2. Shade and Flowering Trees

Shade and Flowering Trees



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Amur Macckia
Amur Macckia
A small rounded tree with bark that will peel with maturity. Leaves appear grayish-green to dark green.
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Autumn Blaze Flowering Pear
Autumn Blaze Flowering Pear
Distinctive upright habit, drought tolerance and gorgeous fall leaf colour make it a beautiful shade tree specimen.
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Autumn Brilliance Apple Serviceberry
Autumn Brilliance Apple Serviceberry
A native, vigorous grower with soft, white flowers in the Spring, followed by an abundance of edible fruit.
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Autumn Gold Maidenhair Tree
Autumn Gold Maidenhair Tree
A male selection of the Ginkgo with a very symmetrical habit. Slow growing.
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Burr Oak
Burr Oak
One of the hardiest, it is a large, broadly oval, impressive native oak with unusual branching characteristics and corky twigs.
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Cardinal Royal Mountain Ash
Cardinal Royal Mountain Ash
Spectacular red berries in dense clusters set this tree apart from the orange of the species.
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Columnar Maple
Columnar Maple
This compact, upright form is excellent for smaller lots. It has heavy, dark green foliage and its branches are almost vertical.
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Common Hackberry
Common Hackberry
A native tree that is suitable for larger city lots, or difficult growing conditions.
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Crimson Cloud Hawthorne
Crimson Cloud Hawthorne
An attractive tree with large, single red flowers. The glossy fruit persists into the winter.
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Crimson King Maple
Crimson King Maple
This tree carries rich purplish foliage from spring, right up until the leaves drop in the fall.
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Crimson Sentry Maple
Crimson Sentry Maple
A pyramidal form of the ‘Crimson King’ maple. Bright red Spring foliage and closely spaced leaves give it a denser appearance.
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Crimson Spire Oak
Crimson Spire Oak
A columnar cross with dark, bluish green foliage that is mildew resistant.
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Dolgo Crab Apple
Dolgo Crab Apple
Pink buds open to large fragrant white flowers followed by edible brilliant crimson fruit. Used for crab apple jelly.
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European Mountain Ash
European Mountain Ash
One of the most ornamental small trees, it is very attractive when in bloom and in fruit.
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Flame Maple
Flame Maple (Amur)
An oval to rounded tree that is extremely hardy. Can be classified as a small-sized tree or a large shrub.
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Glenleven Linden
Glenleven Linden
The growth of this species is somewhat faster than the Greenspire Linden and is noted for the straight stem it forms.
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Globe Maple
Globe Maple
This tree is suitable for formal and small gardens as it will not get incredibly tall.
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Golden Eclipse Ivory Silk Tree Lilac
Golden Eclipse Ivory Silk Tree Lilac
Golden-yellow and green variegated foliage show excellent colour and resistance to sun scorch.
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Golden Weeping Willow
Golden Weeping Willow
A fast growing, hardy willow with gracefully long, pendulous branches.
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Gray Dogwood
Gray Dogwood
Small, vigorous, dense, native plant with gray-green foliage, turning burgundy colour in the fall.
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Green Mountain Sugar Maple
Green Mountain Sugar Maple
An exceptionally vigorous Sugar Maple cultivar with an upright, oval crown.
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Green Pillar Oak
Green Pillar Oak
A lacy tree that is pyramidal when young and matures to a more ovalesque form.
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Greenspire Linden
Greenspire Linden
This rapid growing tree has a very dense, narrow head. The leaves are small and heart-shaped.
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Harlequin Maple
Harlequin Maple
An unusual variety with variegated foliage providing a nice contrast in the landscape.
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Imperial Honeylocust
Imperial Honeylocust
Graceful, spreading with symmetrically arranged branches that form a compact tree.
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Ivory Silk Tree Lilac
Ivory Silk Tree Lilac
Similar to the Japanese Tree Lilac, but is a tree-form variety rather than shrub shaped (has a single trunk instead of being multi-stemmed from the ground).
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Japanese Tree Lilac
Japanese Tree Lilac
Similar to the Ivory Silk, but is shrub-shaped rather than tree-form (multi-stemmed from the ground up instead of a single trunk).
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Kentucky Coffee
Kentucky Coffee
Most picturesque, particularly during the winter, with its large open branching habit and stubby twigs.
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Klehms Improved Bechtel Crab Apple
Klehms Improved Bechtel Crab Apple
An improved Bechtel Crab with fragrant double blooms. A late season bloomer and a strong grower.
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Legacy Sugar Maple
Legacy Sugar Maple
A rapid growing tree with a very symmetrical crown. Its thick, dark leaves are resistant to summer heat and leaf tatter.
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Leonard Messel Magnolia
Leonard Messel Magnolia
In spring deep pink buds open to pink blooms with a white centre. Strap-like petals are similar to Star Magnolia.
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Maidenhair Tree
Maidenhair Tree
An ancient tree known for its exceptional resistance to disease. Leaves are a beautiful yellow in autumn.
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Makamik Crab Apple
Makamik Crab Apple
An improved variety with bronze foliage, large semi-double rose-red blossoms and red fruit. Hardy and disease resistant.
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Merril Star Magnolia
Merril Star Magnolia
A magnificent bush of rapid growth and spreading habit. It is covered with star-like blossoms in early spring.
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Newport Flowering Plum
Newport Flowering Plum
Reddish-purple foliage with bright red tips on this ornamental tree.
