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Acer miyabei 'Morton' STATE STREET
Miyabe maple
Plant of Merit
Height: 30 - 40 ft.
Width: 30 - 40 ft.
Average size: 30-40' tall, 30-40' wide
Fall color: Quality yellow
Other notable characteristics: Attractive upright rounded growth habit / symmetrical branching / crisp green leaves
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Acer rubrum 'Autumn Flame'
Red maple
Nativar
Height: 40 - 60 ft.
Width: 30 - 50 ft.
Fall color: Brilliant scarlet
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Acer rubrum 'Franksred' RED SUNSET
Red maple
Nativar
Height: 40 - 50 ft.
Width: 30 - 40 ft.
Fall color: Outstanding & reliable, orange to red
Other notable characteristics: One of the best red maple cultivars available |
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Acer rubrum 'October Glory'
Red maple
Nativar
Height:40 - 50 ft.
Width: 30 - 40 ft.
Fall color: Exceptional orange to red |
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Acer saccharum
Sugar maple
Missouri native
Height: 40 - 80 ft. (some can reach 100 ft. tall)
Width: 30 - 60 ft.
Fall color: Spectacular yellow orange
Other notable characteristics: Long-lived trees which grow relatively slowly (somewhat faster in the first 35 years) |
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Acer saccharum 'Bailsta' FALL FIESTA
Sugar maple
Nativar, Plant of Merit
Height: 60 - 75 ft.
Width: 30 - 45 ft.
Fall color: Oranges and reds
Other notable characteristics: Vigorous and rapid growth rate / more upright than the species / better heat & drought tolerance |
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Acer saccharum subsp. nigrum
Black maple
Missouri native
Height: 60 - 75 ft. (some may reach 100 ft.)
Width: 40 - 60 ft.
Fall color: Spectacular yellow orange
Other notable characteristics: Subspecies of sugar maple / all the best characteristics of sugar maple but with better tolerance for heat and drought / may be difficult to find |
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Betula nigra 'Cully' HERITAGE
River birch
Nativar, Plant of Merit
Height: 40 - 70 ft.
Width: 40 - 60 ft.
Fall color: Yellow
Other notable characteristics: Salmon-cream to brownish bark which exfoliates to reveal a creamy white inner bark / vigorous, fast-growing / found growing in St. Louis, Missouri by Earl Cully |
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Betula nigra 'BNMTF' DURA-HEAT
River birch
Nativar, Plant of Merit
Height: 30 - 40 ft.
Width: 25 - 30 ft.
Fall color: Yellow
Other notable characteristics: Smaller cultivar that features better creamy white bark color, better tolerance to summer heat, better insect and disease resistance and superior foliage to the species |
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Carpinus betulus 'Fastigiata'
Common hornbeam or Upright European hornbeam
Plant of Merit
Height: 30 - 40 ft.
Width: 20 - 30 ft.
Fall color: Yellow-orange
Other notable characteristics: Smooth, gray trunk and larger branches of a mature tree exhibit a distinctive muscle-like fluting / distinctive clusters of winged nutlets / clean, attractive foliage throughout the growing season |
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Celtis laevigata
Sugarberry
Missouri native
Height: 60 - 80 ft. (Some may reach 100 ft.)
Width: 60 - 80 ft.
Fruit: Attractive to birds / edible
Other notable characteristics: Good resistance to witches’ broom / tolerant of a wide range of conditions / attracts butterflies |
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Celtis occidentalis
Hackberry
Missouri Native
Height: 40 - 60 ft. (Some may reach 100 ft.)
Width: 40 - 60 ft.
Fruit: Attractive to birds / edible
Other notable characteristics: Tough, hardy shade tree tolerant of a wide range of conditions / mature gray bark develops corky ridges and warty texture / also attracts butterflies / prone to benign witches' brooms |
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Cercidiphyllum japonicum
Katsura tree
Plant of Merit
Height: 40 - 60 ft.
Width: 25 - 60 ft.
