2016 Tree Descriptions

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APPLE

Apple, Empire

Malus Empire

5 tree

$50

Zone: 4

Height: 12

Spread: 12

Shape: Upright rounded semi-dwarf

Summer Foliage: Green

Fall Foliage: Yellow

Flower: Pinkish white

Lightly scented long-lasting white flowers with pink overtones. Cross between McIntosh and Red Delicious. Medium-size apple ripens in September, stores well, excellent for eating, salads and cooking. Very hardy, easy to grow. Partially self-fertile. Full sun, average to moist conditions.

Apple, Honeycrisp

Malus Honeycrisp

6 tree

$50

Zone: 4

Height: 15

Spread: 15

Shape: Rounded



Flower: White

An exceptional apple and one of the most cold-hardy varieties. Sweet, juicy, super crisp cream-coloured flesh. Good resistance to scab, long shelf life when stored cool. Plant with another variety for effective pollination and best production.

Apple, McIntosh Eating

Malus McIntosh

5 tree

$45

Zone: 3

Height: 25

Spread: 25

Shape: Rounded



Flower: White

Very popular, hardy variety, excellent flavour, medium to large crisp sweet apple with attractive cherry red skin, greenish white flesh. One of the best apples for eating, cooking and baking. Tree grows 1-2 feet per year, blooms mid-season, ripens late September. Cold-hardy, native to eastern Canada. Prefers well-drained clay loam or clay. Partially self-fertile.

Apple, Royal Gala Eating

Malus Royal Gala

6 tree

$45

Zone: 4

Height: 10-17

Spread: 10-17

Shape: Rounded

Summer Foliage: Medium green

Fall Foliage: Orange

Flower: White

Medium-size apple with orange-red stripes, crisp, juicy yellow flesh, sweet and aromatic, keeps 6 months. Used for eating rather than cooking. Considered one of the worlds best apples. Does not bruise easily. Blooms mid-season, ripens late August. Requires pollination by another tree. Prefers well-drained clay loam or clay.

BIRCH

Birch, Paper

Betula papyrifera

6 tree

(usually single-stemmed)

$40

Zone: 2

Height: 40

Spread: 30

Shape: Pyramidal to oval, open

Foliage: Deep green

Fall colour: Yellow

Flower: Catkins

Fast-growing small or medium-sized tree, one of North Americas most attractive native varieties. Can live for 100 years in cool, moist conditions. A cold-climate tree, tolerates wide variations in soil and precipitation, prefers full sun and moist but well-drained soil. Smooth dark bark becoming reddish-brown and then bright creamy white as it matures, often shedding in large sheets.

Birch, River (Heritage)

Betula nigra Heritage

6 tree (often multi-stemmed)

$70

Zone: 4

Height: 50

Spread: 35

Shape: Oval

Summer Foliage: Glossy green


Known for its beautiful cinnamon to white bark, peeling as it matures to expose mottled patches of cream, orange and pinkish tan. Fast growth rate. One of the most disease- and insect-free birches, resistant to wind and ice damage. Grows in coarse sand to heavy clay, with poor to moderate drainage; full sun to part shade; prefers wet to average conditions but survives dry summers. Grows 24/year. Matures in 50 years. Good nesting tree. Catkins attract birds.

CORK

Cork, Amur

Phellodendron amurense

6 tree

$65

Zone: 4

Height: 40

Spread: 30

Shape: Broad vase shape

Summer Foliage: Glossy green

Fall Foliage: Yellowish

A beautiful open-branched tree, good choice for rapid shade. Unique and different species, with interesting corky bark and glossy foliage. Leaves and fruit used in Chinese medicine. Prefers good, well-drained soil, full sun. Shallow wide fibrous roots. Drought tolerant. Moderate wildlife value. Relatively fast-growing (8 to 12/year). Lives well over 100 years.

CRABAPPLE

Crabapple, Dolgo

Malus Dolgo

6 tree

$60

Zone: 2

Height: 33

Spread: 25

Shape: Upright open

Summer Foliage: Glossy dark green


Flower: White

Glossy green foliage, fragrant white flowers, golden yellow bark. Bright red edible fruit, ripens in August-September, excellent for jelly. Disease resistant, very hardy. Adaptable to a range of soils, but prefers heavy loam, good drainage, shade to full sun. Requires little pruning, but any pruning should be done before early June.

Crabapple, Profusion

Malus Profusion

6 tree

$60

Zone: 4

Height: 23

Spread: 16

Shape: Upright, spreading

Summer Foliage: Purple changing to bronze

Fall Foliage: Bronze

Flower: Deep red bud, becoming dark pink blossom

Purple foliage, changing to bronze, with intense red flower buds, bright showy purple-pink flowers and small red-purple fruit. Fruit remains into winter. Good disease resistance. Quite adaptable, but prefers heavy loam, well-drained soil, full sun. Requires little pruning, but any pruning should be done before early June.

