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Trees
Kousa Dogwood The Kousa Dogwood tree, Cornus kousa, or Japanese Flowering Dogwood, is a handsome small specimen tree or shrub. The Kousa is not as susceptible to disease as the White Dogwood in spring. It is planted as a specimen, near a patio, or in groupings. Kousa Dogwood trees blooms later than the White Dogwood and with a softer petal flower than the White Flowering Dogwood. This deciduous tree has red fruits that look like a big round raspberry. The fall color is red to maroon. Because of its disease resistance, it is becoming the best replacement for the White Dogwood.
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 scale-like leaves are abruply pointed. 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. This stately tree is a very hardy specimen and is an easily transplanted conifer which grows well in a variety of soils. Shelter small plants from drying winds. 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. This rapid growing fir tree is the most drought-resistant of all native firs. 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 best windbreak tree for high wind areas. The Russian Olive has low water requirements and displays a high tolerance for salt and alkali. Highly aromatic, creamy yellow flowers appear in June and July and are later replaced by clusters of abundant silvery fruits. Wildlife loves the fruit. Prefers a sunny location and is tolerant of most soil types.
Southern Red Oak 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. They are 1/2 to 3/4 inch long, roughly spherical and orange-brown. Songbirds, turkey, a variety of small mammals and deer eat the nuts. 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 The Eastern White Pine, Pinus Strobus, is a beautiful landscape pine widely used throughout much of North America. The White Pine tree is long-lived and vigorous. Also widely used for Christmas trees and timber.
Norway Spruce Norway Spruce trees, placed on a good site, should reach 5 ft. It is one of the best conifers for shelters and windbreaks, as its branches grow densely into one another.
Black Hills Spruce Deer dislike Black Hills Spruce. This tree is commonly used for windbreaks, privacy screens and accent plantings.
Eastern Red Cedar The Eastern Red Cedar, Juniperus Virginiana, is a small to medium-sized aromatic evergreen tree. Its deep roots and small leaf surface make it very drought resistant. The foliage is bright green to dark green.
Loblolly Pine Loblolly Pine trees can grow up to 100 feet tall and up to three feet in diameter; however, along the coast they seldom rise more than 50 feet.
Mugho Pine The Mugho Pine tree, Pinus mugo mughus, may also be called the dwarf mountain pine.
Austrian Pine This evergreen conifer tree thrives in urban locations as well as in windbreaks in more rural settings.
Scotch Pine It can reach a height of six feet in six years with good care.
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