2012 Form Flower Click on an image to enlarge. Height: 3-5'  Spread: 3-4'  Habit/Form: Rounded to arching ...

• Black Jetbead

  Published in Plants for Shady Sites, Intermediate Sized, Salt-Tolerant Trees and Shrubs
  Botanical Name:  Rhodotypos scandens Common Name:  Black Jetbead   Form Winter form Flower Fruit Click on image to enlarge.Height:  3-5' Spread:  4-8' Form: ...

• Bayberry

  Published in Salt-Tolerant Trees and Shrubs, Plants Tolerant of Wet Sites, Plants for Shady Sites, Intermediate Sized, Trees and Shrubs That Attract Birds
  Botanical Name: Myrica pensylvanica Common Name: Bayberry   Form Winter form Flower   Fruit Fruit in winter Bark Click an image to enlarge.Height: ...

• Common Winterberry

  Published in Trees and Shrubs That Attract Birds, Salt-Tolerant Trees and Shrubs, Plants Tolerant of Wet Sites, Plants for Shady Sites, native, Intermediate Sized, Interesting Fruits of Trees & Shrubs, Four Season Landscape
  Botanical name:  Ilex verticillata*Common name:  Common Winterberry   Form Leaf   Fruit Bark Click an image to enlarge.Height:  6-10' Spread:  6-10' Form: ...

• Leatherwood

  Published in Plants for Shady Sites, not favored by deer, native, Intermediate Sized, Plants Tolerant of Wet Sites
  Botanical Name:  Dirca palustris*Common Name:  Leatherwood   Form Flower   Leaf Leaf in fall Click on image to enlarge.Height:  5-8' Spread:  4-8' Form: ...

• American Hazelnut

  Published in Trees and Shrubs That Attract Birds, Interesting Fruits of Trees & Shrubs, Intermediate Sized, native, Plants for Shady Sites
  Botanical name:  Corylus americana* Commonname:  American Hazelnut   Form Leaf Leaf in fall   Fruit Catikin Bark Click on image to enlarge. Height: ...

• Carolina-Allspice

  Published in Plants for Shady Sites, not favored by deer, Intermediate Sized, Interesting Fruits of Trees & Shrubs, Plants Tolerant of Wet Sites
  Botanical Name:  Calycanthus floridusCommon Name:  Common Sweetshrub, Carolina-Allspice Form Flower Fall leaves   Leaf Fruit Click on an image to enlarge.Height: ...

• American Cranberry-bush

  Published in Salt-Tolerant Trees and Shrubs, birds, native, Plants for Shady Sites, Plants Tolerant of Wet Sites
  Botanical Name: Viburnum trilobu*Common Name: American Cranberry-Bush   Form Leaves & flowers Fruit Click on an image to enlarge. Height:  8-12'Spread:  8-12'Fuit:  Red (Exceptional)Fall Color: ...

• American Bladdernut

  Published in Plants for Shady Sites, native, Large Deciduous Shrubs, Midwest
  Botanical Name:  Staphylea trifolia*Common Name:  American Bladdernut Click on an image to enlarge Form Leaf Fruit Bark Height: 10-15' Spread: 6-12' Habit/Form: Upright,...

• Spicebush

  Published in Trees and Shrubs That Attract Birds, Plants Tolerant of Wet Sites, Plants for Shady Sites, not favored by deer, native, Midwest, Large Deciduous Shrubs, butterfly, Four Season Landscape
  Botanical Name:  Lindera benzoin *Common Name:  Spicebush   Click on image to enlarge Winter form Fall form Fall leaf   Fruit Bark Height: 6-12' Spread: 6-12' ...

• Possum-haw

  Published in Trees and Shrubs That Attract Birds, Plants Tolerant of Wet Sites, Plants for Shady Sites, native, Midwest, Large Deciduous Shrubs, birds, Four Season Landscape
  Bonatical name:  Ilex deciduaCommon Name:  Possum-haw Click on image to enlarge. Form Leaf Fruit Height: 10-15'+ Spread: 10-15' Habit/Form: Rounded Rate: Medium (6-12 inches per year) Zone:...

• Eastern Wahoo

  Published in Large Deciduous Shrubs, Plants for Shady Sites
  Botanical Name:  Euonymus atropurpureusCommonName:  Eastern Wahoo Click on an image to enlarge Form Leaf in fall Fruit Bark   Height: 12-20' Spread: 10-20' Habit/Form:...

• Boston Ivy

  Published in native, Plants for Shady Sites, Vines
  Botanical Name: Parthenocissus tricuspidataCommon Name:  Boston-IvyClick on an image to enlarge. Form Leaf Fall leaf Height:  30-50'Attachment:  Clinging, holdfastsFlower:  Small, ...

• Virginia Creeper

  Published in Plants for Shady Sites, native, Vines
  Botanic Name:  Parthenocissus quinquefolia Common Name:  Virginia Creeper* Form Leaf Fall leaf *Given the right conditions, these vines can be aggressive and control may be necessary.Click on an...

• Ironwood or Hop-Hornbeam

  Published in Salt-Tolerant Trees and Shrubs, Plants for Shady Sites, not favored by deer, Native Trees, Intermediate Sized Trees, Trees and Shrubs That Attract Birds
  Botanical Name: Ostrya virginiana*Common Name: Ironwood, Hop-Hornbeam   Form Fall Leaves Fruit     Catkins Bark Click on an image to enlarge Height: 25-30' ...

• Ohio Buckeye

  Published in Plants for Shady Sites, Native Trees, Intermediate Sized Trees, Black walnut toxicity tolerant, Plants Tolerant of Wet Sites
  Botanical Name: Aesculus glabraCommon Name: Ohio Buckeye Updated 1/2012   Form Leaf Flower Fruit Bark Click on an image to enlarge. Height: 20-40'   Spread:...

• Southern Black-Haw

  Published in Viburnum
  Botanic Name:  Viburnum rufidulumCommon Name:  Southern Black-Haw Spread: 10-15' Height: 8-10' Zone: 5-9 Fruit: Blue-black Fall Color: Burgundy* Cultural/Comments: Full sun to part shade; similar to V. prunifolium but with wider,...

• Emerald Charm Southern Black-Haw

  Published in Emerald charm, rufidulum, Viburnum
  EMERALD CHARM™ SOUTHERN BLACK-HAWBotanic Name:  Viburnum rufidulum 'Morton'Common Name: Emerald Charm™ Southern Black-HawClick on an image to enlarge flower fall color

• Purple Coneflower

  Published in Plants for Shady Sites
  Botanical name: Echinacea purpurea* Common Name: Purple Coneflower *Native to Midwest Habit Flower Leaf Click to enlarge image

• Bleeding Heart

  Published in Plants for Shady Sites
  Botanical name: Dicentra spectabilis* Commong Name: Bleeding Heart *Native to Midwest Flower Leaf Click to enlarge image

• Goldflame Honeysuckle

  Published in Plants for Shady Sites
  Botanical Name: Lonicera x heckrottii Common Name: Goldflame Honeysuckle Form Flower Click to enlarge image

• Trumpet Vine

  Published in Plants for Shady Sites
  Botanical Name: Campsis radicans Common Name: Trumpet Vine Form Flower Leaf Fruit Bark Click to enlarge image

• Lady Fern

  Published in Plants for Shady Sites
  Botanical Name: Athyrium filix-femina* Common Name: Lady Fern *Native to Midwest Form Leaf Click to enlarge image.

• Maidenhair Fern

  Published in Plants for Shady Sites
  Botanical Name: Adiantum pedatum* Common Name: Maidenhair Fern Updated 1/2012 *Native to Midwest Form Leaf Close-up leaf Click to enlarge image Height: 1-2'  Spread:  1-1.5' Habit/Form:...

• Foamflower

  Published in Plants for Shady Sites
  Botanical Name: Tiarella cordifolia Common Name: Foamflower Flower Leaf Click to enlarge image

• Lily-of-the-Valley

  Published in Plants for Shady Sites
  Botanical Name: Convallaria majalis Common Name: Lily-of-the-Valley Flower Leaf Fruit Click to enlarge image.

• Wafer-Ash

  Published in Native Trees, Plants for Shady Sites
  Botanical Name: Ptelea trifoliata*Common Name: Wafer-Ash Click on image to enlarge Form Fruit Leaf Height: 15-20'Spread: 10-15'Form: RoundedRate: Slow to Medium (12 to 18 inches a year)Zone:...

• Bugleweed

  Published in Plants for Shady Sites
  Botanical Name: Ajuga reptans Common Name: Bugleweed Updated 2/2012 Note: Images are of blue bugleweed Flower Close-up flower Leaf Click on image to enlarge Height: 3-4"  Habit/Form: spreading ...

• Common Milkweed

  Published in Butterflies
  Botanical Name: Asclepias syriaca   Common Name: Common Milkweed   flower leaf seed   Butterfly Caterpillar/larval Host: MonarchNectar Source/Butterflies Attracted: Monarch, Coral Hairstreak, Striped...

• Limelight Panicled Hydrangea

  Published in Hydrangea
  Botanical Name: Hydrangea paniculata 'Zwigenburg' Common Name: Limelight Panicled Hydrangea form winter form leaf flower Height: 6-8' Spread: 6-8' Growth Rate: Fast  Zone: 4-8Cultural...

• Swamp Milkweed

  Published in Butterflies
  Botanical Name: Asclepias incarnata Common Name: Swamp Milkweed flower seeds   Butterfly Caterpillar/larval Host: MonarchNectar Source/Butterflies Attracted: Monarch, Edward's Hairstreak, Banded Hairstreak, Acadian...

• Summersweet

  Published in Trees and Shrubs That Attract Birds, Summer-Flowering Trees & Shrubs, Salt-Tolerant Trees and Shrubs, Plants Tolerant of Wet Sites, Plants for Shady Sites, Intermediate Sized, Butterflies, Four Season Landscape
  Botanical Name: Clethra alnifolia Common Name: Summersweet form flower Fall leaves Click on image to enlarge.Height:  6-8'Spread:  4-6'Form:  Oval to roundedRate:  Slow (Less than 6 inches per...

• Buttonbush

  Published in Butterflies, native, Plants for Shady Sites, Trees and Shrubs That Attract Birds, Plants Tolerant of Wet Sites
  Botanical Name: Cephalanthus occidentalis* Common Name: Buttonbush Click image to enlarge form leaf   fruit trunk Height: 6-12'Spread: 12-18'Form: Upright archingRate: Medium (6 to 12 inches per...

• Tea Viburnum

  Published in Viburnum
  Botanic Name:  Viburnum setigerumCommon Name:  Tea Viburnum Click on an image to enlarge flower form leaf fruit Height: 10-12' Spread: 8-10' Zone: 5-7 Fruit: Red- orange* Fall Color: Red to purple...

• Elm Cultivars

  Published in elms
  ELM CULTIVARS (Ulmus spp.) The following elm cultivars show varying resistance to Dutch elm disease (DED). Some of them are difficult to find in the nursery trade. AMERICAN ELMS (Ulmus americana) ‘American Liberty'- (parent largely U....

• Cockspur Hawthorn

  Published in Butterflies, Native Trees
  Botanic Name: Crataegus crus-galliCommon Name: Cockspur hawthorn Click an image to enlarge form flowers bark leaves   Height: 20-30'Spread: 20-35'Form: Broadly roundedRate: Slow to Medium (12 to 18 inches a...

• Pawpaw

  Published in Plants Tolerant of Wet Sites, Black walnut toxicity tolerant, Interesting Fruits of Trees & Shrubs, Native Trees, Plants for Shady Sites
  Botanic Name: Asimina trilobaCommon Name: Pawpaw Click on an image to enlarge form leaves leaves in fall flowers fruits bark Height:  5-20'Spread:  15-20'Form: ...

• Siebold Viburnum

  Published in Viburnum
  Botanic Name:  Viburnum sieboldiiCommon Name: Siebold Viburnum Click on an image to enlarge flowers leaves Height: 15-20' Spread: 10-15' Zone: 4-7 Fruit: Red to black* Fall color: Dark burgundy* Cultural/Comments:...

• Sassafras

  Published in Trees & Shrubs with Fabulous Fall Color, Native Trees, not favored by deer, Plants for Shady Sites, Salt-Tolerant Trees and Shrubs
  Botanic Name: Sassafras albidumCommon Name: Sassafras Click on an image to enlarge Fall form Leaves Fall color Winter form Bark Click on an image to enlarge. Height:...

• Sycamore

  Published in Salt-Tolerant Trees and Shrubs, Black walnut toxicity tolerant, Native Trees, not favored by deer, Plants Tolerant of Wet Sites
  Botanic Name: Platanus occidentalisCommon Name: Sycamore Click on an image to enlarge form leaf in winter Height: 75-100'Spread: 50-75'Form: Irregular spreadingRate: Medium to Fast (18 to 25 inches a year)Zone:...

• Black Walnut

  Published in Salt-Tolerant Trees and Shrubs, Native Trees, Butterflies
  Botanic Name: Juglans nigraCommon Name: Black Walnut Click on an image to enlarge form form fruit leaves bark   Height: 50-70'Spread: 30-50'Form: Broadly rounded to ovalRate: Medium (13 to 22...

• Persimmon

  Published in Native Trees, Salt-Tolerant Trees and Shrubs
  Botanic Name: Diospyros virginianaCommon Name: Persimmon Click on an image to enlarge bark form fruit fall color   Height: 30-50'Spread: 40-50'Form: Broadly roundedRate: Medium (13 to 22 inches a year)Zone:...

• Sweet Gum

  Published in Plants Tolerant of Wet Sites, not favored by deer, Native Trees, Black walnut toxicity tolerant, Salt-Tolerant Trees and Shrubs
  Botanic Name: Liquidambar styracifluaCommon Name: Sweet Gum Click on an image to enlarge leaves fall color fruits   Height: 60-70'Spread: 30-45'Form: Pyramidal to roundedRate: Medium to Fast (18 to 25 inches a...

• Shagbark HIckory

  Published in Native Trees, Salt-Tolerant Trees and Shrubs
  Botanic name: Carya ovataCommon name: Shagbark hickory Click on an image to enlarge form leaf bark nut Height: 60-80'Spread: 40-50'Form: Irregular ovalRate: Medium to Fast (18 to 25 inches a year)Zone:...

• Bitternut Hickory

  Published in Native Trees, Salt-Tolerant Trees and Shrubs
   Botanic Name: Carya cordiformisCommon Name: Bitternut Hickory Click on an image to enlarge form leaflets   Height: 50-75'Spread: 30-40'Form: Broadly ColumnarRate: Slow (less than 12 inches per year)Zone:...

• Black Maple

  Published in Native Trees, Salt-Tolerant Trees and Shrubs
  Botanic Name: Acer nigrumCommon Name: Black Maple Reviewed 1/2012 Click on an image to enlarge: form leaves fall color Height: 60-70'Spread: 50-75'Form: Upright ovalRate: Slow Zone: 4-8Cultural/Comments: Sun to part...

• Wooster Zumi Crabapple

  Published in Crabapples for the Home Landscape
   Botanic Name:Malus x zumi 'Wooster'Common Name: Wooster Zumi Crabapple Height/Width:  25/25 Form:  Broadly Oval Bud/Flower:  Coral/White Fruit:  Orange-redDisease Resistance:  Scab-Excellent, Fire-Poor...