Crabapple, Royalty

Malus Royalty

5 tree

$55

Zone: 2b

Height: 16

Spread: 16

Shape: Upright, rounded

Summer Foliage: Glossy red to purple glossy

Fall Foliage: Bronze

Flower: Purplish red

Hardy low-maintenance crabapple with red to purple foliage and purplish-red single flowers. Cherry-size deep red fruit provides wildlife food well into winter. Good disease resistance. Soils: quite adaptable, but prefers heavy, well-drained loam, full sun. Requires little pruning, but any pruning should be done before early June.

DOGWOOD

Dogwood, Pagoda

Cornus alternifolia

4 tree

$70

Zone: 4

Height: 16

Spread: 23

Shape: Rounded, horizontal branching

Summer Foliage: Medium to dark green

Fall Foliage: Red

Flower: Creamy white

Lovely small native tree, with horizontally layered branches. Interesting clusters of creamy white flowers attract butterflies and birds, followed by dark blue berries. Tolerates full sun but best in full to partial shade on moist, well-drained soils.

HACKBERRY

Hackberry

Celtis occidentalis

1.4 diameter trunk

(larger tree, more extensive

root system)

$70

Zone: 2b

Height: 65

Spread: 60

Shape: Round

Summer Foliage: Light green


Native species, drought resistant, excellent tree for poor soil conditions and as a substitute for elm. Does well in drier soil. Water well the first year. Rough corky bark. Cherry-like fruit provides winter food for birds.

LILAC

Lilac, Ivory Silk, Tree

Syringa reticulata Ivory Silk

6' tree

$70

Zone: 2

Height: 20

Spread: 16

Shape: Compact round

Summer Foliage: Dark green


Flower: White

Large shrub to small tree with compact round crown. Huge clusters of creamy white flowers in early summer for about two weeks, with interesting winter seed clusters. Very good showy lilac, blooms best in full sun.

Lilac, Peking

Syringa pekinensis

1.6 diameter trunk


root system)

$115

Zone: 4

Height: 20

Spread: 16

Shape: Oval, upright



Flower: Creamy white clusters

Small multi-stemmed tree with showy clusters of fragrant creamy white flowers, blooms in late spring. Upright arching form and rich brown peeling bark, attractive in winter. Flowers best in full sun and well-drained soils.

MAPLE

Maple, Red

Acer rubrum

6 tree

$55

Zone: 3b

Height: 50

Spread: 50

Shape: Oval


Fall Foliage: Orange to bright red

Native tree, well adapted to a variety of soils, including wet spring soils. Red twigs and clusters of red flowers in early spring, excellent fall colour.

Maple, Red (Bowhall)

Acer rubrum Bowhall

1.4 diameter trunk


root system)

$110

Zone: 4

Height: 40

Spread: 16

Shape: Columnar

Summer Foliage: Medium green

Fall Foliage: Reddish orange

Columnar cultivar of our native red maple, good for confined spaces. Tolerant of wet spring soils, excellent fall colour.

Maple, Red

(Redpointe)

Acer rubrum Frank Jr.

1.4 diameter trunk


root system)

$120

Zone: 4

Height: 45

Spread: 30

Shape: Broadly pyramidal


Fall Foliage: Bright red

A cultivar of our native red maple. Relatively fast-growing and easily maintained. Tolerant of wet spring soils, attracts song birds, early fall colour is reliably brilliant bright red. Best in full sun, rich soils.

Maple, Sugar

(Autumn Fest)

Acer saccharum Autumn Fest

8 tree

$90

Zone: 4

Height: 50

Spread: 40

Shape: Symmetrical oval, narrower than most sugar maples


Fall Foliage: Brilliant orange-red to red

More upright and faster growing cultivar of our native sugar maple. Excellent border, accent or street tree, makes a huge impact in a short time.

Maple, Sugar

(Flax Mill Majesty)

Acer rubrum Flax Mill Majesty

1.4 diameter trunk


root system)

$105

Zone: 4

Height: 50

Spread: 40'

Shape: Symmetrical oval


Fall Foliage: Orange red

New cultivar of our native sugar maple. Perfectly symmetrical oval head. Resistant to frost cracking and sun scald.

Maple, Sugar

(Green Mountain)

Acer saccharum Green

Mountain

7' tree

$50

Zone: 4

Height: 70

Spread: 55

Shape: Broad oval

Summer Foliage: Dark green leathery

Fall Foliage: Reddish orange to red

Very good sugar maple, hardy, good fall colour. Medium rate of growth. Grows in sand to clay loam, normal to moist conditions. Part shade to sun.

Maple, Sugar

(Green Mountain)

Acer saccharum Green

Mountain

1.6 diameter trunk

(taller and 3-4 years older

than tree above, more

extensive root system)

$115

Zone: 4

Height: 70

Spread: 55

Shape: Broad oval

Summer Foliage: Dark green leathery

Fall Foliage: Reddish orange to red

Very good sugar maple, hardy, good fall colour. Medium rate of growth. Grows in sand to clay loam, normal to moist conditions. Part shade to sun.

