Cercis canadensis. The redbud is one of the most beautiful small trees to grace our forest understory. A small tree in the Caesalpinacaea (related to peas and honey...
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Cercis canadensis
eastern redbud (Fac Upl)
Sun/P.Shade 20' Height/20' Spread
Cercis canadensis 'Forest Pansy'
Forest Pansy Redbud
Rich and Elegantly Textured Foliage
'Forest Pansy' has a beautiful purple bud and the leaves are suffused with burgundy, and nearly black-purple as they emerge. The plant is elegant and stately.
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Cladrastis kentuckea (lutea)
yellowwood
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A medium-sized tree, smooth gray bark, wood yellow. The flowers are white, clustered, May-June, The fruits are pealike pods, formed in Sept - Oct. Cladrastis kentukea,...
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Cornus florida
Flowering Dogwood
1-5 gal Available; White and Pink varieties
Cornus florida (flowering dogwood) is in the family Cornaceae and native to eastern North...
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Crataegus mollis
Downy Hawthorne
A Lovely Hawthorne
Crataegus mollis, or downy hawthorn or red hawthorn, occurs in eastern North America from...
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Diospyros virginiana
Persimmon
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Diospyros virginiana, commonly called the American persimmon, or common persimmon. It ranges from New England to Florida, and west to...
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Fagus grandifolia
American Beech
It is a deciduous tree growing to 20–35 m (66–115 ft) tall, with smooth, silver-gray bark.
Fagus grandifolia, is commonly known as American Beech. It is native to eastern North America, from Nova Scotia west to southern Ontario in southeastern...
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Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis
Thornless Honey Locust
Tolerant of many soil types
Gleditsia triacanthos, commonly called honey locust, is native from Pennsylvania to Iowa south to Georgia and Texas. It typically grows 60-80’ (less frequently to 120’)...
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Gymnocladus dioica
Kentucky Coffee Tree
Handsome as a Specimen Tree
Gymnocladus dioica, commonly referred to as Kentucky coffeetree or coffeetree, is a tall deciduous tree with rough, scaly gray-brown bark and large bipinnate compound...
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Halesia caroliniana
Carolina Silverbell
Small Tree or Shrub
Halesia carolina, commonly called Carolina silverbell or silverbell tree, is a small, deciduous, understory tree native to the Piedmont and southern...
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Halesia monticola
Mountain Silverbell
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Halesia monticola, commonly called mountain silverbell, is native to the Appalachian Mountains of Tennessee, North Carolina and Georgia. Although it may...
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Ilex opaca 'Satyr Hill"
American Holly
To 30' (50') High
Ilex opaca, the American holly, is an upright, pyramidal, evergreen tree that slowly matures to 15-30' in cultivation, but...
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Juglans Cinerea
Butternut
Delicious Nut
Butternut is also called "white walnut" because of its light-colored wood, which has a natural golden luster that becomes satin-like when polished. The wood is only...
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Maclura pomifera
Osage Orange; Hedge Apple
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Maclura pomifera, commonly called osage orange, is native to river valleys and rich bottomlands in Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas and Louisiana, but has been widely planted in...
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Magnolia grandiflora 'Edith Bogue' x Self
Southern Magnolia
The Hardiest of the Southern Magnolias
Magnolia grandiflora is a broadleaf evergreen tree that is noted for its attractive dark green leaves and its large, extremely fragrant flowers. Over time, it grows to 60...
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Magnolia macrophylla
Big Leaf Magnolia
Magnificently Large Leaves
Magnolia macrophylla, commonly called bigleaf magnolia, is noted for its huge, oblong-obovate leaves, to 30 inches long which are the...
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Magnolia tripetala
Umbrella Magnolia
Grand Leaves and Giant Flowers
Magnolia tripetala has large, ovate to oblong, shiny green leaves (to 24" long and to 10" wide) of this deciduous magnolia appear in whorl-like clusters at the stem tips...
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Magnolia virginiana
sweetbay magnolia
A deciduous or evergreen tree to 30 m tall, native to the southeastern United States.
Magnolia virginiana, most commonly known as sweetbay magnolia, or merely sweetbay (also swampbay, swamp magnolia, whitebay, or beaver tree), is commonly...
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Morus rubra
Red Mulberry
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Morus rubra, commonly known as red mulberry, is a medium sized, upright spreading to rounded, deciduous tree that typically grows to 35-50’ (less...
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Ostrya virginiana
Hop Hornbeam
A Nice Understory Tree
Ostrya virginiana, commonly called American hop hornbeam, is a deciduous, native tree which usually occurs in drier soils on rocky slopes, upland woods and bluffs...
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