When choosing your plants consider mature size, surrounding obstacles (e.g. hydro lines, sidewalks) and proper drainage (downspouts, low area, etc.)
Ornamental & Shade Trees
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Dropmore Linden
Height: 30-35'tall x 20-25'wide.
Zone 3
Spacing: 20'
Pruning: Prune to direct branching and control shape. Little other pruning required.
Exposure: Full sun
Watering: Keep soil moist until well established. Water regularly through growing season.
Description: Dense pyramidal shade tree for lawn or street use. Showy fragrant cream-colored flowers in early summer. Dark green summer foliage turning yellow in fall. Dependable low maintenance tree once established.
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Columnar Swedish Aspen
Height: 25-30'tall x 3-4'wide.
Zone 2
Spacing: 3-4'
Pruning: Prune if needed to direct growth or remove damaged limbs.
Exposure: Full sun
Watering: Keep soil moist until well established. Water regularly through growing season.
Description: Fast growing, handsome column shaped tree with glossy dark green foliage. Excellent for use as screen or windbreak. Dependable, very hardy, low maintenance tree with good fall color.
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Russian Mountain Ash
Height: 15-26'tall x 10-16'wide.
Zone 3
Spacing: 10-12'
Pruning: Prune to direct branching and control shape. Little other pruning required
Exposure: Full sun
Watering: Keep soil moist until well established. Water regularly through growing season.
Description: Clusters of showy white flowers followed by large red ornamental berries. Attractive dark green, fern-like foliage in summer turns brilliant orange in fall. Bright fruit attracts birds.
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Prairie Sky Poplar
Height: 30-35'tall x 9-10'wide.
Zone 3
Spacing: 6-8'
Pruning: Prune if needed to direct growth or remove damaged limbs.
Exposure: Full sun
Watering: Keep soil moist until well established. Water regularly through growing season.
Description: Extremely cold hardy, fast growing deciduous shade tree with a narrow, upright form. Shiny, dark green, triangular leaves turn bright yellow in fall. Ideal for boulevards or windbreaks. Winter's bark is yellowish- green.
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Spring Snow Flowering Crab
Height: 20'tall x 13'wide.
Zone 3
Spacing: 13'
Pruning: Prune if needed to direct growth or remove damaged limbs.
Exposure: Full sun
Watering: Keep soil moist until well established. Water regularly through growing season.
Flowers: Clean white
Description: A unique selection producing a uniform habit. Heavy producer o f blooms in spring with attractive shiny foliage. No fruit is produced, making it desirable for street planting.
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Selkirk Flowering Crab
Height: 15-20'tall x 12-16'wide.
Zone 2
Spacing: 12-15'
Pruning: Prune if needed to direct growth or remove damaged limbs.
Exposure: Full sun
Watering: Keep soil moist until well established. Water regularly through growing season.
Description: Large vibrant semi-double pinkish-purple blooms in spring followed by showy bright red fruit persisting into winter. New foliage emerges glossy red turning bronze-green in summer. Hardy and vigorous growing tree.
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Royalty Flowering Crab
Height: 15-20'tall x 12-16'wide.
Zone 3
Spacing: 12-15'
Pruning: Prune if needed to direct growth or remove damaged limbs.
Exposure: Full sun
Watering: Keep soil moist until well established. Water regularly through growing season.
Description: Vibrant single purple blooms in spring followed by small reddish-purple crabapples through summer. Outstanding dark purple foliage in summer turning brilliant purple in fall. Very hardy, vigorous tree.
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Thunderchild Flowering Crab
Height: 15-20'tall x 13-20'wide.
Zone 3
Spacing: 15'
Pruning: Prune if needed to direct growth or remove damaged limbs.
Exposure: Full sun
Watering: Keep soil moist until well established. Water regularly through growing season.
Description: Extremely hardy ornamental tree with showy single pink blossoms in spring followed by attractive dark red fruit. Handsome summer foliage of bronze-purple turns red in fall. Resistant to fire blight.
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Ornamental Four
When choosing your plants consider mature size, surrounding obstacles (e.g. hydro lines, sidewalks) and proper drainage (downspouts, low area, etc.)
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Silver Maple
Height: 48-50'tall x 30'wide.
Zone 3
Spacing: 30'
Pruning: Prune as necessary to direct growth: remove broken or damaged limbs.
Exposure: Full sun
Watering: Water regularly until well established. Tolerant most soil conditions once established.
Description: Fast growing wide shade tree with light green foliage in summer turning vibrant yellow in fall. Underside of foliage is unique silvery green.
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Autumn Blaze Maple
Height: 48-50'tall x 30-40'wide.
Zone 3
Spacing: 35-40'
Pruning: Prune as necessary to direct growth: remove broken or damaged limbs.
Exposure: Full sun
Watering: Keep soil moist until well established. Water regularly trough growing season.
Description: Fast growing, rounded deciduous tree with rounded canopy. Glossy green leaves turn orange-red in fall. Excellent lawn or street tree. A dependable shade tree.
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Paper Birch
Height: 30-35'tall x 15-20'wide.
Zone 3
Spacing: 15-20'
Pruning: Prune mainly to direct growth and control shape. Remove broken or damaged limbs.
Exposure: Full sun
Watering: Keep soil moist until well established. Water regularly through growing season.
Description: Popular deciduous tree; either single stem or clump form favored for its white peeling bark. Dark glossy summer foliage turns bright yellow in autumn. Tolerates poor soil conditions once established.