Archives: Trees

  • California Incensecedar

    This stately native evergreen tree slowly grows to a height of 70 to 100 feet or more in the wild, 40 to 60 feet in landscapes.   The branches, which are […]

  • American Hornbeam

    Carpinus caroliniana, commonly called American hornbeam, is a slow-growing, deciduous, small to medium-sized understory tree with an attractive globular form. It is native and typically found in rich moist woods, […]

  • European Hornbeam

    European Hornbeam is a low maintenance tree that tolerates urban conditions and difficult sites. The leaves are glossy.  The most distinguishing feature is the slate grey bark and the fluted […]

  • Pecan

    The pecan tree is a large deciduous tree, growing 66–130 ft. in height.  A pecan, like the fruit of all other members of the hickory genus, is not truly a […]

  • Chinese Chestnut

    The Chinese Chestnut is a deciduous tree growing to 40 feet tall with a broad crown. The leaves are alternate, simple, 10–22 cm long and 4.5–8 cm broad, with a […]

  • Southern Catalpa

    Southern catalpa is primarily used today as a large ornamental shade tree. It is widely planted in urban areas as a street and lawn tree. Conservation uses include being planted […]

  • Deodar Cedar

    It is widely grown as an ornamental tree, often planted in parks and large gardens for its drooping foliage. Among Hindus, as the etymology of deodar suggests, it is worshiped […]

  • Cedar of Lebanon

    The Cedar of Lebanon Pendula is a graceful variant which has a thin, column shape and long, stiff, blue-green needles. Branches are long and droop. It will grow to a […]

  • Common Hackberry

    Hackberry, also known as Common Hackberry, Northern Hackberry, or American Hackberry, is a tree that frequents fencerows, fields, and wastelands, and grows naturally near bodies of water, including floodplains and […]

  • Katsuratree

    The mid-green foliage, which unfolds reddish purple in spring and turns glowing shades of yellow and apricot in fall, is a real feature of this beautiful tree from the woodlands […]