Medium Canopy Trees (Class B)
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OSAGE ORANGE (HEDGE APPLE)List Item 1
(Maclura pomifera) | Native
- 20-50 feet height, 25-35 feet spread at maturity
- 35-60ft height and spread at maturity
- Plant in full sun/partial shade
- If pollinated, will produce grapefruit-sized fruit (inedible)
- Performs well in poor soil
- Maintenance level: Low
- Recommended cultivars: 'Wichita', 'White Shield'
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ZELKOVA ‘CITY SPRITE’List Item 4
(Zelkova serrata)
- 24 feet height, 18 feet spread at maturity
- Bright green, finely textured foliage; yellow fall color
- Compact, dense form; requires pruning for ideal shape and structure
- Drought tolerant, tough urban tree
- Maintenance level: Medium
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KATSURA
(Cercidiphyllum japonicum)
- 40-60 feet height, 25-60 feet spread at maturity
- Plant in full sun/partial shade
- Colorful year-round foliage, heart-shaped serrated leaves
- Maintenance level: Low
- Recommended cultivars: 'Red Fox', 'Amazing Grace'
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AMERICAN HORNBEAM (MUSCLEWOOD, BLUE BEECH)
(Carpinus caroliniana) | Native
- 20-35 feet height and spread at maturity
- Plant in partial to full shade
- Slow growth rate
- Sometimes known as “musclewood” due to the rippled appearance of its trunk/branches
- Good fall color
- Maintenance level: Low
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EASTERN HOP HORNBEAM
(Ostrya virginiana) | Native
- 25-40 feet height, 20-30 feet spread at maturity
- Plant in full sun/partial shade
- Produces catkins that look like hops (hence the name!)
- Maintenance level: Low
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PARROTIA (PERSIAN IRONWOOD)
(Parrotia persica)
- 20-40 feet height, 20-30 feet spread at maturity
- Plant in full sun
- Year-round interesting foliage; exfoliating bark provides visual interest in winter
- Maintenance level: Medium
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SOURWOOD
(Oxydendrum arboreum) | Native
- 25-30 feet height, 20 feet spread at maturity
- Medium growth rate
- Plant in full sun
- Produces fragrant white flowers in summer; excellent fall color; yields a small oval-shaped fruit
- Maintenance level: Low
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ELM ‘EMERALD SUNSHINE’
(Ulmus propinqua ‘Emerald Sunshine’)
- 35 feet height, 25 feet spread at maturity
- Insect resistant, tolerant of heat/drought
- Deep green, serrated oval leaves; yellow color in fall
- New cultivar that is resistant to Dutch Elm Disease
- Maintenance level: Low
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TULIP (SAUCER) MAGNOLIA
(Magnolia x soulangeana)
- 20-25 feet height and spread at maturity
- Full sun/partial shade
- Produces fragrant, showy flowers in spring – available in many different colors
- Maintenance level: Medium
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HARDY RUBBER TREE
(Eucommia ulmoides)
- 40-60 feet height, 30-50 feet spread at maturity
- Plant in full sun/partial shade
- Dislikes wet soil
- Highly pest and disease resistant
- Female trees produce winged seeds; glossy leaves; no fall color
- Maintenance level: Low