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American Beech

Fagus grandifolia

American Elm

Ulmus americana

American Hornbeam

Carpinus caroliniana

American Sycamore

Platanus occidentalis

Arborvitae - American

"Thuja occidentalis, 'American'"

Arborvitae - Globe

"Thuja occidentalis, 'Globe'"

Arborvitae - Pyramidalis

"Thuja occidentalis, 'Pyramidalis'"

Arborvitae - Techny

"Thuja occidentalis, 'Techny'"

Aristocrat Flowering Pear

Pyrus 'Aristocrat'

Aspen - Quaking

Populus tremuloides

Austrian Pine

Pinus nigra

Autumn BlazeŽ Red Maple

"Acer fremanii, 'Autumn Blaze'"

Autumn Olive

Elaeagnus umbellata

Autumn Purple Ash

"Fraxinus americana, 'Autumn Purple'"

Bald Cypress

Taxodium distichum

Bitternut Hickory

Carya cordiformis

Bitternut Pecan

Carya brownii

Black Cherry

Prunus serotina

Black Gum

Nyssa sylvatica

Black Hills Spruce

Picea glauca

Black Locust

Robinia pseudoacacia

Black Oak

Quercus velutina

Black Walnut

Juglans nigra

Black Walnut - Carpathia

"Juglans nigra, 'Carpathian'"

Black Walnut - Thomas Black

"Juglans nigra, 'Thomas Black'"

Black Willow

Salix nigra

Box Elder Maple

Acer negundo

Bradford Flowering Pear

"Pyrus calleryana, 'Bradford'"

Bur Oak

Quercus macrocarpa

Canadian Hemlock

Tsuga canadensis

Chanticleer Flowering Pear

"Pyrus calleryana, 'Chanticleer'"

Cherry Bark Oak

Quercus falcata var. pagodifolia

Chestnut Oak

Quercus prinus

Chickasaw Plum

Prunus angustifolia

Chinese Chestnut

Castanea mollissima

Chinkapin Oak

Quercus muehlenbergii

Cimmaron Ash

"Fraxinus pennsylvanica, 'Cimmzam'"

Cleveland Flowering Pear

"Pyrus calleryana, 'Cleveland Select'"

Colorado Blue Spruce

Picea pungens

Concolor Fir

Abies concolor

Corkscrew Willow

"Salix matsudana, 'Tortuosa'"

Cottonwood - Siouxland

"Populus deltoides, 'Siouxland'"

Dawn Redwood

Metasequoia glyptostroboides

Douglas Fir

Pseudotsuga menziessi glauca

Dwarf Red Buckeye

Aesculus pavia

Eastern Red Cedar

Juniperus virginiana

Eastern Red Oak

Quercus maxima

Eastern Redbud

Cercis canadensis

Eastern White Pine

Pinus strobus

Eastern Whitebud

Cercis canadensis alba

Flame Amur Maple

Acer ginnala

Forest Pansy Redbud

"Cercis canadensis, 'Forest Pansy'"

Fraser Fir

Abies fraseri

Ginkgo

Ginkgo biloba

Gobbler Sawtooth Oak

Quercus acutissima

Golden Raintree

Koelreuteria paniculata

Goldenrain Tree-Chin. Flame

"Koelreuteria bipinnata, 'Chinese Flame'"

Green Ash

Fraxinus pennsylvanica

Hackberry

Celtis occidentalis

Hardy Pecan

Carya illinoensis

Hazelnut

Corylus americana

HeritageŽ Birch

"Betula nigra, 'Heritage'"

Horsechestnut Buckeye

Aesculus hippocastanum

Hybrid Poplar

Populus androscoggin

Japanese Red Maple

Acer palmatum atropurpureum

Kentucky Coffee Tree

Gymnocladus dioica

Kousa Dogwood

Cornus kousa chinensis

Kwanzan Flowering Cherry

"Prunus serrulata, 'Kwanzan'"

Lacebark Elm

Ulmus parvifolia

Loblolly Pine

Pinus taeda

Lombardy Poplar

Populus nigra 'Italica'

London Sycamore

Platanus x acerifolia 'Bloodgood'

Magnolia x Ann

Magnolia x Anne

Magnolia x Jane

Magnolia x Jane

Mayhaw

Crataegus aestivalis

Mimosa Tree

Albizia julibrissin

Mockernut Hickery

Carya tomentosa

Mugho Pine

Pinus mugo mughus

Native American Plum

Prunus americana

Northern Catalpa

Catalpa speciosa

Northern Red Oak

Quercus borealis

Norway Spruce

Picea abies

Nuttall Oak

Quercus nuttallii

Ohio Buckeye

Aesculus glabra

Okame Cherry

Prunus x 'Okame'

