Tree Details Hardiness zone: 4 – 9 Height: 45 – 55 Spread: 35 – 45 Habit: In youth: pyramidal; At maturity: large, open, wide-spreading outline with massive branches Light: Full sun or very light shade Soil: Deep, rich, moist, well-drained soil preferable but will grow in almost any soil Flowers: not showy; in April Fruit: in 1 diameter ball-like hanging clusters Landscape use: Good for open areas in parks, golf courses, campuses; can be used as a street tree but may grow too large History: First record was in 1663; used as a street tree in London, England; there is no native range since the tree is a hybrid PestsProblems: American plum borer, sycamore lace bug Problems: cankerstain, anthracnose, Xylella fastidiosa, powdery mildew Significant Features: Good shade tree; good anthracnose resistance

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88.‘Bloodgood’ London Planetree

Tree Details Hardiness zone: 5 – 9 Height: 40 – 50 Spread: 18 – 40 Habit: In youth: openly pyramidal with branches to the ground; At maturity: full, irregular and picturesque Light: Full sun or partial shade Soil: Moist, loose, acidic, well-drained soil preferable Flowers: dull, white, 4-lobed, inconspicuous Fruit: berry-like, dull, red, rounded drupe maturing in October and persisting into the winter Landscape use: Specimen plant; groupings History: Native range is Massachusetts to Florida and west to Missouri and Texas; introduced in 1744 PestsProblems: Many; leaf miner and scale are particularly troublesome Significant Features: Good, dark green form with heavy bright red fruit production; fairly common in the southeast

87.‘Carolina #2’ Holly

Tree Details Hardiness zone: 3 – 8 Height: 50 – 80 Spread: 20 – 40 Habit: In youth: symmetrical pyramid of soft, pleasant appearance At maturity: crown composed of several horizontal and ascending branches Light: Full sun Soil: Moist, well-drained, fertile soil preferable Flowers: Cones: male cones inconspicuous Fruit: in 3 – 7 long, broad, stalked, light brown cones Landscape use: Handsome and ornamental specimen, valuable for parks, estates and large properties, makes a nice sheared hedge History: Native range is Newfoundland to Manitoba, south to Georgia, Illinois and Iowa; introduced about 1705 PestsProblems: white pine weevil; Problems: white pine blister rust Significant Features: Great variation in needle color, some keep bluish-green color through winter

86.Eastern White Pine

Tree Details Hardiness zone: 6 – 9 Height: 15 – 25 Spread: about 1/2 – 2/3 Habit: Evergreen shrub or small, broad pyramidal tree Light: Sun to partial shade Soil: Moist, well-drained, fertile soil preferable Flowers: inconspicuous Fruit: red, rounded, 1/4 – 1/3 diameter Landscape use: Useful for hedges, screens or barriers; good ornamental usage History: Hybrid between I. cornuta and I. aquifolium; released by 1954; named for owner, Nellie R. Stevens, Oxford, MD PestsProblems: None serious Significant Features: Lustrous dark green leaves; heavily fruited; relatively fast growing; one of the best hollies in the southern states

85.‘Nellie R. Stevens’ Holly

Tree Details Hardiness zone: 4 – 8 Height: 30 – 40 Spread: 15 – 25 Habit: Broad-pyramidal Light: Sun to partial shade Soil: Moist, well-drained, fertile soil preferable Flowers: Cones: inconspicuous Fruit: 1/2 long erect cones Landscape use: Useful as a specimen tree or for hedges in formal and semiformal plantings, groupings, or screens History: Hybrid between T. standishii and T. plicata PestsProblems: bagworm; Problems: heart rot and butt rot Significant Features: Lustrous, rich, medium green, summer foliage; not green through the seasons as promoted; fast growth rate

84.‘Green Giant’ Arborvitae

Tree Details Hardiness zone: 2 – 9 Height: 40 – 50 Spread: 8 – 20 ; Size is extremely variable Habit: Symmetrical conical-pyramidal Light: Best in full sun, tolerates shade only when very young Soil: Deep, moist, well-drained loam preferable; tolerant of adverse soil conditions, poor gravelly soils, acidic and basic soils Flowers: Cones: male cones inconspicuous Fruit: globular or ovoid, 1/5 long, berry-like cones Landscape use: Excellent specimen and mass if used with care, useful for windbreaks, hedges and topiary work History: Named ‘Cupressifolia’ in 1964 but that name was taken, renamed ‘Hillspire’; introduced by D. Hill Nursery Co., Dundee, IL PestsProblems: bagworm; Problems: cedar apple rust Significant Features: Maintains bright green foliage in winter

83.‘Hillspire’ Eastern Redcedar

Tree Details Hardiness zone: 5 – 8 Height: 50 – 75 Spread: 10 – 20 Habit: Broad pyramidal, branches spreading, branchlets broadly frond-like, tops decurving Light: Full sun Soil: Moist, well-drained soil preferable Flowers: Cones: inconspicuous Fruit: short-stalked cones, 1/3 – 3/8 across Landscape use: Useful as a specimen tree History: Native range is Japan and Formosa; introduced in 1861 PestsProblems: None serious Significant Features: Dark green foliage is handsome; rich golden yellow changing to green within the interior foliage of the plant; yellowish at ends of sprays