• Redbud Crabapple

  Published in Crabapples for the Home Landscape
  Botanic Name: Malus x zumi 'Calocarpa'Common Name: Redbud Crabapple

• Winter Gold Crabapple

  Published in Crabapples for the Home Landscape
  Botanic Name: Malus 'Winter Gold'Common Name: Winter Gold Crabapple Height/ Width:  25/20 Form:  Broadly Oval Bud/Flower:  Red/White Fruit:  YellowDisease Resistance:  Scab-Fair/susceptible, Fire-Poor resistance,...

• Snowdrift Crabapple

  Published in Crabapples for the Home Landscape
   Botanic Name: Malus 'Snowdrift'Common Name: Snowdrift Crabapple Height/Width:  20/20 Form:  Rounded Bud/Flower:  Pink/White Fruit:  Orange-red (Persistent Fruit)Disease Resistance:  Scab-Poor...

• Tina Crabapple

  Published in Intermediate Sized, Deciduous Shrubs, Crabapples for the Home Landscape
   Botanic Name: Malus 'Tina'Common Name: Tina Crabapple Click on an image to enlarge form flowers Height/Width:  5'/6'Form:  Spreading/Shrub Bud/Flower:  Red/White Fruit:  RedRate:  Slow (Less...

• Sargent's Crabapple

  Published in Crabapples for the Home Landscape
  Botanic Name: Malus sargentiiCommon Name: Sargent's Crabapple Height/Width:  8/15 Form:  Spreading/Shrub Bud/Flower:  Pale Pink/White Fruit:  Red (Persistent Fruit)Disease Resistance:  Scab-Excellent,...

• Red Splendor Crabapple

  Published in Crabapples for the Home Landscape
   Botanic Name: Malus 'Red Splendor'Common Name: Red Splendor Crabapple Height/Width:  12/20 Form:  Up/Rounded Bud/Flower:  Rose/Pink Fruit:  Red (Persistent Fruit)Disease Resistance:  Scab-Poor resistance,...

• Red Jewel Crabapple

  Published in Crabapples for the Home Landscape
   Botanic Name: Malus 'Red Jewel'Common Name: Red Jewel Crabapple Click on an image to enlarge form fruits

• Ralph Shay Crabapple

  Published in Crabapples for the Home Landscape
   Botanic Name: Malus 'Ralph Shay'Common Name: Ralph Shay Crabapple Click on an image to enlarge fruits

• Purple Prince Crabapple

  Published in Crabapples for the Home Landscape
  Botanic Name: Malus 'Purple Prince'Common Name: Purple Prince Crabapple Click on an image to enlarge fall color Height/Width:  18/18 Form:  Rounded Bud/Flower:  Red/Rose Red Fruit:  MaroonDisease...

• Profusion Crabapple

  Published in Crabapples for the Home Landscape
  Botanic Name:  Malus 'Profusion'Common Name:  Profusion Crabapple

• Ormiston Roy Crabapple

  Published in Crabapples for the Home Landscape
   Botanic Name: Malus 'Ormiston Roy'Common Name: Ormiston Roy Crabapple   Click on an image to enlarge form flowers   Height/Width:  20/25 Form:  Up/Spreading Bud/Flower:  Red/White Fruit: ...

• Mary Potter Crabapple

  Published in Crabapples for the Home Landscape
   Botanic Name: Malus 'Mary Potter'Common Name: Mary Potter Crabapple Height/Width:  8'/18' Form:  Shrub Bud/Flowers:  Pink/White Fruit:  RedDisease Resistance:  Scab-Fair/susceptible, Fire-Fair/susceptible,...

• Liset Crabapple

  Published in Crabapples for the Home Landscape
   Botanic Name:  Malus 'Liset'Common Name:  Liset Crabapple Height/Width:  15/15 Form:  Rounded Bud/Flower:  Crimson/Red Fruit:  Dark RedDisease Resistance:  Scab-Good/slight, Fire-Fair/susceptible,...

• Jewelberry Crabapple

  Published in Crabapples for the Home Landscape
  Botanic Name:  Malus 'Jewelberry'Common Name: Jewelberry Crabapple Height/Width:  8'/12' Form:  Shrub Bud/Flower:  Pink/White Fruit:  Red (Alternate bearing fruit)Disease Resistance:  Scab-Fair/susceptible,...

• Tea Crabapple

  Published in Crabapples for the Home Landscape
   Botanic Name: Malus hupehensisCommon Name: Tea Crabapple Click on an image to enlarge form fruits Height/Width: 25'/25'Form:  Upright/Spreading Bud/Flowers:  Pink/White Fruit: Yellow/RedDisease...

• Harvest Gold Crabapple

  Published in Crabapples for the Home Landscape
  Botanic Name: Malus 'Hargozam'Common Name: Hargozam crabapple - Harvest Gold® Click on an image to enlarge form flowers Height: 25-30' Spread: 15-20' Habit/Form: Upright/columnar to vase-shaped Growth Rate: M Zone: ...

• Japanese Flowering Crabapple

  Published in Crabapples for the Home Landscape
   Botanic Name: Malus floribundaCommon Name: Japanese Flowering Crabapple   Click on an image to enlarge form flowers Height: 15-20' Spread: 20-25' Habit/Form: Spreading Growth Rate: M Zone: 4-7Cultural...

• Royal Star Magnolia

  ROYAL STAR MAGNOLIABotanic Name:  Magnolia stellata 'Royal Star'Common Name: Royal Star MagnoliaClick on an image to enlarge form flower Height: 15-20' Spread: 15-20' Habit/Form: Upright in youth, rounded with age...

• Princess Diana Serviceberry

  PRINCESS DIANA SERVICEBERRYBotanic Name: Amelanchier x grandiflora 'Princess Diana'Common Name: Princess Diana Apple Serviceberry Reviewed 2/2012Height: 20-25' Spread: 15-20' Habit/Form: Upright-spreading Growth Rate: M Zone: 4-9Cultural...

• Forest Prince Serviceberry

  FOREST PRINCE SERVICEBERRYBotanic name: Amelanchier x grandiflora 'Forest Prince'Common name: Forest Prince Apple Serviceberry Reviewed 2/2012Height: 20-25' Spread: 20-25' Habit/Form: Broadly rounded Growth Rate: M Zone: 4-9Cultural Requirements:...

• Red Buckeye

  Published in Plants for Shady Sites, Plants Tolerant of Wet Sites, Native Trees
   Botanic Name:  Aesculus paviaCommon Name: Red Buckeye Updated 2/2012 Click on an image leaf spring form   winter form flower Height:  10-20'  Spread: ...

• Three-Flowered Maple

  Published in Plants for Shady Sites, Four Season Landscape
  Botanic Name:  Acer triflorum Common Name:  Three-Flowered Maple or Shaggy-barked Maple Updated 1/2012 Click on an image to enlarge form fall color bark HEIGHT:  20-25' SPREAD:  20-25'...

• Sargent's Cherry

  Published in Intermediate Sized Trees, Four Season Landscape
  Botanic Name:  Prunus sargentiiCommon Name:  Sargent's Cherry Click on an image to enlarge form flower bark Height: 30-40' Spread: 25-30' Habit/Form: Upright Growth Rate: F Zone: 4-7Cultural Requirements:...

• Tupelo

  Published in Native Trees, Intermediate Sized Trees, Salt-Tolerant Trees and Shrubs
  Botanic Name:  Nyssa sylvaticaCommon Name:  Tupelo Click on an image to enlarge form in fall color leaves Height: 30-50' Spread 25-30' Habit/Form: Pyramidal Growth Rate: S/M Zone: 4-9Cultural Requirements: Found...

• Saucer Magnolia

  Published in Intermediate Sized Trees, Salt-Tolerant Trees and Shrubs
   Botanic Name:  Magnolia x soulangianaCommon Name:  Saucer Magnolia Click on an image to enlarge Form Winter form Flower Height: 25-30' Spread 15-25' Habit/Form: Spreading Growth Rate: Medium (13...

• Yellowwood

  Published in Native Trees, Intermediate Sized Trees
   Botanic Name:  Cladrastis kentukeaCommon Name:  Yellowwood   Click on an image to enlarge form fall color Height: 30-50' Spread: 40-55' Habit/Form: Round Growth Rate: Medium (13 to 22 Inches a year) Zone:...

• Korean Mountain-Ash

  Published in Intermediate Sized Trees
  Botanic Name:  Sorbus alnifoliaCommon Name:  Korean Mountain-Ash Click on an image to enlarge form fall color and fruits flowers Height: 35-50' Spread: 20-30' Habit/Form: Pyramidal to rounded with age Growth...

• Katsuratree

  Published in Intermediate Sized Trees, Four Season Landscape
  Botanic name:  Cercidiphyllum japonicumCommon name:  Katsuratree Click on an image to enlarge form early spring growth fall color Height: 40-60' Spread: 25-30' Habit/Form: Pyramidal Growth Rate: Medium to Fast...

• Chinese Catalpa

  Published in Intermediate Sized Trees
   Botanic name:  Catalpa ovataCommon name: Chinese Catalpa   Click on an image to enlarge form leaves and fruits Height: 30-40' Spread: 25-30' Habit/Form: Round Growth Rate: Slow (less than 12 inches per year)...

• American Hornbeam (Musclewood)

  Published in Trees and Shrubs That Attract Birds, Plants Tolerant of Wet Sites, Plants for Shady Sites, Native Trees, Intermediate Sized Trees, Four Season Landscape
   Botanic name: Carpinus carolinianaCommon name: American Hornbeam (Musclewood) Click on an image to enlarge leaves and fruit fall color flowers bark Height: 25-35' (often smaller) Spread:...

• European Hornbeam

  Published in Intermediate Sized Trees
  Botanic Name: Carpinus betulusCommon Name: European Hornbeam Click on an image to enlarge form leaves fruit fall color   Height: 40-60' Spread: 30-40' Habit/Form: Pyramidal in youth becoming...

• European Black Alder

  Published in Plants for Shady Sites, Plants Tolerant of Wet Sites, Intermediate Sized Trees, birds
  Botanic Name: Alnus glutinosaCommon Name: European black alder Updated 2/2012 Click on an image to enlarge form leaves catkins and fruits   bark Height: 40-50' Spread: 20-40' Habit/Form:...

• Cucumber Magnolia

  Published in Magnolia, Black walnut toxicity tolerant, Native Trees
  Botanic Name: Magnolia acuminata Common Name: Cucumber Magnolia Click on an image to enlarge form fruits fall color Height: 50-70' Spread: 50-60' Habit/Form: Pyramidal to rounded Growth rate: M/F Zones: 4-8Cultural...

• Tulip-tree

  Published in Black walnut toxicity tolerant, Butterflies, Native Trees, not favored by deer, Plants Tolerant of Wet Sites
  Botanic name: Liriodendron tulipiferaCommon Name: Tulip-tree Click on an image to enlarge form flowers fall color Height: 70-90' Spread: 25-30' Habit/Form: Rounded to oval Growth rate: F Zones: 4-9Cultural...

• Skyline Honey Locust

  Published in Skyline, Skycole, honey locust, Gleditsia
  SKYLINE HONEY LOCUSTBotanic Name: Gleditsia triacanthos 'Skycole'Common Name: Skyline® Honey LocustClick on an image to enlarge form bark Height: 40-70' Spread: 40-70' Habit/Form: Pyramidal Growth rate: F Zones: ...

• European Beech

  Published in Fagus, European, Beech, Four Season Landscape
  Botanic name: Fagus sylvatica Common name: European beech Click on an image to enlarge form leaves and fruit bark Height: 50-60' Spread: 35-45' Habit/Form: Densely pyramidal to oval or rounded, branching to the ground....

• Green Mountain Sugar Maple

  Published in Acer, Green Mountain, Large Deciduous Trees, Maple
  Botanical name: Acer saccharum 'Green Mountain'Common name: Green Mountain Sugar Maple Reviewed 1/2012 Click on an image to enlarge. form fall color Height: 50-60' Spread: 45-50' Habit/Form: Upright-oval Growth Rate: S...

• Vanguard Elm

  VANGUARD™ ELMBotanical Name: Ulmus ‘Morton Plainsman' (U. pumila x U. davidiana var. japonica) Common Name: VanguardTM ElmHeight: 50' Spread: 45' Habit/Form: Rounded to vase-shaped Growth Rate: FastZone: 4-9Cultural Requirements: Prefers...

• New Horizon Elm

  NEW HORIZON ELMBotanical Name: Ulmus ‘New Horizon' (Ulmus japonica x U. pumila) Common Name: New Horizon ElmHeight: 40' Spread: 25' Habit/Form: Upright/Oval Growth Rate: Moderate Zone: 4Cultural Requirements: Prefers full sun and adapts easily...

• Homestead Elm

  HOMESTEAD ELMBotanical Name: Ulmus ‘Homestead' (U. pumila x U. hollandica & U. carpinifolia)Common Name: Homestead ElmHeight: 55' Spread: 35' Habit/Form: Oval/Arching Growth Rate: Fast Zone: 5Cultural Requirements: Prefers full sun and adapts...

• Pioneer Elm

  PIONEER ELMBotanical Name: Ulmus ‘Pioneer'(U. glabra x U. carpinifolia)Common Name: Pioneer Elm Height: 50-60' Spread: 50' Habit/Form: Round spreading Growth Rate: Fast Zone: 4-5Cultural Requirements: Prefers rich, moist, well-drained soil....

• Frontier Elm

  Published in Intermediate Sized Trees
  Botanical Name: Ulmus ‘Frontier' (U. carpinifolia x U. parvifolia)Common Name: Frontier Elm Click on an image to enlarge form leaf Height: 25-40' Spread: 15' Habit/Form: Upright/Pyramidal Growth Rate: Fast Zone:...

• Danada Charm Elm

  DANADA CHARM™ ELMBotanical Name: Ulmus ‘Morton Red Tip' (Ulmus japonica x Ulmus wilsonia)Common Name: Danada Charm TM Elm Height: 60-70' Spread: 50-60' Habit/Form: Vase Shape Growth Rate: Fast Zone: 4-9Cultural Requirements: Prefers rich,...

• Princeton Elm

  PRINCETON ELMBotanical Name: Ulmus americana ‘Princeton'Common Name: Princeton ElmHeight: 75-90' Spread: 50-60' Habit/Form: Vase Shape/Upright Growth Rate: Fast Zone: 3-9Cultural Requirements: Well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. ...

• Commendation Elm

  COMMENDATION™ ELMBotanical Name: Ulmus ‘Morton Stalwart' Common Name: Commendation™  Elm Height: 60' Spread: 50' Habit/Form: Upright/Oval Growth Rate: Fast Zone: 4-9Culture:full sun; moist, well-drained soil; high drought tolerance. ...

• Greenspire Littleleaf Linden

  Published in Intermediate Sized Trees
  Botanical Name: Tilia cordata ‘Greenspire' ®Common Name: Greenspire Littleleaf Linden Height: 40-50' Spread: 35-40 Habit/Form: Pyramidal Growth Rate: Medium (13 to 22 Inches a year) Zone: 3-7Cultural Requirements: Full sun to light shade. ...

• Glenleven Littleleaf Linden

  GLENLEVEN LITTLELEAF LINDENBotanical Name: Tilia cordata ‘Glenleven'Common Name: Glenleven Littleleaf LindenHeight: 50' Spread: 35' Habit/Form: Upright/Oval Growth Rate: Fast Zone: 4-7Cultural Requirements: Full sun to light shade in deep,...

