Acer griseum

Few trees are as showy as the Paperbark Maple, with its cinnamon colored exfoliating bark. The fine-textured leaves have 3 leaflets and change from dark green with silvery undersides in summer to shades of red and bronze in fall. Acer griseum makes a neat oval-shaped small tree which fits into both small and large scale landscapes well.

H: 30 Feet  ·   S: 20 Feet  ·   Zone: 5

Acer rubrum 'Armstrong'

H: 45 Feet  ·   S: 15 Feet  ·   Zone: 4

Acer tegmentosum 'Joe Witt'

A small, ornamental maple prized for its luminous green-and-white striped bark, oversized foliage, and excellent tolerance of shade and woodland conditions.

H: 30 Feet  ·   S: 25 Feet  ·   Zone: 4

Betula nigra Dura-Heat®

Dura-Heat® ('BNMTF') River Birch has lighter bark than Heritage® Birch, showing lovely whitish tan exfoliating bark at a young age. Since it hails from Georgia, its heat tolerance is excellent, with the result that its compact dark green leaves are retained all summer. The fall color is yellow, and its striking bark makes it a particularly welcome addition to the winter landscape. Like all River Birches, Dura-Heat® is very tolerant of wet sites and resistant to typical Birch diseases.

H: 40 Feet  ·   S: 25 Feet  ·   Zone: 5

Betula nigra Heritage® PP4409

Heritage® ('Cully') Riverbirch is one of the best Birches for the Northeast, from extraordinary plantsman Earl Cully. Beautiful creamy exfoliating bark, disease and borer resistant, wet site tolerant, fast growth habit, we could go on and on...

H: 50 Feet  ·   S: 30 Feet  ·   Zone: 3

Betula platyphylla Parkland Pillar® PP25468

A beautiful and structurally appealing columnar tree packed with dense green foliage that becomes golden yellow in fall before revealing the bright white mature bark beneath. Tolerant of drought, heat, alkaline soils, and urban conditions. Suitable for screening or as an accent tree.

H: 30 Feet  ·   S: 7 Feet  ·   Zone: 3

Betula populifolia 'Whitespire'

A fast-growing, North American native birch with bright white bark, excellent adaptability to difficult site conditions, and strong performance in adverse urban and disturbed post-industrial sites.

H: 30 Feet  ·   S: 15 Feet  ·   Zone: 3

Carpinus betulus

Neat green lanceolate leaves are held on tight fine twigs until late fall. The easily pruned and upright habit makes this an excellent large screen or formal hedge.

H: 40 Feet  ·   S: 30 Feet  ·   Zone: 4

Carpinus caroliniana

American Hornbeam is a tough, beautiful native tree which performs well in a wide variety of site conditions. Its green veined leaves and habit look somewhat like American Beech trees, and its interesting 2" hanging winged seed bracts add to its appeal in summer. It performs very well when transplanted from containers, and can be used in full sun or shade locations as well as sites which are periodically flooded. The fall color is attractive, varying from yellow through orange to reddish purple hues. It can be pruned to make a good tight hedge, like its European cousin, C. betulus.

H: 35 Feet  ·   S: 25 Feet  ·   Zone: 3

Carpinus caroliniana Firespire™

Firespire™ ('J.N. Upright') American Hornbeam offers an exciting new form to this tough native tree. Found in Wisconsin by Mike Yanny of Johnson Nursery, Firespire™ stood out in a block of seedlings for its tight upright habit and beautiful orange red fall color. Hornbeams or Musclewoods are very adaptable natives, so the smaller stature of Firespire™ makes it an especially useful native for small spaces, and urban gardens. The smooth gray bark adds an extra element of beauty in the winter.

H: 20 Feet  ·   S: 10 Feet  ·   Zone: 4

Carpinus caroliniana Rising Fire® PP27655

Neat green serrated foliage is held on a columnar habit. Fall color is shades of orange and red. A good native choice for tall hedges or street trees.

H: 30 Feet  ·   S: 15 Feet  ·   Zone: 4

Carya ovata

A stately native canopy tree with distinctive peeling bark, excellent wildlife value, and exceptional long-term durability in large-scale landscapes.

H: 80 Feet  ·   S: 60 Feet  ·   Zone: 4

Cephalotaxus fortunii

A large, coniferous shrub with linear, dark green needle-like foliage on elegantly arching branches. Exceptional shade and heat tolerance, suitable for screening and foundation plantings in protected sites. Deer resistant and tolerant of both heavy shade and occasional drought.

H: 10 Feet  ·   S: 10 Feet  ·   Zone: 7

Chionanthus retusus 'Tokyo Tower'

Chionanthus retusus 'Tokyo Tower' becomes covered with white panicles in May and June. This Chinese Fringetree is a shiny leaved fastigiate form, with beautiful tan and gold exfoliating bark. Harald Neubauer of Hidden Hollow Nursery in Tennessee brought it back from Japan, under the original name of 'Ivory Tower'.