Oklahoma Redbud

"Cercis reniformis, 'Oklahoma'"

Osage Orange

Maclura pomifera

Overcup Oak

Quercus lyrata

Paper Birch

Betula papyrifera

Patmore Ash

Fraxinus pennsylvanica 'Patmore'

Paw Paw

Asimina triloba

Persimmon

Diospyros virginiana

Pignut Hickory

Carya glabra

Pin Oak

Quercus palustris

Pink Flowering Dogwood

Cornus florida f. ruba

Ponderosa Pine

Pinus ponderosa

Post Oak

Quercus stellata

Red Flowering Dogwood

Cornus florida 'Cherokee Chief'

Red Maple

Acer rubrum

Red Maple - Autumn Flame

Acer rubrum 'Autumn Flame'

Red Maple - October Glory

Acer rubrum 'October Glory'

Red Maple - Red Sunset

Acer rubrum 'Red Sunset'

Red Mulberry

Morus rubra

River Birch

Betula nigra

Russian Olive

Elaeagnus augustifolia

S.E. Wild Crabapple

Malus angustifolia

Sargents Crabtree

Malus sargentii

Sassafras Tree

Sassafrax variifolium

Sawtooth Oak

Quercus acutissima

Scotch Pine

Pinus sylvestris

Serviceberry

Amelanchier canadensis

Shademaster Honey Locust

Gleditsia triacanthos f. inermis 'Shademaster'

Shagbark Hickory

Carya ovata

Shellbark Hickory

Carya laciniosa

Shumard Oak

Quercus shumardii

Siberian Elm

Ulmus pumila

Silver Maple

Acer saccharinum

Silverbell

Halesia tetraptera

Snow White Flwrng. Dogwood

Cornus florida 'Cherokee Princess'

Sourwood

Oxydendrum arboreum

Southern Red Oak

Quercus falcata

Sugar Maple

Acer saccharum

Sugarberry

Celtis laevigata

Sunburst Honey Locust

Gleditsia triacanthos f. inermis 'Sunburst'

Swamp Chestnut Oak

Quercus michauxii

Swamp White Oak

Quercus bicolor

Sweet Bay Magnolia

Magnolia virginiana

Sweet Gum

Liquidambar styraciflua

Texana Nuttall Oak

Quercus texana

Texas Whitebud

Cercis canadensis 'Texas Whitebud'

Thornless Honeylocust

Gleditsia triacanthos inermis

Tree Lilac

Syringa reticulata 'Ivory Silk'

Trident Maple

Acer buergerianum

Tulip Poplar

Liriodendron tulipifera

Washington Hawthorne

Crataegus phaenopyrum

Water Oak

Quercus nigra

Water Tupelo

Nyssa aquatica

Weeping Cherry

Prunus subhirtella 'Pendula'

Weeping Willow

Salix babylonica

White Ash

Fraxinus americana

White Flowering Dogwood

Cornus florida

White Fringe Tree

Chionanthus virginicus var. maritimus

White Mulberry

Morus alba

White Oak

Quercus alba

White Spruce

Picea glauca

White Walnut

Juglans cinerea

Willow Hybrid

Salix hybrid

Willow Oak

Quercus phellos

Yellow Buckeye

Aesculus octandra

Yoshino Flowering Cherry

Prunus x yedoensis

Zumi Crabapple

Malus x zumi 'Calocarpa'


The American Sycamore, Platanus occidentalis, is a very adaptabe and rugged tree. American Sycamore trees are fast growing, large shade trees with a massive trunk and a have a wide-spreading open crown of large crooked branches. This deciduous tree has a smooth almost white bark when mature.

The Sensitive Fern, Onoclea sensibilis, is a large, somewhat coarse deciduous fern which occurs in wet woods and thickets and in moist soils along streams and springs. Sensitive Ferns can grow up to 4' tall. It features long-stalked, deeply pinnatifid, bright green, vegetative (sterile) fronds (2-4' long) with leathery, triangular leaflets (pinnae) which have distinctively netted veins. Some shorter, erect, woody-like fertile fronds (to 12" tall), typically brown up in late summer and persist throughout the remaining season and winter. It is commonly called sensitive fern because the green vegetative fronds are sensitive to and suffer almost immediate damage from the first fall frost. This deciduous perennial fern is also sensitive to drought. It performs best in wet woodland gardens and moist locations along streams and ponds. Also appropriate for shaded areas of a native plant garden or naturalized planting.

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