• Moraine Honey Locust

  MORAINE HONEY LOCUSTBotanical Name: Gleditsia triacanthos ‘Moraine'Common Name: Moraine Honey LocustHeight: 40-60' Spread: 50-70' Habit/Form: Broad/Vase Growth Rate: Fast Zone: 4-8Cultural Requirements: Sun in well-drained soil. Tolerant of...

• Prairie Titan® Kentucky Coffeetree

  PRAIRIE TITAN® KENTUCKY COFFEETREEBotanical Name: Gymnocladus dioicus ‘Prairie Titan'Common Name: Prairie Titan® Kentucky CoffeetreeHeight: 60-70' Spread: 30-40' Habit/Form: Upright/Spreading Growth Rate: Slow to Medium Zone: 3-8Cultural...

• Princeton Sentry Ginkgo

  Published in Fastigiates, Columnars
   Botanical Name: Ginkgo biloba ‘Princeton Sentry' ®Common Name: Princeton Sentry Ginkgo   Height: 60' Spread: 10-15' Habit/Form: Columnar Growth Rate: Slow Zone: 3-8Cultural Requirements: Full sun, prefers deep sandy soils and moderate...

• Magyar Ginkgo

  MAGYAR GINKGOBotanical Name: Ginkgo biloba ‘Magyar'Common Name: Magyar GinkgoHeight: 50' Spread: 20-25' Habit/Form: Upright Growth Rate: Slow Zone: 3-8Cultural Requirements: Full sun, prefers deep, sandy soils and moderate moisture, soil pH...

• Autumn Gold Ginkgo

  AUTUMN GOLD GINKGOBotanical Name: Ginkgo biloba ‘Autumn Gold'Common Name: Autumn Gold GinkgoHeight: 45' Spread: 30-35' Habit/Form: Broadly pyramidal Growth Rate: Slow to Medium Zone: 3-8Cultural Requirements: Full sun, prefers deep, sandy soils...

• Purple Leaf Beech

  Published in Large Deciduous Trees
  Botanical Name: Fagus sylvatica ‘Riversii'Common Name: Purple Leaf Beech Height: 50-60' Spread: 45' Habit/Form: Rounded Growth Rate: Slow Zone: 4-7Cultural Requirements: A deep purple form that grows best in part shade to full sun. Grows best...

• Whitespire Gray Birch

  Published in Intermediate Sized Trees
   Botanical Name: Betula populifolia ‘Whitespire'Common Name: Whitespire Gray Birch   Click on an image to enlarge form bark fall color Height: 40' Spread: 25' Habit/Form: Pyramidal/oval Growth Rate: Medium (13 to...

• Crescendo Sugar Maple

  Published in Intermediate Sized Trees
  Botanical Name: Acer saccharum ‘Morton'Common Name: Morton Sugar Maple-CRESCENDOTM Updated 1/2012     Height: 30-40' Spread: 30' Habit/Form: Broadly oval Growth Rate: Medium  Zone: 5Cultural Requirements: Grows best in full...

• Sugar Maple

  Published in Large Deciduous Trees, Black walnut toxicity tolerant, Native Trees
  Botanical Name: Acer saccharumCommon Name: Sugar Maple  Updated 1/2012 Click on an image to enlarge fall color form fruits fall color Height: 60-70' Spread: 40-50' Habit/Form: Upright oval to...

• Red Sunset Red Maple

  Published in Large Deciduous Trees
   Botanical Name: Acer rubrum 'Franksred' Common Name: Franksred Red Maple- RED SUNSET® Updated 1/2012   Height: 40-50' Spread: 35-40' Habit/Form: Pyramidal to rounded Growth Rate: Medium Zone: 4-8Cultural Requirements: Easily grown...

• Wintergreen Boxwood

  Published in Low Growing Evergreens
   Botanical Name: Buxus 'Wintergreen'Common Name: Wintergreen Boxwood   Height: 2-3' Spread: 2-3' Habit/Form: Compact, rounded Growth Rate: Slow Zone: 4-9Cultural Requirements: Best in well-drained, moist, neutral-to-alkaline pH soil in...

• Northern Charm Boxwood

  Published in Low Growing Evergreens
  Botanical Name: Buxus 'Wilson'Common Name: Northern CharmTM Boxwood Click on an image to enlarge form detail Height: 2-3' Spread: 2-3' Habit/Form: Globe-shaped Growth Rate: Slow Zone: 4-9Cultural Requirements: Best in...

• Green Velvet Boxwood

  Published in Low Growing Evergreens
  Botanical Name: Buxus 'Green Velvet'Common Name: Green Velvet Boxwood Click on an image to enlarge form close-up Height: 2-3' Spread: 2-3' Habit/Form: Globe-shaped Growth Rate: Slow Zone: 4-9Cultural Requirements: Best in...

• Green Mountain Boxwood

  Published in Low Growing Evergreens
  Botanical Name: Buxus 'Green Mountain'Common Name: Green Mountain Boxwood Click on an image to enlarge form close-up Height: 4-5' Spread: 3-4' Habit/Form: Upright, oval-pyramidal Growth Rate: Slow Zone: 4-9Cultural...

• Green Mound Boxwood

  Published in Low Growing Evergreens
  Botanical Name: Buxus 'Green Mound'Common Name: Green Mound BoxwoodClick on an image to enlarge form close-up Height: 2-3' Spread: 2-3' Habit/Form: Rounded Growth Rate: Slow Zone: 4-9Cultural Requirements: Best in...

• Green Gem Boxwood

  Published in Low Growing Evergreens
  Botanical Name: Buxus 'Green Gem'Common Name: Green Gem Boxwood Click on an image to enlarge form close-up Height: 2' Spread: 2' Habit/Form: Compact, rounded Growth Rate: Slow Zone: 4-9Cultural Requirements: Best in...

• Chicagoland Green® Boxwood

  Published in Low Growing Evergreens
  Botanical Name: Buxus 'Glencoe'Common Name: Chicagoland Green® Boxwood Click on an image to enlarge form close-up Height: 2-3' Spread: 2-3' Habit/Form: Compact, rounded Growth Rate: Slow Zone: 4-9Cultural Requirements:...

• Bigleaf Wintercreeper

  Published in Low Growing Evergreens
  Botanical Name: Euonymus fortunei 'Vegetus'Common Name: Bigleaf Wintercreeper Click on an image to enlarge form close-up Height: 2-4' Spread: up to 6' Habit/Form: Creeping; stems will climb if supported (attaches by means...

• Sarcoxie Euonymus

  Published in Low Growing Evergreens
  Botanical Name: Euonymus fortunei 'Sarcoxie'Common Name: Sarcoxie Euonymus Click on an image to enlarge form close up Height: 4-5' Spread: 4-5' Habit/Form: Upright or spreading; stems will climb if supported (attaches by...

• Moonshadow Euonymus

  Published in Low Growing Evergreens
  Botanical Name: Euonymus fortunei 'Moonshadow'Common Name: Moonshadow Euonymus Click on an image to enlarge form close up Height: 2-3' Spread: 3-5' Habit/Form: Irregular or spreading; stems will climb if supported (attaches...

• Small Leaf or Dwarf Wintercreeper

  Published in Low Growing Evergreens
  Botanical Name:Euonymus fortunei 'Minimus'Common Name: Small Leaf or Dwarf Wintercreeper Click on an image to enlarge form close-up Height: 1-1 ½' Spread: up to 6' Habit/Form: Low, with spreading or trailing stems that...

• Gold Prince (or Gold Tip) Euonymus

  Published in Low Growing Evergreens
  Botanical Name: Euonymus fortunei 'Gold Prince' (also known as 'Gold Tip')Common Name: Gold Prince (or Gold Tip) Euonymus Height: 3' Spread: 3' Habit/Form: Mounded; stems will climb if supported (attaches by means of holdfasts or aerial roots) ...

• Emerald 'n' Gold Euonymus

  Botanical Name: Euonymus fortunei 'Emerald 'n' Gold'Common Name: Emerald 'n' Gold EuonymusHeight: 3-4' Spread: 4-5' Habit/Form: Irregular or mounded; stems will climb if supported (attaches by means of holdfasts or aerial roots) Growth Rate:...

• Emerald Gaiety Euonymus

  Published in Low Growing Evergreens
  Botanical Name: Euonymus fortunei 'Emerald Gaiety'Common Name: Emerald Gaiety Euonymus Click on an image to enlarge form detail Height: 3-4' Spread: 4-5' Habit/Form: Irregular or mounded; stems will climb if supported...

• Purple Leaf Wintercreeper

  Published in Low Growing Evergreens
  Botanical Name: Euonymus fortunei 'Coloratus'Common Name: Purple Leaf Wintercreeper Click on an image to enlarge form detail Height: 1-1 ½' Spread: up to 6' Habit/Form: Low, with spreading or trailing stems that will climb...

• Carrierei Euonymus

  Published in Intermediate-Sized Evergreens for the Home Landsca
  Botanical Name: Euonymus fortunei 'Carrierei'Common Name: Carrierei Euonymus' Height: 6-8'  Spread: 6-8' Habit/Form: Irregular, mounded, with spreading stems that will climb if supported (attaches by means of holdfasts or aerial roots) ...

• Canadale Gold Euonymus

  Published in Low Growing Evergreens
  Botanical Name:Euonymus fortunei 'Canadale Gold'Common Name: Canadale Gold Euonymus Click on an image to enlarge form detail Height: 3'   Spread: 3-4' Habit/Form: Compact, irregular, or mounded; stems will climb if...

• Goldmop Threadleaf Sawara Falsecypress

  Published in Low Growing Evergreens
  Botanical Name: Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Filifera Mops'Common Name: Goldmop Threadleaf Sawara Falsecypress Height: 2-3'   Spread: 2-3'  Habit/Form: Low, mounded Growth Rate: Slow Zone: 5-8Cultural Requirements: Prefers moist,...

• Cream Ball Sawara Falsecypress

  Published in Low Growing Evergreens
  Botanical Name: Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Cream Ball'Common Name: Cream Ball Sawara Falsecypress Height: 2-3'  Spread: 2-3'  Habit/Form: Rounded  Growth Rate: Slow  Zone: 5-8Cultural Requirements: Prefers moist, well-drained,...

• Baby Blue Sawara Falsecypress

  Published in Low Growing Evergreens
  Botanical Name: Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Baby Blue'Common Name: Baby Blue Sawara Falsecypress Height: 5-6' Spread: up to 4' Habit/Form: Rounded to oval Growth Rate: Slow Zone: 5-8Cultural Requirements: Prefers moist, well-drained, neutral pH to...

• Dwarf Upright Hinoki Falsecypress

  Published in Low Growing Evergreens
  Botanical Name: Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Nana Gracilis'Common Name: Dwarf Upright Hinoki Falsecypress   Height: 4-5' Spread: 3-4' Habit/Form: Irregular when young, becoming upright with age Growth Rate: Slow Zone: 5-8Cultural Requirements:...

• Compact Hinoki Falsecypress

  Published in Intermediate-Sized Evergreens for the Home Landsca
  Botanical Name: Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Compacta'Common Name: Compact Hinoki Falsecypress Height: 6-8' Spread: 4-6' Habit/Form: Upright Growth Rate: Slow Zone: 5-8Cultural Requirements: Prefers moist, well-drained, neutral pH to slightly-acidic...

• China Girl® Holly

  Published in Low Growing Evergreens
  Botanical Name:Ilex x meserveae 'Mesog'Common Name: China Girl® Holly Click on an image to enlarge   form detail Height: 3-5' Spread: 3-5' Habit/Form: Upright, broad pyramidal Growth Rate: Slow Zone: 4-9Cultural...

• China Boy® Holly

  Published in Low Growing Evergreens
  Botanical Name: Ilex x meserveae 'Mesdob'Common Name: China Boy® Holly Click on an image to enlarge   form detail Height: 3-5' Spread: 3-5' Habit/Form: Upright, broad pyramidal Growth Rate: Slow Zone: 4-9Cultural...

• Berri-Magic® Royalty Holly Combination

  Published in Low Growing Evergreens
  Botanical Name: Ilex x meserveae 'Blue Girl' and 'Blue Boy'Common Name: Berri-Magic® Royalty Holly Combination Click on an image to enlarge. form detail Blue Girl form detail Blue Boy ...

• Blue Princess Holly

  Published in Low Growing Evergreens
  Botanical Name: Ilex x meserveae 'Blue Princess'Common Name: Blue Princess Holly Click on an image to enlarge   form close-up Height: 5-6' Spread: 4-6' Habit/Form: Upright, broad pyramidal Growth Rate: Slow Zone:...

• Blue Prince Holly

  Published in Low Growing Evergreens
  Botanical Name: Ilex x meserveae 'Blue Prince'Common Name: Blue Prince Holly Height: 5-6' Spread: 4-6' Habit/Form: Upright, broad pyramidal Growth Rate: Slow Zone: 5-9Cultural Requirements: Prefers moist, well-drained, slightly-acidic soils,...

• Emerald Magic Holly

  Published in Low Growing Evergreens
  Botanical Name: Ilex meserveae x willemer 'Emerald Magic'Common Name: Emerald Magic Holly Height: 3-4' Spread: 3-4' Habit/Form: Upright Growth Rate: Slow Zone: 5-9Cultural Requirements: Prefers moist, well-drained, slightly-acidic soils, rich in...

• Nordic® Inkberry

  Botanical Name: Ilex glabra 'Chamzin'Common Name: Nordic® Inkberry Height: 3-4' Spread: 4' Habit/Form: Rounded; dense; more compact than Ilex glabra 'Compacta' Growth Rate: Slow Zone: 4-9Cultural Requirements: Prefers moist, well-drained,...

• Compact Inkberry

  Published in Low Growing Evergreens
    Botanical Name: Ilex glabra 'Compacta'Common Name: Compact Inkberry   Height: 3-4' Spread: 4' Habit/Form: Rounded; dense; twiggy Growth Rate: Slow Zone: 4-9Cultural Requirements: Prefers moist, well-drained, slightly-acidic soils, rich...

• Blue Mountain Juniper

  Published in Low Growing Evergreens
  Botanical Name: Juniperus virginiana 'Blue Mountain'Common Name: Blue Mountain Juniper Height: 3-4' Spread: 5-8' Habit/Form: Spreading Growth Rate: Slow Zone: 4-9Cultural Requirements: Best in dry, well-drained soil in full sun. Established...

• Blue Star Juniper

  Published in Low Growing Evergreens
  Botanical Name: Juniperus squamata 'Blue Star'Common Name: Blue Star Juniper Height: 2-3 Spread: 3-4' Habit/Form: Rounded Growth Rate: Very slow Zone: 4-9Cultural Requirements: Best in dry, well-drained soil in full sun. Established plants...

• Skandia Juniper

  Published in Low Growing Evergreens
  Botanical Name: Juniperus sabina 'Skandia'Common Name: Skandia Juniper   Height: 1-1 ½' Spread: 6-8' Habit/Form: Low, spreading Growth Rate: Slow Zone: 3-9Cultural Requirements: Best in dry, well-drained soil in full sun. Established plants...

• Calgary Carpet® Juniper

  Published in Low Growing Evergreens
  Botanical Name: Juniperus sabina 'Monna'Common Name: Calgary Carpet® Juniper     Height: 6-9" Spread: up to 10' Habit/Form: Low, spreading Growth Rate: Slow Zone: 3-9Cultural Requirements: Best in dry, well-drained soil in full sun....

• Broadmoor Juniper

  Published in Low Growing Evergreens
  Botanical Name: Juniperus sabina 'Broadmoor'Common Name: Broadmoor Juniper Click on an image to enlarge   form close-up Height: 2-3' Spread: up to 10' Habit/Form: Spreading Growth Rate: Slow Zone: 3-9Cultural...