OAK

Oak, Bur

Quercus macrocarpa

6 tree

$75

Zone: 2b

Height: 60

Spread: 43

Shape: Broadly oval, open

Foliage: Dark green

Fall colour: Yellow to yellow brown

Flower: Yellowish-green catkins

Slow-growing native shade tree adapts well to a wide variety of soils and growing conditions. Does well in full sun, tolerant of drought and urban environments. Corky bark on the twigs. Large acorns provide important food source for many wildlife species.

Oak, Red

Quercus rubra

7 branched whip

$70

Zone: 3

Height: 60

Spread: 53

Shape: Rounded


Fall Foliage: Bright red


Wonderful broad-headed native oak, with dark green lobed leaves, turning a beautiful bright red in the fall. Adaptable to a range of soils and moisture conditions. Can withstand some shade but not flooding. Grows about 12 per year. Acorns attract birds, small animals and browsers. Very high wildlife value.

Oak, Regal Prince

Quercus robur

Fastigiata x bicolor Long

5 tree

$70

Zone: 4

Height: 30

Spread: 6-7

Shape: Narrow upright

Foliage: Glossy bright green

Fall colour: Yellow


Narrow upright oak with lovely dark green leaves with silver undersides. Long acorns are a decorative lime green in late summer. Mildew resistant. Excellent for small spaces. Extremely tough and hardy tree.

Oak, Swamp White

Quercus bicolor

7 tree

$85

Zone: 4

Height: 50

Spread: 50

Shape: Rounded, oval

Summer Foliage: Heavy textured green leaves

Fall Foliage: Yellow-brown to reddish


Native species, one of the fastest-growing oaks. Long-lived, with attractive peeling bark and orange-gold fall colour. Acorns provide food for many wildlife species. Tolerates wet, poorly drained soils. Excellent shade tree.

PEAR

Pear, Early Gold

Pyrus ussuriensis

Early Gold

5 tree

$45

Zone: 3

Height: 15

Spread: 12


Summer Foliage: Glossy dark green

Fall Foliage: Burgundy

Flowers: White

Fruit: Yellow

Excellent vigour and cold tolerance. Stunning masses of white flowers. Produces small golden juicy fruit (2 diameter) in early August, good for eating and jam, but can be messy on walkways. Does well in full sun, average moisture and a wide range of soil conditions. Use Golden Spice as a pollinator. Very resistant to fireblight. Good ornamental with excellent fall colour.

Pear, Golden Spice

Pyrus ussuriensis

Golden Spice

7' tree

$50

Zone: 3b

Height: 15

Spread: 10




Flower: White

Fruit: Medium yellow with red blush

Extremely hardy tree, bearing small pears (2 diameter) that are medium yellow blushed with red, and ripen in September/ October, great for canning. Prefers full sun, deep, well-drained soil. Not drought-tolerant. Use Early Gold as a pollinator.

SERVICEBERRY

Serviceberry, Downy

Amelanchier canadensis

6 shrub

$65

Zone: 3

Height: 20

Spread: 10

Shape: Upright oval

Summer Foliage: Grey green

Fall Foliage: Bright orange to red

Flower: White

Fruit: Blue-purple berries

Beautiful small upright native shrub with spreading branches and something of interest in every season: masses of white flowers in the spring, followed by edible berries that attract birds, and bright red-yellow fall foliage. Small juicy berries resemble tiny apples; delicious in jelly or pie. Tolerates a variety of soils and moisture conditions but prefers full sun, well-drained sites. Deer resistant.

Serviceberry,

Princess Diana

Amelanchier x grandiflora

Princess Diana

8 tree

$95

Zone: 4

Height: 20

Spread: 17

Shape: Upright spreading

Summer Foliage: Blue green

Fall Foliage: Brilliant red

Flower: White clusters

Fruit: Edible purplish berries in June

Hardy native ornamental tree. Large star-shaped white flowers in spring; sweet edible fruit, attractive to birds. Fall colour is brilliant red, starting early and lasting late into the season. Slower growing than Downy Serviceberry but a good choice for a light, gracious screen. Tolerant of a wide range of soils. Easy to grow in full sun to part shade. Deer resistant.

WILLOW

Willow, Curly Red Weeping

Salix alba

Tortuosa Pendula

8 tree

$65

Zone: 4

Height: 35

Spread: 25

Shape: Weeping



Flower: Catkins

Interesting red to gold twisted branches, unique curly leaves that can be used in flower arrangements, and weeping habit. Bark and branches provide winter interest. Needs plenty of space away from foundations and hydro wires. Very unusual and interesting.

Willow, Golden Weeping

Salix alba Tristis

8 tree

$65

Zone: 4

Height: 65

Spread: 65

Shape: Wide, spreading.



Flower: Catkins

One of the hardiest and most beautiful weeping willows. Branches are golden yellow. Broad weeping tree needs large area and full to partial sun. Very tough and adaptable, fast growing, likes moist conditions. Bright yellow twigs stand out in the winter. Very high wildlife value.

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