Fall color: Quality shades of gold, orange and red
Other notable characteristics: Grown for its beautiful shape and its attractive foliage / leaves emerge reddish purple in spring & mature to medium green with a slight bluish tinge in summer |
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Cladrastis kentukea
Yellowwood
Missouri native, Plant of Merit
Height: 30 - 50 ft.
Width: 40 - 55 ft.
Fall color: Yellow
Flowers: Showy white clusters, fragrant |
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Corylus colurna
Turkish hazel
Plant of Merit
Height: 40 - 80 ft.
Width: 30 - 50 ft.
Flowers: Interesting masses of male catkins in March
Fruit: Showy, edible filberts
Other notable characteristics: Food for wildlife |
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Diospyros virginiana
Persimmon (male selections)
Missouri native
Height: 35 - 60 ft.
Width: 25 - 35 ft.
Flowers: Fragrant, white to greenish-yellow
Fruit: Attractive to birds / edible
Other notable characteristics: Distinctive thick, dark gray bark, broken into rectangular blocks / select a male tree if fruit, which can be messy, is not desired |
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Ginkgo biloba
Ginkgo (male selections)
Height: 50 - 80 ft.
Width: 30 - 40 ft.
Fall color: Golden yellow
Fruit: Male trees are selected to produce no fruit although some may occasionally produce a fruit bearing limb / female trees produce seeds encased in fleshy, fruit-like coverings which, at maturity in autumn, are messy and emit a noxious, foul odor upon falling to the ground and splitting open.
Other notable characteristics: Attractive fan-shaped leaves / leaves drop rapidly in autumn, forming a golden carpet |
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Ginkgo biloba 'Autumn Gold'
Autumn Gold ginkgo
Height: 40 - 50 ft.
Width: 25 - 30 ft.
Fall color: Golden yellow
Fruit: 'Autumn Gold' is a male cultivar (no fruit)
Other notable characteristics: Attractive fan-shaped leaves / leaves drop rapidly, forming a golden carpet |
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Gleditsia triacanthos f. inermis 'Skycole' SKYLINE
Honey locust
Nativar
Height: 35 - 45 ft.
Width: 25 - 35 ft.
Fall color: Yellow
Other notable characteristics: Thornless and nearly seedless / casts a sun-dappled shade |
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Gymnocladus dioica
Kentucky coffeetree (male selections)
Missouri native, Plant of Merit
Height: 60 - 80 ft. (Some occasionally 100 ft. tall)
Width: 40 - 55 ft.
Fall color: Insignificant
Flowers: Male flowers in clusters to 4” long. Female flowers in panicles to 12” long. Female flowers are fragrant.
Fruit: Attractive to birds / edible
Other notable characteristics: Seed pods of female trees are messy and the seeds are toxic unless roasted |
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Liriodendron tulipifera
Tulip poplar
Missouri native
Height: 60 - 90 ft. +
Width: 30 - 50 ft.
Average size: 60-90' tall (or more), 30-50' wide
Fall color: Golden yellow
Flowers: Yellow with orange band at petal bases
Other notable characteristics: Large four-lobed bright green leaves / leaf litter can be a problem in gutters / avoid planting near driveways as honeydew dropping from scale insects can be a problem |
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Magnolia acuminata
Cucumber tree
Missouri native
Height: 40 - 70 ft. (Some may reach 100 ft.)
Width: 20 - 35 ft.
Fall color: Gold / seedcones turn showy red
Flowers: Slightly-fragrant, greenish-yellow, tulip-like
Fruit: Green, warty, cucumber-like seedcones
Other notable characteristics: Deciduous |
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Metasequoia glyptostroboides
Dawn redwood
Height: 70 - 100 ft.
Width: 15 - 25 ft.
Fall color: Red-bronze
Other notable characteristics: Deciduous conifer / the trunks of mature trees broaden at the base and develop attractive and sometimes elaborate fluting |
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Metasequoia glyptostroboides 'Raven' SHAW'S LEGACY
Dawn redwood
Plant of Merit
Height:
Width:
Fall color: Orange to red
Other notable characteristics: Deciduous conifer with soft, feathery fern-like leaves / the trunks of mature trees broaden at the base and develop attractive and sometimes elaborate fluting / faster growing, more uniform habit and better disease resistance than species |
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Nyssa sylvatica
Black gum (or sour gum)
Missouri native, Plant of Merit
Height: 30 - 50 ft.