• Dwarf Japanese Garden Juniper

  Published in Low Growing Evergreens
  Botanical Name:Juniperus horizontalis 'Nana' Common Name: Dwarf Japanese Garden Juniper Height: up to 1' Spread: 4-6' Habit/Form: Low, spreading Growth Rate: Slow Zone: 4-9Cultural Requirements: Best in dry, well-drained soil in full sun....

• Blue Rug Juniper

  Published in Low Growing Evergreens
  Botanical Name: Juniperus horizontalis 'Wiltonii' Common Name: Blue Rug Juniper Click on an image to enlarge   form close-up Height: up to ½' Spread: 6-8' Habit/Form: Low, flat, spreading Growth Rate: Medium Zone:...

• Compact Andorra Juniper

  Published in Low Growing Evergreens
  Botanical Name: Juniperus horizontalis 'Plumosa Compacta'Common Name: Compact Andorra Juniper Click on an image to enlarge   form close-up Height: 1-1 ½' Spread: 3-6' Habit/Form: Low, flat-topped, spreading Growth Rate:...

• Icee Blue® Juniper

  Published in Low Growing Evergreens
  Botanical Name: Juniperus horizontalis 'Monber'Common Name: Icee Blue® Juniper Click on an image to enlarge   form close-up Height: up to ½' Spread: up to 8' Habit/Form: Low, spreading Growth Rate: Medium Zone:...

• Hughes Juniper

  Published in Low Growing Evergreens
  Botanical Name: Juniperus horizontalis 'Hughes' Common Name: Hughes Juniper Click on an image to enlarge   form close-up Height: 1-1 ½' Spread: 6-8' Habit/Form: Low, spreading Growth Rate: Medium Zone: 3-9Cultural...

• Blue Chip Juniper

  Published in Low Growing Evergreens
  Botanical Name: Juniperus horizontalis 'Blue Chip'Common Name: Blue Chip Juniper Click on an image to enlarge form close up Height: up to 1' Spread: 8-10' Habit/Form: Low, spreading Growth Rate: Slow Zone: 3-9Cultural...

• Pencil Point Juniper

  Published in Low Growing Evergreens
  Botanical Name: Juniperus communis 'Pencil Point'Common Name: Pencil Point Juniper Height: 4-6' Spread: up to 1' Habit/Form: Columnar, narrow Growth Rate: Slow Zone: 2-7Cultural Requirements: Best in dry, well-drained soil in full sun....

• Mint Julep Chinese Juniper

  Published in Low Growing Evergreens
  Botanical Name: Juniperus chinensis 'Mint Julep' Common Name: Mint Julep Chinese Juniper Click on an image to enlarge form close-up Height: 1-3' Spread: 6-8' Habit/Form: Low, spreading Growth Rate: Slow Zone: 4-9Cultural...

• Kallay's Compact Pfitzer Chinese Juniper

  Published in Low Growing Evergreens
  Botanical Name: Juniperus chinensis 'Pfitzeriana Kallay Compact'Common Name: Kallay's Compact Pfitzer Chinese Juniper Height: 2-3' Spread: 4-6' Habit/Form: Low, spreading Growth Rate: Slow Zone: 4-9Cultural Requirements: Best in dry,...

• Gold Coast Juniper

  Published in Low Growing Evergreens
  Botanical Name: Juniperus chinensis 'Gold Coast'Common Name: Gold Coast Juniper Height: 3-4' Spread: 5-6' Habit/Form: Spreading Growth Rate: Medium Zone: 4-9Cultural Requirements: Best in dry, well-drained soil in full sun. Established plants...

• Montgomery Blue Spruce

  Published in Low Growing Evergreens
  Botanical Name : Picea pungens 'Montgomery' Common Name: Montgomery Blue Spruce Click on an image to enlarge   form needles Height: 5-6' Spread: 5-6' Habit/Form: Rounded, when young; broad and conical, when mature Growth...

• Dwarf Globe Blue Spruce

  Published in Low Growing Evergreens
  Botanical Name: Picea pungens 'Glauca Globosa'Common Name: Dwarf Globe Blue Spruce Height: 3-5' Spread: 3-6' Habit/Form: Rounded Growth Rate: Slow Zone: 2-8Cultural Requirements: Best in well-drained soil in full sun. Prefers slightly-acidic pH...

• Dwarf Alberta Spruce

  Published in Intermediate-Sized Evergreens for the Home Landsca, dwarf, Spruce
   Botanical Name: Picea glauca 'Conica' (or P. glauca var. albertiana 'Conica')Common Name: Dwarf Alberta Spruce Form Winter form Needles   Height: 6-8' Spread: 4-5' Habit/Form: Conical, dense Growth Rate:...

• Dwarf Norway Spruce

  Published in Spruce, Low Growing Evergreens, dwarf
  Botanical Name: Picea abies 'Pumila'Common Name: Dwarf Norway Spruce   Height: 3-4' Spread: 4-5' Habit/Form: Broad, dense; more rounded than Bird's Nest Spruce Growth Rate: Slow Zone: 2-8Cultural Requirements: Best in well-drained soil in...

• Bird's Nest Spruce

  Published in Low Growing Evergreens
  Botanical Name: Picea abies 'Nidiformis'Common Name: Bird's Nest Spruce Height: 3-5' Spread: 3-6' Habit/Form: Broad, dense Growth Rate: Slow Zone: 2-8Cultural Requirements: Best in well-drained soil in full sun. Prefers slightly-acidic pH...

• Dwarf White Pine

  Published in Low Growing Evergreens
  Botanical Name : Pinus strobus 'Nana' Common Name: Dwarf White Pine Click on an image to enlarge   form needles Height: 3-5' Spread: 3-5' Habit/Form: Rounded Growth Rate: Slow Zone: 3-9Cultural Requirements: Best in...

• Enci Dwarf Mugo Pine

  Published in Low Growing Evergreens, dwarf, pine
  Botanical Name: Pinus mugo 'Enci'Common Name: Enci Dwarf Mugo or Swiss Mountain Pine Height: 3-4' Spread: 3-5' Habit/Form: Rounded Growth Rate: Slow Zone: 2-7Cultural Requirements: Best in moist, well-drained soil in full sun. Prefers...

• Taunton Yew

  Published in Low Growing Evergreens
  Botanical Name: Taxus x media 'Tauntonii' Common Name: Taunton Yew   Height: 3-4' Spread: 4-6' Habit/Form: Wide, spreading Growth Rate: Medium Zone: 4-7Cultural Requirements: Best grown in well-drained soil in sun to part shade....

• Everlow Anglo-Japanese Yew

  Published in Low Growing Evergreens
  Botanical Name : Taxus xmedia 'Everlow' Common Name: Everlow Anglo-Japanese Yew Height: 1-2' Spread: 3-4' Habit/Form: Low, spreading Growth Rate: Medium Zone: 4-7Cultural Requirements: Best grown in well-drained soil in sun to part shade,...

• Densi or Newport Dense Yew

  Published in Low Growing Evergreens
  Botanical Name: Taxus x media 'Densiformis' Common Name: Densi or Newport Dense Yew   Height: 3-4' Spread: 4-6' Habit/Form: Wide, spreading Growth Rate: Medium Zone: 4-7Cultural Requirements: Best grown in well-drained soil in sun to...

• Chadwick Yew

  Published in Low Growing Evergreens
  Botanical Name: Taxus x media 'Chadwickii'Common Name: Chadwick Yew Height: 2-3' Spread: 3-4' Habit/Form: Low, spreading Growth Rate: Medium Zone: 4-7Cultural Requirements: Best grown in well-drained soil in sun to part shade, sheltered from...

• Woodward Arborvitae

   Botanical Name: Thuja occidentalis 'Woodwardii'Common Name: Woodward Arborvitae   Height: 3-6' Spread: 3-6' Habit/Form: Rounded Growth Rate: Medium Zone: 4-8Cultural Requirements: Best in well-drained soil in full sun. Can tolerate...

• Hetz Midget Arborvitae

  Published in Low Growing Evergreens
  Botanical Name: Thuja occidentalis 'Hetz Midget'Common Name: Hetz Midget Arborvitae     Height: 3-4' Spread: 3-4' Habit/Form: Rounded Growth Rate: Slow Zone: 4-8Cultural Requirements: Best in well-drained soil in full sun. Can tolerate...

• Golden Globe Arborvitae

  Published in Low Growing Evergreens
  Botanical Name: Thuja occidentalis 'Golden Globe'Common Name: Golden Globe Arborvitae Height: 3-4' Spread: 3-4' Habit/Form: Rounded Growth Rate: Slow Zone: 4-8Cultural Requirements: Best in well-drained soil in full sun. Can tolerate light shade...

• Globe Eastern Arborvitae

  Published in Arborvitae, Low Growing Evergreens
  Botanical Name:Thuja occidentalis 'Globosa'Common Name: Globe Eastern Arborvitae Height: 2-3' Spread: 2-3' Habit/Form: Broadly-Rounded Growth Rate: Slow Zone: 4-8Cultural Requirements: Best in well-drained soil in full sun. Can tolerate light...

• Danica Arborvitae

  Published in Arborvitae, Low Growing Evergreens
  Botanical Name: Thuja occidentalis 'Danica' Common Name: Danica Arborvitae Height: 2' Spread: 2' Habit/Form: Rounded Growth Rate: Slow Zone: 4-8Cultural Requirements: Best in well-drained soil in full sun. Can tolerate light shade and wet...

• Mr. Bowling Ball Arborvitae

  Published in Arborvitae, Low Growing Evergreens
  Botanical Name: Thuja occidentalis 'Bobazam'Common Name: Mr. Bowling Ball Arborvitae Height: 2-3' Spread: 2-3' Habit/Form: Rounded Growth Rate: Slow Zone: 4-8Cultural Requirements: Best in well-drained soil in full sun. Can tolerate light shade...

• Fairview Chinese Juniper

  Published in Intermediate-Sized Evergreens for the Home Landsca
  Botanical Name: Juniperus chinensis 'Fairview'Common Name: Fairview Chinese Juniper Click on an image to enlarge needles cones Height: 15-20' Spread: 4-6' Habit/Form: Narrow pyramidal Growth Rate: Medium Zone: 4-8Cultural...

• Ward Anglo-Japanese Yew

  Published in Intermediate-Sized Evergreens for the Home Landsca, Yew
  Botanical Name: Taxus x media 'Wardii'Common Name: Ward Anglo-Japanese Yew Height: 6-8' Spread: 15-20' Habit/Form: Wide spreading Growth Rate: Slow Zone: 3-7Cultural Requirements: Grown in sun to part shade in well-drained soil. Will not...

• Anglo-Japanese Yew

  Published in Plants for Shady Sites, Intermediate-Sized Evergreens for the Home Landsca, Yew
  Botanical Name: Taxus x mediaCommon Name: Anglo-Japanese Yew Height: 15-20' Spread: 5-15' Habit/Form: Spreading Growth Rate: Slow Zone: 4-7Cultural Requirements: Best grown in sun to part shade in well-drained soil. Will not tolerate wet...

• Japanese Yew

  Published in Trees and Shrubs That Attract Birds, Intermediate-Sized Evergreens for the Home Landsca
  Botanical Name: Taxus cuspidataCommon Name: Japanese Yew Click on an image to enlarge form needles arils Height: 10-40' Spread: 10-25' Habit/Form: Pyramidal to spreading Growth Rate: Slow Zone: 4-7Cultural Requirements:...

• Robin Hill Serviceberry

  ROBIN HILL SERVICEBERRY Botanical Name: Amelanchier x grandiflora 'Robin Hill'Common Name: Robin Hill Apple Serviceberry Reviewed 2/2012 Click on an image to enlarge   flowers bark fall...

• Apple Serviceberry

  Published in Four Season Landscape, Butterflies, Plants for Shady Sites, Salt-Tolerant Trees and Shrubs
  Botanical Name: Amelanchier x grandifloraCommon Name: Apple Serviceberry Reviewed 2/2012   fall color bark leaves in fall fruit   Height: 20-25' Spread: 20-25' Habit/Form: Broad, and often...

• Golden Glory Cornelian-cherry Dogwood

  GOLDEN GLORY CORNELIAN-CHERRY DOGWOODBotanical Name: Cornus mas 'Golden Glory'Common Name: Golden Glory Cornelian-cherry Dogwood  Click on an image to enlarge flowers     Height: 12-15' Spread: 8-10' Habit/Form:...

• Cornelian-cherry Dogwood

  Published in Trees and Shrubs That Attract Birds, Plants Tolerant of Wet Sites, Plants for Shady Sites, Butterflies, Four Season Landscape
   Botanical Name: Cornus mas Common Name: Cornelian-cherry Dogwood Click on an image to enlarge form flowers fruits Height: 20-25' Spread: 15-20' Habit/Form: Oval, multi-trunked tree Growth Rate: Slow Zone: 4 to...

• Pagoda Dogwood

  Published in Trees and Shrubs That Attract Birds, Plants for Shady Sites, Native Trees, Large Deciduous Shrubs, Butterflies, Four Season Landscape
  Botanical Name: Cornus alternifoliaCommon Name: Pagoda Dogwood   Click on an image to enlarge form flowers fall color Height: 15-25' Spread: 20-25' Habit/Form: Oval, most commonly found as multi-trunked. Unique...

• Sugar Tyme® Crabapple

  Published in Crabapples for the Home Landscape
    Botanical Name: Malus 'Sutyzam'Common Name: Sugar Tyme® Crabapple Height: 18-20' Spread: 15-18' Habit/Form: Upright -Oval Growth Rate: Medium Zone: 4 to 7Cultural Requirements: Plant in full sun for best flowering and fruiting. Prefers...

• Prairifire Crabapple

  Published in Crabapples for the Home Landscape
  Botanical Name: Malus 'Prairifire'Common Name: Prairifire Crabapple Height: 15-20' Spread: 15-20' Habit/Form: Upright-spreading Growth Rate: Medium Zone: 4-7Cultural Requirements: Plant in full sun for best flowering and fruiting. Prefers...

• Cardinal Red-Osier Dogwood

  Published in Large Deciduous Shrubs, Four Season Landscape
  Botanical Name: Cornus sericea ssp. sericea 'Cardinal' Common Name: Cardinal Red-Osier Dogwood Click on an image to enlarge   winter summer   Height: 6-9' Spread: 6-9' Habit/Form: Broad spreading Growth Rate: Fast...

• Red-Osier Dogwood

  Published in Plants Tolerant of Wet Sites, native, Large Deciduous Shrubs, Butterflies, Trees and Shrubs That Attract Birds
  Botanical Name: Cornus sericea ssp. sericeaCommon Name: Red-Osier Dogwood Click on an image to enlarge leaves winter form Height: 7-9' Spread: 8-10' Habit/Form: Broad spreading, rounded, multi-stemmed Growth Rate: Fast (More...

• Gray Dogwood

  Published in Plants Tolerant of Wet Sites, Plants for Shady Sites, native, Large Deciduous Shrubs, Trees and Shrubs That Attract Birds
  Botanical Name: Cornus racemosa Common Name: Gray Dogwood Click on an imae to enlarge form flowers fall color Height: 10-15' Spread: 10-15' Habit/Form: Multi-stemmed, upright spreading Growth Rate: Slow (Less than 6...

