Underutilized Trees You Should Consider Planting
Underutilized Trees You Should Consider Planting
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Underutilized Trees You Should Consider Planting
Woodlawn trees are available in various root size containers, 10 gal. – 280 gal. Not all trees are available in each size. We grow, sell, and install big trees also. We can handle trees up to 8” in diameter and up to 30’ tall. You can have instant shade and instant screening at a modest cost. Our compact equipment enable us to place large trees in small areas. Please contact us for specific information on a certain tree of interest.
Maple (Trident)
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Small to medium size
Tolerant of difficult growing sites
Glossy dark green foliage and pleasant shade
Attractive branching and exfoliating bark
Red and orange fall color
Acer buergerianum
Maple, (Rock, Sugar, Hard)
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If the cultural requirements can be met, this is the one of the best large shade trees available. Soft, light green flowers in the spring, rich green summer foliage in the summer and the gre... Acer saccharum
Maple, (Shantung)
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A tough, medium-sizes beauty that tolerates urban conditions quite well. Shantung Maple can have a burst of Reddish new growth accented by the green older growth. This trait, however, is var... Acer truncatum
Maple, (Sugar)
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If the cultural requirements can be met, this is the one of the best large shade trees available. Soft, light green flowers in the spring, rich green summer foliage in the summer and the gre... Acer saccharum
Maple, Manchurian
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A small tree that's little known and rarely used.
Manchurian Maple is a trifoliate maple, closely related to the Paperbark Maple. Manchurian Maple has pleasing bark. The Paperbark even more... Acer mandshuricum
Maple, Paperbark
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Snakebark Maple is an under-story native that is rarely used in the landscape. It is a somewhat picky performer, doing best in moist well-drained soils and light shade. If the proper conditi... Acer pennsylvanicum
Maple, Red 'Sun Valley'
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Red spring flowers. Nice shade. Exceptional fall color. The Red Maple is a great tree that tolerates urban conditions better than the Sugar Maple. The red Maple as a species is an ornamental... Acer rubrum 'Sun Valley'
Maple, Red 'Sun Valley'
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Red spring flowers. Nice shade. Exceptional fall color. The Red Maple is a great tree that tolerates urban conditions better than the Sugar Maple. The red Maple as a species is an ornamental... Acer rubrum 'Sun Valley'
Mountain Ash (Korean)
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Mountain Ash are beautiful trees but most do not perform well in the landscape. In fact, they usually do not perform at all. Korean Mountain Ash, however, is more pest resistant than most me... 
Oak (Black)
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A common tree in the Appalachian forests, Black Oak is a rare find in nurseries and unfortunately, seldom planted. With its rich, glossy foliage, it is possibly the best shade tree in the Re... Quercus velutina