Width: 20 - 30 ft.
Average size: 30-50' tall, 20-30' wide
Fall color: Incredible ranges of red to burgundy
Fruit: Dark blue, attractive to birds and wildlife |
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Parrotia persica
Persian ironwood
Plant of Merit
Height: 20 - 40 ft.
Width: 20 - 30 ft.
Average size: 20-40' tall, 20-30' wide
Fall color: Shades of yellow, orange and red
Other notable characteristics: Leaves emerge reddish-purple in spring, mature to a lustrous, medium to dark green in summer / bark of mature trees exfoliates to show green, white or tan patches beneath |
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Platanus × acerifolia
London plane tree
Plant of Merit
Height: 75 - 100 ft.
Width: 60 - 75 ft.
Other notable characteristics: Highly resistant alternative to anthracnose prone sycamore / brown bark exfoliates in irregular pieces to reveal creamy white inner bark very similar to sycamore |
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Pseudolarix amabilis
Golden larch
Height: 30 - 60 ft.
Width: 20 - 40 ft.
Fall color: Golden yellow
Other notable characteristics: Noted for its soft green foliage (light green above and blue-green below) that turns golden yellow in fall before dropping / deciduous conifer |
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Quercus bicolor
Swamp white oak
Missouri native, Plant of Merit
Height: 50 - 60 ft.
Width: 50 - 60 ft.
Average size: 50-60' tall, 50-60' wide
Fall color: Yellow, sometimes reddish purple
Fruit: Acorns
Other notable characteristics: One of the better oaks for fall color / excellent structure and habit / attracts birds & other wildlife |
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Quercus coccinea
Scarlet oak
Missouri native
Height: 50 - 70 ft.
Width: 40 - 50 ft.
Fall color: Scarlet
Fruit: Acorns
Other notable characteristics: Attracts birds & other wildlife / a stately shade tree / long-lived, durable and low-maintenance / unfortunately can be confused in the trade with pin oak (not recommended for St. Louis) or shumard oak (also, not recommended) |
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Quercus macrocarpa
Bur oak
Missouri native
Height: 60 - 80 ft.
Width: 60 - 80 ft.
Fruit: Largest acorns
Other notable characteristics: Attracts birds & other wildlife / most majestic of the native North American oaks / long-lived (200-300 years), durable and low-maintenance |
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Quercus muehlenbergii
Chinkapin oak
Missouri native, Plant of Merit
Height: 40 - 60 ft.
Width: 50 - 70 ft.
Fruit: Sweet edible acorns may take up to 30 years to appear
Other notable characteristics: Attracts birds & other wildlife / long-lived, durable and low-maintenance |
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Quercus phellos
Willow oak
Missouri native, Plant of Merit
Height: 40 - 75 ft. (Some may reach 100 ft.)
Width: 25 - 50 ft.
Fruit: Acorns
Other notable characteristics: Attracts birds & other wildlife / willow-like leaves / relatively fast growth rate/ long-lived, durable and low-maintenance |
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Quercus rubra
Red oak
Height: 50 - 75 ft.
Width: 50 - 75 ft.
Fall color: Red
Fruit: Abundant crop of acorns may not occur before tree reaches 40 years old
Other notable characteristics: Attracts birds & other wildlife / dark, lustrous green leaves (grayish-white beneath) / relatively fast growth rate/ long-lived, durable and low-maintenance |
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Quercus stellata
Post oak
Height: 35 - 50 ft.
Width: 35 - 50 ft.
Fall color: Ranging from bland to quality shades of yellow and brown
Fruit: Abundant crop of acorns may not occur before tree reaches 25 years old
Other notable characteristics: Attracts birds & other wildlife / low-maintenance, long-lived tree / winter silhouette is the typical hoary old oak |
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Quercus × warei 'Long' REGAL PRINCE
Oak
Plant of Merit
Height: 40 - 60 ft.