• Ivory Silk Tree Lilac

  Published in Fastigiates, Columnars
   Botanical Name: Syringa reticulata 'Ivory Silk'Common Name: Ivory Silk Tree Lilac click image to enlarge Flower   Height: 20-25' Spread: 15-25' Habit/Form: Oval Growth Rate: Medium Zone: 3-7Cultural Requirements:...

• Japanese Tree Lilac

  Published in Trees and Shrubs That Attract Birds, Salt-Tolerant Trees and Shrubs, not favored by deer
   Botanical Name: Syringa reticulataCommon Name: Japanese Tree Lilac   Height: 20-25' Spread: 15-25' Habit/Form: Oval to Rounded Growth Rate: Medium Zone: 3 to 7Cultural Requirements: Best flowering occurs in full sun, but tolerant of...

• China Snow Peking Lilac

  Botanical Name: Syringa pekinensis 'Morton' Common Name: Morton Peking lilac - China Snow ® form bark Height: 25-30' Spread: 20-25' Habit/Form: Upright to Rounded Growth Rate: Medium Zone: 5-7Cultural Requirements:...

• Peking Lilac

  Published in Salt-Tolerant Trees and Shrubs, Four Season Landscape
   Botanical Name: Syringa pekinensis Common Name: Peking Lilac Click on an image to enlarge form flower bark Height: 20-25' Spread: 20-25' Habit/Form: Upright to Rounded Growth Rate: Medium Zone: 4-7Cultural...

• Carolina Silverbell

  Published in Plants for Shady Sites, Black walnut toxicity tolerant, Plants Tolerant of Wet Sites
   Botanical Name: Halesia tetrapteraCommon Name: Carolina Silverbell Click on an image to enlarge form flower Height: 25-30' Spread: 20-25' Habit/Form: Oval Growth Rate: Medium Zone: 4 - 8Cultural Requirements: An...

• Winter King Hawthorn

  Published in Hawthorn, Crataegus, Four Season Landscape
  Botanical Name: Crataegus viridis 'Winter King'Common Name: Winter King Hawthorn Click on an image to enlarge form leaves Height: 20-25' Spread: 20-30' Habit/Form: Rounded, almost vase-shaped Growth Rate: Medium/Fast Zone:...

• Velvet Cloak Smoketree

  Published in Large Deciduous Shrubs
  Botanical Name: Cotinus coggygria 'Velvet Cloak'Common Name: Velvet Cloak Smoketree Height: 8-10' Spread: 10-12' Habit/Form: Open, upright spreading Growth Rate: Medium (6-12 inches per year) Zone: 5-8 Cultural Requirements: Best planted in part...

• Royal Purple Smoketree

  Published in Large Deciduous Shrubs
   Botanical Name: Cotinus coggygria 'Royal Purple'Common Name: Royal Purple Smoketree   Form Leaf Smoke Click image to enlarge   Height: 8-10' Spread: 10-12' Habit/Form: Open and spreading Growth Rate: Medium...

• Nordine Smoketree

  Published in Large Deciduous Shrubs
  Botanical Name: Cotinus coggygria ' Nordine' Common Name: Nordine Smoketree Click on an image to enlarge flowers leaves Height: 8-10' Spread: 10-12' Habit/Form: Upright-spreading. Growth Rate: Medium Zone: 5-8Cultural...

• Smoketree

  Published in Summer-Flowering Trees & Shrubs, not favored by deer, Large Deciduous Shrubs, f
  Botanical Name: Cotinus coggygriaCommon Name: Smoketree Height: 10-15' Spread: 10-15' Habit/Form: Multi-stemmed shrub or single trunk tree, often upright in habit Growth Rate: Medium (6-12 inches per year) Zone: 5-8 Cultural Requirements: Best...

• Red-Flowered Vernal Witch-Hazel

  Published in Four Season Landscape
  Botanical Name: Hamamelis vernalis f. carneaCommon Name: Red-Flowered Vernal Witch-Hazel Click to enlarge image Fall color Height: 6-10' Spread: 10-15' Habit/Form: Irregular to rounded Growth Rate: Medium Zone: 4-8 Cultural...

• Vernal Witch-Hazel

  Published in Trees and Shrubs That Attract Birds, Plants Tolerant of Wet Sites, Large Deciduous Shrubs
  Botanical Name: Hamamelis vernalisCommon Name: Vernal Witch-Hazel Click on an image to enlarge fall color flowers Height: 6-10' Spread: 10-15' Habit/Form: Rounded to upright Growth Rate: Medium (6-12 inches per year) ...

• Common Witch-Hazel

  Published in Trees and Shrubs That Attract Birds, Salt-Tolerant Trees and Shrubs, native, Midwest, Large Deciduous Shrubs, Butterflies, Four Season Landscape
  Botanical Name: Hamamelis virginiana Common Name: Common Witch-Hazel Click on a photo to enlarge form fall color flowers Height: 15-25' Spread: 15-20' Habit/Form: Upright to rounded Growth Rate: Medium (6-12 inches per...

• Unique Panicled Hydrangea

  Published in hydrangeas, Large Deciduous Shrubs
  Botanical Name: Hydrangea paniculata 'Unique'Common Name: Unique Panicled Hydrangea Height: 6-10' Spread: 6-10' Habit/Form: Rounded to spreading Growth Rate: Fast (More than 12 inches per year)  Zone: 3-8Cultural Requirements: Best in...

• Pink Diamond Panicled Hydrangea

  Botanical Name: Hydrangea paniculata 'Pink Diamond'Common Name: Pink Diamond Panicled Hydrangea Click on an image to enlarge form flower Height: 8-10' Spread: 10-15' Habit/Form: Upright to rounded Growth Rate: Fast Zone:...

• PeeGee Hydrangea

  Published in hydrangeas, Large Deciduous Shrubs
  Botanical Name: Hydrangea paniculata 'Grandiflora'Common Name: PeeGee Hydrangea Click on an image to enlarge form flower Height: 10-20' Spread: 10-15' Habit/Form: Rounded to spreading Growth Rate: Fast (More than 12 inches...

• Panicle Hydrangea

  Published in Large Deciduous Shrubs, Butterflies, Four Season Landscape
  Botanical Name: Hydrangea paniculataCommon Name: Panicle Hydrangea Height: 10-20' Spread: 10-15' Habit/Form: Upright to spreading Growth Rate: Fast (More than 12 inches per year) Zone: 3-8Cultural Requirements: Full sun to part shade; prefers...

• Cut-leaved Sumac

  Published in Large Deciduous Shrubs
   Botanical Name: Rhus typhina 'Laciniata'Common Name: Cut-leaved Sumac Height: 15-20' Spread: 15-20' Habit/Form: Large, upright suckering, colonizing shrub Growth Rate: Fast Zone: 4-8Cultural Requirements: Best in full sun in most soils...

• Staghorn Sumac

  Published in Trees and Shrubs That Attract Birds, Salt-Tolerant Trees and Shrubs, native, Large Deciduous Shrubs, Four Season Landscape
  Rhus typhinaCommon Name: Staghorn Sumac Click on an image to enlarge form fruit fall color Height: 15-25' Spread: 15-30' Habit/Form: Large, suckering, colonizing shrub. Growth Rate: Fast Zone: 4-8Cultural Requirements:...

• Smooth Sumac

  Published in Salt-Tolerant Trees and Shrubs, native, Large Deciduous Shrubs, Trees and Shrubs That Attract Birds
   Botanical Name: Rhus glabraCommon Name: Smooth Sumac Click on am image to enlarge form fruit fall color Height: 10-15' Spread: 10-15' Habit/Form: Large, suckering, colonizing shrub. Growth Rate: Fast Zone:...

• Chicago Lustre Southern Arrowwood

  Published in Large Deciduous Shrubs, Chicagoland Grows, birds, Viburnum
  Botanical Name: Viburnum dentatum 'Synnestvedt'Common Name: Chicago LustreTM Southern Arrowwood Height: 8-10' Spread: 8-10' Habit/Form: Uniform upright rounded shrub Growth Rate: Medium Zone: 3-8Fruit: Red to purpleFall Color: BurgundyCultural...

• Autumn JazzTM Southern Arrowwood

  Published in Large Deciduous Shrubs, Chicagoland Grows, Viburnum
  Botanical Name: Viburnum dentatum 'Ralph Senior'Common Name: Autumn JazzTM Southern Arrowwood Height: 8-10' Spread: 6-8' Habit/Form: Compact, vase-shaped Growth Rate: Medium Zone: 3-8Fruit: Red to purple*Fall Color: Yellow orange to red...

• Northern BurgundyTM Southern Arrowwood

  Published in Chicagoland Grows, birds, Large Deciduous Shrubs
   Botanical Name: Viburnum dentatum 'Morton'Common Name: Northern BurgundyTM Southern Arrowwood Height: 10-12' Spread: 6-8' Habit/Form: Upright to vase-shaped Growth Rate: Medium Zone: 3-8Cultural Requirements: Sun or shade; adaptable to...

• Southern Arrowwood Viburnum

  Published in Trees and Shrubs That Attract Birds, Salt-Tolerant Trees and Shrubs, Plants Tolerant of Wet Sites, native, Large Deciduous Shrubs, Butterflies, Viburnums
  Botanical Name: Viburnum dentatum Common Name: Southern Arrowwood Viburnum Click on an image to enlarge form leaves flowers fruits Height: 8-10 (15)' Spread: 6-15' Habit/Form: Rounded to vase shaped with...

• Blackhaw Viburnum

  Published in native, Large Deciduous Shrubs, Salt-Tolerant Trees and Shrubs
  Botanical Name: Viburnum prunifoliumCommon Name: Blackhaw Viburnum Click on an image to enlarge form flower fruits fall color Height: 12-15' Spread: 8-12' Habit/Form: Rounded Growth Rate: Slow to medium ...

• Grow-low Fragrant Sumac

  Published in Rhus, Low growing shrubs
  Botanical Name: Rhus aromatica 'Gro-low'Common Name: Grow-low Fragrant Sumac Height: 2-3' Spread: 6-8' Habit/Form: Wide spreading, low and mounded Growth Rate: Slow to medium Zone: 4-8Cultural Requirements: A very adaptable plant. Prefers full...

• Hills-of-Snow Hydrangea

  Published in Hydrangea, Low growing shrubs
  Botanical Name: Hydrangea arborescens f. grandifloraCommon Name: Hills-of-Snow Hydrangea Click on an image to enlarge form flower Height: 3-5' Spread: 3-5' Habit/Form: Suckering Growth Rate: Fast Zone: 4-9Cultural...

• Smooth Hydrangea

  Published in native, Low growing shrubs, Four Season Landscape
  Botanical Name: Hydrangea arborescensCommon Name: Smooth Hydrangea Click on an image to enlarge form flower Height: 3-5' Spread: 3-5' Habit/Form: Rounded mounds Growth Rate: Fast Zone: 4-9Cultural Requirements: A very...

• Concorde Purple-leaved Japanese Barberry

  Published in Low growing shrubs, Berberis, barberry
   Botanical Name: Berberis thunbergii 'Concorde'Common Name: Concorde Purple-leaved Japanese Barberry   Click on an image to enlarge form flowers Height: 1-2' Spread: 1-2'  Habit/Form: Compact, low mound ...

• Rose Glow Japanese Barberry

  Published in Berberis, barberry, Low growing shrubs
  Botanical Name: Berberis thunbergii 'Rose Glow' Common Name: Rose Glow Japanese Barberry   Height: 4-5' Spread: 4-5' Habit/Form: Mounded Growth Rate: Medium Zone: 4-7Cultural Requirements: Prefers full sun but tolerant of part shade. Plants...

• Crimson Pygmy Japanese Barberry

  Published in Low growing shrubs, Berberis, barberry, Four Season Landscape
  Botanical Name: Berberis thunbergii var. atropurpurea 'Nana'Common Name: Crimson Pygmy Japanese Barberry Height: 1 ½ to 2' Spread: 2 ½ to 3' Habit/Form: Mounded Growth Rate: Medium Zone: 4-7Cultural Requirements: Prefers full sun but tolerant...

• Cut-leaf Stephanandra

  Published in Low growing shrubs, Stephanandra
  Botanical Name: Stephanandra incisa 'Crispa' Common Name: Cut-leaf Stephanandra Click on an image to enlarge form fall color Height: 2-3' Spread: 2-3' Habit/Form: Low mounded, suckering shrub with graceful arching stems ...

• Japanese Kerria

  Published in not favored by deer, Low growing shrubs, Four Season Landscape
  Botanical Name: Kerria japonica Common Name: Japanese Kerria Click on an image to enlarge form Kerria japonica 'Pleniflora' Height: 3-6' Spread: 5-8' Habit/Form: Upright and arching Growth Rate: Medium Zone: 4-9Cultural...

• Variegated Japanese Kerria

  Published in Low growing shrubs, Kerria, variegated
  Botanical Name: Kerria japonica 'Picta'Common Name: Variegated Japanese Kerria Height: 3-4' Spread: 4-6' Habit/Form: Upright and arching Growth Rate: Medium Zone: 4-9Cultural Requirements: Does well in loamy, fertile, well-drained soil and is...

• Virginia Sweetspire

  Published in Low growing shrubs, Plants Tolerant of Wet Sites
  Botanical Name: Itea virginica Common Name: Virginia Sweetspire Height: 3-5' Spread: 4-6' Habit/Form: Rounded Growth Rate: Medium Zone: 5-9Cultural Requirements: In the wild, this shrub is often found in wet areas, but is tolerant of dry soils...

• Mt. Airy Fothergilla

  Published in Low growing shrubs
  Botanical Name: Fothergilla 'Mt. Airy' Common Name: Mt. Airy Fothergilla Click on an image to enlarge form flowers Height: 4(5)-6' Spread: 5-6' Habit/Form: Upright; suckering Growth Rate: Slow Zone: 5-8Cultural...

• Dwarf Fothergilla

  Published in Plants Tolerant of Wet Sites, Low growing shrubs, Four Season Landscape
  Botanical Name: Fothergilla gardenii Common Name: Dwarf Fothergilla Click on an image to enlarge   form flowers fall color Height: 2-3' Spread: 2-3' Habit/Form: Rounded mound Growth Rate: Slow Zone:...

• Slender Deutzia

  Published in Low growing shrubs
  Botanical Name: Deutzia gracilisCommon Name: Slender Deutzia Height: 2-4' Spread: 3-4' Habit/Form: Low, mounded Growth Rate: Slow to medium Zone: 4-8Cultural Requirements: Best in full sun or light shade in well-drained soil; pH adaptable....

• Hesse Cotoneaster

  Published in Low growing shrubs, Four Season Landscape
  Botanical Name: Cotoneaster 'Hessei' Common Name: Hesse Cotoneaster Click on an image to enlarge Hesse Cotoneaster Hesse Cotoneaster Height: 1-2' Spread: 5-6' Habit/Form: Low, spreading Growth Rate: Slow to medium Zone:...

• Cranberry Cotoneaster

  Published in Low growing shrubs
  Botanical Name: Cotoneaster apiculataCommon Name: Cranberry Cotoneaster Height: 3-4' Spread: 3-6' Habit/Form: Low, wide spreading Growth Rate: Slow Zone: 4-7Cultural Requirements: Prefers moist, well-drained soil, in full sun to part shade....

• New Jersey Tea

  Published in Butterflies, Low growing shrubs, native
  Botanical Name: Ceanothus americanusCommon Name: New Jersey Tea Click on an image to enlarge Ceanothus americanus Ceanothus americanus Height: 3-4' Spread: 3-5' Habit/Form: Rounded Growth Rate: Slow to medium Zone:...

