Trees
Canadian Hemlock The Canadian Hemlock tree, Tsuga canadensis, is also called Eastern Hemlock or Hemlock spruce. This evergreen conifer is a fast-growing long-lived tree which unlike many trees grows well in shade. 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.
Arborvitae American 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. When established it can stand considerable heat and drought. It is one of the most popular of all trees for windbreaks and year around privacy screening.
Canadian Hemlock This evergreen conifer is a fast-growing long-lived tree which unlike many trees grows well in shade. It may take 250 to 300 years to reach maturity and may live for 800 years or more. 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 stand shearing and pruning well and are excellent as hedges.
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. It is a rapid grower after it becomes established. It makes a handsome ornamental and decorative Christmas tree.
Russian Olive The best windbreak tree for high wind areas. Its stems, buds, and leaves have a dense covering of silvery to rusty scales. Leaves are egg or lance-shaped. Highly aromatic, creamy yellow flowers appear in June and July and are later replaced by clusters of abundant silvery fruits. Prefers a sunny location and is tolerant of most soil types.
Southern Red Oak The Southern Red Oak tree, Quercus falcata, is characterized by its rough bark. Southern Red Oak trees are a medium-sized tree with a short trunk and large branches supporting a rounded crown. It is a tree of the Old South, ranging from Maryland to Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas. The acorns are usually produced singly, and biennially. They are 1/2 to 3/4 inch long, roughly spherical and orange-brown. The Southern Oak tree is deciduous and is a good shade tree adapted to drier sites.
Eastern White Pine The Eastern White Pine, Pinus Strobus, is a beautiful landscape pine widely used throughout much of North America. Space 6 ft.
Norway Spruce The Norway Spruce tree, Picea Abies, is a fast growing tree that can grow to 150 ft. Norway Spruce trees, placed on a good site, should reach 5 ft. This evergreen conifer tree thrives well in average soil conditions, but prefers moisture in the soil to maintain its deep green color.
Black Hills Spruce densata, is noted for its dark green foliage and conical form. Black Hills Spruce trees are very dense and have a deep dark green color.
Eastern Red Cedar Typically, the trunk is straight and the tree has a pointed, dense, conical crown that may be varied or irregular, depending on ecotype or competing vegetation. Birds devour the fruit. Its deep roots and small leaf surface make it very drought resistant.
Loblolly Pine The Loblolly Pine is a stately tree and is often chosen to use for convenient landscape screening.
Mugho Pine The Mugho Pine tree, Pinus mugo mughus, may also be called the dwarf mountain pine.
Austrian Pine The Austrian Pine, Pinus nigra, is a densely branched tree producing long dark needles.
Scotch Pine It is a very winter hardy tree and is well suited throughout the Great Plains and Southern Canada.
