Alder Thinleaf
- Alnus tenuifolia
- Reddish brown catkins / mini pine cone like nutlets
- Large shrub / small tree upright to oval habit
- Bright green oval ridged foliage
- Rich yellow fall color
- Height 15'
- Spread 15'
Aspen, Quaking
- Populus tremuloides
- Native tree to this region
- Yellow-orange fall color
- Single or multi stemmed with suckering habit
- Height 20'-50'
- Spread 20'-30'
Aspen, Swedish
- Populus tremula 'Erecta'
- Narrow upright shape with light gray bark and dark green leaves
- Fall color of orange to red
- Height 30'-40'
- Spread 10'-15'
Boxelder, Sensation
- Acer negundo 'Sensation'
- Broad rounded crown
- Low forming wide spreading branches
- Medium green serrated leaflets turn red in fall
- Fast growing
- Height 25'-30'
- Spread 20'-25'
Buckeye, Ohio
- Aesculus glabra
- Greenish yellow flowers in spring
- Yellow orange fall color
- Slow growing
- Height 20'-30'
- Spread 20'-30'
Catalpa
- Catalpa speciosa
- Large heart shaped leaves
- White flowers in summer produce pencil size seed pod
- Height 50'-60'
- Spread 25'-30'
Cherry
- Canada Red
- Double Weeping Rosebud
- Yoshino
- Snow Fountain Cherry
- Kwanzan
Chokecherry, Amur
- Prunus maackii
- White spring flowers
- Green leaves
- Blue black fruit
- Height 20'-30'
- Spread 20'-30'
Chokecherry, Native Green
- Prunus Virginiana melanocarpa
- Hardy with white flowers
- Red to black berries
- Orange to red fall color
- Height 15'-20'
- Spread 10'-15'
Crabapple
- Bechtel
- Brandywine
- Centurion
- Coralburst
- Dolgo
- Harvest Gold
- Indian Magic
- Indian Summer
- Louisa
- Perfect Purple
- Prairie Fire
- Prairie Rose
Crabapple (continued)
- Profusion
- Radiant
- Red Barron
- Robinson
- Royal Raindrops
- Royalty
- Sargent
- Spring Snow
- Thunderchild
- Tina Sargent
- Weeping Red Jade
Filbert, Turkish
- Corylus columa
- Pyramidal form
- Dark green summer foliage
- Yellow brown fall color
- Produces fruit/nuts
- Height 40'-50'
- Spread 20'-30'
Filbert, Contorted
- Corylus avellana 'contorta'
- Great winter ornamental
- Twisted gnarled stems are impressive after leaves have fallen
- Veined bronze green foliage
- Bright yellow to brown bronze bloom color
- Needs protection
- Height 8'-15'
- Spread 6'-8'
Ginkgo
- Ginkgo biloba
- Large unique shade tree
- Green foliage turns golden in fall
- Pendulous catkin fruit
- Disease resistant
- Height 25'-50'
- Spread 25'-35'
Golden Rain Tree
- Koelreuteria paniculata
- Fragrant yellow flowers in summer are followed by orange chinese lantern like seed pods
- Orange yellow red fall color
- Needs protection
- Height 30'-40'
- Spread 20'-30'
Hackberry
- Celtis occidentalis
- Large shade tree with broad crown and arching branches
- Tolerant to clay soils
- Yellow fall color
- Height 50'-70'
- Spread 50'
Hawthorn
- Cockspur
- Crusader
- Russian
- Toba
- Washington
- Winter King
- Paul's Scarlet
Hornbeam, American
- Carpinus caroliniana
- Smooth gray irregularly fluted trunk
- Fall color ranges from yellow to orange red
- Height 25'
- Spread 20'
Hornbeam, European
- Carpinus betulus
- Slender oval form
- Dark green leaves change to yellow in fall
- Height 25'
- Spread 25'
Horse-chestnut
- Aesculus hippocastanum
- Large white flower clusters followed by spiny round fruit seed pod
- Slow growing
- Height 50'-60'
- Spread 40'-45'
Japanese Tree Lilac, Ivory Silk
- Syringa reticulata 'Ivory Silk'
- Compact oval growth habit
- Creamy white fragrant lilac flowers in late spring
- Yellow fall color
- Height 20'-25'
- Spread 15'-18'
Kentucky Coffeetree
- Gymnocladus dioica
- White flowers in late spring followed by mahogany seed pods
- Yellow fall color
- Drought tolerant
- Height 50'-60'
- Spread 40'-50'
Locust, Purple Robe
- Robinia pseudoacacia
- Irregular columnar habit
- Fragrant purple spikes of pea like flowers
- Height 40'
- Spread 30'
Maple
- Amur
- Armstrong
- Autumn Blaze
- Bigtooth
- Columnar Norway
- Deborah
- Emerald Queen
- Fairview
- Hot Wings
- Norway
Maple (continued)
- Pattern Perfect
- Red Sunset
- Rocky Mountain Glow
- Royal Red
- Rugged Charm
- Sienna Glen
- Silver
- State Street
- Superform
- Tatarian
Maple, Japanese
- Bloodgood Japanese
- Chrimson Queen Japanese
- Cut leaf Japanese
- Garnet Japanese
- Japanese
- Oshio Beni Japanese
Oak
- Bur
- Columnar English
- Crimson Spire
- English
- Gamble
- Northern Red
- Regal Prince
- Shumard
- Swamp White
Redbud, Eastern
- Cercis canadensis
- Rose pink spring flowers
- Dark green heart shaped leaves
- Yellow fall color
- Height 20'-25'
- Spread 25'-30'
Redbud, Forest Pansy
- Cercis canadensis 'Forest Pansy'
- Rose purple flowers
- Purple glossy leaves
- Yellow orange fall color
- Height 20'-30'
- Spread 15'-25'
Rose Tree Of China
- Prunus triloba
- Small rose pink carnation like flowers in spring
- Yellow to bronze fall color
- Height 10'-12'
- Spread 8'-10'
Serviceberry, Autumn Brilliance
- Amelanchier x grandiflora 'Autumn Brilliance'
- Upright form with clusters of white flowers in spring
- Purplish black berries
- Fall color ranging from yellow to orange to red
- Height 20'-25'
- Spread 10'-15'
Viburnum, Nannyberry Tree Form
- Viburnum lentago nigra
- Glossy green foliage with white flowers in spring
- Black berries follow flowers
- Red maroon fall color
- Height 20'-40'
- Spread 20'-25'
Walnut, Black
- Juglans nigra
- Large oval to rounded open crowned form
- Green leaflets turn yellow in fall
- Globular edible black nut
- Height 35'-50'
- 35'-40'
Willow
- Curly Locks
- Dappled
- Golden
- Golden Weeping
- Navajo Globe
- Niobe Weeping
- Prairie Cascade
- Pussy Weeping