• Bluebeard

  Published in Summer-Flowering Trees & Shrubs, Low growing shrubs, Late Summer & Autumn Perennials, Four Season Landscape
  Botanical Name: Caryopteris xclandonensis Common Name: Bluebeard, Blue-Spirea Click on an image to enlarge Caryopteris xclandonensis 'Blue Mist' Caryopteris xclandonensis 'Blue Mist' Height: 2-4' Spread: 3-4' Habit/Form:...

• Iroquois Beauty Black Chokeberry

  Published in Low growing shrubs
   Botanical Name: Aronia melanocarpa 'Morton' Common Name: Iroquois BeautyTM Black Chokeberry Click on an image to enlarge Aronia melanocarpa 'Morton" flowers Aronia melanocarpa 'Morton"...

• Black Chokeberry

  Published in Salt-Tolerant Trees and Shrubs, Plants Tolerant of Wet Sites, Plants for Shady Sites, native, Low growing shrubs
  Botanical Name: Aronia melanocarpaCommon Name: Black Chokeberry   Height: 3-5' Spread: 6-8' Habit/Form: Upright and mounded Growth Rate: Medium Zone: 3-8Cultural Requirements: Best in full sun but tolerant of partial shade. Plants are very...

• Techny Eastern Arborvitae

  Published in Arborvitae, Intermediate-Sized Evergreens for the Home Landsca
  Botanical Name: Thuja occidentalis 'Techny'Common Name: Techny Eastern Arborvitae Height: 10-15' Spread: 12-18' Habit/Form: Broad pyramidal Growth Rate: Medium to slow Zone: 4-8Cultural Requirements: Prefers full sun to...

• Emerald Green Eastern Arborvitae

  Published in Intermediate-Sized Evergreens for the Home Landsca, Arborvitae, Fastigiates, Columnars
  Botanical Name: Thuja occidentalis 'Smaragd' Common Name: Emerald Green Eastern Arborvitae Form Click to enlarge photo Height: 10-15' Spread: 3-4' Habit/Form: Narrow pyramidal Growth Rate: Slow Zone: 3-7Cultural Requirements:...

• Holmstrup Eastern Arborvitae

  Published in Arborvitae, deer, Intermediate-Sized Evergreens for the Home Landsca
  Botanical Name: Thuja occidentalis 'Holmstrup'Common Name: Holmstrup Eastern Arborvitae Click on an image to enlarge A hedge of Holmstrup Eastern Arborvitae A close-up of immature cones Height: 6-8' Spread: 2-3' Habit/Form:...

• Shrubby Cinquefoil

  Published in native, Low growing shrubs, Salt-Tolerant Trees and Shrubs
  Botanical Name:Potentilla fruticosa Common Name: Shrubby Cinquefoil Height: 1-4' Spread: 2-4' Habit/Form: Mounded Growth Rate: Fast Zone: 2-6 Cultural Requirements: Grow in full sun for maximum flower production; tolerates many soil conditions...

• Pink Beauty Shrubby Potentilla

  Published in Low growing shrubs
  Botanical Name: Potentilla fruticosa 'Pink Beauty'Common Name: Pink Beauty Shrubby Potentilla    Height: 2-3' Spread: 2-3' Habit/Form: Mounded Growth Rate: Fast Zone: 2-6Cultural Requirements: Grow in full sun for maximum flower...

• Donald Wyman Crabapple

  Published in Crabapples for the Home Landscape
  Botanical Name: Malus 'Donald Wyman'Common Name: Donald Wyman Crabapple    Click image to enlarge Form Flower   Fruit Bark Height: 20-25' Spread: 20-25' Habit/Form: Rounded Growth Rate:...

• Paperbark Maple

  Published in Columnars, Fastigiates, Four Season Landscape, Plants for Shady Sites
  Botanical Name: Acer griseum Common Name: Paperbark Maple Updated 1/2012 Click on an image to enlarge Summer Form Winter Form Fruit   Summer leaves Fall Leaves Bark Height:...

• Chanticleer Callery Pear

  Published in Fastigiates, Columnars
  Botanical Name: Pyrus calleryana ‘Chanticleer’ Common Name: Chanticleer Callery Pear   Click on an image to enlarge Form Flower/Fruit Bark

• Adirondack Crabapple

  Published in Crabapple, Crabapples for the Home Landscape, Fastigiates, Columnars
  Botanical Name: Malus ‘Adirondack’ Common Name: Adirondack Crabapple   Click image to enlarge Form Fruit Bark Height/Width:12'/6'Form: ColumnarBud/Flowers:  Red/White Fruit:  Orange RedDisease Resistance:...

• Upright Eastern White Pine

  Published in Fastigiates, Columnars
  Botanical Name: Pinus strobus ‘Fastigiata’ Common Name: Upright Eastern White Pine   Click on an image to enlarge Form Needles   Cones Bark

• Western Arborvitae

  Published in not favored by deer, large evergreen, Trees and Shrubs That Attract Birds
  Botanical Name: Thuja plicata Common Name: Western Arborvitae Click on an image to enlarge Cones Needles Height: 50-70' Spread: 15-25' Habit/Form: Narrow pyramidal Growth Rate: Slow to medium Zone: 5-7Cultural...

• Eastern Hemlock

  Published in large evergreen, native, Plants Tolerant of Wet Sites, Trees and Shrubs That Attract Birds
  Botanical Name: Tsuga canadensis Common Name: Eastern Hemlock Click on an image to enlarge Form Needles   Cones Bark Height: 40-70' Spread: 25-35' Habit/Form: Pyramidal Growth Rate:...

• Eastern Arborvitae

  Published in Trees and Shrubs That Attract Birds, large evergreen, Native Trees, Plants Tolerant of Wet Sites, Salt-Tolerant Trees and Shrubs
  Botanical Name: Thuja occidentalisCommon Name: Eastern Arborvitae Click on an image to enlarge Form Needles Bark Height: 40-60' Spread: 15-25' Habit/Form: Narrow, conical becoming pyramidal with age Growth Rate:...

• Eastern White Pine

  Published in Native Trees, large evergreen, Trees and Shrubs That Attract Birds
   Botanical Name: Pinus strobus Common Name: Eastern White Pine   Click on an image to enlarge Form Needles Bark Height: 50-80' Spread: 20-40' Habit/Form: Spreading Growth Rate: Fast Zone: 3-7Cultural...

• Colorado Spruce

  Published in large evergreen, Salt-Tolerant Trees and Shrubs
   Botanical Name: Picea pungens Common Name: Colorado Spruce Click on an image to enlarge Form Needles Bark Height: 30-60' Spread: 15-20' Habit/Form: Broad pyramidal Growth Rate: Medium Zone: 3-7Cultural...

• Hydrangeas

  Published in hydrangeas, Hydrangea
   Hydrangeas for the Home Landscape Hydrangeas are available in a range of sizes and forms Most selections produce showy, long-lasting flower clusters Flowers may exhibit attractive color changes through the season as they...

• Shining Sumac

  Published in Rhus, Large Deciduous Shrubs, Sumac
  Botanical Name: Rhus copallina Common Name: Shining Sumac Click on an image to enlarge form fall color Height: 5-7' Spread: 4-6' Habit/Form: Compact and spreading Growth Rate: Slow to medium Zone: 4-8Cultural Requirements: A...

• P.J.M. Rhododendron

  Published in Low growing shrubs
  Botanical Name: Rhododendron 'P.J.M.' Common Name: P.J. M. Rhododendron Height: 3-6' Spread: 3-6' Habit/Form: Rounded Growth Rate: Slow Zone: 4-7Cultural Requirements: Their ability to tolerate near neutral soils makes this one of the most...

• Annabelle Hydrangea

  Published in hydrangeas
  Botanical Name: Hydrangea arborescens 'Annabelle' Common Name: Annabelle Hydrangea Click on an image to enlarge summer winter Height: 3-5' Spread: 3-5' Habit/Form: Suckering Growth Rate: Fast Zone: 4-9Cultural...

• Serbian Spruce

  Published in large evergreen
  Botanical Name: Picea omorika Common Name: Serbian Spruce Click on an image to enlarge. Form Needles Bark Height: 50-60' Spread: 20-25' Habit/Form: Narrow conical Growth Rate: Slow Zone: 4-7Cultural Requirements:...

• Black Hill's Spruce

  Published in large evergreen
   Botanical Name: Picea glauca var. densata Common Name: Black Hill's Spruce Click on an image to enlarge. Form Needles   Cones Bark Height: 20-40' Spread: 10-20' Habit/Form: Densely conical ...

• White Spruce

  Published in large evergreen, Plants Tolerant of Wet Sites, Trees and Shrubs That Attract Birds
   Botanical Name: Picea glauca Common Name: White Spruce Click on an image to enlarge. Form Needles   Cones Bark Height: 40-60' Spread: 15-20' Habit/Form: Broad pyramidal Growth Rate: Medium ...

• Norway Spruce

  Published in Trees and Shrubs That Attract Birds, large evergreen
   Botanical Name: Picea abies Common Name: Norway Spruce Click on an image to enlarge. Form Needles   Cones Bark Height: 40-60' Spread: 20-30' Habit/Form: Pyramidal Growth Rate: Medium to Fast ...

• Chinese Juniper

  Published in large evergreen, Salt-Tolerant Trees and Shrubs
  Botanical Name: Juniperus chinensis Common Name: Chinese Juniper Click on an image to enlarge. Form Needles Bark Height: 50-60' Spread: 15-20'Habit/Form: pyramidal to conical Rate: S/M Zone: 4-9Cultural Requirements: ...

• White fir

  Published in large evergreens
  Botanical Name: Abies concolor Common Name: White Fir Reviewed 1/2012 Click on an image to enlarge. Form Needles Bark Height: 30-50'  Spread: 20-30'  Habit/Form: Pyramidal  Growth Rate: Slow to...

• Allegheny Serviceberry

  Published in Plants for Shady Sites, Butterflies, Native Trees
  Botanical Name: Amelanchier laevis Common Name:Allegheny Serviceberry* Reviewed 2/2012 Click on an image to enlarge Fall form Flower Fall leaf Height: 20-25  Spread: 15-18'  Habit/Form: Upright  Growth...

• Autumn Brilliance Serviceberry

  Botanical Name: Amelanchier x grandiflora 'Autumn Brilliance' Common Name: Autumn Brilliance Apple Serviceberry Updated 2/2012Click on an image to enlarge spring flowers   Fall form Fall...

• Sweetbay Magnolia

  Published in Plants for Shady Sites, Plants Tolerant of Wet Sites
  Botanical Name: Magnolia virginiana Common Name: Sweetbay Magnolia Click on an image to enlarge Form Flower Leaf Height: 10-20'  Spread: 10-20'  Habit/Form: Upright, spreading  Growth Rate: Medium...

• Star Magnolia

  Published in Plants for Shady Sites
  Botanical Name: Magnolia stellata Common Name: Star Magnolia Click on an image to enlarge Leaves Height: 8-10'  Spread: 10-12'  Habit/Form: Round to spreading  Growth Rate: Slow  Zone: 4-8 Cultural...

• Merrill Loebner Magnolia

  Published in Recommended Magnolias for the Home Landscape, Intermediate Sized Trees, Magnolia
  Botanical Name: Magnolia x loebneri 'Merrill' Common Name: Merrill Loebner Magnolia   Click on an image to enlarge Form Flower Bark Height: 20-15'  Spread: 15-20'  Habit/Form: Upright, pyramidal  Growth...

• Leonard Messel Loebner's Magnolia

  Published in Magnolia, Recommended Magnolias for the Home Landscape
  Botanical Name: Magnolia x loebneri 'Leonard Messel' Common Name: Leonard Messel Loebner's MagnoliaClick on an image to enlarge Form Flower Bark Height: 25-30' Spread: 30-35' Habit/Form: Rounded Growth Rate: Medium ...

• Autumn Flame Red Maple

  Botanical Name: Acer rubrum 'Autumn Flame' Common Name: Autumn Flame Red Maple Reviewed 1/2012Click on an image to enlarge Fall form Fall leaf Flower Height: 50-60' Spread: 40-50' Habit/Form: Rounded Growth Rate: Moderate...

• Red Maple

  Published in Plants Tolerant of Wet Sites, Black walnut toxicity tolerant
  Botanical Name: Acer rubrum Common Name: Red Maple Reviewed 1/2012 Click on an image to enlarge Form Fall form Leaf   Flower Fruit Height: 40-50' Spread: 35-45' Habit/Form: Variable in growing...

• State Street® Miyabe Maple

  Published in Four Season Landscape
  Botanical Name: Acer miyabei 'Morton'  Common Name: Miyabe Maple- STATE STREET® Updated 1/2012 Click on an image to enlarge form Leaf   Fruit Bark   buttress fall...

• Miyabe Maple

  Botanical Name: Acer miyabei Common Name: Miyabe Maple Updated 1/2012Click on an image to enlarge form Fall form Leaf   Fall leaf Flower Bark   Height: 40-50' Spread: 30-35' Habit/Form:...

• Marmo Freeman Maple

  Published in Four Season Landscape, Fastigiates, Columnars
   Botanical Name: Acer x freemanii 'Marmo' Common Name: Marmo Freeman's Maple Reviewed 1/2012   Click on an image to enlarge form fall color Height: 45-70' Spread: 35-40' Habit/Form: Uniform, upright to columnar...

• Freeman Maple- AUTUMN BLAZE®

  Botanical Name: Acer x freemanii 'Jeffersred' Common Name: Jeffersred Freeman's Maple- AUTUMN BLAZE® Update 1/2012 Click on an image to enlarge form seeds Fall form Fall leaf Height: 50-60' Spread:...

• Armstrong Freeman Maple

  Published in Fastigiates, Columnars
  Botanical Name: Acer x freemanii 'Armstrong'  Common Name: Armstrong Freeman's Maple Reviewed 1/2012   Click on an image to enlarge form Fall form Fall leaf Bark ...

• Freeman Maple

  Botanical Name: Acer x freemanii Common Name: Freeman's Maple Reviewed 1/2012Click on an image to enlarge Fall form Fall leaf Flower Height: 40-70'   Spread: 45-50'  Habit/Form: Oval to irregular, rounded...

• Northern Red Oak

  Published in tree selection, Native Trees, native, red oak, Quercus, Oak
  Botanical Name: Quercus rubra Common Name: Northern Red Oak* Click on an image to enlarge Form Leaf Flowers   Fruit Bark Height: 60-80' Spread: 60-75' Habit/Form: Rounded Growth rate: M...

• English Oak

  Published in Salt-Tolerant Trees and Shrubs, Quercus, Oak
  Botanical Name: Quercus robur Common Name: English Oak Click on an image to enlarge Winter form Leaf Fruit Height: 40-60' Spread: 50-60' Habit/Form: Rounded to spreading Growth rate: S/M Zones: 4-8Cultural requirements: ...

• Chinkapin Oak

  Published in Oak, Native Trees, chinkapin, Quercus
  Botanical Name: Quercus muhlenbergii Common Name: Chinkapin Oak* Click on an image to enlarge Form Winter form Leaf Fall leaf Fruit Bark Height: 40-50' Spread: 50-70' Habit/Form: Rounded Growth...

• Bur Oak

  Published in Salt-Tolerant Trees and Shrubs, Quercus, Oak, Native Trees
  Botanical Name: Quercus macrocarpa Common Name: Bur Oak* Click on an image to enlarge Form Winter form Leaf Fruit Bark Height: 70-80' Spread: 80-90' Habit/Form: Broadly Oval Growth Rate: S Zones:...