H: 10 Feet  ·   S: 4 Feet  ·   Zone: 6

Cladrastis kentukea

American Yellowwood is a beautiful native tree that should be used in more landscapes. The flowers are very fragrant, with lovely white pea-shaped flowers appearing in May and June on long pendulous panicles. They provide excellent food for bees and other insects, and they resemble a more refined Wisteria flower. The foliage emerges in spring as a chartreuse green during the summer, finishing up as a bright yellow in fall. The bark is an attractive grayish brown, very smooth textured and closely resembling Beech bark. Cladrastis kentukea tolerates both acidic and alkaline soils, and prefers adequate moisture.

H: 40 Feet  ·   S: 40 Feet  ·   Zone: 4

Cornus kousa 'Summer Fun'

'Summer Fun' Kousa Dogwood combines attractive white flowers in June with equally showy white and green variegated foliage. The leaves hold up better in some shade in hot summers, and turn a lovely combination of pink and red in fall. 'Summer Fun' was discovered and introduced by Talon Buchholz of Buchholz Nursery in Oregon. This is one of the showiest variegated Dogwoods we have seen.

H: 15 Feet  ·   S: 12 Feet  ·   Zone: 5

Cornus kousa var. chinensis

Cornus kousa var. chinensis becomes covered with white flowers in June, followed by showy pendulous red fruit that attracts birds. Fall color is a showy deep red, and exfoliating bark on mature plants adds to winter interest.

H: 30 Feet  ·   S: 25 Feet  ·   Zone: 5

Cornus mas 'Golden Glory'

Small but plentiful yellow flowers in March, with green ovate leaves appearing in April and May. Red drupes in midsummer. An upright form of Cornelian Cherry.

H: 20 Feet  ·   S: 15 Feet  ·   Zone: 4

Cornus officinalis 'Kintoki'

'Kintoki' Japanese Cornel Dogwood has small brilliant yellow flowers in March, interesting multi-colored bark, and vivid red fruit in fall. It blooms 2 weeks earlier than Cornus mas and was selected in Japan as an excellent cut flower plant. 'Kintoki' was introduced into the US by Barry Yinger through Brookside Gardens.

H: 20 Feet  ·   S: 10 Feet  ·   Zone: 5

Crataegus viridis 'Winter King'

'Winter King' Green Hawthorn has white flowers in late spring, brilliant orange fruit well into the winter, and silver bark. Crataegus viridis 'Winter King' is one of our favorite multi-season small trees. It is also salt tolerant.

H: 30 Feet  ·   S: 25 Feet  ·   Zone: 4

Euscaphis japonica

Euscaphis japonica is called the Korean Sweetheart Tree because of its rose red fruit pods which look like little hearts as they open. The broad ivory yellow flower panicles appear in June, and are followed by the showy fruit displayed August through September. When the red pods open, they are made even more showy by revealing large shiny blue-black seeds. The bark is also attractive, with white striations on the purplish brown coloration. This was one of Dr JC Raulston's favorite exotic tree introductions.

H: 25 Feet  ·   S: 15 Feet  ·   Zone: 6

Fagus grandifolia

American Beech is one of our most stately native trees, and also one of the most problematic ones to transplant B&B. As a result, we are growing it in containers so everyone can have a chance to marvel at its beauty in their own landscape. The bark is beautiful all year, maintaining its silver-gray color throughout its lifespan. The summer leaves are a large and glossy dark green, often turning an attractive golden bronze in the fall. The juvenile beeches usually retain their foliage throughout the winter, turning to a soft whitish-tan after the fall. When Fagus grandifolia is mature enough to bear fertile nuts, it is a very important food source for birds and mammals.

H: 60 Feet  ·   S: 40 Feet  ·   Zone: 4

Gymnocladus dioicus Espresso™

Inconspicuous white fragrant flowers over large green pinnate leaves in late May. 'Espresso' is a male form so there are no large cumbersome seedpods. Tolerant of a wide range of conditions.

H: 50 Feet  ·   S: 35 Feet  ·   Zone: 3

Halesia carolina

Carolina Silverbell is one of our loveliest native trees, becoming covered with 1" white bells hanging from branches in April and May. The bark is an added element, varying from gray to brown with darker vertical striations. The flowers are followed by interesting brown 4 winged fruits which are also pendent, persisting into the winter. Halesia is a difficult B&B transplant, so we have focused on growing landscape sized plants in containers. Carolina Silverbell grows particularly well in woodland settings and along stream sides.

H: 30 Feet  ·   S: 20 Feet  ·   Zone: 4