Why it rocks: Introducing Heartland® Catalpa— an exceptional and striking new variety of Northern Catalpa that you need in your landscape! Imagine a tree that not only provides a lush, dark green canopy but also enhances the beauty of your outdoor space with its uniform, narrow shape. In spring, Heartland® Catalpa unveils its large, vibrant…
Why it rocks: Heritage® Oak is an excellent selection as it provides considerable shade with its handsome dark green foliage and broad pyramidal form. Mildew resistant and better cold tolerance than the English Oak variety. Where to put it: Heritage® Oak is a versatile tree making it a perfect street tree as well as in open areas in…
Why it rocks: Heritage® Oak is an excellent selection as it provides considerable shade with its handsome dark green foliage and broad pyramidal form. Mildew resistant and better cold tolerance than the English Oak variety. Where to put it: Heritage® Oak is a versatile tree making it a perfect street tree as well as in open areas in…
Why it rocks: Heritage® River Birch is a native, rapidly growing ornamental shade tree that offers numerous benefits, from enhancing beauty to providing privacy and screening. This tree is a top choice among homeowners looking to enhance their outdoor spaces with added privacy. Its large, serrated glossy green leaves turn a brilliant yellow-gold in the…
Why it rocks: Heritage® River Birch is a native, rapidly growing ornamental shade tree that offers numerous benefits, from enhancing beauty to providing privacy and screening. This tree is a top choice among homeowners looking to enhance their outdoor spaces with added privacy. Its large, serrated glossy green leaves turn a brilliant yellow-gold in the…
Why it rocks: Behold the vibrant Hot Wings® Maple! This unique ornamental maple shows off throughout all seasons! Come spring, it puts on a show with clusters of white blossoms. Its fiery, red-winged samaras playfully dance against its lush green leaves. As it matures, it forms a pleasingly round silhouette, its branches spreading wide. When…
Why it rocks: Behold the vibrant Hot Wings® Maple! This unique ornamental maple shows off throughout all seasons! Come spring, it puts on a show with clusters of white blossoms. Its fiery, red-winged samaras playfully dance against its lush green leaves. As it matures, it forms a pleasingly round silhouette, its branches spreading wide. When…
Why it rocks: Ivory Silk® Japanese Tree Lilac is a unique flowering tree, grown in single-trunk and multi-stem clump forms. It draws attention in late spring when few trees bloom, showcasing fluffy clusters of creamy white flowers that attract birds and butterflies—a true delight of nature! Its light, inviting fragrance fosters a warm ambiance that…
Why it rocks: Ivory Silk® Japanese Tree Lilac is a unique flowering tree, grown in single-trunk and multi-stem clump forms. It draws attention in late spring when few trees bloom, showcasing fluffy clusters of creamy white flowers that attract birds and butterflies—a true delight of nature! Its light, inviting fragrance fosters a warm ambiance that…
Why it rocks: Jane Magnolia is part of the Little Girl series of hybrid Magnolias that were developed by Francis DeVos and William Kosar at the National Arboretum in the 1950s. Jane Magnolia has an upright form accented by delicate tulip-like flowers in spring. Flower petals emerge a red-violet with white in the center. Little…
Why it rocks: Jane Magnolia is part of the Little Girl series of hybrid Magnolias that were developed by Francis DeVos and William Kosar at the National Arboretum in the 1950s. Jane Magnolia has an upright form accented by delicate tulip-like flowers in spring. Flower petals emerge a red-violet with white in the center. Little…
Why it rocks: Jefferson Elm is known for its Dutch Elm Disease tolerance and upright-arching vase shape form. Remarkably, the original tree is thriving today on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Where to put it: Jefferson Elm will grow to be a large stately tree. It will do well acting as a shade tree,…
Why it rocks: Jefferson Elm is known for its Dutch Elm Disease tolerance and upright-arching vase shape form. Remarkably, the original tree is thriving today on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Where to put it: Jefferson Elm will grow to be a large stately tree. It will do well acting as a shade tree,…
Why it rocks: K.B. Crystal Oak is part of the Chicagoland Grows® plant introduction program. Selected for its narrow form and glossy green leaves. K.B. Crystal Oak is a new Swamp White Oak variety with a more distinct narrow shape and shiner leaves. Its dark, glossy green leaves add attractive color and texture to the…
Why it rocks: K.B. Crystal Oak is part of the Chicagoland Grows® plant introduction program. Selected for its narrow form and glossy green leaves. K.B. Crystal Oak is a new Swamp White Oak variety with a more distinct narrow shape and shiner leaves. Its dark, glossy green leaves add attractive color and texture to the…
Why it rocks: Stark and rugged in the winter, the Kentucky Coffee Tree’s picturesque native, Midwest look becomes tropical in appearance in the summer. Kentucky Coffee Tree features huge fans of doubly compound green leaves which emerge to cast filtered shade. Where to put it: Kentucky Coffee Tree is a very large, tough shade tree…