Archives: Trees

Salix babylonica, commonly called weeping willow or Babylon weeping willow, is a medium to large deciduous tree with a stout trunk topped by a graceful broad-rounded crown of branches that […]

Baldcypress can live over a thousand years.  This tree can reach heights of 100 to 150 feet.  The needlelike leaves are ½ to ¾ of an inch long and grow […]

The Eastern Arborvitae is an extremely common evergreen tree or shrub, used often as a specimen, in hedges, or for privacy.  The name “arborvitae,” meaning “tree of life,” because Native […]

Trachycarpus fortunei has been cultivated in China and Japan for thousands of years, for its coarse but very strong leaf sheath fiber, used for making rope, sacks, and other coarse […]

Winged Elm will easily adapt to full sun or partial shade, growing relatively quickly on any soil.  It is an extremely sturdy and adaptable tree and is well-suited as a […]

American Elm is the most popular of urban shade trees. This tree was planted along downtown city streets for decades. Newer, hardier varieties have been developed that are more resistant […]

This handsome, graceful tree has a rounded crown adorned with lustrous dark green leaves that change to yellow and reddish purple in fall. A landscape standout, the lacebark elm has […]

Native to southern Europe and central Asia, chaste tree quickly grows into a multi-trunked tree about 10 to 20 feet tall and wide with a broad, spreading habit. It gets […]

The name White Ash derives from the glaucous undersides of the leaves. It is similar in appearance to the Green Ash, making identification difficult. The lower sides of the leaves […]

Green Ash is a medium to large bottomland tree that seldom matures larger than 60 feet in height.  The tree can often be identified by the presence of large buds […]