Width: 20 - 25 ft.
Fall color: Yellow-brown
Fruit: Acorns
Other notable characteristics: Narrow, cylindrical, upright habit / glossy, leathery, dark green foliage / excellent resistance to powdery mildew and borers |
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Sassafras albidum
Sassafras
Missouri native
Height: 30 - 60 ft.
Width: 25 - 40 ft.
Fall color: Yellow, purple and red
Fruit: Bluish-black berries in scarlet cup-like receptacles on scarlet stalks |
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Taxodium distichum var. distichum
Bald cypress
Missouri native
Height: 50 - 70 ft. (Some may reach 125 ft.)
Width: 20 - 45 ft.
Fall color: Attractive orange / cinnamon-brown
Fruit: Small round cones
Other notable characteristics: Deciduous conifer / often develop distinctive, knobby root growths ("knees") |
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Taxodium distichum var. imbricarium
Pond cypress
Missouri native, Plant of Merit
Height: 30 - 70 ft. (Some may reach 125 ft.)
Width: 15 - 20 ft.
Fall color: Orange-brown
Fruit: Small round cones
Other notable characteristics: Deciduous conifer / often develop distinctive, knobby root growths ("knees") |
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Thuja 'Green Giant'
Arborvitae
Plant of Merit
Height: 40 - 60 ft.
Width: 12 - 18 ft.
Fall color: Evergreen
Other notable characteristics: Suitable for a hedge or screen due to narrow width |
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Tilia americana
American linden
Missouri native
Height: 50 - 80 ft. (Some may reach 100 ft.)
Width: 30 - 50 ft.
Flowers: Showy, very fragrant, pale yellow
Other notable characteristics: Magnet for bees & butterflies |
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Tilia americana 'Redmond'
American linden
Nativar
Height: 50 - 70 ft.
Width: 30 - 45 ft.
Flowers: Showy, very fragrant, pale yellow
Other notable characteristics: Magnet for bees & butterflies / resistant to Japanese beetles |
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Tilia americana var. heterophylla
White basswood
Missouri native
Height: 50 - 80 ft. (Some may reach 100 ft.)
Width: 30 - 60 ft.
Flowers: Showy, very fragrant, pale yellow
Other notable characteristics: Magnet for bees & butterflies / national champion tree is at the Missouri Botanical Garden |
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Tilia cordata 'Chancellor'
Little-leaf linden
Height: 50 - 70 ft.
Width: 30 - 50 ft.
Flowers: Fragrant, pale yellow
Other notable characteristics: Magnet for bees & butterflies / more compact than species / resistant to Japanese beetles |
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Tilia tomentosa
Silver linden
Height: 50 - 70 ft. (Some may reach 100 ft.)
Width: 30 - 50 ft.
Flowers: Fragrant, pale yellow
Other notable characteristics: Leaves glossy green above and silvery-white below / magnet for bees & butterflies |
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Ulmus americana 'Jefferson'
American elm
Nativar
Height: 40 - 50 ft.
Width: 40 - 50 ft.
Fall color: Yellow
Other notable characteristics: Cloned in 1993 from an elm on the National Mall in Washington D.C. that has survived since the 1930s / excellent resistance to Dutch elm disease |
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Ulmus parvifolia
Chinese elm (also lacebark elm)
Height: 40 - 50 ft.
Width: 25 - 40 ft.
Bark: Flakes to reveal patches of gray, cream, orange, brown and green
Other notable characteristics: Noted for its excellent foliage, multi-colored bark, rapid growth and good resistance to Dutch elm disease / should not be confused with the much inferior Siberian elm, Ulmus pumila, which is also often referred to as Chinese elm |
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Zelkova serrata 'Green Vase'
Japanese zelkova
Height: 60 - 80 ft.
Width: 40 - 50 ft.
Fall color: Orange-bronze
Other notable characteristics: Promoted as a substitute for American elm (Ulmus americana) because of its resistance to Dutch elm disease and similarity to American elm / rapid growth when young / smooth gray bark in youth exfoliates with age to reveal orange-brown inner bark |