• Swamp White Oak

  Published in Salt-Tolerant Trees and Shrubs, Native Trees, Plants Tolerant of Wet Sites
  Botanical Name: Quercus bicolor Common Name: Swamp White Oak Click on an image to enlarge Form Winter form Fall leaf Fruit Bark Height: 50-60' Spread: 50-60' Habit/Form: Broadly-rounded Growth...

• White Oak

  Published in Salt-Tolerant Trees and Shrubs, Oak, Black walnut toxicity tolerant, Native Trees, Quercus
  Botanical Name: Quercus alba Common Name: White Oak* Click on an image to enlarge Form Leaf Fall leaf Fruit Bark Height: 50-80' Spread: 50-80' Habit/Form: Pyramidal in youth changing to...

• Triumph™ Elm

  Published in elm, Ulmus, Triumph
  Botanical Name: Ulmus x 'Morton Glossy' Common Name: TriumphTM ElmClick on an image to enlarge. Form Leaf Bark Height: 50-60' Spread: 40-50' Habit: Upright Oval Zone: 4-9Cultural requirements: Easily transplanted, quick...

• Accolade™ Elm

  Published in Accolade, Ulmus, elm
  Botanical Name: Ulmus 'Morton' Common Name: Accolade™ ElmClick on an image to enlarge. Form Fall form Leaf Fall leaf Bark Height: 40-60' Spread: 35-40' Habit/Form: Upright to vase Growth rate:...

• Littleleaf Linden

  Published in Butterflies, Intermediate Sized Trees
  Botanical Name: Tilia cordata Common Name: Littleleaf Linden Click on an image to enlarge. Form Leaf Bark Height: 45-60' Spread: 25-30' Habit/Form: Pyramidal in youth, upright-oval with age Growth Rate: M Zone: ...

• American Linden

  Published in Native Trees, Trees and Shrubs That Attract Birds
  Botanical Name: Tilia americana Common Name: American Linden* Click on an image to enlarge. Form Leaf   Flower Bark Height: 60-80'Spread: 30-40'Form: Oval to roundedRate: Medium (13 to 22 inches a...

• Shawnee Brave Bald Cypress

  Published in Fastigiates, Columnars
  Botanical Name: Taxodium distichum 'Shawnee Brave' Common Name: Shawnee Brave Bald Cypress   Click on an image to enlarge. Fall form Fall leaf

• Common Bald Cypress

  Published in Salt-Tolerant Trees and Shrubs, Plants Tolerant of Wet Sites, not favored by deer, Native Trees, large evergreen, Trees and Shrubs That Attract Birds
  Botanical Name: Taxodium distichum Common Name: Common Bald Cypress* Click on an image to enlarge. Form Fall form Leaf   Fall leaf Fruit Bark Height: 50-70' Spread: 20-30' Habit/Form: Pyramidal...

• European Larch

  Published in Trees and Shrubs That Attract Birds, Salt-Tolerant Trees and Shrubs, not favored by deer, large evergreen, Four Season Landscape
  Botanical Name: Larix decidua Common Name: European Larch Click on an image to enlarge. Form Winter form Leaf   Flower Cone Bark Height: 70-75' Spread: 25-30' Habit/Form: Pyramidal Growth...

• Kentucky Coffeetree

  Published in Salt-Tolerant Trees and Shrubs, Native Trees
  Botanical Name: Gymnocladus dioicus Common Name: Kentucky Coffeetree* Click on an image to enlarge. Form Leaf Fall leaf   Fruit Bark Height: 50-60 Spread: 40-50' Habit/Form: Broad to wide...

• Honey Locust

  Published in thornless, Native Trees, not favored by deer, Plants Tolerant of Wet Sites, Salt-Tolerant Trees and Shrubs
  Botanical Name: Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis Common Name: Thornless Honey Locust* Click on an image to enlarge Form Fall form Leaf   Fall leaf Fruit Bark Height: 40-70' Spread: ...

• Ginkgo

  Published in not favored by deer, Salt-Tolerant Trees and Shrubs
  Botanical Name: Ginkgo biloba Common Name: Ginkgo Click on an image to enlarge. Form Winter form Branch   Leaf Bark Height: 50-80' Spread: 30-40' Habit/Form: Broadly pyramidal to wide...

• Hackberry

  Published in birds, Butterflies, Native Trees, Plants Tolerant of Wet Sites, Salt-Tolerant Trees and Shrubs, Trees and Shrubs That Attract Birds
  Botanical Name: Celtis occidentalis Common Name: Hackberry Click on an image to enlarge Winter form Leaf bark form Height: 40-60' Spread: 40-60' Habit/Form: Pyramidal in youth changing to vase-shaped...

• Northern Catalpa

  Published in Salt-Tolerant Trees and Shrubs, Large Deciduous Trees, not favored by deer, Plants Tolerant of Wet Sites
  Botanical Name: Catalpa speciosaCommon Name: Northern Catalpa Click on an image to enlarge.   Form Winter form Leaf     Flower Fruit Bark   Height: 40-60' Spread: 20-40' Habit/Form:...

• River Birch

  Published in Salt-Tolerant Trees and Shrubs, Plants Tolerant of Wet Sites, Native Trees, Large Deciduous Trees, Butterflies, Black walnut toxicity tolerant, birds, Four Season Landscape
  Botanical Name: Betula nigraCommon Name: River Birch* Click on an image to enlarge. Form Winter form     Leaf Bark Height: 40-70' Spread: 40-60' Habit/Form: Pyramidal to rounded Growth Rate:...

• Oak-leaf Hydrangea

  Published in shrubs, Intermediate Sized, Hydrangea, Four Season Landscape
  Botanical Name: Hydrangea quercifolia Common Name: Oak-leaf Hydrangea form fall color Click image to enlargeHeight: 4-6'(8') Spread: 4-6' Habit/Form: Upright mounded Growth Rate: Slow (Less than 6 inches per year) to medium...

• Snow Queen Oak-leaf Hydrangea

  Published in Intermediate Sized, Hydrangea, shrubs
  Botanical Name: Hydrangea quercifolia 'Snow Queen' Common Name: Snow Queen Oak-leaf Hydrangea form bark flower fall color Click image to enlarge Height: 4-6' Spread: 4-6' Habit/Form: Compact and mounded Growth...

• Sikes Dwarf Oak-leaf Hydrangea

  Published in Low growing shrubs, Hydrangea, Sikes Dwarf
  Botanical Name: Hydrangea quercifolia 'Sikes Dwarf'Common Name: Sikes Dwarf Oak-leaf Hydrangea Height: 2-4' Spread: 2-4' Habit/Form: Compact and mounded Growth Rate: Slow to medium Zone: 5-9Cultural Requirements: Thrives in moist, slightly...

• Fragrant Sumac

  Published in Trees and Shrubs That Attract Birds, Low growing shrubs, native, Salt-Tolerant Trees and Shrubs
  Botanical Name: Rhus aromatica Common Name: Fragrant Sumac Click on an image to enlarge form leaves fruit fall color Height: 2-6' Spread: 6-10' Habit/Form: Mounded Growth Rate: Slow to medium Zone:...

• Prairie Flame Shining Sumac

  Published in Low growing shrubs, Chicagoland Grows, Four Season Landscape
  Botanical Name: Rhus copallina var. latifolia 'Morton' Common Name: Prairie FlameTM Shining Sumac Height: 5-6' Spread: 4-6' Habit/Form: Compact, mounding Growth Rate: Slow to medium Zone: 4-8Cultural Requirements: Sun to part shade; tolerant of...

• Knock out Rose

  Published in Low growing shrubs, Rose
   Botanical Name: Rosa 'Knock Out'Common Name: Knock out Rose   Height: 3-4' Spread: 3-4' Habit/Form: Round compact bushy Growth Rate: Medium to slow Zone: HardyCultural Requirements: Sun to light shade in moist, well-drained soil....

• Pink Knock Out Rose

  Published in Low growing shrubs
  Botanical Name: Rosa `Pink Knock Out'Common Name: Pink Knock Out Rose Height: 3-4' Spread: 3-4' Habit/Form: Round compact bushy Growth Rate: Medium to slow Zone: HardyCultural Requirements: Sun to light shade in moist, well-drained soil....

• Red-leaved Rose

  Published in Rose, Rosa, Four Season Landscape
   Botanical Name: Rosa glauca Common Name: Red-leaved Rose  Height: 5-7' Spread: 4-6' Habit/Form: Upright arching, spreading and eventually rounded Growth Rate: Medium Zone: 3Cultural Requirements: Best in full sun with moist,...

• Rugosa Rose

  Published in Salt-Tolerant Trees and Shrubs, Low growing shrubs, Trees and Shrubs That Attract Birds
  Botanical Name: Rosa rugosaCommon Name: Rugosa Rose   Height: 4-6' Spread: 4-6' Habit/Form: Upright, rounded, suckering, colonizing shrub Growth Rate: Medium-fast Zone: 3-7Cultural Requirements: One of the most trouble-free roses. Prefers...

• Blanc Double de Coubert Rose

  Published in Rosa, Low growing shrubs, Rose
  Botanical Name: Rosa rugosa 'Blanc Double de Coubert'Common Name: Blanc Double de Coubert Rose Height: 4-6' Spread: 4-6' Habit/Form: Upright, rounded, suckering, colonizing shrub Growth Rate: Fast Zone: 4-7Cultural Requirements: Prefers full...

• Frau Dagmar Hastrup Rugosa Rose

  Published in Salt-Tolerant Trees and Shrubs, Low growing shrubs, Four Season Landscape
  Botanical Name: Rosa rugosa 'Frau Dagmar Hastrup' Common Name: Frau Dagmar Hastrup Rugosa Rose   Form Bud Flower Click image to enlarge. Height: 3-4' Spread: 3-4' Habit/Form: Low dense mounded Growth...

• Goldflame Spirea

  Published in Low growing shrubs
   Botanical Name: Spiraea japonica 'Goldflame' Common Name: Goldflame Spirea   Height: 2-3' Spread: 3-4' Habit/Form: Low,dense mounded Growth Rate: Fast Zone: 4-7Cultural Requirements: Tolerant of many soils except those that are extremely...

• Little Princess Spirea

  LITTLE PRINCESS SPIREABotanical Name: Spiraea japonica 'Little Princess' Common Name: Little Princess SpireaHeight: 24-30" Spread: 24-30" Habit/Form: Dense, low growing, rounded Growth Rate: Fast Zone: 4-8Cultural Requirements: Best in full sun...

• Grefsheim Spirea

  Published in Low growing shrubs
  Botanical Name: Spiraea x cinerea 'Grefsheim'Common Name: Grefsheim Spirea Height: 4-5' Spread: 4-5' Habit/Form: Dense, rounded to vase-shaped with arching branches Growth Rate: Fast  Zone: 4-7Cultural Requirements: Full sun to partial...

• Wine and Roses® Weigela

  Published in Butterflies, birds, Four Season Landscape
  Botanical Name: Weigela florida 'Alexandra' Common Name: Wine and Roses® Weigela Click on an image to enlarge form flower Height: 4-6' Spread: 4-6' Habit/Form: Compact, rounded Growth Rate: Medium Zone: 4-8Cultural...

• Midnight Wine Weigela

  MIDNIGHT WINE WEIGELABotanical Name: Weigela florida 'Elvera' Common Name: Midnight Wine WeigelaHeight: 18-24" Spread: 24-36" Habit/Form: Low mounded Growth Rate: Medium Zone: 5-8Cultural Requirements: Best in full sun to part shade, extremely...

• Minuet Weigela

  Published in Low growing shrubs, Weigela
  Botanical Name: Weigela florida 'Minuet' Common Name: Minuet Weigela Height: 2-3' Spread: 2-3' Habit/Form: Compact rounded Growth Rate: Slow Zone: 5-8Cultural Requirements: Best in full sun to part shade, extremely hardy and adaptable to any...

• Tango Weigela

  Published in Low growing shrubs, Weigela
  Botanical Name: Weigela florida 'Tango'Common Name: Tango Weigela Height: 2-3' Spread: 2-3' Habit/Form: Compact, rounded Growth Rate: Medium Zone: 5-8Cultural Requirements: Best in full sun to part shade, extremely hardy and adaptable to any...

• Sawara-Cypress

  SAWARA-CYPRESSBotanical Name: Chamaecyparis pisiferaCommon Name: Sawara-Cypress Height: 50-70' Spread: 10-20' Habit/Form: Pyramidal Growth Rate: Medium to fast Zone: 4-8Cultural Requirements: Prefers full sun in moist, well-drained, slightly...

• Douglas-fir

  Published in large evergreen, Plants for Shady Sites
   Botanical Name: Pseudotsuga menziesiiCommon Name: Douglas-fir   Height: 40-80' Spread: 15-20' Habit/Form: Broadly conical to pyramidal Growth Rate: Medium Zone: 3-6Cultural Requirements: Prefers full sun to light shade in moist,...

• Pyramidal Eastern Arborvitae

  Published in large evergreen, Fastigiates, Columnars
   Botanical Name:  Thuja occidentalis 'Pyramidalis'Common Name: Pyramidal Eastern Arborvitae   Height: 20-30' Spread: 5-8' Habit/Form: Narrow pyramidal Growth Rate: Medium to fast Zone: 3-7Cultural Requirements: Prefers full sun to...

• Bottlebrush Buckeye

  Published in Four Season Landscape, Large Deciduous Shrubs, Plants for Shady Sites, Summer-Flowering Trees & Shrubs, Trees & Shrubs with Fabulous Fall Color
  Botanical Name: Aesculus parviflora Common Name: Bottlebrush Buckeye Updated 2/2012 Click on an image to enlarge form flowers fall color Height: 8-12' Spread: 12-15' Habit/Form: Broad, spreading Growth Rate: Slow ...

• Prince William Canada Serviceberry

  PRINCE WILLIAM SERVICEBERRYBotanical Name: Amelanchier canadensis 'Prince William'Common Name: Prince William Canada Serviceberry Updated 2/2012 form flower Height: 8-10' Spread: 5-6' Habit/Form: Upright oval Growth Rate:...

• Fringe Tree

  Published in Large Deciduous Shrubs, Black walnut toxicity tolerant, Plants for Shady Sites, Plants Tolerant of Wet Sites
  Botanical Name: Chionanthus virginicusCommon Name: Fringe Tree Click on an image to enlarge form flower fruit Height: 12-20' Spread: 10-20' Habit/Form: Oval to wide spreading shrub or small tree Growth...

• Seven-Son Flower

  Published in Large Deciduous Shrubs, Four Season Landscape
  Botanical Name: Heptacodium miconioides Common Name: Seven-Son Flower form bark flowers sepals Height: 15-20' Spread: 8-12' Habit/Form: Upright, irregular, loose Growth Rate: Medium (6-12 inches per year)/Fast...

• Flowering Almond

  Published in Large Deciduous Shrubs
   Botanical Name: Prunus triloba Common Name: Flowering Almond Form Branch Flower Height: 12-15' Spread: 12-15' Habit/Form: Rounded tree-like shrub Growth Rate: Medium (6-12 inches per year) Zone: 3-6Cultural...

• Wayfaring Tree

  Published in Large Deciduous Shrubs, Viburnums
  Botanical Name: Viburnum lantanaCommon Name: Wayfaring Tree Click on an image to enlarge. form flowers Height: 10-15' Spread: 10-15' Habit/Form: Upright-rounded Growth Rate: Medium Zone: 4-7Cultural Requirements: Full sun...

