Trees
Chickasaw Plum Chickasaw Plum trees are sometimes seen as a small short-trunked tree growing to 25' tall. Beautiful 5-petaled white flowers appear along the stems in March before the foliage emerges. Although the plums may be eaten raw, they are somewhat tart and acidic, and are perhaps best used in preserves and jellies. The toothed, narrow, bright green leaves (1-3" long) appear on branches and twigs that are an attractive reddish-brown and sometimes have thorny lateral branchlets. Native Americans regularly consumed the fruit fresh or dried it for winter. The sweet fruit is eaten by deer, bear, fox and racoon. This flowering tree is a true ornamental.
Arborvitae American The American Arborvitae, Thuja occidentalis, is a conifer evergreen tree that is widely used as an accent tree or as a privacy hedge tree. American Arborvitae trees have a broad pyramidal shape with erect branches that are dense and crowded together. The leaf color is bright green above and pale green below and they may turn a yellow brown is some winters. This evergreen tree prefers a deep well drained site. It may be sheared and shaped to fit into most every landscaping need.
Canadian Hemlock The Canadian Hemlock tree, Tsuga canadensis, is also called Eastern Hemlock or Hemlock spruce. It may take 250 to 300 years to reach maturity and may live for 800 years or more. It has a graceful pyramidal form with foliage of spray-like appearance. They stand shearing and pruning well and are excellent as hedges. They are graceful and make great ornamental plantings.
Concolor Fir The Concolor Fir tree, Abies concolor, is also known as white fir, concolor fir, silver fir, Rocky Mountain white fir, Colorado Fir, Lows Fir, Pacific white fir. Concolor Fir trees are large, densely-growing, narrow trees with a dome-shaped crown growing to 50 feet or more. This evergreen conifer tree is native to the mountainous regions of the western United States. Although it can exist on poor, dry sites, the white fir grows most vigorously in moist, well-drained, acid soils in protected locations. It is a rapid grower after it becomes established.
Russian Olive The Russian Olive tree, Elaeagnus Angustifolia, is an excellent windbreak and wildlife tree. It is extremely tolerant of environmental factors. The best windbreak tree for high wind areas. Its stems, buds, and leaves have a dense covering of silvery to rusty scales. Prized for its silvery gray foliage.
Southern Red Oak The Southern Red Oak tree, Quercus falcata, is characterized by its rough bark. Southern Red Oak trees are a medium-sized tree with a short trunk and large branches supporting a rounded crown. The bark is dark gray in color, furrowed, and is marked by rough ridges and plates. The acorns are usually produced singly, and biennially. The Southern Oak tree is deciduous and is a good shade tree adapted to drier sites. The wood of the Southern Red Oak is strong and coarse-grained.
Eastern White Pine It grows rapidly for a pine tree and is pyramidal shaped when young, becoming umbrella-shaped with age. It grows best in full sun or partial shade and in ordinary soil. apart for screening purposes.
Norway Spruce in 6 to 7 years starting with a 2-yr. apart. The branches of Norway Spruce trees droop gracefully as tree matures, making this a very attractive ornamental.
Black Hills Spruce It is a truly cold adapted tree and is very resistant to winter injury. It prefers rich moist soil in full sun, and also thrives in dry, well-drained sites. Deer dislike Black Hills Spruce.
Eastern Red Cedar The Eastern Red Cedar, Juniperus Virginiana, is a small to medium-sized aromatic evergreen tree. Birds devour the fruit. It is the primary species in most windbreaks.
Loblolly Pine The Loblolly Pine is a stately tree and is often chosen to use for convenient landscape screening.
Mugho Pine They make a great landscaping evergreen tree because their shape and size are controllable by shearing.
Austrian Pine The Austrian Pine, Pinus nigra, is a densely branched tree producing long dark needles.
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