82.‘Crippsii’ Hinoki Falsecypress

Tree Details Hardiness zone: 6 – 10 Height: 60 – 70 with a maximum of 100’ Spread: 1/8 – 1/5 Habit: Noble, evergreen forming a columnar to pyramidal outline; branchlets are planar in arrangement Light: Full sun Soil: Adequate drainage required; adaptable to extremes of soil; Cones: male cones inconspicuous Flowers: Cones: male cones inconspicuous Fruit: 1/2 – 3/4” diameter cone Landscape use: Great for quick screens, groupings, hedges; has been used as a Christmas tree History: Introduced by A. Vegeer, Boskoop; hybrid between Cupressus macrocarpa and Chamaecyparis nootkatensis PestsProblems: bagworm; Problems: canker, fungi, root rot Significant Features: Withstands salt spray; thins out in shady environments; branchlets are yellow with green tips in winter, changing to deeper yellow with dark yellow margins in summer

81.‘Gold Rider’ Leyland Cypress

Tree Details Hardiness zone: 6 Height: 30 – 40 Spread: around 15 Habit: In youth: broadly pyramidal; At maturity: wide spreading and flat topped Light: Best in sun or partial shade Soil: Moist, well-drained soil; Cones: male – finger-shaped cones very densely set, more numerous on lower portion of tree Flowers: female – stout, erect cones initially purple in color and found in upper portion of tre Fruit: in 4 long upright cones, found on upper side of branches, green-while developing, finally brown Landscape use: Excellent specimen evergreen because of graceful and pendulous habit; use as specimen tree or screen on smaller properties or areas History: Native range of Deodar cedar is Himalayan Mountains from east Afghanistan to Garwhal; introduced in 1831 PestsProblems: None serious Significant Features: Slow growth rate compared to the other species; needs full sun for best color development; foliage is golden yellow and is prominent throughout the season

80.‘Aurea’ Deodar Cedar

Tree Details Hardiness zone: 6 – 9 Height: 40 – 60 with a maximum of 120 Spread: 30 – 40 with a maximum of 90 – 100 Habit: In youth: overall pyramidal; At maturity: flat-topped with horizontally spreading branches Light: Sun or partial shade Soil: Moist, well-drained, deep, loamy soil preferable, but will tolerate sandy or clay soil; Flowers: Cones: 2 – 3 long male cones; erect female cones in upper part of tree; Fruit: in 2 1/4 – 4 long, glaucous green cones Landscape use: Handsome specimen tree, especially when fully mature; allow ample room for development; History: Native range is Algeria and Morocco on the Atlas Mountains; introduced before 1840; PestsProblems: Pests: black scale and deodar weevil Problems: tip blight and root rot Significant Features: Bluish-green color, extremely picturesque

79.Atlas Cedar

Tree Details Hardiness zone: 4 – 8 Height: 30 – 50 Spread: 40 – 55 Habit: Usually a low-branching tree with a broad, rounded crown of delicate branches Light: Full sun Soil: Well-drained soil preferable; likes high pH; usually found in limestone-rich environments Flowers: white, fragrant, 1 – 1 1/4 long in pendulous panicles in May to early June Fruit: brown pod; 4 – 6 seeded; matures in October; Landscape use: Excellent shade tree for small properties; can be used as a specimen tree or in groupings; History: Native range is North Carolina to Kentucky and Tennessee, also South Carolina and Georgia; nowhere very common; introduced in 1812 PestsProblems: None serious Significant Features: Beautiful flowers and foliage;

78.American Yellowwood

Tree Details Hardiness zone: 7 Height: 30 – 40 Spread: equal to height Habit: Rounded to broad-rounded Light: Full sun or partial shade Soil: Moist, well-drained soil preferable Flowers: fine red, occur in 10 – 12 panicles Fruit: prickly, globose, 1 1/2 diameter capsule Landscape use: Good park, campus, or golf course tree History: Resulted from a cross between A. hippocastanum and A. pavia; most likely occurred in Germany; PestsProblems: More mildew and blotch resistant than A. hippocastanum Significant Features: Dark green foliage; beautiful red-pink flowers

77.‘O’Neill’ Red Horsechestnut

Tree Details Hardiness zone: 5 – 7 Height: 30 – 40 Spread: 20 – 30 Habit: Oval, vase shape with distinctive fan-ribbed branches Light: Full sun, but will tolerate moderate shade Soil: Well-drained soil preferable, tolerant of many conditions Flowers: inconspicuous Fruit: 1/4” long, ribbed nutlet Landscape use: Excellent for screens, hedges, groupings, around large buildings, in malls, and planter boxes History: Introduced before 1783 PestsProblems: None serious Significant Features: Good, upright architectural form; yellowish-green in fall

76.Upright European Hornbeam

Tree Details Hardiness zone: 4 – 8 Height: 20 – 30 Spread: 1/2 or equal to Habit: Upright oval, oval or oval rounded Light: Full sun Soil: Moist, well-drained soil preferable; performs well in clay soils Flowers: greenish, on 1 stalks Fruit: 1 – 1 1/2 winged fruit Landscape use: Good in groupings, in a tree-shrub border, or single woodland edge tree History: Native range is central China; introduced by Veitch in 1901 PestsProblems: None serious Significant Features: Cinnamon or red-brown exfoliating bark

75.‘Paperbark’ Maple

Tree Details Hardiness zone: 6-9 Height: 60 – 90 Spread: about 1/5 Habit: In youth: loosely pyramidal; At maturity: rounded crown with few low branches Light: Full sun Soil: Acidic soil preferable; Cones: male cones about 1 long, in clusters below new growth Flowers: Fruit: ovoid, narrowly conical, 3 – 5 long, rusty brown; grouped 2 – 5 together Landscape use: Not graceful but good for fast screens History: Native range is southern New Jersey to Florida, eastern Texas and Oklahoma; introduced in 1713 PestsProblems: Pine beetle; fusiform rust, heart and butt rot Significant Features: Fast growth rate

74.Loblolly Pine

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