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Oakleaf Mountain Ash
Oakleaf Mountain Ash
Upright, pyramidal tree with grayish-green leaves that resemble those of an Oak tree. Berries appear in the fall.
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Ohio Buckeye Chestnut
Ohio Buckeye Chestnut
A hardy, native, small ornamental tree with light yellow, fragrant flowers and compound leaves.
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Pauls Scarlet Hawthorn
Pauls Scarlet Hawthorn
Scarlet-red double flowers are very showy on this dense, upright tree. Small deeply lobed foliage.
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Pin Oak
Pin Oak
A lovely native shade tree, suitable for a variety of locations.
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Prairie Cascade Willow
Prairie Cascade Willow
A hardy weeping willow with glossy green foliage and colourful yellow twigs that provide interest in late winter and early spring.
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Princeton Gold Maple
Princeton Gold Maple
A selection of the Norway Maple. Carries bright golden-yellow foliage that maintains its colour from a young Spring leaf to maturity in the Fall.
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Princeton Sentry Maidenhair Tree
Princeton Sentry Maidenhair Tree
Combines the unique narrow head of the Lombardy poplar and the long life and disease/pest immunity of the gingko.
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Profusion Crab Apple
Profusion Crab Apple
Very floriferous with deep red buds that open to purplish-red flowers, then fade to purplish-pink.
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Pyramidal English Oak
Pyramidal English Oak
Small acorns and dark green, lobed leaves decorate this tree. Distinct pyramidal shape with tense, tight, upright branching.
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Red Barron Crab Apple
Red Barron Crab Apple
Foliage is purple, fading to bronzey-green. Narrow and columnar as a young tree, maturing to a more rounded shape.
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Rosy Lights Azalea
Red Jade Crab Apple
A graceful, pendulous variety with masses of white flowers, followed by bright, glossy red fruit in the Fall. Disease resistant.
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Red Jewel Crab Apple
Red Jewel Crab Apple
A pyramidal form with tiny but persistant fruit.
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Red Oak
Red Oak
A relatively rapid growing, native tree that withstands city pollution and is well adapted to street and lawn plantings.
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Rosy Lights Azalea
Redspire Ornamental Pear
Rapid growing, upright tree with dark leathery foliage. When it blooms in late April or early May it is covered with masses of flowers.
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Red Jewel Crab Apple
Rinkie Crab Apple
A narrow upright, well branched crab apple with pinkish blossoms. Disease resistant.
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River Birch
River Birch
Tall ornamental specimen suitable for estates, parks, golf courses and other large areas.
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Robin Hill Serviceberry
Robin Hill Serviceberry
A tree-form (single-stemmed) Serviceberry with a moderately ovate, upright and open crown.
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Robinson Crab Apple
Robinson Crab Apple
Deep pink, single flowers contrast well against the red veined, dark green leaves.
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Royal Beauty Crab Apple
Royal Beauty Crab Apple
A graceful weeping selection with reddish foliage and pinkish-red flowers. A lovely specimen for colour.
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Royal Red Maple
Royal Red Maple
Glossy purple foliage retains its colour throughout the growing season. Quite similar to ‘Crimson King’ but faster growing.
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Royal Star Magnolia
Royal Star Magnolia
Double large fragrant flowers in April. A very hardy, mid-sized variety.
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Royalty Crab Apple
Royalty Crab Apple
Foliage is glossy purple in the spring and somewhat green during the summer. Brilliant purple in the fall.
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Russian Mountain Ash
Russian Mountain Ash
This tree is of broad, dense growth and pyramidal habit.
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Saucer Magnolia
Saucer Magnolia
Large, multi-trunked, broad shrub or small tree.
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Shadblow Serviceberry
Shadblow Serviceberry
Round-shaped leaves are greyish when emerging, changing to medium green in the Summer.
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Shademaster Honeylocust
Shademaster Honeylocust
Fast growing tree. Its leaves are small and it doesn’t cast heavy shade on lawns.
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Siberian Crab Apple
Siberian Crab Apple
Very hardy with flowers in profusion. Wax-like fruit. Makes a splendid street tree.
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Skyline Locust
Skyline Locust
Stately and unusual with a distinctly pyramidal form, sturdy trunk and shapely crown.
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Snowcloud Serviceberry
Snowcloud Serviceberry
Delicate upright airy form, branches spread wide at angles. Large white flowers produce showy purple-blue edible fruit.
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Sugar Maple
Sugar Maple
An excellent native tree that is slow growing and recommended for spacious areas.
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Sunburst Locust
Sunburst Locust
The foliage keeps its beautiful appearance all summer. Stately in form with broad pyramidal head.
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Susan Magnolia
Susan Magnolia
Red-purple buds open to large flowers on this compact upright growing cultivar.
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Thunderchild Crab Apple
Thunderchild Crab Apple
An introduction from Saskatchewan. A compact upright spreading tree.
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Tina Crab Apple
Tina Crab Apple
A dwarf selection of sargentii with a dense, spreading habit.
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Toba Hawthorn
Toba Hawthorn
A small tree introduced by the Morden Experimental Station in Manotiba.
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Western Catalpa
Western Catalpa
A tree of striking appearance and rapid growth. Large heart-shaped leaves.
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Yellow Bird Magnolia
Yellow Bird Magnolia
Greenish-yellow star-shaped flowers make this mid-sized tree a vibrant and graceful addition.
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