• Mohican Wayfaring Tree

  Published in Large Deciduous Shrubs
  Botanical Name: Viburnum lantana 'Mohican' Common Name: Mohican Wayfaring Tree Click on an image to enlarge form flowers Height: 8-10' Spread: 6-9' Habit/Form: Upright Growth Rate: Medium Zone: 4-7Cultural Requirements:...

• Ornamental Grasses

  Published in grasses, Ornamental Grasses
  Ornamental Grasses for the Home Landscape Herbaceous perennials that produce foliage and flowers, then die to the ground and return the following season Provide a natural graceful beauty to the garden and complement shrubs and other...

• Intermediate-Sized Deciduous Trees

  Published in Deciduous Trees, Intermediate
  Prunus sargentii, Sargent's cherry. Rich pink flowers open early to create a frothy pink mass in the springtime landscape Intermediate-Sized Trees for the Home Landscape Generally grow 25-40 feel tall Drop their leaves in the fall...

• Plants that Attract Butterflies

  Published in butterfly, Butterflies
  Plants that Attract Butterflies A butterfly garden is simply a flower garden that is designed to include nectar-rich flowers that butterflies love to visit. The ideal garden is one that supports both the adults and larvae, by offering a wide...

• Plants Tolerant Of Black Walnut Toxicity

  Published in Black Walnut, Toxicity
  Black walnut (Juglans nigra) is considered one of our most valuable native hardwood lumber trees and is often used in large scale landscapes. However, in the smaller-scale home landscape, the leaves and fruits are considered by some to be a...

• Low-Growing Evergreen Shrubs

  Published in shrubs, Evergreens
  The fine-textured foliage and formal silhouette of Buxus 'Glencoe', Chicagoland Green™ boxwood, offers an important year-round structural element to any landscape Generally grow less than 4 feet tall Include cone-bearing plants with...

• Large Evergreen Trees

  Published in evergreen, large evergreens
  Pinus strobus, Eastern white pine at The Morton Arboretum Generally grow 20 feet or taller Cone-bearing with needle-like or scale-like leaves Although many people call conifers "evergreen," not all conifers retain their foliage...

• Large Deciduous Trees

  Published in Deciduous
    Generally grow taller than 40 feet Drop their leaves in the fall (deciduous) Recommended on the basis of ornamental value, hardiness, availability, and freedom from serious problems   Uses in the Landscape Shade is an obvious...

• Intermediate-Sized Evergreens

  Published in Arborvitae, Intermediate-Sized Evergreens for the Home Landsca, Junipers, pine, Spruce, Yew
  Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Boulevard', the silvery blue needles of Boulevard sawara-cypress makes it a valuable addition to the garden for accent or as a specimen plant Intermediate-Sized Evergreens for the Home Landscape Generally grow 6-20...

• Trees & Shrubs For The Four Season Landscape

  Published in Four Season Landscape
  Most gardens offer a bounty of color and beauty for short, intense flowering periods in spring and early summer, and again during fall color. A garden that commands attention and excites interest throughout the year doesn't just happen--it's...

• Trees and Shrubs That Attract Birds

  Published in Trees and Shrubs That Attract Birds, birds
  It takes more than a feeder and a birdbath to make your yard truly bird friendly. Birds need a complete habitat that provides food, shelter, nesting areas, and singing posts from which to defend their territories. Factors to Consider When...

• Invasive Trees, Shrubs, and Vines

  Published in Invasive Trees, shrubs
  Identifying Invasive Plants When settlers began gardening, they had a constant struggle to keep the natural ecosystem from invading and overwhelming their small cultivated patches. Today, humans have so altered the Midwest landscape that ...

• Recommended Magnolias

  Published in Recommended Magnolias for the Home Landscape
  Magnolias are among the most beautiful and popular landscape plants. While their principal attraction is spectacular large flowers, magnolias also offer homeowners a variety of sizes, forms, and textures from smaller shrub-like plants to large...

• Trees and Septics

  Published in Septics
  Tree root invasion of septic tank absorption fields, drop boxes, and tanks is a long-standing problem in the maintenance of on-site waste treatment systems. Many trees and shrubs readily invade these systems because they can provide air space,...

• Native Trees of the Midwest

  Published in Native Trees
  Native Trees of the Midwest for the Home Landscape A native plant is considered to be a species that existed in an area prior to the arrival of European settlers, as opposed to a naturalized plant, which has been introduced into a new habitat by...

• Crabapples for the Home Landscape

  Published in Crabapples for the Home Landscape
  Crabapples are versatile, small, ornamental trees used in the urban landscape. Crabapples bloom in spring, usually in May, bearing flowers that vary a great deal in color, size, fragrance, and visual appeal. It is common for flower buds to be...

• Columnar or Fastigiate Trees

  Published in Columnars, Fastigiates
  Trees that are naturally narrow, usually with a single trunk, and have a shorter, uniform branch spread are referred to as columnar trees. Trees that have many trunks or branches that grow erect and close together to form a uniform, narrow crown are...

• Plants not favored by deer

  Published in not favored by deer
  There are few things more frustrating to a gardener than having deer dine on much-cherished plants.  Even if you are prepared to tolerate deer damage because you think these animals are picturesque, take heed.  Deer are creatures of...

• Plants for Shady Sites

  Published in Plants for Shady Sites
  Don’t let anyone tell you that planting in shade is a problem. Don’t believe for an instant that shade gardens are boring or that your plant selections are limited. Nature is the best demonstrator for the possibilities of shade-loving plants....

• Plants Tolerant of Wet Sites

  Published in Plants Tolerant of Wet Sites
  As a general rule, most plants don't like to have their roots wet for extended periods of time. However, some species grow naturally along riverbanks and other soggy locations, where they readily adapt to fluctuations in soil moisture or tolerate...

• Viburnums for the Home Landscape

  Published in Viburnums, Viburnum, Home Landscape
  Viburnums for the Home Landscape Tough, adaptable shrubs available in many sizes and forms to fit small or large properties Several selections available with wonderfully fragrant flowers Heavy fruiting varieties attract wildlife to the...

• Vines

  Published in Vines
  Vines add versatility to the home landscape, being both functional and decorative. Vines can be grown for their beautiful prolific blooms, attractive summer foliage, fall color, and interesting ornamental fruits and seedpods. Evergreen ...

• Weeping Plants

  Published in weeping plants
  Weeping trees and shrubs provide a graceful focal point in a garden, especially if placed in an uncluttered and visible location. The special characteristics of a weeping plant are the pendulous, drooping branches. Some also develop irregular, ...

• Salt-Tolerant Trees and Shrubs

  Published in Salt-Tolerant Trees and Shrubs
  Across the Midwest, the use of deicing salts (primarily sodium chloride) in winter to maintain safe roadways, sidewalks, and driveways is a common practice. Despite the benefits, deicing salt deposited on trees and shrubs can cause extensive damage....

• Native Shrubs of the Midwest

  Published in native, shrubs, Midwest
  A native plant is considered to be a species that existed in the Midwest prior to the arrival of European settlers, as opposed to a naturalized plant, which has been introduced into a new habitat by human influence. Native shrubs are part of...

• Common Weeds

  Published in Common Weeds
  1. Garlic Mustard (Alliaria petiolata)-A cool-season biennial reaching 1-3’ tall. First year plants consist of rosette clusters of round, scalloped-edged, dark-green leaves, second-year plants produce a flowering stem with numerous ...

• Trees & Shrubs with Fabulous Fall Color

  Published in Trees & Shrubs with Fabulous Fall Color
  1. State Street® Miyabe Maple (Acer miyabei ‘Morton’) –An upright, intermediate-sized tree with deeply lobed green leaves with a striking yellow fall color. A Chicagoland Grows® introduction. 2. Sugar Maple(Acer saccharum)*...

• Summer Prairie Plants

  Published in Summer Prairie Plants
  1. Nodding Wild Onion (Allium cernuum) - A perennial bulb for moist meadows and prairies. Soft, grass-like leaves, with 12to 24-inch flower stalks that bend so the large globes of pale pink to white flowers nod toward the...

• Summer Perennials

  Published in Summer Perennials
  1. Fernleaf Yarrow (Achillea filipendula) –Fragrant, gray-green, fern-like foliage grows 18 to 36 inches tall with long-blooming, dense, flat clusters of yellow flowers in June-August. Best in full sun in well-drained dry soil. Heat and...

• Summer-Flowering Trees & Shrubs

  Published in Summer-Flowering Trees & Shrubs
  1. Yellowwood (Cladrastis lutea) - Named for the bright yellow internal wood. A 30 to 40’ tall tree with attractive, smooth gray, beech-like bark and bright green leaves. Showy, white, pendulous, fragrant flowers occur in early June...

• Spring Wildflowers

  Published in Arboretum Woodlands, Spring Wildflowers
  1. Rue Anemone (Anemonella thalictroides) - March-June;   4-8”tall; white or pink flowers positioned on wiry stems above the foliage. 2. Jack-in-the-Pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum)-April-July; 12-24”tall; green and...

• Late Summer & Autumn Prairie Plants

  Published in Late Summer & Autumn Prairie Plants
  1. Big Bluestem (Andropogon gerardii) - The classic grass of the tallgrass prairie. It grows 5 to 8 feet tall. In late August it produces its distinctive 3-parted flower inflorescence, which resemble a turkey’s foot. In autumn, the...

• Late Summer & Autumn Perennials

  Published in Late Summer & Autumn Perennials
  1. Monkshood (Aconitum carmichaelii) – A 2 to 3-foot tall, clump-forming perennial with terminal spikes of violet-blue hooded flowers on stiff stem. Best sited in rich, moist, organic soil in part shade or full sun with adequate...

• Interesting Fruits of Trees & Shrubs

  Published in Interesting Fruits of Trees & Shrubs
  1. PawPaw (Asimina triloba) - A small, 15 to 20-foot tall, multi-stemmed tree known for its long, drooping leaves, small reddish-purple flowers and greenish-yellow, 3 to 5-inch long, banana-like edible fruit. Colony forming plants prefer...

• Ferns

  Published in Ferns
  Most ferns are easy to grow as long as their cultural requirements are met.  The majority of them grow in shade or dappled shade, though a few grow in sun.  Some ferns are evergreen, while others lose their leaves in fall.  The...

• Evergreen Ground Covers

  Published in Evergreen Ground Covers
  1. Bearberry, Kinnikinnick (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi)*- A creeping, sun-loving plant with tiny, dark green, leathery leaves. Small, urn-shaped, white flowers appear from April to June, followed by small, persistent red fruits in August. Grow...

• Deciduous Ground Covers

  Published in Deciduous Ground Covers
  1. Bugleweed (Ajuga reptans)- A mat-like ground cover, tolerant of occasional foot traffic. Three to four–inch, oval-shaped, glossy green leaves are arranged in tight rosettes, and by late spring, 3-6-inch long bluish-purple flower...

• Identifying Invasive Plants

  When settlers began gardening, they had a constant struggle to keep the natural ecosystem from invading and overwhelming their small cultivated patches. Today, humans have so altered the Midwest landscape that the reverse is true: Many of the...

• How Plants Are Named

  Published in scientific names
  Common or Trade Names Plants can have many different common names. Depending on where it grows, the same plant may have many different regional names. It may also have other common names in other countries in which it grows. For example the plant...

• Eastern Redbud

  Published in Plants Tolerant of Wet Sites, Plants for Shady Sites, ornamental, not favored by deer, Native Trees, native, small ornamental trees
  Botanical Name: Cercis canadensis Common Name: Eastern Redbud Click on an image to enlarge flowers fall color fruits bark   Height: 15-20'  Spread: 18-25'  Habit/Form: Rounded to vase shaped,...

• Low Growing Deciduous Shrubs (under 5 feet)

  Published in Low growing shrubs, Deciduous, shrubs
  Generally grow up to 5 feet tall, easy to maintain in proper scale  Essentially, a low-growing woody plant that branches at its base Lose their leaves in fall (deciduous) Recommended for the Midwest on the basis of ornamental value,...

• Large Evergreen Trees (over 20 feet)

  Published in Evergreens
  These trees can reach heights of 80 feet, and most hold their needles year-round, providing seasonal color in winter. Many are dense, offering a screen or privacy, and windbreak. Besides green, evergreens can be silver-blue, blue-green, and...

• Large Deciduous Shrubs (over 8 feet)

  Published in Large Deciduous Shrubs, shrubs
  Large Deciduous Shrubs for the Home Landscape Generally grow 8 feet and taller Plants with multiple stems arising from a common crown at ground level, or single-stemmed plants that begin branching at a point near the ground Lose their leaves in...

• Intermediate Sized Deciduous Shrubs (5-8 feet)

  Published in Lilac, Intermediate Sized, Deciduous, shrubs, Viburnum, Weigela
  Intermediate-sized Deciduous Shrubs for the Home Landscape Generally grow 5-8 feet tall Plants with multiple stems arising from a common crown at ground level or single-stemmed plants that begin branching at a point near the ground Lose their...

• Small Ornamental Trees (15-25 feet)

  Published in small ornamental trees
  Small Ornamental Trees for the Home Landscape (15-25 feet) Updated 12/11 Generally grow l5-25 feet tall Drop their leaves in the fall (deciduous) Recommended for the Midwest on the basis of ornamental value, proven hardiness, availability, and...

• Intermediate Sized Deciduous Trees (25-40 feet)

  Published in tree selection, Intermediate Sized Trees, Hornbeam, Deciduous Trees, Buckeye
  Intermediate-sized trees generally grow 25-40 feet tall. Like large trees, intermediate-sized trees provide shade, warming, shelter, and privacy. They absorb noise, dirt, heat, and glare from the pavement and street. Be mindful of the growth needs...

• Low Growing Evergreens (generally less than 6 feet)

  Published in shrubs, Low Growing Evergreens, Evergreens, tree selection
  Generally growing less than 6 feet, these shrubs screen unwanted objects and views all year, can be used to stabilize slopes or embankments, and add color to winter landscapes. They come in a variety of shapes and sizes, from mounded to upright to...

• Intermediate Sized Evergreens (6-20 feet)

  Published in shrubs, Intermediate-Sized Evergreens, Evergreens, tree selection
  Growing 6-20 feet tall, they retain foliage year-round, and soften structural edges around foundations, under windows, at corners, or against walls. Like mid-sized shrubs, they create structure and depth in mixed plantings, and provide backdrop for...

• Jeddeloh Dwarf Hemlock

  Published in Hemlock, Low Growing Evergreens
  Botanical Name: Tsuga canadensis 'Jeddeloh' Common Name: Jeddeloh Dwarf Hemlock Height: 3-4'  Spread: 3-4'  Habit/Form: Rounded  Growth Rate: Very slow  Zone: 4-8 Cultural Requirements: Best in moist, well-drained soil in...

• Siberian or Russian Cypress

  Published in Low Growing Evergreens
  Botanical Name: Microbiota decussataCommon Name: Siberian or Russian Cypress   Height: 1-1½'  Spread: 6-8'  Habit/Form: Low, spreading  Growth Rate: Slow  Zone: 2-7Cultural Requirements: Requires moist, loose, well-drained...

• Selection Factors to Consider

  Published in tree selection, tree survival
  Selecting a tree that will thrive in a given set of site conditions is the key to long-term tree survival. The following is a list of the site conditions to consider before selecting a tree for planting. Soil Conditions The condition...